Quick Reminders

Some reminders from Mrs. Wiseman:

• Ducky Derby
• Tickets and money due now. Turn money in by this Friday, September 20th at the latest. If you lost the tickets, you still have to pay for them.
• Jamba Juice
•  Cards and money are due by this Friday, September 20th.
• Sweatshirt and t-shirt orders
• Due this Friday. This is the one opportunity this year to purchase these items.
• Disneyland notes of intent
• Turn in by October 1st. We must have a head count of the students going to include with our application.
• Marching shoes
• If you order in bulk with the school, the total per pair of shoes is $26.45 including shipping. There are shoes available at the school for your student to try on and find the right size. Make checks payable to Sequoia Band. Deadline is October 31st.

Looking for order forms for the sweatshirt and t-shirt order? Check out our Documents page!

Back to School Night Follow Up

We had a fantastic turnout of parents for this years' Back to School Night! The dinner went well and the students sounded great. If you were here you got a packet of information with a calendar based upon your class, and forms for some required and optional items. All forms mentioned here can be found on the Documents page on our website.

Band Parent Boosters

We have a great group of involved parents who help us achieve our goals throughout the year. Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday night of each month at 6:30pm in the band room. Some items reviewed at our August meeting related to additional assistance needed within the booster club:

• The President & Vice-President positions for the boosters are open.
• Much help is needed with planning for Disneyland. It would be good for at least one 6th grade parent to be involved as the Disneyland trips are made every 2 years.
• Uniforms will be used throughout the year, including the Disneyland parade, and we are in need of parents to help organize fittings, alterations, hat distributing/return for parades. 
• We operate a snack bar for basketball and volleyball games. We are looking for a parent to keep the inventory stocked, issue the cash box, etc.
• If anyone is interested in any of these positions, please contact Mrs. Wiseman.

Calendar of Events

Each band (Intermediate A, Intermediate B and Advanced) has a unique list of events for the year. Our website calendar has been updated with all upcoming events, and the events are now on Facebook. Event details will include times, locations, attire and ensembles. Please make sure to check if your band ensemble is listed on the event, as some events are specific to only some of the ensembles. Also, please understand that some of these events are non-negotiable. This means that you are required to be present for these events, regardless of other activities. These events are graded, and when some players are missing it can affect the entire group. These dates are given to you at the beginning of the year so that you can plan accordingly, and make these band events a priority. Illness is understandable, and any events missed due to illness must be reported to Mrs. Wiseman immediately.

Disneyland Trip

We are planning the Disneyland Trip for the end of March. The dates are tentative as we are awaiting final approval from Disneyland. Mrs. Wiseman needs all students to turn in their slips of intent so she can get a student count on the application. The actual amount of students on the trip cannot vary much from the anticipated amount given to Disneyland. The previous trip cost $400 per person, however that was for a smaller group that only used one bus. We will work to boost up our general fund so that we can keep the cost close to this for the upcoming trip.

Jamba Juice

We have this fun fundraiser that will put money in your personal band account, to be used for the Disneyland trip. If you would like to sell Jamba Juice "Buy One Get One Free" cards, please complete the form. You are responsible for the cards you are given, and are financially responsible for lost or stolen cards.

Marching Shoes

We will be doing a group shoe order. The normal cost of the shoes is $28.95 per pair, in a group order the cost is $23.95 per pair. Please turn in checks for by November 1st, payable to Sequoia Band. If you choose to order shoes yourself, go to Band Shoppe; type in product #6000, which is the Directors Showcase Showstopper Marching Band Shoes. We wear the plain black shoes as shown here. Once you buy a pair, our lending closet is available for you to trade up as the shoe size changes, although we do not have many in larger sizes (12 and up).

Sequoia Band T-Shirts
We will be placing an order soon for our Band T-Shirts. Shown here is the front and back of a shirt, and you can choose to have your instrument name on the side of the shirt.

Sequoia Band Sweatshirts

We will be placing an order soon for our Band Sweatshirts. Shown here is the front and back of a sweatshirt, and you can personalize the back of your sweatshirt to include your last name or nickname.

eScrip
This is a great program designed to make it easy to donate to our band! Just register your club cards, grocery cards and more at eScrip and they do the rest. See our Donate page for more information!