Coming Up This Week
Thursday 4/21- CB/SB/WS/CG Kastner Parent Meet and Greet 5:30pm Rodeo Parade Rehearsal 6:00-8:30pm
Friday 4/22- World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Start, WS at San Joaquin Valley Concert Band Invitational @ CUSD PAC, 2:50pm Performance
Saturday 4/23- CB/SB/WS/CG Clovis Rodeo Parade approximately 8:00am-12:00pm
Monday 4/25 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Wednesday 4/27- JB Rehearsal 3:00-5:00pm
Friday 4/29 - MB - Spring rally 2nd period
Saturday 4/30 - Percussion - PAS Western Region Day of Percussion
Next Week(s):
Monday 5/2 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday 5/3 - JB CW & Kastner Spring Jazz Concert 7pm (Soundcheck 5:15-5:45pm), CG Dance Recital Rehearsal 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday 5/4 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Friday 5/6 - JB @ Law Day (Yosemite National Park) 6am-3:30pm
Saturday 5/7 - ALL - Pancakes and Performances! 8:00am - 11:30am
Pancakes and Performances
The event will take place on Saturday, May 7th from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m., in the Kastner Intermediate MPR. As always, the morning will be full of great performances and a delicious breakfast of pancakes and sausage. We will also hold an event raffle with fabulous prizes!
Students are asked to sell 10 event tickets, which were distributed this week.
Students selling event tickets and returning the funds to the band room mailbox by Wednesday, May 4, will receive $5 of trip credit for each ticket sold. Trip credit can be used for any future travel costs including the CWAIM Disneyland trip on June 4th!
Tickets are $15. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event so remember to bring cash. We encourage everyone in the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program to get involved in making this spring fundraiser a great success! All ticket money and extra tickets need to be returned to the band room no later than Wednesday, May 4
Volunteers are urgently needed for this event. Please follow the link below to sign up: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5349622
Performance Schedule:
8:00am Wind Symphony
8:20am Symphonic Band
8:40am Concert Band
9:10am String Orchestra
9:30am Chamber Orchestra
10:10am Color Guard
10:40am Jazz Band
Rodeo Parade Rehearsal and Meet & Greet - Tonight (4/21)
We want to remind everyone that all band and guard students should plan to attend rehearsal this evening from 6 - 8:30pm rain or shine. We are hoping the rain holds off , but it would be wise to plan to bring a jacket / something warm and an umbrella. We will be working outside for a portion of the rehearsal, regardless of rain, but will work to keep fragile instruments safe from water.
We are planning on feeding students around 7:30-45, and then grouping back up and performing afterward. Current forecasts have more significant rain after about 7:30, we are going to plan on inviting parents to join us in the Clovis West MPR to hear students play through their parade music prior to the Saturday performance in an indoor space free of rain.
We also want to make sure everyone is aware of a parent meet and greet occurring at 5:30pm. We are hoping to have as many parents there as possible to welcome some of our new Kastner parents. There will be light refreshments and opportunities to meet and network with other band parents.
Sorry we can't control the weather, but we are looking forward to working with students and seeing many parents tomorrow evening. In the event we can't perform on the track field we will communicate an alternative performance location if we can acquire one. See you all soon!
Rodeo Parade - Saturday 4/23
EVERY Band and Guard student (including concert band) is expected to participate in the Clovis Rodeo Parade on April 23. We will be bussing to the parade site from Clovis West. We haven’t received a final schedule so this may change, but as of now please plan to report to Clovis West no later than 7:15am (note slightly earlier time. If you do not have the proper attire (CW instrumental music shirt / guard apparel) please remedy this NOW. We have a limited amount of loaner CW shirts available, but if you would like to purchase a shirt please bring $15 and let us know you are in need. The weather should be great for the parade this year, but again please remember sunscreen and eat a healthy breakfast. We hope to be able to return to Clovis West by 12:00pm, but times may vary. Parents, please encourage students to communicate with you when leaving Old Town Clovis.
We are still looking for more parent volunteers to walk with the band during the parade and provide water. If you are willing and available, please let us know. Thanks!
PAS Western Region Day of Percussion
All Clovis West Percussion students should plan to attend the PAS Western Region Day of Percussion at Clovis North High School in the PAC on Saturday April 30th. This will be a great educational experience filled with clinics and masterclasses. The $20 registration fee will be waived as we have enrolled percussion students into student PAS memberships. Percussionists should check their email to activate their student PAS account. See Mr. Chesi for assistance with this if necessary. Please plan to attend this event - Info Flyer.
World’s Finest Chocolate Box Fundraiser
Starting Friday (4/22) we will be starting our Chocolate Box fundraiser! Students will be able to check out a box of 60 candy bars, each of which sell for $1. Students who check out a box of chocolate will be expected to turn in $60 by May 6th. Boxes will only be checked out one at a time, students will need to turn in $60 before checking out the next box to sell. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards the student’s individual trip ledger which can be applied to travel like our Disneyland trip! All sale monies must be turned in by May 6th to be applied to the upcoming Disneyland trip.
Disneyland Trip
Students who signed up for the Disneyland trip were either added to a bus and received an official email from Mr. Chesi stating this. If you did not receive an email your student was placed on a waiting list. Parent chaperones will be selected based on interest, need, and available space. Parent chaperones are also asked to submit a $310 payment by May 13th. We are planning on connecting with parents who indicated an interest in chaperoning next week. If you have not yet indicated your interest in chaperoning when submitting your student’s form, please contact us at cloviswestmusic@gmail.com.
Trip payments and permission slips will be due by May 13, 2022. In order to retain your spot on the trip, this must be completed by that time. Failure to return a printed, signed permission slip and payment either through charms/paypal, cash, or check by May 13 will result in a student being moved to the waiting list, and a student on the waiting list who has completed these tasks moving into a bus spot. We hope to have the ability to take credit card payments through paypal/charms set up by midweek next week. If your student is on the waiting list we recommend you submit a permission slip and postdated (May 13th) check for the trip cost. In the event bus spots become open we will take waiting list students in order of time their initial form was received ONLY IF we have received all other forms/payment.
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
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