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Five members of our band program represented YCSD this past week at the Westchester County School Music Association’s Area All State festival. Based on their spring 2016 NYSSMA scores, top music students from across Westchester are invited to participate in an honor band, orchestra, or choir.  These ensembles are open to 10^th-12^th graders only, rehearse with an esteemed college music educator, and present a concert at SUNY Purchase.  The concert took place this past Thursday.  Congratulations to these YHS Band members on this fantastic musical achievement!

James Ernst, Trumpet (10)

Stephen Good, Bassoon (12)

Jack McKeown, Clarinet (11)

Emily Olivier, Oboe (11)

Christopher Perrino, Trumpet (10)

Similar to the Area All State experience outlined above, this festival showcases student musicians in grades 7-9.  The YHS Band students below will represent YCSD at the Intermediate All County festival this winter.  Congratulations on your outstanding musical achievement!

Justin Chee, Clarinet (9)

Katelin Mancusi, Clarinet (9)

Jack-Henry Whalen, Tenor Sax (9)

1. **ALL CITRUS FORMS AND PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS TUESDAY 11/1** PLEASE HELP YOUR STUDENT REMEMBER TO BRING IN THESE DOCUMENTS!  In class on Tuesday, the students will use the info from their documents to fill in an on-line tally form and complete their order.

2. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR STUDENT’S PERSONAL ON-LINE SALES, PLEASE CONTACT OUR REPRESENTATIVE AT FLORIDA INDIAN RIVER GROVES, MR. JONATHAN KENNEDY, AT 1-800-468-3168

3. YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN ORDER ON LINE:

Go to: www.fruitorder.com

Click on “Order Now”

Enter your preferred Organization ID # (Wind Ensemble = 498649   Concert Band = 837673)

Come out and support our Huskers as they take on Somers for the championship!  ALL band students are invited to attend!  Let’s show our Husker Pride and support our team! Sign up sheet is available in the band room.

What: Pep Band performance at the Varsity Football game

When: Saturday, 11/5 2016

Report Time: 5:30 PM.  Bus leaves at 6:00. Game is at 7:00.

End Time: approximately 10:00 PM

Where:  YHS Band Room.

Wear: Your YHS Band polo shirt.  If you think you will be chilly, please wear a long sleeved turtleneck/t-shirt under the polo.  If you still think you’ll be cold, bring a coat/sweatshirt.

Information about upcoming musical events offered at the Yorktown Teen Center are attached FYI.

Thank you all for your support!  Please contact Ms. Kluga with any questions.

Some reminders as we head into our LAST WEEK of this, our largest fundraiser.  Please help your student do their part and help us reach our goal!

1. **ALL CITRUS FORMS AND PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS TUESDAY 11/1**

2. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR STUDENT’S PERSONAL ON-LINE SALES, PLEASE CONTACT OUR REPRESENTATIVE AT FLORIDA INDIAN RIVER GROVES, MR. JONATHAN KENNEDY, AT 1-800-468-3168

3. YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN ORDER ON LINE:

Go to: www.fruitorder.com

Click on “Order Now”

Enter your preferred Organization ID # (Wind Ensemble = 498649   Concert Band = 837673)

During checkout you will be able to select a specific student to receive the credit, or you can select the Band Scholarship Fund.  Boxes are $28 (for 20 lbs) and $38 (for 40 lbs).  These sized boxes will be sent to YHS for delivery on Monday 12/19.

Online, you can also choose the mail order option to send a fruit gift anywhere in the continental US.  These orders will be delivered via USPS in time for Christmas.

4. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PURCHASE A BOX OF CITRUS TO DONATE TO THE YORKTOWN FOOD PANTRY? Please see the attached flyer for more information.

5. CITRUS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for parent volunteers to help us tally our orders during the school day on Wednesday 11/2, Thursday 11/3 and Friday 11/4 from 7:15-9:00am and from 12:30 – 2:15pm.  If you are interested/able to be a part of these monumental counting sessions, please e-mail Mrs. Kluga.

6. PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES! 

* The citrus sale ENDS on Tuesday 11/1. 

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Monday 12/19.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.

Attention CB parents and students: the date of our Hershey trip has been changed to Saturday 5/13 (moved from Saturday 5/20).

Our third play-off performance is this Friday 10/28, at home.  ALL band students are invited to attend!  Let’s show our Husker Pride and support our team! Sign up sheet is available in the band room.

What: Pep Band performance at the Varsity Football game

When: Friday, 10/28 2016

Report Time: 6:00 PM (Game is at 7:00).

End Time: approximately 9:30 PM

Where:  YHS Band Room.

Wear: Your YHS Band polo shirt.  If you think you will be chilly, please wear a long sleeved turtleneck/t-shirt under the polo.  If you still think you’ll be cold, bring a coat/sweatshirt.

Hot Chocolate/ Water / Snacks?: If your family is able to donate any of these items for our band students to enjoy during the game, please e-mail Ms. Kluga.  As always, your donations are much appreciated!!

Our 13^th annual costume contest will take place in class on Monday, October 31^st.  Winners in each class will receive half of Ms. Kluga’s substantial citrus order.  (Extra points if your costume is home-made, or in anyway musical.)  Looking forward to celebrating this fun day with you!

After sorting through and organizing mountains of “stuff” Friday afternoon and evening (the donations were truly overwhelming, thank you so much!!), we kicked off our sale at 9am Saturday and enjoyed a steady stream of customers throughout the day.  In all we made $3,700 in profit (and the special band & orchestra memories, of course, were priceless…)  None of this would have been possible without your help and support; many thanks to all who donated items, refreshments, or your valuable time to help make this endeavor a success!

Also, many special thanks to band parents Janine D’Orio, Marianne de Laperouse, Lisa Kyer, Theresa Ryan-Onatzevitch, Cindy Scinto, Lisa Statler, Jennifer Vespucci, and Jennifer Weitman for their tireless organizational, logistical, and advertising expertise!!

SPECIAL THANKS to band parent Cindy Scinto and orchestra parent Melissa Montaruli for their amazing work organizing all of the parent volunteers and working out so many of our logistical and planning details behind the scenes.

In addition, SPECIAL THANKS to Lisa Kyer for securing the local charity Green Drop, to whom we donated all our remaining items.

1. YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN ORDER ON LINE

Go to: www.fruitorder.com

Click on “Order Now”

Enter your preferred Organization ID # (Wind Ensemble = 498649   Concert Band = 837673)

During checkout they will be able to select a specific student to receive the credit, or they can select the Band Scholarship Fund.  Boxes are $28 (for 20 lbs) and $38 (for 40 lbs).  These sized boxes will be sent to YHS for delivery on Monday 12/19.

Online, they can also choose the mail order option to send a fruit gift anywhere in the continental US.  These orders will be delivered via USPS in time for Christmas.

2. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PURCHASE A BOX OF CITRUS TO DONATE TO THE YORKTOWN FOOD PANTRY? Please see the attached flyer for more information.

3. CITRUS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for parent volunteers to help us tally our orders during the school day on Wednesday 11/2, Thursday 11/3 and Friday 11/4 from 7:15-9:00am and from 12:30 – 2:15pm.  If you are interested/able to be a part of these monumental counting sessions, please e-mail Mrs. Kluga.

4. PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES! 

* The citrus sale ENDS on Tuesday 11/1. 

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Monday 12/19.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.

Attentions CB parents and students: Mrs. Kluga would like to please change the date of our Hershey trip to Saturday 5/13 (moved from Saturday 5/20).  Please e-mail Mrs. Kluga if this presents a conflict for your family.  Thanks!

Our second play-off performance is this Friday 10/21, at home.  ALL band students are invited to attend!  Let’s show our Husker Pride and support our team! Sign up sheet is available in the band room.

What: Pep Band performance at the Varsity Football game

When: Friday, 10/21 2016

Report Time: 6:00 PM (Game is at 7:00).

End Time: approximately 9:30 PM

Where:  YHS Band Room.

Wear: Your YHS Band polo shirt.  If you think you will be chilly, please wear a long sleeved turtleneck/t-shirt under the polo.  If you still think you’ll be cold, bring a coat/sweatshirt.

Hot Chocolate/ Water / Snacks?: If your family is able to donate any of these items for our band students to enjoy during the game, please e-mail Mrs. Kluga.  As always, your donations are much appreciated!!

Thanks so much again for all of your support for our various fundraisers and musical endeavors.  Our vibrant music program would absolutely not be possible without YOU!

Our first play-off performance is this Friday 10/14, at home vs. Lakeland (!).  This will be a huge game for our community.  ALL band students are invited to attend!  Let’s show our Husker Pride and support our team! Sign up sheet is available in the band room.

What: Pep Band performance at the Varsity Football game

When: Friday, 10/14 2016

Report Time: 6:00 PM (Game is at 7:00).  (The game will be taking place at the same time as the end of our Tag Sale set up).

End Time: approximately 9:30 PM

Where:  YHS Band Room.

Wear: Your YHS Band polo shirt.  If you think you will be chilly, please wear a long sleeved turtleneck/t-shirt under the polo.  If you still think you’ll be cold, bring a coat/sweatshirt.

TAG SALE THIS SATURDAY 10/15

Our 9th Annual YHS Music Boosters Tag Sale will be held on Saturday, October 15, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Donation drop-off is THIS FRIDAY 10/14 from 2:30–7:00pm, YHS Band Room.  We are asking for donations of items to sell (kitchen items, clothing, furniture, DVD’s, books, etc.); what a great opportunity to scour your homes for un-used items and do some autumn cleaning!  It would be helpful if you could please bring donations pre-sorted by type of item. (Ex. all kitchen items in one box, all clothing in one bag). 

Parent volunteers are needed!  Especially: from 11-2 and from 1-3 on Saturday (please, with sugar on top?), and hot food items for dinner on Friday/ lunch Saturday, and baked goods for our bake sale table.  Please see the e-mail from parent-organizers Cindy Scinto and Theresa Ryan-Onatzevitch ([email protected]) to see how you can help.

Student volunteers are also needed especially Saturday 1-3pm.  Students are also encouraged to bake items for our bake sale table.  There are student sign up sheets in the band room.