THIS WEEK #27
REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD BY AN HOUR FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME!! 🕐
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Congratulations to the Jazz Band on a great performance at the Cerritos College Jazz Festival and to the Winter Drumline on 1ST PLACE at the SCPA Colony HS Competition! A HUGE THANK YOU to all the parents and students who came to support both groups. We have an important week of rehearsals as we gear up for the ABC District Band Festival next Thursday 3/24, the Wind Ensemble Concert at LBCC on Friday 3/25, and Winter Guard’s next WGASC competition at Arcadia HS on 4/2. Continue practicing individually and make sure you’re comfortable with everything you’ve been taught so we can be successful at these upcoming performances! PARENTS: We have two program fundraisers this week. Please join us this Wednesday 3/16 at 7 LEAVES CAFE on Pioneer and Del Amo. This Saturday 3/19 we are collecting clothes and shoes for our FUNDrive from 9AM-2PM! Thank you!!
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WINTER GUARD REHEARSAL UPDATE — Winter Guard will be adding rehearsals Tuesdays from 6th period until 5PM with Chadd Hartman (our show designer). We will be adjusting Monday rehearsals to end at 8:30PM (instead of 9PM) and will also take out the after school practices on Wednesdays. Thank you for being flexible with this important schedule change so that we are able to finish the show and continue improving in the last six weeks of our season! All the students in the Winter Guard are doing an AWESOME JOB and we’re looking forward to seeing their completed show of “Between the Rain Drops” at WGASC Arcadia on 4/2!!
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FUNDRIVE CLOTHING DONATION EVENT — 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! Please separate out good quality shoes. 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 THIS SATURDAY, March 19th from 9AM-2PM.
BONUS: We’re raffling off a $40 Amazon gift card! Each student who donates three full bags will receive one (1) raffle ticket. If you donate five full trash bags you’ll receive two (2) raffle tickets!
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7 LEAVES FUNDRAISER THIS WEDNESDAY 3/16 — Go to 7 LEAVES CAFE this Wednesday anytime from 7AM-10PM!! Please bring in the flyer below or show on your mobile phone and 20% of your order will be donated to the music program! Take a picture of yourself with your order, tag @7LeavesCafe and #gahrband, and post on your Instagram Story to help raise more :)
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WIND BAND REHEARSAL UPDATES — We have normal Wind Ensemble rehearsal this Tuesday 3/15 from 3-5PM and Concert Band rehearsal Thursday 3/17 from 3-5PM. Wind Ensemble will have a clinic this Tuesday with Dr. Whitmore from California State University, Fullerton! Special thanks to the Wind Ensemble students who will be playing with the Concert Band to help them with their music. We will have both the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble for the remainder of the rehearsals/run-throughs leading up to ABC District Festival and the SCSBOA Bellflower Festival — Tuesday 3/22, Wednesday 3/23, and Tuesday 3/29. These rehearsals will run from 3-5:30PM and we will be splitting the time between Wind Ensemble and Concert Band. For now, all wind and percussion students need to plan to be there the entire time. Make sure you have your ALL BLACK CONCERT ATTIRE ready for next week’s performances — Long-sleeved, solid black button-up dress shirt, tucked in with black belt, solid black dress pants, long black socks, and black dress shoes (or polished marching band shoes). Ladies may wear a long, black concert gown (below the knees - no skirts).
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SEE’S CANDY FUNDRAISER — Our See’s Candy Spring Fundraiser is now underway for members of the Winter Guard and Winter Drumline! This is a great way to raise money towards your donations, as well as give your family and friends an opportunity to purchase some delicious chocolate in time for Easter! Students can earn between 20-50% profit (depending on the item). There is zero contact and all buyers arrange for direct shipping on the website. Make sure you use the link that Mrs. Castro sent out to set up your personal “storefront” that will be used to track your individual sales. If you are not in Winter Drumline or Winter Guard but would like to support the general band program, please use this link to purchase See’s Candy: https://tinyurl.com/2p8thth4
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ALL MEMBERS OF THE WINTER GUARD AND WINTER DRUMLINE SHOULD BE CAUGHT UP WITH THE 3RD DONATION AT THIS POINT. Winter Guard members that are not current will not be able to get costumes. You can turn in cash, checks payable to “Gahr Band Boosters,” or make a payment on the website. The See’s Candy Spring Fundraiser is a great way to raise money for donations!! Please speak to Mr. Loney if you have any issues with your financial obligation. Thank you.
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VIDEO LINKS FROM THIS WEEK!
Jazz Band @ Cerritos College Jazz Festival
Winter Drumline Lot Video @ Colony HS
Winter Drumline Performance @ Colony HS
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THIS WEEK:
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MONDAY 3/14
SEE’S CANDY SPRING FUNDRAISER CONTINUES
NO ZERO PERIOD JAZZ BAND
6th-5PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
3:00-5:00PM Jazz Band - EVERYONE (recap festival, work on tunes & solos)
5:30-8:30PM Winter Guard rehearsal/choreo (ends at 8:30PM)
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TUESDAY 3/15
6:30AM Jazz Band - EVERYONE
3:00-5:00PM Wind Ensemble rehearsal (Dr. Whitmore, CSUF)
6th-5:00PM Winter Guard rehearsal/staging with Chadd
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WEDNESDAY 3/16
WINTER GUARD POPCORNOPOLIS PICK UP
NO AFTER SCHOOL WINTER GUARD PRACTICE
5:00-8:00PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
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THURSDAY 3/17
6:30AM Full Jazz Band - EVERYONE
3:00-5:00PM Concert Band rehearsal (with some Wind Ensemble)
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FRIDAY 3/18
6th-5:00PM Winter Guard rehearsal
6th-5:00PM Winter Drumline rehearsal
PLEASE TAKE HOME ALL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC AFTER SCHOOL. LAST WEEKEND TO PRACTICE BEFORE ABC DISTRICT BAND FESTIVAL.
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SATURDAY 3/19
9:00AM-2:00PM FUNDRIVE CLOTHES & SHOES DONATION DROP-OFF!!
Winter Formal
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
3/15 Wind Ensemble clinic with Dr. Whitmore from CSUF
3/19 FUNDrive Clothes Drop Off @ Gahr
3/24 Concert Band & Wind Ensemble at ABCUSD Band Festival @ Whitney HS
3/25 Wind Ensemble Concert @ LBCC
Winter Guard Final Donation $125 Due
3/31 Concert Band & Wind Ensemble at SCSBOA Festival @ Bellflower HS
4/1 Winter Drumline Final Donation $175 Due
4/2 Winter Guard Competition @ Arcadia HS (WGASC)
Winter Drumline REHEARSE-A-THON!