The Howdy Party is TOMORROW!!! Don’t miss it!

Friday, August 22, 5:00 – 8:00 

Bicentennial Park in Pantego

The Booster Club will provide dinner and Kona Ice Snow Cones. 

Students,  bring something to share according to your year below: 

What to Bring:

Freshman: Case/Pack of Bottled Water (wear gray) 

Sophomores: Sweets (wear green)

Juniors: Fruit (wear black)

Seniors: Chips (wear white)

If you didn’t have time to pick something up to bring or you don’t have the right color of shirt for your class, don’t worry about it! Just come out and have a good time anyway!

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. 

IN THIS EMAIL: 

1. VERTICAL RAISE UPDATE – ONLY 5 MORE DAYS!

2. PROGRAM AD SALES – LAST CHANCE DUE MON

3. BOOSTER CLUB PARENT SOCIAL & MEETING – TUES, SEP 24

4. HOMECOMING BREAKFAST & RED WAGON DONATIONS

5. FALL CONCERT DATE – WED, OCT 16, 7:00 PM

1. VERTICAL RAISE UPDATE – ONLY 5 MORE DAYS!

$11,534 raised with 5 DAYS LEFT. We are doing well, but we still need EVERYONE’s help to reach our goal of $19,000. Here’s how you can help: 

• Please add your emails and phone numbers, then ADD MORE! 
• SHARE, RESHARE, & RESHARE to all your social media platforms–you never know who will see it and want to help! 

Here is the parent letter that was handed out to the students. 

Thank you for your help! 

2. PROGRAM AD SALES – LAST CHANCE

We have a few mParents wishing to purchase a Shout-Out for their student or advertise their business in our concert program may do so by submitting the Ad Sales Program form found on our Orchestra Website.  All money and forms must be turned in no later than September 23.  Each advertisement purchased also includes a complimentary listing on our orchestra website and weekly update, and will be featured in PowerPoint format before each major concert.  Please contact Ms. Wilcox at kwilcox@aisd.net if you are interested in purchasing an ad space. 

3. BOOSTER CLUB PARENT SOCIAL & MEETING – TUES, SEP 24

Our first Booster Club Parent Social will be held on Tues, Sep 24 at 6:30 pm in the Orchestra Room with a meeting held at 7:00 pm. This is such an important organization for our orchestra program. When everyone pitches in things go so much faster! Come and get to know the other parents and help us make this a great year for our orchestra students. 

NOTE: if there is a baseball game, park on the black top or far enough from the field to avoid pop fly balls. 

4. HOMECOMING BREAKFAST & RED WAGON DONATIONS

Thursday afternoon – Cinnamon Roll Donations 

Friday AM – Toilet Paper donations

The Homecoming breakfast is this Friday from 6:45 – 7:35 am in the AHS Cafeteria. All school organizations bring something and Orchestra brings cinnamon rolls. Please bring cinnamon rolls on Thursday in preparation for Friday morning’s breakfast. Officers will be serving, but all students are encouraged to attend the breakfast. 

The Red Wagon parade at the Homecoming peprally is a long-standing AHS tradition. Organizations collect donations and place them in our red wagon. These donations are then given to Mission Arlington. Orchestra collects toilet paper. Please bring a pack of toilet paper by Friday morning for the pep rally. 

5. FALL CONCERT DATE – WED, OCT 16, 7:00 PM

Mark your calendars for our first concert of the year! The students are sounding great already and we are very excited to perform for you!