Color Guard Schedule for SJVCGPR Show #3 03.04.2023

Click here to view full show schedule.

Kastner Color Guard Schedule: 


• 1:00 PM Meet at Kastner Band room


• 1:30 PM Leave for Clovis East

• 4:40 PM Kastner warms up 


• 5:45 PM Walk to Perform


• 5:58 PM Kastner performs


• 6:10 PM Fold the floor


• 8:11 PM Clovis West performs

• 9:00 PM Awards

• 9:30 PM Students can be signed out at the conclusion of awards with either Klarissa or Jenny

CWHS Color Guard Schedule:

• 5:10 PM Report time at Clovis East

• 5:40 PM Report to gym


• 5:58 PM Kastner performs


• 6:30 PM In lines ready to walk to warm up


• 6:45 PM Warm-up starts


• 8:00 PM Walk to the gym


• 8:11 PM Perform


• 9:00 PM High school awards (students are free to leave after)

Weekly Notes 02.23.2023

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 2/23/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, WG Rehearsal - 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday 2/24/2023 - JB San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival 12:45-5:30pm, Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm  

Saturday 2/25/2023 - WP Rehearsal 9am-noon

Monday 2/27/2023 - WP Rehearsal 3:30pm-5:30pm, JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 2/28/2023 -  WG Rehearsal - 5:30pm-9pm, CB/SB/WS/SO/CO Pre Festival Concert 6:30pm

Wednesday 3/1/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, WP Rehearsal 3:30pm-6pm

Thursday 3/2/2023 - CB/SB/WS/SO/CO San Joaquin Delta College 7am-9pm

Friday 3/3/2023 - WP/WG SJVCGPR 5:30pm

Saturday 3/4/2023 - “March 4 Music” Fundraiser 6pm Fort Washington Country Club

Next Week(s):

Monday 3/6/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 3/7/2023 - WG Rehearsal - 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday 3/8/2023 - Parent Committee Meeting 7pm @CW Band room

Thursday 3/9/2023 - CO/SO CUSD Orchestra Festival - SO: 8:30am - 1:10pm, CO: 11:45am - 5:30pm

Friday 3/10/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday 3/11/2023 - WP Rehearsal 9am-5pm

Pre-Festival Concert Tuesday 2/28

Please consider joining our students and special guests this Tuesday 2/28 starting at 6:30pm at the CUSD PAC. We will be joined by a special guest group - The Bulldog Brass from University of Redlands, who will open our concert. After the conclusion of their performance our band and orchestra ensembles will perform the sets of music they have been preparing for the current festival season. This is a great opportunity to hear all of our instrumentalists perform prior to their Delta College trip on Thursday. Please join us!

SJVCGPR Show #3 Volunteers Needed - Friday 3/3 

Clovis West Instrumental Music is co-hosting the SJVCGPR (San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review) competition on Friday March 3 at Clovis East 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 entire instrumental music program.

At this competition, we are in charge of staffing the gym during the percussion portion of the event. 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. Bonus - every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.

Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. 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 band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families. 

Sign up here

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: Saturday March 4, 2023 

This special event will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Fort Washington Country Club for guests ages 21+. This fun evening will include dinner, no-host cocktails, as well as live and silent auctions. All proceeds benefit the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program and our amazing student musicians!

Purchase Tickets, Reserve a Table, or Sign up to Sponsor the Event via the online store, or by returning the form to the band room office. 

Online store: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store/march-4-music-event-tickets-sponsorships 

Parent Ticket or Sponsorship form.

Auction Items Needed for “March 4 Music” Fundraiser

One of the ways we are planning to raise funds at “March 4 Music” is to hold both silent and live auctions at the event. We hope to find 75-100 items valued at $30 or more for the silent auction, and we hope to find 5 or more items valued at $750 or more for the live auction. We hope you can donate items, or approach local businesses to donate items or services to be auctioned off! 

If you are able to donate auction items, please fill out the Google Form linked below as soon as possible! We will collect the pledged items a few days before the March 4th event. 

Sign up to donate auction items: https://forms.gle/AnFHXHyY2xu6vUus8 

See the list of responses: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXClO6dU79Bw0R8MFT16hfgtyMLhOzIDoNa-tOfNe4s/edit?usp=sharing 

Delta College March 2nd

Trip letters will be distributed Wednesday and Thursday for our Delta College trip 3/2/2023. Please return this form as soon as possible. Unfortunately there is a quick turnaround time on this particular form. You also can download / print the form by visiting this link Delta College Trip Letter 2023.

Buy Clovis West Coffee! 

We’ve partnered with the coffee roaster “Devocion” to create a coffee blend called “It’s a Grind,” inspired by the 2023 Clovis West Winter Percussion show of the same name! Each bag sold helps to financially support the Instrumental Music program at CW. Order online and bags of coffee will be shipped directly to your door! 

More info: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/its-a-grind 

Order here: https://www.devocion.com/products/its-a-grind-clovis-west-coffee-blend 

Chocolate Bar Fundraiser Still Active! 

There are still multiple chocolate bar boxes available to check out and sell! Each box can be sold for $60 ($1 per chocolate bar). For each box sold, $15 will be allocated toward trip credit.

June 10th Disneyland Trip

Tomorrow is the final day  to register for our Disneyland Trip. If you / your student is interested in attending they must register ASAP. We also still need chaperones for this trip - if you are interested in paying the trip cost and joining us and have not yet been contacted by a director, please let us know of your interest by emailing cloviswestmusic@gmail.com.

We are excited to go to Disneyland on Saturday, June 10, 2023! This trip will be the kickoff to the 2023-2024 school year and is a very magical day for our entire program. Because this is the first trip of the coming school year, only current program students who are officially enrolled in band, orchestra, or color guard at Kastner or Clovis West as 8th-12th graders for the 2023-2023 school year are eligible to attend. Graduating Clovis West Instrumental Music seniors may also attend. If you are not currently signed up, it’s not too late to change your mind! If you do wish to change your schedule for the coming school year, please speak with your counselor/learning director.

Registration for this trip is currently open but being finalized on Friday February 24th at the end of the school day. If you or your student are planning to attend, register NOW to hopefully make it on a full bus. Please register online ASAP and plan to pay the $200 trip fee by April 14th to avoid a processing delay that may prevent you from being on a full bus. We understand this amount is high, and we will be offering fundraising options to help defer this cost, the total of which is due April 14th. Please only register if you plan to make the full payment through one of the means available and described below.

Digital Online Form: bit.ly/CWKISDisney2023 

Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 3/8 @ 7pm

We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every second Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 3/8 at 7pm!

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 expectations, policies, and procedures. 

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

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

Weekly Notes 02.09.2023

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 2/9/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday 2/10/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:00pm

Saturday 2/11/2023 - CO/SO Homestead Orchestra Festival 9:15am-10pm, SJVCGPR 10am-4pm. VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

Monday 2/13/2023 - No School / No Rehearsals

Tuesday 2/14/2023 -  JB Rehearsal 7:20-8:24am, WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm (excluding Jazz Performers), Kastner/CW Jazz Concert 7pm @ PAC (5:15pm call time)

Wednesday 2/15/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, WP Rehearsal 3:30-6pm

Thursday 2/16/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm, San Francisco Brass Band Rehearsal @ CW Bandroom 7:30-11pm, CASMEC (Select Students)

Friday 2/17/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, CASMEC (Select Students)

Saturday 2/18/2023 - CASMEC (Select Students)

Sunday 2/19/2023 - CASMEC (Select Students)

Next Week(s):

Monday 2/20/2023 - No School, WP Rehearsal 9am-5pm

Tuesday 2/21/2023 -  JB Rehearsal 7:20-8:24am, WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday 2/22/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, WP Rehearsal 3:30-6pm

Thursday 2/23/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, WG Rehearsal - 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday 2/24/2023 - JB San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival 12:45-5:30pm, Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, 

SJVCGPR Show #2 Volunteers Needed - Saturday 2/11

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

At this competition, we are in charge of staffing the gym during the percussion portion of the event. 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. Bonus - every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.

Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. 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 band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families. 

Sign up here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5689837

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: Saturday March 4, 2023 

This special event will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Fort Washington Country Club for guests ages 21+. This fun evening will include dinner, no-host cocktails, as well as live and silent auctions. All proceeds benefit the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program and our amazing student musicians!

Purchase Tickets, Reserve a Table, or Sign up to Sponsor the Event: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store/march-4-music-event-tickets-sponsorships 

Auction Items Needed for “March 4 Music” Fundraiser

One of the ways we are planning to raise funds at “March 4 Music” is to hold both silent and live auctions at the event. We hope to find 75-100 items valued at $30 or more for the silent auction, and we hope to find 5 or more items valued at $750 or more for the live auction. We hope you can donate items, or approach local businesses to donate items or services to be auctioned off! 

If you are able to donate auction items, please fill out the Google Form linked below as soon as possible! We will collect the pledged items a few days before the March 4th event. 

Sign up to donate auction items: https://forms.gle/AnFHXHyY2xu6vUus8 

See the list of responses: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXClO6dU79Bw0R8MFT16hfgtyMLhOzIDoNa-tOfNe4s/edit?usp=sharing 

Buy Clovis West Coffee! 

We’ve partnered with the coffee roaster “Devocion” to create a coffee blend called “It’s a Grind,” inspired by the 2023 Clovis West Winter Percussion show of the same name! Each bag sold helps to financially support the Instrumental Music program at CW. Order online and bags of coffee will be shipped directly to your door! 

More info: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/its-a-grind 

Order here: https://www.devocion.com/products/its-a-grind-clovis-west-coffee-blend 

Chocolate Bar Fundraiser Still Active! 

There are still multiple chocolate bar boxes available to check out and sell! Each box can be sold for $60 ($1 per chocolate bar). For each box sold, a portion of the profits will be allocated toward your ensemble and trip credit.

June 10th Disneyland Trip

We are excited to go to Disneyland on Saturday, June 10, 2023! This trip will be the kickoff to the 2023-2024 school year and is a very magical day for our entire program. Because this is the first trip of the coming school year, only current program students who are officially enrolled in band, orchestra, or color guard at Kastner or Clovis West as 8th-12th graders for the 2023-2023 school year are eligible to attend. Graduating Clovis West Instrumental Music seniors may also attend. If you are not currently signed up, it’s not too late to change your mind! If you do wish to change your schedule for the coming school year, please speak with your counselor/learning director.

Registration for this trip is currently open but being finalized on Friday February 24th at the end of the school day. If you or your student are planning to attend, register NOW to hopefully make it on a full bus. Please register online ASAP and plan to pay the $200 trip fee by April 14th to avoid a processing delay that may prevent you from being on a full bus. We understand this amount is high, and we will be offering fundraising options to help defer this cost, the total of which is due April 14th. Please only register if you plan to make the full payment through one of the means available and described below.

Digital Online Form: bit.ly/CWKISDisney2023 

Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 3/8 @ 7pm

We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every second Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 3/8 at 7pm!

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 expectations, policies, and procedures. 

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

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

SJVCGPR Show #2 Schedule- Saturday 2.11.2023

Visit http://sjvcgpr.org/ for a full list of performing ensembles and times.

Location: Clovis East High School. 2940 Leonard Ave, Clovis, CA 93619

Kastner Color Guard Schedule:

• 8:00 AM Meet at Clovis East High School at the parking lot off Leonard

• 8:55 AM Kastner warms up

• 9:55 AM Walk to Perform

• 10:07 AM Kastner performs

• 10:12 AM Fold the floor

• 12:17 PM Awards

• 12:45 Students can be signed out with Klarissa at the east parking lot.

CWHS Color Guard Schedule:

• 9:15 AM Report time at Clovis East

• 9:55 AM Report to East gym

• 10:07 AM Kastner performs

• 10:12 AM In lines ready to walk to warm up

• 10:15 AM Warm up starts

• 11:15 AM Walk to East gym

• 11:24 AM Perform

• 12:17 PM High school awards (students are free to leave after)

CWHS Percussion Schedule:

• 11:00 AM - Arrive at Clovis East and change into uniform/get ready for warm-up

• 12:30 Warm-up begins

  • 2:15 Parents/helpers please arrive who will be pushing

• 2:25 - Warm-up ends

• 2:30 - Push to the gate

• 2:40 - Set at the gate

• 2:52 PM - PERFORM!!

• 3:02 PM - Push back to the band room and pack/change

• 4:00 - 4:15 PM - If everything is taken care off, students will be released

Weekly Notes 02.03.2023

Coming Up This Week:

Friday 2/3/2023 - after school events cancelled

Monday 2/6/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 2/7/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday 2/8/2023 - Papi’s Dinner Night, WP Rehearsal 3:30pm-6pm

Thursday 2/9/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday 2/10/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday 2/11/2023 - CO/SO Homestead Orchestra Festival 9:15am-10pm, SJVCGPR 10am-4pm.

Next Week(s):

Monday 2/13/2023 - No School / No Rehearsals

Tuesday 2/14/2023 -  WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm (excluding Jazz Performers), Kastner/CW Jazz Concert 7pm @ PAC 

Wednesday 2/15/2023 - WP Rehearsal 3:30-6pm

Thursday 2/16/2023 WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm, San Francisco Brass Band Rehearsal @ CW Bandroom 7:30-11pm, CASMEC (Select Students)

Friday 2/17/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, CASMEC (Select Students)

Saturday 2/18/2023 - CASMEC (Select Students)

Sunday 2/19/2023 - CASMEC (Select Students)

Dinner Night Feb 8- Papi’s Mex Grill Enchilada & Taco Trays

Wednesday February 8th will be our next Fundraiser Dinner Night. Trays of enchiladas or tacos will be available from Papi’s Mex Grill (located at Champlain & Shepherd) for $45 per tray. Pre-order before Feb 8th!

***Important: Make sure you select “Wed, Feb 8” for your pickup date! Then select a pickup time that works for you. 

Order here: https://www.chownow.com/order/14301/locations/20080?menu_item_id=7420534_8600422 

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: Saturday March 4, 2023 

This special event will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Fort Washington Country Club for guests ages 21+. This fun evening will include dinner, no-host cocktails, as well as live and silent auctions. All proceeds benefit the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program and our amazing student musicians!

Purchase Tickets, Reserve a Table, or Sign up to Sponsor the Event: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store/march-4-music-event-tickets-sponsorships 

Auction Items Needed for “March 4 Music” Fundraiser

One of the ways we are planning to raise funds at “March 4 Music” is to hold both silent and live auctions at the event. We hope to find 75-100 items valued at $30 or more for the silent auction, and we hope to find 5 or more items valued at $750 or more for the live auction. We hope you can donate items, or approach local businesses to donate items or services to be auctioned off! 

If you are able to donate auction items, please fill out the Google Form linked below as soon as possible! We will collect the pledged items a few days before the March 4th event. 

Sign up to donate auction items: https://forms.gle/AnFHXHyY2xu6vUus8 

See the list of responses:: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXClO6dU79Bw0R8MFT16hfgtyMLhOzIDoNa-tOfNe4s/edit?usp=sharing 

Buy Clovis West Coffee! 

We’ve partnered with the coffee roaster “Devocion” to create a coffee blend called “It’s a Grind,” inspired by the 2023 Clovis West Winter Percussion show of the same name! Each bag sold helps to financially support the Instrumental Music program at CW. Order online and bags of coffee will be shipped directly to your door! 

More info: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/its-a-grind 

Order here: https://www.devocion.com/products/its-a-grind-clovis-west-coffee-blend 

SJVCGPR Show #2 Volunteers Needed - Saturday 2/11

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

At this competition, we are in charge of staffing the gym during the percussion portion of the event. 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. Bonus - every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.

Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. 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 band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families. 

Sign up here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5689837 

Winter Percussion and Winter Guard Voluntary Pledge Forms

Winter percussion pledge forms were due on December 22nd and Winter Guard forms were due January 19th (today). If your student is participating in Winter Percussion or guard, please ensure that they have completed this form and turn it in to the band office box ASAP.

June 10th Disneyland Trip

We are excited to go to Disneyland on Saturday, June 10, 2023! This trip will be the kickoff to the 2023-2024 school year and is a very magical day for our entire program. Because this is the first trip of the coming school year, only current program students who are officially enrolled in band, orchestra, or color guard at Kastner or Clovis West as 8th-12th graders for the 2023-2023 school year are eligible to attend. Graduating Clovis West Instrumental Music seniors may also attend. If you are not currently signed up, it’s not too late to change your mind! If you do wish to change your schedule for the coming school year, please speak with your counselor/learning director.

Registration for this trip is currently open. We will finalize registration on Friday February 24th at the end of the school day, so the timeline for making a decision is about a month. Please plan to register online if your student is planning on attending and paying the $200 trip fee to avoid a processing delay that may prevent you from being on a full bus. We understand this amount is high, and we will be offering fundraising options to help defer this cost, the total of which is due April 14th. Please only register if you plan to make the full payment through one of the means available and described below.

Digital Online Form: bit.ly/CWKISDisney2023 

Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 3/8 @ 7pm

We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every second Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 3/8 at 7pm!

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

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

Weekly Notes 01.26.2023

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 1/26/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday - 1/27/2023 - WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Saturday 1/28/2023 - WP/WG SJVCGPR Show #1 @ Clovis West - 10am-5pm

Monday 1/30/2023 - Percussion Students - Percussion Ensemble w/ Malatesta 3:30pm-5:30pm, JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 1/31/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@KIS) 5:30pm-9pm, Chamber Concert 7pm @ PAC

Wednesday 2/1/2023 - WP Rehearsal 3:30pm-6pm, Monthly Parent General Meeting 7pm

Thursday 2/2/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm, St Olaf Concert @ PAC 7pm

Friday - 2/3/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Next Week(s):

Monday 2/6/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 2/7/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday 2/8/2023 - Papi’s Dinner Night, WP Rehearsal 3:30pm-6pm

Thursday 2/9/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday - 2/10/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday 2/11/2023 - OR Homestead Orchestra Festival 9:15am-10pm, SJVCGPR 10am-4pm

SJVCGPR Show #1 Volunteers STILL Needed - Saturday 1/28 

Clovis West Instrumental Music is co-hosting the SJVCGPR (San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review) competition on Saturday, January 28th, right here in the West Gym at Clovis West 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 entire instrumental music program.

At this competition, we are in charge of staffing the gym during the percussion portion of the event. 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. Bonus - every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.

Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. 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 band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families. 

Sign up here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5683643

If you are interested in attending the competition and supporting our Color Guard and Percussion students Saturday - please consider volunteering for free admission, but if you are unable to volunteer and still would like to attend, the schedule of performances is available at this link.

Dinner Night Feb 8- Papi’s Mex Grill Enchilada & Taco Trays

Mark your calendars! Wednesday February 8th will be our next Fundraiser Dinner Night. Trays of enchiladas or tacos will be available from Papi’s Mex Grill (located at Champlain & Shepherd) for $45 per tray. All trays must be preordered on the Papi’s website. We will share the link to order your trays as soon as it is available, so keep an eye on your inbox in the coming weeks! 

St Olaf Band Performance Tuesday 2/2 @ PAC

The St Olaf Band is performing Thursday, February 2nd at 7 pm at the CUSD PAC. Tickets are $10 general admission, and free for all students. This is one of the great university bands from Minnesota on tour in our area, and will surely be a great concert experience. The best part - student tickets are FREE - get some concert credit! Tickets should still be “purchased” by students to hold your spot. Tickets are available here.

Winter Percussion and Winter Guard Voluntary Pledge Forms

Winter percussion pledge forms were due on December 22nd and Winter Guard forms were due January 19th (today). If your student is participating in Winter Percussion or guard, please ensure that they have completed this form and turn it in to the band office box ASAP.

June 10th Disneyland Trip

We are excited to go to Disneyland on Saturday, June 10, 2023! This trip will be the kickoff to the 2023-2024 school year and is a very magical day for our entire program. Because this is the first trip of the coming school year, only current program students who are officially enrolled in band, orchestra, or color guard at Kastner or Clovis West as 8th-12th graders for the 2023-2023 school year are eligible to attend. Graduating Clovis West Instrumental Music seniors may also attend. If you are not currently signed up, it’s not too late to change your mind! If you do wish to change your schedule for the coming school year, please speak with your counselor/learning director.

Registration for this trip is currently open. We will finalize registration on Friday February 24th at the end of the school day, so the timeline for making a decision is about a month. Please plan to register online if your student is planning on attending and paying the $200 trip fee to avoid a processing delay that may prevent you from being on a full bus. We understand this amount is high, and we will be offering fundraising options to help defer this cost, the total of which is due April 14th. Please only register if you plan to make the full payment through one of the means available and described below.

Digital Online Form: bit.ly/CWKISDisney2023 

Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 2/1 @ 7pm

We appreciate everyone who joined us for our first monthly meeting of the 2023 calendar year last week. Many good and productive conversations happened, and our program is better for it. We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every first Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 2/1 at 7pm!

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: Saturday March 4, 2023 

This special event will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Fort Washington Country Club for guests ages 21+. This fun evening will include dinner, no-host cocktails, as well as live and silent auctions. All proceeds benefit the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program and our amazing student musicians!

Purchase Tickets, Reserve a Table, or Sign up to Sponsor the Event: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store/march-4-music-event-tickets-sponsorships 

Auction Items Needed for “March 4 Music” Fundraiser

One of the ways we are planning to raise funds at “March 4 Music” is to hold both silent and live auctions at the event. We hope to find 75-100 items valued at $30 or more for the silent auction, and we hope to find 5 or more items valued at $750 or more for the live auction. We hope you can donate items, or approach local businesses to donate items or services to be auctioned off! 

If you are able to donate auction items, please fill out the Google Form linked below as soon as possible! We will collect the pledged items a few days before the March 4th event. 

Sign up to donate auction items: https://forms.gle/AnFHXHyY2xu6vUus8 

See the list of responses:: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXClO6dU79Bw0R8MFT16hfgtyMLhOzIDoNa-tOfNe4s/edit?usp=sharing 

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

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

SJVCGPR Show #1 Schedule- Saturday 1.28.2023

Visit http://sjvcgpr.org/ for a full list of performing ensembles and times.

Location: Clovis West High School. 1070 E. Teague Ave, Fresno, CA 93720

Kastner Color Guard Schedule: 


• 12:45 PM Meet at Clovis West High School at the band room off of the back parking lot

• 1:25 PM Kastner warms up 


• 2:25 PM Walk to Perform


• 2:40 PM Kastner performs


• 2:50 PM Fold the floor


• 4:36 PM Awards

• 5:00 PM Students can be signed out with Klarissa at the band room. 


CWHS Color Guard Schedule:

• 2:00 PM Report time at Clovis West

• 2:25 PM Report to west gym


• 2:40 PM Kastner performs


• 2:45 PM In lines ready to walk to warm up


• 3:00 PM Warm up starts


• 4:00 PM Walk to west gym


• 4:14 PM Perform


• 4:36 PM High school awards (students are free to leave after)

CWHS Percussion Schedule:

• 10:00 AM - Arrive at CW and change into uniform/get ready for warm-up 

• 10:45 Warm-up begins

  • 12:20 Parents/helpers please arrive who will be pushing 

• 12:30 - Warm-up ends 

• 12:35 - Push to the gate 

• 12:45 - Set at the gate 

• 1:00 PM - PERFORM!! 

• 1:10 PM - Push back to the band room and pack/change 

• 2:00 - 2:15 PM - If everything is taken care off, students will be released

Weekly Notes: 01.19.2023

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 1/19/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday 1/20/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm

Monday 1/23/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 1/24/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@Liberty Elementary) 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Thursday 1/26/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday - 1/27/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Saturday 1/28/2023 - WP/WG SJVCGPR Show #1 @ Clovis West - 10am-5pm

Next Week(s):

Monday 1/30/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 1/31/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@KIS) 5:30pm-9pm, Chamber Concert 7pm @ PAC

Wednesday 2/1/2023 - WP Rehearsal 3:30pm-6pm

Thursday 2/2/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday - 2/3/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

SJVCGPR Show #1 Volunteers Needed - Saturday 1/28 

Clovis West Instrumental Music is co-hosting the SJVCGPR (San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review) competition on Saturday, January 28th, right here in the West Gym at Clovis West 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 entire instrumental music program.

At this competition, we are in charge of staffing the gym during the percussion portion of the event. 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. Bonus - every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.

Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. 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 band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families. 

Sign up here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5683643

If you are interested in attending the competition and supporting our Color Guard and Percussion students Saturday - please consider volunteering for free admission, but if you are unable to volunteer and still would like to attend, the schedule of performances is available at this link.

Dinner Night Feb 8- Papi’s Mex Grill Enchilada & Taco Trays

Mark your calendars! Wednesday February 8th will be our next Fundraiser Dinner Night. Trays of enchiladas or tacos will be available from Papi’s Mex Grill (located at Champlain & Shepherd) for $45 per tray. All trays must be preordered on the Papi’s website. We will share the link to order your trays as soon as it is available, so keep an eye on your inbox in the coming weeks! 

Winter Percussion and Winter Guard Voluntary Pledge Forms

Winter percussion pledge forms were due on December 22nd and Winter Guard forms were due January 19th (today). If your student is participating in Winter Percussion or guard, please ensure that they have completed this form and turn it in to the band office box ASAP.

Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 2/1 @ 7pm

We appreciate everyone who joined us for our first monthly meeting of the 2023 calendar year last week. Many good and productive conversations happened, and our program is better for it. We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every first Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 2/1 at 7pm!

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: Saturday March 4, 2023 

This special event will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Fort Washington Country Club for guests ages 21+. This fun evening will include dinner, no-host cocktails, as well as live and silent auctions. All proceeds benefit the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program and our amazing student musicians!

Purchase Tickets, Reserve a Table, or Sign up to Sponsor the Event: http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store/march-4-music-event-tickets-sponsorships 

Auction Items Needed for “March 4 Music” Fundraiser

One of the ways we are planning to raise funds at “March 4 Music” is to hold both silent and live auctions at the event. We hope to find 75-100 items valued at $30 or more for the silent auction, and we hope to find 5 or more items valued at $750 or more for the live auction. We hope you can donate items, or approach local businesses to donate items or services to be auctioned off! 

If you are able to donate auction items, please fill out the Google Form linked below as soon as possible! We will collect the pledged items a few days before the March 4th event. 

Sign up to donate auction items: https://forms.gle/AnFHXHyY2xu6vUus8 

See the list of responses:: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXClO6dU79Bw0R8MFT16hfgtyMLhOzIDoNa-tOfNe4s/edit?usp=sharing 

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

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

Weekly Notes: 01.12.2023

Coming Up This Week:

Friday 1/13/2023 - FMCMEA Honor Rehearsals (All Day), Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday 1/14/2023- FMCMEA Honor Concerts @ PAC, 3:00pm (Orchestra) & 6:00pm (Band)

Monday 1/16/2023 - WP Winter Percussion Rehearsal 10am-4pm

Tuesday 1/17/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@Liberty Elementary) 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm, Fundraising Committee Meeting 7pm Lecture Hall

Thursday 1/19/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday 1/20/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm

Next Week(s):

Monday 1/23/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 1/24/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@Liberty Elementary) 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Thursday 1/26/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday - 1/27/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Saturday 1/28/2023 - WP/WG SJVCGPR Show #1 @ Clovis West - 10am-5pm

Winter Percussion Voluntary Pledge Forms

Winter percussion pledge forms were due on December 22nd, although many students have still not turned in their completed forms. If your student is participating in Winter Percussion, please ensure that they have completed this form and turn it in to the band office box ASAP.

Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 2/1 @ 7pm

We appreciate everyone who joined us for our first monthly meeting of the 2023 calendar year yesterday. Many good and productive conversations happened, and our program is better for it. We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every first Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 2/1 at 7pm!

Monthly Fundraising Committee Meeting (open to all) Tuesday 1/17 @ 7pm

Our fundraising committee will be holding a monthly meeting on Tuesday 1/17 at 7pm in the lecture hall. As with our last meeting, a big topic of discussion will be the above mentioned March 4 Music event, as well as our pancakes and performances fundraiser on May 6th. We have many big things to plan and fundraise for. If you are interested in helping to lower the cost burden of our students and families face please plan to attend.

FMCMEA Rehearsal Information 

The FMCMEA Honor Band and Symphony Orchestra will be rehearsing at the PAC on Friday January 13th from 9am - 4pm and on Saturday January 14th from 9am - 12pm. 

The FMCMEA Honor Symphony Orchestra concert will be Saturday January 14th 3pm at the PAC. The FMCMEA Honor Band concert will be Saturday January 14th 6pm at the PAC. Both performances will count for spring semester concert credit. Consider attending both events to support your peers who are performing! 

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: 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 that will benefit all of Clovis West Instrumental Music! More details to follow soon!

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

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

Weekly Notes 12.15.2022

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 12/15 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ 7:00-9:00pm

Tuesday 12/20- WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @  Liberty Elementary 5:30-9:00pm

Thursday 12/22 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00pm

Next Week(s):

12/24/22-1/9/23 Winter Break

Saturday 1/7/2023 - WP Winter Percussion Camp 9am-8pm

Monday 1/9/2023 - WP Winter Percussion Camp 9am-5pm

Saturday 1/14/2023- FMCMEA Honor Concerts @ PAC, 3:00pm (Orchestra) & 6:00pm (Band).

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. Forms are available outside the Band Office or online at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/forms-grading-expectations 

Winter Percussion Important Information

Winter percussion members will be receiving important information tonight or Friday during class pertaining to the upcoming season. Please watch for these forms and return them as soon as possible so we can make accurate plans for the upcoming season. (note front ensemble members will not be meeting tonight)

General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 1/11 at 7pm

We would like to invite all of you to a general parent meeting where we can update parents on the work that has been done through the fall semester in committees and how you can get involved this semester as we move into winter and spring. Please join us, especially if you are looking for ways you could help support your students through the course of the year.

FMCMEA Rehearsal Information 

The FMCMEA Honor Band and Symphony Orchestra will be rehearsing at the PAC on Friday January 13th from 9am - 4pm and on Saturday January 14th from 9am - 12pm. 

The FMCMEA Honor Symphony Orchestra concert will be Saturday January 14th 3pm at the PAC. The FMCMEA Honor Band concert will be Saturday January 14th 6pm at the PAC. Both performances will count for spring semester concert credit. Consider attending both events to support your peers who are performing! 

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: 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 that will benefit all of Clovis West Instrumental Music! More details to follow soon!

Monthly Fundraising Committee Meeting (open to all) Tuesday 1/17 @ 7pm

Our fundraising committee will be holding a monthly meeting on Tuesday 1/17 at 7pm in the lecture hall. As with our last meeting, a big topic of discussion will be the above mentioned March 4 Music event, as well as our pancakes and performances fundraiser on May 6th. We have many big things to plan and fundraise for. If you are interested in helping to lower the cost burden of our students and families face please plan to attend.

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

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

Weekly Notes 12.08.2022

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 12/8 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 7:00-9:00pm

Saturday 12/10- WS/SB/CB/SO/CO/JB/CG “Sounds of the Season” Concert @ PAC, 7:00pm, FMCMEA Audition/Rehearsal (select students) All Day

Tuesday 12/13- WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00pm

Wednesday 12/14- JB Faculty Breakfast 7:00am, WP Rehearsal 3:30-6:00pm

Thursday 12/15 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00pm

Next Week(s):

Tuesday 12/20- WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00pm

Wednesday 12/21-  WP Rehearsal 3:30-6:00pm

Thursday 12/22 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00pm

12/24/22-1/9/23 Winter Break

Saturday 1/7/2023 - WP Winter Percussion Camp 9am-8pm

Monday 1/9/2023 - WP Winter Percussion Camp 9am-5pm

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. Forms are available outside the Band Office or online at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/forms-grading-expectations 

Purchase Your ‘Sounds of the Season’ Tickets Now!

The annual Clovis West ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert is this Saturday December 10, 2022 at 7:00PM at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall. Tickets are available for purchase at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store. This festive tradition is one of the biggest events of the year for CW Instrumental Music and will feature performances by the CW Bands, Orchestra, & Percussion Ensemble. Tickets are expected to sell out, so don’t wait! Purchase yours today! 

Online Ticket Sales will close at 12:00PM (Noon) on Saturday December 10th. This will ensure that we have time to prepare tickets and seating assignments before the concert starts at 7:00pm. Tickets will still be available to purchase at the door, though the supply will be limited. 

If you've already purchased your tickets, you're all set! When you arrive at the concert hall, simply give your name (or the name of the person that purchased the tickets) to the staff at the will-call table. They will hand you your tickets and show you to your seats. You do not need to pick up tickets from the bandroom prior to the event, nor will your tickets be sent out via mail/email.  

‘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 donations of items and desserts for the silent auction. If you'd like to help, please “volunteer” to bring items here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5657638  (If needed, the school code is “CWAIM”, then click the “Volunteers” menu). Donated items can be dropped off at the PAC from 12:00-2:00pm on the day of the concert.  If you have any questions about auction items, please contact Jennifer McDougal at jenmcdougal@sbcglobal.net.

General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 1/11 at 7pm

We would like to invite all of you to a general parent meeting where we can update parents on the work that has been done through the fall semester in committees and how you can get involved this semester as we move into winter and spring. Please join us, especially if you are looking for ways you could help support your students through the course of the year.

“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: 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 that will benefit all of Clovis West Instrumental Music! More details to follow soon!

Monthly Fundraising Committee Meeting (open to all) Tuesday 1/17 @ 7pm

Our fundraising committee will be holding a monthly meeting on Tuesday 1/17 at 7pm in the lecture hall. As with our last meeting, a big topic of discussion will be the above mentioned March 4 Music event, as well as our pancakes and performances fundraiser on May 6th. We have many big things to plan and fundraise for. If you are interested in helping to lower the cost burden of our students and families face please plan to attend.

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

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

Weekly Notes 12.01.2022

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 12/1 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm 

Friday 12/2 - KIS Winter Band & Orchestra Concert @ PAC, 6:45pm

Saturday 12/3 - MB Children’s Electric Parade 4:00pm

Monday 12/5 - Percussion Ensemble Practice 3:20-6:15pm

Tuesday 12/6- WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00PM, Fundraising Committee Mtg 7pm

Wednesday 12/7- WP Rehearsal 3:30-6:00pm

Thursday 12/8 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00PM

Saturday 12/10- WS/SB/CB/SO/CO/JB/CG “Sounds of the Season” Concert @ PAC, 7:00pm, FMCMEA Auditions

Next Week(s):

Tuesday 12/13- WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00PM

Wednesday 12/14- JB Faculty Breakfast 7:00AM, WP Rehearsal 3:30-6:00pm

Thursday 12/15 - WP Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm, CG Rehearsal @ KIS 5:30-9:00PM

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. Forms are available outside the Band Office or online at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/forms-grading-expectations 

Kastner Instrumental Music Concert December 2nd, 6:45PM 

The Kastner Intermediate Instrumental Music Winter Concert will be on Friday December 2nd at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall (PAC). We encourage you to come out and show your support for our future Golden Eagles! 

We still need a few more volunteers to help serve refreshments for this event. Sign up at: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5643639 (If needed, the school code is “CWAIM”, then click the “Volunteers” menu)

‘Sounds of the Season’ Tickets Now on Sale! 

Tickets for the annual ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert are now available for purchase at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store . This festive tradition is one of the biggest events of the year for CW Instrumental Music and will feature performances by the CW Bands, Orchestra, & Percussion Ensemble. Tickets are expected to sell out, so don’t wait! Purchase yours today! 

‘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 donations of items and desserts for the silent auction. If you'd like to help, please “volunteer” to bring items here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5657638  (If needed, the school code is “CWAIM”, then click the “Volunteers” menu). If you have any questions about auction items, please contact Jennifer McDougal at jenmcdougal@sbcglobal.net.

Additionally, we still need a few more Student volunteers to help receive and prepare the auction items prior to this event. This is a great way for students to fulfill the obligation for the “Service Hours” assignment. Sign up at: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5657636  (If needed, the school code is “CWAIM”, then click the “Volunteers” menu)

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!

Fundraising Committee Meeting (open to all) Tuesday 12/6 7pm

Our fundraising committee will be meeting on Tuesday 12/6 at 7pm. A big topic of discussion will be the above mentioned March 4th event, but we have some big things to plan and fundraise for. If you are interested in helping to lower the cost burden of our students and families face please plan to attend.

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

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

Weekly Notes 11.17.2022

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

Weekly Notes 11.10.2022

Coming Up This Week:

Friday 11/11 - No School / No Rehearsal (Veterans Day)

Saturday 11/12- MB WBA Viking Classic @ Kingsburg HS 10:30am-11:00PM

Monday 11/14 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm, CO Area Orchestra Concert, 5:45pm-8:30pm

Tuesday 11/15 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm, Cookie Dough Fundraiser Delivery

Wednesday 11/16- WS Area Band Concert 5:30-8:30pm

Thursday 11/17 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 11/18 - MB Bag Check dropoff for WBA Championships 3:20pm, MB FB Playoffs (TBD - likely 5:30pm VMS)

Sat & Sun 11/19-20- MB WBA Championships in SoCal 9:45am-approx midnight sunday evening.

Next Week(s):

Mon-Fri 11/21-25 Thanksgiving Break (No School)

Friday 11/25 - MB Football Valley Championships (TBD)

Tuesday 11/29- MB Awards Banquet

Thursday 12/1 - JB Fresno State Jazz Festival 9:40am-5pm

Saturday 12/3 - MB Children’s Electric Parade 4pm

Area Concerts This Week

Our chamber orchestra and wind symphony students will be participating in area concerts this week at the PAC. While we would love to see all of you at these performances, they are targeted toward our 5th grade and 6th grade families. As such, we request that you do not attend these performances to make sure there is room for elementary students and families. We will have an excellent opportunity for you to hear ALL of our instrumental groups perform at the sounds of the season concert on December 10th - save the date and we hope to see you there!

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.

Cookie Dough Delivery on Tuesday 11/15/22 (New Date)

NOTE NEW DATE - If you sold any cookie dough or other perishable items, they will be now delivered to campus on Tuesday November 15th sometime during the day. Please plan to pick up your items by the end of the school day, as they are perishable and will thaw as they sit. As the seller, you are responsible for making final delivery, and you need to make sure you don’t ruin the product due to spoilage. We will contact everyone when the deliveries arrive. 

Cookie dough trip credit has also been added to you/your student’s charms ledger. 

We also need volunteers to assist with distribution. If you are able to help please sign up at https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5637102

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

We are still seeking more chaperone help for WBA championships (but we are close). When that is finalized we will release itinerary information and details. For now - tickets are available by clicking the buy tickets link on the event webpage: https://westernbands.org/events/details.php?ID=584

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.

‘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 (CWMB)

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

Weekly Notes 11.03.2022

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 11/3 - MB Rehearsal 6 - 9pm

Friday 11/4 - No Football Game! (Team has first round Playoff Bye)

Monday 11/7 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 11/8 - MB Stadium Rehearsal @ VMS 5:00-9:00pm

Wednesday 11/9- JB CW & KIS Jazz Concert @ Shaghoian Concert Hall (Soundcheck 5:15-5:45, concert 7pm)

Thursday 11/10 - MB FB Playoffs

Friday 11/11 - No School / No Rehearsal (Veterans Day)

Saturday 11/12- MB WBA Viking Classic @ Kingsburg HS 10:30am-11:00PM

Next Week:

Monday 11/14 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm, CO Area Orchestra Concert 

Tuesday 11/15 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm, Cookie Dough Fundraiser Delivery

Wednesday 11/16- WS Area Band Concert

Thursday 11/17 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 11/18 - MB Bag Check for WBA Championships, MB FB Playoffs (TBD)

Sat & Sun 11/19-20- MB WBA Championships in SoCal

Friday 11/25 - MB FB Vally Championships (TBD)

Cookie Dough Delivery on Tuesday 11/15/22 (New Date)

NOTE NEW DATE - If you sold any cookie dough or other perishable items, they will be now delivered to campus on Tuesday November 15th sometime during the day. Please plan to pick up your items by the end of the school day, as they are perishable and will thaw as they sit. As the seller, you are responsible for making final delivery, and you need to make sure you don’t ruin the product due to spoilage. We will contact everyone when the deliveries arrive. 

Marching Band Trip Payments Due 11/4 

Marching Band families should submit their trip payment they indicated on their trip form by Friday 11/4. Payments can be made via check payable to “CW Foundation/CWAIM,” via cash, or via charms/paypal (directions on trip form).

Off Campus Medication Form (CWMB)

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 today 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

Weekly Notes 10.27.2022

Coming Up This Week:

Thursday 10/27 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/28 - MB FB vs Clovis @ VMS 4:45pm

Saturday 10/29 - MB Golden State Tournament of Bands @ Lamonica Stadium - 2pm-10:30pm

Monday 10/31 - No School / No Rehearsal

Tuesday 11/1 - MB Stadium Rehearsal @ VMS 5:00-9:00pm

Wednesday 11/2 - CUSD Band Night 4:30-9:15pm

Thursday 11/3 - MB Rehearsal 6 - 9pm

Friday 11/4 - MB FB Playoffs (TBD)

Next Week:

Monday 11/7 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Tuesday 11/8 - MB Stadium Rehearsal @ VMS 5:00-9:00pm

Wednesday 11/9- JB CW & KIS Jazz Concert @ Shaghoian Concert Hall

Thursday 11/10 - MB FB Playoffs (TBD)

Friday 11/11 - No School / No Rehearsal (Veterans Day)

Saturday 11/12- MB WBA Viking Classic @ Kingsburg HS 10:30am-11:00PM

Cookie Dough Delivery on Thursday 11/10/22

If you sold any cookie dough or other perishable items, they will be delivered to campus on Thursday November 10th sometime during the day. Please plan to pick up your items by the end of the school day, as they are perishable and will thaw as they sit. As the seller, you are responsible for making final delivery, and you need to make sure you don’t ruin the product due to spoilage. We will contact everyone when the deliveries arrive. 

GSTOB Volunteers Needed! (Orchestra Students / Adults Wanted)

Please sign up to help at the upcoming Golden State Tournament of Bands. We have several areas of responsibility, including managing the traffic flow for the parking lots for school buses and band trucks/trailers and running the concession stand inside the stadium. This is extra help in addition to the normal show tasks of feeding the band and pushing the pit. Golden State Tournament of Bands is a large fundraiser for our program. Please take a look at the sign up and see where you can help. https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5587156

Marching Band Trip Forms 

Marching Band students were supposed to turn in trip forms on Friday 10/21. While most students turn them in on time, many students still have yet to turn in forms. We need EVERY student to turn in a completed trip form so we can plan our travel details for the rest of the season. Additionally, trip payments are due by 11/4, and can be submitted via cash, check, or through CHARMS. Full details of how to make a payment are available on your trip form.

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

Thursday 10/27 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/28 - MB FB vs Clovis @ VMS 4:45pm

Saturday 10/29 - MB Golden State Tournament of Bands @ Lamonica Stadium - 2pm-10:30pm

Monday 10/31 - No School / No Rehearsal

Tuesday 11/1 - MB Stadium Rehearsal @ VMS 5:00-9:00pm

Wednesday 11/2 - CUSD Band Night 4:30-9:15pm

Thursday 11/3 - MB Rehearsal 6 - 9pm

Friday 11/4 - MB FB Playoffs (TBD)

Next Week:

Monday 11/7 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Tuesday 11/8 - MB Stadium Rehearsal @ VMS 5:00-9:00pm

Wednesday 11/9- JB CW & KIS Jazz Concert @ Shaghoian Concert Hall

Thursday 11/10 - MB FB Playoffs (TBD)

Friday 11/11 - No School / No Rehearsal (Veterans Day)

Saturday 11/12- MB WBA Viking Classic @ Kingsburg HS 10:30am-11:00PM

Cookie Dough Delivery on Thursday 11/10/22

If you sold any cookie dough or other perishable items, they will be delivered to campus on Thursday November 10th sometime during the day. Please plan to pick up your items by the end of the school day, as they are perishable and will thaw as they sit. As the seller, you are responsible for making final delivery, and you need to make sure you don’t ruin the product due to spoilage. We will contact everyone when the deliveries arrive. 

GSTOB Volunteers Needed! (Orchestra Students / Adults Wanted)

Please sign up to help at the upcoming Golden State Tournament of Bands. We have several areas of responsibility, including managing the traffic flow for the parking lots for school buses and band trucks/trailers and running the concession stand inside the stadium. This is extra help in addition to the normal show tasks of feeding the band and pushing the pit. Golden State Tournament of Bands is a large fundraiser for our program. Please take a look at the sign up and see where you can help. https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5587156

Marching Band Trip Forms 

Marching Band students were supposed to turn in trip forms on Friday 10/21. While most students turn them in on time, many students still have yet to turn in forms. We need EVERY student to turn in a completed trip form so we can plan our travel details for the rest of the season. Additionally, trip payments are due by 11/4, and can be submitted via cash, check, or through CHARMS. Full details of how to make a payment are available on your trip form.

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

Weekly Notes 10.22.2022

Coming Up This Week

Thursday 10/20 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/21 - MB Individual and group photos after school, FB vs Central @ Koligian Stadium

Saturday 10/22 - MB Sierra Cup Classic - All Day @ FSU 9am-~11pm

Monday 10/24 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 10/25 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Thursday 10/27 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/28 - MB FB vs Clovis @ VMS

Saturday 10/29 - MB Golden State Tournament of Bands @ Lamonica Stadium - 2pm-10:30pm

Next Week:

Monday 10/31 - No School / No Rehearsal

Tuesday 11/1 - MB Stadium Rehearsal 5-9pm

Wednesday 11/2 - CUSD Band Night 4:30-9:15pm

Thursday 11/3 - MB Rehearsal 6 - 9pm

Friday 11/4 - MB TBD FB Playoffs

GSTOB Volunteers Needed! (Orchestra Students / Adults Wanted)

Please sign up to help at the upcoming Golden State Tournament of Bands. We have several areas of responsibility, including managing the traffic flow for the parking lots for school buses and band trucks/trailers and running the concession stand inside the stadium. This is extra help in addition to the normal show tasks of feeding the band and pushing the pit. Golden State Tournament of Bands is a large fundraiser for our program. Please take a look at the sign up and see where you can help. https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5587156

Charms Calendar Sync Issues

Charms has implemented some changes that may mean you might now not see events further that 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.

Marching Band Trip Forms are due Friday 10/21 (tomorrow)

Marching Band students received trip forms Monday in class. We need EVERY student to turn in a completed trip form so we can plan our travel details for the rest of the season. A reminder - trip money is not due until 11/4, but we must know now what we can expect to receive. Please make sure your student turns this information tomorrow at the latest.

10/21 MB Pictures and Central Game

Marching band students will be taking large/small group and individual photos during 7th period and immediately after school on Friday 10/21. Students will need to be able to be in full uniform for the photos, but we will use instrumental music shirts for the game. Color Guard students should plan to rehearse after photos on CW campus and will be dismissed at 9pm. Winds/Percussion will bus to and from central, and will dismiss when they return and eagle 1 has been loaded for Sierra Cup the following day.

Orchestra Voluntary Pledge Forms 

If you or your student has not submitted their voluntary pledge form for Orchestra, please do so ASAP! If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Humphreys at Kylehumphreys@cusd.com

Marching Band Show Merch

If you pre-ordered show shirts or hoodies, they will be available for pick up in the band room after rehearsal this evening. Please note that we are accepting cash and check only. 

If you didn't pre-order merchandise, please check out our online store. We'd love to see our families in the show merchandise at all of our upcoming competitions.

10/22 MB Sierra Cup Classic

On 10/22 our marching band students will be performing at Fresno State’s Sierra Cup Classic. Report time is 9am. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Full details in charms calendar.

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

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

Weekly Notes 10.13.2022

Coming Up This Week

Thursday 10/13 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/14 - MB Football Game vs Clovis North @ VMS 5pm

Monday 10/17 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 10/18 - MB STADIUM Rehearsal @ VMS 5-9pm

Thursday 10/20 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/21 - MB Individual and group photos after school, FB vs Central

Saturday 10/22 - MB Sierra Cup Classic - All Day @ FSU 9am-~11pm

Next Week:

Monday 10/24 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 10/25 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Thursday 10/27 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/28 - MB FB vs Clovis @VMS

Saturday 10/29 - MB Golden State Tournament of Bands @ Lamonica Stadium

Charms Calendar Sync Issues

Charms has implemented some changes that may mean you might now not see events further that 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.

10/14 Football Game Location and Volunteer Needs

We were recently notified the football game is at Lamonica, not Veterans Memorial. We will be bussing to and from the game tomorrow. We are also in need of volunteers for busses and pushing pit as well. Please sign up here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5518499

Panda Express

Our Panda Express dinner fundraiser is next Wednesday, October 19 at the Panda Express at Friant/Fort Washington. Please share this flyer with your friends and family! 

10/21 MB Pictures and Central Game

Marching band students will be taking large/small group and individual photos during 7th period and immediately after school on Friday 10/21. Students will need to be able to be in full uniform for the photos, but we will use instrumental music shirts for the game. Color Guard students should plan to rehearse after photos on CW campus and will be dismissed at 9pm. Winds/Percussion will bus to and from central, and will dismiss when they return and eagle 1 has been loaded for Sierra Cup the following day.

We also need chaperones for this game - please sign up here: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5536040

GSTOB

Please sign up to help at the upcoming Golden State Tournament of Bands. We have several areas of responsibility, including managing the traffic flow for the parking lots for school busses and band trucks/trailers and running the concession stand inside the stadium. This is extra help in addition to the normal show tasks of feeding the band and pushing the pit. Golden State Tournament of Bands is a large fundraiser for our program. Please take a look at the sign up and see where you can help. https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5587156

Show Merch

If you pre-ordered show shirts or hoodies, they will be available for pick up in the band room after rehearsal this evening. Please note that we are accepting cash and check only. 

If you didn't pre-order merchandise, please check out our online store. We'd love to see our families in the show merchandise at all of our upcoming competitions.

10/22 MB Sierra Cup Classic

On 10/22 our marching band students will be performing at Fresno State’s Sierra Cup Classic. Report time is 9am. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Full details in charms calendar.

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

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

Weekly Notes 10.06.2022

Coming Up This Week

Friday 10/7 - Football Game vs Clovis East @ Lamonica 4:30pm (Photos moved to 10/21)

Saturday 10/8 - MB WBA Show @ Washington Union 2pm-10:45pm

Monday 10/10 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm, CO/SO Concert 7pm @ PAC

Tuesday 10/11 - MB Rehearsal 6–9pm

Wednesday 10/12 - WS/SB/CB/JB Concert 7pm @ PAC

Thursday 10/13 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/14 - MB Football Game vs Clovis North @ VMS 5pm

Next Week:

Monday 10/17 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 10/18 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Thursday 10/20 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/21 - MB Individual and group photos after school, FB vs Central

Saturday 10/22 - MB Sierra Cup Classic - All Day @ FSU 9am-~11pm

Charms Calendar Sync Issues

Charms has implemented some changes that may mean you might now not see events further that 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.

Orchestra Concert Monday 10/10

Our orchestra students will be performing along with the Kastner Orchestras on Monday October 10th at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North Campus. All orchestra students are expected to report to the concert hall for a mandatory rehearsal Monday afternoon, and will be fed prior to the concert. Clovis West students should arrive at 4:30pm through the back concert hall doors. The main doors will open to audience members at 6:40pm. The concert is free and open to the public.

Band Concert Wednesday 10/12

All of the students in first, second, and sixth period band classes, as well as many 7th period percussion students and Jazz students will be performing along with Kastner Bands on Wednesday October 12th in Concert at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North Campus. Performing students should arrive at the concert hall no later than 6:30pm. Jazz students should arrive no later than 6:15. We will open the concert hall to audience members as soon as Kastner groups have finished their sound check.

10/21 MB Pictures and Central Game

Marching band students will be taking large/small group and individual photos during 7th period and immediately after school on Friday 10/21. Students will need to be able to be in full uniform for the photos, but we will use instrumental music shirts for the game. Color Guard students should plan to rehearse after photos on CW campus and will be dismissed at 9pm. Winds/Percussion will bus to and from central, and will dismiss when they return and eagle 1 has been loaded for Sierra Cup the following day.

10/22 MB Sierra Cup Classic

On 10/22 our marching band students will be performing at Fresno State’s Sierra Cup Classic. Report time is 9am. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Full details in charms calendar.

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

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

Weekly Notes 09.29.2022

Coming Up This Week

Friday 9/30 - Senior Night @ Football Game, MB Football Game vs Buchanan @ Lamonica 4:30pm

Monday 10/3 - Marching Band Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm

Tuesday 10/4 - MB Rehearsal 6–9pm

Thursday 10/6 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/7 - MB Photos and Football Game vs Clovis East @ Lamonica after school

Saturday 10/8 - MB WBA Show @ Washington Union 2pm-10:45pm

Next Week:

Monday 10/10 - MB Rehearsal 3:45-6:45pm, CO/SO Concert 7pm @ PAC

Tuesday 10/11 - MB Rehearsal 6–9pm

Wednesday 10/12 - WS/SB/CB/JB? Concert 7pm @ PAC

Thursday 10/13 - MB Rehearsal 6-9pm

Friday 10/14 - MB Football Game vs Clovis North @ VMS 5pm

Orchestra Concert Monday 10/10

Our orchestra students will be performing along with the Kastner Orchestras on Monday October 10th at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North Campus. All orchestra students are expected to report to the concert hall for a mandatory rehearsal Monday afternoon, and will be fed prior to the concert. Clovis West students should arrive at 4:30pm through the back concert hall doors. The main doors will open to audience members at 6:40pm. The concert is free and open to the public.

Band Concert Wednesday 10/12

All of the students in first, second, and sixth period band classes, as well as many 7th period percussion students will be performing along with Kastner Bands on Wednesday October 12th in Concert at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North Campus. Performing students should arrive at the concert hall no later than 6:30pm. We will open the concert hall to audience members as soon as Kastner groups have finished their sound check.

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

All students are currently participating in a cookie dough fundraiser. The funds and orders from this fundraiser are due Friday 9/30 (TOMORROW!). All proceeds from this fundraiser will be split between student trip credit and funding the program(s) they participate in. Feel free to purchase from your students, but we are going to emphasize reaching out to people outside of the home for this fundraiser. We have been extremely successful with this fundraiser in the past and hope to continue to help our students fund the experiences and opportunities that enrich their education. We expect delivery sometime toward the end of October and will communicate an exact date when we have it.

Marching Band Senior Night 9/30 at Lamonica Stadium

Saturday September 30th (tomorrow) our Marching Band seniors and parents will be recognized prior to the start of the game. Senior parents/guardians are limited to three people at most per student and should meet us at the Northwest corner of the stadium at 5:45pm to line up for recognition. Each senior will be introduced and photographed with their parents and/or guardians. 

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

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