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Here is the info for the WV Band March a Thon scheduled for this Friday April 1 starting at 6 pm and going to 6 am.

All Students were to be gathering donations to help pay for their Vancouver Trip. All donations and the donations forms must be turned in on Friday prior to the March a Thon. If donations are mailed in after the March a Thon that is fine...we just want all students to bring in any donations they have collected on Friday.

Parents here is what we need from you....
Doughnuts. muffins, and fruit for the morning snack at 4 am
Canopies in case of bad weather
Baked goods that the kids can snack on through the night
All these items can be brought to school on Friday or brought to the March a Thon at 6 pm Friday night.

Here is the schedule

6:00 pm - 6:15 - Orientation- review of information
6:15 pm - 7:00 - Set up
7:00 pm - - Start Walking
8:00 pm - - Activity Team 1
9:00 pm - - Pizza (provided by the boosters)
10:00 pm - - Activity Team 2
12:00 am - - Activity Team 3
1:00 am - - Sub Sandwiches (provided by the boosters)
2:00 am - - Activity Team 4
4:00 am - - Doughnuts and Muffins (provided by parents)
5:00 am - - Complete walking
5:00 am - 6:00 - Clean Up
6:00 am - - Go Home and go to bed

Reminders-
No loud music will be allowed because of the neighborhood...please bring your own personal music and headphones.

No students or friends outside of the band will be allowed. This is a band fundraiser and only band students are allowed to be on the premises.

Any questions or comments let me know

Thanks!
Sam Roderick

WIND ENSEMBLE – Monday and Tuesday
7:00 AM – Festival Wind Ensemble (student list attached)
7:45 AM – Non-Festival students check in

EWMEA CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
Tuesday, March 29
Ferris High School

1:45 PM – Students dismissed from class
2:00 PM – Bus leaves for Ferris High School
2:30 PM – Unload and assemble equipment
3:00 PM – Warm-Up (Choral Room)
3:30 PM – Performance (Auditorium)
4:00 PM – Clinic (Band Room)
4:30 PM – Load equipment on bus
4:45 PM – Bus leaves for WVHS
5:30 PM – Unload bus

Dress (Girls) – Black dress pants, dress, skirt and white or red top
Dress (Boys) – Black slacks, white or black dress shirt and red tie

More information - student list here: 2011_EWMEA.pdf

Here is the letter and pledge form for our upcoming Band March-A-Thon which will be held on April 1-2. The details are in the letter.

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Well the numbers are still being calculated and hopefully we will share those with you at the Booster Meeting on Tuesday March 22 at 7pm in the Band room.

In the meantime I would like to THANK everyone that helped with the Auction this year, and everyone that came out to support the auction.

Our donated items were great and we seemed to have a great turnout this year dispite the Gonzaga game being at the same time. We will look to see if we can avoid this basketball conflict next year.

A SPECIAL thanks goes out to the Auction committee and our fearless leader Mr. Loucks.

Diane Clinton
Shelley Cloy
Patty Storch
Janet Stutzman
Ari Wickwire
Katy Anderson
Ann Heale
Dan Hansen
Sam Roderick

If you see one of these parents be sure to thank them for the time they put in so your student could have the opportunity to make some money to help pay for their Vancouver Trip.

Thanks!
Sam Roderick
Booster President

TONASKET, Wash. – More than 60 students from the Tonasket High School marching band played at Disneyland last week after celebrity Jack Black donated cash to help the small school pay for travel costs.

The band was accepted to a musical program run by Disney after a lengthy audition. The program allows students to march down Main Street and participate in a clinic with music professionals in California.

Full story from KHQ.com here.

In an effort to put more time into the auction we are moving back the booster meeting 1 week to Tuesday March 22 @ 7 pm in the band room.

Please remember that the auction is Saturday March 19th. and all auction items need to be turned in by Wednesday March 16th.

Sign up sheets for Auction shifts will be put in the band room for students to sign up on Monday.

We will be coordinating by phone to get parents signed up for shifts during the auction.

Thanks!
Sam

(I received updates to the flyer that was posted on Sunday - the following are the latest editions)

There are two separate flyers:

1. Students: Use this flyer for students to hand out
2. General auction flyer - use this one to post or handout at your work or to friends
   

When: Saturday, March 19th

Where: West Valley High School, 8301 E. Buckeye, Spokane, Wa - use main entrance at corner of Vista and Buckeye

Time:

• 5:30pm Preview and Check In
• 6:00pm - 7:00pm Silent Auction
• 7:00pm - 7:30pm Live Auction & Raffles
• 7:30pm - 7:45pm "Heads or Tails" Raffle
• 7:45pm - 8:30pm Check Out

Update: I just received a couple of updated flyers. I will post the updated ones a bit later today.