Feb. 9th, Band Booster Meeting (Reminder)

Reminder - the next booster meeting is on Feb 9th, Band Room at 7:00 pm, All band parents welcome!  Minutes from past meetings are in the PDF Downloads (click the link on the left)

 

Feb. 22nd, Great Lakes Scrip (Updated)!
An easy fundraiser; purchase gift cards for places you normally shop at and get a percentage back right away. Choose from hundreds of places. Orders will be placed monthly on the last business day of the month at 4pm, except in Feb when orders will be placed at 4pm on Feb 22nd (per the requests of many parents). Orders must be pre-paid.  See instructions.

 

Feb. 22nd, Australia Trip Insurance (New)

For those planning on Australia in 2011, payment record and information regarding trip insurance was sent home with your student (1/28).  DEADLINE for Trip Insurance is Feb 22, 2010.  If you did not receive them, ask your student or contact Claudia Barron: redriderfx@tds.net.

 

Mar. 24th, Suites & Treats Concert (Date Changed!)

The Suites & Treats Concert has been moved from March 10th to March 24th!  The Concert will involve Full Orchestra as well as some of the WSMA ensembles!

 

 

See Calendar Link on the left side of the page for more events into the future!  Events are scheduled on Feb 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, and on March 9, 13, 24, 26, and 27!   And more in April, May, and June! 

 

 

WinterGuard

Our South WinterGuard team performed this past weekend, in Cedarburg and Greendale, in judged exhibition.  Congratulations on the excellent performances.  Many thanks to the parents who helped with transportation, the set-up crew, and to all who cheered our team on!

 

BINGO

On Sunday night, Jan 31st, we hosted our first BINGO Fundraiser at South with the help of the Bob Kames Foundation (www.BobKamesFoundation.org).  Over one hundred of us participated, great snacks were provided, and the Jazz Band performed.  Thank you to the many people who helped make this a success, to the Jazz Band, and to everyone who participated as this will help our band's fund raising needs.  (As we get more information about the success of the event, we will provide updates)

 

Enrollment Information!

Info about next year, including info for Middle School students and parents has been added to our PDF Downloads (and it's also below).  A Promotional Video is also now on our YouTube site

• Reasons for Music at South
• South Band Ensemble Offerings  

Australia Payment Due
$375 installment payment was due Jan 15th for those planning on Australia in 2011.  See the Payment Schedule for more information.

 

Video on YouTube Added

We will put video of certain events or performances on YouTube.  Due to copyright and size restrictions, not all performances can be put there.  Use the link on the left side of the page to access the band's Channel, or search "Waukesha South Bands" on YouTube 

 

CONGRATULATIONS - Twins are born!

Mr K is a Grandpa! Twin grandchildren Emma Grace and Emmit Guy Riffe were born Thursday night, both at 5 lbs 5 oz.  The babies are perfect and mom (Stacia) is doing well.

• Click to see Emmit (left) and Emma (right)
• Click to see Grandma K and Grandpa K
   

An Excellent Winter Showcase

Winter Guard and Winter Drumline performed on Saturday Jan 9th at South.  Photo's are in the Walgreens Gallery.  Video of the event is on YouTube (click the YouTube link on the left).

 

Holiday Concert a Success!

The Waukesha South Bands performed "A Christmas Peace" based on music that was commissioned for them, called "Homage and Honor: The Christmas Truce."  Congratulations to all on a GREAT performance.  Photo's are in the Walgreens Gallery.  A DVD of the Dec 21st performance is available for a small donation ($1.00) to the band (all proceeds will go to the band's general fund raising needs).  Have your student put $1 in the band's safe marked as "donation" and they can pick up a DVD in the band room.  If you want a DVD but do not have a student in the band, email John@JHillmer.com and we'll work something out!  The DVD contains video of the performance and the supplemental video clips that told the story.

  

Select Solo and Ensemble Music 

On Monday, Dec. 28 Mr. K and Ms. Weh were at White House of Music from 10-noon to help students select music for solo and ensemble  

  

Holiday Parade
Pictures are in the Gallery (the Band's Walgreens site). 

 

Congratulations Jazz Bands
The Nov 18th Night of Jazz was excellent.  Pictures are in the Gallery (the Band's Walgreens site). For a simple copy of the DVD video, email John@JHillmer.com (a limited number can be made for $1 each, all proceeds will go to the band)

 

Great Lakes Scrip
An easy fundraiser; purchase gift cards for places you normally shop at and get a percentage back right away. Choose from hundreds of places. Orders will be placed monthly on the last business day at 4pm, except Dec when the order will be placed on Dec 11th at 4pm to get the order before the holidays, and in Feb when the orders will be placed at 4pm on Feb 22. Orders must be pre-paid.  See instructions.

 

PICK N SAVE
Sign up for Pick N Save’s “We Care” program and request the proceeds to go to the Waukesha South Band Boosters – Number 919825 (this helps us keep the cost of all Band programs lower).

   

Winter Color Guard Info Meeting, Nov 12th

Learn about joining Winter Guard at their Informational meeting on Nov 12th, 7pm, in the Band room. Winter Guard rehearsals start Nov 19 & Nov 23, with events scheduled for January (more information will follow, and the calendar updated too).  Click to see Flier. 

 

2010 WSMA High School State Honors

The WSMA High School State Honors Music Project registration is open now and closes Friday 12/4/2009 at midnight. Late registrations are not accepted. Audition invoices and fees with signatures should be sent to WSMA and must be postmarked no later than Dec 11, 2009. Audition registration is online: www.wsmamusic.org

 

Two from South Selected for State Honors Band

Waukesha South Bands had several musicians try out for the State Honors Band again this year, congratulations to all who tried out.  Selected to the State Honors Band were Andrew Sowatzke and Laura Como, our hats go off to them and we wish them the best as they travel to Madison over teachers convention to play with the Honors Band. Information can be found at www.wsmamusic.com.

 

Halloween Kinderkonzert - a lot of fun!

South's Bands, Orchestra, and Choir put on great concert for 1,200+ Waukesha youngsters. Pictures are in the Gallery (the Band's Walgreens site).

 

Navy Pier, Chicago, Oct 4th

The Marching Band performed on Navy Pier on the Grand Staircase for a large audience on Sunday afternoon.  Pictures are in the Gallery (the Band's Walgreens site).  

 

1st place at Cranfest in Warrens, WI

Congratulations to the South Band for 1st place in class AAAA at the 2009 Cranfest Parade competition.  We all got a bit wet, and a little cold, but it was a great time and an excellent performance!  Pictures from the trip are in the Gallery.  

 

Congratulations on South's 20th Marchfest

With perfect weather, the evening was an incredible success thanks to so many current and past band parents who volunteered their time and talents.  Pictures from the day are in the Gallery.  Results are on the Marchfest Page.

 

Band Day and the DELLS! Over 4,000 band students participated at Camp Randall Stadium during the Badger Football Game's 1/2 Time show.  South's band then headed to the Dells for team-building and fun.  Pictures from the weekend are in the Gallery.

 

Pictures of the Band

Click on the Galleries link on the left side of the page to get to the Band's Walgreens Photo Gallery.  Shots from Picture-Day and Friday's performances are there!

 

Subscribe to Email for South's Band Programs

Click HERE and follow the directions to register your email account with Waukesha South's Band Programs -- all Band Programs and Band Classes use this web site and this email registration to help keep you informed!  We will post information and news items here on this web site, and from time to time, we may need to email you (Students and Parents), but unless you Subscribe here, we can't do that.  Thank you!

 

2009/2010 Web Calendar Updated

Click on the Calendar link on the left side of this page for access to the Bands' events this summer, fall, winter and next spring.  We keep this calendar updated throughout the summer and school months.

   

Blackshirt Bands Summer Newsletter

We have a new newsletter for the bands summer and fall events (available in the PDF Downloads or Click Here)

 

New Booster Officers Voted In At the May Booster meeting elections took place for the new booster officers. We are pleased to announce the new board for you.

• President - Gary Metzger
• Vice President – Terri Como – To remain as VP.
• Treasurer - Therese Westphal
• Secretary – Karen White & Barb Ruggeri (Shared Position)
• Suzanne Boulton - To remain as Fundraising Coordinator

To ensure a smooth handover the existing board members will continue and work with the new officers over the next few months.

Miller Park

We have the dates selected for Miller Park, this was emailed to the people that had contacted Claudia Barron. If you signed up and didn't receive the email please contact Trevor Barnes. Information can be found on our website in our PDF Downloads.

 

2009/2010 Marching Band

Information has been provided by South's Band Directors to answer some of the questions they are hearing about the 2009/2010 Marching Band program.  That is located under PDF Downloads

  

Smart Music

The band is using a computer program called Smart Music this year.  Ordering information for subscribing to Smart Music at home is located here.

Support the 'All School Boosters' 
The more we support the All School Boosters, the better chance we have of band funding. We need at least 50% membership of band parents. Become a member by purchasing an activity pass. A Booster Club sign-up sheet was included the South Spotlight for back-to-school. The All School Boosters will also have a table at registration, Southfest and the first few football games. By joining you are getting discounted access to most of South’s sporting events, as well as an opportunity to qualify for a senior scholarship for your student...