Hello band families! Today’s message is a reminder that we have a special meeting tonight at 6:30pm in Patriot Hall (across from the gymnasium). We’ll be taking a look ahead to next year with all of the planned events and volunteer needs…
read moreAssessment week has finally arrived! We are putting the finishing touches on our selections. Please review the Assessment Schedule for March 13 (CB) & March 16 (WE). Parents/families/friends are allowed and encouraged to attend! The students have worked hard to prepare for these performances and it…
read moreHello band families! We have some great events coming up before spring break (can you believe we’re almost to that milestone already?) Two of them will be on next Tuesday: Mark your calendars for a special Band Booster Meeting for all returning band…
read moreBand Parents – We need two chaperones for each of the band assessments on March 13, 2024 (Concert Band) and March 16, 202 (Wind Ensemble). You will need to report to the band hallway and ride the school bus to and from the assessment….
read moreHello band families, What a week we have coming! Two concerts in two days featuring TEN schools and THREE Yorktown High School ensembles! Since we know that Internet access can be.. um.. difficult for parents at school, the programs for the concerts…
read moreThis week we are excited to present out pyramid pre-assessment concerts. The Monday format is a little different in the past (see below). I hope that parents and families are able to attend to support their students in this important step in…
read moreDear band families, Love is in the air, but music is the food of love. This week’s message includes an update on Boston trip forms (deadline Feb 23), concert refreshment donation and volunteer signups, and a last call for practice-a-thon students to…
read moreI want to again congratulate our All-District Band participants: Michael D., Isla D., Nyx H., Connor R., John S., Natalie V., Andrew D., Aidan R., and Dylan Y. They represented Yorktown brilliantly and grew through focused rehearsals on the way to wonderful…
read moreDear band families, Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Practice-A-Thon and Drum-A-Thon. The winterguard Spin-A-Thon (scheduled for February 10) has started off strong. Please share in your social networks to help boost their cause. TL;DR and Upcoming Dates:…
read moreDear Boston trip families, We have completed the tallies for our practice-a-thon and our students managed to raise approximately $115/student. We had two-thirds participation by our band students and can only imagine how much more could have been raised if we had…
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