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January 6, 2025

Weekly Newsletter - january 6, 2025

Sent 1/6/2025, 4:20 PM.

Welcome back!  I hope everyone's break was restful.  Now it's time to dive right back into the new year.  I have a few important things for you this week - namely Jazz Festival Sponsorships and a change to the spring trip payment deadline.

Congrats once again to all those students that will be participating in All-State this week.  I know you all will represent Eldorado well.

Lets dig into what I have for you this week.

What's in this newsletter?

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

• Jazz Festival Sponsorships - See how you can get our business community engaged in this amazing event

• Spring Trip Deadline Change - We had to move this up a week because of the airlines...

• A word from Mr. Sayre - As always, make sure to read through his section

This week in band...

Wednesday 1/8

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

Thursday 1/9

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

Friday 1/10

• All-State Educator Clinic (Wind Ensemble) - details and itinerary below in Mr. Sayre's section

Now on to the details...

Jazz Festival Sponsorships

We are still seeking sponsorships from local businesses to help cover the costs of putting on this massive event.  If you don't know, Jazz Festival is a 3-day event that occurs in February that brings together 40+ jazz bands and ensembles from around the state to perform their selections, and ends with an amazing jazz concert featuring the UNM Jazz I and Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra each performing with a well-known jazz professional.

Sponsorships are key to making this event successful.  If you own a business, have a family member who owns a business, know a local business that would be a great partner, or even would like to make a general donation to support the festival yourself - you can get all the details on the Jazz Festival Sponsorship page.  For convenience, I'm also including a link to the sponsorship letter and form here:

2025 Jazz Festival Sponsorship Letter 

2025 Jazz Festival Sponsorship Form 

Sponsorships are due by Jan 27, 2025.  If you have any questions, you can contact our Jazz Festival chairpersons at jazzfestival@eldorado.band.

Spring Trip Deadline Change

As we have gotten closer to our spring trip, and working out the details and logistics of getting over 100 people flown to Washington D.C., we learned that we have to pay for our flights the very first part of March.  Because of this, we are having to move up our payment deadline a week from March 6th to February 27th.  I have done my best to update all references to March 6th in our documentation to be February 27th.  This means all fees - student fees and spring trip fees - need to be paid by that February 27th date to remain eligible to go on the spring trip.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.  Thanks for your understanding as we navigate this new world of flying for our spring trip!

Have a great week!

Go Eagles!

JD

a word from Mr. Sayre...

Happy New Year, Eagles!

We sincerely hope you had a restful and enjoyable winter break filled with relaxation, celebration, and time to recharge. As we kick off 2024, we are so excited to dive into the second half of the year together, and we know great things are ahead for our band family!

Upcoming Events and Reminders:

All-State Educator Clinic (Wind Ensemble):

• • When: Friday, January 10th

  • Where: UNM

  • Details: Please ensure all permission and transportation forms are turned in ASAP. Students will need to arrange their own rides to and from the event. Here is the itinerary for the day.

Zero Hour This Week:

• We will meet during Zero Hour Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for the All-State Clinic and other upcoming events.

• All-State participants will handle transportation to and from UNM on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Jazz Band This Week:

• We will meet Tuesday and Wednesday. You will have a sub on Thursday and Friday.

Color Guard and Percussion Class:

• Both will be meeting on their normal day and time.  

Basketball Band Schedule.  A/B Bands Here.   (This schedule has also been added to the band calendar)

Band Team Date Vs Call TIme Start Time

A Boys 1/21/2025 vsManzano* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

B Boys 1/23/2025 vsLa Cueva* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

A Girls 1/29/2025 vsSanta Fe* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

B Boys 1/30/2025 vsSandia* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

A Girls 2/5/2025 vsCapital* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

B Girls 2/8/2025 vsManzano 12:00 PM 1:00 PM

A Girls 2/18/2025 vsSandia* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

B Boys 2/21/2025 vsCapital* 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we jump into an exciting semester! Let’s make it a memorable start to the year.

Go Eagles!

Mr. Sayre