newsletter
January 15, 2024
Weekly Newsletter - january 15, 2024
I hope everyone is settling back into "school-mode"... Congratulations to our All-State students for putting on some great concerts this weekend. That was a ton of work, and it showed in your performances.
A few important highlights this week - a Slice Parlor restaurant night coming 1/24 (YUM) and some notes on the Charms migration that will begin this week. Also, as usual, make sure you read through Mr. Sayre's section, especially if you are attending Jazz All-State.
What's in this newsletter?
Here's what I have for you all this week:
Jazz Festival Sponsorships - We still need more help with sponsorships... Jan 26 is the deadline!
Slice Parlor Restaurant Night - Our next restaurant night is next Wed, 1/24 at Slice Parlor. See the Restaurant Nights page for details and flyer.
Charms Retirement - Expect the migration to Cut Time to start this week. More below...
Student Accounts - Stay on top of those band payments - especially if you are going on spring trip. Jazz All-State Travel fees are now assigned to applicable accounts.
Volunteer Opportunities - No current signups available - Jazz Festival signups coming soon...
And a word from Mr. Sayre - as always, make sure you read through this section.
This week in band...
Monday 1/15
NO SCHOOL!
Wednesday 1/17
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Color Guard Sectional
Thursday 1/18
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Percussion Sectional
Friday 1/19 - Sunday 1/21
Jazz All-State in Las Cruces
Now on to the details...
Jazz Festival Sponsorships
Jazz Festival is an annual event hosted by Eldorado High School and UNM, and involves dozens of jazz bands from all over the city and state. As such, it takes a ton of planning, volunteers, and financial resources to pull it off. One of the main ways we raise money for this event is through sponsorships. Note that this is different than our full-seasons sponsors that we get over the summer - this is sponsorship of this specific event.
We still have some work to do - we really need your help to find some more sponsorships!
All the details, including a sponsorship letter that can be provided to potential businesses and a form they can use to be a sponsor, are available below (and always on the Jazz Festival site):
2024 Jazz Festival Sponsorship Letter
2024 Jazz Festival Sponsorship Form
Please go to your dentists, orthodontists, auto shops, favorite restaurants, family and friend owned businesses, etc. and ask them if they would be willing to sponsor this event. With students and family members from 40+ schools attending over 3 days, its a ton of great exposure. Provide them the letter and form, which gives them all the information they need to support this great community event.
The deadline to sponsor this event is Jan 26, 2024.
Don't have a business, but still want to donate? You can provide a general donation via the same form.
If you have any questions, you can ask our Jazz Festival chairs, Beth and Liz, at jazzfestival@eldorado.band. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Charms Retirement
Our Charms switch-over to Cut Time is coming this week. While I still have not heard from some families validating their contact information, I will be moving forward with whatever was in Charms.
The instructions on what to expect with regards to onboarding in Cut Time can be found on the Cut Time Onboarding sub page of the Charms Retirement page.
NOTE: If you do not receive an onboarding text message from the Cut Time system by Wed of this week - you will need to fill out the Contact Information Form or email me at president@eldorado.band as soon as possible to ensure that your contact information is correct and you wont have any delays in communication from us.
I will likely send next weeks newsletter via both Charms and Cut Time to ensure the process goes smoothly and allow for time to get everyone migrated, but after that, if you have not onboarded into Cut Time, you will not receive any communication from the band program.
Thanks again for your patience and assistance in making this transition as smoothly as possible.
Remember - for this school year, Cut Time will ONLY be used for announcements. Fees and events will come next year.
Student Accounts
We are less than 2 MONTHS away from the 3/6/24 deadline to have ALL fees paid. Please make sure you are staying on top of your student accounts. Statements will be going out this week.
NOTE: If your student is travelling to Las Cruces for Jazz All-State, the travel costs have been added to the accounts.
A couple of reminders regarding accounts and fees:
The majority of the performance fees we charge are expensed during marching season, so the booster program fronts those costs but allows you to pay them over time as a convenience.
If you are attending spring trip, ALL fees - spring trip fees, performance fees, direct charges (uniforms, all-state fees, etc.) - must be paid by March 6, 2024 to remain eligible.
Any unpaid balances at the end of the school year do rollover to the next year.
Volunteer Opportunities
No current volunteer opportunities available. Lots of opportunities to help with Jazz Festival coming soon...
Have a great week!
Go Eagles!
JD
AND a word from Mr. Sayre...
Hello Eagle Band Community!
Congratulations to the participants in the Concert Allstate Performances on Saturday! You represented our school and community very well and we are proud of you. This week we will have our Jazz Allstate folks go on Friday morning. We will have zero hour EVERY DAY this week (including Friday) and we are working out some of the pieces we will be playing for MPA. This January will go by quickly so be sure to continue to practice to be able to play your music sooner rather than later.
Here is the plan for the week.
GO EAGLES!
Mr. Sayre