Order forms are now available for download on Dashboard and www.yhsbands.com under “documents.”

Your participation is important. Please help your student participate in our Citrus Sale. Even if your family is able to cover the entire cost of your student’s festival trip, that cost does not include participation fees for chaperones. We are required to fundraise to cover this expense.

  PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES! 

* The citrus sale ENDS Wed. 10/31.  All forms and orders due in class on Thursday 11/1.

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Mon. 12/17.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.

VIEW YOUR ON-LINE SALES

Students can access their on-line sales by visiting https://www.ifundraise.com/member and entering their six-digit personal ID#, which was distributed in class.

 DONATE BOXES TO OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY

If you are interested in purchasing a box to donate, please make your purchase and e-mail me the information. YHS Band parent Karen Menduni will be helping organize these donated boxes and get them to the Food Pantry at the Presbyterian Church.

 QUICK LINKS FOR E-MAIL SALES
The links below will take you directly to our ensemble sale sites. To receive credit, customers can then select your student’s name from a drop-down menu during checkout.

Concert Band       www.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/837673

Wind Ensemble       www.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/498649

This is a fun community event and fundraiser for our YHS Music Dept! Please consider donating your gently used items, and your time J

Donation drop-off is THIS FRIDAY 10/26 from 2:30–7:00pm, YHS Band Room.  We are asking for donations of gently used items to sell.  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). 

Volunteers needed! And, baked goods are needed to stock our bake sale table.  Parents, please see the e-mail from parent-organizer Theresa Ryan-Onatzevitch ([email protected]) to see how you can help. Sign up via this link: Sign up via this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094CA5AE23A7F49-yhsmusic

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.

A flyer is attached FYI. 

Parent volunteers will be needed. 

All left-over items will be donated to the American Red Cross via the GreenDrop organization. A flyer with more information on Green Drop is attached.

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

Musically Yours,

Ms. Kluga

We will have rehearsal from 7:20-8:30 in the Band Room. Thank you for your flexibility! We hope to have the Pep Band perform on Thursday evening to support the Varsity Football team in their final game of the season.

What: Pep Band performance at our final YHS varsity football game of the season

When: Thursday, October 25th.  Be at the band room by 5:00 (game begins at 6:00)

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.

Snacks: If you are able to bring hot chocolate or a snack to share, please let me know. Thanks!

Just like any sports team, our band needs quality players at every position to perform our best. In Concert Band, we are in need of euphonium, French horn, bassoon, and tenor sax players. Students, please consider helping our musical team (and giving yourself an opportunity to shine!) by switching to one of these instruments.  If you are interested in finding out more, please attend one of our sessions after school where you can try out the instrument.  Information is posted in the band room.

(And, FYI, if you do decide to make the commitment to switch, YHS owns these instruments so there would be no additional rental cost).

A reminder that due to the college conference on Thursday evening, Jazz Band will meet Tuesday from 7:20-9:00.

Many thanks to the crew of band students who performed at Friday night’s football game vs. Somers! Although the game did not go the way we all wanted, Ms. Kluga is so happy that we were able to be there to support our team.

Our final football Pep Band performance will be this Friday vs. TBD. More info to follow.

Please help your student participate in our Citrus Sale. Even if your family is able to cover the entire cost of your student’s festival trip, that cost does not include participation fees for chaperones. We are required to fundraise to cover this expense.

Without chaperones, we cannot travel. Please help us raise the funds needed to make these trips possible and successful for our students. Contact me with any questions.

* The citrus sale ENDS on Wed. 10/31.  All forms and orders are due in class on Thursday 11/1.

* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Mon. 12/17.  Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.

Students can access their online sales by visiting https://www.ifundraise.com/member and entering their six-digit personal ID#, which was distributed in class.

Dear YHS Band Student and Parent,

At this week’s band lesson, each student was videotaped performing their homework assignment, and scored on their ability to demonstrate various musical concepts.  This assessment will act as a base-line for the start of our year together, and help the student and Ms. Kluga form a learning plan – what musical concepts they are confident in, and what concepts they will focus on improving.

Many thanks to the 40+ band students who performed at Friday night’s football game vs. Lourdes! Ms. Kluga is  so happy that we were able to be there to celebrate the team’s senior night, and support our Huskers for a nail-biter of a game. There was some great playing both on the field and in the stands!  

No pep band this Friday due to the long holiday weekend.

The October lesson calendar is attached, as well as a list of student lesson groups.  If you have questions about this important part of your student’s grade in band, please review the YHS Band Handbook or contact Ms. Kluga.

YHS Band Lesson Schedule – OCTOBER 18

Lesson Groups by Letter

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 Ms. 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 1,600 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.  

As strange as it seems, this fundraiser is extremely successful with many repeat customers, because of the product’s quality, economy, and shelf-life.  The fruit is literally picked straight off the trees, loaded into a truck, and arrives at our school about 36 hours later.  Ms. Kluga purchase two large boxes each year for my little family, and we enjoy the citrus through February (I keep it in my garage).  Ms. Kluga also sends boxes via USPS as holiday gifts.  So, there’s Ms. Kluga’s sales pitch.  It really is a great product and a great fundraiser.  Ms. Kluga is happy to answer any questions!