Weekly Update

Hi again Everyone,I meant to include call time information for Jazz Band for tomorrow's show and got ahead of myself.Students should arrive to the Green Valley CPAC (off Continental Rd.) by 5:00. Dress for tomorrow is all black with our blue ties, which I will bring down to the CPAC for everyone. When you turn into the CPAC, if you make an immediate right into the parking area right by Continental Rd., it will take you to the closest entrance to the theater where we will be performing. Mr. Benjamin GarlandDirector of Instrumental MusicSahuarita High School(520)625.3502 x1551

Happy Super Bowl Everyone!I have a few quick announcements for everyone for this week. I'll keep it pretty brief, but please make sure to look everything over.1) Tomorrow night is our Jazz Band Fundraiser Concert at the Green Valley CPAC! The concert is at 7:00 and will feature special guests from the Green Valley Stage Band. We'd love to have as many people as possible there for this concert, and you can still purchase tickets online at the Green Valley CPAC website. Please share this info with your friends, family, and neighbors so we can sell as many tickets as possible. [...]

Parents and Students,I'll be gone the remainder of the week for All-State Jazz and our AMEA Conference, but I will be largely available by email. I wanted to take a quick moment before I left to send out a huge congratulations to our awesome band and orchestra students who earned placements in the AMEA South-Central Regional Honor Festival for this year. We had 27 students audition this year. I'm incredibly proud of all the students who put in time and effort to practice and prepare for their auditions and tried out on Saturday. We had a record 21 students earn a [...]

Good Evening Everyone,The end of the semester is upon us! Before we all leave for break, I just wanted to send out a few quick last updates for everyone.1) Jazz Band Spring Trip: Don't forget that the $50 deposit and tax credit donations made toward the spring trip need to be done by the end of the month, if at all possible. Tax credit donations do take some time to process and to be added to accounts, so the sooner those can be made, the better, and of course, don't forget if you have additional family members, family friends, etc. who [...]

Good Morning Parents and Students:I just wanted to send out a quick reminder for the students that are involved with SUSD Orchestra Day tomorrow (strings, and then winds and percussion who auditioned successfully).Please make sure you are at the auditorium no later than 8:30 tomorrow morning (8:00 for strings auditioning for the first row). The Walden Grove Music Boosters are providing lunch for tomorrow. Please bring $5 for your lunch and turn it in to me when you arrive at the auditorium.Dress for the concert is all black, and please arrive back to the auditorium no later than 5:30! The concert [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone,My apologies for just getting an email out today. I've been burning the candle on both ends and have hardly a minute to spare. This is just a friendly reminder that tomorrow evening we have our winter band concert in the SUSD Auditorium at 6:00. Students should arrive at the auditorium no later than 5:30. Since the orchestra has a separate concert this year, it should be a relatively quick show.Dress for the concert is all black with a splash of holiday color. Please remember black jeans and black tennis shoes are not dress clothes. Jazz Band will wear their [...]

Good Evening Everyone,I just had a couple of quick things to send out to everyone:1) Tomorrow's Orchestra Day rehearsal for strings (and winds and percussion) is from 6:00-8:00 in the WGHS Cafeteria. Please allow adequate time to get to Walden, get to the cafeteria, and set up.2) Call time for the Winter Light Parade on Saturday is 4:30, and the parade begins at 6:00. It's a relatively short parade, and I suspect we'll be all finished between 7:00 and 7:15. Students should wear marching shoes, jeans, and a holiday sweater or white on top. Guard is in black tops with festive [...]