Coming Up This Week:
Thursday 3/30/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57am-8:40am, WG Rehearsal - 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
Friday 3/31/2023 - SJVCGPR Championships 3:30pm - 11:30pm
Saturday 4/1/2023 - WP/WG - SCC Indoor
Mon-Mon 4/3-4/10/2023 - Spring Break
Next Week(s):
Wednesday 4/12/2023 - MB Drum Major Workshop 3:30-5:00pm, Parent Committee General Meeting, 7:00pm
Thursday 4/13/2023 - Dinner Night at Raising Canes 3:00-10:00pm
Friday 4/14/2023 - CO CMEA Orchestra Festival @ Fresno HS, WS SJVCBI Festival @ PAC, Disneyland Trip Payments DUE
Monday 4/17/2023 - MB Drum Major Workshop 3:30-5:00pm, MB Leadership Applications Due by 11:59pm
Wednesday 4/19/2023 - MB Drum Major Auditions 4:00pm
Friday 4/21/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm
SJVCGPR Championships Volunteers STILL Needed - Friday 3/31
We want to take a moment to thank all of the students and adults who have volunteered already this season. We can not do this without you, and your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Clovis West Instrumental Music is co-hosting the SJVCGPR (San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review) championships on Friday March 31st at Clovis North High School. As a co-host, we provide volunteers to help the event run smoothly and for this we share in the profits. This is a very profitable fundraiser for our entire instrumental music program.
At this specific event, we are in charge of staffing the junior high gym during the junior high color guard and percussion portions of the event. Adult and student volunteers are needed. No skills are required, and this is a great way for you to get involved and meet some new people while experiencing another area of our instrumental music program that you might not be familiar with. Bonus - every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances in either gym.
Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. Since the funds raised from hosting these events benefit the entire CW Instrumental Music program, we strongly encourage everyone to participate – band families, orchestra families, jazz band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families.
Please Sign up here
CW Marching Band - Section Leader & Drum Major Applications for Fall 2023
Students, below you will find the link to the Leadership Application for the 2023-2024 Clovis West Marching Band. If you are interested in being a Section Leader or Drum Major for Fall 2023, fill it out! Once you have completed your leadership application, you will need 3 of your peers to fill out the Peer Recommendation Form on your behalf. All applications and recommendations are due by Monday April 17 at 11:59pm.
CWMB Leadership Application: https://bit.ly/CWMBLeadership2023
Peer Recommendation Form: https://bit.ly/CWMB2023LeaderRec
In addition to the steps listed above, Drum Major applicants must also submit a narrative essay. The Narrative Essay is also due by Monday April 17 at 11:59pm. Lastly, Drum Major candidates will be asked to perform a conducting audition and interview with the CWMB Directors. The auditions and interviews will take place on Wednesday April 19th starting at 4:00pm.
To help prospective Drum Majors prepare for the audition, our outgoing Drum Majors, Abby & Kyle, will be hosting conducting and leadership workshops. These workshops are optional and for the benefit of the applicants; you are not required to attend them in order to audition for the position. Further details about the conducting audition will be available at the first workshop.
DM Narrative Essay: http://bit.ly/CWMB2023DMNarrative
Wed April 12: Drum Major Workshop #2, 3:30-5:00pm
Mon April 17: Drum Major Workshop #3, 3:30-5:00pm
Mon April 17: Leadership Applications Due by 11:59pm
Wed April 19: Drum Major Auditions & Interviews start at 4:00pm
Disneyland Trip June 10
Registration has closed for our annual Disneyland trip on Saturday June 10th. We are happy to report we should be able to take all students who registered. A reminder, trip payments will be due until April 14th. This allows you/your student time to fundraise to build trip credit. Chocolate is still available for sale, and see’s candy credits will be added to charms soon. We will be confirming chaperones soon. If you are interested in going on this trip and want to be added to the waitlist, contact Mr. Chesi. If you have any other questions don’t hesitate to contact a director.
Raising Cane’s Fundraiser- Thursday 4/13 3:00-10:00pm
Enjoy fried chicken for dinner & support CW Instrumental Music! Purchases made at the Raising Cane’s located at 7507 N Blackstone Ave. (across from River Park) from 3:00-10:00pm will benefit CW Instrumental Music. You must show the flyer when purchasing!
Raising Cane’s Flyer
San Joaquin Valley Concert Band Invitational Friday 4/14
The Clovis West Wind Symphony will be performing Friday 4/14 at the San Joaquin Valley Concert Band Festival hosted at the CUSD PAC. Our Students will be a part of the afternoon performances which begin at 2pm and end around 6pm. Clovis West performs at 3:20. If you haven’t had an opportunity to hear these students this is the last chance to hear them perform their festival set this semester. CW Wind Symphony students should plan to be picked up after the awards ceremony which begins at 6:30pm. Please consider coming out to hear and support these students.
Ending Soon: Clovis West Coffee Fundraiser
We’ve partnered with the coffee roaster “Devocion” to create a coffee blend called “It’s a Grind,” inspired by the 2023 Clovis West Winter Percussion show of the same name! Each bag sold helps to financially support the Instrumental Music program at CW. Order online and bags of coffee will be shipped directly to your door! The coffee will be available throughout the Winter Percussion season, so order yours before the last show on April 1st!
More info: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/its-a-grind
Order here: https://www.devocion.com/products/its-a-grind-clovis-west-coffee-blend
Chocolate Bar Fundraiser Still Active!
There are still multiple chocolate bar boxes available to check out and sell! Each box can be sold for $60 ($1 per chocolate bar). For each box sold, $15 will be allocated toward trip credit. This is a great way to build trip credit for Disneyland trip payments or upcoming travel in the 2023-2024 school year.
CWAIM Store
You can now purchase T-shirts and other apparel online at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store! Show your support for CW Instrumental Music!
CWAIM Handbook
Our 2022-2023 handbook is available online by visiting bit.ly/CWAIMHandbook2022. Please visit this link and read up on our expectations, policies, and procedures.
Amazon Wishlist
Our Wish List is back and we need your help! We will update this list periodically with things that the program needs and can use. If you see an item that you would like to purchase for the program, please do! After the order is placed, it will be automatically shipped to Clovis West and will be put straight to good use improving the music experience for our students! We have recently added many items. We do want to give a big thank you to all the families who have supported us already by purchasing items on our list!
Please view our wish list at http://a.co/0Ydb9Dd
CWAIM Wishlist
In addition to the Amazon wish list above, we have a shared list of other items we intend to purchase in the future. If you would like to support us by purchasing an instrument or other item best not purchased through amazon, please check our list at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A_wv1mhzLOeS9KhnGLv-MZQ3lJgsBFuYsEEtlNs0Lvg/edit?usp=sharing
CB: Concert Band • CG: Colorguard • CO: Chamber Orchestra • JB: Jazz Band • MB: Marching Band • WP: Winter Percussion • SO: String Orchestra • SB: Symphonic Band • WS: Wind Symphony
