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

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

2. Info sheet on exactly how to order, and how to organize your order to turn in, is attached.

3. IF YOU SOLD TO A YCSD EMPLOYEE ON OUR CAMPUS (YHS, MESMS, ADMIN), YOU MUST FILL OUT THE GOOGLE FORM HERE:http://yhsbands.joemenduni.com/citrus/form/

4. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PURCHASE A BOX OF CITRUS TO DONATE TO A LOCAL 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 11/1, Thursday 11/2 and Friday 11/3 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 Ms. Kluga.

6. PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES! 

* The citrus sale ENDS on Tuesday 11/1. 

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Monday 12/18.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.

Our 14^th annual costume contest will take place in class on Tuesday, 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 any way 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 over $3,100 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 Kelly Bard, Adriana Beaudreault, MariaElaina Cirone, Lisa Kyer, Laura Lee Milhaven, Anne McKeown, Theresa Ryan-Onatzevitch, Lisa Statler, Stacey Warren, Jennifer Weitman and Deborah Woodard for their tireless organizational, logistical, and advertising expertise!!

SPECIAL THANKS to band parent Theresa Ryan-Onatzevitch 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 Adriana Beaudreault and MariaElaina Cirone for securing bountiful food donations for our volunteers, and Lisa Kyer and Stacey Warren for securing the local charity Green Drop, to whom we donated all our remaining items.

Attached are some photos of our Tag Sale (and Pep Band) experience for you to enjoy :

Some reminders as we head into our last 2 weeks of this, our largest fundraiser:

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 you will be able to select a specific student to receive the credit, or you can select the Band Scholarship Fund.  Boxes are $30 (for 20 lbs) and $40 (for 40 lbs).  These sized boxes will be sent to YHS for delivery on Monday 12/18.

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.

2. CITRUS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for parent volunteers to help us tally our orders during the school day on Wednesday 11/1, Thursday 11/2 and Friday 11/3 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 Ms. Kluga.

3. PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES! 

* The citrus sale ENDS on Tuesday 10/31. 

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Monday 12/18.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.

A reminder regarding our spring festival trip dates (which were outlined in the YHS Band Handbook back in September). Please make sure they are included on your family calendar.

CB parents and students: our festival trip will be SATURDAY 5/12/18.  5am-10pm. Chaperones needed. Details to follow.

WE parents and students: our festival trip will be SATURDAY 4/21-MONDAY 4/23. Details to follow

Is a local professional Wind Ensemble.  They perform high quality band literature and offer free concert tickets to students.  Their upcoming concert is on Sunday 11/5 @ 3pm. Ms. Kluga can get free student tickets if you are interested. Visit their website here :https://westchestersymphonicwinds.org

Hello Concert Band and Wind Ensemble! This is a survey we created to get a general idea about your thoughts on our band program. Our goal is to use this information to help make your year(s) and overall experience here better and more fun. To make this as accurate as possible, we ask that you please respond as truthfully as you can, as we take these answers highly into consideration so that we may create the best year possible. No matter who you are, please do not feel afraid to have a voice! Your voice is valued and appreciated, even if there are criticisms. After all, it takes feedback to better sculpt our program. Thanks! We look forward to seeing your responses!

Musically Yours,
Your 2017-2018 YHS Band Officers

Click HERE to access the survey

***You MUST be logged into your @yorktown.org account***

The Citrus Sale is our largest fundraiser!  Last year we sold over 1900 boxes of citrus fruit and made a PROFIT of over $20,000!  Please help us make this year’s sale even more successful!  Information was distributed and reviewed in class last week. As the sale benefits everyone, we ask that all band students please sell at least 5 boxes. 

* The citrus sale ENDS on Tuesday 10/31.  Envelopes are due in class on Wednesday 11/1

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Monday 12/18.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00 pm at YHS

Mrs. Kluga is excited to announce that a recording of our YHS Jazz Band is now the YCSD phone system “on-hold” music!  The recording is from our Spring Concert 2017 (“Sonny’s Place”).  Thank you so much for the opportunity, Dr. Hattar!

The WSW is a local professional Wind Ensemble.  They perform high quality band literature and offer free concert tickets to students.  Their upcoming concert is on Sunday 11/5 @ 3pm. Mrs. Kluga can get free student tickets if you are interested. Visit their website here: https://westchestersymphonicwinds.org

This week, students will experience their first video assessment of the year. Students are videotaped performing their homework assignment, and assessed on their ability to demonstrate the musical concepts we have covered so far.  This assessment will act as a base-line for the start of our year together, and help the student and Mrs Kluga form a learning plan – what musical concepts they are confident in, and what concepts they will focus on improving. You will receive your child’s video and score sheet via e-mail.

October is fundraising month in the YHS Music Department.  Each year, the YHS Bands and Orchestras each participate in regional music festivals.  Our fundraisers help students defray the cost of their participation, and part of the proceeds also benefit the YHS Music Boosters “general fund” which is used to cover chaperone costs and purchase items that benefit the entire program.

The Citrus Sale is our largest fundraiser!  Last year we sold over 1,900 boxes of citrus fruit and made a PROFIT of over $20,000!  Please help us make this year’s sale even more successful!  Information will be distributed and reviewed in class this week, and is attached FYI.  As the sale benefits everyone, we ask that all band students please sell at least 5 boxes. 

You might be wondering, “What would I possibly do with a 20 pound box (…or…*gasp*… a 40 pound box…!) of citrus?”  As strange as it seems, this fundraiser is extremely successful, with many repeat customers, because of its quality, economy, and shelf-life.  The fruit is literally picked straight off the trees in Florida, loaded into a truck, and arrives at our school about 36 hours later.  Mrs Kluga purchase two 40 pound boxes each year for her little family, and we enjoy the citrus through February (Mrs Kluga keeps it in her garage).  Mrs Kluga also send boxes via USPS as holiday gifts.  So, there’s our sales pitch.  It really is a great product and a great fundraiser.  Happy to answer any questions!