Honoring Mr. Landes
On Thursday, July 2nd, there will be a Patriotic Concert with Mr. Tom Landes as the guest of honor for his 30 years of service to the students at AHS. He will be presented with the "Spirit of America Award" and will also say a few words on patriotism. He will also lead the choir that is putting on the concert for a number - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." After this hour long concert, there will be a reception. This concert which is free and open to the public. (click on the flyer image for details.)
In conjunction with this concert a tribute book is being put together to present to Mr. Landes. We would like as many band members and others to contribute by answering the question, "How has Mr. Landes's example and instruction influenced you for good." To collect the comments or answer questions, this e-mail address has been set up ahsmb@sbcglobal.net, which stands for AHS marching band. Also please include:
Name:
Years in the band: 1998-2001
Instrument:
Comments: (How has Mr. Landes's example and instruction influenced you for good)
Non-students and alumnis can do as they please, except it would be nice to know their connection. We hope all can come and enjoy the music and honor Mr. Landes and mingle.
Event Address: 614 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia, CA (Corner of Baldwin and Foothill)
Thank you,
Walter Steimle
AHS 1978-81
AHS Music Program Performances Broadcast Schedule
AUSD has scheduled a number of performances of the AHS music program during the 2008/9 school year to be broadcast on the AUSD cable TV channels (Champion ch 16 and Time Warner ch 98).
They will be aired daily from June 11th to June 22nd at the following times:
- 10am: - 2008 Music Camp String Ensemble @ Idyllwild School; followed by 2008 AUSD Fall String Concert @ Pasadena HS (includes all middle schools)
- 1 pm: - 2008 Arcadia Festival of Bands (Arcadia parade & slideshow only, full parade will be broadcast at a later date)
- 7 pm: - 2009 Spaghetti Dinner Show
- 9 pm: - 2009 Orchestra 1 Winter Concert @ Holly Ave ES
Broadcasts of other performances during the 2008/9 school year will be scheduled in the near future.
Arcadia HS Percussion is Feature in "Focus"
The Arcadia High School percussion section is featured in an article in the magazine "Focus." WGI (Winter Guard International) is the organization that hosts shows, including the Championships for both Color Guard and Percussion in Dayton, OH. To have our program featured like this is quite an honor, considering how many groups throughout the nation are involved. Thank you, Mr. Pep Manning, for this news.
Orchestra Benefit Dinner 2009
The 15th annual Orchestra Benefit Dinner and Concert will be held on February 28th in the Arcadia Community Center, starting at 5:30 p.m. This year's annual fundraising event is themed "Beyond the Sea." Our distinguished guest artist will be Drew Tretick (http://www.drewtretick.com). The fundraising efforts for the Benefit Dinner include purchasing tickets, purchasing advertising space in the program book, being a Benefactor, and donating items for our Silent Auction. Please click to read details.
Florida Trip 2008-2009
The Arcadia Marching Band took a trip to Florida between December 29, 2008-January 4, 2009. The students worked very very hard during the trip. We thank all directors, staff and chaperones for their help in making this a very successful trip. View photos and video clips.
Watch our Apaches in Action!
Our Apaches have been working very hard since the band season started. From mid-August, they have had attended marchers camp, music camp, extensive rehearsals on Saturdays and Wednesday nights, and performed in various football games, Placentia, Ayala, Mt. Carmel, Chino, La Palma, and Trabuco Hills competitions. The band season ended with hosting the Arcadia Festival of Bands in mid-November.
Thank you to our Band Historians for taking these videos and spending the time to edit them. We also thank Inky Production for these videos.
Florida Update
Florida Travelers: All details for the trip have now been finalized. Below are links to important information. We all look forward to this wonderful trip.
Thank You from Our Director
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Orchestra Spring Concert
AHS Instrumental Music Spring Concert is airing on local television:
TimeWarner Channel 98 and Champion Broadband 16.
Week beginning Oct 20th:
Spring Concert 2008 (OR1, OR2, CB1, CB2) @ 9am, 3pm & 9pm
Week beginning Oct 27th:
Music Camp 2008 String Ensemble at Idyllwild School @ 9am, 3pm & 9pm
Color Guard Fundraisers
Westfield Works Wonders
Guard members will be selling coupon booklets (passports) from Oct.8 thru November 16, 2008. Each booklet costs $ 5.00 and color guard will retain 100% of the proceeds.
Event dates are November 15 and 16.
All the money raised selling the booklets will go directly to each guard account, except for $10.00 (2 booklets) that will go toward the color guard water fund. The more they sell more money will go into their account to help defray color guard and winter guard costs.
Soup Plantation
Event date: Monday November 10, 2008 from 5 - 8 pm.
Location: 301 East Huntington Drive, Arcadia
Proceeds will go toward Winter Guard general travel costs
For information on any of the fundraisers or if you have an idea for other fundraisers, please contact Nancy Chang by e-mail Nancytaka62@yahoo.com.
Orchestra Apparel Available for Order Now!
It's Time to Order Your Orchestra Shirt for 2008-2009. Students may order a T-shirt, Hooded Sweatshirt or a ladies Scoop neck T-shirt. See Shirt Design. Parents can order the above or a polo style shirt.
Orders are due by October 21st!!
Click and download the Student Order Form and the Adult Order Form. Fill out and place your order form and payment in a sealed envelope with your student's name and ID number and bring it to the Orchestra Room. Thank you.
Car Wash 2008 - Breaks All Records!!!
Congratulations on a job well done!
On September 20, 2008, students from the Arcadia High School Music Programs washed
an astounding 1,261 vehicles (778 cars and 483 SUVs/vans). Read details and view photos.
Florida Trip December 29, 2008 (UPDATED 10/7/08)
The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard has been invited to perform in Jacksonville, Florida at the Konica Football Bowl Game during Christmas break 2008-2009.
We’ve had an excellent response to the upcoming Florida trip with 316 students out of a possible 420 choosing to travel. Along with the directors and chaperones, we will be 350 strong!
Something to look for in the near future is a personal letter indicating your student’s balance and whether or not forms are still needed. Remember that full payment is due mid October so that we can meet our requirements of final payments to both the Gator Bowl and Disney World.
Along with our own field show program and our participation in the 2,000 student half time extravaganza at the Gator Bowl game, we will be taking part in the Gator Bowl Parade through the streets of downtown Jacksonville.
We will have one final informational meeting for parents and students (with a chaperone meeting to follow) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in the AHS North Gym. At least one parent should be there to sign an additional required piece of information for the Gator Bowl and receive updates on the trip. Read full letter.
If your student is going on this trip, and if you have not already done so, please download these consent forms, fill them out and mail them to Arcadia Music Club, P.O. Box 660131, Arcadia, CA 91066-0131.
Mrs. Terry Schreiner
2008 Arcadia Festival of Bands
The 55th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands is on Saturday, November 22, 2008. Support this premier band review by being a sponsor, place an ad or attend the band review and field show. Business Sponsorship Form, Parent/Business Ads Form and Advanced Ticket Order Form are available for download. For up to date information and announcement go to Festival of Bands page.
Pops Concert 2008 Will Be Aired
Pops Concert 2008 is scheduled the following air times on the district cable channels.
- Night 1 at 12:00pm and 9:00pm
- Night 2 at 10:00am and 7:00pm
Time Warner Cable in Arcadia
Channel 98
Champion Broadband Cable in Arcadia
Channel 16
Apache Days - Music Information
Apache Days are coming soon and we will be implementing some new procedures to help make the process run more smoothly.
What's New:
- You'll need to down load the Emergency Contact Information, print it and bring it filled out and signed to Apache Days.
- You'll also need to download and print the Student Code of Ethics Form. This form is required by the school and must be signed and turned in at Apaches Days.
- Every Instrumental Music Student and Color Guard Member must stop at the Music table at Apache Days and be cleared for registration.
Please read the entire information letter from the Music Program Directors for details.
Color Guard News
Music Camp registration and final payments are due by August 1st.
Sign up for Music Camp now and be there August 24-29th. Registration packets can also be downloaded by clicking the following links.
Orchestra forms and payments are to be sent to Doug Failing:
72 W. Winnie Way
Arcadia CA 91007
dougfailing@earthlink.net
Band and Guard forms and payments are to be sent to Coyla Grumm:
1760 Vista del Valle
Arcadia CA 91006
musiccamp@grumm.com
Information on Skit Audition, Theme Night, Schedule and Packing List and map to the camp site are all available for download.