YELLOWJACKET DOWNBEAT Issue 1

Yellowjacket Downbeat

10/5/17

MARCHING BAND, CONCERT BAND, DRUMLINE, COLORGUARD IN THIS ISSUE

My name is Arianna Flores, I am assistant drum major, flute section leader, and pit captain for drumline. I have done mainly concert band at Franklin High School since my seventh grade year and started drumline no more than two years ago. This 2017-2018 year is the first year that the “Marching Yellow Jackets”, once the pride of Franklin, is beginning to surface again and show their Jacket pride at competitions. The band and colorguard have put in countless hours perfecting their music and marching techniques. I can’t even begin to express the amount of joy and happiness it brings me to

see the program that my aunts and uncles were apart of rise again. The students have done so much work, but this wouldn’t even be a reality without the help and inspiration of our amazing teacher and instructors. I strongly believe that between colorguard, drumline and marching band

Franklin will once more have a great marching and performing program. I cannot wait to see how much we will grow and how far we will go in the next couple of years. I expect great things to come out of these programs.

Competition Recap A summary of information from our first marching competition in almost a decade!

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What’s going on in October? Find out what the band is doing this month, where we will be, what we are playing, and who is involved!

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Welcome to the 2017-2018 season! By Arianna Flores

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On Saturday, September 30, 2017, the Franklin High School Marching Yellow Jackets hat their first competitive band review after almost a decade. Here are a few facts about this competition:

1st

Annual Pitman Preview of Champions at Pitman High School in Turlock, CA

21 marching bands competed 75 Franklin High School members

marched in this competition. Results:

o 73.5- 6th

place band. (1pt. penalty)

o 65.15 – Auxiliary Unity o 52.00- Drum Major Mace

There were many spectators from Stockton out to support Franklin High School Marching Yellow Jackets as they made their marching band debut. This is a GREAT starting point. Let’s keep up the good work!

October 4- Meet the Arts preview Concert 2:30pm-3:00pm in the Theatre October 5- Homecoming Night Rally 6pm-8pm Gallagher Gym Call time 5:00pm October 6- Homecoming Game

7pm-9:30pm Football field 6:30pm call time October 11- Marching Band Practice 8:30am-2:30pm October 12- Marching Band Practice 8:30am-2:30pm October 20- Football game 7pm-9:30pm Football Field 6:30pm call time *We will leave at half time!

October 21- Santa Cruz Band Review ALL DAY 5:00am call time (tentative) October 23- Winter Perc. Conditioning 3:30pm-5:00pm October 24- Winter Guard conditioning Every Tuesday/Thursday 3:30pm-6:00pm October 25- Winter Perc. Conditioning 3:30pm-5:00pm October 28- Foothill Band Review ALL DAY 6:00am call time (tentative)

PARENT HELP IS NEEDED!!

Parent help is always needed at Band Reviews! We need help feeding students, making sure there is enough water/Gatorade, or snacks to keep everyone’s energy up and more!

WANT TO HELP?

Contact Mrs. Hairston

Competition Recap by Mrs. Hairston

October Calendar

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DID YOU KNOW?

We have Snap Chat! Yes, you read that correctly. We have a snap chat. Follow us at FHSYJBand

We also have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Facebook: @FranklinHSBand

Twitter: @FHS_Marching_YJ

Instagram: @fhs_marching_yellowjackets

SPECIAL THANKS

Marisela Vazquez

Ofelia Ramirez

Sonia Ramirez

Annabelle Viernes

Mario Madrigal

Noemi Madrigal

Christina Ross

Angela Cordova-Rodriguez

Domingo Rodriguez

Juan Andrade

Yuri Campos

John Swing Jr.

Alex Harmon

John Hairston Jr.

Cynthia Wildman

The Stockton Record

Fundraiser Update

When it comes to fundraisers, we have hit the ground running for the 2017-2018 school year!

Fireworks Booth

Over the summer, the Franklin High School Athletic, IB, and Band boosters sold fireworks for two weeks as a kick off fundraiser to the year. This fundraiser raised a total of $2,122.77

Chipotle

In August, the Franklin High School Band held a fundraiser at Chipotle on Pacific Avenue. By showing a flyer on August, 30

th

from 4pm-8pm and we received 50% of the proceeds from each purchase. This fundraiser raised a total of $400.60

Snapraise

As of the time this newsletter was written, we have raised approximately $1,679 through our web fundraiser “Snapraise”.

Recycling

In an effort to become environmentally conscious, the Franklin High School Band participates in a yearlong recycling fundraiser. Recycling of both bottles and cans is constantly collected and once a month the recycling is collected and taken in to be recycled. So far, we have raised $53.00 with our ongoing recycling fundraiser.

Have any ideas for a fundraiser? We would love to hear them!

THIS MONTH IN MUSIC HISTORY

October 9. 1940- John Lennon is born

October 20, 1971- Snoop Dogg is born

October 1962- Beatles release their first record “Love me Do”

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Join the Boosters!

Dear Parents/Legal Guardians,

First, I want to welcome you to our very exciting 2017-2018 school year. As most of you know, we have hit the ground running. And our plan is to never look back. We started with our band camp and in one week, we were able to learn marching techniques to begin our path to marching competitions. Now, after the completion of our first marching band review and we prepare for the upcoming competitions, we are looking for parents volunteers to form our Band Boosters. During the end of parade season, we will also be getting ready for our Winter Drumline season, and after over a ten year break, we’re proud to bring back our Winter Colorguard! Our students are very enthusiastic and eager to do all of these events, but, the success of all of these events relies on enthusiastic and supportive parents, like yourself.

What are the Band Boosters?

A booster club is an organization that is formed to support an associated organization. The booster club can support groups through raising funds or coordinating events. The main purpose of this Booster clubs is to develop support and raise funds for the student program. Many times booster clubs are also formed to help enhance programs that may have shrinking budgets.

Band Boosters play a very crucial role in the success/failure of a band program. There are certain fundraising ideas that can only be done by Band Boosters i.e., Car Shows, Feeds (crab, spaghetti, breakfast, or even tamale), raffles, and every other creative idea that you can bring. But it’s not only fundraising. With a lot of these events we have planned, having parents help in any aspect is severely needed. Carpooling to competitions, helping with lunch/refreshments for the students during rehearsals

and competitions are other ways that will build both confidence and school pride in the students, and put Franklin High School back on the map! Also utilizing your gifts, talents, abilities, or even trucks for hauling the trailer to competitions is a welcoming gift you bring to the table. You are a very important part to the success of the Music Department! Together, we will make a program that will leave a lasting memory for our children.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Interested in joining the boosters? Interested in organizing the band boosters?

CONTACT MRS. HAIRSTON jhairston@stocktonusd.net

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Franklin Yellow Jacket

Marching Band has a

lot of members that are

passionate and are

energetic

to the

vision

and the

goal of

the music

program.

There are

students that are stellar

both in the spotlight,

and behind the scenes

that have performed

magnificently.

During our first band

review, Veronica

Velasquez showed so

much leadership. She

was making sure that

every group was on

task, and everyone was

prepared to compete.

She was handling

business, and making

sure that the band was

thoroughly warmed

up.

While it’s easy to

compliment the

student that’s in the

spotlight, sometimes

it’s the ones

behind the

scenes that

goes

unrecognized.

Angela

Segura, Faith

Parker, and

Jose Garibay didn’t

put on a uniform, but

without their

performance Saturday,

it would have been so

much more of a

challenge. They say,

“Many hands make

light work,” and

everyone here made

Saturday flow that

much easier!

BAND ATTEN-HUT!

Three members of the Franklin Marching Yellowjacket flute section. (L to R) Lizette Orozco, Alejandra Villa, Shaun-Oliver Gabriana.

Band member: (L to R) Arianna Flores (assistant drum major and flute), Montserrat Tovar (clarinet), Johnathan Mendoza (trombone), Carlos Hinojosa (back flag and percussion), Salvador Lopez (trumpet), and Joshua Viernes (trumpet).

Colorguard Members Tiffani Martindale and Magali Pizana.

Center Stage

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The FHS music staff is proud to announce that beginning in October, we will be preparing for our new winter Drumline, and for the first time in over twelve years, our Winter Colorguard season.

Before the season begins, we will have conditioning and open auditions for all who would like to participate (see calendar of events. If you have any questions about the winter competitions, contact Mr. Robinson.

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