Spaghetti Dinner 2012 -- Thank You
Thank you so much to all the parents, students, and alumni for making this a successful event.
And many thanks to all of you who volunteered! It was a fun-filled event and we could not have done it without all of YOU, the dedicated volunteers.
We still have about 40 students that need to return their envelopes. Please return the money (in the sealed envelope that was provided) to school AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Checks should be made payable to "Arcadia Music Club".
Preliminary Results
- Dinners served: about 1,850.
- Money collected: nearly $ 20,000 so far.
The 2012 Spaghetti Dinner DVD order form may be downloaded here.
Please complete the form (please write legibly!) and mail it together with your payment to the address on the form.
Please allow at least 8 weeks for the DVD production to be completed.
Sincerely,
Debbie Schroyer and Peter Wong
Color Guard Shows @ AHS
Celebration Service for Ed Schreiner - Feb 12
A Celebration Service for Ed Schreiner ("Mr. Ed") will be held in the North Gym at Arcadia High School on Sunday, February 12 at 1:00 pm The Music Club will assist by providing the food and beverages.
If you would like to contribute food or help with event preparations, please sign up at: http://bit.ly/y2IMkc .
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.
Riverside King Band Review Results
CONGRATULATIONS!
To the band and color guard on their outstanding achievements at the band review on Saturday Oct 22nd:
- Sweepstakes Band
- Sweepstakes Music
- Class A Drum Major: 1st place
- Class A Auxiliary: 1st place
Still photos of the event and links to videos can be found here.
AFOB Ad Deadline - Oct 29 2011
The deadline for placing an ad in the Festival of Bands Program has been extended to Saturday, October 29th 2011.
Parents, personalized ads start at only $40, and this is a great way to celebrate the band member in your family!
Forms and more information are available on the Festival of Bands page of this website or you can contact Rob Chapton by e-mail.
Riverside King Band Review Information (10/22/2011)
Friday, October 21st
3:30-5:00 PM Parade Band Rehearsal on the Stadium Track
5:30 PM Load Trailer
Saturday, October 22nd
7:00 AM Whistle Blows - Lined up - In Street Clothes
7:30 AM Leave for Riverside
8:45 AM Arrive in Riverside
9:00 AM Band Review Begins
10:49 AM Class A Begins (Loara, Kaiser, Arlington, Diamond Bar, Arcadia, Glendora)
11:09 AM ARCADIA’S PERFORMANCE
1:00 PM Awards
2:00 PM Leave Riverside
3:15 PM Back at Arcadia High School
Color Guard Fundraiser @ Rubio's
Date: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Time: 2pm to CLOSING
Place: Rubio's, 664 W Huntingdon 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 Color Guard. 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 THAT COLOR GUARD RECEIVES THE DONATION.
Marching Band @ LA County Fair
Date: September 29 2011
Time: PM
Place: LA County Fairgrounds, Pomona
As reigning champions of the LA County Fair 8th annual high school band competition (which qualified the band for participation in the 2012 Rose Parade), the Marching Band performed in exhibition at the LA County Fair on September 29th.
Links to videos of this event can be found here.
PSAT Sales
Date: Weeks of Sep 19th & 26th (Daily)
Time: AHS student lunch period, 11:50am to 12:10pm
Place: Music Building Courtyard
Volunteers are needed to help sell tests on any one of the above days. Please contact Terry Schreiner via e-mail or by phone on 626-821-18711 if you are able to help out.
Training for New Band Chaperones
Date: Saturday, Sep 24th 2011
Time: 8:30am
Where: Band Room (MB1)
Drop your band member off for Picture Day and join us in or by the Band Room to learn about the details of chaperoning at Football Games and Parades/Field Shows. Brought to you by:
- April and Walter Steimle, Friday Night Football Chaperone Chairs
- Jean Wei and Tracey Tierney, Saturday Parades/Field Shows Chaperone Chairs
- Castalia Chan, Maryann Stevens and Carol Chan, Uniform Chairs
Light refreshments will be served. RSVP via e-mail to Jean Wei or April Steimle.
AFOB2011 Planning Meeting
Date: September 14 2011
Time: 7pm
Where: Music building (MB1 or MB2)
The 58th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands (AFOB2011) will be on November 19 2011.
Please invitie anyone whom you think may be interested in helping out during this huge event to this planning meeting. We need to fill the following positions immediately:
- Middle School Coordinator
- Ticket Pre-Sale Coordinator
- Food Chair
- Ads and Sponsors Coordinator/s
- Dignitary Parade Coordinator
Please direct all inquiries regarding AFOB2011 to Betsy Burcham via e-mail.
2011 Car Wash Fundraiser
Date: Saturday, September 17 2011
Time: 8am to 4pm
Locations: Dana MS, First Ave MS, Hugo Reid ES & Holly Ave ES
Parent volunteers are needed for the following shifts at each location:
- 7:45am to 11:00am
- 10:30am .to 1:30pm
- 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Parents, please sign up if you have not done so already. Your participation is a key part of the success of this fundraising event and the success of the Arcadia High School instrumental music program!
Don't worry if you have never done this before, the site captains will provide plenty of training and guidance.this is a great way to meet your fellow Music Club members and the band, orchestra and color guard students.
We normally raise about $30,000 through this fundraiser. Last year we managed to raise about $33,000! So let's make it another record year.
Please contact Ernie Boehr via e-mail (2011 Car Wash Chair) ASAP.
Order Music Club Jackets Now!
Final Order Date: September 21 2011
Please place your orders for the much sought after Music Club jackets before the above date. The cut-off date is necessary because the Music Club logo is custom sewn onto the jackets.
Two type of jackets are available:
- Quilted (especially suitable for those cooler evening football games and field shows AND of course, the Rose Parade!)
- Lightweight mesh lined
Apart from sporting the school colors, you will be instantly recognisable by our instrumental music students as someone whom they can turn to for help, especially at events or competitions outside of the AHS campus.
Please download the order form or e-mail Yoko Kikuta.
New Parent Orientation Meeting
Date: September 7 2011
Time: 6 to 7 pm
Where: AHS Band Room (MB1)
The New Parent Orientation meeting is timed to coincide with parents dropping off their students for the band and color guard rehearsal that evening which starts at 6 pm.
Those of you who are unfamiliar with the AHS campus should note that the Band Room (MB1) is located in the north west side of the campus adjacent to C13-7 (see AHS campus map).
A landmark to look for is the white trailer with red & yellow stripes and the Apache logo on it. This is the band's equipment trailer which travels with the band to parades and field shows and appears in the background of the above photo.
The band, orchestra and color guard directors will start off this meeting with presentations of their respective programs. Then the board and committee chairs of the Arcadia Music Club will introduce themselves and briefly describe their respective positions and the numerous ways in which the Music Club supports the highly successful and acclaimed band, orchestra and color guard programs at AHS.
Marching Band Uniform Fitting
Attention 2011 Marching Band Members
All Marching Band students will be fitted for their uniforms, hats, and gloves in the Band Room during the times scheduled below.
You must get fitted during these scheduled fittings. If you are unable to come on your assigned day, you may come to one of the fitting days scheduled AFTER your assigned day.
Students are requested to wear a T-shirt and thin shorts to the fitting.
Shoe fittings were done at Music Camp. If you did not get sized and need new shoes please let us know at check in.
Students or parents with questions regarding uniform fitting should e-mail Castalia Chan or Maryann Stevens directly.
| Date |
Class | Time |
| Tue, Aug 30 | Seniors (last names A - M) | 3:15pm |
| Seniors (last names N - Z) | 4:30pm | |
| Wed, Aug 31 | Juniors (last names A - M) | 3:15pm |
| Juniors (last names N - Z) | 4:30pm | |
| Thu, Sep 1 | Sophomores | 3:15pm |
| Percussion Open Line (JV) | 4:30pm | |
| Fri, Sep 2 | Freshmen | 3:15pm |
| Percussion A Line (JV) | 4:30pm |
The following amounts are due on your fitting day:
- Band uniform
- Uniform rental: $52.00
- Cleaning: $48.00
- TOTAL: $100.00
- Additional items, if needed:
- Gloves: $5.00
- White marching shoes: $30.00
Payments must be made in cash or checks (all costs can be totaled on one check). Checks need to be made payable to "Arcadia Music Club".
Music Camp Visitors' Day - Wednesday, August 24th
Spend the day up in beautiful Idyllwild enjoying old friends, meeting new ones, and celebrating our students' wonderful music. There's still room on the bus to camp to make it even more relaxing.
For reservations and/or information contact Joyce Sakai at joyce.sakai@gmail.com .
Summer Orchestra News
Updates from Mr Forbes ...
- Music Camp - We are still moving towards our goal of 170 Orchestra Members going to Camp. If you have not signed up, please do so ASAP. The Orchestra Officers have been planning an exciting week of fun activities. See links below for Music Camp information.
- News Flash - Ms. Chen has been rehired for 2011-12. We thank you for all the support to help make this possible.
All band, guard, and orchestra members should register for Music Camp before August 1
Click on this to confirm that your registration forms have been received (As of Aug 7)
New Information Regarding the Upcoming Music Camp (last update: 8/8/2011)
Please check this page regularly as new information regarding Music Camp will be posted when available.
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.
Tryouts for Music Camp Skits
Tryouts are July 29 and Aug 5
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.