MVHS Bands - #2

All dates you see below are on the calendar located on our website.

Each event below has a label on which group is participating.

(MB = Marching Band) (SB = Symphonic Band) (CB = Concert Band) (JB1 = Jazz Band 1) (JB2 = Jazz Band 2) (PE = Percussion Ensemble) (PB = Pep Band) (IP = Indoor Percussion) (WG = Winter Guard) (P/G = Parent/Guardians)

(MB) West Ada Marching Band Clinic and Competition - Saturday, September 28

• ALL DAY at Mountain View
  
• All marching band students will be helping run the event throughout the day as well as participate in the clinic and perform in the event.
• Parents/Guardians, click HERE to help out with the event. We really need adults to run the parking lot for the marching bands checking in between 8am-5:30pm.
• Volunteer information will be sent out on Thursday.
• Click HERE for the schedule of the day.
  

• See competition itinerary section below
  

(MB) Bridgerland Band Invitational at Logan, UT - Friday, October 4 to Sunday, October 6

• Call time in the band room is right after school on Friday.
  
• Departing on Friday, October 4 at 3:30pm
  
• Returning on Sunday, October 6 at 1:15pm
  
• See competition itinerary section below
  

(ALL) Evening Parent Teacher Conferences - Wednesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 10

• I will be available for parent teacher conferences on Wednesday evening! Come say hi!
  
• We have rehearsal on Thursday evening, so I will not be available at that time. If you have any questions or concerns about your student and can only meet on Thursday, please let me know and I can arrange a day/time to discuss with you. You are also welcome to come watch rehearsal in the Southeast Senior parking lot!
  

(MB) Football Game SENIOR Night vs Borah HS - Friday, October 11

• Call time is 4:30pm -- food will be served at this time
  
• Senior night details TBA
  

(MB) Burley Competition at Burley, ID - Saturday, October 12

• Call time is 8:00am at Mountain View
  
• Departing Mountain View at 9:00am
• Returning to Mountain View by 8:30pm
• See competition itinerary section below.

(MB) Saturday Camp - Saturday, October 19

• 9am-6pm - lunch from 12:00pm-12:45pm
  
• Cleaning drill and choreography - final push for end of the season preparation
  

(MB) Friends and Family Preview - Wednesday, October 23

• Rehearsal from 6:00pm-7:30pm
• Uniforms on at 7:30pm
• Friends and Family Preview at 8:00pm with final Senior Recognition, Acknowledgements, Warmup, and Performance

(MB) District 3 Mel Shelton Marching Band Competition - Saturday, October 26

• Final competition of the season
• ALL DAY event
• See competition itinerary section below

(CB/MB) Fall Band Concert - Tuesday, October 29

• 6:30pm call time
• 7:00pm concert start

(MB) Middle School Tour - Wednesday, October 30

• During the school day
• All winds, percussion, and guard will be excused from school. Students are expected to keep up with their classes.
• It is an A Day.
  

West Ada Clinic and Competition - September 26

• We are hosting the West Ada Clinic and Competition this coming Saturday, September 26! We need your help in making sure this event goes smoothly!
• Click HERE to help out with the event. We really need adults to run the parking lot for the marching bands checking in between 8am-5:30pm.
• Volunteer information will be sent out on Thursday.
  

Mountain View Concessions

• Sign up here - HERE.
• We need a minimum of two adults that run the concessions.
• Go to our latest Booster mailchimp to see all information about all concessions.
  

Boise State Concessions

• Our band boosters have been working a lot to get money to help fund ALL of our band students. Please consider volunteering for a concession date!
• If you have any questions or are interested in being part of this, please contact our boosters at mtnviewbandboosters@gmail.com

Donate Directly to MVHS Bands - any amount helps!!

• By check made out to MVHS Bands dropped off to Mr. Barro or the front office bookkeeper.
• MySchoolFees -> Show Public Items -> Donation -> MVHS BAND TEAM DONATION

Have a great fundraising opportunity? Contact Mr. Barro at barro.joshua@westada.org!

Competition season is here! It is a crazy time of the year and it goes by very quickly. All itineraries for each competition have been created. Please click the following link in order to access the itineraries.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ITINERARIES

Addresses for hotel or venues can be found in the itineraries.

This will also be easily accessible in the student Link Tree found on our band website.

These are initial itineraries and are subject to change. New itineraries will be uploaded if necessary and old itineraries will be removed.

A friendly reminder that all competition and clinic days are all day events. Students are expected to be at these competitions. We are not like a basketball or football team with a bench... all 83 members are important to the production of our competitive show.

Some competitions have clear bag policies (typically at Universities). Please plan accordingly so you are not surprised if you get turned away at the gate to put your bag in your car.

10/5 - Bridgerland Band Invitational at Logan, UT

• Ticketing Information
• Other Spectator Information (3 documents)
  

10/12 - Burley Competition at Burley, ID

• Ticketing Information
  
• USBands Website - this link has the schedule and might be updated to include more spectator information.
  

10/26 - D3 Competition at Boise State University

• D3 Website - includes ticketing information
  

Below, you will find the due dates for all fees (season member fee and trip fees).

Member Fee Payment #1 - $75 - Overdue (April 30)

Member Fee Payment #2 - $100 - Overdue (July 29th)

Member Fee Payment #3 - $75 - Overdue (August 15th)

Trip #1 (Utah) Fee Payment #1 - $105 - Overdue (September 6)

Trip #1 (Utah) Fee Payment #2 - $105 - Overdue (September 20)

Trip #2 (Burley) Fee Payment - $45 - Due Friday, October 4

Ways to pay:

• Pay via MySchoolFees
  
• Check (made out to MVHS Bands)
• Cash (in a sealed envelope with the student's name on it -- this is important so Mr. Barro knows who to apply the cash payment to!)

There is no current new information for the California trip.

Fundraiser information will be released by the middle of October. Stay tuned!

Student attendance is key to our progress as a marching band. Unlike any other team sport, there is NO bench for marching band. We cover a lot of important information and repetition in every rehearsal we have. Below are a list of absences that are excused vs unexcused.

Excused: Illnesses, Family Emergencies, Weddings, Family Vacation/Trip (only if communicated with a minimum of two weeks and if it is not on the week of a competition or the day of a competition)

Unexcused Absences: Anything that is not communicated within two weeks of an event, work, homework, family parties/dinners, or hanging out with friends.

Unexcused absences can result in loss of a solo part, drill position, or in the most severe of cases, dismissal from the marching band program.

Any absences that are not illnesses or family emergencies must be communicated via Absence Form which can be found below.

https://forms.office.com/r/d63x6iniKE