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Millard North Band Boosters Newsletter 1 May 2016 Hello Mustang Band Family! As I write this, I reflect on another outstanding year where the bar has been set even higher than ever! Please take 5 minutes to read my comments as I have a lot to convey to you – my family! Nurturing our cultureThis year has certainly been a defining statement for the Mustang Band program! Just because the construction projects to our school are wrapping up does not mean that construction is complete with our Mustang Band pro- gram! Last summers leadership seminar was entitled Nurturing our Culture”. Students discovered this PRO- CESS must involve each and every member of our Mustang Band family in order to be successful. It is exciting to witness our band family buying into nurturing a culture so we can continue pushing ourselves to a HIGHER LEV- EL OF EXCELLENCE! The bar has certainly been raised higher this year! Does music REALLY matter? This has been a somewhat challenging year for me in many ways. Many opportunities arose for our students, which is wonderful! This does put more stress on the directors as they scramble to determine repertoire, busing, itineraries, scheduling rehearsals, sectionals, clinicians, etc. Dont get me wrong, because I have loved the jour- ney and the growth this year! But some instances have caused me to ponder - is what I do every day worth it? Some important observations LIFE IS NOT ONLY ABOUT QUANTITATIVE RESULTS. Through studying an instrument, your child has learned about creating quality music - as opposed to filling in bubbles to achieve the best possible numerical out- come on a test. Our goal has not been to quickly finish a piece of music and receive a final evaluation, but rather to enjoy the process of creating something from nothing - as individuals and as a team - and making music in the process! OUR BRAINS AND BODIES HAVE INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL. We started with nothing and ended with a set of performances through a very intentional process . You must have faith that your child has enormous poten- tial, and it is up to you to continue to use our instrumental music program to continue to exploit that poten- tial. This is NOT about your child becoming a professional musician! It s about believing in your childs potential to learn and grow through the discipline and process of learning an instrument. EMBRACING FAILURE IS LIFES GREATEST SKILL. Human development is a result of responses to problems and failures. Parents are not supposed to make things easier for their kids. It s important that they

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Page 1: May 2016 - Millard North Band€¦ · May 2016 Hello Mustang Band ... four years and continuing to raise the bar ever higher. All of you are continuing to push to the very end and

Millard North Band Boosters Newsletter 1

May 2016

Hello Mustang Band Family!

As I write this, I reflect on another outstanding year where the bar has been set even higher than ever! Please

take 5 minutes to read my comments as I have a lot to convey to you – my family!

Nurturing our culture… This year has certainly been a defining statement for the Mustang Band program! Just because the construction

projects to our school are wrapping up does not mean that construction is complete with our Mustang Band pro-

gram! Last summer’s leadership seminar was entitled “Nurturing our Culture”. Students discovered this PRO-

CESS must involve each and every member of our Mustang Band family in order to be successful. It is exciting to

witness our band family buying into nurturing a culture so we can continue pushing ourselves to a HIGHER LEV-

EL OF EXCELLENCE! The bar has certainly been raised higher this year!

Does music REALLY matter? This has been a somewhat challenging year for me in many ways. Many opportunities arose for our students, which is wonderful! This does put more stress on the directors as they scramble to determine repertoire, busing, itineraries, scheduling rehearsals, sectionals, clinicians, etc. Don’t get me wrong, because I have loved the jour-ney and the growth this year! But some instances have caused me to ponder - is what I do every day worth it? Some important observations…

LIFE IS NOT ONLY ABOUT QUANTITATIVE RESULTS. Through studying an instrument, your child has

learned about creating quality music - as opposed to filling in bubbles to achieve the best possible numerical out-

come on a test. Our goal has not been to quickly finish a piece of music and receive a final evaluation, but rather

to enjoy the process of creating something from nothing - as individuals and as a team - and making music in the

process!

OUR BRAINS AND BODIES HAVE INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL. We started with nothing and ended with a

set of performances through a very intentional process. You must have faith that your child has enormous poten-

tial, and it is up to you to continue to use our instrumental music program to continue to exploit that poten-

tial. This is NOT about your child becoming a professional musician! It’s about believing in your child’s potential

to learn and grow through the discipline and process of learning an instrument.

EMBRACING FAILURE IS LIFE’S GREATEST SKILL. Human development is a result of responses to

problems and failures. Parents are not supposed to make things easier for their kids. It’s important that they

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struggle - and struggle they did in the beginning! You helped your child through the tough beginnings of learning

their instrument, and they will continue to thrive from this process - IF they continue on in band. The only true fail-

ure is allowing them to quit. And yes, I tried to quit band each and every year of my high school career!

INTELLIGENCE AND TALENT ARE NOT INBORN AND CAN BE INCREASED. Maybe you did not know

this while you were growing up, but your child knows it now — and this knowledge will take them to beautiful plac-

es if they continue with band. Parents and students must take a longer-term view of their learning; regardless of

whether your child is amazing, mediocre, or “not-so-fantastic” at playing their instrument, the potential still exists

for them to develop into a great musician - and learner! Talent is a function of acquired skills - not innate abil-

ity! Their achievement depends on long-term attitude and process of intentional practice. Realizing this fact

while using musical instruction as a vehicle will carry over into every other life skill your child needs as long as

they continue to study it in school! It takes a village… With the continued budget cuts for the district and to the band program, it is going to take even more diligence in order to continue to nurture and grow our program. When you are assessed band fees, this helps run our pro-gram for the entire year! What little budget the district can afford our program is completely depleted by Septem-ber 1st. Without fundraising efforts such as the Big Band Dance, NSBA Marching Band Championships, Savings Card sales, and March-a-thon, in addition to band fees, your students would not have ANY opportunities to: Attend Marching Band competitions Get fed at band camp or competitions Have top notch Marching Band music arrangements Have top notch Marching Band drill Have access to additional teaching staff Attend Jazz Band competitions Have auditions judged for chair placements Offer a Winter Guard program Bring in clinicians to work with all three Concert Bands Attend the NSBA Bandmasters Convention performance Attend the Holland Center performance Receive master class teaching by outstanding professionals Play new Concert Band, Jazz Band, or Pep Band music Have access to music stands that are not broken Play instruments that we did not previously own because we don’t have enough for the number of students in

our program Your funding of the band program may seem like we are asking for “extra” money that isn’t necessary to what we do. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth! When we compare our band fees to other schools in our met-ro area that charge between $500-$750 per year, I would say we are making miracles happen every day! With everyone’s continued help and support of our band family, we can carry on with growing our program and experi-ence an even HIGHER LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE! I cannot even begin to thank this year’s seniors enough for all your hard work in “nurturing a culture” over the past four years and continuing to raise the bar ever higher. All of you are continuing to push to the very end and that is a great way to leave your legacy! Your persistence, dedication, character, and love for our family have held every-one to a standard that this program will continue to strive for each and every year. You are all so talented in so many unique ways. You will all be so successful – I have no doubt! Be remarkable!!! Also a huge thank you to ALL of you who volunteer time to make this vision a reality - we could not do it without you! So many of you give so much to help us out in so many ways. Thank you so much for your continued sup-port of our family! Have a great summer! Mr. P

Ryan Placek

Millard North Director of Bands

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The MN Band Boosters awarded five scholarships which were presented at the annual Music Department

Banquet on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in the Mustang Center at Millard North High School. The winners for

2016 were James Patton, Gus Sheppard, Andrew Barber, Beth Shavlik, and Sophia Holt, pictured above from

left to right. This event is held annually to honor the accomplishments of students involved in the Millard North

music programs. For more award recipients, see page 4 of this newsletter.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations Drum Majors for the 2016-2017 season: Erica Flores, Amy Nelson,

Rachel Nielsen, and Courtney Tompkins. They will lead the Mustang Marching Band

on the field this fall with their competitive show “Mandala.”

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The Millard North Music Awards Banquet was held Thursday, April 28 2016, at the Millard North Mustang

Center. This event is held annually to honor the accomplishments of students involved in the Millard North

music programs. The award winners this year are as follows:

Spirit Award: Jacob Coughlin, Gus Sheppard

Outstanding Bandsman: Aaron Adams, Beth Shavlik

Woody Herman Award: Neil Band

Patrick Gilmore Award: James Patton

Louis Armstrong Award: Andrew Barber

John Philip Sousa Award: Sarah Annis

Merit Awards

John Mark Connolly Julia Hansen

Jessica Leever Braden Linemann

Kali McCord Jessica Predoehl

Zach Ritenour Erica Scheetz Kallie Spooner Nathan Urban Carmen Vogt

Michaela Watson

Musicianship Awards

David Clark Drew Carlson Joe Cowman

Ellen Ellis Sophia Holt

Jordyn Meekma Claudia Moomey

CONGRATULATIONS to Millard North Mustang Band Alumni Meghan Coughlin, Jonathan Halvorson,

and Elizabeth Drey! They are current members of the Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band. Meghan

will be one of the Drum Majors this fall, and Jonathan will be a section leader for the trombone section.

Elizabeth will be a rank leader in the piccolo section. Go Cornhusker Marching Band!!

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Aaron Adams Glorie Anien Sarah Annis Abbi Bader

Neil Band Andrew Barber Noah Blaker Madeline Borgmann

Drew Carlson Matthew Chen David Clark Rhiannon Cobb

John Connolly Jacob Coughlin Joe Cowman Alex Deptula

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Mikaela Deptula Michael Ervin Ellen Ellis Kelsey Folkers

Shelby Goodrich Katie Hall Julia Hansen Melanie Harvey

Sophia Holt Brandon Huckaby Sarah Jaksich Sophia Lambert

Jessica Leever Braden Lienemann Jack Luddy Tara Malchow

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Jordyn Meekma Abbey Monahan Claudia Moomey Madison Morrissette

Rachel Olig James Patton Jessica Predoehl Marissa Preister

Jessica Ruhlman Ryan Russell Erica Scheetz Tori Schuetz

Elizabeth Shavlik Gus Sheppard Haidon Shultz Kallie Spooner

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Michaela Watson Grace Wilson

Some famous influential people you may know that are/were also musicians:

Larry Page – Co-founder of Google - Alto saxophone Dr. Michael DeBakey – Pioneering heart surgeon - Clarinet Noah Webster – Publisher of Webster’s Dictionary – Flute

George Lucas – Filmmaker – Clarinet Alan Greenspan – Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve – Clarinet Bill Clinton – Former President of the United States – Tenor Saxophone

Julia Roberts – Actor – Oboe/Clarinet Tina Fey – Actor/Comedienne – Clarinet

Neil Armstrong – First astronaut on the moon - Euphonium Albert Einstein – Scientist, Theorist, Nobel Prize winner - Piano & Violin

Fifty anxious 5th graders walked into the music room seven years ago with a horn in their hand

and anticipation in their hearts. Since that day they have made their mark on the tradition of

the Millard North Mustang Band. By the time they graduate in May of 2016, they will have per-

formed at roughly 25 concerts, 20 marching band contests, 16 football games, and made an

appearance marching down Main Street of DisneyWorld in Florida. They were brand new

freshmen when Mr. Placek became the band director at Millard North High School, and under

his direction, they have brought this program to a new level. They have performed in the fol-

lowing Varsity shows: “One,” “Ex Atrum,” “Follow Your Dreams,” and “Roses are Red.” Their

legacy is set. They have led with pride, dignity, and a spirit of service that is remarkable. They

have earned their place at Millard North High School and the right to call themselves the Mus-

tangs. We are very proud of all of you! Good luck Seniors! Keep making music!!!

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The 16th Annual Big Band Swing Dance was held at the Millard North High School on Friday evening, May 6,

2016 The Millard North High School Jazz Bands entertained the crowd for hours. This event was the result of the

many people who helped set up, serve, take money, and clean up. Many thanks go to the students, parents, and

grandparents who supported the event. A huge thanks goes to chairman Stephanie Sacco who devoted many

hours to make this event the huge success that it was! Also a big thank you to Wendy Lund for coordinating the

silent auction and to Jennifer Ghanavati for putting together the basket raffles. If you were unable to make it this

year, plan to come next year! The Big Band Swing Dance was a lot of fun for all ages!

We are planning another garage sale fundraiser in 2016. So when you get the “urge to purge” during your

spring cleaning, please set them aside for the band. We would love to have lots of big items like furniture, appli-

ances, etc. If you are upgrading, redecorating, or remodeling, please think of the garage sale as a chance to

benefit the band. Dino’s Storage is providing us with a storage unit at a greatly reduced rate for the garage sale!

The garage sale is TENTATIVELY scheduled for July 20 and 21 during freshman band camp. Watch future e-

mails for more details on donating, volunteering, and sale information!

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Many large companies are declaring a lack of 21st century skills in current employees who . . .

Can’t think outside the box

Can’t work in teams

Don’t know work ethic

Aren’t creative

Don’t have problem solving skills

Can’t clearly communicate

Can’t multitask

Can’t manage time

If all of this sounds familiar, it’s because it is what we do each and every day in band! I fear

that too often our public education system puts too much stress on “filling in bubbles” on

standardized tests. Language, science, and math are all very crucial to a child’s education. Is

what we do in band pointless? Research studies and science say absolutely not! Numerous

studies prove that playing a band instrument helps students excel in school, has positive ef-

fects on the brain, and builds life skills. Here are just a few facts about how participation in

band can literally change the life of a child.

College admissions officers cite participation in music as an important factor in making ad-

missions decisions. Music participation demonstrates time management, creativity, expres-sion, and open-mindedness. - Carl Hartman, “Arts May Improve Students’ Grades”

On the 2012 SAT, students who participated in band scored an average of 31 points above average in reading, 23 points above average in math, and 31 points above average in writ-ing. - College Board SAT (2012)

“Assiduous instrument training from an early age can help the brain to process sounds bet-

ter, making it easier to stay focused when absorbing other subjects” -Scientific American (2010)

Music is one of the Seven Multiple Intelligences identified in the brain and THE ONLY ONE

that utilizes all seven intelligences simultaneously. Thus, students who participate in music courses exercise more of their brain than in any other course they take in school. – H. Gardner, Harvard

The combined results of 12 experimental studies indicate a positive relationship between

instrumental music study and math achievement. - Vaughn, K. (2000) A ten-year study indicates that students in band achieve higher test scores, regardless of

socioeconomic background. - Dr. James Catterall, UCLA

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**PLEASE NOTE COLORGUARD AND PERCUSSION HAVE THEIR OWN ADDITIONAL SCHEDULES

JUNE Mon-6 6-8 pm Instrument rental night (Grades 9-12) for anyone who still needs a school instrument Tue-7 6-9 pm FRESHMAN Band Rehearsal 6-7:30pm VARSITY Band Rehearsal 6-9pm

*This includes Winds (Brass & Woodwinds) Colorguard, Drumline & Pit Wed-8 10 am-12 Optional Sectionals (Varsity)

Tue-14 6-9 pm VARSITY Band Rehearsal Wed-15 10 am-12 Optional Sectionals (Varsity)

Tue-21 6-9 pm VARSITY Band Rehearsal

Freshman Drum Line (6-7:30pm) 6-8 pm Varsity uniform fittings (Seniors and those whose uniform still fits)

Wed-22 10 am-12 Optional Sectionals (Varsity)

Tue-28 6-9 pm VARSITY Band Rehearsal Freshman Drum Line (6-7:30pm)

6-8 pm Varsity uniform fittings (Soph/Jrs and those whose uniform still fits)

Wed-29 10 am-12 Optional Sectionals (Varsity)

JULY Tue-5 NO REHEARSAL THIS WEEK! Have a safe and Happy 4

th!

Tue-12 6-9 pm VARSITY Band Rehearsal Wed – 13 9-3 pm LEADERSHIP TRAINING

July 18-22 8 am-4 pm VARSITY DRUMLINE & COLORGUARD CAMP (all week)

Wed-20 8 am-4:00pm FRESHMAN BAND CAMP (Leadership Team reports) Thur-21 8 am-4 pm ALL 9-12 BAND MEMBERS BAND CAMP 1-5:30 pm VARSITY BAND MEMBERS REPORT—Workshop Fri-22 8 am-4 pm VARSITY ONLY BAND CAMP

JULY 25-29 8 am-4 pm VARSITY BAND CAMP 8AM-4PM

Tues - August 2 6-9 pm VARSITY BAND CAMP

6-8 pm Freshman uniform fittings

Tues - August 9 6-9pm VARSITY BAND CAMP

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*ANYONE IN COLORGUARD IS CONSIDERED PART OF VARSITY BAND!!! **PLEASE NOTE COLORGUARD AND PERCUSSION HAVE THEIR OWN ADDITIONAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULES

JUNE Mon-6 6-8 pm Instrument rental night (Grades 9-12) for anyone who still needs a school instrument Tue-7 6-7:30p m ALL 9-12 BAND STUDENTS REHEARSAL

**This includes Winds - Brass & Woodwinds, Colorguard, Drumline & Pit

Tue-14 6-7:30 pm Freshman Percussion Tue-21 6-7:30 pm Freshman Percussion Tue-28 6-7:30 pm Freshman Percussion

JULY Tue-5 NO REHEARSAL THIS WEEK! Have a safe and happy 4

th!

Tue-12 6-7:30 pm ALL 9-12 BAND STUDENTS REHEARSAL

Wed-20 8 am-4 pm FRESHMAN BAND CAMP

Thur-21 8 am-5:30 pm ALL 9-12 BAND MEMBERS BAND CAMP & WORKSHOP!

Tue – Aug 2 6-8 pm Freshman uniform fittings

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BAND UNIFORM FITTINGS SCHEDULE 2016

The summer uniform fitting assignments are just guidelines so if your student cannot attend at his/her as-

signed time, he/she is welcome to come to any of the fitting times. The important thing is attending one of

the fittings! If your student can’t attend any of the fittings, you must contact Wendy Lund (402-960-8825,

[email protected]) to make other arrangements. In addition to the above fitting times, we will be fitting

freshmen for their pep band shirts and shorts during freshman band camp.

Summer Uniform Fittings – evenings during rehearsal

June 21 – Varsity uniform fittings (Seniors and those whose uniform still fits)

June 28– Varsity uniform fittings (Sophomores/Juniors and those whose uniform still fits)

August 2 – Freshmen uniform fittings

August 16—Uniform fittings, if needed

Fees for 2016 which are due at the uniform fitting time:

Uniform maintenance: $25

Picture buttons: $3 (tentatively)

Pep Band shirts: $25 (tentatively)

Show shirts: $10 (tentatively)

Parade Shorts: $15 (tentatively)

Booster Fees: $85

Marching shoes: $30 (tentatively)

Gloves: $3 (tentatively)

Socks: $1

Senior Pep Band Shirts

Senior Pep Band shirts and shorts are gladly accepted as donations. Just drop them off at a rehearsal or

return to school.

Contact Wendy Lund (402-960-8825, [email protected] with questions.

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Date Who Event Time/Place

Tues., Aug. 9 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6-9 pm

Wed., Aug. 10 First Day of School—Pep Rally

Tues, Aug. 16 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6-9 pm; MNHS

Sat., Aug. 20 9-12 Premier Night/Potluck/Parent Meeting 5:30 p.m.; MNHS

Tues., Aug 23 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6-9 p.m.; MNHS

Thurs., Aug. 25 9-12 Home Football vs. Omaha North 6:15 p.m. call @ Buell

Sat., Aug. 27 9-12 Millard Days Parade AM

Tues., Aug. 30 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6:00-9:00 p.m., MNHS

Sept. ??? 9-12 March-A-Thon Fundraiser 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 2 9-12 Home Football vs. Millard West 6:15 p.m. call @ Buell

Tues., Sept. 6 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal at BUELL 6:00-9:00 p.m. @ Buell

Tues., Sept. 13 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6:00-9:00 p.m.; MNHS

Tues., Sept. 16 9-12 Home Football (9-12 Band) Senior Night vs.

Creighton Prep (Homecoming)

6:15 p.m. call @Buell

Sat., Sept. 197 Varsity Millard West Wildcat Classic Prelims only

Tues, Sept. 20 NO REHEARSAL—Orchestra Concert

Sat., Sept. 24 Varsity Papillion South Titan Invite All day/evening

Mon., Sept. 26 Varsity MONDAY Evening Rehearsal 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Tues.., Sept. 27 Varsity NO REHEARSAL—Choir Concert

Sat., Oct. 1 Varsity Golden Regiment Invite TBA (all day/evening), Blue Springs South High

School; Blue Springs, Missouri

Tues., Oct. 4 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6:00-9:00 p.m., MNHS

Fri., Oct. 7 9-12 Home Football Freshman Night vs. Lincoln

Northeast

6:15 p.m. call @ Buell

Sat., Oct. 8 9-12 Bellevue East Invitational

ALL STATE AUDITIONS DUE!!!

All day/evening

Tues., Oct. 11 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal 6:00-9:00 p.m., MNHS

Wed., Oct. 152 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal TBA—10 a.m.

Thurs., Oct. 13 9-12 Home Football vs. Fremont 6:15 p.m. call @ Buell

Tues., Oct. 18 Varsity Varsity Rehearsal—Parent Appreciation Night 6:00-9:00 p.m., MNHS

Sat., Oct. 22 Varsity NSBA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ BUELL

STADIUM; WE ARE HOSTING AGAIN THIS

YEAR SO WE WILL NEED WORKERS! SAVE

THE DATE AND PLEASE VOLUNTEER! After

State Marching Band party @ MNHS —ALL 9-

12 Band invited!

All day/evening at Buell Stadium

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Wed., Nov. 2 9-12 Jazz Band Auditions Due

Tues., Nov. 8 9-12 Jazz Band Rehearsals Begin TBA

Nov. 16-18 NMEA Conference/All State Honor

Groups

Lincoln Embassy Suites & UNL

Tues., Dec. 6 9-12 All Concert Bands Winter Concert 7:00 p.m. at MNHS Auditorium

Fri., Dec. 9 Silver Pep Band 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., MNHS

SPRING SEMESTER

Jan. 7 Blue Pep Band 5:30 p.m . & 7:15 p.m.

Jan. 14 Silver Pep Band 5:30 p.m. & 7:15 p.m.

Jan. 17 Wind Ensemble Side by Side Concert with 8th grade

bands from Millard North MS and Kiewit

MS

7:00 p.m., MNHS Auditorium

Jan. 20 Blue Pep Band DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION AUDI-TIONS

4:15 P.M., MNHS

Jan. 21 Silver Pep Band 3:30 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.

Jan. 27-29 UNL Winter Winds Honor Band Festival

Jan. 27-29 UNO BOCH Honor Band Festival

Jan. 28 Blue Pep Band HWAA Winter Guard and Winter Drums Clinic

3:30 p.m. & 5:15 p.m., MNHS TBA

Feb. 4 HWAA Winter Guard and Winter Drums TBA

Feb. 10 Silver Pep Band 5:30 p.m. & 7:15 p.m., MNHS

Feb. 16 Blue Pep Band 5:30 p.m. & 7:15 p.m., MNHS

Feb. 18 9th & 10th

grade

Elkhorn Band Olympics solo/ensembles HWAA Winter Guard and Winter Drums

Elkhorn South High School; All Day TBA

Feb. 21 Winter Concert; Symphonic Band, Con-

cert Band, and Jazz Bands

7:00 p.m., MNHS

Feb. 24-25 UNO Jazz Festival Jazz Band, Stage Band

TBA

Feb. 25 HWAA Winter Guard & Winter Drums

Competition

TBA

March 4 NSBA Concert Band Festival; Wind

Symphony and Symphonic Band

TBA

Mar. 10-11 Bellevue East Jazz Festival; Jazz Band

& Stage Band

TBA

Mar. 20-24 Spring Break

Mar. 30 Bellevue West Band Festival—Concert

Band

TBA

April 1?? HWAA Winter Guard & Winter Drums

Championships?

TBA

April 2 Band Day at the Holland TBA

Apr 19-22 District Music Contest Wind Ensemble/Solos & Ensembles

TBA

Apr 27 Music Awards—MNHS Auditorium 5:00 p.m.

May 2 Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.; MNHS Auditorium

May 5 Big Band Dance—Jazz Band & Stage

Band

7:00-11:00 p.m.; MNHS

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EMAIL

Instructions for subscribing to the band's email distribution list are on the "Email List" tab of the

website. If you have any problems (it won't add you to the list, or it appears to have added you,

but you don't seem to be getting the emails, etc.), please contact our website administrator, Tom

Townsend at [email protected].

FACEBOOK

Our Facebook group name is “Millard North Band Boosters”. This group is for parents and sup-

porters of the Millard North Band. Parents can post pictures, ask questions, and connect with

other band parents throughout the school year. This is a closed Facebook group, which means

anyone can see the group and who’s in it; however, only members of the group can make posts,

and see the posts and photos. Feel free to post any candid pictures you take of our band during

the year! To join the Facebook group:

Log in to Facebook. Search for “Millard North Band Boosters”

Click the “Join Group” button on the right of the screen. Your request will be sent to our group

administrator, Ann Blaker.

TWITTER

We can now get you important announcements on Twitter…Twitter users can follow the band

here: @MNHS_Band. If you’re not a Twitter user, but your cell phone plan has a large (or un-

limited) text message allowance, you can receive the band’s tweets as text messages. To sign

up, text Follow @MNHS_Band to 40404.

Note: If you have a “signature” appended to your text messages, i.e., “Millard North Band

Rocks!”, you will want to disable/remove it from your subscription message, so you only send

“Follow @MNHS_Band”, without the quotes, to 40404.

WEBSITE

The website for the Millard North Band is www.mnband.net. Check it often, especially during

marching season for the latest updates and information. Sign up for volunteer opportunities as

well! Even if all slots are filled for volunteering, you may always come to volunteer as these are

the minimum number of volunteers needed. Many hands make light work!

This year we are not printing our Band Directory in an effort to save money and paper. The

Band Directory printing expense was around $500 per year, and so we are putting the Directory

on a password protected “members only” section of the website instead. You can find the

“members only” section of the website under the “Band Boosters” menu tab. The Band Directo-

ry is located there. In order to access the Band Directory, you will need to enter the password

which is “Mandala2016.” You may print your own copy or access it online as needed during the

year. Use the directory to obtain contact information for parents and students.

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Millard North Band Boosters Newsletter 17

Ryan Placek,

Band Director

[email protected]

715-1513

Craig Mathis,

Assistant Band Director

[email protected]

715-1513

Watch the website over the summer for important updates about

Band Camp, uniform fitting information, summer band activities and

rehearsal schedules!