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Weekly Newsletter - March 18th, 2023

We made it to Spring Break! I hope everyone is ready for some rest and relaxation and are able to do so this week. Couple of things still on the docket...

Yearbooks

SENIOR PAGES ARE DUE TO BETH WHISTON NO LATER THAN TODAY, 3/18!

The yearbook pre-order is under way. This year, we are ordering yearbooks through a new vendor, so if you want a yearbook, you will need to order it using the link below. We will not have extra yearbooks at the banquet to sell. The books will have 90 full color pages with pictures from band camp and all band events all the way through concert season. Books will be $24.54 (before tax) and will be handed out to students at the April 29th band banquet.

Deadline to pre-order yearbooks is MARCH 27th.

To order go to http://www.treering.com/1016667234694117 (Select Not Listed/Applicable for Grade/Teacher)

If you have any questions, please send them to Beth at yearbooks@eldorado.band

Spring Trip

For those going on the spring trip... This week you should have received an email from JP, our trip coordinator. In that email, there was a link to a Google form that all students going on the trip need to fill out ASAP. Parents, please have the students fill out that form, unless they do not have an email address and need you to fill it out for them. Also, students, look out for hotel room signups in the band room this week.

Additionally, there is a MANDATORY spring trip meeting on April 11th at 6:30 PM in the PAC. We will be going over all the details of the trip during this meeting, so you must be there to receive that information. It is on the Band calendar.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

If anyone is participating in Solo and Ensemble, I will need the name of your accompanist by MONDAY, March 27! The district has extended the deadline for students to register. I will be registering all students. Again, the registration cost will be $5 per event, per student. The registration fee will be added to the student's Charms account. Currently, there are six student names signed up for solos.

I received information from the Santa Fe Symphony about a new Concerto Competition that they have started. If anyone is interested in finding out about this opportunity, please let me know.

I hope everyone has a safe and restful spring break! See you on March 27!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - March 12th, 2023

Whew! Busy week last week... Now that things are settling down a bit, I have a few things I want to cover this week.

First - great job to all our concert students this week at MPAs. See Mr. Dubbs' update on MPAs below. And also to our winterguard and percussion that performed well yesterday. Great job all!

Yearbooks

Also, a reminder to parents of Seniors - the information Beth requested for senior pages in the yearbook are due to her by 3/18.

Deadline to pre-order yearbooks is MARCH 27th.

To order go to http://www.treering.com/1016667234694117 (Select Not Listed/Applicable for Grade/Teacher)

If you have any questions, please send them to Beth at yearbooks@eldorado.band

Spring Trip

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band students for earning straight superior ratings across the board at the District 7 Music Performance Assessment and Festival this past Wednesday! It has been a few years since all three groups received straight superior ratings. We students performed very well and we received terrific feedback from our adjudicators! Their comment sheets are on the board in the band room and we are in the process of listening to audio recordings with judges’ commentary. Both Mr. Snowden and I are proud of how our students performed. We heard a great deal of positive feedback from our colleagues that were in the audience as well. Many thanks to our parent chaperones and volunteers who helped make sure the students had food and stayed safe on the trip to and from Atrisco Heritage High School! We appreciate your help very much!

Congratulations as well to our Everlasting Winter Guard for their performance at our annual Winter Guard Invitational. We are very proud of these students and all of the work they have put into their show. A HUGE thank you to their instructors, May and Autumn, for their continued work and guidance throughout the season and for leading the way in setting up this great event! Congratulations to our percussion group and to their instructors, Ryan, Lucy, and Cameron for their guidance. Great job, everyone! Thank you as well to the parent and student volunteers who helped make sure this event ran smoothly. We truly appreciate your time!

The District 7 Solo and Ensemble Festival will take place on Saturday, April 15, at Volcano Vista High School. Solo and Ensemble is an opportunity to work up a solo (with a piano accompanist) or perform an ensemble with fellow band students. Students will receive comments, a rating, and a certificate (for those who receive a rating of Superior or Excellent). If anyone is interested or has questions, please talk to me or Mr. Snowden on Monday. The deadline for registering is THIS FRIDAY, March 17!

This week....

Monday -

Zero hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (No Zero hour for Winter Guard)

Tuesday-

Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

Wednesday-

Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

Thursday-

Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard. Wind Ensemble, Winter Guard, and Screamin’ Eagles students will meet at 7:00am (in uniform) to set up for the fine arts assemblies in the gym. The Symphonic Band will begin rehearsal at 6:28am for their regular rehearsal.

Friday-

Winter Guard will meet in preparation for their show at La Cueva HS that evening. WIND ENSEMBLE and SYMPHONIC BAND WILL NOT MEET!

Have a safe and restful spring break everyone! We look forward to seeing you on March 27!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - March 4th, 2023

Busy week ahead... PLEASE read through everything.

LAST CALL - Student Accounts

This is a reminder that if your student is going on the spring trip - their account MUST be brought to $0 by 3/6/2023 to remain eligible to go. There are still a handful of people that have not paid up their account. The deadline is only 2 days away. It is not enough to only pay the Spring Trip fees, but ALL fees must be paid. As you can imagine, taking 100 people to California carries some large deposits and expenses, so the sooner you can get your accounts paid, the better it is for the boosters and band program in general. Also, make sure you are maintaining academic eligibility.

If you have any questions about the fees, please let myself (president@eldorado.band) or our treasurer (treasurer@eldorado.band) know. Also, let us know if you are having trouble getting into Charms to pay.

MPAs

MPAs are this week! This is the annual opportunity for our concert bands to perform and have judges provide feedback on their performances. This year it is happening on March 8th. The students will be provided some pizza right after school, will change into their concert uniforms, and will take a bus to Atrisco Heritage for their performances that evening. There are still a couple of slots for chaperones for this event. If you can chaperone this event (you will need an unsupervised clearance...), please sign up using the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-concert3#/

Winterguard Invitational

We're a week out from our Winterguard Invitational happening on 3/11. If you have any questions, please let May know at may.souriyanyong@gmail.com.

Additionally, this event take a number of parent volunteers to make it happen (unsupervised clearance NOT required...). If you have some time to give on that day, please consider taking a slot. The link below is for signups.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-winter#/

Yearbooks

We have started the process of pre-ordering yearbooks. The books will have 90 full color pages with pictures from band camp and all band events all the way through concert season. Books will be $24.54 (before tax) and will be handed out to students at the April 29th band banquet.

Also, a reminder to parents of Seniors - the information Beth requested for senior pages in the yearbook are due to her by 3/18.

Deadline to order is MARCH 27th.

To order go to http://www.treering.com/1016667234694117 (Select Not Listed/Applicable for Grade/Teacher)

If you have any questions, please send them to Beth at yearbooks@eldorado.band

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Congratulations to the Jackson and Hoover Middle School Jazz Bands for their performances and showing at the Ft. Lewis Jazz Festival this past Thursday. I know Mr. Snowden and Mr. Kelly are pleased with their students' performances. We are lucky to have such fine directors (Mr. Sorensen as well) feeding into our program!

This Wednesday is our District MPA festival for the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band! This event is at Atrisco Heritage Academy. See schedule below. IF YOU HAVE A PRINTER AT HOME, PLEASE PRINT, FILL OUT, AND RETURN THE PERMISSION SLIP TO ME ON MONDAY. If you do not have one, we will have hard copies available on Monday. They will need to be returned by Tuesday.

Monday -

Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

Tuesday -

Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

*Winter Guard practice from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Wednesday -

Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard.

- ALL BAND STUDENTS....

BRING YOUR CONCERT UNIFORM WITH YOU TO SCHOOL THAT DAY! (Don't forget your long black dress socks and black dress shoes).

You will be called out of class at 1:45pm that afternoon. The band parents will have pizza ready for students. After you eat in the band room, you will get uniforms on, load instruments, and load buses by 2:45pm.

(WE WILL ALL TRAVEL TO AND FROM ATRISCO TOGETHER ON BUSES).

Here are the performance times...

Concert Band 4:30pm

Symphonic Band 6:00pm

Wind Ensemble 7:00pm

Each group will warm up 30 minutes prior to performances and sightread for judges after performances are over.

Thursday -

NO ZERO HOUR FOR WIND ENSEMBLE OR SYMPHONIC BAND

Winter Guard will have zero hour!

Friday -

Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

Saturday -

EHS Winter Guard Show. WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS! Students, please sign up outside the band room and help us run this event! We need your help!

Good luck to all of our groups this week. We are very proud of your hard work.

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - February 25th, 2023

MPAs, Winterguard Invitational, Yearbooks - there's alot going on right now, and PLENTY of volunteer opportunities. Please make sure you read everything below - let's get into the details...

REMINDER - Student Accounts

This is just your weekly reminder that if your student is going on the spring trip - their account MUST be brought to $0 by 3/6/2023 to remain eligible to go. That is only ONE week away. It is not enough to only pay the Spring Trip fees, but ALL fees must be paid. As you can imagine, taking 100 people to California carries some large deposits and expenses, so the sooner you can get your accounts paid, the better it is for the boosters and band program in general. Also, make sure you are maintaining academic eligibility.

MPAs

MPAs are coming up! This is the annual opportunity for our concert bands to perform and have judges provide feedback on their performances. This year it is happening on March 8th. The students will be provided some pizza right after school, will change into their concert uniforms, and will take a bus to Atrisco Heritage for their performances that evening. More details on this day are below in Mr. Dubbs' section. We DO need some chaperones for this event. If you can chaperone this event (you will need an unsupervised clearance...), please sign up using the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-concert3#/

Winterguard Invitational

Our next big event is the Winterguard Invitational happening on 3/11. Winterguard is the spring semester continuation of our color guard from marching season. Eldorado hosts an annual invitational each year for groups around the state to come and compete. May, our color guard instructor, has put together a team of parents to help her execute this year - so huge thanks to those individuals for helping her out this year.

Like all of our events, they are made possible through community sponsorships. The color guard are an integral and important piece of our band program, so we want to make sure we support them all year. If you know of any local businesses that are able to sponsor this event, please send on or print this Sponsorship Letter. It has all the details on sponsorship levels and a form to fill out. If you have any questions, please let May know at may.souriyanyong@gmail.com.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-winter#/

Yearbooks

Also, a reminder to parents of Seniors - the information Beth requested for senior pages in the yearbook are due to her by 3/18.

Deadline to order is MARCH 27th.

To order go to http://www.treering.com/1016667234694117 (Select Not Listed/Applicable for Grade/Teacher)

If you have any questions, please send them to Beth at yearbooks@eldorado.band

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility with having to cancel our pre-festival concert this past Wednesday due to the power issue we had on campus. We have a solid game plan for this coming week to get some extra feedback to the students to ensure we can continue to make improvements with our festival music. Here is the schedule...

MONDAY:

Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

TUESDAY:

Wind Ensemble - NO REHEARSAL

Symphonic Band - You WILL be rehearsing in the band room.

Winter Guard - Regular practice

*Winter Guard practice after school from 3pm to 5pm

WEDNESDAY:

Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

*Winter Percussion practice from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

THURSDAY:

Wind Ensemble and Winter Guard WILL rehearse. Wind Ensemble will have a guest.

NO SYMPHONIC BAND REHEARSAL

FRIDAY:

Wind Ensemble and Winter Guard WILL rehearse.

NO SYMPHONIC BAND REHEARSAL

NEXT WEEK....

March 8 - District MPA (Festival for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band) at Atrisco Heritage Academy (WE WILL TRAVEL OUT THERE TOGETHER BY BUS)

***WE ARE IN NEED OF 6-8 chaperones for this event***

*ALL BAND STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.

*Bring your uniform to school that day!

*Students will be called out of class shortly before 2pm that day. Communicate with teachers now if you will be missing any work!

*We will have pizza for students at 2pm, they will then change into uniforms, and then load the buses at 2:45pm.

*4:00pm - Concert Band Warm-Up

*4:30pm - Concert Band Performs

*5:00pm - Concert Band Sight Read

*5:30pm - Symphonic Band Warm-Up

*6:00pm - Symphonic Band Performs

*6:30pm - Symphonic Band Sight Read

*6:30pm - Wind Ensemble Warm-Up

*7:00pm - Wind Ensemble Performs

*7:30pm - Wind Ensemble Sight Read

*8:00pm - Load Buses/Equipment Truck - Depart for EHS

*8:45pm - Approximate return to EHS

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for your support!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - February 20th, 2023

Sorry the newsletter is late this week... It's been a busy weekend! Speaking of busy weekend, I want to first think ALL of the volunteers that came to help make our annual Jazz Festival a great success. Over 2 1/2 days, we hosted a ton of bands, worked with some great judges, and concluded with an amazing concert Saturday night. A very special shout-out to our Jazz Festival coordinators, Beth Whiston and Elizabeth Strot. They were the captains of this ship, and did such an amazing job.

Also, a big congratulations to our 3 jazz bands for their excellent performances this weekend. They've clearly been working hard on these performances, and they all did great.

Well, now that Jazz Festival is over - on to the next things! Such is band life, right? Please make sure you read over everything below, as we have a lot going on right now.

IMPORTANT - Student Accounts

I know you've been hearing from me a lot on this topic, but I want to make sure everyone is clear on our account policies - especially with regard to Spring Trip. Many of you have been paying your student accounts down, and we appreciate it. But there are many accounts with outstanding balances...

IF your student is going on the spring trip - their account MUST be brought to $0 by 3/6/2023 to remain eligible to go. That is only TWO weeks away. It is not enough to only pay the Spring Trip fees, but ALL fees must be paid. As you can imagine, taking 100 people to California carries some large deposits and expenses, so the sooner you can get your accounts paid, the better it is for the boosters and band program in general. Also, make sure you are maintaining academic eligibility.

Speaking of the band program in general, if your student is NOT going on spring trip, please also work to get your accounts paid. At this point in the year, much of the expenses to run this band program have already been paid out. We offer monthly payments to make it easier on you - but the reality is most of our expenses come during the fall semester, so spring payments are largely backfilling those costs. In addition, things like uniforms, registration fees, and other direct charges like jazz all-state travel fees are all fronted by the boosters and charged to accounts for convenience. As we approach March, please do your best to pay the fees that are on your accounts. If you have any questions about the fees, please let myself (president@eldorado.band) or our treasurer (treasurer@eldorado.band) know. Statements should have gone out a couple days ago - let us know if you are not receiving them, or are having trouble getting into Charms to pay.

Winterguard Invitational

Our next big event is the Winterguard Invitational. Winterguard is the spring semester continuation of our color guard from marching season. Eldorado hosts an annual invitational each year for groups around the state to come and compete. May, our color guard instructor, has put together a team of parents to help her execute this year - so huge thanks to those individuals for helping her out this year.

Yearbooks

Seriously? Yearbooks? How is that already here? Well, it is. We are changing our yearbook process a little bit this year. It will reduce our costs, while still providing an excellent product. Our yearbook coordinator, Beth Whiston (you might have heard her name before - she is amazing, and does so much for our program...) has some details for you.

We are starting the process of pre-ordering yearbooks. The books will have 90 full color pages with pictures from band camp and all band events all the way through concert season. Books will be $24.54 (before tax) and will be handed out to students at the April 29th band banquet.

Deadline to order is MARCH 27th.

To order go to http://www.treering.com/1016667234694117 (Select Not Listed/Applicable for Grade/Teacher)

If you have any questions, please send them to Beth at yearbooks@eldorado.band

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Congratulations to the Eldorado Jazz Bands for their performances at the Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Festival this past weekend. Jazz 3 received a rating of "Excellent" and Jazz 1 and 2 received a rating of "Superior". In addition, Miles Isakson was named the Outstanding High School Bass Player of the festival! We are very proud of all of the students who performed!

Many thanks to all of the student and parent volunteers for their assistance in running the festival! We truly appreciate your time in helping make sure this festival operated so well. In particular, I would like to thank Beth Whiston and Elizabeth Strot (Jazz Festival Co-Chair Persons) for all of their time in helping me plan all of the details of the festival. In addition, we appreciate Susan Bowdoin, former band parent, for volunteering her time to help out Beth and Elizabeth in the office. Thank you as well to our booster board with all of the behind the scenes work they did as well. We truly appreciate your support!

We appreciate our sponsors for their donations to help offset the costs of running the festival. Please consider supporting these businesses in the future should you find yourself in need of the service they provide. They are...

Baum's Music

D.B. Bryson Remodeling

Critical Networking

The Injection and Infusion Clinic of Albuquerque

Ross Family Dental

Music Go Round

KPMG

Rio Grande Neuroscience

Second Wind Repair

Great Harvest Bread Co.

Il Vicino

We appreciate our partnership with the University of New Mexico Music Department. The UNM Jazz Band I performance on Saturday evening was AMAZING!!!

Finally, this all could not have been possible without the support of our terrific EHS Administration and Staff! Thank you!

THIS WEEK...

Tuesday:

- Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

- Winter Guard practice from 3pm to 5pm in M4

Wednesday:

- Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

- Winter Percussion Practice from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

***Pre-MPA (Band Festival) Concert at 6:00pm in the PAC. The order for the event will be:

6:00pm - Hoover MS Symphonic Band

6:25pm - Jackson MS Symphonic Band

6:50pm - Eisenhower MS Symphonic Band

7:15pm - EHS Concert Band

7:40pm - EHS Symphonic Band

8:05pm - EHS Wind Ensemble

* All students will need to report in concert uniform no later than 5:45pm to watch and support all of these groups. In addition, students will need to stay to the end of the concert and assist in putting equipment away. Each group will warm up in the orchestra room 25 minutes before their performance time. ALL STUDENTS are expected to display exceptional behavior throughout this event and support all of the ensembles.

Thursday:

NO ZERO HOUR FOR WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND, AND WINTER GUARD

Friday:

We WILL have zero hour for WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND, AND WINTER GUARD

Keep your grades up students, especially for those signed up to attend the spring trip! We are starting a new 6-week grading period this week.

Thank you for your support!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - February 12th, 2023

With Jazz Festival happening this coming weekend, that's going to be the main focus of my newsletter this week.

Jazz Fest

We are still in need of a number of donations for Jazz Festival. Please bring in your snack/drink donations to the band room this week.

Freshmen - Salty snacks; chips, Takis, pretzels
Sophomores - Sweets; candy, candy bars, rice crispy treats, cookies
Juniors - Gatorade or water
Seniors - Sodas

Also, there are a number of slots still available for volunteers. Please consider taking one of the available positions from the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-jazz1#/

Spring Trip

A reminder to those going on the spring trip, that ALL fees - both spring trip fees, as well as band fees - are due by 3/6/2023 to remain eligible to go on the spring trip. Additionally, you must maintain academic eligibility as well - so keep those grades up!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

It is Jazz Festival Week! We are excited to present the 32nd Annual Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Festival this week. 39 middle and high school bands will be visiting our school and performing their programs for a panel of adjudicators. All school performances and clinics by our guest artists are free and open to the public. The final Saturday evening concert will feature the UNM Jazz Band I (with special guest Francisco Torres-trombone) and the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with special guest Melissa Aldana-tenor saxophone).

The schedule can be found on our website at https://www.eldorado.band/jazz-festival/scheduleprogram. If you can, please sign up to help us this weekend. We cannot run the festival without our student and parent volunteers.

We will have a meeting for all student workers on Thursday morning (See zero hour schedule below). For those students who are performing Friday (Jazz Band 3) or are working during the school day, they will be excused from the portion of the day they are working or performing. All students working the festival should report to the band room at least 20 minutes prior to their scheduled shift.

JAZZ BAND STUDENTS will be required to attend the Saturday evening concert (no charge) and will help put equipment from the stage back to the band room when the concert is over. Tickets for the evening concert will be for sale at the door. ($10 for general admission and $5 for students). We hope to see a large crowd!

REHEARSALS THIS WEEK:

Winter Guard will have zero hour practice every day this week.

Monday: Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will meet as a full ensemble.

Tuesday: Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will meet as a full ensemble.

Winter Guard practice from 3pm to 5pm.

Wednesday: Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will meet as a full ensemble.

Winter Percussion practice from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.

Thursday: ZERO HOUR AT 6:45am ONLY FOR ALL STUDENTS WORKING THE JAZZ FESTIVAL.

Friday: NO ZERO HOUR FOR WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONIC BAND.

Jazz Band 3 report time is 7:15amin uniform.

LOOKING AHEAD: February 22 - Pre-Festival (MPA) concert at 6:00pm in the Eldorado Performing Arts Center. Report time for all groups will be 5:30pm. This concert will feature Hoover Middle School Symphonic Band, Jackson Middle School Symphonic Band, Eisenhower Middle School Symphonic Band, EHS Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble.

Thank you for your support of the EHS Band Program! We hope to see you at the jazz festival this weekend!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - February 5th, 2023

Hope you all had a relaxing weekend! Lets get into another week...

Jazz Fest

Volunteers. This event takes a number of parent volunteers to pull off, and there are still plenty of open slots available. Please consider taking one of the many available volunteer slots from the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-jazz1#/

Donations. Concessions are sold during the Jazz Festival, and those rely on donations from our band families. Thanks to those who have already dropped off their donation. We have it divided by grade level to make things a little easier. Everything should be individually wrapped if possible please. Please bring donations to the band room.
Freshmen - Salty snacks; chips, Takis, pretzels
Sophomores - Sweets; candy, candy bars, rice crispy treats, cookies
Juniors - Gatorade or water
Seniors - Sodas

Spring Trip

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

We will have a slightly different schedule to zero hour this week.

Monday:

Zero hour for all Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard students.

Tuesday:

WOODWIND STUDENTS ONLY for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Winter Guard will meet too.

Wednesday:

BRASS AND PERCUSSION ONLY for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Winter Guard will meet too.

Thursday:

ALL Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard students will meet.

Friday:

NO ZERO HOUR!!!

Jazz Festival:

ALL FAMILIES - Please continue to bring in snack items for our jazz festival snack bar. We appreciate the donations we have received so far. These can be brought to my office.

Jazz Band students will be signing up for work shifts this week for the festival. Once they have signed up, other students are welcome to sign up as well.

Registration Cards:

We are completing signing registration cards for freshmen students. Sophomores and Juniors should be receiving their cards very soon. If any of these students wish to add jazz band to their schedule or have any questions, please let me know. We want all students to continue with the program next year!

Symphonic Band Students, please email a photo of your rescued pets to Mr. Snowden at snowden@aps.edu from your APS email address for inclusion in a slideshow to accompany our performance of Cast Aways. (Different than we discussed in class after communicating with the composer, we will limit the photos to rescue pets since that is what the piece is about)

Winter Guard:

Our winter guard students are doing a GREAT job on their show! We took the band students over to the gym to watch them at the end of our rehearsal on Friday. They are doing great work! A huge thank you to May and Autumn for the work they are doing with them!

Please let us know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - January 29th, 2023

This weekend our Jazz All-State students are working hard in Portales, and I'm sure they are representing our program very well. See below for a link to live stream the event, if you want to watch.

And we have a restaurant night fundraiser this week at Chipotle! (details below)

We're also still focusing on our 2 spring events - Jazz Festival and Winterguard Invitational. Please take a look below at what our needs are from you all for these events, and consider where you can help out our community.

Chipotle Restaurant Night

Our restaurant night at Chipotle is this week, Wednesday, Feb 1st. It will run from 4-8 PM at the 6810 Menaul location. See the Restaurant Nights page for all the details and a flyer. Bring in the flyer for in-person orders, or use the code in the flyer for online orders. Get out there this week, enjoy a burrito, and help raise money for your band program!

Jazz Fest

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-jazz1#/

Winterguard Invitational

The annual Winterguard Invitational is coming up. Winterguard is the continuation of our marching band color guard throughout the rest of the non-marching season. It's an important part of our band program, and needs our support. The annual winter guard and indoor percussion invitational needs a parent committee to help plan and coordinate the event. This year our invitational will be held on Saturday, March 11th. The committee will have their first meeting Tuesday, January 31st at 6PM. Please contact May (may.souriyanyong@gmail.com) if you are interested in joining and helping out.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Congratulations to our students who participated in the 2023 Jazz All-State Conference in Portales this weekend! They did a great job and were excellent representatives of our school and program! Many thanks to Mr. Snowden and the other surrounding directors for their assistance on the trip! Way to go everyone! You can watch the concert today at 1:00pm at the following link:

https://youtube.com/@enmudepartmentofmusic7367

The electives expo will take place this week and 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will be receiving registration cards for next year. We are proud of the progress everyone made this year and hope that all of those students will be joining us in the band and color guard program next year! Remember the following...

-Freshmen students who filled out the PE waiver form this year will receive their PE credit AFTER they complete a second year in the program.

-Pending assessment this spring, most students will not need to take first period Concert Band next year. After marching season, they will audition and be placed in either the Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band.

-In addition, we are hoping that students who are not currently in the jazz program will consider signing up for those groups. We will have auditions in late March. In the meantime, you can sign up for any jazz class and the office will help place students in the appropriate group after auditions take place.

-If anyone knows of students that used to be in band or would like to try color guard, please send them our way.

-We are looking at traveling to a competition in the fall with the marching band and considering several spring trip options again.

We are still continuing to collect snack donations for the upcoming jazz festival snack bar. If you can help us out, please send in snacks or drinks with your child in the next two weeks. Individually wrapped items, sodas, sport drinks, and bottles of water would be great! Thank you in advance for helping us with this.

This week:

MONDAY - NO ZERO HOUR FOR WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND, OR WINTER GUARD! Enjoy a little more sleep!

TUESDAY - Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

*Winter Guard practice after school from 3pm to 5pm.

*Winter Guard parent meeting...

The annual winter guard and indoor percussion invitational needs a parent committee to help plan and coordinate the event. This year our invitational will be held on Saturday, March 11th. The committee will have their first meeting Tuesday, January 31st at 6PM. Please contact May (may.souriyanyong@gmail.com) if you are interested in joining and helping out.

WEDNESDAY - Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

*Winter Percussion practice from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

*Pep Band "A". Report time is no later than 7:00pm.

THURSDAY - Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Winter Guard

FRIDAY - Zero hour for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Winter Guard

Looking Ahead....

IMPORTANT JAZZ BAND/JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Festival will take place Feb. 16 - 18 at EHS. Student performances and clinics are free and open to the public.

Jazz Band Performance Times at the Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Festival:

Jazz Band 3 - Friday, February 17 - (warm up 8:00am, perform 8:25am, clinic 8:50am)

Jazz Band 2 - Saturday, February 18 - (warm up 8:35am, perform 9:00am, clinic, 9:25am)

Jazz Band 1 - Saturday, February 18 - (warm up 3:00pm, perform 3:25pm, clinic 3:50pm)

All jazz students will be required to work 1 to 2 shifts at the jazz festival. Sign up sheets for that will be out soon. In addition, trombone and saxophone students should schedule their shifts around the following clinics that will be given by our guest artists.

-FRANCISCO TORRES - Jazz/ Trombone Clinic - Feb. 17 - 12:40pm

-MELISSA ALDANA - Jazz/Saxophone Clinic - Feb. 18 - 12:15pm

ALL JAZZ STUDENTS will be required to attend the Saturday evening concert at 7:00pm. Afterward, we will take the equipment from the stage back to the band room. (Jazz band students will not need to pay for attending the concert!)

Admission for the concert for outside guests is $5 for students and $10 for adults. It will feature UNM Jazz I with trombonist Francisco Torres and the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with saxophonist Melissa Aldana! They are world class artists! Please tell your friends and family to join us.

WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND, and CONCERT BAND -

Upcoming Required Performances -

*Pre - MPA (festival) performance at EHS - February 22 (6pm to 8:45pm)

*MPA (Music Performance Assessment) PERFORMANCES - All 3 groups will perform at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School on Wednesday, March 8. This is our district assessment! Everyone MUST be at these performances. Please notify coaches if you are an athlete and have an event that day. We will travel there by bus and feed students as well. Students will be called out of 7th period a little early that day to prepare for our departure.

PERFORMANCE TIMES -

Concert Band - 4:30pm

Symphonic Band - 6:00pm

Wind Ensemble - 7:00pm

We should be back to school around 8:45pm or so.

Thank you all very much for your support! Have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - January 21st, 2023

A few things to cover from the boosters, and then a word from Mr. Dubbs. Our primary focus right now is our 2 largest spring events - Jazz Festival and Winterguard Invitational. Both of these events are important to our program, and they take a good amount of parent participation to be successful. Please read on and seriously consider where you can help. It really does take our entire community to pull off these events successfully. If everyone does a little, we can accomplish a lot.

Jazz Fest

First - Sponsorships. We are in full swing preparations for Jazz Festival this year. We still need a number of sponsorships for this event to help cover the costs for our organization. If you would please take a few minutes to think of any businesses - a restaurant you frequent, a dentist/orthodontist, a friend or relative's small business, just about any business works. The sponsorship levels for this event are affordable for most organizations. Please consider finding just one business (more would be better), and taking in our sponsorship letter and form (found here: Sponsorship Letter / Sponsorship Form).

Second - Volunteers. This event takes a number of parent volunteers to pull off. Please consider taking one of the many available volunteer slots from the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-jazz1#/

Third - Donations. Concessions are sold during the Jazz Festival, and those rely on donations from our band families. We have it divided by grade level to make things a little easier. Everything should be individually wrapped if possible please. Please bring donations to the band room.
Freshmen - Salty snacks; chips, Takis, pretzels
Sophomores - Sweets; candy, candy bars, rice crispy treats, cookies
Juniors - Gatorade or water
Seniors - Sodas

Winterguard Invitational

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

I hope everyone is having an enjoyable weekend. Please note the following announcements for the week.

Monday-

*Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

*8th Grade Night at EHS Vocational Building (Certain leaders have been contacted about assisting us with speaking to 8th grade students and families. Thanks very much for your help with this! Wear an EHS shirt/jacket and meet in the band room by 4:30pm.)

Tuesday-

*Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

*Winter Guard practice from 3pm to 5pm in M4

*Pep Band B. Report time is no later than 7pm in the band room.

Wednesday-

*Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

*Winter Percussion Rehearsal 2:30pm to 4pm

Thursday-

*Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

Friday-

*Zero hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

**Jazz All-State Students** TRIP TO PORTALES

Have permission slip turned in this week. Please let Mr. Dubbs know if you have any questions regarding this trip. Another email/letter will be sent out this week with reminders. (REGARDING THE PERMISSION SLIP, I apologize that it says personal vehicles. Please just cross that out and put a charter bus. Thank you.)

Here is a note from May, EHS Color Guard Instructor, about our Winter Guard Invitational we will be hosting in March...

The annual winter guard and indoor percussion invitational needs a parent committee to help plan and coordinate the event. This year our invitational will be held on Saturday, March 11th. The committee will have their first meeting Tuesday, January 31st at 6PM (location TBA). Please contact May if you are interested in joining (her number is 702-376-1293).

Thank you all for your support! Have a great week.

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - January 16th, 2023

I hope everyone had a relaxing long weekend. Have a few things to cover...

Basketball Pep Band Volunteers

We have some volunteer opportunities for the upcoming basketball Pep Band performances. We only need a couple per game, so if you are able to show up and cheer on the basketball team with the band, please use the signup links below:

Pep Band A: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-basketball2#/

Pep Band B: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-basketball#/

Jazz Fest Sponsorships

We are still looking for jazz festival sponsorships for this year. See the Sponsorship Letter and the Sponsorship Form for all the details. You can print these and provide them to potential sponsors for this event. If you have any questions, please contact jazzfestival@eldorado.band.

Accounts

Make sure you keep up with your student account payments. Remember - for students going on the spring trip, accounts must be paid in full by 3/6/23 to be eligible to go on the trip.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Thank you to those who have helped with getting sponsors for the jazz festival we are hosting next month. If you know of anyone or of a business that is willing to be a sponsor, we are still accepting those. Please let us know and we will reach out to them.

This week....

TUESDAY-

*There will be zero hour for Symphonic Band but not for Wind Ensemble on this day. I will be off campus on this day.

*Pep Band B - 7:00pm report time. Please note that students will need to grab their instrument/flip folder and then head to the orchestra room before we head over to the game. There will be a rehearsal going on in the band room. DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR WHITE BAND T-SHIRT AND JEANS.

*Winter Guard practice from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.

Wednesday-

*Zero hour for BOTH Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

*Winter Percussion Practice from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.

Thursday-

*Zero hour for BOTH Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

*Pep Band A - 7:00pm report time. WEAR YOUR WHITE BAND SHIRT AND JEANS.

Friday-

*Zero hour for BOTH Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band.

JAZZ ALL-STATE STUDENTS - Please see the attached itinerary for the trip to Portales. Also, attached is a permission slip that all parents need to fill out and sign.

I hope everyone has a terrific week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - January 7th, 2023

Just wanted to congratulate all those that participated in the All-State activities this week. Screamin' Eagles absolutely killed it, and the concert performances sounded great today.

Now its time to focus on Jazz Festival and Jazz All-State. Per Mr. Dubbs below, Jazz All-State students will receive an itinerary this week for that trip. If your student is part of that, make sure you pay that fee on their account ASAP.

Basketball Pep Band Volunteers

Pep Band A: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-basketball2#/

Pep Band B: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-basketball#/

Jazz Fest Sponsorships

Speaking of Jazz Festival... Its that time again already! Time to start getting sponsors for the Jazz Festival coming in February. See the Sponsorship Letter and the Sponsorship Form for all the details. You can print these and provide them to potential sponsors for this event. If you have any questions, please contact jazzfestival@eldorado.band.

Accounts

Make sure you keep up with your student account payments. Remember - for students going on the spring trip, accounts must be paid in full by 3/6/23 to be eligible to go on the trip.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Congratulations to the Screamin' Eagles Jazz Band for their amazing honor jazz band performance at Popejoy Hall on Wednesday! They knocked it out of the park and received a tremendous standing ovation from a crowd of 1500 people! I could not be more proud of how they prepared for this concert, supported one another, and performed for this prestigious event. Thank you to the parents for all of your support as well. Well done, students! It was an unforgettable performance.

Congratulations as well to our 14 students who participated in the concert all-state music festival this week! Those students were:

Ellie Suo-Anttila, Allie Travers, Elizamarie Adams, Sydney Snowden, Neptune Barton, Dylan Dencklau, Ruby Lucero, Waverly Bourgeois, Ryan Dencklau, Anne Webb, Aubrey Bourgeois, Luke Muller, Noah Timmins, and William McGlumphy. They did a wonderful job in rehearsals, gave outstanding performances this weekend, and were great representatives of our school and community. Way to go!

This week:

WE WILL HAVE ZERO HOUR for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band each day this week! In addition, we have the following...

Tuesday - Winter Guard practice after school from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.

Wednesday - Indoor Winter Percussion rehearsal from 2:30pm to 4:00pm. Although Ryan Merrill had auditions for this group already, he is still looking for more students that may be interested. He will come by on Tuesday morning to chat with students about that opportunity.

*FIRST PEP BAND GAME! This is Pep Band "A".

Thursday - IMPORTANT CORRECTION!!! There is NO pep band this evening! I made an error and that game is actually away. Those students are more than welcome to join on Wednesday evening if they would like.

JAZZ ALL-STATE STUDENTS: You will receive an itinerary this week for your trip to Portales on January 27. Make sure you are practicing your music!

We are still in need of sponsors for the Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Festival. If you know of anyone or any business that might be willing to be a sponsor for this event, please let us know!

We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday! Have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - January 1st, 2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We're getting ready to jump right in to the new semester - and there is a lot going on already. Most of this newsletter is about All-State from Mr. Dubbs below, but I do have a couple of things I want to get to...

Jazz Fest Sponsorships

Its that time again already! Its time to start getting sponsors for the Jazz Festival coming in February. See the Sponsorship Letter and the Sponsorship Form for all the details. You can print these and provide them to potential sponsors for this event. If you have any questions, please contact jazzfestival@eldorado.band.

Accounts

Make sure you keep up with your student account payments. Remember - for students going on the spring trip, accounts must be paid in full by 3/6/23 to be eligible to go on the trip.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday break with family and friends. We are looking forward to an exciting semester in band and ready to get back at it!

Here is what the week looks like....

Due to the New Mexico Band and Orchestra All-State Conference, there will be NO ZERO HOUR THIS WEEK! The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will begin zero hour on January 9.

Monday (TOMORROW) - The Screamin' Eagles will have practice in the band room, from 12pm to 2pm, in final preparation for our performance this week at Popejoy Hall. Make sure you are set up by 11:45am and ready to go!

Tuesday - The Screamin' Eagles will be performing in the EHS Performing Arts Center at 6:30pm! Students will need to be at school, in uniform, by 6:00pm. Although most families will be watching us at Popejoy Hall on Wednesday, everyone is welcome to come out and support the students for one more run through before our honor band performance.

Wednesday - SCREAMIN' EAGLES HONOR BAND PERFORMANCE, 4:30PM at Popejoy Hall, on the campus of UNM. (In addition to our group performing, there is a meeting for all of the students who were selected for concert all-state). I'm not quite certain of the order of events that afternoon but in total, the performance and meeting should last about an hour.

Screamin' Eagles Students:

We will meet at EHS at 1:00pm to tear down the stage and load rhythm section equipment.

1:30pm - Leave Eldorado for UNM (We will be meeting down there. Please make arrangements for a ride if needed.)

It may be best to park in the parking garage near Popejoy. You will need to pay for a spot if you park there. Rhythm section equipment will be dropped off at the Popejoy loading dock. We will discuss these logistics.

3:00pm - Sound check

4:30pm - Performance/ All-State meeting

After the show, the rhythm section equipment will need to be loaded back on vehicles.

*All-State students, you will need to meet Mr. Snowden at the main kiosk in the lobby of Popejoy between 3:45pm and 4:00pm to get your badge and student schedule.

Students that were selected for Concert All-State should already have received a schedule for the sectionals that begin that evening. This email was sent through OpusEvents. Other students will be free to leave after the concert/meeting is over.

Thursday and Friday - No zero hour. All-State students, please double check your student schedules now and make sure you are in your rehearsal spaces AT LEAST 15 minutes before rehearsals begin. There will be more information given at the Wednesday meeting regarding parking for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Do not forget your instrument, music, pencil, and a folding music stand! No hats, hoodies, or phones in rehearsals. Make sure you bring lunch money each day. All-State students will have an eagle absence for those two days but need to check in with teachers to see what work you may have missed. AS STATED IN YOUR SIGNED COMMITMENT FORM, YOU MUST BE AT EVERY REHEARSAL! Have a great attitude, do your best, and be great representatives of our school and community!

Saturday - All-State concerts at UNM. These are open to the public but a ticket will need to be purchased.

Reminder...

Pep Bands! Please look at the Pep Bands 2023 document that was shared in early December. Let us know if you have any questions.

Students, enjoy your remaining days of break. We hope to see many of you at our honor band performance this week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - December 18th, 2022

I want to thank you all for a great semester - I can't believe we're already half-way through this year! I want to wish everyone a safe and restful holiday - because afterward, we get right back to it, especially for our Screamin' Eagles.

Accounts

Make sure you keep up with your student account payments. All-State Jazz student accounts received fees for travel expenses on their accounts today, and you should have received an updated statement by email today. Remember - for students going on the spring trip, accounts must be paid in full by 3/6/23 to be eligible to go on the trip.

Have a great holiday everyone!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

We made it through half of the year! We are very proud of all of the students' accomplishments this semester and look forward to an exciting spring semester. Thank you again to all of the families and friends for your continued support of the EHS Band Program! We truly appreciate your support.

Looking ahead at a few items...

Jan. 2 - Screamin' Eagles rehearsal (12pm to 2pm) at Eldorado. Be set up by 11:45am.

Jan. 3 - Screamin' Eagles pre-honor concert, 6:30pm at the Dirty Bourbon (Eubank and Montgomery). Students will need to be there and set up by 6:00pm.

Jan. 4 - Honor Concert at Popejoy Hall, 4:30pm. This is FREE and open to the public! We would love to see as many friends and family supporting the Screamin' Eagles for this prestigious concert!

CONCERT BAND, SYMPHONIC BAND, and WIND ENSEMBLE...

We have a tentative schedule for our District MPAF (band festival) performance in March. Please make sure this is on your calendar!

WEDNESDAY, March 8 - ALL GROUPS WILL PERFORM AT ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY. We will leave right after school and should return by 9:00pm. Details about performance times will be sent out at the beginning of the second semester. We will have a plan as well to have dinner for the students on this day.

Have a wonderful, safe, and restful holiday! We look forward to seeing you in January!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - December 11th, 2022

Finals week is here! I do hope everyone gets the rest they need this week and finishes their semester well. Not much this week - be sure to check on the upcoming zero hour schedule this week from Mr. Dubbs below.

Luminarias

The luminaria build went great this weekend. We finished very quickly thanks to all the students that came out and helped. A huge thanks to the Brotmans for getting everything together and coordinating this fundraising event.

Good luck on all your finals!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

Thank you to everyone who was able to help us yesterday with assembling the luminarias. We finished in record time! We appreciate all of the student and parent volunteers for taking time to do this. A big thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Brotman for leading the way with this fundraiser.

Thank you as well to everyone who organized and/or purchased poinsettias the last two weeks! We appreciate your time and support.

We hope everyone enjoyed our concerts last week. The students did a great job with their performances and we appreciate all of the work they put into their performances!

The schedule this week:

ZERO HOUR...

Monday: Zero hour for ALL students at 6:28am. We will be reading through some new pep band tunes to get ready for our basketball games next semester.

Tuesday: Zero Hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band students ONLY at 6:45am. Please have all of your concert music (erased in advance if possible). We will collect music and TAKE THE FINAL EXAM.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and next Monday and Tuesday: NO ZERO HOUR FOR BAND or COLOR GUARD.

Have a great week everyone and GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FINAL EXAMS!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - December 3rd, 2022

We're almost to the end of the semester! How is that possible???

We've got a few concerts coming up this week (as Mr. Dubbs talks about below), so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there and listen to all the hard work these students have been putting in.

Poinsettias

If you were not able to pick up your poinsettias on Monday, we'll be distributing them at the concerts this week.

Luminarias

Luminaria build day is this coming Saturday, December 10. We'll begin at 9 AM - as Mr. Dubbs says below, please do your best to make it. The more students we have, the faster it will go - and you'll get lettering points for being there!

If you ordered luminarias, you can start to pick them up around 10:30 AM - please be there between 10:30-12:00, as we do not have another distribution time available.

Booster Christmas Party

We'll be having our annual booster Christmas party this Saturday, December 10 from 6-11PM. Our past president JP Bowdoin has graciously offered to host this event again, and we are so thankful for his hospitality and continued commitment to this program. So please, leave the kids at home, and come and enjoy some holiday cheer with your board and other boosters. Please RSVP as soon as possibly using this Evite link so we can plan for numbers.

Student Accounts

Being the holiday season, it's easy to forget your band fees :) Please do your best to stay on top of your student accounts for December. Statements should go out this weekend.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

It is concert week! We are excited to share the selections that all of the groups have been working on. Please note all the details below.

Monday - Zero hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

Tuesday - Zero hour for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

Winter Band Concert at 6:30pm in the PAC. REPORT TIME IS 6:00pm. Students will wear their concert uniform that was issued to them. Students may wear holiday hats (Santa hats, etc) if they wish. They may also decorate their horns if they wish to do that. It is a tradition that everyone brings some cookies to share after the concert. To be safe, avoid bringing cookies with nuts in them. ALL STUDENTS will be required to put equipment away when the concert is over.

Wednesday - NO ZERO HOUR

Thursday - Zero hour for ALL BAND AND COLOR GUARD STUDENTS at 7:00am. We will have a special visit from Dr. Harmon, Director of Athletic Bands at UNM, speaking with our students.

Winter Jazz Concert at 6:30pm in the PAC. Report time is 6:00pm.

Friday - ONLY WINTER GUARD will be practicing at zero hour. No zero hour for band students. We will send out the zero hour schedule for the week of 12/12 soon.

Saturday - 9:00am to 10:30am - Luminaria Assembly (near the softball field). The more students we have helping, the faster it will go. Students who help will earn LETTERING POINTS for helping us this morning.

TUBA CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE - Interested low brass students should speak with Mr. Snowden about details of that event.

Thank you very much to Kathleen Tighe-Smith for her help with getting all of the jazz band shirts and ties ready for those students. Also, a huge thank you to her for helping put together our concert programs for this week!

We look forward to seeing you at our concerts. Have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - November 27th, 2022

I hope everyone has had a restful, relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. Time to get back to it!

Poinsettias Pickup

Thanks to all who supported the band program by purchasing poinsettias. We have the poinsettias at the school. Pick-up will be tomorrow after school in room M4 (just down the hall from the band room...) - till about 3:15. Please do your best to pick them up at this time, or arrange for your student to pick them up, as we want to get them into your hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, distribution will take place during our upcoming concerts on 12/6 and 12/8.

Note: Due to a mixup with our poinsettia provider, we will not have any surplus plants to sell at the concerts as we have in years past.

Luminarias

As Mr. Dubbs notes below, the luminaria build will take place on December 10th. More details to come - but students, please plan on helping if you can - many hands make this very light work. Pickup for luminarias will be scheduled for late morning/early afternoon (depending on how long the build takes). We'll let you know better as we get closer.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Parents and Students,

I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends! Many thanks to everyone for supporting the band with our poinsettia and luminaria fundraisers. Thank you as well to our booster board members working behind the scenes to ensure the success of these fundraisers.

We WILL be having zero hour for wind ensemble and symphonic band every day this week. We have very few rehearsals leading up to our concert on December 6!

Later this week, we will be announcing the basketball games that the band will perform at in the spring semester. We will play for a couple of boys and girls games this year. More details to come.

Looking ahead...

December 4 - SCREAMIN' EAGLES STUDENTS - You should have set up a time and location for your section picture that will go in the honor jazz program. Our group picture will take place at 4:00pm (not 5:00pm) at the dam on Juan Tabo, between Montgomery and Spain. We will wear our new jazz outfits for these pictures. More details will be discussed in class this week.

December 6 - Winter Band Concert at 6:30pm in the PAC. This concert will feature our Color Guard, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Report time for bands will be 6:00pm and color guard will be 5:30pm. All band students must wear the concert uniform that was issued to them a couple of weeks ago. Don't forget your LONG BLACK DRESS SOCKS! If you wish to wear holiday hats (Santa hats, elf ears, etc) or decorate your instrument, you are free to do so.

December 8 - Winter Jazz Band Concert at 6:30pm in the PAC. All jazz band students will get their new shirt and tie this week. The costs for the shirt and tie will be added to the Charms account for each student. In addition to the shirt and tie, each students must wear black dress pants (not the concert uniform pants and NO JEANS), long black dress socks, and black dress shoes (marching shoes are fine you wish). No heels for girls and shoes must be closed toe shoes.

December 10 - We will need help on this morning building the luminarias we sold. Students will earn lettering points for helping us out. Details will be out soon about our start time. This usually goes pretty fast and does not take a lot of time.

Later that afternoon is a playing opportunity for our tuba and low brass players. Any of those students who are interested in playing for the annual TUBA CHRISTMAS in Old Town, should speak to Mr. Snowden and get details.

*ALL-STATE STUDENTS* Make sure you pick up your music THIS WEEK at Musicality if you have not done so yet. JAZZ ALL-STATE students will receive a letter this week about the trip to Portales. Please let me know if you have any questions about these events.

Finally, one last announcement for SCREAMIN' EAGLES students. We discussed this at the beginning of the year and it will be added to our band calendar this week. We will have a rehearsal on January 2 from 12pm to 2pm in the band room for the honor jazz concert. In addition, there will be pre-honor concert performance on January 3 at 6:30pm. (Location TBA). Our performance of course is January 4, 4:45pm, at Popejoy Hall!

Students, make sure you finish this semester strong! Parents and families, thank you for your continued support!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - November 19th, 2022

Congratulations to all of the students selected for All-State. We're all very proud of all their hard work.

I hope everyone has a restful Thanksgiving break!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

There are no classes this week due to parent/teacher conferences and the Thanksgiving holiday. If families feel the need to have a conference regarding their progress in band right now, they may email me at dubbs@aps.edu to schedule a time.

Students that were selected for concert and/or jazz all-state ensembles may pick up their music now at Musicality. This store is located at 6201 Pan American, West Freeway NE Suite C. Their number is 505-889-2735. The cost for each group a student was selected for varies. Students should go purchase their folders asap so they can begin working on the music.

As a reminder, all students selected for concert and/or jazz all-state, must be eligible per NMAA guidelines (at least a 2.0 GPA and no F's). Concert all-state will take place January 4-7 on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Jazz all-state will take place January 27-29 at Eastern New Mexico University. Detailed itineraries for these events will be out soon.

We have 9 students (Sydney Snowden, Waverly Bourgeois, Ryan Dencklau, Luke Muller, Avery Manginell, Andrew Hubbard, Alex Mamaluy, Andres Medina, and Aidan Villa) participating in the District 7 honor band this weekend. They have done a great job representing our school and will be giving a concert tomorrow at Del Norte High School, beginning with the middle school honor band at 3:00pm. The middle school and high school honor bands will be performing so the seating will mostly be limited to family members. For those who would like to watch the high school performance at 3:45pm, it will be streamed here at 3:45pm...

https://youtu.be/O_viMvbqGS4

A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Kathleen Tighe-Smith and the crew of parents who helped with concert uniform fitting this past week. We truly appreciate your time and effort in making sure that all of our students have uniforms for concert season.

Thank you to those who have been working behind the scenes with our luminaria and poinsettia fundraisers! We will have information out soon about our luminaria building gathering.

Have a great week and a very Happy Thanksgiving!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - November 12th, 2022

Luminaria/Poinsettia Sale

We are in the middle of our Annual Luminaria and Poinsettia sale. Details can be found on the Poinsettias/Luminarias fundraising page. There is also a flyer you can download and give to family/friends to let them know about the sale. The sale ends at midnight on 11/19! So get out there and buy your luminarias and poinsettias for the upcoming holiday season. Here is a direct link to the band store: https://eldoradoband.revtrak.net/fundraising/#/list

Concert Uniforms

Concert uniform distribution will be this week at 2:30 PM each day. This distribution does require a few parent volunteers to help it go smoothly - if you can dedicate some time, please consider volunteering: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48ADAA2DA1FB6-concert1

The distribution schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Seniors

Tuesday - Juniors

Wednesday - Sophomores

Thursday - Freshmen

Also, we are still missing some Marching Uniform bibs. If you still have your marching bibs, please return those to Mr. Dubbs ASAP.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. We have a full week ahead of us. Please note the important announcement above about uniform distribution this week. In addition to that, Mrs. Smith will be here on Monday at zero hour to fit the JAZZ BAND STUDENTS for their new shirts we will be ordering.

*There WILL be zero hour Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band every day this week. Class starts at 6:28am. Students are expected to have their instrument, music, Foundations for Superior Performance book, and a pencil every day.

*Student conferences next week. If any family feels the need to discuss their child’s progress in band/school, I will be hosting online or phone conferences on November 21 and 22 from 7:30am to 2:25pm. Please send an email to dubbs@aps.edu.

*Extra credit/lettering point opportunity: Wednesday evening, the UNM Wind Symphony (top band at UNM) will be giving a concert at Popejoy Hall at 7:30pm. If anyone would like free tickets, please let me know.

I hope everyone has a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - November 5th, 2022

Parent Booster Meeting

There will be no parent booster meeting this coming Tuesday. Remember to always check the calendar for the latest meeting schedule.

Luminaria/Poinsettia Sale

Our Annual Luminaria and Poinsettia sale has begun! Details can be found on the Poinsettias/Luminarias fundraising page. There is also a flyer you can download and give to family/friends to let them know about the sale.

Concert Uniforms

Concert uniform distribution will be the week of November 14th. The distribution schedule will be as follows:

Monday - Seniors

Tuesday - Juniors

Wednesday - Sophomores

Thursday - Freshmen

Also, we are still missing some Marching Uniform bibs. If you still have your marching bibs, please return those to Mr. Dubbs ASAP.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

We will be completing our zero hour auditions on Monday morning. Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band chair auditions will be posted by the end of the day on Monday and the first rehearsal will begin on Wednesday. Please be reminded that all woodwind, brass, and percussion students this semester will receive a grade for this audition. We will have very few auditions to prepare for our winter concert on December 6.

Our color guard is preparing for their performance at the December 6 concert as well. Thank you very much to May and Autumn for their continued work with our color guard students.

Ryan and Lucy (percussion instructors) met with those percussion students last week that are interested in being a part of our winter percussion ensemble. All percussion students interested in this group must be enrolled in either the wind ensemble, symphonic or concert bands. More details about rehearsal times for this group will be out soon.

Here is our schedule for the week:

Monday - ZERO HOUR - PERCUSSION AUDITIONS and REMAINING WIND AUDITIONS.

Tuesday - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday - First zero hour rehearsal for wind ensemble and symphonic band.

Thursday - Zero hour for wind ensemble and symphonic band.

Friday - NO SCHOOL (Veteran's Day)

Thank you to all of our veterans for your service and everything you have done and continue to do for our country and community. You are truly appreciated.

Looking ahead:

District Honor Band - November 18-20. Students that are in this ensemble should have all details about this weekend and will receive music this week.

Thank you all for your continued support! Have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - October 30th, 2022

It was great seeing everyone this afternoon celebrating all the hard work these students have put in this year. I'm sad to see it end, but I'm excited for what comes next! I can't thank everyone enough for all their help and support this season.

Uniforms

If you were not able to make it this afternoon, or did not turn in your uniform after the award ceremony, please do so ASAP. Also, concert uniform distribution will be happening soon, so stay tuned for those details.

Yearbooks

Pictures of our students can be sent anytime to our yearbook coordinator, Beth Whiston, at yearbooks@eldorado.band. Send in those candid shots, performance shots, anything that will be memorable from this year.

Student Accounts

Please make sure you stay current on your student accounts. Statements should have gone out this evening.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Thank you all for your support at our marching awards ceremony today. It was great seeing everyone and celebrating our terrific marching season! Thank you to the parents who helped organize all of the treats for the students today. They were terrific!

This Week:

Auditions for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band!

Our zero hour auditions for wind ensemble and symphonic band begin on October 31. The schedule is as follows. (All auditions occur during zero hour and everyone will earn a grade for their audition). Arrive early so we can get you signed in and put in order for your audition.

Oct. 31 - Saxophones

Nov. 1 - Clarinets/bass clarinets

Nov. 2 - Trumpets

Nov. 3 - Trombones/Euphoniums

Nov. 4 - Tubas, horns, flutes

Nov. 7 - Percussion

Nov. 8 NO SCHOOL (Election Day)

Nov. 9 Day 1 of Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Rehearsals

Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL (Veteran's Day)

General Announcements:

Students auditioning for all-state...

Please make sure you are ready for your audition this week at the time you signed up. Let me know if you have any questions.

Color Guard practice...

Color Guard practice will resume TOMORROW, Monday, October 31, during zero hour in the auxiliary gym. This will take place each day. In addition, the color guard will practice from 3pm to 5pm on TUESDAY AFTERNOONS in M4.

The color guard will be performing at the Winter Band Concert.

Winter Drumline...

Details will be out soon regarding our winter drumline/percussion practices. Stay tuned.

Poinsettias/Luminarias...

We will have information out soon regarding poinsettia sales and luminaria assembly/sales. Please put the word out now to friends, families, and businesses that we will be having this great fundraiser soon.

Jazz Festival...

The annual Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Festival we host will take place on February 16-18. We will be looking for sponsors very soon for this terrific event. If you know of any business that may be interested, please let me know (dubbs@aps.edu).

I hope everyone has a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - October 23rd, 2022

Congratulations to our amazing marching band. They did so well yesterday and we are all very proud of all the hard work they put into this season - and yesterday it culminated in a great performance.

I also want to send out a special thanks to ALL the family that volunteered at POB - event volunteers, chaperones, pit crew, everyone. We had a large number of volunteers to provided, and you all stepped up and helped make this years event successful.

I just have a few things to cover this week... But make sure you read through all of Mr. Dubbs' section.

Yearbooks

I have a quick message from Mrs. Whiston, our yearbook coordinator this year:

Hey band family!

Hard to believe that marching season is over. What a great ride!

It is time to start designing the pages for the band yearbook. Please share your favorite pictures.

Ideas include: Band Camp & Parent Performance, Football Games, Marching Competitions, Color Guard, Booster/Pit Crew & Volunteers, March-A-Thon, Car Wash, Random Fun During Marching Season.

Email pictures to yearbooks@eldorado.band

(*make note that 'yearbooks' is plural*)

Much appreciated!

Beth Whiston

Student Accounts

Please make sure you stay current on your student accounts. Statements should have gone out this evening.

Have a great week, and again, congratulations to the students on a great performance yesterday.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Congratulations to our marching band for their great performance at the Pageant of Bands. After reviewing the recap of the competition, we came in both 4th place in our class and in the entire competition. Also, we were the highest placing band in Albuquerque! We are very proud of all the students!

Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who helped out the band on Saturday and to those who volunteered to work at the Pageant of Bands. We appreciate all of your help and everything you have done for our group this season.

Thank you as well for coming to support the Concert Band and Jazz Bands at our fall concert this past Wednesday.

Please be reminded that we will have our marching band awards ceremony this Sunday, October 30, at 12:00pm in the main gym. See more details below.

*There are no more sectionals on Mondays and no more Tuesday practices.

*STUDENTS AUDITIONING FOR CONCERT AND/OR JAZZ ALL-STATE MUST HAVE YOUR COMMITMENT SHEET SIGNED BY YOU AND A PARENT AND RETURNED BY THIS EVENING!!!!! If you need one, you can find it here:

https://www.nmmea.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Commitment-Form-Code-of-Conduct-2022-23.pdf

After you sign it, please send a picture of it to dubbs@aps.edu.

ALSO, please don't forget when you signed up for your audition time and make sure you have read all of the instructions that were posted and are ready at your assigned time.

This week...

Monday - No zero hour (open at 6:45am for anyone who wishes to practice for zero hour auditions)

Tuesday - Zero hour at 6:45am for all students!!! Post marching season assessment assignment and details for the rest of the semester.

Wednesday - No zero hour (open at 6:45am for anyone that wishes to practice for zero hour auditions)

NO PERCUSSION PRACTICE or COLOR GUARD

Thursday - No zero hour (STUDENTS IN DISTRICT HONOR BAND WILL RECORD THEIR CHAIR AUDITION MUSIC DURING ZERO HOUR. BE READY TO PLAY BY 6:30am)

FOOTBALL GAME AT WILSON STADIUM. THIS IS OUR HALLOWEEN GAME. All students/sections should have decided on their costume theme. If anyone needs assistance with this, please reach out to us or the section leader and let us know. This game is a lot of FUN! Although we are not rehearsing this week, we will still be marching our show for halftime (Yes, in costume).

Friday - No zero hour

Sunday - Marching Awards Ceremony at 12:00pm in the gym.

11:15am - pit students will arrive to set up equipment in the gym.

11:30am - all other students arrive

All students should be in marching pants, show t-shirt, long black dress socks, and marching shoes. Color guard should be in full uniform. We will set up in the main gym and begin our performance for the parents at 12:00pm. After we are done (around 12:30pm), pit will bring equipment back to the band room and all woodwind, brass, and percussion students will need to turn in their bib pants. Anyone that wishes to play dodgeball in the auxiliary gym, should bring regular tennis shoes to do this. The marching shoes will mark up the floor.

Our zero hour auditions for wind ensemble and symphonic band begin on October 31. The schedule is as follows. (All auditions occur during zero hour and everyone will earn a grade for their audition).

Oct. 31 - Saxophones

Nov. 1 - Clarinets/bass clarinets

Nov. 2 - Trumpets

Nov. 3 - Trombones/Euphoniums

Nov. 4 - Tubas, horns, flutes

Nov. 7 - Percussion

Nov. 8 NO SCHOOL (Election Day)

Nov. 9 Day 1 of Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Rehearsals

Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL (Veteran's Day)

We are very fortunate at Eldorado to have three levels of concert band. This allows all students to be in a level of class or classes that best suits their individual needs. We are the only school in town that are fortunate enough to have this great set up with three concert bands.

To provide clarification for Freshman families:

1st period Concert Band is equivalent to "C-Team"

0hr Symphonic Band is equivalent to "JV"

0hr Wind Ensemble is equivalent to "Varsity"

We usually do have some 1st period Concert Band students who have auditions that earn them a spot in one of the 0hr concert band groups. (Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band)

For those students who qualify for one of the 0hr groups, they will continue to play in 1st period Concert Band for the rest of the school year. However, earning a spot in a zero hour band this year will automatically "test them out" of needing to participate in 1st period concert band next school year.

Details about winter guard and indoor percussion ensemble will be out soon.

I hope everyone has a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - October 16th, 2022

First of all, I'm going to second all of the thanks and congratulations that Mr. Dubbs provides below. The kids did great yesterday, and we're all very proud of them.

POB Volunteer Opportunities

For POB, we are required to provide volunteers during the event. The number of volunteers that we are required to have is based on the size of our band. We are one of the largest bands so that means that we need a large number of volunteers. We need 40 volunteers! Thanks to the 32 that have already signed up! We just need 8 more to fulfill our quota - so please consider taking a slot if you are able.

If we do not get enough volunteers we will not receive our share of the proceeds. Did you know that POB is a fundraiser for our band? Good news, you do not need the unsupervised background check clearance to volunteer at POB. All you will do is sign up and show up and the organizers will direct you to where you need to go. Our shift begins at 10am and goes until 1:30pm. We do not perform until 4:45pm so there is plenty of time for you to watch our awesome band! It is a fun and easy way to volunteer! Your volunteering helps raise funds for our band! Signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-pobvolunteers1

Separate from POB volunteering, we will need some chaperones to be with the kids for their part of the day. Because we go last, there will be time to take a volunteer slot, and still be able to chaperone in the later afternoon, if that is something you'd like to do. As always, chaperones need to have their unsupervised background checks. Please signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-pobchaperones1

Uniforms

Please make sure your student's uniforms are hung up and ready for our Pageant of Bands performance on Saturday. We just got them all cleaned, so lets keep them nice and ready for another performance this weekend.

Middle School Tour

The students will be performing for our feeder schools this Thursday. This is a fun day for both our band and the students at Eisenhower, Hoover, and Jackson. It's all about drumming up support and interest in our program with these MS students, so just a quick note to make sure we all put forth our best. Also, we will be serving the students lunch during this tour. Mr. Dubbs has more details below...

Have a great week, and again, congratulations to the students on a very fine performance yesterday.

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Congratulations to our students on a fine performance at the Zia Fiesta yesterday. Although our group was not selected for finals, we are proud of how they performed and the improvement they made last week. We have one more week and we know the students have another great performance in them for the Pageant of Bands next weekend.

Many thanks to all of our parent volunteers for your help yesterday. We truly appreciate all those who helped with water, food, props, chaperoning, uniforms, and cheering for the students. Thank you as well to our terrific staff members for all they continue to do for our students. Special thanks to Mr. Sanks and Mr. Owen for driving the equipment truck to and from UNM.

The Pageant of Bands competition is next Saturday. The itinerary is here:

https://www.eldorado.band/studentsparents/pageant-of-bands

We have a couple other events this week. Please note the schedule:

MONDAY: No zero hour

After school: Sectional for trombones/baritones with Mr. Sanks

TUESDAY: Zero hour rehearsal

Last Tuesday practice from 3pm to 5pm. THANK YOU to Mrs. Whiston for providing water and popsicles every Tuesday for our band! (Thank you as well to Mrs. Travers for providing nice Halloween/Competition goodie bags for the students last week! Those were terrific!)

WEDNESDAY: Zero hour rehearsal

Percussion practice from 4pm to 5pm. NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME DUE TO OUR CONCERT. Color Guard practice from 5pm to 6:30pm.

FALL BAND CONCERT AT 6:30pm. This will feature our Concert Band, Jazz Bands 1, 2, and 3. All students are required to stay for the duration of the concert. All students will need to assist with putting equipment away when the concert is over. We are excited to share selections we have prepared for this event! THE CONCERT ATTIRE for this particular concert (for all groups) will be the band t-shirt, jeans with no holes, and tennis shoes.

THURSDAY: Zero hour rehearsal

Middle School Marching Band Tour. Students who were eligible based on the first 6 week grading period will be traveling on buses to the middle schools and performing the marching show and a couple of pep tunes. Some students who are not in good standing in their classes will be staying at EHS that day. We will inform those students by Wednesday at the latest. We will leave at 9:15am and will return by 2pm.

Our schedule is:

Hoover Middle School - 10:15am

Jackson Middle School - 11:30am

Eisenhower Middle School - 12:45pm

Students are to wear their band t-shirt, jeans with no holes, and tennis shoes. We have parents that will be feeding the kids pizza after we finish our last performance at Eisenhower.

FRIDAY: Zero hour rehearsal

SATURDAY: Pageant of Bands

As a reminder, all students are to be respectful to other students, band members, parents, and staff. Negative comments and toxic behavior will not be tolerated in our program or at Eldorado. Keep this in mind as we travel to our middle school feeders, to Pageant of Bands, and at all events this year and in the future.

Audition for zero hour bands. The linked document below will be posted tomorrow and music will be available in the band room. All woodwind, brass, and percussion students will perform this audition for a grade, including Concert Band students.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jpmvQWqtF5PCIzp_F4VrL7OH8kTEJm-/view?usp=sharing

Thank you all for your continued support!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - October 8th, 2022

We are coming up on the pinnacle of our marching season. I know the students are working very hard. I encourage them to push through these next few weeks - and I know they will do us all proud the next couple weekends.

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Zia is coming - October 15th - and we REALLY need chaperones. If you can volunteer for this event (and have an unsupervised clearance), signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-ziamarching

Uniform Cleaning

Please have your student's uniforms cleaned ASAP. Uniforms need to be dry cleaned, and proof sent to our uniform chairs by Oct 12.

To show proof of cleaning, write the student's first and last name on the dry cleaning receipt, and either email it to uniforms@eldorado.band, or text a picture to (505) 710-8073. Failure to do so by Oct 12 will result in a $25 cleaning fine charged to the student's account.

A couple of dry cleaner suggestions are American Pride Cleaners, Suzie N Cleaners, Whiting Cleaners, or The Cleanery.

For more information/questions on uniforms, see the Uniforms section of the Band Handbook: https://www.eldorado.band/studentsparents/band-handbook/uniforms, or email our uniform chairs at uniforms@eldorado.band.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable fall break. The next two weeks are very busy. Every minute in rehearsals is crucial in making sure we are as successful as we can be at our last two competitions.

Please note our schedule for this week:

Tuesday:

Regular zero hour schedule

Marching Band Rehearsal from 3pm to 5pm - All students must be there unless they are participating in a game for a school sport. If athletes have a practice, please talk with coaches and let them know you will be in rehearsal.

Wednesday:

We WILL be having zero hour. Although this is a testing day for sophomores, everyone is required to be at rehearsal this day.

- Percussion sectional: 4pm to 5:30pm

- Color Guard sectional: 5pm to 6:30pm

Thursday:

Regular zero hour rehearsal

Friday:

Regular zero hour rehearsal (DRESS REHEARSAL FOR ZIA!!!)

Saturday:

ZIA! Here is the itinerary:

https://www.eldorado.band/studentsparents/zia

Looking ahead:

The marching band will be doing a tour of the middle schools on Thursday, October 20. We will be leaving around 9:15am, going to Hoover, Eisenhower, and Jackson, and will be back before the end of the school day. Our boosters will also provide lunch for the students. Students must be academically eligible from the last 6 week grading period to attend this tour.

Pageant of Bands is on October 22. Here is the itinerary:

https://www.eldorado.band/studentsparents/pageant-of-bands

Keep working hard everyone! Let's have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - October 2nd, 2022

POB Pre-Orders

The 42nd annual New Mexico Pageant of Bands marching competition will take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Save some money and pre-order your tickets, patches and pins on the band store.

Tickets: $8 ($10 at gate).

Patches & Pins: $5 each (students like to collect and sew these on letterman jackets).

Don't forget, if you made a Golden Booster donation you will be receiving 2 FREE Pageant tickets. Volunteers day of competition will also need to buy a ticket if you choose to watch the band.

ALL POB ticket, patches and pin orders will be distributed to students at the Tuesday, October 11th marching practice.

Deadline to order will be October 5th.

Please reach out with any questions!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Zia is coming - October 15th - and we need chaperones. If you can volunteer for this event (and have an unsupervised clearance), signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-ziamarching

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

We hope our middle school students enjoyed the time with the band on Friday evening and we appreciate the encouragement and support our students gave them! Thank you very much to our parent volunteers for donating your time to assist us with props, chaperoning, spirit wear sales, water and snacks, uniforms, etc. We appreciate all you do!

Please note the other very important email that was sent out Friday regarding our schedule as we get closer to the Zia State Competition. Regarding that schedule, WE WILL still have rehearsal on Wednesday, October 12 during zero hour. Although the sophomores are the only ones at school that day due to the PSAT test, we MUST have rehearsal since we are losing five days of rehearsals over fall break.

Woodwind and Brass Students: There is now an assignment in the Google Classroom to perform your 4th movement music by memory. This is due by this Wednesday, October 5 at 5:00pm. All students MUST be performing their music at the highest level right now to ensure successful performances at Zia and Pageant of Bands.

Regarding Pageant of Bands, an email will go out tomorrow which will have the itinerary for that event.

This week:

Monday - zero hour rehearsal - IF YOU HAVE AN INSTRUMENT OR EQUIPMENT ON THE TRUCK, PLEASE ARRIVE TO THE FIELD EARLIER TO ENSURE THAT IT IS OFF THE TRUCK AND YOU ARE READY TO START REHEARSAL ON TIME. Sectionals after school for woodwind and brass players. ALL STUDENTS MUST BE AT SECTIONALS UNLESS YOU HAVE CLEARED AN ABSENCE WITH ME.

Tuesday - zero hour rehearsal - Full marching band rehearsal from 3pm to 5pm.

Wednesday - zero hour rehearsal - Bass Drum sectional from 3pm to 4pm- Full Percussion section from 4pm to 5:30pm

Color Guard practice from 5pm to 6:30pm

I hope everyone has a relaxing and safe fall break!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - September 25th, 2022

Pageant of Bands (POB)

We are still in need of one more parent volunteer to help out our new POB representative, Jayla Richter. Each school typically has 2 representatives (more are welcome) that are responsible for a specific area of the competition. This year EHS is responsible for helping out the professional photographer.

Responsibilities of POB Reps

Attend monthly meetings at 7PM Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church. No meetings during Dec., Jan., June, July. The months of Aug., Sept., Oct., do have multiple meetings.
Understand EHS responsibilities (photography).
POB ticket pre-sales on band store, bundling tickets and distributing to students at marching practice.
Bundling and distributing POB patches & pins pre-sales.
Organizing EHS POB volunteers for day of competition (Sign Up Genius).

Please reach out if interested in filling this important role.

POB Pre-Orders

The 42nd annual New Mexico Pageant of Bands marching competition will take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Save some money and pre-order your tickets, patches and pins on the band store.

Tickets: $8 ($10 at gate).

Patches & Pins: $5 each (students like to collect and sew these on letterman jackets).

Don't forget, if you made a Golden Booster donation you will be receiving 2 FREE Pageant tickets. Volunteers day of competition will also need to buy a ticket if you choose to watch the band.

ALL POB ticket, patches and pin orders will be distributed to students at the Tuesday, October 11th marching practice.

Deadline to order will be October 5th.

Please reach out with any questions!

Pit Crew

We can still use a few more people to help us get props/pit equipment on and off the field before performances. We have a great core group of people - but we have a lot of equipment to move, and could use some additional help to make the transitions go quickly and smoothly. If this is something you think you might be interested it, please let me know and I'll get you connected with our crew chief.

Student Accounts

Please make sure your student account(s) are current through September. To check your statement, you can login to Charms. Let us know if you have any questions on your account.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Thank you to our parent volunteers for your assistance at the game Friday night. Under some interesting weather and not much warm-up time, our marching band was able to perform the first three movements of our show. We will be completing the final movement this week.

Our 8th grade night is this Friday. We are the visiting team vs La Cueva at Wilson Stadium. Students will report to EHS by 5:30pm. We will put on uniform shirts and depart for Wilson Stadium by 5:45pm. We will perform pregame to the visiting side (east side).

It is very important that our students are welcoming to our 8th grade visitors. They are the future of our program and we want them to have a great time!

Students and families must be reminded that the band must be ready to play at all times and that cell phones should not be out at games. If there is an emergency or a student needs to contact a parent, they may come to a director or parent chaperone to ask to use their phone. Phones will be collected if they are out at a game and returned when the game is done. Thank you for your cooperation with this rule.

This week:

Monday- Woodwind and Brass sectionals from 2:35pm to 3:20pm.

Tuesday-Marching Band practice from 3pm to 5pm.

Wednesday-Percussion practice from 4pm to 5:30pm.

Color Guard practice from 5pm to 6:30pm.

Friday- Football Game!!!! 8th grade night! Go Eagles!

Looking ahead….

Marching Practices on October 11, 18- We need everyone at these practices unless you are an athlete and have a game. Due to fall break and the upcoming PSAT test on October 12, we have limited rehearsals until the Zia State Marching Competition on October 15 and Pageant of Bands on October 22.

Itineraries for both competitions will be out this week.

Students should continue to practice music, study the videos of the marching drill on the band website, do well in classes, and help each other out.

Have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - September 18th, 2022

Congrats to our students on a great weekend! They performed great, and we had a lot of fun. I hope everyone is getting some good rest tonight, ready to start again this week. A HUGE thank you to all the parents that helped out from chaperoning, to pit crew, to food/fun/water - you were all instrumental in make the weekend a success.

Grassburger Restaurant Night

We have a restaurant night fundraiser this Tuesday at Grassburger. It runs all day, so get some lunch or dinner - it all counts. See the Restaurant Nights page for all the details.

Uniform Repair Clinic

This week we will be having a uniform repair clinic. If your student needs a repair to their uniform bibs due to hem issues, separating back seams, or even a growth spurt since sizing in July, Kathleen Tighe-Smith, Uniform Chair, will be available in the Band Room immediately after school Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons this week to make repairs. Have your student bring their bibs by after school. There will be a rack available in the band room to drop the bibs on and pick up the next day. If there is a hem adjustment, please have them be prepared to try the bibs on at that time to get an accurate repair. If it’s a simple seam repair or something similar, please mark the area with a safety pin and your student can just drop it off. if anyone has questions or needs to make alternate arrangements, please contact Kathleen at uniforms@eldorado.band or 505-710-8073.

Pageant of Bands (POB)

Thank you to Jayla Richter for shadowing our current POB reps and taking over next year. We still need one more parent volunteer to help Jayla out. Each school typically has 2 representatives (more are welcome) that are responsible for a specific area of the competition. This year EHS is responsible for helping out the professional photographer.

Responsibilities of POB Reps

Attend monthly meetings at 7PM Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church. No meetings during Dec., Jan., June, July. The months of Aug., Sept., Oct., do have multiple meetings.
Understand EHS responsibilities (photography).
POB ticket pre-sales on band store, bundling tickets and distributing to students at marching practice.
Bundling and distributing POB patches & pins pre-sales.
Organizing EHS POB volunteers for day of competition (Sign Up Genius).

Please reach out if interested in filling this important role.

Pre-Orders: The 42nd annual New Mexico Pageant of Bands marching competition will take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Save some money and pre-order your tickets, patches and pins on the band store.

Tickets: $8 ($10 at gate).

Patches & Pins: $5 each (students like to collect and sew these on letterman jackets).

Don't forget, if you made a Golden Booster donation you will be receiving 2 FREE Pageant tickets. Volunteers day of competition will also need to buy a ticket if you choose to watch the band.

ALL POB ticket, patches and pin orders will be distributed to students at the Tuesday, October 11th marching practice.

Deadline to order will be October 5th.

Please reach out with any questions!

Spring Trip

Our spring trip commitment period is done. We have a good number of students committed, and I'm getting excited for this trip - its going to be a great time. Now that we have numbers, be on the lookout for details. Also, anyone who has committed should see the monthly payments in their Charms account, so please be sure to stay on top of those.

Pit Crew

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Congratulations to our marching band for two terrific performances at the Bands of America regional yesterday in Las Cruces. Out of twenty bands that performed in preliminary competition, our band was one of twelve bands to be selected to perform in finals competition. Eldorado ended up in 11th place.

We are extremely proud of the improvement the students continue to make with each performance and the tremendous sportsmanship they displayed towards the other bands who performed yesterday. We have explained that this performance was the beginning of their competition season and that we must keep pushing with every rehearsal to make improvements to this show as we get closer to Zia and the Pageant of the Bands next month.

A vast majority of the students had great behavior and were fantastic ambassadors of our band, school, and city. We did have some isolated issues that we hope to not have to deal with again. Thank you for encouraging your child to represent themselves in a positive fashion that your family would be proud of!

We are so proud of our students and what we continue to accomplish with far fewer hours of rehearsal time as compared to other groups. As you know, we get about 40 minutes per day of practice on the marching field during zero hour. To our knowledge, every other school that qualified for finals (and most if not all of the other groups too) rehearses MORE THAN DOUBLE that time on a daily basis. Over the course of the marching season (about nine weeks) that equates to approximatly 30 MORE HOURS of rehearsal time for those other groups.

Our sincere thanks goes out to our parent chaperones, volunteers, and marching staff for helping keep our students safe, fed, and hydrated. This was a new competition for EVERYONE, including me and Mr. Snowden. While we hit some bumps in the road, we learned a lot and look forward to doing a trip like this again in the future.

Thank you to Jeremy Dencklau and the rest of our booster board for everything that they did over the weekend to make things go as smoothly as possible.

Parent chaperones: Beth Whiston, Susan Sikorsky, Chris McGlumphy, Anne Claspell, Rebecca Gilson, Robby Claspell, and Farley Gutierrez.

Pit Crew/Props: Clint Hobart, Frank Whiston, Jayla Richter, Amanda Humphrey, Layla and Gil Trujillo, Lora Baca, Patty Adams, Tyler and Jason Humphrey, Neil Smith, and Gary Shaw.

Food and Fun Committee: Eileen Lewis, Mica Travers, Monica Manginell, Derick Lewis, Ann and Larry Brotman, David and Crystal, and Cecily Peterson.

Uniforms: Kathleen Tighe-Smith and Neil Smith. (Especially for all of the behind the scenes work getting everything ready to go with our uniform shirts!)

Marching Staff: John Sanks and Jason Owen (truck drivers too), May Souriyanyong, Ryan Merrill, and Lucy Wang.

Thank you to anyone else who was there assisting and/or supporting us.

A special thank you to Mr. Snowden for helping with MANY aspects of the day, including running sound for the show and helping me with lots of logistical aspects throughout the day.

THIS WEEK:

Monday - NO ZERO HOUR and NO SECTIONALS AFTER SCHOOL!!!

Tuesday - ZERO HOUR INSIDE FOR ALL STUDENTS - We will be reviewing judge comments, evaluating the performance video from yesterday, and discussing the plan for the week.

Marching Band After School Practice - We will share the plan on Tuesday morning.

Wednesday - Zero Hour Outside for all students EXCEPT PIT. Pit will be inside.

Percussion and Color Guard practice after school. Percussion from 4pm to 5:30pm. PIT WILL LOAD THE TRUCK AT THE END OF SECTIONALS. Color Guard - 5pm to 6:30pm.

Thursday - Zero Hour outside for all students. The truck will be up at the field with pit equipment.

Friday - Zero Hour outside

Football Game at Community Stadium (DETAILS SENT OUT BY WEDNESDAY)

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - September 10th, 2022

Fundraising

Our annual car wash fundraiser was today and went very well. The kids worked hard and we washed a ton of cars.

Also, tomorrow, is our Mattress sale in the Eldorado Cafeteria from 10AM - 4PM. This fundraiser works best by simply spreading the word - that's all we need you to do. Here's a Facebook event link to help get the word out: https://bit.ly/beds4eldorado22

Bands of America Trip

Busy week this week as our first competition of the year is next Saturday, Sept 17th. The itinerary and related information is on the website on the Las Cruces Trip page. Students and parents please take some time to look over how the day will flow, what you will need, and other rules/information regarding the trip. We still need a couple of dedicated, experienced chaperones for this trip! If you can help, signup link is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-bands

Spring Trip

This week is the deadline to signup for the spring trip - September 15.

I need those who have incomplete registrations (I sent you an email this week if this is you...) to finish those up.

Also - because of how expensive everything has become, our margins for being able to do this trip are pretty narrow - we need at least 15 more students to signup for this trip in order for it to be cost feasible!

If you want to signup, you will need to do the following for each student:

Pay the non-refundable Spring Trip Commitment Fee in Charms - payment of this fee will add the rest of the payments to your student account
Complete the commitment contract located here: https://forms.gle/3LrtaUVwCbjCsEox5

Please make sure you do both of these items to register your commitment for the Spring Trip. Within a few days after doing both items above, you should see the Spring Trip payments show up on your account after you have properly registered. If that does not happen, please let me know and I'll look into it.

To stay on top of all the latest Spring Trip details, the Spring Trip page will always have the latest information.

Parent Meeting

A reminder we have our monthly booster parent meeting this Tuesday from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the band room. If needed, it will also be on Google Meet - see the calendar for the Google Meet link. Come hear some more details on the Bands of America trip and ask the boosters and directors any questions you may have.

Grassburger Restaurant Night

We have our next restaurant night coming on Sept 20 at Grassburger. Its all day, so grab a good burger and help the band raise some money. See the Restaurant Nights page for all the details.

Pit Crew

Our show has some great props and visuals this year, but it takes people to put them out on the field. We are still looking to have some additional pit crew members to help us with this at games and competitions. Please let me know if this is something you can help us with, and I'll put you in contact with our pit crew chief Clint.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Thank you all for your support and help today with our annual car wash! It was great to see so many family members and friends come by to support this event. Kudos to our students for pulling double duty with playing pep tunes and washing cars. We really appreciate everyone's help!

Don't forget, please spread the word about our mattress sale tomorrow. It is from 10:00am to 4:00pm in the cafeteria. If any student would like to earn some lettering points, they may help by holding signs out on the sidewalk of Juan Tabo and/or Montgomery to advertise for this that day. (Even helping for an hour or so is great). This will be our last big fundraiser for a while. We appreciate everyone's support! If a student wishes to hold a sign for a while and promote the event, please check in with Cliff in the cafeteria.

This is a busy week! WE HAVE OUR FIRST COMPETITION! The itinerary for Saturday's trip to Las Cruces is here: https://www.eldorado.band/studentsparents/las-cruces-trip

MONDAY: Woodwind and Brass sectionals after school: 2:35pm to 3:20pm

TUESDAY: Marching Practice: 3:00pm to 5:00pm. BRING WATER, HATS, SUNGLASSES, SUNSCREEN, TENNIS SHOES.

WEDNESDAY: Percussion Sectional - 4:00pm to 5:30pm, Color Guard practice - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

THURSDAY: WILSON STADIUM PRACTICE (REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE). The only exception is students who have games that day.

Please make arrangements now to get to and from that rehearsal. Make sure you have a water bottle, hat, sunscreen, etc.

SATURDAY: Bands Of America regional!!!!! GO ELDORADO! Itinerary linked above.

SPRING TRIP SIGN-UP DEADLINE APPROACHING:

We still have a handful of spots available for students wishing to sign up and attend the spring trip to Phoenix and California in April. Please consider joining us for this great opportunity! The deadline to sign up is September 15.

ONE SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE CALENDAR:

Due to a change in availability of our venue, our end of year band banquet will now take place on Saturday, April 29, 12:00pm, at the APS Berna Facio Building on Louisiana and Comanche.

Thank you all for your continued support!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - September 4th, 2022

As usual, there's a ton to cover - bear with me...

Fundraising

Our annual car wash fundraiser is this coming Saturday - from 10AM - 2PM. We are still in need of some volunteers for this event, so if you can spare a couple hours on Saturday to help us out, please consider taking a slot. Here is the signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-carwash1

Also, the next day, September 11, is our Mattress sale in the Eldorado Cafeteria from 10AM - 4PM. This fundraiser works best by simply spreading the word - that's all we need you to do. Here's a Facebook event link to help get the word out: https://bit.ly/beds4eldorado22

More details on the car wash and mattress sale are below from Mr. Dubbs.

Bands of America Trip

The itinerary for the BoA trip on September 17th is up on the website - Las Cruces Trip. Students and parents please take some time to look over how the day will flow, what you will need, and other rules/information regarding the trip. It's going to be a long day - and that means we'll need some very dedicated chaperones for this. Be on the lookout this week for chaperone details and signup.

Spring Trip

We're coming up on the deadline to signup for the spring trip - September 15. If you still plan on your student to go on the Spring Trip, you will need to do the following for each:

Pay the non-refundable Spring Trip Commitment Fee in Charms - payment of this fee will add the rest of the payments to your student account
Complete the commitment contract located here: https://forms.gle/3LrtaUVwCbjCsEox5

Please make sure you do both of these items to register your commitment for the Spring Trip. There have been a few people that have only done one, and I want to make sure you get registered. Also, within a few days after doing both items above, you should see the Spring Trip payments show up on your account after you have properly registered. If that does not happen, please let me know and I'll look into it.

To stay on top of all the latest Spring Trip details, the Spring Trip page will always have the latest information.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Congratulations to the marching band for their performances at today's football game. We are proud of their efforts and look forward to adding to our show. Many thanks to all of the chaperones and parent volunteers for assisting at the game as well. Congratulations as well to our band member, MayLi Bachand, for being selected to this year's homecoming court!

MARCHING BAND ASSIGNMENT #2 -

Woodwind/Brass students need to upload a recording performing MOVEMENT 2 and 3 by memory to the Google Classroom by Sunday, September 11 at 5:00pm. (See Mr. Dubbs if you have questions). Percussion and Color Guard will be assessed by their instructors this week.

*Please note announcements for this week and especially details for next week below as well.

This week...

Monday, September 5 - NO SCHOOL!!!

Tuesday, September 6 - Marching Band Rehearsal from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

*Section leaders and officers will meet briefly right after school. We will be putting drill and music on the field for movement 3.

Wednesday, September 7 - Percussion practice - 4:00pm to 5:30pm (MAKE SURE YOU ARRIVE EARLY TO SET UP AND READY TO START BY 4:00pm.)

Color Guard practice - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Thursday, September 8 - Fall Assembly (THE MARCHING BAND WILL BE PERFORMING THE OPENER OF OUR MARCHING SHOW FOR THIS ASSEMBLY). Students will be released a little early from their 2nd period class to set up for the assembly. ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR BAND T-SHIRT (TUCKED IN). (Shorts OR jeans are fine). After the assembly, feel free to untuck or change if you wish.

Saturday, September 10 - CAR WASH FUNDRAISER at Firestone Tires (on Montgomery, west of Eubank) from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Students will trade off playing pep band tunes and washing cars. Students must wear their band t-shirt. We will feed the students lunch. Thank you to our student athletes for communicating and letting me know who is arriving late and leaving early from this event. This event is a LOT of fun and we appreciate everyone's efforts in helping raise money for the band.

Students are responsible for transporting their instruments both to and from this event. Please make sure you take your instrument home on Friday. Make arrangements now.

Sunday, September 11 - MATTRESS SALE FUNDRAISER! This will take place at the EHS cafeteria from 10:00am to 4:00pm. PLEASE share this information with friends and family. Mattresses will be available to "try out". The company is great, has terrific discounted prices, and will set up a delivery time that works for those families who make a purchase.

Looking ahead...

Thursday, September 15 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm - REQUIRED WILSON STADIUM REHEARSAL. Students will need a ride to Wilson right after school that day. Please make plans now, carpooling, etc. so that everyone is there on time. Parents need to plan on picking up their child as well. Percussion will be done loading the truck around 5:20pm. As discussed in class, athletes are expected to be at this rehearsal as well. The only exception is if you have a game on that day. We are very flexible with athletes missing Tuesday practices. Please make arrangements now with your coach for this special rehearsal.

Friday, September 16 - ZERO HOUR - The truck will be at the field that morning. Students who have equipment on the truck should plan on being at the field early that morning to unload and prepare to start for zero hour rehearsal. THIS IS OUR DRESS REHEARSAL BEFORE THE BANDS OF AMERICA COMPETITION THE NEXT DAY. We will then reload the truck when we are done with zero hour.

Saturday, September 17 - Bands of America Regional Competition (NMSU Football Stadium, Las Cruces, NM). See the attached itinerary. FIRST COMPETITION OF THE SEASON!!!

We wish our students the very best as they prepare for our first competition. PLEASE REMEMBER, regular attendance in class and at performances is REQUIRED.

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - August 27th, 2022

I want to start by thanking ALL the great volunteers today that came out to make our annual Flea Market/March-A-Thon a roaring success. From loaning tables and canopies, to manning flea market stations, to walking with our marchers and keeping them hydrated. A large number of our parents came together to help make these events the successes they were - and we made over $5000 for the band! Specifically, thanks to Lora Baca for taking over the flea market, and for Brenda Stehling for coming back to train Lora. Thanks.

Volunteering

If you have completed your volunteer clearance - whether for supervised or unsupervised, please forward a copy of the clearance paperwork to our VP Robby Claspell at vicepresident@eldorado.band. We need to have these clearances on file.

If you still plan to chaperone at any time this year, and have not yet filled out our unsupervised volunteer form, please do so using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cKMyx6CquBTtDfw6Z9XC9jtOph1QtaRErIZLewUl1Dc/edit

Also, signups are up and running for Football Game Chaperones and Car Wash. You can always get to signup opportunities by visiting the Volunteering page, but I am also including them here.

Football Game Chaperones: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-eldorado1

Car Wash: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-carwash1 (Also, if you have a power washer or some long hoses you can loan us for the day, that would be greatly appreciated)

Car Wash

Speaking of the Car Wash - we are in need of someone to lend us a gas grill for this event. Please let me know if you can supply us a gas grill for the afternoon.

Corporate Sponsorships

We are still accepting corporate sponsorships for this year - until the end of August. These allows us to partner with the local business community to support both our band program and local businesses. Please take some time to consider some local businesses that would be willing to partner with us this year to make our program a success. All the details, and a letter from our board, can be found on the Sponsorships page.

Bands of America Trip

Be on the lookout for details on the Bands of America trip on September 17th. There will also be a signup for chaperones for this event coming out soon - if that is of interest to you, you will need an unsupervised volunteer background check. See the Volunteering section above for details on that.

Spring Trip

If you still plan on your student to go on the Spring Trip, you will need to do the following for each:

Pay the non-refundable Spring Trip Commitment Fee in Charms - payment of this fee will add the rest of the payments to your student account
Complete the commitment contract located here: https://forms.gle/3LrtaUVwCbjCsEox5

To stay on top of all the latest Spring Trip details, the Spring Trip page will always have the latest information.

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Our students did a great job at the march-a-thon this weekend! This event always brings a lot of spirit to the community. Thanks to everyone who supported us and cheered for our students.

Thank you very much to all of the parent volunteers who helped make our flea market and march-a-thon such a success this weekend as well! With the help of those who donated or sold items, set up for the event, or supported the students along the march-a-thon, we were able to pull off yet another great event for our program and our community.

In particular, thank you to the law enforcement officers who led the way and kept us safe, to our booster board, to Mrs. Lora Baca for leading the flea market this year, and to Mrs. Eileen Lewis for providing treats after we returned.

We are continuing this week with learning more of our marching show. In addition to working on adding drill to our 3rd movement, we are adding visuals for some sections to do during other movements. These visuals will add a great deal to the general effect of our show. DAILY ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT! Thank you to those who have communicated emergency circumstances, doctor's appointments, etc. via email. Too many absences will result in someone losing a spot and not performing with the group.

THIS WEEK...

MONDAY - Woodwind/Brass Sectionals - 2:35pm to 3:20pm

Woodwind and brass section leaders/officer meeting after sectionals.

TUESDAY - Marching Practice - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Percussion and guard leader meeting right after school.

WEDNESDAY - Percussion Practice at the FIELD - 4:00pm to 5:30pm. (Be at the field by 3:40pm at the latest to start setting up. Don't forget water, sunscreen, hats, etc.)

Color Guard practice in M4 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

SATURDAY - Football Game (HOMECOMING) at 11:00am. Report time at school is 9:30amoutside the activities office. Since the visiting team is not bringing a band, WE WILL PERFORM BOTH PREGAME AND HALFTIME FOR THIS GAME!!! LARGE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE LOADED AT LUNCH ON FRIDAY. Drumline and color guard will load your equipment onto the truck Friday morning at the field. The UNIFORM for this game will be the band t-shirt, tucked in, jeans (no holes) or shorts, and tennis shoes.

LOOKING AHEAD -

SEPTEMBER 17 - Bands of America Competition in Las Cruces. The itinerary for this event will be out this week.

VERY IMPORTANT CALENDAR ADDITIONS

- September 15 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm (MARCHING REHEARSAL AT WILSON STADIUM). We were not able to secure this date with the district until the other day. ALL STUDENTS must attend this rehearsal, as it is our only practice we will have in a stadium for the season and especially before we leave for Las Cruces on September 17. Please plan now to have a ride to Wilson Stadium after school on this day. UNLESS ATHLETES HAVE A GAME, THESE STUDENTS SHOULD BE WITH US FOR THIS REHEARSAL AS WELL. Please communicate with your coaches now. Thank you everyone for your flexibility and understanding.

-January 2 - SCREAMIN' EAGLES JAZZ BAND will have a required rehearsal from 12pm to 2pm in the band room, as this will be our last rehearsal before the all-state honor concert on January 4.

-January 3 - SCREAMIN' EAGLES JAZZ BAND will play through our concert program at 6:30pm in the Eldorado PAC.

-January 4 - SCREAMIN' EAGLES...THE BIG DAY! I will have you excused from afternoon classes on this day. We will have a soundcheck in Popejoy Hall that afternoon before the performance. The performance will be around 4:45pm. More details to come.

Thank you all for your support! Have a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - August 20th, 2022

First off - congratulations to our band on their first performance of the year last night. They did a great job, and this show is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Once again, a lot is going on, so as always, please make sure you read through the entire newsletter.

Il Vicino Restaurant Night

We have our first restaurant night fundraiser coming up on Monday, August 22 at Il Vicino. The fundraiser runs all day. See the Restaurant Nights page for the details and download the flyer - the flyer is required to get credit to our band program.

Flea Market/March-A-Thon

Our annual flea market and march-a-thon is coming up next Saturday. This is a huge event for us, so if you have any gently-loved items you no longer need, please save them and bring them next Saturday between 6 - 7 AM. We do have some storage at the school for smaller items, so you may send those with your student if that works better. Reminder that no mattresses, large appliances or tube TVs will be accepted. Also, this event takes a small army to run, so please consider taking a volunteer slot if you can. If you have any tables, shade covers, or tarps you could lend us for the day, that would also be very much appreciated. Contact Brenda Stehling (mbstehling@gmail.com) and/or Lora Baca (lora.bonano@gmail.com) with any questions.

Volunteering

Also, signups are up and running for March-A-Thon, Flea Market, Football Game Chaperones, and Car Wash. You can always get to signup opportunities by visiting the Volunteering page, but I am also including them here. Its takes a lot of parent involvement to make these events successful, so please consider taking a slot.

March-A-Thon: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-marchathon1

Flea Market: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-flea1

Football Game Chaperones: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-eldorado1

Car Wash: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-carwash1 (Also, if you have a power washer or some long hoses you can loan us for the day, that would be greatly appreciated)

Corporate Sponsorships

We are still accepting corporate sponsorships for this year. These allows us to partner with the local business community to support both our band program and local businesses. Please take some time to consider some local businesses that would be willing to partner with us this year to make our program a success. All the details, and a letter from our board, can be found on the Sponsorships page.

Spring Trip

If you still plan on your student to go on the Spring Trip, you will need to do the following for each:

Pay the non-refundable Spring Trip Commitment Fee in Charms - payment of this fee will add the rest of the payments to your student account
Complete the commitment contract located here: https://forms.gle/3LrtaUVwCbjCsEox5

To stay on top of all the latest Spring Trip details, the Spring Trip page will always have the latest information.

Have a great rest of your week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

Thank you all for your support at the football game last night! The band is off to a good start and will continue to prepare the next part of our show this coming week. It is important that WOODWIND and BRASS students continue to memorize their show music. It is easier for everyone when learning drill if their music is learned. ALL STUDENTS, remember to watch the animation for movements 1 and 2 on the band website.

Thank you to our chaperones, pit crew, and parent volunteers for your assistance at the game as well. Our students and staff really appreciate all you do for the band!

MARCHING BAND ASSIGNMENT:

Movement 1: Woodwind and Brass students must submit a recording or video of them performing this movement. It should be memorized. (If you are having troubles with any of it, please let us know so we can assist you).

THIS WILL BE DUE BY FRIDAY, AUG. 26 at 7:00pm.

The code for Google Classroom is: (woodwinds) tf2j3hx, (brass) jon6hn3

*Color Guard and percussion do not need to submit assignments in Google Classroom for this assignment.

COLOR GUARD: May and Autumn will be assessing movement 1 and discussing your progress/grade with me this week.

PERCUSSION: Ryan will be assessing everyone's progress in the pit and battery and assigning a grade this week.

THIS WEEK:

Monday - Woodwind and Brass Sectionals from 2:35pm to 3:20pm

(Leadership meeting will be Tuesday after school this week).

Tuesday - Marching band practice from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.

(Leadership meeting right after school)

Wednesday - Percussion practice from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.

Color Guard practice from 5:00pm to 6:30pm.

Saturday - Flea Market / March-a-Thon

(STUDENTS REPORT TO SCHOOL NO LATER THAN 8:15am). You must wear your band t-shirt, shorts or jeans, and tennis shoes. Hats and sunglasses are fine). Students should be done with everything by 11:15am. We will have a meeting in the courtyard when we return from the march-a-thon.

Looking ahead...

*Drum majors, section leaders, and officers

These students will be distributing door hangers for our flea market and march-a-thon event this weekend in preparation for our event next Saturday. Thank you very much for helping with this. DON'T FORGET, do not put them on mailboxes!

*September 10 - Car Wash at Firestone Complete Auto Care (just west of Eubank on Montgomery) 10am to 2pm.

Students need to:

-arrive no later than 9:45am

-BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT (color guard bring flags) Pit students will bring extra battery instruments.

-We will divide up all students throughout our time there. Half will play and half will wash cars.

-All students must wear their band t-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes.

-Please bring a towel if you can to help dry cars.

September 11 - Mattress Sale in the cafeteria from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Please share this with friends and family!!!

GRADES, GRADES, GRADES!

Please keep an eye on your grades and make sure you are eligible to march. That means you have at least a 2.0 GPA with NO F's. We need everyone participating this season.

September 17 - Bands of America Regional Competition in Las Cruces!

An itinerary will be out soon for this event. It is our first competition!

Thank you all for your continued support of the EHS Band Program!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - Mid-Week Edition - August 17th, 2022

Normally, we only do newsletter announcements on the weekends, but there is so much going on, that we may have some mid-week editions this month to make sure you all have the information you need. If you have not yet read this past weekends newsletter, please do so. It is also available in our News Archive on the website if you've lost the email.

First things first - you must have your band forms turned in, ESPECIALLY the permission slip, BEFORE FRIDAY.

Volunteer Clearances

Special Dietary Needs

If your student has any special dietary needs - allergies, vegetarian, GF, whatever - please let our food & fun committee know so they can plan accordingly for meals this season. You can send that information to them at foodandfun@eldorado.band

Volunteering Opportunities

Signups are up and running for March-A-Thon, Flea Market, Football Game Chaperones, and Car Wash. You can always get to signup opportunities by visiting the Volunteering page, but I am also including them here for convenience. Its takes a lot of parent involvement to make these events successful, so please consider taking a slot.

March-A-Thon: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-marchathon1

Flea Market: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-flea1

Football Game Chaperones: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-eldorado1

Car Wash: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-carwash1 (Also, if you have a power washer or some long hoses you can loan us for the day, that would be greatly appreciated)

Black Socks Donation

Our backup supply of black socks for uniforms has been seriously depleted. If you are willing to donate some new long black socks to our uniform team, it would be greatly appreciated. You can send them to school with your student.

And Last, But Certainly Not Least, the Flea Market

Saturday, August 27th, 2022

Eldorado North Parking Lot 8 AM – Noon

Have you been wondering what to do with those treasured items that need a new home? Why not bring them to the ELDORADO BAND FLEA MARKET?

Ask your friends, family, and co-workers. If you bring it, we’ll sell it, and ALL SALES go directly to THE BAND’S GENERAL FUND.

Bring your donations for our FLEA MARKET to the north parking lot off Montgomery between 6:00 am and 7:00 am Saturday, August 27th, 2022.

Need a pick up for your items? Text me the morning of the Flea Market and we can send out a truck to pick up your items.

WHAT DO WE NEED? We need furniture, sports equipment, household goods, tools, appliances, clothes, toys, games, books, videos, DVDS, etc. Please bring items that are in useable condition. (Sorry, no mattresses, large appliances or tube TVs accepted).

WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED? YOU! The success of our Flea Market not only depends on your generous donations of merchandise but also on the generous donation of your time. We need volunteers to work two-hour shifts during the Flea Market. We have a great parent support group, please come, and join the fun and get to know the other bands parents.

If you have any questions, or if you are able to volunteer some time (or lend us tables, shade covers or tarps for the day), please sign up on the Sign up Genius link (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48adaa2da1fb6-flea1) or contact our flea market chairs, Brenda Stehling at 505-301-3579 or mbstehling@gmail.com or Lora Baca at lora.bonano@gmail.com.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Have a great rest of your week!

Go Eagles!

Weekly Newsletter - August 13th, 2022

I hope everyone had a great first week of school. Lots of things going on right now, so please make sure you read through everything. Also, we are going to try out sending this newsletter out on Saturdays to give more time for families to digest the newsletter each week.

Also - Mr. Dubbs mentions it below as well, but you must have your band forms turned in, including the permission slip, BEFORE FRIDAY.

Unsupervised Volunteers

If you are planning to chaperone anytime with our band, you MUST get an unsupervised clearance with APS. We have initiated a number of these for some of our volunteers, but if you feel like you would like to chaperone this year and have NOT given us your information, please begin the process by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cKMyx6CquBTtDfw6Z9XC9jtOph1QtaRErIZLewUl1Dc/edit?usp=drive_web. The cost is $44, but if needed, you can send your receipt to our Vice President, Robby Claspell (vicepresident@eldorado.band) and we can do a reimbursement. Also, once you receive your clearance, please work with Robby to ensure he receives a copy of it as well.

Volunteer Signups

Signups are up and running for March-A-Thon, Flea Market, and Football Game Chaperones. Please visit the Volunteering page for links to the Signup Genius signups for these events. Its takes a lot of parent involvement to make these events successful, so please consider taking a slot.

Flea Market

Our annual flea market and march-a-thon is on August 27th. Please start saving your gently used items for this event. This is a huge event for our program, and it relies on the generous donations of our band community. More details on pickup/drop-off for this will come this week.

Corporate Sponsorships

This year we are looking at a new fundraising opportunity - corporate sponsorships. This allows us to partner with the local business community to support both our band program and local businesses. Please take some time to consider some local businesses that would be willing to partner with us this year to make our program a success. All the details, and a letter from our board, can be found on the Sponsorships page.

Spring Trip

I sent out an email outlining the commitment details for the Spring Trip. If you want your student to go on the Spring Trip, you will need to do the following for each:

Pay the non-refundable Spring Trip Commitment Fee in Charms - payment of this fee will add the rest of the payments to your student account
Complete the commitment contract located here: https://forms.gle/3LrtaUVwCbjCsEox5

Please make sure you do both of these items to register your commitment for the Spring Trip. There have been a few people that have only done one, and I want to make sure you get registered. Also, within a few days, you should see the Spring Trip payments show up on your account after you have properly registered. If that does not happen, please let me know and I'll look into it.

Additionally, I wanted to let you know the spring trip is inclusive - transporation, hotel, food, etc. is covered. The only additional cost would be spending money for your student.

To stay on top of all the latest Spring Trip details, the Spring Trip page will always have the latest information.

Il Vicino Restaurant Night

AmazonSmile/Smith's Inspiring Donations

I mentioned these during the recent parent meeting, but wanted to highlight them again. This is a very easy way to have money coming into our program simply through your regular Amazon and Smith's shopping. For more details on how to set these up, see the Amazon Smile and Smith's Inspiring Donations pages.

Mattress Sale

One more thing - a reminder about the mattress sale. I know Cliff covered this well during the parent meeting, but like he said, this fundraiser is most successful as long as we all get the word out. So make sure we all let our family and friends know about it. Sunday September 11, 2022, from 10AM - 4PM in the EHS Cafeteria. Here is a Facebook event link to help: https://www.facebook.com/events/1081065542617125/

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

And now a word from Mr. Dubbs...

Band Families!

I hope the first few days of school went well for everyone. Please make sure you are organized and prepared for this week. Everything will get a little busier and we want everyone to stay on top of school and all activities.

This week:

MONDAY - Woodwind and Brass Sectionals after school from 2:35pm to 3:20pm.

TUESDAY -

-Leadership meeting at lunch from 12:20pm to 12:35pm.

Marching practice from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. DON'T FORGET...

Have tennis shoes, a hat, water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, flip folders, coordinate sheets, and your instrument. PIT STUDENTS, please be at the field a little earlier to unload the truck and get set up. (You will be loading it that morning).

WEDNESDAY - Percussion and Color Guard practice - 5:00pm to 6:30pm. PERCUSSION, be at the field and ready to begin by 5:00pm.

FRIDAY - FIRST FOOTBALL GAME!!! We will wear blue jeans (no holes please), your band t-shirt, and tennis shoes for this game. The uniforms are not quite ready yet. Students will need to tuck their band shirt in!

*STUDENTS WITH LARGER INSTRUMENTS, WILL LOAD THEIR INSTRUMENT ON THE TRUCK AT LUNCH. (Sousaphones, trombones, tenor saxophones, baritones, alto saxophones, and mellophones).

-ALL STUDENTS will travel on the bus to the game UNLESS you have communicated with Mr. Dubbs that you are coming from an athletic event. (We have a few students coming from cross country time trials).

*IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN YOUR PAPERWORK FROM THE PARENT NIGHT, this includes the PERMISSION SLIP, you must have this in before Friday.

-Students must arrive at the band room no later than 5:30pm. Inspection will be outside the activities office at 5:45pm. Do not be late! Inspection includes having flip folders, piercings covered, hair is appropriate (see below), uniform is complete, etc. As with all games, we need to have all piercings covered with bandaids. STUDENTS WITH LONG HAIR...we will soon have guidelines for how to do your hair with the uniform. In the meantime, please make sure it is braided or put into a bun or ponytail.

-Students must eat before they arrive at school. Students will not have any time to visit the snack bar at the game and cannot have snacks delivered to them while in the stands.

-Our booster board will send a text when we are about 20 minutes away from school that evening. PLEASE be in the parking lot waiting for your child when we return. Our chaperones are volunteering their time. We want to make sure they get home to their families asap.

-WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR CHILD...DO NOT PARK IN THE CIRCLE DRIVE. That is where the buses will park when we return.

Other reminders...

- turn in your class syllabus if you are in Concert Band or Jazz Band classes

- stay on top of Charms payments each month, as we continue to have expenses for our show

- CONSIDER SIGNING UP for the spring trip to California! It will be a ton of fun!

- LEADERS....you will be distributing door hangers for the march-a-thon this week. We will discuss what areas and days we need these distributed.

- PARENTS...Please share our flea market and march-a-thon information with your friends and family. We are still accepting donated items and will be that morning as well. More details to come.

I hope everyone has a great week!

WE ARE ELDORADO!

Mr. Dubbs

Weekly Newsletter - August 7th, 2022

School starts this week!

Also, the students did a great job this past Tuesday night - and I think we had a good parent meeting. Once again, please let me know if you have any questions from that evening.

Unsupervised Volunteers

Pageant of Bands Shadows

This year, we are looking for a couple of individuals to shadow our POB representatives.