“The Trumpeter”
The Newsletter of the W.T. Woodson Band Patrons
November 2014
Contents
President’s Notes ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Band Director’s Notes ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Uniform Information ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Hospitality .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Concessions ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
VBODA Snacks .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Citrus Sales................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Holiday Tunes For Tots Concerts ......................................................................................................................... 7
Barnes & Noble Book Fair ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Sign-Up Genius .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Did You Know? ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
SCRIP! ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Committee Chairs .................................................................................................................................................... 11
November Highlights
November 5-19
November 7
November 12
November 14
November 22
December 2
December 3-4
December 6
Fall Auditions
Fruit Sale Ends
Fall Awards Night
District Band Audition Form and Payment Due
Marching Band Party
Tiny Tots Rehearsal in the Auditorium
Tiny Tots Concerts
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
See Director’s Notes
Put in Band Room Mailbox
7:30 pm in Café A
Put in Band Room Mailbox
Truro Clubhouse 6-9 pm
2:30 – 4:30 pm
See Director’s Notes
1 – 5 pm
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President’s Notes
Dear Patrons,
I hope everyone had an opportunity to see the band perform at one of the home football
games, at a competition or at the VBODA assessment. Congratulations to the entire band on a
Superior rating at the assessment and on winning the competition in Newport News. The
concert season has also started with a great Frost Woodson concert which was held this week.
A big thank you goes to all the volunteers who help to make our Marching Band a great
success. It takes the collective effort of many of our committees including Marching Band
uniforms, Chaperones, Concessions, Equipment/Pit Crew, First Aid and Trip Coordination to
handle all the tasks that are required for our Marching Band program. Thanks to everyone who
makes all this possible.
Please join us at the next Band Patrons meeting on November 20th. We will discuss
upcoming events including Tiny Tots, the Band Winter concert and District Band. We will meet
in the band room starting at 7:30. This will be our last meeting in 2014 since we normally don’t
meet during December.
We have several Committee chairs whose band members will graduate this year and we
want to identify their successors now in order to allow an easy transition. We are looking for
committee chairs for our PTSO representative and Vehicle Donations. Please contact me if you
could help to chair a Committee.
Our fruit sales fundraiser has started. Please support your student’s efforts on the fruit
sales. Our success on this fundraiser will help to lower the cost for everyone on the spring trip.
Thanks for everyone’s support for the Band. Please come see your student at their next
performances and don’t forget to attend the Marching Band Awards night on November 12th. If
you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Jim McDonald
President
(703) 764-3279 home
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Band Director’s Notes
From the Director:
Congratulations to the Marching Cavaliers for earning a superior rating at the VBODA State
Marching Band Assessment. We are halfway to Honor Band!!!!
A BIG thank you to all of the band parents who have tirelessly worked on uniforms, chaperones
and pit this season. We could not have done this without you. I also would like to thank Jim
McDonald for putting together the snack bags for the kids after VBODA.
Fall Auditions: These begin on 11/5. The schedule may be viewed at www.woodsonband.org
Students should remember that auditions are a grade and that you should work hard to prepare
for them.
Audition Schedule:
Trumpet
Clarinets
Oboe
Horns
Trombone
Weds, 11/5
Thurs, 11/6
Fri, 11/ 7
Mon, 11/10
Tues, 11/11
Flute
Sax (Alto)
Sax (Tenor/Bari)
Bsn/B. Cl
Euph/Tuba
Weds 11/12
Thurs 11/13
Mon 11/17
Tues 11/18
Weds 11/19
District Band! District Band auditions are January 10, 2014 at Robinson Secondary. Students
wishing to audition should turn in $7.00 (cash or check) to Mrs. Hall by 11/14/14. If a check,
make it payable to: W.T. Woodson Band Patrons. All payments should be put in an envelope
with your name on it. There will be NO late registration this year.
Woodson has many talented musicians and you should all be going out for this. Prepared
pieces have already been made available. The registration form is attached and can also be
found on the WTW Band website.
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All-District Band Auditions 2015
Last Name
First Name
Instrument
Grade:
Home Phone:
Include cash or check for $7.00 made payable to W.T. Woodson Band Patrons. Payments go in the
“Black Box” and must be in an envelope.
Due: Friday, 11/14
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Fall Awards Night
Wednesday, November 12th 7:30 p.m.
Marching Band party – Truro clubhouse
Saturday, November 22nd 6-9 p.m.
Barnes and Noble Fundraiser
Saturday, December 6th
1-5 p.m.
We need student performers for this event. Last year we earned some money for the band fund
from this and it is wonderful community outreach as well!!!
W.T. WOODSON BAND - COMING UP!!!
November
December
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Trumpet Auditions
Clarinet Auditions
Last day to turn in fruit orders!!
Oboe Auditions
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Horn Auditions
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Trombone Auditions
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Flute Auditions
Marching Band Awards night Dessert Café “A”
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Alto Sax Auditions
13-15 Senior Regional Orchestra @ Herndon HS
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District Band Registration form and fee due!
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Tenor and Bari Sax auditions
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Bassoon/Bass Clarinet auditions
Jazz Band Auditions – Trumpets and Saxes
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Euphonium/Tuba auditions
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Jazz Band Auditions – Trombones and Rhythm
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All-State Jazz Concert – Norfolk, VA
Marching Band Party – Truro Clubhouse
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Tiny Tots rehearsal (auditorium)
Tiny Tots Rehearsal and Concert (Main Gym)
Tiny Tots Concert (auditorium)
Tiny Tots Concert (Main Gym)
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Fruit Delivery
Symphonic Full Band
Concert Full Band
Symphonic Full Band
Symphonic Full Band
Concert Full Band
Concert Full Band
Band Winter Concert (auditorium)
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
7:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
1:00pm
6-9pm
2:30-4:30
8:00am
7:00pm
10:00am
1-5pm
2:30pm
5th return
6th Return
2:30-4:00
2:30-4:00
2:30-3:30
8th Return
7:30pm
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Fruit Sale
Each student is asked to sell at least five boxes. Hit up your teachers, neighbors, friends,
relatives and co-workers. The fruit sale ends on Friday, 11/7. If you are wondering why you
should sell fruit, here is a list of things that the profits from the fruit sale will help to finance:
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The overall cost of the spring trip for everyone (This is a biggie!!!)
New music and new equipment
Clinicians that we use throughout the year
Social events: Senior party, pool party, spring awards banquet
Senior gifts at the end of the year
Awards
2015 Spring Trip is to Atlanta, GA April 23-26
More information on this trip will be coming out soon. Please note that we are happy to try and
accommodate families with financial concerns but we need to be notified ASAP if help is needed
or a payment will be late. Remember that we have many students in the band program and it is
difficult to meet our payment deadlines when parents and students don’t meet theirs. Please
keep the lines of communication open on this!
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Uniform Information
Marching Band Uniforms…
Thank you… Uniform volunteers and washers for all you did to get the kids ready for their
marching performances. It was intense and back to back, but you jumped in and helped the
team and the kids looked really great. I got lots of compliments and that is a true testament to
how great our parent volunteers are. THANK YOU!
Chrissy Rabayda, Izumi Fothergill and Joan Tury
Marching Uniform Team
Concert Band Uniforms…
Concert season has started! The Frost Woodson concert is done and we are looking forward to
Tiny Tots and the Winter Concert in December. If you have a freshman or new student in
Concert Band I will be delivering tuxedo shirts and girls concert shoes. Please have them try
them on to make sure they fit. We will need volunteers before and after concerts and that I may
need some help with washing dresses periodically.
If you have any questions or problems please contact Beth Crake [email protected] or
Tu'lann von Christierson [email protected]
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Hospitality
Marching Band Awards Night
Please come and enjoy an evening of appetizers and desserts as we celebrate another
successful marching band season on Wednesday November 12th 7:30 pm in Cafeteria A.
Food assignments are: A-L: Appetizer/fruit and M-Z: Dessert. Volunteers are needed for set-up
and clean-up - please check sign-up genius for details. For any questions, please contact
Debbie Rooney at [email protected].
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Concessions
A BIG Thank you to all the baggers, poppers, runners, singers and especially the ones that
"pop" in to see if we need a hand. You all are great and I appreciate everything you did to help
at the stands this season.
Thanks!
Shannon
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VBODA Snacks
THANK YOU!
To Mr. and Mrs. And Grandma McDonald for getting all the stuff and making us all bagged
snacks at VBODA Saturday night. Mr. McDonald got a deal on the apples at the farmer’s
market and they were yummy! Thanks for taking care of us J
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Citrus Sales
We hope you are selling lots of delicious, healthy citrus to family, friends & neighbors and
encouraging your co-workers to give holiday citrus gifts. You can also help others who have less
by buying a case to donate to a local food pantry (we deliver to the pantry). You have until Nov
7 to work toward our goal of $20,000.
Delivery day is Mon, Dec 8. We need you to pick up and deliver to your customers THAT
DAY, and lots of volunteers at the back Kiss n' Ride (go to sign up genius) to off-load the
truck and give boxes to band parents.
Your sales support band programs and give you a chance to WIN Chipotle gift cards.
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Holiday Tunes For Tots Concerts
It’s that Holiday time of year!
Please join the WTWoodson Band for the annual Holiday Tunes performances.
The Holiday Tunes for Tots concerts consist of holiday music performed by the symphonic
band, while concert band students join in as costumed holiday and all-around favorite
characters.
There are three performances - two during the school day for a mostly pre-school audience and
one in the evening for scouts, families, retirees, and anyone else interested. Show times are on
Wednesday, December 3rd at 10am and 7pm, and Thursday, December 4th at 10am.
Parent volunteers are needed to help with set-up, uniforms, costuming and make-up, ticket
sales, audience seating, timing directions, chaperones, and clean-up. There are some time
crossovers - but please feel free to sign-up for more than one slot & we'll work it out!
If you can help, please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44acae2fa02-tiny3 —
if you’d like to attend and enjoy the fun, admission is $3.00.
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Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Our Barnes and Noble Book fair fundraiser is coming up on December 6th at the Barnes and
Noble in Fair Lakes. The Fair is from 1-5 PM. We need a parent who is willing to volunteer as a
book fair point of contact person on the day of the fair. The job is quite easy. Just show up at
the fair, walk around the store and make sure each station has enough book fair vouchers. You
will work with Marta, our in store contact, to make sure everything is going smoothly. If you are
able to do this, please contact Mindi Maline at either [email protected] or 703 425-0484.
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Sign-Up Genius
For volunteer opportunities please go to the band website at www.woodsonband.org and click
on the big Sign-Up Genius button or you can go to www.signupgenius.com and search under
the email [email protected].
You can get information on each event here. If details for the event change, an email will be
sent to you once you have signed up.
For those of you with younger children, sometimes you can bring them along when you
volunteer. Please contact the chairperson (listed on the Sign-Up Genius) to find out if it might
be ok.
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Once you have volunteered, if you can’t complete your shift, please delete your name from the
sign-up as soon as possible AND email the chair person for that committee (listed here in the
Trumpeter and also in Sign-Up Genius). The sign up administrator does not check the gmail
account.
Questions regarding Sign-Up Genius? Contact Chrissy Rabayda at [email protected] or
call at 703-785-9937.
(click on the link below to see everything currently listed now.)
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Did You Know?
There are lots and lots of great pictures posted on the WTW Band Patrons Web Site taken by
our band director’s husband, Mr. Gary Hall (also our web master). Here’s a sample of some of
his great shots:
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SCRIP!
Take Care of Your Holiday Shopping and
Support Woodson Bands!
What is “scrip” and how does it help Woodson Bands?
“Scrip” is, essentially, gift cards. You purchase cards for your favorite stores, restaurants, and service
providers – where you shop every day – and the Band Patrons receive a percent (ranging from 1% to as
high as 18% or more) of your card purchase as income to offset expenses. There is no additional cost to
you, and you get the full value of your gift card. Buy them for your ongoing, regular purchases, or keep
some on hand for birthday or thank you gifts.
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Great Lakes Scrip (hundreds of cards
available, including Shoppers, Safeway
and Giant!)
Grocery Scrip
(Giant and Safeway)
Available at www.shopwithscrip.com
Register a new account (use our enrollment code,
787DC8EF2145) or log in to order.
Available from:
You can set up a PrestoPay™ account to pay for
your order online, or you can pay by check when
you receive your cards.
Melissa Hochberg
[email protected]
Orders will be processed after 8am on Tuesday,
November 11th and will be available later in the
month from the scrip coordinator. Select gift cards
will also be sold at the Awards Night.
“Shoppers” gift cards are now only
available online, through Great Lakes
Scrip! (see box to the left for ordering
info)
Questions:
Debbie Stoss
[email protected]
Make checks payable to
“WTW Band Patrons”
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Committee Chairs
Committee
Awards Brochure
Band Buddies
Book Fair
Car
Wash
Cavalier Cards
Chaperones
Concert Uniforms
Chairs
Pam McKeta
Melissa Hochberg
Mindi Maline
Lloyd Cochran
Concessions
Equipment
First Aid
*Fruit Sales
Great Lakes Scrip
Grocery Scrip
Hospitality
Marching Uniforms
Shannon Ries
Jack Friel
Jean Boyle
Carol Davis
Debbie Stoss
Melissa Hochberg
Debbie Rooney
Chrissy Rabayda and Izumi Fothergill
PTSO Rep
Publicity
Spirit Wear
TAG Day
Tiny Tots
Trip Coordinator
Trumpeter
*Vehicle Donations
*looking for a new cochair
TBD (looking for a new chair)
Sharon Larson
Brenda McDonald
Izumi Fothergill
Laura Damian
Vella Bloom
Kimberly Yeo
Stefan Schwarz
Contact Info
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Lucy Caldwell and Lisa Murphy
[email protected]
Tammy Freeman and Mindi Maline
[email protected]
Beth Crake and Tu’lann Von Christerson [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected],
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
TBD
[email protected]
[email protected]
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[email protected]
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