Coming Up This Week:
Friday 11/11 - No School / No Rehearsal (Veterans Day)
Saturday 11/12- MB WBA Viking Classic @ Kingsburg HS 10:30am-11:00PM
Monday 11/14 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm, CO Area Orchestra Concert, 5:45pm-8:30pm
Tuesday 11/15 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm, Cookie Dough Fundraiser Delivery
Wednesday 11/16- WS Area Band Concert 5:30-8:30pm
Thursday 11/17 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday 11/18 - MB Bag Check dropoff for WBA Championships 3:20pm, MB FB Playoffs (TBD - likely 5:30pm VMS)
Sat & Sun 11/19-20- MB WBA Championships in SoCal 9:45am-approx midnight sunday evening.
Next Week(s):
Mon-Fri 11/21-25 Thanksgiving Break (No School)
Friday 11/25 - MB Football Valley Championships (TBD)
Tuesday 11/29- MB Awards Banquet
Thursday 12/1 - JB Fresno State Jazz Festival 9:40am-5pm
Saturday 12/3 - MB Children’s Electric Parade 4pm
Area Concerts This Week
Our chamber orchestra and wind symphony students will be participating in area concerts this week at the PAC. While we would love to see all of you at these performances, they are targeted toward our 5th grade and 6th grade families. As such, we request that you do not attend these performances to make sure there is room for elementary students and families. We will have an excellent opportunity for you to hear ALL of our instrumental groups perform at the sounds of the season concert on December 10th - save the date and we hope to see you there!
The Marching Band Awards Banquet
The Marching Band Awards Banquet is Tuesday, November 29 at 6:00pm. Dinner is a pasta dinner catered by Piazza Del Pane. Dinner is available for purchase for $10 for marching band students and $20 for adults/guests. All students are expected to attend the banquet. If the dinner cost is an obstacle, please speak with Mr. Chesi.
Ordering your tickets is a 2-step process! Please make sure you complete both steps!
Step 1: Reserve your tickets by filling out the Google form https://forms.gle/b7STWW1rtm1sSiEr5
Step 2: Pay for your tickets! You can either drop off cash or check to the CW Band Room Office (checks payable to CW Foundation/CWAIM) or pay online by ‘purchasing’ tickets on the CWAIM Web Store: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store
Parents who choose not to purchase tickets to the banquet will still be able to attend. We expect the awards portion of the evening to begin at approximately 6:45pm.
Cookie Dough Delivery on Tuesday 11/15/22 (New Date)
NOTE NEW DATE - If you sold any cookie dough or other perishable items, they will be now delivered to campus on Tuesday November 15th sometime during the day. Please plan to pick up your items by the end of the school day, as they are perishable and will thaw as they sit. As the seller, you are responsible for making final delivery, and you need to make sure you don’t ruin the product due to spoilage. We will contact everyone when the deliveries arrive.
Cookie dough trip credit has also been added to you/your student’s charms ledger.
We also need volunteers to assist with distribution. If you are able to help please sign up at https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5637102
Jazz Band Performs at Fresno State Jazz Festival Thursday 12/1
Our Jazz Band students will be performing at the Fresno State Jazz Festival on Thursday 12/1 at 3:30pm. Students will be bussed to and from Fresno State, but if you would like to join us please email cloviswestmusic@gmail.com with the subject line “Chaperone Request - Jazz 12/1”
WBA Championships 11/19-11/20
We are still seeking more chaperone help for WBA championships (but we are close). When that is finalized we will release itinerary information and details. For now - tickets are available by clicking the buy tickets link on the event webpage: https://westernbands.org/events/details.php?ID=584
Students will need to either drop off all bags and items traveling with them on Friday 11/18 after school (before the football game) or at 8am on Saturday morning for bag checks. We expect all students to arrive for departure at 9:45 with no additional bags or items. Students will be returning to campus at approximately midnight on sunday evening. They will need a sack lunch for Saturday and we recommend bringing $25-$40 for additional food/concessions/souvenirs throughout the weekend.
‘Sounds of the Season’ Auction Items
Please save the date for our annual Sounds of the Season concert on Saturday, December 10. We will be soliciting auction items. If you'd like to help, please contact Jennifer McDougal at jenmcdougal@sbcglobal.net.
Save the Date! Adult Fundraiser Event: Saturday March 4, 2023
We have a special adult event planned for Saturday, March 4. Please mark your calendar for a fun evening at Ft. Washington Country Club. More details to follow soon!
Marching Band Trip Payments Were Due 11/4
There are a few families that have not turned in trip payments as specified on trip forms. Please turn these in or contact us if you are unable to make a payment at this time.
Off Campus Medication Form (CWMB)
The district requires any student who will be bringing medications with them (both prescription and over-the-counter) to have the attached form completed and signed by a doctor and their parent and turned in to the school nurse before the field trip. If the student would like to carry the medication with them, the doctor must check off the “self-carry” box on the form. If self-carry is not specified, the teacher will have to carry and dispense the medication for the student as prescribed by the doctor. All medications must be in the original labeled containers (no pill boxes or plastic baggies). This form is available in the health office and was emailed last week to all marching band families in a separate email.
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 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
Charms Calendar Sync Issues
Charms has implemented some changes that may mean you might now not see events further than 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.
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