SENIOR DINNER & CSBC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Congratulations to the Gahr High School Marching Gladiators on winning the CSBC Division 5A Finals!! Gahr won 1st place with a score of 93.900 and took all the caption awards, including High Music, High Visual, High Effect, High Auxiliary, and High Percussion. Thank you to principal Mr. Jeffrey Hernandez for coming to support! Gahr will be advancing to the CSBC 4A/5A/6A State Championships this Saturday, November 18th at Huntington Beach High School. Please read below for the full itinerary.
STUDENTS: Congratulations on making State Championships! This week is all about maxing out everything you have learned up to this point. Make smart decisions and continue to improve individually so you have no regrets. Make sure you’re washing/sanitizing our hands frequently. It would be a good idea to wear a mask this week to make sure you don’t get sick (or spread anything).
PARENTS: We would like to thank all the parents who have been helping every weekend with lunch, uniforms, props, and transportation! We would not be able to accomplish this without your hard work and dedication. This is our last performance and last chance to help! Please click here to sign up. We look forward to seeing you at Tuesday’s Booster Meeting at 6:30PM in Room 509.
Don't miss your last chance to support your child and see our 2023 field show production, "On Top of Spaghetti," this Saturday at Huntington Beach High School. If you are in the audience or down on the track, we need your help to clap and cheer throughout the show!!
SOME DON’TS… Things that we don’t want are cowbells, noisemakers, or airhorns – the judges do not like these because they take away from the music. The students have worked hard to perfect the music, and we would prefer not to have cowbells/noisemakers added to it. We got comments from the judges last week that they couldn’t see because parents were waving pom poms in front of the press box. When you’re waving a pom pom, it also prevents your hands from clapping. Lastly, if you’re holding a phone to record the show, then you can’t clap. Jerry Islas has done an amazing job taking videos at all our competitions, so you don’t need to worry about recording it. This is your last chance to take in the show LIVE before we’ll only be able to watch it on our screens.
WHEN TO CLAP… The main spots are at the end of each movement, but also when a section has a feature, when something goes up in the air and gets caught, when someone finishes a solo, big meatballs… Basically anything that you want to clap and cheer for!! Clapping and cheering throughout the show makes a big difference to our student performers (and even the judges).
Sign Up Genius
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AFA82EA3F8C61-46068513-111823
Show Info
https://csbc.compsuite.io/events/50183
Tickets (make sure you purchase for the 4A/5A/6A site)
https://csbc.compsuite.io/buytickets
BOOSTER PARENT MEETING & GAHR INVITATIONAL DEBRIEF TOMORROW!
Thank you again to the parents, students, and alumni that made the 8th annual Gahr Invitational Field Tournament our most successful yet! Please join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30PM in Room 509 for our monthly Booster Parent Meeting, as well as our annual debrief for the Gahr Invitational! We would love to hear your feedback and see what we can improve on for next year’s tournament. We’ll also be going through our upcoming events and performances as we wrap up the marching season and get ready to transition to our concert and winter seasons.
CSBC DIVISION 4A/5A/6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SATURDAY
This Saturday, November 18th is the CSBC Division 4A/5A/6A State Championships! STUDENT CALL TIME IS 11:30AM – DO NOT BE LATE. Hydrate and eat a good meal before you arrive. Bring everything for rehearsal — hat, water, dot book, pencil. Bring everything for full uniform — long black socks, marching shoes, black compression shirt/shorts, guard costume, hair/make up. STUDENTS: BRING ALL YOUR PAST MEDALS FROM CSBC/WBA/BOA TO WEAR FOR FULL RETREAT!
LOCATION: Huntington Beach HS — 1905 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
SHOW INFO: https://csbc.compsuite.io/events/50183
TICKETS: https://csbc.compsuite.io/buytickets
VOLUNTEER: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AFA82EA3F8C61-46068513-111823
11:00AM Band Room / Stadium open
11:30AM Call time / Set up ASAP – DO NOT BE LATE
12:00PM Warm up
12:30PM Full Ensemble Rehearsal
3:15PM Full run-through PUSH ON/OFF
3:30PM Load at stadium ASAP
4:15PM Eat early dinner provided — SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS! 🍝
4:45PM Change into full uniform
5:15PM Meet in Band Room with everything for the competition and uniform bag. Bring all past medals from CSBC/WBA/BOA.
5:30PM Load busses
5:45PM Depart for Huntington Beach HS — 1905 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
6:15PM Arrive / Restroom / Unload
6:45PM Warm up
7:50PM Ensemble
8:20PM Pit Gate time
8:26PM Band Gate time
8:30PM Performance
8:40PM Push back to trailer/uHauls (leave the big meatball off to the side for awards, as well as one podium)
8:50PM Put away instruments/equipment ASAP. Put on all your medals to wear for full retreat. Quick snack.
9:10PM Line up for full retreat — BRING THE BIG MEATBALL (keep it off wet grass).
9:20PM Awards Full Retreat
10:00PM Load ASAP — EVERYONE HELPS. Fold the floor REALLY WELL.
10:30PM Change out of uniform / Use restrooms
11:00PM Depart for Gahr HS
11:30PM Unload ASAP — EVERYONE HELPS. Put props, floor, etc away really well (plan for rain).
11:59PM Take home your instruments/equipment to practice over the break. Dismissed!
SENIOR DINNER CELEBRATION 11/17
Celebrate our amazing senior class this Friday, November 17th at 6:30PM at the “Off Street Cafe” located at 11020 Artesia Blvd, Cerritos, CA 90703 (directly across the street from Gahr). The Gahr Band Boosters show their appreciation by paying for student meals. Parents and immediate family members are highly encouraged to attend as well, but will need to pay for their dinner, which is priced at $35 per person and is due in advance (this price helps us rent out the restaurant and pay for senior goody bags). THE DEADLINE FOR MEAL CHOICES AND PAYMENT FOR GUESTS IS TODAY.
All dinners are pre-selected. Choose from one of the following meal choices:
Choice #1
Fettuccine Alfredo
Green Salad with ranch/Italian dressing
Drink
Choice #2
Meatloaf
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Green Salad with ranch/Italian dressing
Drink
Choice #3
Traditional roast turkey dinner with stuffing
Green Salad with ranch/Italian dressing
Drink
Payment for family meals must be received TODAY, Monday, November 13, 2023. PLEASE REPLY TO MRS. VARNEY WITH NUMBER OF ATTENDEES AND MEAL CHOICE #1, 2, OR 3 — dvarney15@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact Dee Dee or Ida if you have any questions at (562) 413-3068 or (562) 754-0740.
LAST CHANCE FOR JACKET ORDERS!
THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR OFFICIAL GAHR MARCHING GLADIATORS BAND JACKET THIS SCHOOL YEAR! Jackets are $135.00 each. We accept checks to “Gahr Band Boosters” or cash. Please fill out a separate order form for each jacket you order. THE DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. Click here to download the jacket order form.
ALL OUTSTANDING MARCHING BAND DONATIONS PAST DUE
ALL OUTSTANDING DONATIONS ARE DUE AT THIS POINT. WE CANNOT PAY OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF OR FOR COMPETITIONS WITHOUT YOUR DONATION. We accept cash, checks made payable to "Gahr Band Boosters," or you can click here to make a donation online. Please communicate with Mr. Loney if you have any issues with your financial obligation.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY 11/13
NO JAZZ BAND A OR B
3:30-5:30PM Winds & Front Ensemble Rehearsal
6:00-9:00PM Battery Rehearsal
TUESDAY 11/14
7:15AM Jazz Band A & B
3:35-4:30PM Sectionals – Deadline to pass off all outstanding playing/memorization tests
6th-5:30PM Color Guard Rehearsal
6:30PM Booster Meeting & Gahr Invitational Recap in Room 509
WEDNESDAY 11/15
Bring warm clothes because it might be raining.
AFTER SCHOOL: Do your homework, eat dinner, and hydrate.
5:00PM Set up for rehearsal — DO NOT BE LATE
5:30-8:30PM Full Ensemble Rehearsal (we will be in the gym if it’s raining)
THURSDAY 11/16
NO JAZZ BAND A OR B
3:30-6:00PM Full Ensemble Rehearsal
FRIDAY 11/17
NO JAZZ BAND A OR B
3:30-6:00PM Full Ensemble Rehearsal — TBA
6:30PM Senior Dinner at Off Street Cafe!
Drink a lot of water and lay out everything you need.
SATURDAY 11/18
CSBC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!
11:30AM CALL TIME – DO NOT BE LATE
See schedule above.
TAKE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT HOME.