Daily Archives: January 9, 2023

Offered weekly and hosted by our junior and senior band members (thank you!). Students who lead or attend a session receive 1 point of extra credit. Sessions are held period 9, unless noted otherwise. Ms. Kluga is also always available for help by appointment. 

The Band Officers will host a skating outing at Bear Mountain on Sunday 1/22 during the 10:00-11:30am public skating session.  Students must be accompanied by an adult chaperone. Everyone is responsible for paying for their own skating. Meet at 9:30am to get in line and purchase your tickets. (Parking is $10. Skate rentals are $10. Tickets for skaters and spectators are $5 each). All people entering the rink area need a ticket. All YHS Band students are welcome. The Bear Mountain Skating Rink website is: https://bearmountainicerink.org/ We hope you will join us!

Parent volunteers are needed to help us plan this event. Roles include: securing raffle prizes, creating raffle baskets, planning logistics, and working the raffle table, admissions table, and buffet table the evening of the event. Our next committee meeting is Thursday 1/12 from 6-7pm at YHS. Please let Ms. Kluga know if you would be able to help – we would love to have you join our team!

Our Swing Dance Concert is Saturday, February 11th from 7:00-10:30pm in the YHS GYM.  Flyer attached. All YHS Band students are required to attend. This event is a fun evening of music, dancing, light snacks, and a raffle. Swing Era attire is encouraged. Open to the community!

Now in its 14^th year, the Swing Dance Concert is an eagerly anticipated, well-attended and fun evening for our entire Yorktown community (each year we have many senior citizens and community members attend and enjoy the evening with us!). 

As usual, many parent volunteers will be needed to make this evening a success.  Please look for an e-mail from our parent organizing team with ways you can help. 

As part of our Swing Dance, we hold a really amazing raffle.  Each year we ask families and local businesses for prize donations, which are then organized into themed baskets.  Here is how you can help:

1. Consider donating a themed basket from your family (ex. sports, pets, movies, board games, gardening, etc) 

2. Consider donating items we could use to make a basket:
   1. Gift cards to local businesses
   2. Items you have set aside to re-gift 

3. Consider asking a local business contact to support our event. A letter is attached (on YHS Band letterhead) outlining the donation process. 

4. Our raffle committee is also looking for basket wrapping supplies, like:
   1. Baskets
   2. Shrink wrap bags (L/XL, can be found at Michael’s, Dollar Store at JV Mall)
   3. Bows and curling ribbon
   4. Crinkle cut paper shred filler 

Please be aware that the Swing Dance Snow Date is Saturday 2/18.  

Rehearsals and HW: Please note our tight rehearsal schedule as we approach the Swing Dance Concert, and practice/plan accordingly. Ms. Kluga is looking forward to rehearsing with you this Thursday 1/12 from 6:50-8:30pm.

Please save these Jazz Band dates:

Monday 2/6: Perform at YHS Faculty Meeting (set up during p.9, performance from 2:15-2:30)

Wednesday 2/8: World Tour of Yorktown Fieldtrip (7:45-3:00pm, Mohansic, Crompond, Brookside, and MESMS). For this fieldtrip, Jazz Band Members will need to purchase a white tie.

Please consider joining this important parent group. Their first meeting of the new year will take place on Tuesday, January 10th at 7pm at Starbucks (Crompond Rd. near Lowe’s). Please RSVP to [email protected] if you are able to attend.