THIS WEEK 9/16

GREAT IMPROVEMENT THIS PAST WEEK! We have a Home Football Game this Friday 9/20. The 3rd Donation of $150 is also due this Friday. This Sunday 9/22, the marching band will have a community performance at the Artesia D.E.S. Portuguese Hall alongside Cerritos HS, Tetzlaff MS, and Ross MS. go to 7 Leaves this Tuesday 9/17 anytime from 7AM-11PM and show this flyer to support the program. PLEASE Join us this Wednesday 9/18 for our 1st Gahr Invitational Field Show Committee Meeting at 7:00PM in the Band Room.

STUDENTS: Keep up the great improvement as we continue learning more Mvt. 1 this week for the game. Keep reviewing and practicing daily. The winds and percussion will be in full uniform for this Friday’s home football game, so you will need your black sleeveless compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, and black marching shoes. Make sure you have your flip folder and lyre to play pep tunes at Friday’s game and Sunday’s community performance. If you are a wind player and have not passed off your Star-Spangled Banner or Mvt. 1 top - C memorization test, the deadline is tomorrow, Monday 9/16.

PARENTS: Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered and helped this past week with props, uniform sewing, and lunch! We cannot thank you enough for taking time from your busy schedules to help the program. This is CRUNCH TIME, so we still need all hands on deck as we work to finish making the props for the field show. We will need help at the game this Friday with concessions, merch, and equipment. Please click here to sign up.

HOME FOOTBALL GAME THIS FRIDAY 9/20 — We have a Home Football Game vs. Los Altos this Friday, September 20th! Students will have a break after school to eat. At halftime, we will be performing more of our field show production. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THE FULL ITINERARY. As always, attendance at rehearsals is extremely important to ensure that we are able to have our best performance possible. Make sure you always hydrate the day before. We will need parent help with concessions, merch, and equipment. Please click here to sign up.

BAND STUDENTS: We will be in full uniform, so remember to bring your sleeveless, black compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, and black marching shoes on Friday. Make sure your flip folder is organized with all the pep tunes for the game.

COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE THIS SUNDAY 9/22 — We have a community performance this Sunday, September 22nd at the Artesia D.E.S. Portugese Hall! This will be PEP TUNES ONLY (no guard, battery, or front ensemble). STUDENT CALL TIME AT THE PORTUGUESE HALL IS 3:45PM. Attire is the black “Gahr Marching Gladiators” hoodie and jeans. Please click here if you need to purchase a hoodie. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR INSTRUMENT AND FLIP FOLDER/LYRE HOME WITH YOU ON FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL. We will be meeting directly at the Portugese Hall. Students will need to carpool to the performance and bring their own instrument, flip folder, and lyre. We will have a small uhaul at Gahr HS to load large instrument and the rhythm section on Sunday at 2:30PM.

Call time is 3:45PM at the Artesia D.E.S. Portugese Hall (11903 Ashworth St., Artesia, CA 90701). THERE IS NO TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED FOR THIS EVENT. Make sure you hydrate and eat a big meal before you arrive. We will unload, warm up, and then set up for the performance. The concert starts at approximately 4:00PM and will feature the Artesia D.E.S. Band, Chino Valley D.E.S. Band, Tetzlaff Middle School, Ross Middle School, Cerritos High School, and Gahr High School! PARENTS: Please come support your student! The performance is free and open to the public. We will be done at approximately 7:00PM for students to be picked up.

GAHR INVITATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY – Our first committee meeting for the 2024 Gahr Invitational Field Tournament is this Wednesday, September 18th at 7:00PM in the Band Room! We need ALL HANDS ON DECK to make this a success. We’re hosting over 30 bands and need everyone’s help to make it a successful event. If you haven’t signed up for a shift yet, use this link to sign up to volunteer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AFA82EA3F8C61-50414975-9thannual?useFullSite=true#/

3RD DONATION DUE 9/20 — The 3rd Marching Band donation of $150 is due this Friday, September 20th. This is crucial for us to be able to pay for instructors, production costs, competition fees, and more. All color guard members will need to be caught up with the first three donations to receive their costume. We accept cash, checks made payable to “Gahr Band Boosters,” or you can click here to pay online with a credit card.

7 LEAVES THIS TUESDAY – Go to 7 Leaves Cafe on Artesia this Tuesday 9/17 anytime from 7AM-11PM! Show this flyer on your mobile device and 20% will be donated back to the Gahr Instrumental Music Program. Please help spread the word and thank you for your support!

FUNDRIVE DONATION EVENT 9/28 — Clean out your closets for a good cause! Our FUNDrive is next Saturday, September 28th. We’re collecting men’s, women’s, and children’s clothes, shoes, coats, scarves, ties, belts, bedding, comforters, blankets, towels, linens, pillows, and more! Place donated items into 13-gallon kitchen trash bags. All items must be clean and in sellable condition. We’re asking each family to donate a minimum of three (3) bags.

DROP-OFF: Please drop off bags at Gahr High School on Saturday, September 28th anytime from 9AM-2PM.

BONUS: We’re raffling off a $40 Amazon gift card! Students receive a raffle ticket when they donate three full bags. We will also be giving out additional prizes to the students who donate the most.

FIELD SHOW PROGRAM ADS — Advertise in our program for the Gahr Invitational Field Tournament! THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FUNDRAISER OF THE ENTIRE YEAR!! Students earn 90% of the profit from all ads sold. Please click here to download the form. The deadline for all advertisements is Friday, October 18, 2024. We cannot accept late ads once the program is sent to the printer.

This is a great way for local businesses to advertise to the community! The Gahr Invitational Field Tournament typically has over 5,000 people in attendance, and we usually sell around 500 programs. This is also a great opportunity to put in a "shout-out" for your son/daughter in the program! Best of all, students still earn 90% of profit from getting a shout out!

You can also purchase a program ad directly through our website. Please just make sure you email the ad to Mr. Loney at darren.loney@abcusd.us.

SENIOR PARENTS — There are a number of things the boosters do to celebrate the seniors and to show appreciation for all that they’ve accomplished. We have a tradition of creating a picture spread on the middle pages of the Gahr Invitational Field Show Program that will show their baby pictures. Please email your son/daughter’s baby photo to dvarney15@gmail.com or text it to (562) 413-3068. Thank you, and way to go Class of 2025!

POPCORNOPOLIS UPDATE – Drum roll please… Our top seller of Popcornopolis and the winner of a $50 Visa gift card is… Kaylee De Hoop with $1,265 in sales!! In fact, we set a NEW RECORD and had five students with more than $1,000 in sales! All Popcornopolis orders and money should have been turned in by this point. We are estimating delivery in the next three weeks. If you did not sell any Popcornopolis, please make sure you pay the $35 opt-out donation. Great job and thank you for your support.

ASB CARD & TRANSPORTATION — All students need to purchase an ASB card and pay for transportation. When you buy these items together it only cost $120 total ($60 for the ASB card and $60 for transportation). Parents or students can pay for this at the finance office during school hours.

STUDENT SPONSORSHIP LETTER — The “Student Sponsorship Letter” is a great way to raise money for marching band, Indoor Percussion, and Winter Guard! 100% of the money sponsorships goes directly to your student account. These may take a few hours to complete and mail out, but you can raise upwards of $500 if done correctly! Click here to download the instructions and letter.

ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PAST DUE — Please make sure you’ve completed your athletic clearance to be admitted into the band or color guard. This is important so we have your emergency contact information for competitions and trips. Here are the steps:

STEP 1 - Get a physical exam. You need to print and bring the Physical Evaluation Form for the physician to fill out. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to use a walk-in clinic instead of scheduling this with your doctor. Anderson Chiropractic Care does athletic physicals for $20 cash and can be reached at (714) 952-0673.

STEP 2 - Take a photo of the form. Click here for instructions on how to use your iPhone as a document scanner.

STEP 3 - Register and upload your form on the Family ID website:
https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/gahr-high-school

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY 9/16
GRADES DUE – LAST CALL FOR MEMORIZATION TESTS
7:17AM Jazz Ensemble – Rhythm section only
3:35-6:00PM Winds, Front Ensemble, Color Guard rehearsal
6:00-9:00PM Battery only rehearsal

TUESDAY 9/17
GO TO 7LEAVES ANYTIME 7AM-11PM
7:17AM Jazz Ensemble – Winds only (with Nic Chaffee)
3:35PM Optional sectionals (memorize Mvt. 1 D-F)

WEDNESDAY 9/18
STUDY HALL/GRADE CHECKS DURING CLASS PERIOD
AFTER SCHOOL: Do your homework, eat dinner, and keep hydrating.
5:00PM Set up for rehearsal, jog, stretch
5:29-8:30PM Full ensemble rehearsal at stadium
7:00PM Gahr Invitational Committee Meeting in the Band Room! Open to all parents and alumni!!

THURSDAY 9/19
7:17AM Jazz Ensemble (everyone, with Nic Chaffee)
3:35-6:00PM Full ensemble rehearsal (students must be in attendance to perform at Friday’s game)

FRIDAY 9/20
3RD DONATION OF $150 DUE
BAND: Bring compression shirt, compression shorts, long black socks, marching shoes.
7:20AM Jazz Ensemble (everyone, with Chris Stevens)
After school — Hydrate and eat dinner (not provided)
4:45PM Winds call time to change into full uniform
5:20PM Warm up / Run pep tunes in Band Room (add Hot To Go)
5:30PM Percussion call time to change into full uniform
6:00PM Color Guard call time
6:25PM Walk to stadium
6:45PM Star-Spangled Banner
7:00PM Home Football Game vs. Los Altos HS
8:15PM Half-time performance
9:30PM Approximate game end time*
9:45PM Walk back to Band Room
10:00PM Change out of uniform and HANG CORRECTLY.
WINDS: MAKE SURE YOU TAKE HOME YOUR INSTRUMENT, FLIP FOLDER, AND LYRE SO YOU HAVE IT FOR SUNDAY’S PERFORMANCE AT THE PORTUGUESE HALL.
10:30PM Approximate dismissal*
*The end time of a football game varies. The Gahr Marching Gladiators always stay until the end of the game to support our school and team. Please have your student call you for pick-up time or check Remind for updates.

NO SATURDAY REHEARSAL
Make sure you continue to practice and review.

SUNDAY 9/22
BAND PERFORMANCE AT THE ARTESIA PORTUGUESE HALL
2:30PM Load large instruments and rhythm section at Gahr HS
3:30PM Unload U-Haul / Stack instrument cases
3:45PM Student call time at the Artesia D.E.S. Portugese Hall wearing black “Gahr Marching Gladiators” hoodie and jeans. Bring instrument, flip folder, and lyre.
11903 Ashworth St., Artesia, CA 90701
4:00PM Approximate concert start time
6:30PM Clean up
7:00PM Approximate pick up / dismissal time