Coming Up This Week:
Monday 8/29 – Jazz Auditions 7:20-8:20am, Marching Band Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm
Tuesday 8/30 - Jazz Auditions 7:20-8:20am, MB Rehearsal 6-9pm
Wednesday 8/31 - Jazz Auditions 7:20-8:20am, Parent Meeting 7pm
Thursday 9/1/ - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday 9/2 - Pasta Palooza MB Fundraiser 6-8:30p, (students report at 5pm)
Next Week:
Monday9/5 – Labor Day - No School
Tuesday 9/6 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm
Thursday, 9/8 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday, 9/9 – MB Football Game vs Bullard @ McLane (report at 5:30)
Parent Meeting
We would like to invite all parents to a parent meeting in the band room on Wednesday the 31st at 7pm. This meeting is for all parents who have a student in the program. This includes all ensembles such as Orchestra, Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, and Color Guard. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents in the program and find out how you can help support your students in their musical endeavors. We will have much-needed information about how the year will unfold for your students, especially for those of you who are new to the high school this year. Please plan to join us Wednesday.
Pasta Palooza Marching Band Fundraiser
Our seventh annual Pasta Palooza Dinner is Friday, September 2nd, in the air conditioned Clovis West Cafeteria. This great event specifically benefits the Clovis West Marching Band and is our primary fundraiser for the marching season. We'll be serving a delicious pasta dinner with salad and bread, catered by Piazza del Pane, and guests will be treated to a live performance by the award-winning Clovis West HS Marching Band, along with a Dessert Auction and Raffle!
Tickets were distributed to each MB member last Tuesday and should be returned Tuesday 8/30 (tomorrow). If you did not have an opportunity to purchase tickets but would like to attend, please contact bryanchesi@cusd.com.
Want to help? We are still in need of many volunteers.
• Donate desserts for the Dessert Auction. Sign up here. Dessert may be homemade or purchased. We are looking for a variety of desserts: cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, pastries. Additionally, each section of the marching band will provide a signature dessert for a fun competition!
• Volunteer to help at the event! Sign up here.
• Ask local vendors for Auction Donations. We want to have a wide variety of items to offer for raffle. Everything helps.
• Purchase and donate an auction item. We also hope to have some big ticket items to offer for raffle. If you are willing to purchase a big ticket item to be raffled away we would be happy to coordinate with you.
• Sponsor the event! This year we are offering potential sponsors an opportunity to get a reserved table for 10 in a prime location, as well as recognition at the event for $400. Please contact Jen McDougal at jenmcdougal@sbcglobal.net or 559-779-3095 if you have questions.
Please Note: All Marching Band members will receive a complimentary pizza dinner in the band room prior to their performance – you do not need to purchase a meal for your band member.
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!
Jazz Auditions / Rehearsal Schedule
Jazz “auditions” are taking place in the mornings before school, this week. This is a low risk audition, and participating is essentially you our your student’s audition into the Jazz band. After this week, we plan to begin rehearsing normally during zero period Monday-Thursday. This schedule will run until November 17th at which point we will evaluate alternate schedules for the remainder of the year. Jazz is open to any students who participate in an ensemble in our program, and we have some exciting potential trips planned for the upcoming year.
Marching Band Families - Voluntary Pledge Forms and Trip Forms were due Friday 8/26
All marching band students should have returned trip and pledge forms this past Friday. If you/your student has not yet turned in one of these, please have them ask for another copy, or email us for a digital version.