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Every Tuesday - Bring your friends!
YES! The Tuesday Night Food Trucks will continue through November (weather permitting). No reason to cook on Tuesday nights....come on over, grab a bite and then watch the band students perform.
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SHOP & DROP!
another way to volunteer
Are you looking for a way to help out the band? RAs often need items that can be picked up during your trip to the store. Here are some items we need: Red Vines Licorice 3 or 4 lb. tub (a favorite treat for after football games), Dixie Cups (Costco size package 5 oz. 450 count), NEEDED FOR THIS FRIDAYS FOOTBALL GAME October 12th -- Two 7 pound bags of ice delivered to the band room at 5:30pm (necessary for cooling water bottles for thirsty band and color guard members). If you would like to volunteer for an easy one-time task please contact Jody Harcourt |
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YUM! YUM!
As you can see all of the students are lovin' those yummies that you bring on Tuesday nights. Thank you parents! Keep them coming. Please do not send snacks that contain any form of peanuts.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me Allison Cox.
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First competition right around the corner!
 The itinerary for the 10/13 competition at Diablo Valley College is posted on the music website for your information. Tickets are typically between $10-15/adult for a marching band show. Additional information may be available at www.westernbands.org. Here you can also find scores and recaps from all marching band shows in our circuit from around the state! Just a reminder that the marching band does not have any practice or competition scheduled for Saturday October 20 because of Homecoming. Enjoy the day! Director of Bands |
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IMPORTANT END OF REHEARSAL INSTRUCTIONS...
...for Band and Colorguard Students on Saturday, October 13.
After the final run-through, Mr. Grantham will be recognized to mark his first decade as Director of Bands at AVHS and being named the 2012 Teacher of the Year. Please ask all of your parents, brothers, sisters, and fans of Mr. Grantham to attend.
After the presentation, band and guard students will be dismissed immediately to go home and prepare for the competition. Unfortunately, band and guard students may not attend the reception after the presentation, as it is in conflict with the competition itinerary. Thank you for understanding. Go DONS!
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Competition Snack Schedule for Saturday, Oct 13th
The following sections are responsible for bringing grapes and cookies:  
Grapes:Trombones
Cookies:Baritone & Percussion-Battery
On Saturday, October 13th, the above-designated sections are responsible for bringing snacks that will be eaten after that performance. The snacks consist of bringing either 24 cookies (package of store bought cookies) or 2 pounds of washed grapes, stems removed and put in a plastic ziplock bag please. You are to bring your cookies or grapes to the band room on Saturday, October 13th and place them in the appropriate, marked box or cooler outside of Mr. Grantham's office.
PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE BAND MEMBERS WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES. PLEASE READ LABLES BEFORE BUYING COOKIES.
Parents, please help your student(s) remember their assigned snack on Saturday, October 13th
Questions should be directed to LeeAnn Phillips |
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Responsible Adult Volunteers Needed in October and November
 There are lots of opportunities to help out as an RA in October and November. The Marching Dons will be performing at two varsity football games -- October 12th against De La Salle and October 19th against Granada High for the Homecoming Game. Our first competition on October 13th will be at Diablo Valley College and on October 27th we will be performing in the Foothill Band Competition right here in Pleasanton. November will be even more exciting! The Band and Color Guard will be performing at the football game against Foothill HS on November 2nd. We will be competing in three WBA competitions on November 3rd, November 10th and WBA Championships on November 17/18th. Our Friends and Family performance where both Foothill HS and AVHS perform for hometown fans will be held at Foothill HS will be on November 15th.
For football games RAs will be assisting the Marching Band and Color Guard during warm-up, uniform prep, during the football game and half time show as well post game. We'll be setting up 200+ chairs on the field, filling large water jugs, handing out gauntlets, putting plumes in shakos, watering the band, putting hair up into shakos, shining shoes giving the band and guard a snack after their performance, replacing all chairs and supplies to the band and cart room.
For competitions we'll be doing all this as well as traveling with the band on buses to and from the competition. To travel with the band you MUST be cleared as a volunteer through Pleasanton Unified School District.
PLEASE NOTE: WANT TO HELP OUT BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE BUS OR ALL THE BUS SPOTS ARE TAKEN. WE ALWAYS NEED EXTRA HANDS AT THE EVENT...DRIVE IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN VEHICLE AND MEET US THERE TO HELP. EMAIL JODY HARCOURT IF THIS IS YOUR PREFERENCE.
You need absolutely no experience, we train on the job!
Click HERE to RA WBA Competition @ DVC 10/13/12
Click HERE to RA Homecoming FBG vs. Granada 10/19/12
Click HERE to RA Foothill Band Competition 10/27/12"
Click HERE to RA FBG vs. Foothill HS 11/2/12"
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HOTEL RA's NEEDED FOR WBA CHAMPIONSHIPS & FIESTA BOWL BAND COMPETITION
NEEDED: 30 Hotel RAs (for each hotel night) with PUSD fingerprinting clearance to be overnight chaperones. This level of clearance is only needed for those chaperones who will be supervising students in the hotel overnight, handling lights out and wake up visits to students' hotel rooms.
TRIP #1 WBA CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHEN: November 17th-18th
WHERE: Fresno CA.
Thank you to the 3 Hotel RA's who have committed to Fresno. However, an additional 27 sign-ups needed SOON, we need to submit room lists to Fresno by the end of this month!
TRIP #2 FIESTA BOWL BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - DECEMBER 26TH-JANUARY 1ST-THREE DIFFERENT HOTELS SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES!
WHEN & WHERE : DECEMBER 26TH - LOS ANGELES CA AREA
DECEMBER 27TH-30TH- TEMPE ARIZONA
DECEMBER 31ST- ANAHEIM CA
30 Hotel RA's still needed for Arizona - please sign-up this week to help.
Please contact me immediately if you are able to perform this important duty. You will need to pay for your own hotel and travel expenses (rooms are being held). If you are not a PUSD employee, but wish to be a Hotel RA, you will need to pay the cost of being fingerprinted with the District at a cost of $75.00. Once you receive this level of clearance, you will never have to fill out a PUSD volunteer form again, good for many years to come!
Please contact Kristen Nesci-Schenoneto sign up to be a Hotel RA.
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