WEEKLY UPDATE
GOOD IMPROVEMENT THIS PAST WEEK DESPITE THE CHALLENGES WITH THE HEAT AND FACILITIES. THE ORIGINAL HOME GAME THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY 9/13 GOT MOVED TO THURSDAY 9/12; HOWEVER, THE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE GAME AND WILL INSTEAD HAVE REHEARSAL THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL. BOOSTERS WILL NOT BE SELLING CONCESSIONS AT THE GAME. STUDENTS HAVE FRIDAY OFF NOW AND AN IMPORTANT REHEARSAL SATURDAY FROM 9AM-5PM.
STUDENTS: Great improvement this past week despite the heat challenges. Make sure you are continuing to stay hydrated and keep reviewing. Because of the lost rehearsal time and a few setbacks this week, we will have normal rehearsal this Thursday from 3:35-6:00PM and will not be performing at Thursday’s home football game. Please note that this game was originally scheduled for Friday but got moved. Students will not have any practice or game on Friday after school. This Saturday we will do our best to catch back up and the goal is to full ensemble the beginning up to letter F. Please make sure you have your athletic clothes/shoes, water jug, dot book, and pencil for every rehearsal from this point on. The winds and percussion will be in full uniform next Friday’s home football game, so you will need your black sleeveless compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, and black marching shoes.
PARENTS: Thank you to all the parents who came to last week’s booster meeting. We would also like to thank the parents and alumni who came on Saturday to help with prop building/painting, uniforms, and lunch! We need your help again this Saturday to continue building props, working on uniforms, and to serve lunch. Click here to sign up online and join the fun! Thank you to everyone who has been donating items to support the band and color guard students. If you would like to check out our updated Booster Wish List, please click here. Thank you!
POPCORNOPOLIS UPDATE – Drum roll please… Our top seller of Popcornopolis and the winner of a $50 Visa gift card is… Kaylee De Hoop with $1,265 in sales!! In fact, we set a NEW RECORD and had five students with more than $1,000 in sales! All Popcornopolis orders and money should have been turned in by this point. We are estimating delivery in the next three weeks. If you did not sell any Popcornopolis, please pay the $35 opt-out donation. Thank you.
ADDITIONAL BAND JACKET ORDER – If you missed the first round of band jacket orders, you can still add it in by this Friday 9/13. This is an embroidered black “Dickies” brand jacket – with full embroidery including the student’s name, section, a “Gahr Band” logo, and “Gahr Marching Gladiators” on the back. Mr. Loney has a sample jacket on display in the Band Room if you want to check it out.
Get your official Gahr Marching Gladiators Band Jacket! Please fill out a separate order form for each jacket order.
Embroidery included:
“Gahr Band” logo on the front right chest
“Gahr High School Marching Gladiators” and gladiator logo on the back
First name and last initial embroidered on the left chest
One line to display instrument/color guard
GAHR INVITATIONAL FIELD TOURNAMENT – Our first committee meeting for the 2024 Gahr Invitational Field Tournament is next Wednesday, September 18th at 7:00PM in the Band Room! We need ALL HANDS ON DECK to make this a success. This is the biggest program fundraiser of the year, and we will be hosting over 30 bands at our competition. We expect all families to help! Please click here to sign up for a shift:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AFA82EA3F8C61-50414975-9thannual?useFullSite=true#/
FUNDRIVE DONATION EVENT 9/28 — Clean out your closets for a good cause! Our FUNDrive is Saturday, September 28th. We’re collecting men’s, women’s, and children’s clothes, shoes, coats, scarves, ties, belts, bedding, comforters, blankets, towels, linens, pillows, and more! 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, September 28th anytime from 9AM-2PM.
BONUS: We’re raffling off a $40 Amazon gift card! Students receive a raffle ticket when they donate three full bags. We will also be giving out additional prizes to the students who donate the most.
FIELD SHOW PROGRAM ADS — Advertise in our program for the Gahr Invitational Field Tournament! THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FUNDRAISER OF THE ENTIRE YEAR!! Students earn 90% of the profit from all ads sold. Please click here to download the form. The deadline for all advertisements is Friday, October 18, 2024. We cannot accept late ads once the program is sent to the printer.
This is a great way for local businesses to advertise to the community! The Gahr Invitational Field Tournament typically has over 5,000 people in attendance, and we usually sell around 500 programs. This is also a great opportunity to put in a "shout-out" for your son/daughter in the program! Best of all, students still earn 90% of profit from getting a shout out!
You can also purchase a program ad directly through our website. Please just make sure you email the ad to Mr. Loney at darren.loney@abcusd.us.
This is a great way to raise money for your marching band donations, the WBA Championships trip, the 605 All-Star Band, or to get ahead for your donations for Winter Guard or Indoor Percussion. Don’t wait until it’s too late!
3RD DONATION DUE 9/20 — The 3rd Marching Band donation of $150is due Friday, September 20th. This is crucial for us to be able to pay for instructors, production costs, competition fees, and more. We accept cash, checks made payable to “Gahr Band Boosters,” or you can click here to pay online with a credit card. Please communicate with Mr. Loney if you have any financial issues.
ASB CARD & TRANSPORTATION — All students need to purchase an ASB card and pay for transportation. When you buy these items together it only cost $120 total ($60 for the ASB card and $60 for transportation). Parents or students can pay for this at the finance office during school hours.
STUDENT SPONSORSHIP LETTER — The “Student Sponsorship Letter” is a great way to raise money for marching band, Indoor Percussion, and Winter Guard! 100% of the money sponsorships goes directly to your student account. These may take a few hours to complete and mail out, but you can raise upwards of $500 if done correctly! Click here to download the instructions and letter.
ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS must fill out the 2024-25 Band Registration & Participation Form. Please have a parent or guardian fill this out with the student. This takes about 10 minutes to complete and is crucial for us to get off to a good start.
ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PAST DUE — Please make sure you’ve completed your athletic clearance to be admitted into the band or color guard. This is important so we have your emergency contact information for competitions and trips. Here are the steps:
STEP 1 - Get a physical exam. You need to print and bring the Physical Evaluation Form for the physician to fill out. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to use a walk-in clinic instead of scheduling this with your doctor. Anderson Chiropractic Care does athletic physicals for $20 cash and can be reached at (714) 952-0673.
STEP 2 - Take a photo of the form. Click here for instructions on how to use your iPhone as a document scanner.
STEP 3 - Register and upload your form on the Family ID website:
https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/gahr-high-school
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY 9/9
7:17AM Jazz Ensemble – Rhythm section only
TUESDAY 9/10
MINIMUM DAY SCHEDULE
7:17AM Jazz Ensemble – Wind section only
12:00-12:45PM Optional sectionals – pass of Mvt. 1 – top-C with mini-drill
5:30PM Back to School Night!
WEDNESDAY 9/11
STUDY HALL/GRADE CHECKS DURING CLASS PERIOD
AFTER SCHOOL: Do your homework, eat dinner, and keep hydrating.
5:00PM Set up for rehearsal – hat, water, dot book, pencil
5:30-8:30PM Rehearsal (learning new drill at stadium field)
THURSDAY 9/12
7:17AM Jazz Ensemble (everyone)
3:40-6:00PM Rehearsal at practice field
NOT PERFORMING AT HOME FOOTBALL GAME
FRIDAY 9/13
7:17AM Full Jazz Ensemble with Chris Stevens AND Nic Chaffee!
DRINK A LOT OF WATER AND GO TO BED EARLY
SATURDAY 9/14
Saturday Rehearsal 9AM-5PM
Parent help needed with prop building, uniforms, and lunch!
Hydrate and eat a good breakfast. Bring $5 for pizza lunch.
7:45AM Band Room open
8:30AM Jog/stretch/set up
8:59AM Rehearsal – Block 1
12:30PM Lunch (bring $5 for pizza)
1:30PM Rehearsal – Block 2
4:50PM Wrap up / Debrief
5:00PM Dismissal / Clean Up
