Competition News/The Week Ahead (week of 10/10/10)

Congratulations to the students for their Grand Championship at the Chiefland Competiton over the weekend and, perhaps even more important, was the 79.1 they scored in prelims which allowed to block and puts us in a GREAT position for State prelims. I will take some time to explain exacetely how important blocking is at the booster meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 PM.

Also, a huge thank you to all of the parents that helped move all of the "stuff" on and off the field. You have no idea how much of a relief it was to see our prince and princess tents standing proud and when we flipped the switch, the sound work flawlessly. Both are adding a huge amount to the production and our judges made points to mention both during our critique.

With all of that said, the show is anything but done. What you saw Saturday was just a shell of what is to come. We still have 20 more sets of drill to learn and they are going to be 20 of the most challenging and impressive sets yet.

This week is a weird schedule week because of the Thursday Football Game and a well deserved 3 day weekend.

Monday: Full Band 3:00 - 5:00 PM Band Booster Meeting @ 7:00 PM

Tuesday: Horn Line 3:00 - 5:00 PM Pit/Battery/Guard 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday: Full Band 3:00 - 6:00 PM (SCRIP orders are due)

Thursday: Football Game vs Buchholz (we are the home team)

On Thursday (at the football game), the nice folks from Westside Baptist Church are hosting a Cookout Social for the GHS and BHS Bands. We will be meeting with the BHS Band at 6:00 PM at Citizens Field for this really neat social opportunity. Come early to the game to join us. They will provide burgers and dogs and we will provide a vegeterian option, so please have your student come see me so I can make sure we provide enough for those students.

We will be hosting a Chicken BBQ Dinner at GHS on Friday, October 29th. We have the day off from school, but we will have a practice from 12:00 to 6:00 because Showcase is the next day. Please check out tickets with me in the office. Our goal is to presell at least 500 dinners, which is less than 5 tickets per student. What better way to celebrate the day before Showcase than eating a yummy BBQ Chicken Dinner?

Chicken BBQ Fundraiser

Tickets for the Chicken Barbecue fundraiser are now available from Mr. Pirzer.

This fundraiser works as follows:

• Students sign out tickets (5 tickets per envelope) and are responsible for either selling the tickets for $8 each, or returning the unused tickets.
• A ticket will get you a Chicken BBQ dinner, consisting of a half chicken, cole slaw, baked beans, and a roll, from Hills BBQ, between 5 and 7pm on Friday, 10/29/10.
• Note that there is no school on this day, and the students will be practicing from 12noon to 6pm for the Southern Showcase competition, which takes place the next day.
• Dinners will be packaged and may be eaten at GHS (perhaps while you are watching the tail end of the day's practice), or they may be brought home/ delivered to others. Your choice.
• A portion of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go into the student's fair share account.
• All $$ and unused tickets are due back to Mr. Pirzer by 10/25/10 (Monday) so that the correct amount of dinners can be ordered.
• Do not count on being able to buy dinners on the day of the event (without advanced ticket purchase) as we will cut into the fundraising $$ if we order extra and they don't get sold.

Any questions, please email ghsbandnews@gmail.com.

Chiefland Competition Schedule Available Now

The schedule for the Chiefland competition is posted to the GHS band website (click on link below):

http://www.gainesvillehighschoolband.com/

Go to the Itineraries tab to view the actual schedule. Maps to the event are available in the band room, so you may want to ask your students to bring one home (if they haven't already).

Any questions, email ghsbandnews@gmail.com.

The Week Ahead - Week Beginning 9/27/10

Here are the upcoming events for the week beginning Monday, Sept 27th:

Monday (9/27): Full Band 3:00 to 5:00 PM

Tuesday (9/28): Horns 3:00 to 5:00 PM, Pit/Battery/Guard 5:30 to 8:30 PM

Wednesday (9/29): Brain Tumor Awareness Walk, 5:30 to 7:00 PM @ Haile Village

Thursday (9/30): Full Band 5:30 to 8:30 PM.

September $75.00 Fair Share Payment Due (you should be up to $275.00 paid in by now)

Friday (10/1): Football game vs. Eastside, we are the visiting team, so we will be in the away bleachers.

We will have our first competition next Saturday, October 9th at Chiefland HS. A detailed itinerary will be available after Mr. Pirzer receives the schedule.

Brain Tumor Awareness Walk

Below are the details for the performance at the Brain Tumor Awareness Walk, which is taking place this coming Wednesday, September 29^th, from 5:30PM – 7:00PM.

• Students are to meet at the “Perfect Gift” gift shop in Haile Village by 5:30PM. A map has been provided by Mr. Pirzer, extra copies of which are in the band room. For those who have GPS devices, the address is: 5202 SW 91st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32608-7124. Parking will be in a nearby lot, off of SW 52^nd Rd.
• Be on time!! Students need to be there no later than 5:30PM to set up and warm up. Note that there will likely be traffic on any route you take, given the time of day, so plan accordingly.
• Dress will be the travel uniform and sneakers. GHS band hats are also permitted.
• Instruments will be brought over in a UHaul, or students may bring their own. In either case, students are responsible for remembering to either bring the instrument or put it in the UHaul after morning band class.
• Students are responsible for getting to the site. Carpooling is encouraged as parking may be a challenge depending on the popularity of the event.
• Students are to bring their stands music. Music stands will be brought over in the UHaul.
• After the performance, everyone is expected to help load the truck before leaving. The unloading process will happen the next morning.

Any questions, please send an email to ghsbandnews@gmail.com or directly to Mr. Pirzer at pirzerb@gm.sbac.edu.

Band Camp II Photos

Band Camp I Photos