Coming Up This Week
Friday 5/20 - Senior Instrument and equipment turn-in
Monday 5/23 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday 5/24 - CG Auditions 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Percussion - Battery and Front Ensemble Workshops / Auditions 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday 5/25 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm - 5:00pm, JB 5:30pm - 6pm Performance at Senior Scholarship Night, CG Dance Recital Rehearsal 3:00pm - 5:00pm,
Thursday 5/26 - CG Auditions 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Percussion - Battery and Front Ensemble Workshops / Auditions 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Next Week(s):
Monday 5/30 - No School (Memorial Day)
Tuesday 5/31- Guard & Percussion Recital, 6:00pm @ PAC
Thursday 6/2 - CW Graduation (CB/SB/WS Performance) @ VMS
Graduation Information 6/2/2022
Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, & Concert Band: We will be performing at the Clovis West Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday night, June 2nd at Veteran's Memorial Stadium. All students will report to the CW Bandroom @ 4:30pm. Please eat before you arrive. We will have a short rehearsal at Clovis West before we take school buses over to Veteran's Memorial Stadium/Buchanan. It looks as though it will be fairly warm that day, so please drink plenty of water before you arrive and wear sunscreen - the event is outdoors! A snack and water will be provided at graduation.
Students with family members graduating: If you have an immediate family member graduating this year, you may be excused from performing with the band so that you may sit with your family. An ‘Excused Absence Form’ must be submitted ASAP if you have not done so already. All other 9th-11th grade students in Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, and Wind Symphony are required to attend.
Dress/Attire: VERY Nice. Guys should wear slacks, dress shirt, and a tie. Ladies: A spring dress or dress pant outfit is appropriate (please make sure dresses are long enough!). No Shorts. No Jeans. No Tennis Shoes or Flip Flops. You MUST be in Dress Code!
Return Time back to CW:
We will return to CW between 9:30pm & 10:00pm, depending on the length of the graduation ceremony. All students must ride the bus back to CW unless their parent/guardian meets the band at Eagle 2 immediately following the graduation ceremony and checks their student out with the head chaperone.
We are also in need of 3-4 chaperones for this event. If you are interested in assisting please sign up here.
Color Guard Invitation!
Join us May 24th and 26th in the CW MPR from 5:30-9pm! Come out to make new friends and be a part of an awesome team! If you love to perform and dance and want to learn how to toss a flag, rifle or sabre then the Clovis West color guard is for you! No experience is necessary, we will teach you everything you need to know. Come dressed in workout clothes and athletic shoes.
For more information contact jenniferharrington@cusd.com
Seniors - Equipment Return
Seniors you must turn in any equipment / instruments / books / other property assigned to you (this includes sound innovations books, and any other printed / published music). Please make sure you are ready to turn these in by Friday May 20th unless you have made other arrangements!
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 soon. 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 are 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.
Again - you must submit a PRINTED signed permission slip (available by clicking this link). If you are in need of a printed copy we can provide them in the band room.
Credit card payments are now available through paypal/charms. 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