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This page last updated 5/17/08

A Message from our BB President

Hello everyone!

BIG NEWS! We will be involved in afireworks booth after all! We will be partnering with a local non-profit sharing a booth at the corner of N Chester and Day. This could be a major new source of badly needed income for us, especially in light of the still possible budget cuts. We will need adult volunteers to staff the booth. Workers must be at least 18 years of age.

And don't forget our other upcoming fund raiser, the CAR WASH on Sat May 31, 9am-1pm in the cafeteria parking lot. Mr W will be signing up student workers this week. We will also need adult volunteers. Please call me if you can help. We also need help with advance ticket sales. So far we have 86 out of 200 tickets checked out. Please encourage your student to check out tickets in the band room. Parents are also welcome to drop by before or after school to get tickets!

All schools are facing budget cuts and SMS is no exception. Our current band & guard program is in danger of some of these cuts. I would like to thank all the parents who have attended the last 3 meetings and have spoken to the Board on our behalf. I would also like to thank the many students who attend supporting our Band. The Board has to make final budget decisions very soon. So if you can, please call 392-2110, write letters, or e-mail our superintendent, Dr. Silberberg and let him know you care. ksilberb@standard.k12.ca.us . Even if you called once already, if it has been awhile, please make contact again!

A big thank you to all those who have volunteered to serve on our booster board for next year. I have agreed to serve again as president. I will be joined by VP Sharlene Kelly, secretary Junette McMurray, and representatives Sandra Elliott, and Lori Goodall. We are still in need of several people to fill up vacant postions.

If you have any questions please call me, Margie White @ 387-0488. Thank you.

FRESNO STATE FESTIVAL was AWESOME!

Despite 4 hours (round trip) on school buses without AC, the Warrior Band trip to CSUF 5/15/08 went very well. There were JH/MS bands from all over California. Although the judges gave no scores or ratings, they did express some opinions. Both judges went out of their way to inform me and the students that we were the best band they had heard all day. (We played at 6:30pm and the festival started at 8:30am) These judges both have NATIONAL reputations. In fact, one is internationally known as a retired Lt. Colonel and former director of THE United States Air Force band in Washington DC. The other judge is a HS director from Ohio. His program includes over 500 students and his bands have performed all over the country and in Europe as well, most recently in the 2008 Tournament of Roses of Parade.

CG Happenings

THIS WEEK .... New Guard (2008-2009) practices MWF this week after school until 4:30pm

Winter Guard ... Well, we have now tried PPAACC winter guard, and have shown Kern County that Warrior Guard is for real, whether it is on the street or in the gym!! We won our division by a large margin in both competitions AND also outscored ALL JUNIOR GUARDS in all classes and divisions at BHS. At NHS we outscored 8 out of the 9 junior guards as well, and were only .5 behind Edison from the OPEN division. Edison has been the local power house of WG for years and years! Not bad for our first season of winter guard. You can check out scores for yourself here.

Congrats to our new 2008-09 rifle team: Emily R, Shannell C, Noella W, Devyn P

Congrats to our new 2008-09 ID team: Amanda R, Shelby McK, Chyanne H, Laura R, Shelby McC, Jade H, Clarissa P, Anna B, Summer G

Congrats to our new 2008-09 flag team: , Kasey M, Carol M, Breanna F, Kiana W, Karen A, Monica G, Nicole W, Cheyenne M, Margaret M, Kayla M

SPECIAL AUDITION RESULTS FRIDAY 5/9 ... Congrats to the following girls who were selected for the flag team: Katie P, Holly S, Hope G, Tori S, Keara H, Gabby S .... ALSO Aaron W, Danielle C and Bianca G were selected for the ID team.

REMEMBER ......

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Honor Band Concert a GREAT Success! (Concert is on YouTube)

Congrats and thanks to the 14 SMS honor band members for all your hard work. Thanks to Mr Holloway for arranging for the super-giant pizzas for lunch on concert day. And thanks to all family and friends who attended the concert. I do not remember ever before seeing so many band members there at the concert supporting their friends! Those accepted (and chair numbers) are: FLUTES: Nicole N (1) and Ali T (13) ... CLARINETS: Nicole D(11), Amy B(12), Symphony W(18) ... T SAX Travis H(2) ... BASS CLARINET Michelle C(5) ... TRUMPETS Quentin W(6), Ethan B(12), Natalie G(17) ... TROMBONE Gabe S(2).... EUPHOMIUM Jordan L(6) ... TUBA Jason B(7) ...PERCUSSION ... Carter B(3)

Congrats to Nicole N for being the only SMS band member to perform at the Kern County CMEA solo and ensemble festival. She received the highest possible rating, a command performance!

Drum Major .... DM Haley A and 8th grade assistant Ali T have been busy running DM tryouts for next year. They have done an outstanding job of coaching all the DM candidates, especially on days when our coach Mrs catlin could not make it. We had some very good people turn out for DM tryouts this year. THANKS to all! CONGRATS to our new DM for 2008-09, Lindsey D and 8th grade assitant Breanna F. 7th grade assistant will be Olivia V.

MARCHING AWARDS 2007-08 (Centennial performance is on YouTube!)

GARCES results (8 schools competing overall, SMS vs Beardsley and Richland in division 3A): DM 1st place in division (highest overall), PERCUSSION 1st place in division (highest overall), COLORGUARD 1st lace in division (highest overall), BAND- HIGH MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES (2nd year in a row for 1st time ever!), SMS WMB&CG - SWEEPSTAKES AWARD for highest overall score!! ..... WEST HS (5 schools competing) SMS makes history by winning SWEEPSTAKES for 2nd weeek in a row! (no high music award was given) SMS placed 2nd or 3rd in perc, DM, and CG but WHS did not give trophies for those awards .... Veteran's Day Parade: best MS/JH CG (bands were not judged)..... CENTENNIAL: (6 schools competing) 1st place CG (2 tenths of a point from Sweepstakes), DM SWEEPSTAKES, PERCUSSION SWEEPSTAKES, MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES, and OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES!!!! First time ever that we won SWEEPSTAKES at ALL of our competitions!!!!!

MARCHING AWARDS 2006=07:

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GARCES results (8 schools competing overall, 3 schools in our division 2a): DM 1st place overall, PERCUSSION 1st place in division (2nd highest overall), COLORGUARD 1st place in division (highest overall score), BAND (and entire unit) 1st place in division plus BAND HIGH MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES ........ STOCKDALE results: CG 1st place by a landslide 8 points, PERC 2nd place by just 1/10th of a point, DM 2nd place, BAND 1st place ......... CENTENNIAL results: CG completes a season sweep by winning SWEEPSTAKES, PERC 2nd place, DM 1st place, band 2nd place

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