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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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Bowl A Thon
This year's annual Bowl A Thon will be held on October 26th at 9 PM at Granada Bowl. Tickets will be sold for 10 dollars. Majority of the profits will go to scholarships for music lessons for deserving middle school students!
We need PARENT CHAPERONES! If you are free that night and you would like to volunteer, please contact Sara Borchers for more details. If you have any questions, please contact the Band Council.
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Senior Parents!!
Thank you for all the contributions that have been sent in to date to help defray the costs for the souvenirs we are making for our seniors appreciation luncheon @ WBA. We are still in need of some funding in order to be able to proceed with our plans, so we ask that if you haven't done so already, that you send your donation to school with your student asap and give it to Eric Butler. You can also mail it to Sher Butler, 1420 Parkview Dr, Pleasanton. Please feel free to get in touch with Sher Butler if you have any concerns/questions.
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Medication Forms Reminder
Parents, please remember that we need to have the following forms in our medical binder prior to any of our competitions should your student need to take any medication (including over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen or Pepto-bismol) OR if your student carries any life sustaining medications. These forms must be filled out annually and must be signed by your students doctor. Please click HERE for Medicataion Consent Form required for a student to carry medications of any kind while on a trip OR HERE for Contract to Carry Life Sustaining Medications for students who carry an inhaler, EpiPen,Insulin or Glucagon. Please give these forms directly to Mr. Grantham.
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Thanks for the Goodies
The students seem to always look forward to their hard earned treats on Tuesday nights after band practice. Keep them coming! Just a reminder - no nuts. Please look carefully at the ingrediants on store bought items. Thank you again!
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me Allison Cox.
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eScrip Reminder
Just a reminder that the November 1st renewal deadline is fast approaching so make sure you RENEW your commitment to the eScrip program or your contributions will stop!!
Renew your Safeway card and add your new Gene's card, debit accounts and credit cards to your eScrip account. For this year, 100% of your contributions will go to your student's account.
Enroll your Raley's Something Extra card and designate Amador Friends of Music as your support group. For this program, you must send me a copy of your quarterly donation statement so that credit can be applied to your student's account. If you have any questions, feel free to email Doris Lem.
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Amador at Foothill Band Review Saturday!!
Please check the itinerary on the website for detailed information. "Do I have everything I need to be successful today?" Some reminders about parking and traffic: 1. For the 12:00 practice report time at Amador, note that the Santa Rita Rd. lot will be blocked off and Main St. will be closed due to the band review parade. Student drop-off is available in the Del Valle lot and students who are driving will be able to park in the garage. Please leave extra travel time allowing for traffic congestion. 2. There will be a drop-off point at Foothill HS for Amador band students. There is not a parking area set aside for Amador, just a drop-off point (which will be located by the band room on Foothill's campus). Traffic guides will be on hand to assist in getting you to the drop off location. Please note that there is a charge to park on Foothill's campus for the band review if you are staying to watch, though you will not be charged if you are just dropping off your child. 3. Student pick-up will be challenging because large numbers of band students, parents, trucks and buses will be leaving Foothill's campus at the same time. If possible, make plans to pick up your child in one of the nearby subdivisions. Please leave extra travel time allowing for traffic congestion.
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Responsible Adult Volunteers Needed in October and November
 Thank you to all who signed up to help RA for upcoming travel and events! There are still openings for RAs who wish to help out in October and November please click Volunteer to RA.
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!
If you want to know more about what RAs duties please click HERE |
Foothill Band Competition at Foothill Hill High School
Competition Snack Schedule for Saturday, October 27th
The following sections are responsible for bringing grapes and cookies:
 
Cookies: Clarinet Grapes:Bass Clarinet AND Tenor Sax
On Saturday, October 27th, 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 27th 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 27th
Questions should be directed to LeeAnn Phillips
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WE STILL NEED YOU!!!
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.
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
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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Responsible Adult PUSD Clearance
RA (aka Responsible Adult) is the term used for Parent Volunteers who coordinate logistics, supplies and provide chaperoning duties for the Amador music ensembles, and primarily the Marching Band and Color Guard. If you are planning to volunteer as a RA this season and have not yet handed in a PUSD clearance form please download one HERE. Fill it out give it to your student to hand into AVHS Main Office Mrs Acebedo ,(the counseling secretary. YOU MUST BE PUSD CLEARED TO TRAVEL ON BUSES WITH THE BAND.
If you are thinking that you would like to supervise students at hotels for over night trips you must receive fingerprint clearance with the PUSD 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! If you want to receive this level of clearance please contact Jody Harcourt and I will set it up for you.
Questions?? Contact Jody Harcourt
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WBA Hotels
 If you need a hotel room for WBA Championships, Nov. 17 - Nov. 18, please contact Shereen Lee BEFORE booking before Friday, October 26. You can also call or text her at (925) 202-3072. (Please let her know who you are, since she does not have your phone #. She will send a confirmation email)
Homewood Suites by Hillton
835 Gettysburg Avenue
Clovis, CA 93612
Room type: King One Bedroom Suite, includes Queen size sofa bed
Date: November 17-18, 2012
Complimentary Hot Breakfast, high-speed internet access
Rate: $104/night
*This hotel is closer to venue; truck-driving Road Warriors are located here*
link to hotel website
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fresno South
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
2660 South 2nd Street
Fresno, CA 93706Room Type: One King or 2 Queens Date: November 17-18, 2012Complimentary Hot Breakfast, high-speed internet access Rate: $95/night*This hotel is closer to Student hotel (Radisson); Bus&Event RA's are located here* link to the hotel website
Homewood Suites by Hilton Fresno Airport/Clovis
They can also text me, as noted below:
Shereen Lee
(925) 202-3072
(You can also text or call me. Please let me know who you are, since I do not have your phone #. I will send a confirmation email)
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Responsible Adults Needed for Fiesta Bowl
 Want to spend an exciting fun filled week with our wonderful band students as a Bus/Event RA?
WHAT: Fiesta Bowl National Band Championships WHEN: December 26th, 2012 - January 1st, 2013
WHERE: From Pleasanton CA Tempe AZ and back (with a few fun stops along the way)
HOW: Go to amadormusic.org home page to find links to sign up sheets. Volunteer for 1,2,3,4,5,6, or all 7 days!
WHY: Because You're a Amador Valley Marching Dons Groupie!
Questions?? Contact Jody Harcourt
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