WINTER PARK BAND Weekly Newsletter
July 10, 2023
From Mr. Clemente
Dear Winter Park Band families,
WOW - what a great week in the Winter Park Band! We are so incredibly proud of our students and the entire community for making the entire season a success. None of it would have been possible without hard work and dedication throughout the whole process starting back at Mini-Camp in May.
Ratings from our adjudicators at this year's Florida Bandmasters Association District 8 Marching Band MPA:
- Music Performance - Superior
- Music Performance - Superior
- Visual Performance - Superior
- General Effect - Superior
- Percussion - Superior
- Auxiliary - Superior
As we wrap up the marching band season, I'd like to again thank our Band Booster Board volunteers who all have a critical hand in making the Band program go. It is a year-long process for sure, but our marching band would not be able to do the things we do and provide the experiences we can for our students without your volunteered time, effort, and skill. It takes a VILLAGE, and all our volunteers are amazing!
- Dana Adkinson, president
- Ellen Deloach, vice president of provisions
- Robyn Fodor, vice president of fundraising
- Kim Somers, treasurer
- Laura Cambridge, chaperone coordinator
- Chris Rediske, operations chair
- Jenniffer Randolph, uniform co-chair
- Andrea Rediske, uniform co-chair
- Jennifer Mullins, color guard liaison
- Julie Capps, program sponsorships & student dedications coordinator
Mrs. Adkinson took 400 (!) pictures during our MPA day on Saturday. You can view them by clicking on this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VRPbSpaSJ9mSJTCax87sHvRjU-DghvCP?usp=sharing Thank you for being the SOTW paparazzi!
In other awesome news, 3 of our Winter Park Band students were selected to perform with this year's All-State Ensembles! Please join us in congratulating the following students:
- Ben DeLoach, alto saxophone, All-State Symphonic Band
- Henry Fu, clarinet, All-State Symphonic Band
- Zachary Rediske, clarinet, All-State Symphonic Orchestra
Thank you so much to all the parents who did the most decorating their cars for Trunk-R-Treat last Tuesday! From Abbey Road to Moo Deng, the creativity and theming was amazing!
THIS WEEK, we keep the celebration going with the entirety of our Winter Park Band community at the 10th Annual Fall Festival of Bands on Wednesday, 11/6 at 7 PM in the WPHS Auditorium. The evening includes performances by the Glenridge Middle School Symphonic Band, the Maitland Middle School Wind Ensemble, the Winter Park Wind Symphony, combined students from APS, GMS, and MMS along with the Wind Symphony, the SOTW Color Guard, and the SOTW Marching Band to top it all off! It is a night celebrating the entirety of our community, the success of our 6 - 12th grade program, and the bright future of the Sound of the Wildcats. The concert is free and open to the public, as are all our home Band concerts. A complete itinerary is available on the Band website.
Schedule Note: SOTW will rehearse Tuesday, 11/5 immediately after school until 4 PM to prepare for the Fall Festival of Bands performance. Students will be indoors in the Auditorium the entire rehearsal, and will need their flip folders. If we cover all material we need to before 4 PM, we will end rehearsal early.
Rescheduled game reminder: According to WPHS administration, the home football game originally scheduled for Thursday, 10/10, and was first rescheduled for Monday, 10/28, is now again rescheduled for Thursday, November 7 at Showalter Field. We will attend as if it were a playoff game as a full band pep band. Pep Band means that the students will perform in the stands for all 4 quarters of the game and take a halftime break. Pizza will still be sold during classes on Thursday for $1/slice, and pre-order concessions will be available with the same menu as our last home game:
All-County Auditions are fast approaching. Participation Agreements and audition registrations were due last week, so now it is time to really lock in and prep for your audition. See below for links to audition requirements, and please ask your directors for help!
Together, let's make it a great week!
Mr. Clemente
From our Fundraising Chair, Mrs. Robyn Fodor
Butter Braid:
Our Butter Braid fundraiser is coming to a close on Tuesday! Congratulations to all that sold Braids and reduced their out-of-pocket costs for band and travel fees!
Please look over your paper order forms and double check that the money you’ve collected matches your paper orders.
Please bring the paper forms and money collected back to school and give to Mr. Clemente or Mrs. Deane on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or bring to the concert Wednesday night and hand them directly to me. The orders will be submitted Thursday and there are no extensions or late orders.
There is nothing to do for your online orders. They are tracked and tallied automatically. I’ll send out another email when our delivery date is set, so be on the lookout for that.
Concert concession donations:
We plan to have concessions after the concert on Wednesday evening. We use the opportunity of having so many middle schoolers and their families in the audience to raise funds to help with our end-of-year banquet expenses.
If you’re able to donate snacks or drinks, please click the link to sign up. Donors will bring the treats to the concert and drop off in the auditorium lobby by 6:45. Thanks for your support!
Robyn Fodor
Fundraising Chair
From our Uniform Co-Chairs, Mrs. Jenniffer Randolph and Mrs. Andrea Rediske
Calling All Marching Band Parent Volunteers! Let’s Strike Up the Clean! 🎺🧼
Our amazing band needs a hand—or 18! We have over 170 uniforms that need a good scrubbing to stay parade-ready, and we’re looking for parent volunteers to help hit the right note with some fresh and clean threads! 🎶 Here’s the breakdown of what we need, section by section. If your student plays in one of these groups, please march to the sign-up beat and lend a helping hand:
- Alto Sax: 2 volunteers / 14 uniforms
- Bass Drums: 1 volunteer / 5 uniforms
- Clarinets: 2-3 volunteers / 18 uniforms
- Drum Majors and Mellophones: 1 volunteer / 7 uniforms
- Euphoniums: 1 volunteer / 7 uniforms
- Flutes: 2 volunteers / 16 uniforms
- Front Ensemble: 2 volunteers / 12 uniforms
- Sousaphones: 1 volunteer / 6 uniforms
- Tenor Sax: 1 volunteer / 5 uniforms
- Trombones: 3 volunteers / 24 uniforms
- Trumpets: 3 volunteers / 26 uniforms
Don’t fret—we’ve got all the supplies! Laundry detergent, stain remover, and step-by-step instructions are provided, so you can “band together” and make this a breeze! 🌬️
Uniform Pickup: Wednesday, November 6th, after the Fall Festival of Bands show
Uniform Drop-off: Thursday November 14th, from 5:30 - 7:30pm
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FADAB22AA8-52289508-uniform
Be the encore our band deserves! Sign up, lend a wash-cycle spin, and help our students look sharp! Thank you for keeping our band in harmony and helping them march in squeaky-clean style! 🎶✨
Thanks a tub-a million for your support—our band couldn’t hit these high notes without awesome parents like you! Let’s keep our kids marching to a spotless beat! 🎺🧺✨
Stay sharp, stay clean, and remember: You’re the real MVPs behind the scenes! 🚶♂️🚶♀️
Yours in Band Couture,
Andrea Rediske and Jenniffer Randolph
From our Chaperone Coordinator, Mrs. Laura Cambridge
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 6: FALL FESTIVAL OF BANDS, 7 PM, WPHS Auditorium
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November 12: Winter Guard Tryouts
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November 18: All-County Band & Jazz Auditions, Lake Buena Vista High School
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November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break
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December 7: Winter Park (morning) & Baldwin Park (evening) Holiday Parades
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December 10: Winterfest (Orch Winds & Perc. only)
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December 12: WINTER BAND CONCERT, 7 PM, WPHS Auditorium
Band Calendar
Since the Cut Time software has been updated, the synced calendar link has changed. Copy the link below to subscribe to the Band public events calendar in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or other calendar app:
FINANCES AND CUT TIME
PAST DUE BAND PAYMENTS
- WOODWINDS, BRASS, PERCUSSION
- Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Fair Share Payment - $225 OR Fair Share Payment 1 - $100
- Marching Band Shoe (if needed) - $45
- Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Fair Share Payment 2 - $50
- COLOR GUARD
- Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Fall Fair Share Payment - $325 OR Fair Share Payment 1 - $100
- Marching Band Shoe (if needed) - $45
- Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Fair Share Payment 2 - $125
Private Lessons
Whether a student is learning a musical instrument to pursue a career in music, or simply for personal musical fulfillment and recreation, private lessons are one of the best investments that a parent can provide for their musical child. When working with a private teacher, students receive one-on-one instruction from a professional musician who specializes on that instrument.
Unlike a full band rehearsal experience, studying with a private teacher focuses in on the student’s individual needs. Students who study privately once a week from a professional musician are usually those who excel and find Band more enjoyable. These students frequently earn positions in honor groups like All-State and All-County, and make entry into our more advanced bands like Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble I. Some even go on to earn college scholarships, even if they are not majoring in music!
Below is a link to a list of local private teachers. This list is not exhaustive, and there may be other individuals who are not on the list. If you are a private teacher who would like to be added to our list (or deleted), or know a private teacher who should be added, please contact Mr. Clemente at michael.clemente@ocps.net.
WPHS Band Social Media
We've been posting lots of photos our social media platforms, and we will continue to post updates, photos, video, and other media to those pages throughout the year. Follow the Band!
- Facebook: @winterparkhsband
- Instagram: @winterparkhsband @wphs_flutes @wphsclarinets @wpsaxes @wphs_trumpets @wphs.trombones @wphstubas @winterparkhspercussion @winterparkcolorguard @wphs.drumajors
- YouTube: @winterparkhsband
- Twitter: @wphs_bands
- Tik Tok: @winterparkhsband
Winter Park High School Band
Email: michael.clemente@ocps.net
Website: www.winterparkhsband.com
Location: 2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Phone: 4076223200
Facebook: www.facebook.com/winterparkhsband