I hope you had a restful and relaxing Spring Break! We have a mandatory Parent/Student Hawaii Trip Meeting this Wednesday 4/19 at 6:30PM. Join us this Thursday 4/20 at Frantone’s for a family dinner night from 4-9PM! The Jazz Band performs at the Cerritos Jazz Festival this Friday at 7:30PM at the Artesia D.E.S. Banquet Hall. Winter Guard wraps up this week at WGASC Championships! On Saturday 4/22, the JV Guard performs at Fountain Valley HS and the Varsity Guard performs at CSULB. Depending on their score/placement, they can advance to WGASC Championship Finals on Sunday 4/23 that will also be held at CSULB.

Congratulations to the Winter Drumline on an incredible season and final performance at SCPA Championships! Gahr finished in 6th place in Scholastic World with a score of 86.5!! We would also like to recognize the students who participated this weekend in the inaugural CSUF Titan Honor Band under the direction of Dr. Whitmore. Way to go!!

At the beginning of break, we had our annual Drumline & Guard Spring Showcase! Our JV Guard, Varsity Guard, and Winter Drumline had fantastic performances. We would like to thank the Ross Middle School Winter Guard, Cerritos High School Winter Guard and Winter Drumline, and Long Beach City College Viking Show Band! Thank you to the parents who have been volunteering to help our students and the program be successful. We could not do this without you!

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MANDATORY HAWAII MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY 4/19

We have a mandatory Parent/Student Hawaii Meeting this Wednesday, April 19th at 6:30PM. THIS MEETING IS FOR ALL TRIP PARTICIPANTS. We will be going through important information for the trip, rehearsals/send-off concert, student rules, packing list, and will be making the student hotel rooming list and instrument list. We will also have a t-shirt order form. We’re looking forward to an amazing trip!

Click here to download the latest itinerary for our upcoming Hawaii Trip! This now includes a Sunset Buffet and Show Cruise, dinner at Buca di Beppo, dinner at a Japanese steakhouse, and breakfast secured everyday.

Download and use this Sponsorship Letter to help raise money for the Hawaii Trip! It’s great to include a photo along with the letter. 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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FINAL DONATION PAST DUE

All students should be caught up with all outstanding donations at this point. Between all three winter groups, we are currently negative $10,000. It is important that you pay off your remaining balance ASAP so that we are able to pay our instructors and for production costs. We accept cash, checks made payable to “Gahr Band Boosters,” or you can pay online through the website. You can also use this link to pay a specific amount. Thank you.

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FRANTONE’S DINNER NIGHT THURSDAY 4-9PM

Please join us for a Family Dinner Night at Frantone’s Spaghetti & Pizza Villa this Thursday, April 20th anytime from 4-9PM. Make sure to show the flyer and 25% will be donated back to the Gahr Instrumental Music Program. See you there!

CERRITOS JAZZ FESTIVAL THIS FRIDAY 4/21

The Jazz Band will be performing at the 1st annual Cerritos Jazz Festival this Friday 4/21 at the Artesia D.E.S. Banquet Hall! There will be an after school rehearsal this Tuesday from 3:30-5:30PM as well as a run-through on Friday after school. Call time is 6:30PM at the Artesia D.E.S. Banquet Hall wearing full jazz band attire. We perform at 7:30PM and have a clinic at 8:00PM. Awards are at 9:00PM.

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MUSIC IN THE PARKS FESTIVAL!

The Jazz Band will be participating in the Music in the Parks Festival next Saturday, April 29th! There will be an adjudicated performance in the sometime between 8AM and 3PM. The students will have time at Knott’s Berry Farm when they are not performing. There will be an awards ceremony at Knott’s later in the evening. STUDENTS: Please turn in money for the trip by Friday, April 21st. The Festival & Knott’s ticket is $75.00. If have a Knott’s season pass or do not need a Knott’s ticket, the festival portion is $40.00.

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ANNUAL GIFT BASKET RAFFLE!

It’s that time again! We’re asking for donations to put together our annual gift basket raffle!! This year we will have FIVE fantastic, themed baskets. The drawing will be at the Gahr Area Concert on Wednesday, May 17th. ALL BASKET ITEMS OR DONATIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH. Thank you!

Each student is responsible for donating at least ONE basket item. The items will be put into themed gift baskets to raise money for the music program. PLEASE DONATE ONE ITEM BY YOUR STUDENT’S SECTION:

FLUTE/OBOE/BASSOON/FRONT ENSEMBLE: “Universal Studios / Mario Bros. Basket” - Examples include Games, toys, action figures, plush characters, novelty items, Mario Wars, Mario merch, blankets/towels, t-shirts/apparel, Universal gift cards, soundtrack CDs…

CLARINET/TROMBONE/BARITONE: “Family Entertainment Basket” - Examples include restaurant gift cards, escape room gift certificates, movie theater gift certificates, theme parks, bowling, miniature golf, go-carts, indoor skydiving, arcade, board games, Groupon family activities, sports/baseball/basketball…

TRUMPET/FRENCH HORN/TUBA: “Coffee Lovers Basket” - Examples include coffee, tea, Nespresso machine/accessories, K-cups, mugs/tumblers, Starbucks/Coffee Bean gift cards, hot chocolate, cookies/biscotti…

COLOR GUARD: “Beauty/Spa Basket” - Examples include spa/massage gift certificates, manicure/pedicure gift cards, bath products, candles, Ulta/Sephora gift cards, Total Wine & More gift cards, Bevmo gift cards

SAXOPHONE/BATTERY: “Candy Basket” - Examples include king-sized candy, M&Ms, Butterfingers, Skittles, Reese's, See’s gift certificates, Sweet Factory gift cards, Bruster’s/Cold Stones gift cards…

You may also donate cash or gift cards that the boosters could use towards the baskets. Please keep your donations between $15-20. ALL BASKET DONATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH. Thank you for your support!

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

Wed 4/19 Mandatory Hawaii Meeting @ 6:30PM
Thu 4/20 Frantone’s Dinner Fundraiser 4-9PM
Fri 4/21 Cerritos Jazz Festival @ Artesia D.E.S. Banquet Hall
Sat 4/22 WGASC Championships
Sun 4/23 WGASC Championship Finals (TBD)
Fri 4/28 Basket Item/Donation Due
Sat 4/29 Jazz Band Music in the Parks Festival @ Knott’s Berry Farm!

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THIS WEEK:
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MONDAY 4/17
7:20AM Jazz Band
3:15PM Band Room open to practice

TUESDAY 4/18
7:20AM Jazz Band
6th-5:00PM JV Guard rehearsal
3:30-5:30PM Jazz Band rehearsal
5:00-9:00PM Varsity Guard rehearsal

WEDNESDAY 4/19
3:15PM Band Room open to practice
6:30PM Mandatory Hawaii Meeting — All students, parents, and participants

THURSDAY 4/20
7:20PM Jazz Band
3:30-5:45PM Combined Band rehearsal (Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, Indiana Jones)
6th-5:00PM JV Guard rehearsal
4:00-9:00PM Frantone’s Dinner Fundraiser
5:00-9:00PM Varsity Guard rehearsal

FRIDAY 4/21
Jazz Band Music in the Parks $$ Due
7:20AM Jazz Band
6th-6PM Winter Guard rehearsal

Jazz Band @ Cerritos Jazz Festival!
Artesia D.E.S. Banquet Hall — 11903 Ashworth St, Artesia, CA 90701
3:30PM Run-through
4:30PM Pack/Load
6:30PM Call time
7:00PM Warm up
7:30PM Performance
8:00PM Clinic
8:30PM Jam Band!
9:00PM Awards
9:30PM Clean Up/Dismissal

SATURDAY 4/22
WGASC Championships!

JV Guard Championships @ Fountain Valley HS
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD JV ITINERARY
INFO: https://wgasc.org/events/24526-2/

Varsity Guard Championships @ CSULB
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD VARSITY ITINERARY
INFO: https://wgasc.org/events/26709/

SUNDAY 4/23
WGASC Championship Finals @ CSULB
INFO: https://wgasc.org/events/27374/
TBA