Please email
me at jlevine@hjuhsd.k12.ca.us if you have further questions or concerns.
Band Camp dates:
*Freshmen and New Member Band Camp: July 31st
8:00am-12:00pm - This day is designed to
introduce freshmen and new
members to basic marching technique. It is extremely important that you attend
because it preps you for when you meet up with the rest of the band. You will
also be introduced to your leaders so that you have help and support when band
camp starts.
*August 4-8th 8:00am-12:00pm and
5:00pm-8:00pm- Band Camp. The morning block
will consist of
marching technique and the evening block will consist of music rehearsals. Please
be sure that you DO NOT MISS
this camp. You will learn so much
at this camp that it will be challenging to catch you up when school
starts. Attendance will count as
your grade and contributes to course credit. Be sure to bring lots of sun
screen and water. Dress in light
clothes and please wear good athletic sneakers. Flip flops/sandals, jeans and heavy clothes will be a
mistake in the summer heat.
**Band camp credit will
be given through COS. Many of you have
filled out the COS
form, if not they will be available day one of band camp. Freshman and new members,
we will take
care of this process during Freshman Band Camp. Band camp will be held at HHS,
college credit will be given through COS and the course is free! It is
extremely important that you turn is a form other wise your child will not
receive college credit. I will
enroll students in my class up by bulk after July 28th.
*August 12th Music Rehearsal 5:00pm-8:00pm-
This rehearsal is designed to work on show and
stand music. Basic marching
technique will be reviewed as well.
***All marching band rehearsals are Tuesday and
Thursday nights from 6:00pm-9:00pm starting August 14th.
Marching band season tends to end the third week in November.
Your child can do both sports and band. I am flexible with sports as long as the student treats both
activities as equal entities and stays on top of the music and
drill. Please
contact me if your child is interested in participating sports so that we can
make arrangements.
Band Boosters are always looking for help; they
provide many services for our students. If
you are interested in becoming a
band booster there will be monthly meetings starting in August. There will be a booster
mailing with
information coming to you soon.
You may also check the band website for undated information. We
encourage you to come support your child and attend shows and football
games. There will be a
Mandatory Parent meeting on Monday, August 25th at 7:00pm in the
band room to inform parents of what the Marching Band season entails. This
is a great opportunity to meet
other parents and receive answers to questions you may have in regards to the
marching band season.
Here is the schedule for the fall.
Sometimes we are asked to perform at last minute events. The following
dates are set
and are mandatory. Thank you for clearing your
schedule in
advance. More detailed information
about band fees and performances will be given out during band camp or the
first week of school. There
will be several fundraisers along the way to help out with band fees.
Color guard:
You will be having summer camps dates will be coming to you soon.
Fall Schedule 2008
(sorry website under construction)
May 31 Freshmen
and new member Band Camp 8:00am-12:00pm Band Aug. 3
Aug. 4-8 Band
Camp 8:00am-12:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm Band room
Aug. 12 Music
Rehearsal 5:00pm-8:00pm Band Room
Aug. 14 First
day of School- Tue. /Thurs. rehearsals start 6:00pm-9:00pm
Aug. 25 Mandatory
Parent Meeting
Sept. 1 No
school
Sept. 8 Back
to School Night
*Sept.6 Saturday
Rehearsal 8:00am-12:00pm
Sept. 12 No
School- Professional Development
Sept. 18 Thursday
Home Game vs. Yosemite
*Sept. 20 Saturday
Rehearsal 8:00am-12:00pm
Sept. 26 Home
Game vs. Madera
Oct. 3 Home
Game vs. Redwood
Oct. 4 Saturday
Rehearsal 8:00am-12:00pm
Oct. 10 Dog
Bowl vs. Hanford West
Oct. 17 Home
Game vs. Golden West
Oct. 18
WBA
Competition- Fresno State MANDATORY!
Oct. 24 Away
game vs. Tulare Western (Not mandatory)
Oct. 25
WBA
Competition-Modesto MANDATORY!
Oct. 31 Away
Game vs. Mt. Whitney (Not Mandatory) Wear your costume, it will be fun!
Nov. 7 Away
Game vs. El Diamante
Nov. 8 WBA
Competition- Buchanan
Nov. 11 No
School Veterans Day
Nov. 14 Home
Game vs. Lemoore
Nov. 21-23 WBA
Championships- Northern California MANDATORY!
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving
Break
Nov. 28 Hanford
Christmas Parade- MANDATORY! Community Event
Dec. 11 Winter
Concert
Dec. 22
Winter
Break
Summer Activities
This summer we will be full of lots of fun activates. We encourage
everyone (including
incoming freshmen) to attend all the events, especially the St. Anthony Parade
on Sunday Aug. 3, 2008 because we will be receiving a generous donation, the
more kids the better! Please
check the website for possible car washes and updates. Section Leaders will be
in contact though out the summer to help keep you posted.
July 1 Marching
Band performance at the Firework booth.
Meet in the band room at 5:30pm for a quick rehearsal. Performance time 6:30pm. There will be hotdogs, hamburgers and
lots of fun! Bring your family and
friends!
July 2-3 More
firework fun. We will need kid to
help hold signs and assist the band booster. There will be family activates and BBQ’s every night.
July 4 Bring
your family and watch fireworks!
We will be selling fireworks after watching fireworks from the Bowl. More BBQ
and family hang out welcome!
Aug. 3
St.
Anthony’s parade. Call time 9:00am at the Fraternal Hall. We will be playing
the El Capatin
March. Parade step off at 10:00am
we should be done by 12:00pm. Free
Lunch! Booster will have snacks
and water at the park while we wait for Mass to get out.
Parents are
still welcome to help at the firework booth. Firework Scrip is still available
to sell until
June 30, 2008. Please contact
Sherry Leal 583-7574 or 772-5370 to sign up
for the
Firework booth get more scrip or
turn scrip money in. If you are signed up for a
time you need
to follow through with your commitments. If you are not signed up please
feel free to
come down to the high school to help!
