UHS Music Department

Weekly Announcement 10/12 - 10/17/2009

BAND CLASSES

$200 FAIR SHARE for 1^st Semester

Thanks to the families who have already contributed $200 for the first semester Fair Share.  If you have not yet turned it in, please have your student bring the check (payable to UHS BAND AIDES) to Mr. Heddon during band class. Please make sure to put your student’s name on the memo line.

SYMPHONY

Please be there at 5:45 in MPR. Being late is not acceptable.

MTR (Marching Trojan Regiments)

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Football Games and Field Tournament

There are still quite some empty spaces on the sign-up pages: www.mysignup.com/unibandgames for all the games and www.mysignup.com/unibandfieldshows for all the field tournaments (all three are on Saturdays). If all the boxes are taken for the day that you would like to help, you are still welcome to join the plume team, help with the boosters table, or move the pit equipments to the stadium. There is never a case with too many volunteers J Any question, please contact our VP-Activities, Diane Geller, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please check out the MTR performance videos on the following links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PbvlqSWnzM – Home game 9/18

http://www.youtube.com/user/unibanddad  - Home game 10/1

REHEARSALS This Week

Monday: 3:00-4:30

Tuesday: 3:00-4:30

Wednesday: 2:15-4:00 (Office Hour Rehearsal – please see the details below)

Thursday: 3:15-4:30

Friday: 3:00-4:30

Saturday 10/17: Call Time 5:00pm - Home Game against San Juan Hills High at Irvine Stadium

Wednesday Office Hours, Oct 14

We will be holding rehearsal during office hours on Wednesday of this week.  It will be a drill only rehearsal, so don’t worry about getting your instrument, just come to the field.  Make sure to have you coordinate sheets ready as we will be cleaning the show and doing a visual run.  We will be taking attendance as this is a required rehearsal.  Please speak to your other teachers about rescheduling any work during office hours.  This will not become a normal practice so please understand that band is a class and rarely requires office hour time.  There will be only one other day like this.  This is a great opportunity to focus entirely on the visual aspect of our show. --- Mr. Heddon

Home Football Game Saturday, Oct 17

Call time will be 5:00.  Be sure to show up wearing your shorts and black t-shirt.  Reminder: denim jean shorts are NOT acceptable to wear underneath your uniform.  Great job at the last game on getting out of the school early!  Let’s do it again.  Our goal is to have no one be late to call time and to have no one forget anything.  --- Mr. Heddon

Students: Since it is on a Saturday, please eat a full meal before you come. The boosters will prepare water for everyone, but there won’t be any snacks.

Parents: we need more help moving the PIT equipment at Irvine Stadium. The few bus chaperones have been helping to move the PIT instruments in the past two games, and it has been taking a lot of trips for them & the students to go back & forth. It will be much appreciated if you can lend a helping hand. Please come to the stadium parking lot around 5:45-6:00. It is Irvine High's rear parking lot at Escolar street. You should see the yellow Penske truck parked close to the side walk (towards the end of parking lot) leading to the stadium. The students will unload the instruments; just follow the students & help them move the equipment (most have wheels) to the stadium. It will probably take about 15 minutes. You can leave after the moving is done, or stay to watch the game (you will not need to pay for the entrance fee since you are a band volunteer). This job is not listed on the signup page for football games, so if you have any questions, please email Annie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Band Photo, Thursday, Oct 22

Our band photo is being taken on October 22 during the rehearsal time.  Forms to order band photos are available from Mr. Heddon. 

Irvine Invitational Field Tournament:  Saturday, October 24

Our first competition is quickly approaching.  We still have not been told our performance time but we are pretty sure it will be in the late afternoon to early evening.  On competition days we meet at Uni in the afternoon to do a rehearsal to make sure we are focused and ready for this important event.  We only participate in 3 competitions a year and we all put in so much time, effort, and talent that we must make the most out of these days.  Please make sure that you plan accordingly to be on time to rehearsal and to take care of all other responsibilities so you can be focused and ready to do your best.  Parents are highly encouraged to participate by coming to the tournament.  Judges really do notice when the parents show up to cheer for their ensembles.  It shows that there is a strong commitment to what the students are doing and will shed a positive and confident light on the field. Since it is so close to home, we should have the largest cheering section in the stands. --- Mr. Heddon

Band Spectacular, Tuesday evening, October 27

Please save this day on your calendar, we will need lots of help on this day.

Next Week:

Monday 10/19: 3:00-4:30

Tuesday 10/20: 3:00-4:30

Wednesday 10/21: 2:15-4:00

Thursday 10/22: 3:15-4:30 (Band Photo Day)

Friday 10/23: 3:00-4:30

Saturday 10/24: Irvine Invitation Field Tournament

Events in the near future

Saturday 10/17 – Home game (Irvine Stadium)

Saturday 10/24 – Irvine Invitation Field Tournament (Irvine Stadium)

Tuesday 10/27 – Band Spectacular (Irvine Stadium)

Saturday 10/31 – Loara Field Tournament (Glover Stadium in Anaheim)

Saturday 11/7- Homecoming game (UNI High, 40^th anniversary celebration)

Friday 11/13 – Home game (Irvine Stadium, will honor all the seniors of MTR)

Saturday 11/21- Savanna Field Tournament (Glover Stadium in Anaheim)

FUNDRAISING (Any check, please write payable to UHS BAND AIDES)

Anyone registered in the band or pageantry classes could participate in these fundraisers.

We have 3 small navy blue, and 2 large white BAND Polo Shirts available for any band or color guard parents to purchase. They are $28 each. If you are interested in getting one, please email Annie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

See’s Candy Bars – The boosters are selling these candy bars at all the home games. There are 4 flavors: Dark Chocolate with almonds, Milk Chocolate with almonds, Milk Chocolate with toffee nuggets, and plain Milk Chocolate.  They are $2.00 a bar.

You are welcome to help the Music department by selling them to your friends and neighbors. Please collect the payments first, then contact Dorothy Duncan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for the number of bars and the flavors you need. You can also purchase a box (24 bars) with the base cost, $20.40. The profit will be $27.60 per box and it is yours to keep.  Please prepare exact cash in advance or write the check payable to UHS Band Aides.

Trojan Dog Tags – The boosters are selling dog tags with the Trojan logo at all home games. The new lower price is $3 each. Please contact Maureen Price at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details if you would like to help selling these to your friends or neighbors.

Stadium Seat Cushion – The boosters will be selling seat cushions (with the Trojan 40 Years logo) at the home games. The new lower price is $7 each; please come by the boosters table to check it out.

Ralph’s Reward Card & Albertson’s Preferred Cards

This is the easiest way to help the band & there is no cost to you.

Please sign up at http://www.ralphs.com for Ralph’s Reward Card. The NPO number is 80719, for University High School Marching Band.

You can sign up the Albertson’s Preferred card at a store or on-line at http://www.albertsons.com/cp/. Our code for Albertson’s is 49000128135.