Weekly Notes 02.03.2022

Coming Up This Week

Saturday 2/4 - WP Rehearsal 9am-1pm

Monday 2/7 - JB Rehearsal 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Tuesday 2/8 - Winter Percussion 6:00 - 9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner 

Wednesday 2/9 - JB Rehearsal 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Thursday 2/10 - Winter Percussion 6:00 - 9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner

Friday 2/11 - WG/WP SJVCGPR Show #2 @ Buchanan HS 4:30 - 9:00pm

Saturday 2/12 - SO/CO Homestead Orchestra Festival


Next Week(s):

Monday 2/14 - Winter Percussion 9:00am - 1:00pm 

Tuesday 2/15 - Winter Percussion 6:00 - 9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner 

Wednesday 2/16 - JB Rehearsal 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Thursday 2/17 - Winter Percussion 6:00 - 9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner


SJVCGPR Volunteers Needed

Clovis West Instrumental Music is co-hosting the SJVCGPR (San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review) competition on the evening of Friday, February 11 at Buchanan 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 instrumental music program.

This year, we are responsible for staffing the Percussion Gym (where all of the percussion groups perform in competition). 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. And every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.

Click here to see volunteer positions and sign up: 

Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. Shifts are from 4:45-7:15pm and 6:45p-9:00pm. 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 families, and of course, percussion and color guard families.

Click Here to sign up: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5304944


Color Guard Donations

For Color Guard students that have pledged to make a monthly donation, the first donation date is Friday February 4th. Donations can be made by  cash or check made out to CW Foundation/CWAIM can be delivered to the deposit box in the Band Room, or with PayPal or credit card at: https://cloviswest.cwaim.org/one-time-non-program 

Homestead Orchestra Festival 

Orchestra Families, please be aware that our first Orchestra festival is just one week away! Both String and Chamber Orchestra will be participating in the Homestead Orchestra Festival on Saturday February 12th. Students need to arrive at Clovis West at 8:00am and are expected to be back at Clovis West that night at 10pm. Students should plan to bring a sack lunch to eat at the festival, along with some spending money to purchase meals on the way back to Clovis West. If you are interested in volunteering your time to help out on our first trip of the year, please feel free to contact Mr. Humphreys at Kylehumphreys@cusd.com. Detailed itineraries and information on the festival will be communicated to families within the next week. 

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 wishlist 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

CWAIM Handbook

Our 2021-2022 handbook is available online by visiting bit.ly/CWAIMHandbook2021. Please visit this link and read up on our policies and procedures. Students were provided a signature form at the beginning of the semester, but if you didn’t receive it you may download a digital copy by visiting this link or printing the attached file. 

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