Wow! What a great show the students performed last week, and what a fantastic season. I can’t tell you how proud we are of this group of students and all they have accomplished over the past three months. It is incredible how far they have come since that first week of pre-camp back in July. We know it might be challenging for some, but we hope everyone can make it to Columbia Saturday morning to see the show. As you may already know, we are the first band to perform, and these kids deserve to have a massive crowd on hand for their performance!
We invite parents, family, and friends to join us at 5:30 pm Thursday for our last rehearsal performance of the show. These will be the last opportunities to view this show live, so I hope you can make it out for as many of these as you can to enjoy what the students have achieved.
Information for this week includes:
Friday’s Schedule & Game Info
Date: Friday, October 28, 2022
Location: District Three Stadium
Call Time: 6:00 pm at the stadium
Dress: Fall uniforms but have warm clothes as we will change out of the uniforms after halftime
Click HERE to see the detailed agenda.
Friday will also be Senior Night. Parents: Arrive no later than 7:45 and check in at the senior night table beside the stands near the band gate. Senior escorts should have received an email that had details about the evening. Please contact Mr. Yost if you did not receive the message or if you have questions.
Saturday Performance Schedule
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
Location: Spring Valley High School in Boiling Springs, SC (Click HERE for maps and ticket information)
Performance Time: 10:30 am
Call Time: 6:00 am at Northwestern
Dress: Full Fall Uniform
Click HERE to see the detailed agenda.
Congratulations:
The following students have been selected to participate in the 41st Annual Winthrop Invitational Honors Band, which will be on the Winthrop University campus from November 17-19. These students were selected from the recommendations of over 350 students from more than 50 different schools in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The Northwestern students include:
- Gracie Grant – Junior Percussion
- Gabrielle Harvey – Senio Flute
- Stephen Hodges – Senior Bassoon
- Tyler McRae – Senior Euphonium
- Maggie Ross – Senior Flute
Fruit Sale:
The annual fruit sale has started and continues through October. Please be sure to contact family, friends, and coworkers. I get calls every year after we finish the sale asking if we are selling fruit and if it is too late to place an order. People will buy some fruit, but they need to be asked. There are brochures and order forms in the band room the students can pick up or click on the links below to access the information:
Link to Phone App to send information to family and friends electronically.
Link to Online Sales Website to purchase your fruit or to forward to family and friends.
Link to Sale Information with dates and instructions about the sale.
Band Pictures
We will take group and individual band pictures next week during the 4th block. The group pictures will be included in the memory book at the end of the year. Individual pictures may be purchased by families. The schedule is:
- Tuesday, November 1 – Group pictures outside at the track: Students will need to be in full uniform minus hats, gloves, and guantlets. Students will need to have black shoes and socks. Middle School parents I will leave it up to you if you would like to sign your student out of school that day. We will need them dressed and at the track by 2:30.
- Thursday, November 3 – Individual pictures in uniform as on Tuesday but black shoes and socks will not be needed. The photographer will be here until 4:00 so that should be plenty of time for middle school student to arrive after school.
Chaperones
Please SIGN-UP HERE to chaperone upcoming football games and the Christmasville parade.
Booster Parent Meeting & Last Month’s Minutes
November 7 at 7:00 will be our next Parent Meeting. Please read through the following minutes from our October 3, 2022 Parent Meeting so they can be approved at the upcoming meeting.
State Band Send Off…We get to do it again!
It was so nice seeing the send off cheering section last Saturday. In case you missed out on the fun, you get another opportunity to hoot and holler as the buses leave Northwestern. This Saturday, October 29, is the State band competition, and we need everyone to come line Main Street to send our HARD WORKING band kiddos off. Make some posters for everyone, for a section, or just for your loved one. Noise makers are always fun to add to the celebration. It’s such an easy thing to do, and it doesn’t take long. The band students LOVE IT and they DESERVE IT! Arrive by 6:00 am. The buses will roll out at 6:20 am. Go Purple Regiment!!!
Rehearsal Schedule for next week:
- There are no more after-school rehearsals for marching band.
Region and All-State Jazz Audition Sign-ups
Students may begin signing up for the region band and all-state jazz ensemble auditions. The links below will take you to an information page with dates, audition requirements, cost, etc as well as a link to the signup forms. Submissions are due no later than Friday, November 4.
- Region Band Audition Information & Submission form click HERE
- All-State Jazz Ensemble Audition Information and Submission form click HERE
Monthly Band Fee Payments
Remember to make your monthly band fee payment. You can pay with cash, check, or money order, place it in an envelope with your child’s name and the payment, and then have your child drop it by the band office. You can also deduct it from your child’s BCP account by filling out the form HERE. Another option is to pay it electronically directly to the school by clicking HERE.
Please let us know if you are any questions or concerns.
