Weekly Update
Best of luck to all of our students on the first days of school!
Upcoming Dates
Monday 8/13 - Full Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-8pm
Tuesday 8/14 - Full Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-8pm
Thursday 8/16 – Marching Band Pictures (Call Time 4.30pm); Full Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-8pm; Family Preview Performance 7pm-8pm
Friday 8/17 – Performance at OEHS Blue and Silver Bash (Call Time 3.30pm)
Please review the marching band handbook for remaining dates http://www.oswegoeasthighschoolbands.com/marching-band.html
Picture Date: Thursday, August 16th
On Thursday, August 16th, students will take a group Marching Band Picture. Students have received the order forms. Individual pictures can also be taken and ordered. Students will turn in their forms and payments to the professional photographers during the picture. Students should be in the band room by 4.30pm, wearing all of their uniform. All students are in the group photograph regardless of ordering plans.
Students who ordered Drillmaster marching band shoes will receive their shoes this week.
Please make sure students are wearing black socks with their uniforms. The socks need to be "longer" (ankle socks are too short).
After the pictures are taken, students will then change out of their uniforms into clothes for the evening rehearsal and Family Preview Performance.
Family Preview Performance: Thursday, August 16th, 7pm-8pm
Please join us in the OEHS football stadium this Thursday, starting at 7pm, to see and hear the progress the marching band students have made on the show. We look forward to seeing you!
Time Between School Dismissal and Marching Band
Students are welcome to stay between school dismissal and afternoon/evening rehearsals and performances. Many students take this option and bring food for dinner to avoid having to go home and return. This option also proves to be a positive one for many students, as they are able to seek help from peers when completing homework.
Blue and Silver Bash Performance: Friday, August 17th
On Friday, August 17th, OEHS will be hosting the Blue and Silver Bash. During this event, the fall athletic teams compete against each other in various scrimmages. The marching band has been asked to perform during the kick-off of the event, from 4pm-4.25pm. Call time for the students will be 3.30pm. Students must wear gym shoes and socks. They can wear whatever else they would like, preferably something that is OEHS related. The performance will be on the football field track (weather permitting). If the weather is inclement, we will perform indoors.
OEHS Band Boosters on Facebook
By typing in “OEHS Band Boosters” within the search section of Facebook, our Band Boosters page can be found. Pictures from many rehearsals and performances are put on this page. Please feel free to visit the site to see pictures of the students in action.
Chicago Wolves Change of Date: Now Sunday, October 21st
The Chicago Wolves organization has notified us that the game scheduled on October 20th is no longer a home game; therefore, we are not able to perform on that date. The organization has given us the performance date of Sunday, October 21st. Once we have times and details from the Chicago Wolves, we will share the information with our families. Thank you for the parents who said they could chaperone the previous scheduled date. If you are able to stand as a chaperone on the newly scheduled date, please email Ms. Cooper at kcooper01@sd308.org
Curricular Band Information
Parent Meeting: Wednesday, August 29th, 7pm
On Wednesday, August 29th, starting at 7pm in the band room (entry through door #3), the band directors and booster officers will be leading a meeting to help give an overview of the entire band program. This evening allows for a detailed explanation of the school year in band. The meeting will last between 30 and 45 minutes, based upon questions asked.
Spring Break Trip: Orlando, Florida
All students who are enrolled in a curricular band class at Oswego East have the option of traveling to Orlando, Florida during the Spring 2019 break. Information about the trip, including how to register students, can be found by visiting the following site: http://www.oswegoeasthighschoolbands.com/disney-2019.html
Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony Etudes
In May, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who will be in Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony received etudes which will help determine chair placement and part assignments for our first concerts. Copies of these etudes can be found within the different Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony areas of the band site. The etudes will be played during the second week of school. Incoming freshman students do not have etudes assigned at the beginning of the year and do not need to worry about preparing any audition music.
Honors Option: Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony
Juniors who are in their second year of being in either Wind Ensemble or Wind Symphony, as well as all seniors in either Wind Ensemble or Wind Symphony, can choose to take the courses for honors credit. Please email Ms. Cooper, kcooper01@sd308.org, if you are a Wind Symphony student who would like to take the course for honors. Please email Mr. Rexroat, srexroat@sd308.org, if you are a Wind Ensemble students who would like to take the course for honors.
Upcoming Dates
Monday 8/13 - Full Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-8pm
Tuesday 8/14 - Full Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-8pm
Thursday 8/16 – Marching Band Pictures (Call Time 4.30pm); Full Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-8pm; Family Preview Performance 7pm-8pm
Friday 8/17 – Performance at OEHS Blue and Silver Bash (Call Time 3.30pm)
Please review the marching band handbook for remaining dates http://www.oswegoeasthighschoolbands.com/marching-band.html
Picture Date: Thursday, August 16th
On Thursday, August 16th, students will take a group Marching Band Picture. Students have received the order forms. Individual pictures can also be taken and ordered. Students will turn in their forms and payments to the professional photographers during the picture. Students should be in the band room by 4.30pm, wearing all of their uniform. All students are in the group photograph regardless of ordering plans.
Students who ordered Drillmaster marching band shoes will receive their shoes this week.
Please make sure students are wearing black socks with their uniforms. The socks need to be "longer" (ankle socks are too short).
After the pictures are taken, students will then change out of their uniforms into clothes for the evening rehearsal and Family Preview Performance.
Family Preview Performance: Thursday, August 16th, 7pm-8pm
Please join us in the OEHS football stadium this Thursday, starting at 7pm, to see and hear the progress the marching band students have made on the show. We look forward to seeing you!
Time Between School Dismissal and Marching Band
Students are welcome to stay between school dismissal and afternoon/evening rehearsals and performances. Many students take this option and bring food for dinner to avoid having to go home and return. This option also proves to be a positive one for many students, as they are able to seek help from peers when completing homework.
Blue and Silver Bash Performance: Friday, August 17th
On Friday, August 17th, OEHS will be hosting the Blue and Silver Bash. During this event, the fall athletic teams compete against each other in various scrimmages. The marching band has been asked to perform during the kick-off of the event, from 4pm-4.25pm. Call time for the students will be 3.30pm. Students must wear gym shoes and socks. They can wear whatever else they would like, preferably something that is OEHS related. The performance will be on the football field track (weather permitting). If the weather is inclement, we will perform indoors.
OEHS Band Boosters on Facebook
By typing in “OEHS Band Boosters” within the search section of Facebook, our Band Boosters page can be found. Pictures from many rehearsals and performances are put on this page. Please feel free to visit the site to see pictures of the students in action.
Chicago Wolves Change of Date: Now Sunday, October 21st
The Chicago Wolves organization has notified us that the game scheduled on October 20th is no longer a home game; therefore, we are not able to perform on that date. The organization has given us the performance date of Sunday, October 21st. Once we have times and details from the Chicago Wolves, we will share the information with our families. Thank you for the parents who said they could chaperone the previous scheduled date. If you are able to stand as a chaperone on the newly scheduled date, please email Ms. Cooper at kcooper01@sd308.org
Curricular Band Information
Parent Meeting: Wednesday, August 29th, 7pm
On Wednesday, August 29th, starting at 7pm in the band room (entry through door #3), the band directors and booster officers will be leading a meeting to help give an overview of the entire band program. This evening allows for a detailed explanation of the school year in band. The meeting will last between 30 and 45 minutes, based upon questions asked.
Spring Break Trip: Orlando, Florida
All students who are enrolled in a curricular band class at Oswego East have the option of traveling to Orlando, Florida during the Spring 2019 break. Information about the trip, including how to register students, can be found by visiting the following site: http://www.oswegoeasthighschoolbands.com/disney-2019.html
Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony Etudes
In May, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who will be in Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony received etudes which will help determine chair placement and part assignments for our first concerts. Copies of these etudes can be found within the different Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony areas of the band site. The etudes will be played during the second week of school. Incoming freshman students do not have etudes assigned at the beginning of the year and do not need to worry about preparing any audition music.
Honors Option: Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony
Juniors who are in their second year of being in either Wind Ensemble or Wind Symphony, as well as all seniors in either Wind Ensemble or Wind Symphony, can choose to take the courses for honors credit. Please email Ms. Cooper, kcooper01@sd308.org, if you are a Wind Symphony student who would like to take the course for honors. Please email Mr. Rexroat, srexroat@sd308.org, if you are a Wind Ensemble students who would like to take the course for honors.