Weekly Notes 10.06.2022

Coming Up This Week

Friday 10/7 - Football Game vs Clovis East @ Lamonica 4:30pm (Photos moved to 10/21)

Saturday 10/8 - MB WBA Show @ Washington Union 2pm-10:45pm

Monday 10/10 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm, CO/SO Concert 7pm @ PAC

Tuesday 10/11 - MB Rehearsal 6–9pm

Wednesday 10/12 - WS/SB/CB/JB Concert 7pm @ PAC

Thursday 10/13 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/14 - MB Football Game vs Clovis North @ VMS 5pm

Next Week:

Monday 10/17 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 10/18 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Thursday 10/20 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/21 - MB Individual and group photos after school, FB vs Central

Saturday 10/22 - MB Sierra Cup Classic - All Day @ FSU 9am-~11pm

Charms Calendar Sync Issues

Charms has implemented some changes that may mean you might now not see events further that 90 days in the future on your synced personal device. If this is happening to you, you can delete the calendar and re-sync by following the directions on our webpage at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/calendar.

Orchestra Concert Monday 10/10

Our orchestra students will be performing along with the Kastner Orchestras on Monday October 10th at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North Campus. All orchestra students are expected to report to the concert hall for a mandatory rehearsal Monday afternoon, and will be fed prior to the concert. Clovis West students should arrive at 4:30pm through the back concert hall doors. The main doors will open to audience members at 6:40pm. The concert is free and open to the public.

Band Concert Wednesday 10/12

All of the students in first, second, and sixth period band classes, as well as many 7th period percussion students and Jazz students will be performing along with Kastner Bands on Wednesday October 12th in Concert at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North Campus. Performing students should arrive at the concert hall no later than 6:30pm. Jazz students should arrive no later than 6:15. We will open the concert hall to audience members as soon as Kastner groups have finished their sound check.

10/21 MB Pictures and Central Game

Marching band students will be taking large/small group and individual photos during 7th period and immediately after school on Friday 10/21. Students will need to be able to be in full uniform for the photos, but we will use instrumental music shirts for the game. Color Guard students should plan to rehearse after photos on CW campus and will be dismissed at 9pm. Winds/Percussion will bus to and from central, and will dismiss when they return and eagle 1 has been loaded for Sierra Cup the following day.


10/22 MB Sierra Cup Classic

On 10/22 our marching band students will be performing at Fresno State’s Sierra Cup Classic. Report time is 9am. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Full details in charms calendar.

CWAIM Handbook

Our 2022-2023 handbook is available online by visiting bit.ly/CWAIMHandbook2022. Please visit this link and read up on our policies and procedures. Students were provided a signature form last week, but if you didn’t receive it you may download a digital copy by visiting this link or printing the attached file. If you need a hard copy of either of these please have your student ask in class. Thanks!

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