Color Guard Fund Raiser - Soup Plantation
Date: January 19 2012
Time: 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Where: Soup Plantation, 301 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia
Please download, print and present this flyer to the cashier at the time of purchase of a meal AND a beverage and 15% of the value of your purchase will be donated to the AHS Percussion/Drum Line. Please note that no other coupons or discounts may be used with this flyer .
FLYER MUST BE PRESENTED TO CASHIER AT THE TIME OF ORDERING TO ENSURE PERCUSSION RECEIVES THE DONATION.
Color Guard Fundraiser - Food Truck
Date: January 18 2012
Time: 5:00 to 10:00 pm
Where: AHS Volleyball Courts
Download flyer.
Orchestra Benefit Dinner
Date: February 25 2012
Time: 5:30 pm
Where: Arcadia Community Center
This year we will continue our timely tradition of showcasing our very talented orchestra students as well as our special guest artists, Oak and Gorski, a cello and guitar duo.
The theme for this year's fundraising event is String Enchanted Evening (a word play on the song “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein). Guests are encouraged to wear formal to semi-formal attire to fit the theme of a romantic evening.
The dinner will be catered by a favorite local restaurant, Burger Continental, at 6pm.
Full details are available here.
Spaghetti Dinner 2012
Date: January 21, 2012
Dinner: Anytime between 4 & 9pm @ AHS Cafeteria
Shows: 5, 7, 9pm, @ AHS North Gym
(The main difference between each show is the drill down: Freshmen – 5pm, Sophomore & Junior – 7pm, Senior – 9pm)
Admission: $8 per ticket (for one dinner and one show)
Please click here for further details.
Tournament of Roses 2012
Rehearsals and Performances
| Dec 27 | Rehearsal @ AHS | 8:00 - 11:00 am |
| Dec 28 | Rehearsal @ AHS | 8:00 - 11:00 am |
| Dec 29 | Rehearsal @ AHS | 8:00-11:00 am |
| Dec 30 | Band Fest @ PCC | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm visit floats and performance |
| Dec 31 | Disneyland Performance | 7:30 am - 11:15 pm |
| Jan 2 | Rose Parade 2012 | 4:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Please download the student instructions sheet for the full timeline and other details.
Rose Parade/Bandfest tickets ready for pickup
Date: December 17 2011
Time: 10 am to 12 noon
Place: Outside AHS Bandroom
Since we did not sell all of the original reservation, Sharp Seating has shrunk the size of our block to fit the number of tickets we sold. This means that we may not be able to honor the seat choices you made when you bought the tickets. You will get all of your tickets, they just may be in a different row.
Important: Please bring your id and your ticket receipt to claim your tickets!!
Color Guard Fundraiser @ Panda
Dates: December 15 to 17 (Thursday to Saturday)
Time: Anytime during opening hours.
Places:
Please download, print and present this flyer to the cashier and 20% of the value of your purchase will be donated to the AHS Color Guard.
FLYER MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE FOR COLOR GUARD TO RECEIVE DONATION.
Orchestra 1 Winter Concert
Date: December 8 2011
Time: 7 to 8 pm
Place: Holly Ave Elementary School auditorium
Admission: Donation of canned food is requested
Come spend an evening with the freshman students of the orchestra program under the baton of their director, Ms. Pin Chen, in the acoustically warm ambience of the historic Holly Ave auditorium.
Donations of canned food are requested in lieu of admission tickets. These donations will benefit needy members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona.
Arcadia Festival of Bands - Saturday Nov 19
BAND REVIEW
Date: November 19 2011
Dignitary Parade: 8:45 am
Band Review: 9:00 am
Where: Baldwin Ave (between Huntington Dr & Duarte Rd)
PERCUSSION FESTIVAL
Date: November 19 2011
Start: 11:15 am
Where: Arcadia High School Salter Stadium
BAND REVIEW AWARDS
Date: November 19 2011
Start: 1:45 pm
Where: Arcadia High School Salter Stadium
FIELD SHOW
Date: November 19 2011
Start: 4:45 pm
Where: Citrus College Stadium
Please download map for spectator parking at Citrus College.
Full details on the Festival of Bands can be found here.
Instructions for AHS Marching Band and Color Guard students are available here.
Web Site Downtime - Nov 12
This web site will be shut down on Saturday evening, Nov 12th 2011, at around 6pm in order to relocate the physical server.
Normal operations should resume by Sunday morning.
Enquiries regarding this shut down should be sent via e-mail to the webmasters. We regret the inconvenience.
November General Meeting
Date: November 15 2011
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Music Building
- Last update on AFOB planning
- Special presentation from our school board rep
- Orchestra Benefit Dinner kick-Off meeting at the break out
- Come and buy Scrip before the holidays
La Palma Band Review & Trabuco Hills Field Tournament - Nov 12
Saturday, November 12th 2011
8:30 AM Whistle Blows (Block Members in Uniform, Band Shoes in a bag)
9:15 AM Leave for La Palma
9:30 AM Band Review Begins
12:25 PM ARCADIA’S BAND REVIEW PERFROMANCE
2:00 PM Band Review Awards
3:30 PM Rehearsal
5:00 PM Leave for Trabuco Hills High School
6:00 PM 4A, 5A Performances Begin
9:00 PM ARCADIA’S FIELD PERFORMANCE
9:30 PM Awards
12:15 AM Back at AHS
Please download the student instructions sheet for more information and maps.
AFOB Planning Meeting #3
Date: November 9 2011
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Music building (MB1 or MB2)
The 58th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands (AFOB2011) will be on November 19 2011.
This will be the final AFOB planning meeting. We will be finalising a lot of details, so please plan on attending if you are able.
Please direct all enquiries regarding AFOB2011 to Betsy Burcham via e-mail .
Percussion Fundraiser - Baja Fresh
Date: November 8 2011
Time: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Where: Baja Fresh, 943 W Huntington Dr, Monrovia
Please download, print and present this flyer to the cashier at the time of purchase and 20% of the value of your purchase will be donated to the AHS Percussion/Drum Line. Please note that no other coupons or discounts may be used with this flyer.
FLYER MUST BE PRESENTED TO CASHIER AT THE TIME OF ORDERING TO ENSURE PERCUSSION RECEIVES THE DONATION.
Band & Color Guard Swept Sweepstakes Awards @ Chino
- Field Tournament Auxiliary: Sweepstakes, 93.0
- Field Tournament High Visual: Sweepstakes, 180.0
- Field Tournament High General Effect: Sweepstakes, 322.5
- Field Tournament High Music: Sweepstakes, 404.0
- Field Tournament: Sweepstakes, 90.95
- Combined Band Review & Field Tournament: Sweepstakes, 186.15
Further details can be found here.
Presale of Entertainment Books
Fall String Concert
Date: November 3 2011
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Pasadena High School auditorium
Our first concert has arrived! This Thursday we will debut our three AHS Orchestras and the three middle school orchestras at the Annual Fall String Concert. The concert begins at 7:00pm at the Pasadena High School Auditorium.
A $5.00 donation is requested for the concert.
**All Orchestra students are required to stay for the entire concert, however, students may go home with their parents once the concert and clean-up are completed. A signed note must be given to the Directors by Wednesday, November 2nd at 3:00 PM. Late notes will not be accepted. Students going home with their parents must check out with Ms. Chen after the concert and clean-up is completed.**
Please download the student instructions sheet for more details including a map to PHS.
2011 Field Show T-Shirts Update
Please come to pick up your pre-ordered T-shirts on Wednesday, November 2 @ 8:30pm by the Band Room.
Field Show T-shirts are on sale for $12 at the following times:
October 12 & October 19 (8:30 - 9:00pm) outside the band roomOctober 18 -Music Club General Meeting
Or download, fill in and email order form to Amity Lew.
Deadline to order is October 21, 2011.
Chino Tournament Information - Nov 5
Saturday—November 5th
11:00 am Arrive at AHS
11:15 am Lined Up
11:30 pm Leave for Chino
12:15 pm Arrive at Chino High School
12:30 pm Band Review Begins
2:45 pm ARCADIA’S BAND REVIEW PERFORMANCE
3:50 pm Band Review Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm Rehearsal
5:45 pm Evening Field Performances Begin
8:58 pm ARCADIA’S FIELD PERFORMANCE
10:00 pm Field Awards
12:00 am Back at AHS
Please download the student instructions sheet for more information and a map.
AFOB Pre-Sale Tickets - Save 20%
Save $2 by buying the Pre-Sale Field Tournament tickets at a price of $8 each. The ticket price at the gate for the Field Tournament will be $10.
To purchase pre-sale tickets, look for a table outside the Music Room at AHS from 8:15 to 9:30 pm on band rehearsal nights – Wednesdays, Nov 2, 9, & 16.
Pre-sale tickets can also be ordered using a downloadable form .
If you have any questions regarding these tickets, please email Athena Wang.
New Band/Percussion Directors' Website
The band/percussion directors are now keeping a detailed website that is updated several times a week. If users click on "view full calendar" under the small calendar, they will find the events through December. Other useful information is also posted on the site. Students are encouraged to use the site regularly, but it's a valuable resource for parents as well.
http://bandpercussion.ahs.
2012 Rose Parade and Bandfest
January 2 2012 will be the marching band's 15th appearance in the Rose Parade.
A total of 500 tickets have been reserved for sale to Music Club members at face value. These will be available for purchase at the next Music Club general meeting, date to be announced in the near future (please check this page often).
Full details on the Rose Parade and the pre-parade Bandfest are available here.
If you wish to help raise funds to defray the expenses that we will incur to participate in the Rose Parade and Bandfest, please download this postcard to send to your family and friends to request their financial support.
Please send all questions regarding Rose Parade and Bandfest ticket sales to David Vossler via e-mail.
