Concert Band Week 6-2

If you are receiving this email, your student will be attending the North Texas Festival Distinction trip this Friday, 4/25. Please be sure those both parents and students read the newsletter and know the schedule for the next 2 weeks!

Schedule:

• 5:30 - 5:40 AM: Drop off your student at Wiley MS wearing their Concert Uniform
• 5:45: Meeting with all students
• 6:40: Load buses and depart for Fort Worth area
• 9:30: Arrive @ Richland High School
• 10:45: watch Beginner Select Band Performs
• 11:00: Load buses and depart for Haltom High School
• 12:15: Concert Band Performance @ Haltom High School
• Friends and family are welcome to attend!
• Address: 5501 Haltom Rd, Haltom City, TX 76137

• 12:45: load buses and depart for Richland High School
• 1:15: watch Wind Ensemble performance @ Richland High School
• 2:30: Eat pizza + play unlimited bowling, laser tag, go kart racing, mini golf, and arcade games @ AlleyCats
• If your student cannot eat pizza, they should bring their own food
• Students will have a game card preloaded with $15
• 4:30: load buses and depart for Leander
• 7:30 - 7:45 PM: pick your student up at Wiley MS

• Show up wearing full concert uniform
• Official Wiley Band Shirt + shorts/pants + change of shoes to wear at AlleyCats
• Instrument / band binder / instrument accessories
• Highly Recommend snacks / drinks with sealed lids for bus ride
• Optional electronic entertainment like phones, tablets, headphones, etc for bus ride
• Wiley Band is NOT responsible for any lost or damaged electronic devices nor will we alter our travel schedule for lost items – students are responsible for taking care of their own belongings
• Optional extra money if they want to load their AlleyCats game card beyond the automatic $15 it will be preloaded with

• $30 per student: PAY HERE
• We were able to cover the majority of the trip cost with Cookie Dough Fundraiser profits, but not all of it. If you need financial assistance, please reply to let me know and we will get it covered

Prescription Medication:

• If your student requires prescription medication, you will need to fill out BOTH sides of this PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FORM, get a physician to sign it, and turn in the printed form and medication to Mrs. Davidson on the morning of the trip. We are no longer allowed to administer any over the counter medication.

• Standards requirements for each band based on instrument

• Audition Videos due Friday, May 9 via Google Classroom assignment

• Video record yourself playing all the scales you know + Chromatic

• See skills and standards link for requirements for each band based on your instrument

• Percussion: refer to Mr. Sparling for your audition requirements

• Band Placement Interviews during 3rd per, May 6 - May 14

• Band Placements Announced on Friday, May 23

It is students' responsibility to communicate to their guardians when they need to replace/replenish their supplies

🔴 = required event for all Concert Band students

🔵 = 8th graders only

🟡 = extra credit opportunity

APRIL

• 🔴 Thursday, 4/24: Before School Rehearsal

• drop off by 7:30am

• 🔴 Friday, 4/25: NORTH TEXAS FESTIVAL OF DISTINCTION (NTFD) PERFORMANCE

• 12:15pm performance time @ Haltom High School

• We will depart from school early in the morning and arrive back in the evening, approximately 6am - 7pm

MAY

• Saturday, 5/3: Leander ISD Solo and Ensemble Festival

• see info above

• 🔵 Monday, 5/12 - Thursday, 5/15: Rouse Band May Music Camp
• 5:00 - 7:00pm
• for all 8th graders
• Friday, 5/16: Wiley Band Typhoon Texas Trip
• during school day
• students must perform at NTFD, Solo Festival on 5/3, have passed all of their 5th 6 weeks classes to attend, and have not received more than one ISS placement this year

• 🔴 Monday, 5/19: Before School Rehearsal

• drop off by 7:30am
• due to 8th graders being at pinning ceremony during 3rd per

• 🔴 Wednesday, 5/21: Before School Rehearsal

• drop off by 7:30am
• due to 8th graders being at pinning ceremony during 3rd per

• 🔴 Wednesday, 5/21: Spring Concert

• 6:30pm @ Rouse High School Auditorium

• Friday, 5/23: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 😢

Email: rachel.johnstone@leanderisd.org
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