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February 18, 2024
Weekly Newsletter - FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Sent 2/19/2024, 3:10 PM.
Updated 2/19/2024, 5:09 PM to correct Southwest Honor Band participant list in Mr. Sayre's section.
What a weekend! This year's Jazz Festival was great. And we couldn't have done it without our festival sponsors, all the hardworking students, parent volunteers, and our amazing Jazz Festival chairs, Beth Whiston and Liz Strot. Also, all three of Eldorado's jazz bands represented well with great performances.
I hope you were able to take in that entertaining jazz performance from our community's music educators, and an amazing evening concert from UNM Jazz I and Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra. Our guest artists Delbert Anderson and Diego Rivera put on some great lead performances. All in all, an exhausting, but amazing festival.
Not too much from me this week - just stay on top of your student accounts. Only 2 weeks left to pay them off.
Please make sure to read through Mr. Sayre's section below.
What's in this newsletter?
Here's what I have for you all this week:
Student Accounts - 2 weeks left to pay down student accounts.
Volunteer Opportunities - MPA chaperone signups are available - still need 5 people to chaperone
And a word from Mr. Sayre - as always, make sure you read through this section.
This week in band...
Monday 2/19
NO SCHOOL! - Presidents Day
Wednesday 2/21
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Color Guard Sectional
6:00 PM - Pre-Festival Concert - Jackson MS, Eisenhower MS, and Eldorado Concert Band/Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble - Call Time: 5:15 PM
Thursday 2/22
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Percussion Sectional
Saturday 2/24
2:00 PM - Basketball Game - Pep Band B - 1:15 Report Time
Now on to the details...
Student Accounts
We are down to just 2 1/2 weeks 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 went out this past week, so please let us know if you have any questions.
IMPORTANT! If you are unsure HOW to pay fees, you can get the instructions on how to get into the Band Store to pay them on the Fee Management page of the Handbook. If you do NOT know your student's Charms ID, let us know and we can get that to you. Fees have NOT been moved to Cut Time yet - all fees are still paid in the Band Store per the instructions above.
A few 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
MPA Chaperone Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48ADAA2DA1FB6-47847186-2024
As always, all signups are available on the Volunteering page.
Have a great week!
Go Eagles!
JD
AND a word from Mr. Sayre...
Hello Eagle Band Community!
Congrats on a well performed and run ABQ/UNM Jazz Fest, Fine Arts Assembly, and Basketball Game last week! Thank you to Beth Whiston and Elizabeth Strot for running a smooth Jazz Fest. I hope that this long weekend afforded you all some well deserved rest. Also… big shout out to Austin Strot, Waverly Bourgeois, and Alex Mamaluy for representing Eldorado High School at the NMSU Southwest Honor Band.
February is a busy month and we have yet more to look forward to this week.
Pre-Festival concert is on Wednesday the 21st. Call time is 5:15 so you can be ready to go at 6 PM for the performance of Jackson Middle School. Keep in mind that all band members must stay afterwards and assist in putting all equipment away (neatly) before you can check out at the end of the night. Band Officers will check you out. Here is the schedule for the night:
Ensemble Warm-up Stage Performance
Jackson Middle School 5:35 PM in band room 6:00 PM
Eisenhower Middle School 6:00 PM in band room 6:25 PM
EHS Concert Band 6:25 PM in band room 6:50 PM
Symphonic Band 6:50 PM in band room 7:15 PM
EHS Wind Ensemble 7:15 PM in band room 7:40 PM
Girls Basketball Game Saturday is our last game of the season. Call time is 1:30pm.
Winter Guard Invitational:
March 2nd at Hoover Middle School. Come support your Everlasting Winter Guard! Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
2024 MPA: is at Manzano High School and we will perform on Thursday March 14th. Our performance times are as follows:
Concert Band: Performs at 4:00 PM
Wind Ensemble: Performs at 6:30 PM
Symphonic Band: Performs at 8:00 PM
Thank you for your efforts and work these past few weeks! Big push to Spring Break now!
GO EAGLES!
Mr. Sayre