I hope you are all as excited as I am about camp, this years show and seeing everyone. This chance for us all to work, play and be together is a time I look forward to every year!

I am going to try something different this year. For all of you who are bringing digital cameras… please bring along the card reader or cord you use to put your pictures on your computer. I will bring the iMac and would love for you guys to put your shots on the schools computer so we can all share them! We will also put council in charge of keeping our website posted daily with fresh pics so parents can follow along too.

Alumni and Parents – feel free to visit us! We love to see you. Check the schedule in the parent information page (look up).

6:45 AM – I will see you then!

If you want to make sure you have the right stuff packed – it is all common sense stuff but there is a Camp Letter with a repeat of previously mailed material along with a packing list on the parent information page.

Also check the Parent Information Link above for band camp registration and medical forms and a daily suggested schedule.

Camp is here! Well almost. The 17th we will meet you all at the school at 6:45 AM (Yes it is early). If you have lost your original forms I have more online under the parent info page.
The drill and music is very exciting this year, we have a great t-shirt design and there are some great activities planned for camp.

Calendar – make sure you are checking the calendar frequently. We have the Labor Day parade before school starts, uniform hand out dates before school and 2 tuesday night practices as well.

WE NEED AN ADULT TO TAKE OVER CONCESSIONS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. Many thanks to Dawn Tesne, Amanda Tesner and Teresa Ziegler for taking care of concessions this past year! They were in charge of raising over $4,000 this past school year. We need someone new to step up and take charge as we do not want to loose that income!

Check out our projects our bands have online. We are using web 2.0 tools to perform for a large scale audience – ANYONE IN THE WORLD! We are also giving the students a chance to evaluate themselves online, track their progress and see who else listens to us. Visit us online at www.YouTube.com and search for sirsbands. You will find a video diary of the bands progress from two weeks before the concert, (in rehearsals), one week before the concert and finally the actual performance. You do not need an account to see these videos, but if you want to leave a comment you will need an account. Tell your friends, neighbors and everyone else!

A great performance by the trash can group and the MS/HS Choirs was enjoyed by a full house the evening of the 13th. If you missed that one then you need to make sure you are at the MS Bands Concert on Tuesday the 19th at 6:30 PM.

HS & 8th Grade will be performing at one of our biggest performances of the school year this sunday for graduation. Be in your seats ready to play the first notes by 2:30. Graduation starts at 3.

Memorial Day Ceremonies will begin at 10AM at the park in downtown Farwell. 8th grade through 12th grade band students should meet at the school at 9AM sharp! we will be done by 11AM. So please make arrangements of where to meet your students at the end of the ceremonies. The band will march back to the HS before they will be dismissed.