Band Boosters of West Bloomfield

Text Box: Important News
(Updated all the time)

IMPORTANT NEWS
(updated all the time)

***Upcoming Events:***
For both Concert Bands and Marching Band:

Wednesday, May 7, 2008:             Flower Sale ends, see information below.

Tuesday May 13, 2008:                  Band Boosters Meeting, Marching Band Registration, in Cafeteria
                                                            Registration times:
                                                            7:00PM     Seniors
                                                            7:20PM     Juniors
                                                            7:45PM     Sophomores
                                                            8:15PM     Freshmen

Saturday, May 24th, 2008:             WBHS Band Department Trip to Cedar Point

Monday, May 26th, 2008:              Keego Harbor Memorial Day Parade (8th -12th grade marching band
                                                            members). Details Below

Sunday June 1, 2008:                     Symphony Band Performs at Graduation

Tuesday June 3, 2008:                    Band Boosters Meeting, Elections of Officers

Tuesday July 1, 2008:                     Band Boosters Meeting

Saturday August 2-8, 2008:            Marching Band Camp, Jackson MI

Saturday October 18, 2008:            Fall Marching Band Invitational at WBHS

It's time to think Spring!!!!!!!!!!

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Our current fundraiser is a Flower Sale.
Click here for a further information and a printout of the order form. All flowers are supplied by Bogie Lake Greenhouse in White Lake.
Contact Paula Thibideau if you have any questions,
paulalthib@yahoo.com
Orders are due by Wednesday May 7, 2008

KEEGO HARBOR MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Memorial Day Parade Rehearsal (for all current, past and future WBHS marching band members grades 8-12)
5:00PM-8:00PM on Thursday, May 22nd in the WBHS Band Room

Memorial Day Parade (for all current, past and future WBHS marching band members grades 8-12)
8:30AM - Meet at Keego Harbor Hardware (On Orchard Lake Road just North of Cass Lake Road)
8:30AM-9:15AM - Warm-Up
9:15AM - Move to Keego Harbor Memorial Service (At the "Rock" at the interstection of Cass Lake Road and Orchard Lake Road)
9:15AM - Keego Harbor Memorial Service
9:45AM - Move to Start Line of Parade
10:15AM - Parade Starts
11:00AM-11:30AMish - Meet at the Park on Sylvan Lake for juice and bagels

What to Bring and wear:
All students must wear blue jeans or blue jean shorts
All students must bring their instrument
All students must wear a solid red, white or blue shirt with no writing or pictures on it.

Saturday October 18, 2008 is the date of our fall invitational. Ford Meiser and Lisa Boester have volunteered to be the chairpersons, however a third person is needed. If interested please contact either Ford or Lisa.

3-19-08

Eighteen of twenty WB events that performed at MSBOA's State S&E Festival earned a Division I rating. Of those the following students were nominated or selected for the following honors.

Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honor Band
Freda Zhuo (flute)
Yuma Uesaka (tenor Sax)

Michigan Youth Arts Festival Outstanding Soloist Nomination
Freda Zhuo (flute)

Michigan Youth Arts Festival Small Ensemble Nomination
Jason Anderson (trumpet)
Marco Santia (baritone)
Max Lowe (trombone)
Vince Pallazola (tuba)
Kensuke Sawano (horn)

1-5-08 Congratulations to the following students for their accomplishments:

District IV Honor Band
Eric Ferguson
Jenny Lederman
Max Lowe
Vince Pallazola

District IV Honor Jazz Band
Ian Finklestein
Dan Mayer
Spencer Paterni
Yuma Uesaka
Alexis Weaver

11-7-07
Dear Band Parents,

We are requiring all WBHS band and orchestra students to pick one of the following options for the 2007-2008 school year:

OPTION 1:
What: Perform at MSBOA's Solo & Ensemble
What to Perform: A Solo, Duet, Trio, Quartet or Quintet (Music must be approved by Mr. Ebert)
When: Friday, February 1st or Saturday, February 2nd at Walled Lake Northern High School
Cost: $10 Solo, $16 Duet, $21 Trio, $28 Quartet, $35 Quintet (forms and money due by Tuesday, November 13th)
Piano Accompanist: Needed for all solos (Caroyln Thibideau is willing to play piano for solos at S&E (248) 363-5088) There is a cost to hire a piano player for both rehearsals and the performance.

OPTION 2:
What: Perform at Finial Exams for a judge during band class
What to Perform: A Solo, Duet, Trio, Quartet or Quintet (Music must be approved by Mr. Ebert)
When: During Final Exams 2nd Semester
Cost: None
Piano Accompanist: Not Required

Arthur Ebert
Director of Bands
West Bloomfield High School
eberta@westbloomfield.k12.mi.us

10-10-07: Polo Shirts and Wind Jackets are now available to all West Bloomfield Band families:
You may have noticed that Art and Sarah Ebert are now outfitted with polo shirts and wind jackets with "WBHS Bands" embroidered on them. These shirts and jackets are now available you too. We have established a direct link to the company's website so you can order the item(s) and color of your choice. The polo shirts are $18.52 and the wind jackets are $26.98 (both include embroidery).

Here are the details:

1. Go to www.progarmentusa.com/wbhs

2. Both green and white shirts are available when you click on the green shirt.

3. Shipping starts at $8.50, any merchandise totaling over $100 is eligible for free shipping. Some of you may want to
combine your orders.

4. You can pay on line, all payments go directly through the company.

This is only a sample of the items that are available to us, your suggestions for other items are welcome. Pro Garment USA
is owned and operated by a WBHS Graduate and his family. He has been very accommodating and we are very excited to be
working with him.

The Scrip fundraising program is our main source of fundraising for all the band students. The best way to participate in this program is to register and order on-line with the BBAWB code. Please refer to the Scrip page for a full explanation of this fundraising program, then print out the most current version of the GLSScrips order form. Scrip order forms are continually being updated and are now available for 2008. It's as easy as that, and remember, there is no extra cost to you. If you have any questions about how this program works, any of the BBAWB board members can answer your questions or email the webmaster (I use it all the time!).

Summer Band Camp Pictures:
8-12-07- Check out these pictures from Band Camp 2007
To download the pictures from the web, just click on the thumbnail in the Google gallery, right click, and click Save Picture As.. to save it to a folder on your PC.