January 17, 2023

Greetings fellow Eagles! Here is your weekly update for 1/17/2023! A few things to cover this week, as we have a slightly shorter week. Hope everyone had a great MLK day off!

ELIGIBILITY: We are in week no. 3 of the grading period. That means that this week is the last and final week that teachers can add or create assignments for the eligibility period. Students will have an opportunity to finish up work THIS WEEK for a chance to regain eligibility on January 30th, which is just 3 days before we leave for the trip.

• IF YOU ARE A DISNEY TRIP STUDENT WHO IS CURRENTLY INELIGIBLE, YOU HAVE BEEN TALKED TO AS WELL AS YOUR PARENTS. IF YOU DO NOT REGAIN YOUR ELIGIBILITY BY PASSING ALL CLASSES ON YOUR NEXT PROGRESS REPORT, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO TRAVEL WITH THE BAND AND WILL LOSE YOUR FUNDING FOR THE DISNEY TRIP.

BOOSTER MEETING: Tonight, we will host our first Booster meeting of the month. Parents who are on the Booster Board will need to meet at 6:30 for item voting. The paying members of the band parents in the Booster Club are invited to attend the general session at 7:00PM.

• Since the meeting is going to heavily revolve around Disney trip items, we are inviting ANY parent who wants to attend today at 7:00PM for all the happenings of our program.

DISNEY TRIP: Meal selection for the Thursday dinner is happening today during class. We will be reaching out to chaperones and other guests to ask you for your choice. The choice of the Thursday dinner options are as follows:

• CHICKEN: Roasted 1/4 chicken, yukon gold potato purée, seasonal vegetable, & served with a demi glaze sauce.
• PORK: Flame-kissed all natural Pork Loin, Yukon gold potato purée, seasonal vegetable, with garlic mushroom barre blanc sauce.
• PASTA: Penne pasta, basil pesto, & seasonal vegetables.

If you will be at the Booster meeting tonight Tuesday 7pm, you can give me your meal option there.
    
SIDE BY SIDE: AHS Varsity Band students (the wind ensemble, 5th period) will travel next week to Timberwood MS on Tuesday and West Lake on Thursday. We are asking for all wind ensemble students to get a ride there, as there will not be a bus option that will take you there. Next week’s times are as follows:

• Timberwood Middle School, Tuesday January 24th, 2023
  • 4:15-5:30 Non-Varsity Rehearsal
  • 5:30-6:00 Dinner
  • 6:00-7:30 Varsity Band Rehearsal
• West Lake Middle School, Thursday January 26th, 2023
  • 4:30 to 5:30 Concert Band 
  • 5:45 to 6:45 Symphonic Band 
  • 7:00 to 8:00 Honor Band 

SOLO & ENSEMBLE: UIL Solo and Ensemble is coming up fast! More details are being ironed out currently, but our official contest day is Saturday February 18th at Atascocita HS.

• If you are one of the 6 entries who have selected to do the State track, your contest is Friday February 17th at Humble HS.
• The contest will start in the morning, and will go to the evening since we have about 170 entries participating. 
• This is a curriculum performance required by all band students. All band students should have music that is either a solo or an ensemble picked out and should already be practicing. If you do not have music yet, please come see a band director and we will help you.

Lots happening fast these few weeks as we start to get closer to Disney trip time! We look forward to seeing our parents at tonight Tuesday’s Booster meeting, and let’s all have a super good week!