COVID-19 UPDATE

Dear Parents, Guardians, Friends, and Families,

I hope this email finds you happy, healthy, and SANE! Being cooped up in a small space with a teen is tricky at best and a nightmare at worst. Just know that I would GLADLY take your kids off your hands if I could.

I wanted you to know that I am beginning to engage with our administrative and district team about the return of students to our buildings and the challenges that are present, specifically relating to music. Student safety is at the center of every decision we make, and you should know that we are taking every action possible to protect your children. We are also working to ensure that your student gets as much of the "high school experience" as possible, including music.

As more specific information becomes available, I will reach back out to share. In the meantime, if there is anything that specifically concerns you or action you would like to see us take that would make you feel safe about sending your child back to making music, please reach out to me. I am available and open to all ideas.

Very soon, we will know more about when and how we will be reopening our schools and as soon as that happens, I will be in touch. In the meantime, I look forward to seeing everyone for our virtual Awards Banquet this Saturday, May 23rd at 3:00 p.m. The link will be sent out as we get closer to the event. Hang in there, know that I will have your students out from under your feet and back to making music as soon and as safely as I can!

Sincerely,

Darren Loney
Director of Bands
Gahr High School
www.gahrband.org