Coming Up This Week:
Thursday 11/17 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday 11/18 - MB Bag Check dropoff for WBA Championships 3:20pm, MB FB Playoffs at Lamonica (Report to CW Bandroom at 5:00pm)
Sat & Sun 11/19-20- MB WBA Championships in SoCal 9:45am-approx midnight sunday evening.
Mon-Fri 11/21-25 Thanksgiving Break (No School)
Friday 11/25 - Possible MB Football Valley Championships (TBD, dependent on the outcome of game on 11/18)
Next Week(s):
Monday 11/28 - Percussion Ensemble Practice 3:20-6:15pm
Tuesday 11/29- MB Awards Banquet 6pm
Wednesday 11/30 - ALL Pieology Fundraiser - All Day
Thursday 12/1 - JB Fresno State Jazz Festival 9:40am-5pm
Saturday 12/3 - MB Children’s Electric Parade 4:00pm
Saturday 12/10- WS/SB/CB/SO/CO/JB/CG “Sounds of the Season” Concert @ PAC, 7:00pm, FMCMEA Auditions
FMCMEA Audition Registration Deadline
Band and Orchestra students have an amazing opportunity to audition for and perform with some of the highest level musicians in our area by auditioning for the Fresno Madera County Music Educators Association Honor Bands and Orchestras. Audition information is available at fmcmea.org and registration to audition must be completed by 11/30/2022. If you have questions please contact you/your student’s director.
Concert Credit / Service Hours
Just a friendly reminder that Concert Credit and Service Hours are due soon. If you or your student has not yet completed these, ask any director for suggestions on how to complete these. Full details on each of these requirements are available in the handbook.
Marching Band Info Needed ASAP!
In preparation for a possible championship playoff game over Thanksgiving Break, we need EVERY marching band student's parent or guardian to verify their plans for the upcoming evening of Friday 11/25. Should our team win this Friday, any students who are in town and available are expected to participate in the championship game which will occur on 11/25. We need this information by 2pm TOMORROW 11/18 in order to make accurate plans and coordinate with offices that will close next week. Please take a moment to fill out our form to let us know your plans. The form is available here: https://forms.gle/vCL1S9dxpFnJuJ9UA
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.
Pieology Fundraiser! (11/30)
Our Pieology fundraiser is Wednesday, November 30th at the Pieology on Friant. Please share this flyer with your friends and family!
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
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.
Kastner Instrumental Music Concert December 2nd
The Kastner Intermediate Instrumental Music Winter Concert will be on Friday December 2nd. We encourage you to come out and show your support for our future Golden Eagles!
‘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
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