As part of BOE appreciation week, Dr. Hattar invited our YHS Band, Choir and Orchestra officers to give a short presentation about our Music Department.  These students will be performing a few Pep Band songs, and then giving a 3 minute presentation.  If any other band students are interested in performing with us, we would welcome your support!

WHAT: Pep Band performance at the BOE Meeting

WHEN: Monday 10/30

WHERE: MESMS Cafeteria.  Arrive to MESMS by 6:50 with your instrument and flip folder.  We will be done by 7:45.

WEAR: YHS Band Polo

Many thanks to all the band families who donated snacks and hot chocolate for the Pep Band this past Friday.  The students much appreciated your generosity – as we weathered the chilly temps to help cheer on our Huskers to victory!

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!

Quarter #1 is not even over, and our YHS Band students have clocked over 300 periods of peer tutoring/extra-help sessions!  Many thanks to our upperclassmen for your time and leadership – and congratulations to all involved on your dedication to the pursuit of excellence!

Peer tutoring is one of the best ways a band student can help themselves experience success. If you or your student would like more information on ways to participate, please contact Mrs Kluga.

1. **ALL CITRUS FORMS AND PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS WEDNESDAY 11/1**PLEASE HELP YOUR STUDENT REMEMBER TO BRING IN THESE DOCUMENTS!

2. Info sheet on exactly how to order, and how toorganizeyour 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

Thank you to the parent volunteers who have offered to help!  I’m looking forward to seeing you during your chosen time-slots (Wednesday 11/1, Thursday 11/2 and Friday 11/3 from 7:15-9:00amand from 12:30 – 2:15pm).

6. PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES! 

* The citrus sale ENDS on Tuesday 10/31.

* Forms and payments DUE 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 7:00pm at YHS.

Support our Huskers as they take on Somers for the championship (a re-match from last year!)  ALL band students are invited to attend!  Let’s show our Husker Pride! A Sign-up sheet is available in the band room.

What: Pep Band performance at the Varsity Football game

When: Friday, 11/3 2017

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.

Hot Chocolate / 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!!

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

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