Beg. of the Year Band Info

Hello Band Families!

It's been an exciting start to the School Year with lots going on!  Of course, the Marching Band is very busy, and we are happy to have Ms. Sarah Romero on the team this year!  She brings a lot of fresh energy to our Band Program, and is very excited to be a part of our Band Family.

Just a few administrative things, and one very important announcement.

• Students have received a LOT of information about Course Expectations, Syllabi, Handbooks, and of course, OneNote.  This is also true for band.  Please review the Band Handbook and Syllabus, available on the band website under the Documents page (www.liberty.band), and then print, sign, and return the "Band Contract" to school with your students.
  
  • This will go in the Grade Book as an Assessment grade, and is due August 28th.  
• Students NOT enrolled in Marching Bard/Color Guard, need to complete an online information form, which is also on the band website (also on Documents page).  The online form should take 10-15 minutes to fill out, and provides us with a LOT of pertinent information to take care of your student including: health information, dietary needs (we feed your students often!), emergency contact information for trips, and so on.  MARCHING BAND students have ALREADY DONE THIS.

Lastly, the big news this year in the Band Program is a trip we are taking to Dallas, in April of 2019.  The trip is a requirement as part of the course expectations for Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, however, we are opening up the trip to the entire band program; students in ANY of the concert bands are allowed to attend.  Students in Concert Band 1 and Concert Band 2 mayjoin us on this trip, however will not perform with the Symphonic Band or Wind Ensemble...their trip would be for fun and exposure to very high level performance quality from bands around the country (and EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas), as well as supporting their band family at their performances.  Tentative events on the trip include: the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performance, attending a performance by the world-renown Dallas Winds (professional Concert Band), attending a performance by the Dallas Symphony, a day at Six Flags-Dallas, Dallas Aquarium, Go-Kart Racing Experience, and time at the 6th Floor Museum (Assassination of JFK).  These are just some of our options, and could change.

We are hosting an informational meeting on MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 6:30pm in the Auditorium.  Our travel agent, Ken Ovrebo (who we've traveled with to Indianapolis, and is the State Chairman of Marching Band Activities) will be in attendance to discuss with us our basic itinerary, cost, and options for parents to travel with us as well.  Because our time at Back-to-School Night is so short, we will NOT spend any time discussing the trip on that evening.

If you can at all make it, please join us on Monday night so you can be as informed about the trip as possible.  

Respectfully,

Sean Hedding and Sarah Romero

Band Directors

Liberty High School