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Weekly Newsletter - AUGUST 24, 2025

Sent 8/24/2025, 5:50 PM.

What a busy week we just had!  You all did such a great job.  I want to start by thanking all the parents that helped out this week - hydrating and feeding the kids, chaperoning, walking with the band during March-A-Thon - we had a ton of parents help out and the results were very apparent.  And I don't want to leave out the kids - they played a TON of music between Friday night and Saturday morning.  They sounded great and gave it their all.

A huge thanks to our surrounding community as well.  Between the March-A-Thon donations and the Gyro Shack restaurant night, the boosters were able to raise over $4000 for the band program!

We have another fundraiser this coming Saturday - our Fall Car Wash.  There are still open slots for volunteering available, but if you can't help out in that way, please get the word out or perhaps bring your own car out for a good cleaning.

This week is looking to be a bit more relaxed, but still have some things to cover...  so let's dig in.

What's in this newsletter?

Here's what I have for you all this week:

• Student Accounts - Boosters are working out the costs for student accounts soon

• Yearbooks - Yearbooks are discounted until Oct 31 - make sure to order yours soon to take advantage of the discount

• Mattress Sale - Our annual mattress sale is coming.  Here are the details (see the Mattress Sale page)

• Spiritwear Update - We found a spiritwear chair!

• Volunteer Opportunities - all our current volunteer opportunities will be listed here throughout the season - still plenty of open slots for spiritwear help, hydration, and the car wash

• And a word from Mr. Sayre - always make time to read through this section

This week in band...

Monday 8/25

• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Woodwind/Brass Sectionals

Tuesday 8/26

• 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Tuesday Rehearsal - Make sure you have a large water bottle - filled with water!

Wednesday 8/27

• 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Color Guard Class

Thursday 8/28

• 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Percussion Class

Saturday 8/30

• Fall Car Wash - Report Time: 8:30 AM for Band A, 11:30 AM for Band B.  More details below in Mr. Sayre's section and on the Car Wash page

Now on to the details...

Student Accounts

The deadline for our summer fundraising campaign to count toward the student account shared costs has past.  That means we will be calculating the shared costs for student accounts very soon.  We will also be charging for applicable direct costs, such as shoes and gloves.  These will show up in Cut Time once they are assessed, so be on the lookout for them.  More to come on this.

Yearbooks

It's not too early to order your 2025-2026 Band Yearbook!  Tree Ring is currently offering an early bird sale with 10% off book orders until October 31st.  This is the ONLY time that Tree Ring places the books on sale. Yearbooks are $24.54 with 90 full color pages. Books will be handed out at the May Band Banquet. To order a yearbook visit www.TreeRing.com and enter passcode: 1016667234694117

Reach out to yearbooks@eldorado.band with any questions. 

Mattress Sale

Our annual mattress sale is officially launched.  This is a fundraiser we do every year, and does very well for us.  The best part is, it requires very little work from students and parents - our job is simply to get the word out.  Talk to coworkers, family, and friends, and just let them know the sale is happening - that's it!

The sale will be in the Eldorado Cafeteria on September 7th, from 10AM - 4PM.  All the details are on our Mattress Sale page.

So, talk to your community, share the Facebook event (here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1839451783268477/), and help the band program raise funds!

Spiritwear Update

We have a new Spiritwear chair!  We are going to be training her up this week so we can begin selling our amazing swag again.  There are still plenty of open slots for helpers, so please, if you are able to commit to helping sell during our games this year, consider taking one of those slots (signup below in the Volunteer section).  Note, that these helpers also can NOT be APS employees, but they do NOT need an unsupervised clearance as they are not interfacing with students.

Volunteer Opportunities

Here is a list of all our current volunteer opportunities.  You can also see these anytime on the Volunteering page of the website.  Remember, you need to have your unsupervised clearance to volunteer.

• Football Chaperones: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48ADAA2DA1FB6-football#/

• Football Spiritwear Helper: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48ADAA2DA1FB6-football2#/

• Hydration Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4BA4AD23A4FE3-57908908-hydration#/

• Fall Car Wash Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48ADAA2DA1FB6-carwash1#/

Go Eagles!

JD

a word from Mr. Sayre...

Greetings, Eldorado Band Community!

Thank you, students, for your hard work playing and marching in our Annual March-A-Thon yesterday! We had a great time and raised important funds to support the band. I always love seeing the faces of community members when we stop and play for them. A REALLY BIG SHOUT OUT goes to the parents and supporters who kept our students safe and supported with water, food, snacks, and refreshments. We couldn’t have done it without you!

We have plenty to look forward to this week:

Normal After School Rehearsal Schedule

• Monday – Sectionals (woodwinds & brass) 4:00–5:00 PM

• Tuesday – Full Band Rehearsal 4:00–6:00 PM, marching field

• Wednesday – Color Guard Class 4:00–6:00 PM, M4

• Thursday – Percussion Class 4:00–6:00 PM

Monday, August 25 – Assembly

• Wear your band shirt.

• Students will exit from class at 10:25 AM to report to the band room.

Tuesday, August 26 – State of the School (Screamin’ Eagles Jazz Band)

• Location: Berna Facio.

• Call time: 6:45 AM.

• Mr. Snowden and the Band Staff will run rehearsal that morning for all else.

Saturday, August 30 – Car Wash Fundraiser

• Location: Firestone.

• The band will be divided into two groups (A and B) to cover the day.

• Shift info will go out on Tuesday. Students may work both shifts for extra lettering points.

• Call times:

A Band: 8:30 AM

B Band: 11:30 AM

(Arrive early enough to learn your job and help set up.)

Memorization Test

• Due next weekend. Please plan ahead and complete it sooner rather than later. Check Google Classroom for details. 

Let’s keep the momentum going as we continue through an exciting start to the year!

Go Eagles!

Mr. Sayre