The First Nighters is a parent group whose mission is to support the YCSD Performing Arts programs. Each year they invite parents to help their cause! Some of their initiatives include:
If you have yet to do so, please review with your students, fill out the information on the last page, and send the signed page to school.
Band lessons will begin this week. If you have questions about this important part of your student’s grade in band, please review the YHS Band Handbook or contact Ms. Kluga.
Musical accessories are due at this week’s lesson. They are listed in the handbook.
Many thanks to the 35 YHS Band students who turned out on Friday night 9/7 to cheer our Varsity Football team to victory over Lakeland HS! What a fun evening, and it was so great to have more of our freshmen attend!
Our next Pep Band performance is this Friday 9/14, away at Hen Hud. Interested students should sign up in the band room. On Friday evening, arrive to the band room by 5:00, wearing your YHS Band polo or a green shirt (freshmen). We will ride a bus to and from the game. We should be home by 9:45.
All YHS Band students are welcome! This is a great way to support our football team and earn some band extra-credit!
Please join us! Sign-up sheet in the band room. $12 (cash only) is due by this Friday.
What: Apple Picking at Wilken’s Farm in Yorktown
When: Sunday 9/16
Report Time: Meet AT WILKEN’S at 10:00am
End Time: Approximately 12:00 noon
COST: $12 cash (includes a half-peck of apples, hot apple cider, 2 cider doughnuts, and priceless band memories :).
Jazz Band auditions will take place Tuesday 9/18 from 1:30 – 3:00 in the band room. Audition requirements and sign-ups will be posted this week. Weekly rehearsals will begin the week of 9/24 on a day and time TBA. Returning Jazz Band students are not required to audition, but are required to attend the meeting at 1:30 on 9/18.
Our first big event of the year is the YHS Homecoming. The YHS Pep Band will be performing crowd-rallying music at the varsity football game, as well as enjoying a pre-game dinner and tons of band spirit beforehand at the 15th Annual YHS Band Homecoming BBQ.
What: Pep Band BBQ and Homecoming Varsity Football Game
When: Friday, September 21th at 5:00pm (game-time 7:00pm)
Where: BBQ will be outside the YHS Band Room.
All YHS Band students are welcome! This is a great way to support our football team, share in the homecoming festivities, and earn some band extra-credit! A student sign-up sheet is available in the band room.
We are also looking for parents to donate supplies and/or their time. We will need chaperones, food donations, food preparation, and clean-up help. Please look for an e-mail from parent-organizer Margaret Serafin ([email protected]) to find out how you can help.
One of our first fundraisers of the year is the annual Music Boosters Tag Sale. This is a reminder to please save your stuff to donate!! The sale will take place in the YHS Cafeteria on Saturday 10/27 from 9am-2pm. We will be accepting donations on Friday 10/26 from 3-8pm. Tell your friends and neighbors! Many parent and students volunteers will be needed to make this event a success. Look for an e-mail in the coming weeks to find out how you can help.
Congratulations to our awesome class of 2018 band students! Ms. Kluga says it has been an honor to be your teacher for four years – her love and best wishes to all as you begin your next adventures in life!
Many thanks to all of the band students who performed at the graduation ceremony today, celebrating our 2018 graduates and providing them with music to process onto and off of the stage. Our entire learning community truly appreciates your time and talents! Thank you for your participation and help in creating this special memory for our seniors and their families!
Will be available on Dashboard soon, in case you forgot to pick up a hard copy in the band room.
Mark your calendars! The 17th Annual YHS Band Ice Cream Social will take place Thursday, August 23rd from 6-8pm at YHS. (FYI: Section Leaders and Officers, you will be needed from 4:30 – 6:30pm).
Officers and Section Leaders, mark your calendars! We will meet on Tuesday, September 4th 2018 (the freshmen-only first day of school). First, we will organize our traditional Freshmen welcome breakfast during period 1 (7:00-8:30). Then, from 8:30-10:30, we will participate in a workshop to learn the skills needed to lead a successful sectional.