Joint concert set for March 9

Joint concert with Metro State's Wind Symphony on Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the King Center, Auraria campus. Check your e-mail for itinerary.

2010 Calendar Updated

I have gotten several questions about the upcoming marching season schedule. Posted on the Web site (wrhsband.org) is the most up-to-date calendar possible at this point in the school year. Dates for competitions have not been announced yet, so I have guess as to when those may be. Please mark your calendars now and make your vacation plans accordingly. Also, please note that summer sectional schedules are to be determined by section instructors. Those times will be posted later this spring. As always, full camps are required by all members, and sectionals are required if you are in town, but if you must miss a sectional due to a family vacation or another summer camp, that is okay.

Please check back on the calendar regularly as frequent updates will be made as more information on the upcoming band and school season comes available. Remember, if you click on any event, you will get the full information of start and end times as well as location and other important details.

For any students interested in becoming a section leader, please remember that you are required to attend the Band Leadership Training camp. This camp is held every year in July on the UNC campus. Dates for this year's camp have not been released yet, however you can check on the Vivace Productions website www.vivaceproductions.com to stay posted. Anyone interested is welcome to attend the camp - you do not have to be a section leader to go! It is highly recommended for all students!

Parent/host family meeting Jan. 14

There will be an informational meeting this Thursday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. in the WRHS band room for families interested in hosting exchange students from Stade, Germany, who will be visiting Wheat Ridge High School this spring.

A group of 35 students will be visiting us from May 12 through May 21. Informational sheets were handed out to your students that contain additional details about their visit and what's expected from host families.

In a nutshell, host families are expected to:

*Join Lakewood Sister Cities. The fee is $20.
*Transport the students to and from WRHS for their activities. The plan is to schedule activities during the school day so that the exchange students can be dropped off and picked up along with your student.
*There will also be some evening and weekend activities planned.
*More information will be handed out during a parent/host meeting to be scheduled for April 21.

If you are interested in finding out how you can help, please plan to attend the meeting this Thursday.

Thanks for your support of the Wheat Ridge music program.

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Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
www.wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com/

KS gift cards Jan. 9

We know you've missed seeing Susan and the chance to buy your King Soopers gift cards. They (as well as Susan) are back this Saturday, Jan. 9, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Starbucks, located in the luxurious Kipling Plaza shopping center.

See you there!

No KS sales this Saturday, Jan. 2

Just found out that there will be no King Soopers gift cards for sale this Saturday, Jan. 2. Anticipate we should be back up and running on Jan. 9 but stay tuned for updates.

Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience.

KS gift cards Dec. 19

Starbucks, 38th and Kipling, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Student bingo workers Dec. 6

Student bingo workers Dec. 6: Gus Trujillo, Emily Warp, Laura Weingardt, Taylor Weldon, Jason Williams and Sam Yujiri.

Shift runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Hollywood Bingo, 38th and Kipling.

If you can't work your shift, please find someone to swap with you and notify Dewayne Oliver of any changes: 720-273-7263.

Wheat Ridge Music Boosters
wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com

KS gift cards Nov. 7; Bingo Nov. 8

Susan will be at Starbucks at 38th and Kipling from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to sell King Soopers gift cards. Plan to stop by......

Bingo workers Nov. 8: Ryquiel Maldonado, Zienna McMullen, Emily Medina, Andrea Moozakis, Shannon Murray and Angelica Navarro.
Shift begins at 6 p.m., Hollywood Bingo, 38th and Kipling, If you cannot work your shift, please call someone to cover for you or switch
weeks with you. Please notify DeWayne Oliver @ 720-273-7263 of any changes.

KS and other goodies Oct. 31; Bingo Nov. 1

Folks;

Susan Dunn will be a one-stop fundraising shop on Saturday, Oct. 31. Stop by Starbucks at 38th and Kipling between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and stock up on KS gift cards, Pizza Pals and Arby's Community Fund Raiser coupons. In addition, she'll have poinsettia sales packets and information to hand out. All of these activities offer opportunities for your students to raise money for upcoming trips and other events, so please take the time to see Susan this Saturday.

Bingo workers this week: Joe Licano, Arik Licholat, Jesse Linton, Aaron Lowe, Kenny Maguire and Mikah Maldonado


If you cannot work your shift, please call someone to cover for you or switch weeks with you. Please notify DeWayne Oliver @ 720-273-7263 of any changes.

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Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
www.wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com/

KS gift cards Oct. 25, Bingo Oct. 25

Now that the 2009 marching band season has concluded, Susan Dunn is back selling King Soopers gift cards at Starbucks. So plan to stop by Saturday, Oct. 24, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Starbucks at 38th and Kipling to stock up.

Bingo workers Oct. 25: Hannah Jojola, Osha Kassel, Kyle Keisler, Michaela Kimbrough, Aaryn Knowles, Kendra Lamb.

Hollywood Bingo, 38th and Kipling, shift begins at 6 p.m.

If you cannot work your shift, please call someone to cover for you or switch
weeks with you. Please notify DeWayne Oliver @ 720-273-7263 of any changes.

Oct. 23 Quarterfinal Info

Folks;



The Colorado Band quarterfinal competition will take place Friday, Oct. 23, at Douglas County High Stadium, adjacent to Douglas County High School.



The school is located at 2842 Front Street in Castle Rock.



Directions:



Take I-25 south to Castle Rock to the Founders/ Meadows Parkway Exit #184 – alongside the Castle Rock Factory Outlet Mall



Head east on Founders Parkway (left turn at light)



At third stoplight, turn right (south) onto Front Street



Take Front Street to the third stoplight for spectator parking – turn left (east)



Ticket Prices



Adults $11.00

Students $ 10.00

Seniors (60 +) $ 10.00

Under 6 Free



Wheat Ridge will perform at 10:30 a.m., with semi-final winners announced shortly after 1 p.m. Again, if you can help out with Pit Crew or bus chaperone, please contact DeWayne Oliver at dewkar@comcast.net or Arlene Bloom at Arlene.bloom@comcast.net or Beth Chandler at bthchandler@comcast.net, respectively.

Itinerary information can be fond on the band's Web site, www.wrhsband.org


The band’s placement will determine when it may perform for Saturday’s semifinal/final competition, so stay tuned for more information.


Go Wheaties!!!!!!!

On to Quarter, Semi-Finals

First off, thank you to everyone who was there to help out during last night's Metro Regionals. For those of you who couldn't be there, we know you were there in spirit!

Second, and importantly, the band is off to quarterfinal competition, which will take place Friday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Douglas County High School.

Because this competition is during the workweek, we realize it will be challenging for parents to help us out. That said, it's critically important we have enough adults to ride the buses, help get the students ready for competition, and, thirdly, help out with the Pit Crew. This season's performance requires us to move a lot of equipment, and we need all the help we can get. So, parents, if it's at all possible for you take some time off, or, if you are self-employed and can re-arrange your schedule, please consider giving up a morning and lend a hand. Your students, and the entire band, will appreciate it.

Please refer to the itinerary you received via e-mail for more information about the quarterfinals competition/Night Before State.

A few other notes: Because the band will be performing at quarterfinals, we will not be performing at the football game as originally scheduled Oct. 22. Instead, we will have a rehearsal Thursday after school to prepare for Friday's performance.

You'll also notice in the itinerary has a preliminary schedule for the semi-final competition that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Legacy Stadium in Aurora. The band's performance on Friday will determine when it will perform on Saturday; the tentative schedule attached will give you an idea of what to expect if the band winds up performing in the earliest time slots.

You can see that both Friday and, potentially, Saturday, will be two days of very early mornings, so please keep that in mind.

Finally, we'll be sending more information later in the week about Night Before State and other activities.

This is crunch week. No doubt about it. But the band is working hard, playing well and with your help and support, will finish the 2009 band competition season strong.

Again, thanks for your help. If you have any questions, let us know.

If you can volunteer for bus chaperone/helping get the students ready on Friday, please remember to contact Arlene Bloom at arlene.bloom@comcast.net or bthchandler@comcast.net if you're a Guard parent. For Pit Crew, contact DeWayne Oliver at dewkar@comcast.net.

Big week for band: Upcoming events

The week of Oct. 12 is a big week for the band, with two competitions, including the all-important Metro Regionals, which will help determine if the band moves to quarter-final competition on Friday, Oct. 23. (And of course, they will.)

In addition, the band boosters is sponsoring a parent get-together on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 13, where we will make sack lunches for Metro Regionals and also discuss plans for one of the band's biggest traditions, Night Before State.

First, the parent get-together. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. in the band room, we will be making sack lunches for Metro Regionals and talking about Night Before State. It is important that we get as many parents as possible to attend. And we hope to see new faces! Please notify Arlene (arlene.bloom@comcast.net)if you can attend.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Night Before State, it's a time for the band members to get together on the evening of Oct. 23 at the school and prepare for the semi-final competition that will take place the following day. There are always some special activities that make the evening an extraordinary event. Again, the more parents who can help out, the more enjoyable Night Before State will be for our students.

Next, Metro Regionals, which will take place on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Littleton Public School Stadium at 199 East Littleton Blvd. (South Broadway and Littleton Boulevard on the campus of Littleton High School. It's the same location where the Arapahoe Invitational took place.

Again, parking will be at a premium. We haven't heard if the vacant lot that was available to parents during the Arapahoe competition will be available for Metro Regionals. We'll send more information as it becomes available.

Finally, the Friendship Cup, which will take place Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Everly-Montgomery Stadium at Longmont High School. The school is located at 1040 Sunset Street in Longmont.

For these events, as always, we need your help.

Specifically, we are need of bus chaperones, Pit Crew help and Color Guard help for both Metro Regionals and Friendship Cup. If you can help, e-mail or call the following people:

Arlene Bloom at arlene.bloom@comcast.net or call (303) 946- 4425, if interested in helping with students and chaperoning.

Beth Chandler at bthchandler@comcast.net or call (303) 949- 0477, if interested in helping out with Color Guard.

DeWayne Oliver at dewkar@comcast.net, if interested in being part of the Pit Crew.

Please let us know as soon as possible so we are sure that we have enough help for these events!

For those of you who might not be able to help out at events but would like to help out in a way that is more flexible with your time, we really need help with washing uniforms and gauntlets. After the Friendship Cup on Saturday, Oct. 17, and before the following Friday, Oct. 23, we will need to wash all the uniform jackets. They are simple to wash in the machine on delicate, cold water, with use of a non- chlorine stain remover. The more help we have, the easier it will be to do this. Please email or call Arlene Bloom if you are able to help out with this. We want the students to look their best at the Finals Competitions! If you can donate some washing time, please let Arlene know.

As always, your help and support is greatly appreciated!

Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
www.wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com/

Arap time change: Calling chaperones, pit crew volunteers

Folks;

Just found out we'll be performing at 11:30 a.m. instead of 11:15 a.m. at the Arapahoe Invitational on Oct. 10.

And please remember, parents, that we need bus chaperones and pit crew volunteers for not only the Arapahoe Invitational but the Oct. 9 homecoming football game as well. We had a great turn-out for the Jeffco Marching Festival, but we can always use additional help. Remember, even if you can only help out during one or two events, it all counts.

So....... If you can ride a bus/chaperone and help get the students ready for their performances, please contact Arlene Bloom at arlene.bloom@comcast.net. We also need a parent to help the color guard get ready. If you can lend a hand, please contact Beth Chandler at bthchandler@comcast.net. And if you can help out for pit crew, please contact DeWayne Oliver at dewkar@comcast.net.

Again, thanks for your support.


Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
www.wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com/

KS cards Oct. 3, Bingo Oct. 4

Our esteemed Booster Board prez, Charlie Ferguson, will be selling KS gift cards this Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Starbucks at 38th and Kipling. Stop by, say hi, and buy.

Bingo workers Oct. 4: Devin Dunn, Beth Ferguson, Keith Fightmaster, Sarah Fisher, Alyssa Gillham, Julia Gray.

Shift runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Hollywood Bingo, 38th and Kipling.

If you cannot work your shift, please call someone to cover for you or switch weeks with you. Please notify DeWayne Oliver @ 720-273-7263 of any changes.

Congrats, thanks, Hawaii and upcoming events

First, congratulations to the marching band for their spectacular 4th place finish at the Jeffco Marching Invitational last night. The band looked and sounded great on their first trip out, and we are excited to see what the rest of the season holds. Our next big event is Homecoming and the Arapahoe Marching Invitational, itineraries for which are attached in e-mails sent on Sept. 30. Please read them carefully.

Second, thank you to all of the parents who helped out last night at the competition. We saw several new faces and we hope to see several more!

Third, the next Hawaii payment is due tomorrow, Oct. 1, in the amount of $350. Chaperone forms are also due tomorrow. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Muncey.

Finally, an important note about the Arapahoe invitational. The event is held at Littleton Public Schools Stadium, which is located on the campus of Littleton High School at 199 E. Littleton Boulevard (South Broadway and Littleton Boulevard).

Those of us who have attended competitions at LPS know that spectator parking is extremely limited. For this year, however, the good folks coordinating the event have received permission from the owners of Burt GMC to allow spectators to park their vehicles on a large, vacant lot just south of Littleton Boulevard.

The lot is on the east side of Broadway, just south of Littleton Boulevard. Spectators can park there, and walk one block up to Littleton Boulevard, then go east one long block to the stadium. Signage will be strategically placed on Broadway directing people to the lot, and the lot will be staffed by volunteers.

Disabled persons will still be able to park in the lot closest to LPS Stadium.

Questions? Contact Mrs. Muncey, or respond to this e-mail.

And as always, Go Wheaties!!!!!

Christy Muncey
Instrumental Music Director
Wheat Ridge High School
(303) 982-7703
cmuncey@jeffco.k12.co.us


Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
www.wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com/

Time Change for Jeffco Festival

Just got word that WRHS will perform at 5:39 — and not 5:52 — during tomorrow's Jeffco Marching Invitational. An amended itinerary is attached. Please adjust your times accordingly, and remember to get to the stadium in advance of the performance time to make sure you can see the band's routine.

KS cards Sept. 26, Bingo, Sept. 27

Folks;

Susan will not be at Starbucks this Saturday, but will be available to sell KS gift cards during the close of Retreat. Not sure she'll wear bells this weekend, but she'll be easy to find.

Bingo workers Sept. 27: Sarah Chichester-Olson, Kari Clifton, Bree Cordova, Jason Dear, Nathan Depetris, Ashlyn Dunn

Shift is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Hollywood Bingo, 38th and Kipling. If you cannot work your shift, please call someone to cover for you or switch weeks with you. Please notify DeWayne Oliver @ 720-273-7263 of any changes.

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Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
www.wrhsband.org
http://wrhsmusic.blogspot.com/

Upcoming Band Schedule

Fellow boosters:

The Marching Band has a busy schedule in the next few weeks. It begins on Tuesday, Sept. 22, with our benefit concert at the D-Note. The concert begins at 7, and we ask that you attend as well as bring lots of friends! The D-Note is located at 7519 Grandview Ave. in Olde Town Arvada.

Next, we have our first football game, on Thursday, Sept. 24, against Dakota Ridge. The football team is fun to watch, but the Marching Band is even better! Please come out to support both our great football team and our Marching Band. The game begins at 7 and will take place at the North Area Athletic Complex, 19400 West 64th Avenue Parkway in Arvada. It's basically on the corner of Colorado Highway 93 and 64th Avenue.

Next weekend — Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Sept. 26 — is also the 17th Annual Retreat Weekend for the Marching Band. This is our final big push before our first competition the following Tuesday. It is important for the students to be at all rehearsals Friday and Saturday. Part of this weekend is the sleepover at the school and the parent performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Please make sure that when your student comes to school or rehearsal on Friday that you send them with a sleeping bag, pillow, and any other items necessary for a sleepover. High school students will be allowed to store their belongings during the school day. These rooms will be locked during the school day, but as with any activity, please do not send anything of great value with your student.

The parent performance is a fun opportunity to watch your students up close as well as get a small taste of how hard they work. Following the performance, we will have an ice cream social provided by the boosters that we hope you will all attend before taking your students home.

Last, but not least, the Jeffco Marching Festival will take place Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Jeffco Stadium on Kipling, just south of Sixth Avenue. This is our first major competition, and we hope you will attend. The atmosphere at a band competition is very different from a football game, and it is always fun to see other bands

Check your e-mail for information about all the upcoming events. As always, there are plenty of opportunities for parents to help out, whether it's serving as a chaperone, riding the bus or helping out on the Pit Crew. Just respond to this e-mail.....

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at all the upcoming events!

KS Sept. 19; Bingo Sept. 20

KS gift cards will be on sale this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Starbucks at 38th and Kipling. Susan said she would be there will bells on, so let's find out if that's true.....

Said it before and will say it again. The more you buy, the more money you can place in your student's account. And even if you don't shop at KS, you can use the gift cards to purchase a Visa card or other credit card at KS and then use that card to purchase your groceries at another location.

As for bingo, workers this week are: Tess Bloom, Amanda Bowman-Getz, Kyrie Branaman, Haleigh Brunot, Garrison Byrnes and Annmarie Carlson.

Shift begins at 6, at our favorite bingo hall on 38th and Kipling. If you can't make your shift, please call someone to cover for you or switch weeks with you. Please notify DeWayne Oliver @ 720-273-7263 of any changes.

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