From the Director’s Desk
The six-week grading period has just concluded. We are two weeks away from our stadium rehearsal, and three weeks away from our first competition.
Grade clarification: 6th period is the official “band” class and assignments are strictly about music making and concert band performances. 7th period is the official “PE class” and will have assignments about marching band rehearsals and performances. There are quite a few students with low grades in period 6. This is mainly due to the few number of assignments in the first six weeks as well as students not completing their music pass-offs. Students need to pass their Fight Song, National Anthem, and Articulation 1 exercise.
Please remember, if students have multiple tests to pass, they should focus on one at a time. They can make one attempt every day, before school, beginning of lunch, end of lunch, end of school to pass off these excerpts. The cutoff for ALL pass-off music tests will be the end of the next 6 week grading period.
By now, with how much we have played these three music selections in class and in performances, they should be relatively simple for everyone. Please help us get 100% of students passed off on these as quickly as possible. Ask your student to perform them for you at home to see where they are in their progress if they have yet to pass. Help set attainable goals to get these completed. We will be assessing their performance in parts 1, part 2, and part 3 starting as early as this week.
With all that being said, we are going to push hard this week to learn as much of the show as we can. Then we should all look forward to this full weekend off. Students and staff have been working hard since the start of the school year. Make sure to have some quality family time this weekend!
STANDARD OF THE WEEK
"The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence!"
Entering week 7 we are nearing the completion of the learning drill phase of the field show. Normally around this time of year, we see the ability gap begin to widen. A larger group of students start to “get it”, and some students stick out as more and more students have “aha!” moments while others struggle to find those moments. To achieve at our highest level we need EVERY student to have the relentless pursuit of excellence in everything they do, every day in and out of band class.
One of the things I am most happy about at the start of the school year is the make-up and personality of our students. We have GREAT kids in the CN Band and Color Guard right now. Individually, many of them need to work on ingesting information given and applying it as quickly as possible. Developing a CAN DO vs. a CAN’T attitude is paramount. The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence trickles into all the standards and values we have.
The hope is for the newer students to latch onto this idea quickly and not wait to be great at something. This could be something as simple as demanding to control the movement of the props, to something more challenging like memorizing and being able to recite each page of the drill, the number of counts, and the exact placement of your dot on the field. Both are required to be a highly skilled performer. One takes some physical strength, however, both take a large amount of mental strength and perseverance.
All State Auditions and Recordings
We have created profiles for every student who has voiced interest in auditioning for the All-State Band and Orchestra. Now every student must upload their audition and pay the registration fee by 10/8 so I can go through and certify each audition. We have over 20 students planning to audition for the All-State Band. That is awesome!!! This means I will need to listen to all 20 auditions to make sure things were submitted correctly. If anything is incorrect we need a few days to be able to go in and make the corrections so I can positively certify the audition submission, to give our students the best chance of earning a seat in these highly competitive ensembles. To do that, PLEASE make sure all audition materials are submitted by October 8. Good luck and thank you!
Senior Night
Friday, October 11 at our football game against Clovis High School we will be honoring our senior band and color guard members and families. Seniors turn your blue one-page form in to Mr. Rogers immediately!
Football Parking Fundraiser
Friday, October 11 we have the chance to earn some easy money for the band program. We have the opportunity to run the parking lot at the football game. Due to this being the same night as our senior recognition night, we ask that non-senior parents volunteer for this event. Please check CutTime for volunteer slots. We are close to having all the volunteers we need. WE ARE LOOKING FOR 2 MORE VOLUNTEERS. Please go to CutTime and sign up to help right away.
GSTOB
Golden State Tournament of Bands is one of the longest-running high school marching band competitions in California. We have the privilege of being one of the hosts of this event along with Clovis HS, Clovis West HS, and Clovis East HS. We have some responsibilities and volunteer slots that will need to be filled to help run this event. It is also a fundraiser for our program. We average about $3000.00 earned for helping to host this event. You can sign up for volunteer slots on CutTime now 🙂
Holiday Catalog
Only two more fundraisers in the fall semester. This is the first. Our holiday catalog fundraiser. We have two weeks to make this a success. We want the goal to be $10,000 in profit. That means if ALL students participate A LITTLE, we should be able to make this a success.
BAND NIGHT OUT PANERA
Help raise money for the band by supporting Panera @ Riverpark tomorrow night. With the flyer atop the website and your order, we will receive 25% of all purchases.
CN Band Website
Mr. Rogers continues to add and update our brand-new website! We are excited to share we are about ready to accept donations, orders, and payments ONLINE!!!!! This will be an exciting addition to our capabilities and we hope it will make it easier for our families and community members to help financially support our Bronco Band!
Order Your Band Photos
Here is the link to order band pictures: Clovis North Marching Band
Orders will be ready within 2-3 weeks.
There are 3 options for receiving your order. They are under "shipping method" at checkout:
1) Select "pick up from photographer" and we will email you when your order is ready for you to pick up from our porch pick-up box off of Peach and Nees.
2) SCHOOL DELIVERY order by 9/22 - select "pick up from photographer", so you don't pay a shipping fee, then at checkout on the address line for Company Name type in SCHOOL DELIVERY. We will drop off your order to the band room by 10/2.
3) Select "Mail via USPS" and we will ship your order to your home within 2-3 weeks.
Team 8x12 = $18.50
Individual/buddy photos starting at $16.50
Keep in mind that the individual pictures will be cropped when ordered and include minor blemish retouching. If you have questions or concerns please ask. kgphotos@pacbell.net
PHOTO GALLERY IS BEST VIEWED ON A COMPUTER VS A PHONE
Message from Robin Wilson, CN Band Booster President
Hello Band Family!
Thank you to those who came out to the band family get together on Saturday night. It was great to see everyone! Thank you to Jody and Andy McTavish for hosting!
Stay tuned for more band family get togethers throughout the season.
Spirit wear distribution is this Wednesday 10/2 from 2:45 - 4:30pm outside the band room. Students may pick up. Questions? Text/call Danette Lamee at (559) 917-8294
We continue to have a great turnout at the end of Tuesday night rehearsals! Thank you for showing up for our kids!
Interested in helping out with the Clovis North Band Annual Crab Feed? We are having our first Crab Feed Planning Meeting Monday 10/7 at 6:30pm in the band room. This fundraiser truly takes a village to put on. Please consider attending and seeing how you can be part of the team.
Competition season is quickly approaching and I know that things may be overwhelming or confusing to our new Clovis North band member's families. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions you may have! I'm here to help!
Have a fantastic week!
Robin Wilson
CN Band Booster President
(559) 960-0801
All-You-Can-Eat Taco Dinner
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
4:30pm – 6:30pm Performing Arts Center Patio
All-You-Can-Eat Carne Asada & Chicken Tacos, Beans, Rice, Drink
1 Ticket = $15 each
Répondez S'il Vous Plaît = RSVP
~ Directions For Registration ~
1) You must complete the online form and CLICK “Submit”
2) Review your ORDER SUMMARY and CLICK “Continue”
3) Review and Complete PAYMENT SUMMARY and Click “Place Order & Pay"
~ Pay via Credit Card through Square or Offline Payment ~
You will be sent an invoice to the email provided. If you choose "Offline Payment", please print out your invoice and return with Check (Payable to ‘Bronco Foundation’) or Cash.
~ PRINT INVOICE & RETURN BY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 ~
No physical tickets will be handed out. Your name will be put on a check-in list at the door.
Concert Attire
Our fall concert is scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, 2024. We hope to see all of our families in attendance. Stay tuned for more info about the fall concert. Students will need the proper attire for this concert.
It is the following:
Boys: Black suit or tuxedo, white long-sleeve dress shirt, black bow tie, black dress socks, black dress shoes (marching band shoes are acceptable for this).
Girls: Black dress pants or slacks, black blouse or sweater, black stockings/socks, black dress shoes (flats)
Don’t forget to join us the last 30 minutes of our Tuesday night rehearsals.
We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!
Have a great rest of your week!
David Lesser, Director of Bands
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