YHS has a message system that alerts guardians when a student misses a class. Unfortunately, like many of you experienced this week, the system does not catch excused absences like band lessons. FYI – when your student has a band lesson it will take a bit for their excused absence to be hand-entered. Ms. Kluga has attached the September lesson calendar to help you anticipate a message.
Flyers are attached for your review – some interesting musical opportunities for our students!
The First Nighters is a parent group whose mission is to support our YCSD Performing Arts programs. Their sponsorship form is attached. Please consider joining and volunteering!
Our annual Music Boosters Tag Sale is back again this year! Please save your stuff to donate. Our sale is Saturday 10/21 from 9am-2pm at YHS. We will be accepting donations on Friday 10/20 from 2:30-7pm. Tell your friends and neighbors! Parent and student volunteers will be needed to make this event a success. Look for an e-mail in the coming weeks to find out how you can help.
GUIDED PRACTICE
Do you need help practicing your lesson HW assignment? Guided practice sessions are 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. Kuga is also always available for help by appointment.
| Monday 9/18 | Low Brass, Clarinet, Flute, Percussion |
JAZZ BAND MEETING & AUDITIONS – Wednesday 9/20
Auditions will take place this Wednesday 9/20 from 1:40 – 3:00. Requirements and sign-ups are available in the Band room. Weekly rehearsals will begin Thursday 9/28, 6:50-8:30pm. Returning Jazz Band students do not need to audition, but are required to attend the meeting at 1:40.
MUSIC BOOSTERS TAG SALE PARENT PLANNING MEETING – Thursday 9/21 @6pm
For any parents interested in getting involved, please attend our planning meeting.
YHS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – Thursday 9/21 @ 7pm
Hope to see you there!
Many thanks to the 40 YHS Band students who turned out on Thursday night to cheer on our Varsity Football team. It was an exciting victory over Mahopac, with awesome support from our enthusiastic student section in the stands!
This morning many of our YHS Band students enjoyed a fun apple picking trip to Wilken’s! Students enjoyed apples, cider and donuts, and priceless Band Family memories. Many thanks to the farm staff and to our band parents who help make this annual tradition possible!
As the Huskers are to YHS athletics, the First Nighters is a parent group whose mission is to support our YHS Performing Arts programs. Their sponsorship form is attached. Please consider joining and volunteering!
If you are receiving this e-mail, thank you for registering at www.yhsbands.com. Please be sure to respond “OK” to the set-up verifications (phone and e-mail), as they may have ended up in your spam folder. This is my primary method of communication for e-mail updates (for families), and lesson/event text reminders (for students).
Our band tech is provided by the very hard work of student webmasters Renee Nfor (’24), Kelly Griffiths (’25), Devin Robinson (’26), and head webmaster Joe Menduni (YHS class of 2014). Thanks guys!
You will also receive periodic e-mails from our Band Aid Core Helpers (BACH) parent organization ([email protected]) informing you of ways that you can volunteer at our events. If you are interested, there are many ways you can be involved!
Was presented in class this week. Please review this document with your students and return the signed final page to me via Google Classroom. It is attached if you need a copy.
In the handbook please see the list of musical accessories needed to be successful in Band. Accessories are due this week.
It was so much fun welcoming back our awesome music students our 22nd annual Ice Cream Social! Many thanks to our student leaders and parent volunteers for their help making this event a success!
Many thanks to our awesome team of student leaders for hosting this annual event! Our 44 freshmen students were welcomed to their first day with bagels, muffins, and plenty of smiles.
Bring your instrument and charged cell phone. Music and snacks will be provided. Late buses are available at 3:30. Join us to play some fun pop music, enjoy snacks (because Band = Food), and enjoy time together.
Bring yourinstrument and charged cell phone. Music and Snacks will be provided. The football game will run from 6-9:00pm. We are playing Mahopac.
Our annual Band “spirit” outing; a social opportunity for students to have fun together outside of rehearsal.
Report Time: Meet AT WILKEN’S at 10:00am. Wear your YHS Band polo.
End Time: Approximately 12:00 noon
COST: $12 cash (includes a half-peck of apples, apple cider, 1 cider doughnut, and priceless band memories 🙂
RSVP: Please bring in $12 cash and sign up in the Band Room by Thursday 9/14.
Thank you to CB VP Maria Rizzo (‘25) and WE VP Kevin Griffiths (’23) for organizing this year’s trip!