Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Newsletter


CVHS Instrumental Music Email Newsletter		date 12-6-08 / issue #8.12
FALCON NOTES Happy Holidays everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As I type this, the Marching Band is getting ready to march down Honolulu Boulevard for the annual Montrose Parade! This is the season for an active Music Department as demonstrated by the fact that Jazz Band had their first holiday gig on Friday at the Oakmont country club and that Symphony performed with the Choral Department at the Feast of Lights both Thursday and Friday! Jazz Band has another gig on Sunday the 7th at the Burbank Hilton where they will play for the Assistance League. On Tuesday, come on down to Borders in Glendale to hear the Jazz Band perform from 6:15 - 7:15! It's a very busy time so get ready for some great music as we celebrate the Holiday Season!		In this issue: • falcon notes • thanksgiving ecap • info for upcoming Jazz Band gigs • musical • sound of music pit auditions • canned food and toy drive • poinsettias • upcoming musical events • escrip and ralphs drive • san francisco update • quote of the week • upcoming dates • web links Web Links - • CHARMS • Booster Page • Instrumental Calendar • Class Forms and Handouts • Music Department Website is www.falconmusic.org
THANKSGIVING BREAK RECAP Congratulations to the Varsity football team! CV made it to the 2nd round CIF game on November 28st at Charter Oaks HS, and Marching Band and Color Guard were there to cheer them on! They unfortunately didn't win, but it was a great way to end the season. GO FALCONS!			INFORMATION FOR JAZZ BAND GIGS • Sunday 12/7 - JB - Festival of Trees, Burbank • Tuesday 12/9 - JB - Border's Bookstore • Saturday 12/13 - JB - Holiday Home Tours For more details, go to Detailed Calendar.
SOUND OF MUSIC PIT AUDITIONS Next spring's Musical will be "Sound of Music"! Sign up now for Auditions to be in the Pit Orchestra. See Mr. Schick for info, application and requirements. Applications are available now! Click here to download an audition form/ If you can't click the link in this email, visit www.falconmusic.org and click the link on the front page.			CANNED FOOD AND TOY DRIVE The instrumental music department is again participating in the School's annual canned food and toy drive. All food and toys will be donated to the La Crescenta Sheriff's department to be distributed to needy families. For the past 5 years the Instrumental music department has turned in the most toys and canned food. Every year the school has a class competition to encourage more students to donate. I am asking for your help to ensure that the music department is the leader of demonstrating the generosity of the spirit of the season. Cans are worth 1 point. Toys are worth 15 points. The music department will provide extra credit to each student who brings items. 1 point = 1 point of extra credit. The drive ends on Wednesday the 10th, but we need to bring things in every day!
POINSETTiAS! The Annual Pre-Sale Poinsettia Holiday Fundraiser is here! Only $10.00 assures you a wonderful Poinsettia for the holidays. Please contact Mr. Schick for an order form. Students will receive the forms on Monday to take home. Poinsettia's will be picked up at the Instrumental Concert on Friday, December 19th.
UPCOMING MUSICAL EVENTS • Plan to come and enjoy a festive evening at the annual Montrose Christmas Parade, the evening of Saturday, Dec. 6. along Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. This is a great opportunity to join the whole community and see the CVHS Marching Band and Color Guard, as well as all the other Glendale school bands (and a few out-of-town bands!) • The INSTRUMENTAL WINTER CONCERT will be December 19th (not December 5th. as some earlier calendars said.) Mark the date and plan to attend with the whole family! Start Winter Break with the sounds of the season!			ESCRIP - RALPHS SCRIP DRIVE We are currently asking everyone to please sign up for Vons Scrip and Ralphs Scrip. Instructions on how to do this online can be download here. If you can't download from this email, please visit www.falconmusic.org and click the link on the front page. A copy of this downloadable handout was passed out to each student and we are having a competition to see which class signs up the most people. 100% participation = class pizza party 75% participation = donuts 50% participation = popsicles This is an easy way to raise funds for our music department. In 2007, we received $9,500 from escrip alone!
CHARMS Student's basic assignments are being entered into CHARMS. (sectionals, scales tests, and event attendance). To access CHARMS online, click here or type https://www.charmsoffice.com. Once you are on the Log In to Parent's Area, our school log in is: crescentav . To see your student's personal information, enter their GUSD ID#.			SAN FRANCISCO UPDATE! The 2nd payment for the Spring Trip to San Francisco was due this week. $150 (+ late fee of $20 if not paid by 12/3). There are still some spots available, so it is not too late to sign up! Contact Mr. Schick if you are interested.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK If music be the food of love, play on. Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.	UPCOMING DATES Dec. 3 - San Francisco Payment #2 due Dec. 6 - MB - Montrose Christmas Parade Dec. 17&18 - All classes - Winter Concert rehearsals Dec. 19 - ALL CLASSES - WINTER CONCERT Dec. 22 thru Jan. 6 - Winter Break Jan. 7, Wed. - School Resumes • For detailed Information on dates click here
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