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Wow, wow, and WOW! This last week of band camp was absolutely amazing; the band has learned the first two movements of their show, Into the Stars, of which there are three movements total and we are on track to start learning more! There are quite a few people to thank for this week being so smooth and efficient! The Staff! Sam Frosch, Justin Morris, Charles Prager, Will Schmalback, Kelsey Newcomb, and Kennedy Rainwater were essential this week in making band camp educational as well as so much FUN! Thank you all so much for being with our band this week! The Parents! This year, the parent help was OFF THE CHARTS! Band is a village and it takes all of you to make the village run. Special shout out to the following parents: Jenifer Gross for organizing snacks and the potluck for camp as well as reorganizing and inventorying all of our supplies for trips in the orange tubs! (special thanks to her daughter, Gilly, as well!) Rhiana Stuart for heading up the uniform fittings and Anna Pearson and Shelly Moore for helping out with fittings as well! Uniform fittings are NOT an easy task! All parents who were able to stop by and help out in any way, whether it be by donating food for the camp, potluck, or donating your time. We cannot do this without you! The Students! This is my third year in Bethalto and I've never been so impressed with a band camp as I was this past week. The band gave the staff all of their energy every day, and they were willing to work hard all week; the results of this hard work will be seen in spades as we continue toward our season! The attitude of this band is also just phenomenal. Keep it up, band! Looking ahead! We do have some rehearsals coming up and the times are altering a little bit (see below). As the school year starts, I do want to clarify the following: 1. Rehearsals are required and they are a grade. Excused absences must be communicated to me before rehearsal. If a student has an excused absence from the school the day of a rehearsal, they will be automatically excused from rehearsal. This year, there is NO make-up assignment for missing rehearsals. If they are excused, it will be exempt on their grade. If it unexcused, it will be a zero. Communicate absences BEFOREHAND. 2. ALL performances are required and they are also a grade. I would like to mention that when it comes to performances as well as rehearsals, every student is important in our ensemble. If someone is missing, it hurts us! That being said, emergencies occur. If a student is excused from a performance, they will have a make-up assignment due a week from the performance. Communicate absences BEFOREHAND. This Week Monday, Aug. 6 - Beginning Band Camp (10am-12pm - Student Leaders Only) - 7th/8th Grade Band Camp (1:30pm-3:30pm - Select Students Only) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-8pm) Tuesday, Aug. 7 - Beginning Band Camp (10am-12pm - Student Leaders Only) - 7th/8th Grade Band Camp (1:30pm-3:30pm - Select Students Only) Wednesday, Aug. 8 - Beginning Band Camp (10am-12pm - Student Leaders Only) - 7th/8th Grade Band Camp (1:30pm-3:30pm - Select Students Only) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-6pm) - Marching Eagles Preview Performance (6:30pm) Thursday, Aug. 9 - Beginning Band Camp (10am-12pm - Student Leaders Only) - 7th/8th Grade Band Camp (1:30pm-3:30pm - Select Students Only) Friday, Aug. 10 - Beginning Band Camp (10am-12pm - Student Leaders Only) - 7th/8th Grade Band Camp (1:30pm-3:30pm - Select Students Only) Next Week Monday, Aug. 13 - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-6pm) Wednesday, Aug. 15 - Percussion Rehearsal (3pm-4pm) Thursday, Aug. 16 - CMHS Meet the Teacher Night (6pm-7pm) Friday, Aug. 17 - Purple & Gold Scrimmage (5:30pm call - dress will be marching shoes, black socks, black pants, band polo) Saturday, Aug. 18 - Alumni Game (optional - please let me know if you will be attending - dress is same as the scrimmage - time TBA) We really do have a running start for the school year, but band life doesn't really slow down until mid-October. Please be ready for this, and plan accordingly: stay on top of school work and be productive whenever we are together! This is shaping up to be a great season! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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