Varsity News - 5/2/08 Monday, May 5 – Christ The King Lutheran Church                                 Attire:  Formal Black Concert Attire 4:30 – Wind Ensemble seated.  Listen to CMS Full Orchestra perform 5:00 – Wind Ensemble warm-up. 5:30 – Wind Ensemble perform. 6:30 – Symphonic Band seated.  Listen to CMS Symphonic Band perform 7:00 – Symphonic Band warm-up 7:30 – Symphonic Band perform After performing all Symphonic Band members will need to help with loading of ALL equipment ·Monday, May 12 – Stude Concert Hall – Rice University                                 Attire:  Formal Black Concert Attire 4:00 – All students @ KHS for load and departure 5:30 – Unload and set-up stage 6:00 – CMS Symphonic Band Warm-Up and Performance KHS Symphonic Band Warm-Up 6:45 – KHS Symphonic Band Performance KHS Wind Ensemble Warm-Up 7:30 – KHS Wind Ensemble Performance 8:15 – Strike stage/set-up and load 9:30 - ETA back at KHS                 If you would like to ride home with your parents you will need to be sure and have an                                                                  independent travel form filled out. Varsity News - 4/2/08 REMINDER - WE NEED YOUR HELP!!     ALL KM4B Parents/Students: Work has begun on this year's slide show for the end of year Band Banquet.  And while this is one of the fun highlights of the year, we can't do it without your help!   We need your pictures of band students and activities from throughout the year!  So please take a few moments and help us out!   Especially you parents!   We need pictures from Freshman students all the way to Seniors.  This show is for everyone!  So please help! We prefer to have digital pictures or movies (avi, mpg).  Please copy them to CD and place it with your student's name on it in the marked box in the band hall.  If you provide printed photos, we will return them to your band student during class. If possible, consider e-mailing the digital pictures to:         Joseph Fochtman e-mail:  icedragonlover@hotmail.com Be sure to indicate your band student when e-mailing them.   I will acknowledge receiving them so if you do not get a response, I didn't get them for some reason and you may have to place them on a CD. SENIOR PARENTS:  You have received a separate request for specific senior pictures.  Please help out and get them in ASAP.  The deadline is fast approaching - April 15th.   If you have any questions, let me know. Joseph Fochtman KM4B Co-President e-mail: icedragonlover@hotmail.com Varsity News - 3/18/08 Please make note of the dates listed below for band events for the remainder of the school year and information about Summer Band Camp.  Thank you. Photos for the Band Banquet Slide Show – Please bring them and put them in the box! Tues. 3/25            Texas State Solo/Ensemble Entry Forms, Music and Entry Fees are Due.                    Thurs. 3/27           Pre-UIL Concert @ KPHS – Formal Concert Attire                                  6:00 Warm Up – Concert II                                  6:30 Perform – Concert II                                  6:30 Warm-Up Concert I                                  7:00 Perform – Concert I                                  7:30 Warm UP – Symphonic                                  8:00 Perform – Symphonic                                  8:00 Warm-Up – Wind Ensemble                                  8:45 Perform – Wind Ensemble Wed. 4/2            Full Band Rehearsal 3:00 - 4:30 Concert I Thurs. 4/3           Full Band Rehearsal - 3:00 - 4:30 Concert II                               Full Band Rehearsal 4:45 – 6:15 – Wind Ensemble Fri. 4/4              UIL Concert & Sight-Reading @ Kingwood Park HS – Concert I and II                             Specific itinerary when we get close to that date Tues. 4/8            UIL Concert & Sight-Reading @ Atascocita HS – Wind Ensemble & Symphonic                               Specific itinerary when we get close to that date. Thurs. 4/17         Full Band Rehearsal-3:00-5:30 w/ Tim Rhea from TAMU Mon. 4/28 - Wed. 4/30 – Moving from the Band Hall to the Orchestra Room. Thurs. 5/1            Full Band Rehearsal-3:00-5:00 Sat. 5/3 - Sun. 5/4      Senior Trip to San Antonio Mon. 5/5            Concert @ Christ the King Lutheran Church – Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Tues. 5/6            Full Band Rehearsal-3:00-5:00 – Caroline Beatty from Texas State Univ. Thurs. 5/8 - Fri. 5/10 Chair Auditions for KHS Band enrollment for next school year. Mon. 5/12            Concert @ Studi Concert Hall – Rice University – Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Wed. 5/14            Spring Concert @ KHS Wed. 5/28            Drum Major Auditions Thurs. 5/29           Flag Line Auditions Fri. 5/30                Band Banquet Sat. 5/31            Graduation – All 10th & 11th Graders from Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble – rehearsal schedule, performance attire, itinerary will be given when we get closer to this performance. Marching Season for 2008-2009 School Year:  We will begin collecting paperwork and handing out uniforms on Thursday, July 31.  Percussion will start up on Friday, August 1.  Full Band Rehearsals will begin on the week of Monday, August 4 – Camp Week.  Rehearsals will continue until school starts on Monday, August 18. Varsity News - 3/2/08 Kingwood High School Band 2009 Spring Semester Trip Meeting TRIP MEETING:  Thursday, March 6th– 7:30 PM – KHS Auditorium Even if you attended the interrupted meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26, please read this entire message.  Not all information was covered at the meeting.  There will be another meeting this Thursday, March 6.  If you attended last week, please bring your trip packet as there will not be additional copies for those who already received one.  There's stuff you really need to know…                          About the 2008 – 2009 KHS band trip... To Washington D.C. for the Inaugural Parade Or Chicago, IL. For the St. Patrick's Day Parade OR New York, N.Y. to perform at Carnegie Hall. If you attended last week's interrupted meeting and received an information hand-out…you do not have all the information! If you missed last week's interrupted meeting…you have another chance to get the information!  High profile and involved band trips take A LOT of planning by everyone.  It is important to start the process INFORMED.  Please attend our re-scheduled meeting to ensure the success of another exciting band experience for our students.   2008-2009 KHS Band Students & Parents As most of you know, the KHS band is proud to perform for people across our nation.  This is not only educational for the students, but shows others what a wonderful band program we have right here in Kingwood.  We have begun to make plans for next year’s trip (2009).  We are going to continue to put our band in the National Spotlight.  We are thus needing to meet with parents and students to discuss the what, when, where and how that many of us, as yet, don’t even know that we need to ask. We have submitted applications for the following trips: ¨      Washington D. C. – Presidential Inauguration Parade – January 2009 ¨      Chicago, Ill – St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 2009 ¨      New York, NY – Manhattan Concert Project – March 2009 I would like to stress that at present we have only applied for these venues.  This presents the following questions: ¨      How will this work? ¨      When will we know where we will be traveling? The most important fact is that planning needs to start now!  As we did with the Rose Parade, we will start with an informative meeting to discuss all of this.  Please plan on attending this important trip meeting.   Varsity News - 11/26/07 In January we will begin ensemble rehearsals for all students – 1 day per week for 30 minutes each week; also in January, Wind Ensemble & Symphonic will begin a section schedule of 1 day per week for 1 hour. FUTURE DATES TO REMEMBER:  Sat. 1/5-Area Auditions 1/11 & 1/12-All-Region Band Clinic/Concert 1/15-Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 1/18 & 1/19-All-Region Jazz Band Clinic/Concert 1/22 & 1/25 & 1/26-All-Region Orchestra Clinic/Concert 2/23-UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest Varsity News - Order Form for DVD, Photograph, and CD By popular demand, the combined exhibition drill with Atascocita will be included on the NAMMB & UIL DVD. Located below is the order form in pdf format to order any of the following items listed: - UIL & NAMMB DVD including the combined AHS/KHS drill. - NAMMB Photograph 12x18 inch - Marching Season CD NAMMB & UIL DVD, Photograph, CD Order Form    Region and Area Tryouts Congratulations to all our students who participated in Region and Area Tryouts! The list displayed below displays our band students who were selected in the Region and Area Tryouts.  The Region Tryouts were held on Decmeber 1st and 2nd.  The Area Tryouts were held on January 6th, 2007 at University of Houston.  All Area participants performed in the Region Band/Concert Clinic that was held on January 12th and January 13th.  Region and Area Results * Indicates Area  Instrument  Chair  Student  Grade   Piccolo   1  Lauren O'Farrell  10  * Flute  1  Kim Barr  11  *    3  Paige Brown  12  *    4  Avani Raythatha  10  *    5  Sarah Hodges  12  *    6  Emily Thigpen  12  *    7  Lauren Ragsdale  12      10  Amy Hilton  11      11  Anne Marie Fitch  11    Bassoon  1  Austin Evitts  11  *    3  Catherine Cunningham  9  *    4  Shelly Thomas  10  *  Bb Clarinet  1  Sarah Flockton  12  *    4  Alan Ward  12  *    5  Suzanne Simpson  12  *    6  Amber Weinschreider  12  *    8  Bethany Pollock  12  *    9  Brandon Gentry  12  *    11  Megan Montgomery  11  *    12  Andrew Ayala  9      15  Catherine Bui  12      18  Devin Booth  12      19  Sean Clark  11      20  Maria Markel  10      25  Debbie Rich  11      27  Aaron Weldon  10      31  Lisa Cave  12    Alto Clarinet  1  Katie Parsley  12  *  Bass Clarinet  2  Kelley Roberts  10  *      Brittany Lewis  10    Contra Clarinet  1  Jamie Dinsmoor  12  *  Alto Sax  1  Melanie Stephens  12  *    2  Zach Stern  12  *    3  Fritz Prejan  10    Tenor Sax  2  Bill Freeman  12    Baritone Sax  3  Aaron Kepler  12    Trumpet  1  Tyler Smoot  12  *    3  Carl Galland  12  *    14  Andrew Ehlig  12      15  Brent Bailey  12      17  Daniel Howsman  11    French Horn  2  Aaron Sanchez  10  *  Tenor Trombone  4  Kevin Lovelace  11  *    6  Becca Patterson  11  *    7  Mitchell Blien  12      8  Ryan Elmer  9      14  Reed Clark  10    Euphonium  3  Ronnie Walker  12  *    6  Alex Keeler  10    Tuba  2  Zach Gibson  12  *    6  Will Lewis  9      9  Ryan Meaux  11    Percussion  1  David Webster  12  *    3  Reese Foster  11  *    4  Robby Fountain  10  *    6  David Shope  12  *    7  Jeff Sparks  9      9  Stephen Heron  10      10  Deborah Cunningham  12      15  Samuel Balch  10   Varsity News -  October 23, 2006 KM4B Families: Tournament of Roses Parade:   For those interested in obtaining a DVD movie and/or band picture of the Rose Parade Adventure, an order form (a download copy is available below) for your convenience.  Families wishing to order these items are welcome to mail their order to the address provided on the form. Rose Adventure DVD Order Band merchandise is available.  Now is the time to stock up for the Rose Parade Trip.  T-shirts, caps, zip-up hooded sweatshirts, pullover sweatshirts, denim shirts, and polo shirts in many sizes will be available for sale.  Cash or checks only.  Questions?  Please contact Marianne Prichard, 281-359-6112 or Gary Estopinal, 281-358-1810.   Congratulation to the All-Region Jazz Band students for 2006: Zach Stern – Alto Sax 1st Chair Becca Patterson – Bass Trombone Carl Galland – Trumpet 4th Chair Ronnie Walker - Piano

2008 All-State Winners
	We are very proud of our All-State Winners. Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work!! Shown from left to right: Kevin Lovelace, Kim Barr, Cody Gibson, and Stephen Healy

2007 All-State Winners Congratulations to the 2007 All-State Winners who have made it to State Tryouts for 2007! These students are scheduled to compete in San Antonio in the month of February.  The students shown from left to right: Sarah Flockton (Clarinet), Zach Gibson (Tuba), Kim Barr (Flute), and Suzanne Simpson (Clarinet).

2006 All-State Winners
	The 2006 All State Winners shown from  left to right are: Kim Barr (flute), Zach Gibson (Tuba), Paige Brown (flute)

2005 All-State Winners Congratulations to the KM4B 2005 All State Winners: Suzanne Simpson (clarinet), Aaron Thomas (french horn), Elise Shope (flute)

Forms Below are links to two forms in PDF (you will need Acrobat Reader installed to view/print the files): INDEPENDENT TRAVEL REQUEST FORM Medical Release Form