1. QUICK INFO SHEET 

Have you seen your students Orchestra Quick Info Sheet? Well, we sent it home! Ask your student to see it!

We handed the Quick Info Sheet out at AHS’s Sneak-a-Peak night and sent a copy home with your student on the first day of their orchestra class. 

2. HOWDY PARTY – FRI, AUG 22

Our first social event of the year is the Howdy Party on Friday, August 22 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at Bicentennial Park in Pantego. We will have lots of different games and activities, music, etc. Come out for a great time! The Booster Club will provide dinner and Kona Ice Snow Cones. 

Students will bring something to share according to their year below: 

What to Bring

Freshman: Bottled Water (wear gray)

Sophomores: Sweets (wear green)

Juniors: Fruit (wear black)

Seniors: Chips (wear white)

3. PARENT MEETING **REQUIRED** – TUES, AUG 26

Our Orchestra Parent Meeting will be Tuesday, August 26 at 7:30 pm in the AHS Auditorium. Please enter through the Gallery entrance from Park Row at the top of the stairs. 

We will be discussing all policies, expectations,events, and information pertaining to the orchestra this year. Each student is required to be there with one parent or adult family member; please, no siblings. Students are excused if they have another AISD event/practice as long as the family member is in attendance. Please email Dr. Chapman immediately if your student will not be able to attend. 

4. GET FIT DAY **REQUIRED** – SAT, SEP 6

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY and follow all directions in the checklist for a painless and speedy process. 

Get Fit Day is the day students will get fitted for their uniforms and handle all administrative orchestra issues. Packets are handed out at the required parent meeting. Included in the packet is the link/QR code to sign up for a 30-minute time slot on Saturday, a checklist to make your time at school as short as possible, and everything you need to turn in. 

If you lost your packet, you can send your student to get another one from a director or visit our website: www.ahsorchestra.com and download it from the “Forms and Docs” page. 

If bringing cash, please bring the exact amount. We do not have enough cash to make change for everyone. Please make checks payable to AHS Orchestra. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.