EPHS Band Update

Pep Tour Friday, 5/14
Band and Swing Choir people will be excused from classes on Friday to attend the Pep Tour. Please be practicing sectional feature tunes before then. Permission slips are due before Friday. Since it won’t be boiling hot on Friday, dress will be Band Polo with blue jeans. Approximate schedule is as follows:

7:30—Load busses and leave EPHS
8:00—Set up and begin at Elm Middle School
8:45-9:15—Tear down from Elm/Travel to John Mills
9:30-10:45—Set up/Perform at John Mills
10:45-12:15—Lunch at Russell’s Barbeque
12:15-12:45 Relax at Central Park
12:50-2:00—Set up/Perform at John Mills
2:15—Return to EPHS

Concert Thursday, 5/20
Our Spring Concert will be on Thursday, May 20th, at 7:00PM in the Auditorium. Call time is 6:00PM. Bring baked goods.

Band/Choir Picnic Friday, 5/21
All Band and Choir members are invited to come out to the pavilion by the tennis courts during lunch hours for a BBQ! Admission is one of the following: chips, dessert, side dish, or pop. (Enough to share.) Popplewell and Rhoades will be grilling. Yes, it will be edible.

Extra Credit Opportunities
If you need extra credit in Band, consider one or both of these options.

Tonight (Tuesday, 5/11) is the Elm Band and Choir Concert. If you say hi to me at the concert and then turn in a program tomorrow with your name on it, you’ll get extra credit.

Elm Graduation is on Tuesday, 5/25 in the EPHS Gym. Mr. Lowrey would like a couple EPHS “ringers” for this gig – particularly on brass instruments. Mr. Rhoades should have music by the end of the week; pick it up and sign up with him at the same time. Extra credit for those people.

Percussion Ensemble
Every Wednesday at 8. Be on time. You can’t use Disney as an excuse every week.

EPHS Graduation Monday, 5/24
All EPHS Band members are expected to perform at the EPHS Graduation. Additional music will be handed out before then. Graduation is at 7:00PM. Call time is 6:00PM. Seniors will join the rest of the band for the Senior Song – Folk Dances.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail.