FRUIT SALE PICKUP

Fruit and cookie dough will be avalible for pickup today after school

Silver Bells: A Musical Celebration of the Holidays

Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 we will be holding our annual holiday concert at Acton High School. There will be a great mix of music with the second half being completely dedicated to celebrating the holiday season. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5 and kids under twelve are free!

Band members are asked to be in the cafeteria at 6:15 in order to tune and prepare.

See you there!!!!!

TRIP REGISTRATION

If you are interested in going on the band trip to New York this year and haven't registered.....you are not too late!

The travel company will still be accepting online bookings and manual registration delivered through Mr. Clarke until Friday, November 26th.

Don't wait register today.

Bake Sale This Saturday

Don't forget that the bake sale is this Saturday starting at 8:00.

All baking can be brought to the school any time Friday between 8:00 and 3:30 and left in the front office with the secretaries or it can be brought to the school on Sat. at 8:00 so it can be priced and prepared for sale!

Remember the more you BAKE the more money you MAKE!

Commencement

Concert and Jazz Band Members are reminded to be in the cafeteria by 6:15, in their band uniforms, with their instruments and ready to play!

Good luck everyone......lets have a great night!

New York City Trip Registration

Registration for our Band Trip to New York City is currently underway!!!!

You have two options for registering:

1. You can register with a credit card online by clicking HERE

2. You can fill out the forms found outside of the music room, attached three post dated cheques and return them to Mr. Clarke

The payment schedule for the trip is as follows:

First Deposit of $200.00 + optional insurance ($75) Monday, Nov. 15th
Second Deposit of $300.00 Friday, January 14th
Final Deposit of $324.00 Tuesday, March 15th

Please note that the final payment amount is likely to change due to fundraising.

If you have any questions you can call Mike Daley at 1-800-267-6425 x 2503 or Mr. Clarke at (519) 853-2920

Trip Meeting for Parents and Students

There will be an information meeting for both students and parents on November 4 at 7:00 in the music room. Mike Daley from BrightSpark student travel will take everyone through an itinerary, talk about insurance and answer any questions or concerns that anyone might have.

If you haven't picked up a form with the price and payment schedule it is posted outside of the music room. You have an option of electronic registration or manually with the school.

Sectional Rehearsals

We will be starting sectional rehearsals this week. This means that regular band rehearsals will run from 3:30 until 4:40 and then the remaining time will be spent with Mr. Clarke working with individual sections. Below is a schedule of when each section will be rehearsing later.

SECTIONAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Oct. 26 - Clarinets
Nov. 2 - Saxophones
Nov. 9 - Percussion
Nov. 16 - Flutes
Nov. 23 - Trumpets
Nov. 30 - Baritones, Trombones and Bass Clarinet
Dec. 7 - FULL REHEARSAL

If you miss a sectional rehearsal for your instrument it will count as missing two rehearsals....one for the rehearsal and one for the sectional.

Bake Sale

Don't forget to pick up and return your bake sale letters!

They are hanging outside of the music room. We are looking for lots of baked goods and some parent volunteers!!!!!

Fruit and Cookie Dough Sale

Fruit and cookie dough fundraising forms are ready for pickup outside of the music room. All of the fundraised money will go to the individual student who sells the product. Below are some important dates if you are going to be taking part.

Last day to submit orders and money - Tuesday, Nov. 30

Pick up day - Tuesday, Dec. 14

THESE DAYS ARE SET WITH THE COMPANY AND MODIFICATIONS CANNOT BE MADE FOR INDIVIDUALS

NEW YORK NEW YORK!

Last night our banded voted on a destination for our trip this spring and the winner, by a huge margin, was New York City!!!!!

Stay tuned for more details, a trip presentation evening and fundraising opportunities.

Check out some of the tunes we are playing this year!

Just Click On The Links


Exordium



Petty Bait Harbour Skiff - Big Baritone Solo!



The Headless Horseman - SPOOKY!



Carpathian Sketches - Check out the guy playing the crash cymbals :)



Carol of the Bells

Band Sweaters

Everyone loves them!!!!! I mean who doesn't love white and red sweaters!

If you are new to band this year you must purchase a band sweater for the band uniform. New sweaters cost $35 and slightly used ones can be purchased from Mr. Clarke for $10

Mr. Clarke will be collecting money for sweaters starting this Tuesday, September 21 at our first rehearsal. Cheques can be made out to: Acton High School.

Big Band Blend 2010 Pics!

Jazz Band Rehearsals 2010/11

Jazz Band rehearsals will be on Wednesday's from 3:30 until 4:45 this year. Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, September 22.

Concert Band Rehearsals 2010/11

Concert Band rehearsals will be in their usual slot on Tuesday after school from 3:30 until 5:00.

Our first meeting is this Tuesday, September 14 and will only run until 4:00

See you There!

Time to Start Thinking About a Band Trip for 2011

Check out or picture from Chicago last year. Get your brains thinking about where you would like to go this spring!

WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!

Welcome to another exciting year at Acton High School. We have a lot of exciting things planned for this year so buckle up. Below are some dates that you should mark on your calander:

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 3:30 - 4:00 - Band member first meeting and Band Excutive first meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 3:30 - 5:00 - First Band Rehearsal
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 3:30 - 4:45 - First Jazz Band Rehearsal

Further ahead.....

Thursday, Oct. 7 - Awards Night
Friday, Nov. 5 - Commencement
Saturday, Nov. 13 - Craft Sale
Friday, Dec. 3 - Feeder School Tour
Thursday Dec. 9 - CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Rehearsals Until Exams

There will be no Jazz Band rehearsals until after exams. There is a concertband rehearsal on Jan. 5 and12. Rehearsals will then be suspended until after exams.