January 2024 Update

It’s hard to believe that second semester is here!  As the trip nears, I'd like to provide a few updates for the trip.  Please take a few moments to look at the following updates and reminders. Please read carefully as there is a lot of information here!

Trip Clinic Rehearsals

We are not doing a formal performance on our trip, but we are doing a clinic with Broadway musicians, which will be super fun! To prepare for this as a large ensemble comprised of students from all four bands, we will have a few rehearsals to practice our sightreading skills and learn what this specific ensemble sounds like.

Trip performance rehearsals will be on March 10th and 17th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm — please add these to your calendar! As noted in the trip commitment form, these rehearsals are mandatory and students may not be permitted to travel if they are not present at each rehearsal.

Final Trip Meeting

There will be a student and parent travel meeting following the final rehearsal on March 17th at 3:30 in the F-Room. At the meeting, students and families will receive a packing list and a final itinerary. Please note that an adult must be present for each student and we can only hand these to students who have paid in full, including any band-related fees and fines. Please check Infinite Campus to make sure you're up-to-date with band-related fees and fines.

Final Payment

Because our final fundraiser ends on January 29th, the final payment has been moved to February 2nd. This allows us to have a full fundraiser length and still have time to apply the profits before the payment is pulled.

Fundraiser

We began one final fundraiser on January 10th. For this final fundraiser round, we will be selling Uncle Mike’s Kringle. More info can be found here.

Itinerary

The itinerary that we have available on our website is tentative. It is very close to what we will be following, but there may be updates including shifting around what we do from day-to-day. We will share any updates as they come along.