THIS WEEK 2-13
Great job representing the Gahr Instrumental Music Program this past week! On Tuesday, we had an incredible performance at the ABCUSD Honor Band Concert. It was our first honor band concert since 2020, and both the middle school and high school did a fantastic job. Thank you to everyone who supported the program by eating at Chipotle on last Wednesday. On Thursday, the Jazz Band had a great performance at the Gahr’s Open House. On Saturday, both the JV Guard and Varsity Guard had strong performances at the Chino Hills Preview Show, and the Winter Drumline took 1st place in Scholastic Open at the SCPA La Quinta HS Competition!
We have a normal rehearsal week with Wind Ensemble tomorrow, Tuesday, from 3:30-5:45PM and Concert Band on Thursday from 3:30-5:45PM. Tomorrow, Tuesday we will be running our SAX-Y GRAMS fundraiser during school! If you’re playing or helping, we will be meeting in the Band Room 1st period, and make sure you dress up for your role. On Saturday, we have a Varsity Guard Camp from 9AM-5PM and a Winter Drumline Camp from 10AM-6PM. Keep hydrating and bring $5 for lunch. On Saturday we also have our FUNDrive clothing and shoe drive from 9AM-2PM! Receive a raffle ticket for an Amazon Gift Card with every three bags you donate. On Monday, we have another Winter Drumline Camp from 10AM-6PM. Keep up the great improvement this week as we continue getting better! PARENTS: Please sign up here to help on Saturday with the FUNDrive and lunch. Thanks!
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PAST DUE >> The 2nd Donation for JV Guard, Varsity Guard, and Winter Drumline was due Monday, 2/6. The deadline for $150 for the Varsity Guard San Diego Trip was Friday, 2/10. Please make sure you’re caught up with your donations so we are able to continue to pay for competition fees, production costs including costumes and flags, and our instructors.
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FUNDRIVE THIS SATURDAY 2/18 ♻️
The FUNDrive clothing and shoe drive is THIS SATURDAY, February 18th from 9AM-2PM! Clean out your closets and win a $40 Amazon Gift Card! We’re collecting men’s, women’s, and children’s clothes, shoes, coats, scarves, ties, belts, bedding, comforters, blankets, towels, linens, pillows, and more! Our goal is to raise $2,000 for the Gahr Instrumental Music Program.
Please 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, February 18th from 9AM-2PM
BONUS: We’re raffling off a $40 Amazon gift card! Get a raffle ticket for every three bags you donate.
VOLUNTEER: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AFA82EA3F8C61-21823
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
Tue 2/14 SAX-Y GRAMS DAY!
Sat 2/18 FUNDrive Clothes & Shoes Drop-off from 9AM-2PM!
Sat 2/18 Varsity Guard Camp 9AM-5PM
Sat 2/18 Winter Drumline Camp 10AM-6PM
Mon 2/20 Winter Drumline Camp 10AM-6PM
Sat 2/25 Mayfair Jazz Festival
Sat-Sun 2/25-26 Varsity Guard Trip to San Diego!
Fri 3/3 CSUF Band Festival
Sat 3/4 Winter Drumline @ Monrovia (SCPA)
Sat 3/4 JV & Varsity Guards @ Martin Luther King (WGASC)
Mon 3/6 Drumline & Guard Donation #3 Due
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ORDER NEW SHOW SHIRTS!
New 2023 show shirts are available for pre-order on the website! Support the JV Guard, Varsity Guard, and the Winter Drumline by purchasing a shirt. We will only be doing pre-orders and sales through the online store. Student members of each group will receive a free shirt as long as they have turned in the first donation. Shirts are in production and we should have them in stock soon, first come, first served.
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VARSITY WINTER GUARD SAN DIEGO TRIP 2/25-26!
We’re excited to be traveling February 25-26th to the Winter Guard International (WGI) San Diego Regional competition! This is an overnight trip and will cost $150 per student — due and paid in full by Friday, February 10th. We accept cash, checks made payable to “Gahr Band Boosters,” or you can click here to pay online. This covers lodging for one night, as well as meals throughout the weekend — including a pizza restaurant dinner Saturday evening (pending performance times) and breakfast at the hotel Sunday morning. Students are still welcome to bring additional money for food and snacks at the competition site. Click here to download the itinerary. We will not have the times solidified until approximately two weeks before the competition.
The students will be staying at The Hilton Garden Inn (about 4 miles from the competition site). If this is your first overnight trip, please know that it is standard to have students stay four to a room, typically with two queen-sized beds. Based on our current numbers, however, we will have some rooms with only three students. Students in rooms of three will not pay any additional cost. Students can select who they would like to have in their room and we will do our best to accommodate their requests if possible.
As with all trips for the Gahr Instrumental Music Program, students must stay in the hotel with other students. A block of rooms has already been reserved and we are able to keep the trip cost low based on the students staying together. If you are a parent interested in staying at the same hotel, please contact Dee Dee Varney at dvarney15@gmail.com no later than Friday, February 10th and she can help you get a room.
We ask that students stay together as a group for the entire weekend – traveling to/from San Diego, the competition, meals offsite, etc. It is great that a number of parents and families will be coming to support, but we ask that you please do not pull your child away from the rest of the group. Your child will make friendships and memories that will last a lifetime!
We have five amazing parents who have volunteered to drive the students throughout the weekend:
Terra Ojeda (Deslyn’s mom)
(562) 619-0707
Aymee Abreu (Eri’s mom)
(323) 303-6262
Maria Gaspar (Fatima’s mom)
(562) 991-9984
Joji Cruz (Hannah’s mom)
(510) 258-1054
Tennesy Ting (Lauren’s mom)
(626) 782-8183
We are asking for all students to carpool with the same students that will be in their hotel room – one room per vehicle. There are many times throughout the weekend that we will be traveling – to and from the hotel to the show site, to dinner, back to the hotel, etc. This will help to make sure no one is left behind (and also that the students are not walking around alone). This is also another chance for students to bond and have fun on the trip. We are looking forward to a fun trip and to celebrating all the hard work of our first ever Varsity Winter Guard!
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UPDATED HAWAII ITINERARY
Please click here to download the latest itinerary for our upcoming Hawaii Trip! We’ve got a few exciting new additions that were presented at last week’s Booster Meeting – including a Sunset Buffet and Show Cruise, dinner at Buca di Beppo, dinner at a Japanese steakhouse, and breakfast secured everyday.
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HAWAII SPONSORSHIP LETTER
Download and use this Sponsorship Letter to help you raise money for the Hawaii Band & Color Guard Trip! Getting sponsors DOES take some work, but if you spend a few hours and make a few hundred dollars, that's a great financial return.
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THIS WEEK:
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MONDAY 2/13
NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY 2/14
Happy Valentine’s Day!
7:20AM Jazz Band
SAX-Y GRAMS! (all day)
6th-5:00PM JV Guard rehearsal
3:30-5:45PM Important Wind Ensemble rehearsal
5:00-9:00PM Varsity Guard rehearsal
WEDNESDAY 2/15
6:00-9:00PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
THURSDAY 2/16
7:20AM Jazz Band
6th-5:00PM JV Guard rehearsal
3:30-5:45PM Important Concert Band rehearsal
5:00-9:00PM Varsity Guard rehearsal
FRIDAY 2/17
CSUF Honor Band Forms Due
7:20AM Jazz Band
6th-5:30PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
SATURDAY 2/18
9:00AM-5:00PM Varsity Guard Camp (Bring $5 for lunch)
10:00AM-6:00PM Winter Drumline Camp (Bring $5 for lunch)
MONDAY 2/20
NO SCHOOL
10:00AM-6:00PM Winter Drumline Camp (Bring $5 for lunch)