Over the past couple of days, we have been handing out the first fundraiser for the year. This fundraising campaign will be Gianni’s Pizza and Sensationally Sweet Deserts.
1. The purpose of this fundraiser is to raise money for your Student’s Spring Band Trip. To reach their goal, we encourage everyone to participate. The profits from the individual student’s sales go directly towards their OWN trip costs!
2. There is a color order form that describes all of the available products. This should be used for recording all orders. All money and order sheets are due back by Monday, October 19th. No tax should be charged on the products.
3. Please make checks payable to QACHS Band Boosters
4. Gianni’s Delivery:
WHERE: QACHS Band Room
WHEN: Tuesday, October 27th
PICK-UP: 3:00 PM until 5:00PM
5. VERY IMPORTANT DELIVERY NOTE:
Sellers are responsible for picking up their orders and should take them immediately to the customer or immediately home. The pizza kits should be refrigerated or frozen. they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Monday – Pops Concert Dress Rehearsal during 4th Perod
Tuesday – 8th Annual Pops Concert, 7:30 PM in the Jon F. Andrews Performing Arts Center. Students should report to get dressed in tuxes and gowns at 6:45 and ready for warm-up at 7:00.
Friday – Musical Theather Workshop (2nd – 4th Period)
Saturday – William Penn HS Competition at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE. Frawley Stadium is home to the Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball team. The show will start with QA’s performance at 6:00 PM. Awards will be at 10:45 PM. Complete details will be posted tomorrow morning.
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We have begun a new year and a new edition of the podcasts being produced by the band program at Queen Anne’s County High School. We are changing the format from the solo hosted show that I did to the new fomat in which students will be involved. We are also going to add a couple new segments to the show and regularly spotlight one of our various ensembles. So, check it out at www.qachsband.org/podcasts/Podcast01100209.mp3
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As we begin the 5th week of school, we are looking at a very busy week. Listed below are the various activites of the week:
Wednesday – Performance by the American Spiritual Ensemble during 3rd period. All performing arts students will be in attendance.
Friday – Varsity Football Game 7:00PM, All students are to report back from dinner to get dressed at 5:45PM.
Saturday – Rehearsal 9AM – ? Competition at Lake Forest HS, Felton, Delaware 6:00PM. (I will post the information regarding Saturday’s Schedule as soon as it is made available to me. We will take a break for lunch during our rehearsal time. Dinner will need to be purchased at Lake Forest HS.
Many thanks to Michelle Thompson for her help in beginning the process of fitting the Symphonic Band in tuxes and gowns for the upcoming Pops Concert. We still have students that need to be fitted and any assistance that can be given in this process would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail me if interested.
Letter went out this past week reguarding the possibility of traveling to Orlando over Spring Break to participate in the Disney Magic Music Days for our annual spring trip. So, please keep an eye for that to arrive to your mailbox very soon.
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For the past week, we have been busy doing the performance part of the final exam. This week we will continue those and on Friday begin the written exams. The Final Exam Schedule will be as follows:
Friday, June 12 – Symphonic Band Exam (students will stay in their first half of the Hybrid)
Monday, June 15 – Periods 1 and 2 (half day, students will be dismissed at 12:45)
Tuesday, June 16 – Periods 3 and Concert Band Exam (half day, students will be dismissed at
12:45)
Wednesday, June 17 – Make-up Exams (half day, students dismissed at 12:00)
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The Queen Anne’s County High School Band Group on Facebook is the newest medium in technology for the band program at QACHS. First came the Band Website. Second came the Band Blog. Third was the concession stand Wiki. Fourth was the podcast series “From the Director’s Desk”. Now is the Facebook Group. I hope this will become an active place where everyone past and present can collaborate, stay up to date, and reminisce everything about the band program at QACHS.
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Well, we are down to two full weeks and one partial week that is filled with three half days. But this week will be busy in its own way with performance assessments for the final exam beginning tomorrow and running through next week, and graduation on Thursday. We will have dress rehearsal on Wednesday morning. Below is the schedule for Thursday.
Graduation Details
6:00 PM Report
7:00 PM Graduation
9:00 PM Clean-up instruments, chairs, stands, and uniforms.
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The QACHS Band traveled to Hershey, PA to participate in the North American Music Festivals – Hershey Festival over the weekend. The Marching Band received a rating of “Excellent” and the Concert Band also received a rating of “Excellent” in addition to taking 1st Place in the Grade 4 Music Category. Both bands were adjudicated by three highly qualified adjudicators that either teach at the University level or are current or retired Military Band Directors. It was an exceptional educational experience for the Concert Band as they were given a mini clinic by Col. Thomas Palmatier, the Army Field Band Director from Fort Meade after their performance.
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Just a quick note to let everyone know that the Final Detials letter for Hershey was put in the mail this morning. Keep an eye on the mail for this letter as there is an emergency medical form that needs to be filled out and returned before we go.
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Monday – Jazz Ensemble will travel to Kent County High School for Part 2 of the Exchange Concert Program. We will leave from QACHS at 11AM. Students will report to the band room at the end of second period. KCHS band will be providing Pizza for lunch. We should return to QACHS by 3:00PM. There will be Marching Band after school!
Tuesday – Dress Rehearsal for the Spring Concert will be held during 1st Period. All students are to report to the Band Room right away 7:40. We will need everyone to help get the stage set for rehearsal. There will be Jazz Band rehearsal after school!
Wednesday – The Spring Concert will be at 7:30PM in the John F. Andrews Performing Arts Center. The Combined Concert Band along with the Marching Band will perform. Students are to report at 6:45PM to get dressed and ready for warm-up.
Thursday – The 6th Annual QACHS NIght of Jazz will begin at 7:00PM in the QACHS Cafeteria. It is a Cafe style concert that will have refreshments available. The students are responsible for the various items. The Saxes will bring the Baked Goods, the Brass will bring in a bottle of soda, and the rhythm section will bring paper products (plates, napkins, and forks).
Next Wednesday – The Music Awards Ceremony will begin at 7:00PM.
Next Thursday – Sunday – We will be traveling to and participating in the Hersheypark 2 Festival hosted by North American Music Festivals. We will leave at 2:00PM on Thursday and return about 1:00PM on Sunday. The final details packet is to go out in the mail tomorrow.
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