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London Trip Surveys
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Bring Band Uniforms Friday!
Happy New Year! It's time to return your band uniform! The instructions are as follows:
1. DO NOT WASH JACKET 2. Wash pants (gentle cycle, cool dryer setting) but do not un-hem pants (unless you are graduating)
3. Remove all personal belongings from garment bag
4. Hang pants and jacket inside garment bag
5. Bring garment bag to class on Friday, 1/13
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Hey music fans! The Campana Jazz Festival is just one month away!
Mark your calendars now for Saturday, February 11. This is the 37th year of one of the best educational jazz festivals in all of Northern California, and it's right at Amador Valley High School! All of the PUSD jazz bands will be performing - with a total of 46 big bands and combos from 24 schools! You won't want to miss it!
AVHS and the Amador Friends of Music are the hosts, and we need you to help continue the success of Campana. And you'll want to help - we have a terrific time, and give all of our volunteers FREE admission to the festival. So don't delay - get your favorite job back - or sign up for a new one - by emailing Chairperson Marilyn Palowitch NOW! Just write "I want to help!" and we'll get started.
Stay cool and stay tuned! More details about the festival itself, volunteering, and student volunteers will arrive in your inbox soon.
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Congrats!
Congratulations to the many students from Amador who have been recognized for their individual efforts in earning auditioned spots in local,regional, state and national honor bands and orchestras! Our school
consistenly ranks as a program with among the highest number of students
from a single school in many of these honor ensembles.
ALL-COUNTY Jennifer Jo, flute John Malchar, trumpet Tyler Nesci, bass clarinet Yitian Zou, bassoon ALL-NORTHERN Matthew Aubel, tuba Eric Butler, bass trombone Austin Kim, clarinet Ryan Leung, clarinet Kelsey Matsune, clarinet Marcel Osborne, trombone Ashutosh Shiledar, clarinet Gabrielle Widjaja, flute Bradon Yim, alto saxophone Jacqueline Young, clarinet HONOR BAND OF AMERICA Justin Jeon, French horn GRAMMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Chris Palowitch, bass trombone CMEA BAY SECTION JAZZ ENSEMBLE Eric Butler, bass trombone Marcel Osborne, trombone ALL-STATE Chris Palowitch, jazz bass trombone Trent Braswell, jazz alto saxophone Kevie Bovaird, orchestra percussion Irene Kim, orchestra cello Sara Borchers, band clarinet Annie Cai, band clarinet Justin Jeon, band French horn Austin Kim, band clarinet Josh Lee, band French horn Chad Martin, band trombone Tyler Nesci, band bass clarinet Ian Toy, band euphonium Britney Wong, band clarinet Jacqueline Young, band clarinet Yitian Zou, band bassoon
Congratulations again!
Jon Grantham
Director of Bands
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AFM General Meeting
Thursday Jan 12, 7pm, AVHS Band Room
Just a reminder of this week's AFM general meeting which will be on Thursday, Jan 12 at 7pm in the AVHS Band Room. On the agenda for this month is an overview of all the activities this spring. We will hear from Beth Foort about the upcoming Winter Show (Feb 4). Marilyn Palowitch will speak about the Campana Jazz Festival (Feb 11) and Sally Baker will talk about the upcoming Magic of Music, our major fundraiser for the year, which will take place at the Sunol Country Club on Sat, Apr 28. Mr Grantham will talk about the Spring band activities, including concert band, Jazz B, winter guard and percussion, and Mr Aubel will talk about the Spring plans for choir, orchestra, and Jazz A. We will also give an update on our finances and answer any questions you might have. Come and join us!
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Countdown to Winter Show
Saturday, February 4th.
The Winter Percussion and Winterguard Show is 26 days away!
This is the one of the largest Winter Shows in Northern CA and we need the help of the AFM community to make this event run smoothly.
To volunteer, please click this link. There are a wide variety of jobs and times available. AVHS parents will be able to see our groups perform.
Also, my daughter is a Senior this year and I am looking for someone willing to coordinate this event next year. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send me a note.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me,
Beth Foort
Winter Show Chair
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Food and Beer Service opportunity!
We are looking for parents that are interested in earning money to go towards their fair share contribution. Workers serve food and beer at concerts held during the summer and early fall at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord and Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. There will be an information meeting on Thursday, January 26th at 7pm in the choir room.
If you have any questions email Steve Worth.
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Music to our Ears:
Good News on Finances Thanks to Your Support Over the past few months, we have had many discussions and communications about our financial situation. Many of you have shared our concerns about AFM's financial position. That's why I am delighted to take this opportunity to share good news with you and to thank you for your support. Thanks to an increase in incoming parent contributions, additional fundraising activities and unbudgeted contributions (including corporate gifts), we have closed the gap between our revenue and the fall program budget needs for AFM. Of course, we still need your help. You should have received a statement for the spring semester detailing the needs of the program based on your student's spring participation. We hope we can continue to count on your support for the Spring activities. THANK YOU for all you do for our students. Together, let's celebrate this achievement on behalf of the music programs at Amador! As always, if you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you! Steve Kirch AFM President
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