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Alamo Heights Band Association

Attention all HS & Jr. School Band members and families: Mark your calen-

dars for the

Fall Tailgate Party

October 12, 5:30 p.m.,

before the AHHS vs. Fredericksburg football game.

This year’s tailgate party is a very important event as it will give the High

School and Junior School Band family a chance to get together for some greatfood prior to the game.

Parents, be sure to bring your checkbook to purchase decals, band t-shirts,

yard signs and of course, join the Band Association!

Volume 1, Issue 1

* * * TAILGATE PARTY* * *

September 10, 2007

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Band Wish List 2

Message from Jane A nn 2

Meet Mr. Ragsdale 3

Notes from M s. Mikel 3

Dates to Remember 4

Membership form 5

Yard Sign Order form 7

BAN D N O T E S

P L E A SE H E L P W I T H CA S C A R O N E S F O R

H O WD Y N I G H T

Having a cascaron broken

over your head is said to

bring good luck or canindicate that you have an

admirer...

It’s hard to imagine, but Homecoming will be here soon. We are once againthe proud sponsors of the Cascarone Booth at Howdy Night. Last year we didgreat with this fundraiser. Let's outdo ourselves! Howdy Night is Septembe28. We are planning a workday on this coming Saturday, Sept. 15, at 9:00a.m., in the Band Hall. Please make a note on your calendars to comehelp. Students and parents are welcomed. Students will be spray painting

and should dress accordingly.

You can also help us by bringing your eggshells. We also need donations otissue paper, glue sticks, confetti, and spray paint. You may make a donationin the amount of $10.00 to help with the cost of supplies. Place you donation in an envelope marked "Cascarones." Please send your donations no

later than Thursday, September 13th to give us enough time to buy the eggshells prior to the 15th.

We will pass around a sign up sheet for working the booth on Howdy Nightand of course we will need all the band students to walk around the grounds

selling the cascarones. If you want a particular shift, sign up early.

For any questions, please contact Martha Garcia at 219-2198 or solloagar

[email protected] or call Carol Titus at 487-0065 [email protected].

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We are asking the band parents help with

a few items that the kids will need

throughout the year: Approximately 110stud ents pa rticipate in the band . We will

also have junior school students at most

home football games as well, so use 125 as

an average number.

Foot items include: Salty Snacks, Sweet

Snacks, Bottled Drinks (with cap) such as so-

das, water and Gatorade, cups, trash bags and

Rolls of Paper Towels.

Most individually wrapped items are fine,

but please do not bring foods that do not

contain powder substances such as Chee-

tos, Nacho cheese Doritos and chocolate

that will melt. (Not so good for the un i-

forms.)

The drop off location for all food items is

the instrument repair room.

First Aid kits are carried to every

event and on each bus to all gam es,

trips and competitions. To outfit ourfirst aid kit, we need:

Adhesive Bandages (all Sizes), Adhe-

sive cloth tape (1"), Antibiotic oint-

ment, Antiseptic Wipes, Tylenol, cold

compresses, non-latex gloves, hydro-

cortisone ointment, roller bandages &

large gauze pads.

Other items that are always needed:

Black socks (no ankle socks), safetypins, pony tail holders, regular rubber

bands, ziplock bags (any size) and

hand wipes.

The drop off location for all non-

food items is the uniform room.

Thanks again for supporting the band!

G R E E T I N G S F R O M JAN E AN N

Alamo Height Band Wish List

Dear P arents ,

We lcome to another year of Band! ! I hope that al l of you wi l l get involved someho w.You can start by joining the Band Associat ion. Every penny w e mak e goes r ight intoband sup port such as the marching show, c l inic ians, snacks, etc. Another wa y is to do-

nate snack a nd dr inks for the game , go to the mee t ings, volunteer to help, or just watchfor e-mai ls ! There are many th ings tha t come up and e-mail is the fastest, most eff icientway to comm unicate. I f you have not received any e-ma ils f rom m e, or Ms. Mikel, pleaselet us know. You are missing out on annou ncem ents and opportunities! !

I look forward to see ing you al l around the Ba nd H al l !

Jane Ann Temple

Band Associat ion President

[email protected] .com

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Volume 1, Issue 1

GO MULES!

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Band Notes

Mr. Ragsdale is in his first yearas the Assistant Band Director

and Percussion Instructor atAlamo Heights High School.

He also instructs beginningsaxophone and percussion at

the Junior School. Prior to hisrole with AHISD, Mr.Ragsdale was an AssistantBand Director and Percussion

Instructor at Churchill HighSchool in the North East Inde-

pendent School District.

Mr. Ragsdale graduated fromthe University of Texas at Ar-

lington with a Bachelor’s inMusic in the year 2005. Whileat UTA, Mr. Ragsdale per-formed with many groups on

campus including the windensemble, concert band, sym-

phony orchestra, marchingband, and percussion ensemble.

In addition to his college play-

ing experience

Mr. Ragsdale also performedwith the 6 time Drum CorpsInternational World ChampionSanta Clara Vanguard in 1999and 2000. From 2001 to 2005,

Mr. Ragsdale taught the per-cussion section of the Van-guard and helped lead them tothe 2004 DCI Outstanding

Percussion Award.

The past two summers, Mr.Ragsdale has been a member of

the percussion staff for the 10time World Champion Cava-

liers Drum and Bugle Corps.Mr. Ragsdale is a member of

the Texas Bandmasters andTexas Music Educators Asso-

ciations.

N OT E S FROM MS. MI K E L

ME E T MR. RAGSDALE

MARCHING CLINIC SCHEDULED Also, on Monday, October 1st (this is a regularlyscheduled rehearsal), George Hopkins who

works with the Cadets drum and bugle corps.

will be conducting a clinic with the band. Youare welcome to come and watch. You are al-ways welcome to come and watch any rehearsal.

At the end of the evening rehearsals, we usuallydo a “run through” or two and it is a great time

to be able to see you child perform.

THANKS! First of all, I want to say thank you parents for help-

ing us make it through another Summer Band. I

really appreciate your “carting kids around.” The

time we spend in Summer Band is so valuable.Also, many thanks to Jim Ragsdale, Tom Currie,Bob Navarro, Jeff Vogtlin, Ben Silvermintz (the

new Jr. School Choir Director that is also a bandguy) for working with the Marching Band duringthe Summer and for continuing to work with us

through marching season.

THE SHOW The students are really working hard to prepare afabulous show this year. The music is titled

“Beyond Aspen” and was written by Aaron Guidry.Aaron performs with Cirque Du Soleil in Las Ve-gas. With the new electronics and synthesizer, it

will be a very interesting show.

IMPORTANT DATES I hope you will mark all of our dates on your calen-dar. Please look particularly at the performance

dates. This fall we have competitions on October13th, 22nd and hopefully 27th (that is the date forArea Marching Contest). We will have a rehearsalon October 20th from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm in the

AHHS Stadium. This rehearsal will be very impor-

tant and everyone needs to attend.

“Talent without discipline

is like an oc topus on

roller skates. There’s

plenty of movement, but

you never kno w if it’s

going to be forward,

backwards, or siderways.”

A Hero In Every Heart by

J. Jackson B rown, Jr.

Welcome, Mr. Ragsdale!

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256 Lorenz San Antonio, TX 78209

Alamo Heights BandA ssoc iat ion

D ATES TO REMEMBER

18 Band Assoc. Meet ing

A HHS B and H a ll

7:00 p.m.

19 A HHS v B oe rne= away

20 March ing Rehearsa l

7-10 p .m.

22 UIL Marching Contest4:30 p.m.

26 A HHS v Mem or ial H o m e

27 Area Ma rching C ont .

Kyle, TXNOVEMBER :

2 AHH S v Kennedy (Sr .Band Parent N ight)

6 STATE MARCHING

C O N T E S T - Alamo

dome

8 Band Associat ionMeet ing HS

7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER:

14 AHH S v E. Cent ra l -Hom e 7:30 p.m.

15 Make cascarones forHowdy N ight -

9:00 a.m.

18 Band A ssoc . Meet ingAHJS Band H al l 7 :00p.m.

21 AHHS v Victor ia -A way

26 Howdy N ight

28 AHH S v Tay lorHom ec om ing

OCTOBER:

12 Tai lgate Party, AH HSv Freder icksburg-H o m e

13 Marching Contest —Kyle, TX

9 AH HS v Ke rrv il le —

Away

12 Ful l Orchestra Re-hearsals Begins

19-Dec. 3 Tama le Sa les

26-30 Band Pizza/TacoSales

27 5A Region BandAudit ions

29 4A Region BandAudit ions

DECEMBER

3 Tamale Sales End(orders due)

4 Cho ir /Orchestra H ol i -day Concer t

7:00 p.m.

14 Tamale P ickup(Music Bldg.)

3:30 p.m.

18 HS H ol iday Band

Concer t HS 7:00

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Membership/ Directory Form

2007- 2008

Join the Alamo Heights Band Association! The association raises money to support and encourageyour

students in the Junior School and High School Bands and Color Guard. Band Association dues help

fund instrument purchases, transportation to competitions, clinicians, trips, special events,newsletters

and many other items. Please fill out the form below and return with your check, payable to:

Alamo Heights Band Association.

Mail to: Melissa Phillips, Treasurer, 130 E. Mariposa Dr., San Antonio, TX, 78212.

______________________________________________________________________________

Student’s Name Grade Instrument

Band: (HS) Wind Ensemble ___ Symphonic ___ Color Guard ___ Percussion ___

(JS) Symphonic I ___ Symphonic II ___ Concert ___ Beginner ____

______________________________________________________________________________

Student Address Zip Home Phone

______________________________________________________________________________

Student Cell Phone Student Email (pls print very clearly) ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Custodial Parent(s) Name(s) Home phone (if different)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Parent cell phone Parent Email (pls print very clearly-this is our main way to send you information) _____________________________________________________________________________________

Noncustodial Parent Name

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Address Home phone

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Cell phone Email (pls print clearly)

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS (pls check one)

Gold $100+___ Blue $50-$99___ Family $10-$49___

(If you’re not joining at this time, pls fill out and return this form, with our thanks, to ensure your information is

correct in the band directory. HS Band Association members receive a free copy of the HS band directory)

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

HS and JS volunteers are always needed. They chaperone, man the concession stand, work fundraisers,

& label mail outs. At the HS, they wash uniforms, pass out hat plumes, pass out water, load

and unload instruments & coolers, and the list goes on. Nothing we do is rocket science, but

volunteers are indispensable to the Band faculty and the success of the program. Any help is

appreciated! Send your email address and areas of special interest, if any, to Melissa Phillips at

[email protected]. We will put you on a list and let you know how to get involved.

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SPIRIT YARD SIGN ORDER

STUDENT’S NAME ____________________________________

Name as you wish to appear on the sign. ( first OR last names only)

STUDENT’S FULL NAME _____________________________________________

STREET ADDRESS _________________________________________________

TELEPHONE ___________________________________

Circle one: Band Colorguard

COST: $15

_____ Check made payable to AH M ulepushers

_____ Cash

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