AUDITION RESULTS ARE POSTED ON EACH BAND'S PAGE.  CONCERT BAND IS LISTED ON THE SYMPHONIC BAND PAGE.

E-Waste Recycling Fundraiser!

The Boosters will be sponsoring an e-waste recycling fundraiser on February 4th from 10 AM to 2 PM.  Safely dispose of potentially hazardous waste, and raise funds for the program at the same time!

Did you know that electronic components contain dangerous contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and mercury?  And did you know that it's illegal in California to dispose of electronic equipment by placing it in outside dumpsters and landfills?

See the handout here for information on the event

Information for corporations

For CRT TV and Monitor donations, please fill out and bring this form

Click here to download a Receipt form

CHECK OUT THE STORY IN THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR!

Concert Report Forms

Business Sponsor Forms

Salute to Veterans Competition

Thanks to the event donors for helping make the event a big success!

BJ’s Restaurant
East Coast Bagel Co.
Marmalade Café
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Smart and Final
Starbucks Coffee Company
Thousand Oaks Fish & Chips
Corner Bakery
Farfalla Trattoria
Noah’s Bagels
Ralph’s
Sports Authority
Sweet Arleen’s
Vitello’s Trattoria
Brent’s Deli
The Chase Group
North Ranch Cleaners
Sea Casa
Sprouts Farmers Market
TGI Fridays
VONS
Debbie’s Pet Grooming
Breakfast Café
Donut Depot
Stone Ground Bakery
Buca di Beppo

Event Pictures are Available!

Alpert Photography took some amazing pictures of our Regiment at the Competition

• Click on this link...www.alpertmedia.com
• Find the photo you like
• Email the # to Alpert media
• They send it back within 24 hrs!

 

How to Get Community Service Hours? 

• Assisting Mr. Blake or Mrs. Fruehling at Los Cerritos/Colina MS 
• Assisting with the Elementary music programs 
• Give FREE music lessons to younger students
• Playing in the Pep-Band at away football games (3 Hours a game) 
• Assist any performing arts teacher with any miscellaneous music related projects 
• Attending fundraising activities: Car wash, business blitz, earthquake kits, popcorn sales, Elvis concert, etc 
• Playing with a church music ensemble 
• Performing with small groups for retirement communities, shopping centers, events, etc. 
• Working the WHS Jazz Festival - 5/12/12
• Working the WHS Solo and Ensemble festival
• Working the WHS Marching Comp - 11/11/11 
• Assisting with the All-District Band/Orchestra/Choral performances 
• Assisting with the sales of baked goods and beverages at WHS concerts 
• Ushering at Pierce College events 
• Attending Choir/Drama performances (1 per semester) (2 hours a concert per semester)

 

1/14/12

Happy Winter:

We are getting busy once again.  Congratulations to all the students from WHS who made it into All State Honor Band, All State Honor Jazz Band and Ventura County Honor Band.  We have some amazing musical talent at this school.  Finals are next week, with a wonderful celebration of our amazing regiment season with the Regiment Banquet on Friday.  The Chicago trip is coming up as well as the Orchestra Retreat; the music train is truly out of the station now--very exciting!  

The Booster Board is already looking forward for new talent to help run this awesome program.  We have some senior parents who will be leaving us next year and the majority of the remaining parents are junior parents.  Have you thought of getting more involved?  

I have enjoyed my time with this program and I find myself in the position of having to possibly resign mid-year dependent upon job relocation, so I am looking for someone to step forward to become co-president.  Next year the following position will be available: President, Fundraising Chair, Volunteer Chair, Communications and Secretary.  We would also like to set up a training program for the following positions: VP of Productions, Corporate Sponsorship Chair and Treasurer.  Let me, Susan Wolf or Samantha Seegull know if you are interested.  We would love to talk to you about this.     

Piet Chini

Regiment Banquet
Come celebrate Westlake High Schools Regiment Band's amazing regiment season, Friday January the 20th.  This is a fun evening for the regiment students to acknowledge the experiences they shared this last fall.  This year we will also have our tribute to the outgoing Seniors at the banquet, as we were unable to do the Senior Celebration at Santa Barbara City College due to rain and cooking restraints.

Join us for dinner at 6pm or for the awards at 7pm.  Your student should have come home with a flyer, if you missed it follow this link.  Please make sure to get your payments in by the latest Tuesday 1/17 and let us know if you will be attending the dinner.  The boosters will be providing the traditional turkey dinner for the regiment in honor of the Seniors.   

Your ISA letter in the mail
Letters were sent out to all the booster families. This was a detail letter showing all donations received from you attributed to your student's involvement in the Westlake High School Instrumental Music Program.  Please spend the time to read the letter.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me or Jim Faltemier.  

Thank you for your donation of time and money.  This program depends on everyone doing what they can do to pay their "Fairshare" and to volunteer at our different fundraising events.

Calendar
January
January 14-"Back to the Future" at Movico
January 16 - Martin Luther King Holiday - NO SCHOOL
January 17 - Booster Meeting 6 pm- Staff Lounge
January 23 - Regiment Disneyland Fun Day
January 28 - WDL/WG SCPA Chino Hills

February
February 1 - Chamber Orchestra Recital
February 4 - WDL/WG SCPA Colony HS
February 7    VCHB Rehearsal @ Oaks Christian HS 6pm
February 7 - Booster Meeting 6 pm - Staff Lounge
February 11 - WDL/WG SCPA Monrovia HS
February 14 - VCHB Rehearsal @ Moorpark HS 6pm
Feb 16 thru 19 - All State Honor Band in Fresno
February 17 - Lincoln's Day - NO SCHOOL
February 20 - Washington's Day - NO SCHOOL
February 23 - VCHB Rehearsal -TBA
February 24 - VC Honor Band Concert
February 29 - Chicago Concert Band Rehearsal 6:30 pm

MARCH
March 2 thru 4 - Orchestra Retreat
March 7 - Chicago Concert Band Rehearsal 6:30
March 11 - WDL/WG SCPA Aliso Niguel
March 14&15 - TOHS Band and Orchestra Rating Festival
March 16 - Chicago Concert Band Rehearsal -  Time TBA
March 17 thru 22 - Band Chicago Tour
March 17 thru 25 - Spring Break
March 31 WDL/WG Championships - Prelims @ Great Oak HS


BACK TO THE FUTURE - Jessica Beal
The special screening of "Back to the Future" is this Saturday at Muvico at 10:00AM! I will be selling tickets at the door in case there are some people who wanted to come but couldn't buy the ticket these past few weeks! It will be a great event, and all proceeds go to help the program!

Invite your friends.  Invite your parents.  Invite your sibling.  Invite your neighbor - Back to the Future.

Regiment Disney Trip Facts - Just the Facts
Mr. Gangemi is looking forward to a fun day in the park.  

*    Meet at WHS at 7:30am
*    Depart for Disneyland at 8:00am (park opens at 10:00am)
*    Meet near the front entrance at 6:00pm
*    Depart for WHS at 6:30pm
*    Arrive home at 8:00pm


Chicago Trip UPDATE
Plans for Chicago are well on their way. We have 96 students going and 20 staff/parent chaperones. We hope to have the final itinerary nailed down by the end of the month. If your child is going and you aren't receiving emails from Carrie Nebens, please email her immediately so she can include you on her distribution.

63 Days and Counting

Carrie Nebens
818-389-9857
cnebens@equisdifference.com

Ewaste Recycling Fundraiser - Good for the Environment and Good for the Music Department!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 4th, from 10am-2pm, in the WHS front parking lot.  It's your chance to get rid of unwanted TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, printers, cellphones, UPS devices, wires/cables, mobile devices and more, with proceeds going to the Instrumental Music Program.  And the environment benefits as well; our recycle vendor ensures that all collection waste is handled properly and responsibly and has a zero-landfill/no overseas dumping policy.

We bet you've got old electronic stuff tucked away in your garage you've wanted to get rid of.  And we bet your friends have some too - we're asking each of you to send the attached flyer to 10 of your friends and distribute at work.  Everyone will appreciate it...and the Music Department benefits!

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Cotton @ cotton.susan@gmail.com.

FUNDRAISER - FOOD - MUSIC (Need volunteers)
Planning for the first-ever Food Truck Frenzy with Music Galore (better name coming!) event is underway - and we want you!

We are really excited about our BIG EVENT we planning for this year in April, and would love to have you join us in the planning. Our kick-off meeting is Thursday, January 26th at 5:30 in the Staff Lounge.  Please let us know you are coming by contacting Susan Cotton at cotton.susan@gmail.com.

Volunteering
Well we are about half way through the year and it's time to start to think about Booster positions for next year.  When you join us you become an active part of making your students programs the best they can be. No matter how much time you have to give, we can use your help.  Please join us for our next Booster meeting next Tuesday the 17th and find out more about what you can do or email Samantha Seegull at samantha@whsband.org  and mention what your strengths and interests are.
Upcoming volunteering opportunities:
*    Food Truck Frenzy
*    WHS Jazz Fesitaval

SCRIP
I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. It's hard to believe 2012 is already here and school is back in session. Valentine's Day is around the corner and so is Chicago. Start shopping early and think of all you can save when using scrip gift cards. Our newest additions are Amazon and Groupon. Red Lobster and Olive Garden are now in our own backyard. Don't forget all the grocery stores and retailers as well.  If you would like to buy any cards, please contact Wendy Asarch at 805-374-9912 or e-mail me at wendysue18@verizon.net, or contact any scrip seller on the list.
Happy Savings and have a great start to a wonderful new year!

Piet Chini, President

WHSIMD Boosters