Congratulations on great performances at last week's Ross Showcase! It's truly been an incredible year of growth for the Gahr Instrumental Music Program. Thank you so much for all the hard work, dedication, and commitment by the students and parents involved in this year's program. We wish the best of luck to our graduating seniors. Remember where you came from and apply the lessons you have learned into your future endeavors. To our returning students: We have a strong foundation; however, we still have a long way to go! Get ready for the next chapter and let's make our alumni proud!
HAWAII DEPOSIT
There is a $50 deposit (per student & chaperone) for Hawaii due Wednesday, June 25th. We are using this to gauge interest and participation in the trip. This deposit is refundable if the trip is a no-go.
TUXEDOS & GOWNS PAST DUE
All tuxedos, gowns, and accessories (bow ties, cummerbunds, necklaces) were due on Friday. If you still have any of these items, please get them in ASAP or you will be charged.
DCI SO CAL CLASSIC
The DCI So Cal Classic is less than a month away! Our next meeting is this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Band Room to map out most of the details for the event. We need your non-perishable donations of name brand sodas (Pepsi & Coke products) and water. Thank you in advance for helping to make this a successful event.
JAZZ BAND BREAKFAST, REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE!
Our next meeting is Friday 6/20 at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at Offstreet Cafe (bring $) and reading Pep Tunes from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Band Room. The following day, Saturday 6/21 we are playing for the ABCUSD Summer Fun Run! We'll be setting up at 6:45AM at the Los Cerritos Mall in the Sear's parking lot on 183rd closest to Studebaker. Wear your jazz band t-shirt, a hat, and sunglasses. We should be done by 11AM. This is the website with the ABCUSD Summer Fun Run info: http://www.abcsummerfunrun.org/
END-OF-YEAR BEACH BONFIRE THIS SATURDAY 6/21
Please join us for our annual Gahr Marching Gladiator Beach Bonfire this Saturday, June 21st! We will be meeting at Bolsa Chica State Beach from 5-9 p.m. Please bring an item from the assignment below:
COOKBOOK RECIPES NEEDED
We’re putting together a book of recipes from the Gahr Band Family… and we need yours! Don’t miss this chance to have your family’s favorite recipe included.
Recipes can be submitted at: bandrecipebook@gmail.com
NEXT TWO WEEKS:
MONDAY 6/16
Last call for Tuxedos, Gowns, and outstanding donations
Finals: Periods 1 & 2
TUESDAY 6/17
Finals: Periods 3 & 4
*Check in / check out concert instruments
*Working on 2014 field show music
WEDNESDAY 6/18
Finals: Periods 5 & 6
*Check in / check out concert instruments
*Working on 2014 field show music
Graduation
THURSDAY 6/19
6:30 p.m. DCI So Cal Classic Meeting in Band Room
FRIDAY 6/20
JAZZ BAND BREAKFAST & PEP BAND REHEARSAL
8:30 a.m. Meeting at Offstreet Cafe (across the street from Gahr) for breakfast (bring $)
10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Run Pep Tunes for tomorrow's performance
*Optional: Calling new incoming students about workshops!
SATURDAY 6/21
ABCUSD Summer Fun Run http://www.abcsummerfunrun.org/
6:45 a.m. Setting up at Los Cerritos Mall in the Sear's parking lot on 183rd closest to Studebaker
*Wear your jazz band t-shirt, a hat, and sunglasses.
7:15 a.m. Sound Check
7:30 a.m. Start Performing
11:00 a.m. Clean up / Load equipment
END-OF-YEAR BEACH BONFIRE!
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Beach Bonfire at Bolsa Chica for students & families! Bring assignment from the list.
MONDAY 6/23
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 1!
*Wear hat, shorts, t-shirt, athletic shoes and bring water every day
*Arrive early and meet & greet with new students
11:00 a.m. Band Room open
11:30 a.m. Color Guard check-in / name tags
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard Introduction / Rehearsal
4:30 p.m. Band & Percussion check-in / name tags
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion Introduction / Rehearsal
TUESDAY 6/24
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 2
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
WEDNESDAY 6/25
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 3
*Hawaii Deposit of $50 Due
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
THURSDAY 6/26
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 4
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
FRIDAY 6/27
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 5
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
7:00 p.m. Mandatory Parent/Student Meeting for 2014 season & 2015 Hawaii Trip!
Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps arrive to Gahr High School
SATURDAY 6/28
Blue Knights at Gahr High School
9:00 a.m. Booster help needed organizing storage container
10:00 a.m. Watch Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps rehearse at Gahr High School!
5:30 p.m. Citrus College Drum Corps Show! Get free tickets from Mr. Loney.
SUNDAY 6/29
Blue Knights at Gahr High School
10:00 a.m. Watch Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps rehearse at Gahr High School!
HAWAII DEPOSIT
There is a $50 deposit (per student & chaperone) for Hawaii due Wednesday, June 25th. We are using this to gauge interest and participation in the trip. This deposit is refundable if the trip is a no-go.
TUXEDOS & GOWNS PAST DUE
All tuxedos, gowns, and accessories (bow ties, cummerbunds, necklaces) were due on Friday. If you still have any of these items, please get them in ASAP or you will be charged.
DCI SO CAL CLASSIC
The DCI So Cal Classic is less than a month away! Our next meeting is this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Band Room to map out most of the details for the event. We need your non-perishable donations of name brand sodas (Pepsi & Coke products) and water. Thank you in advance for helping to make this a successful event.
JAZZ BAND BREAKFAST, REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE!
Our next meeting is Friday 6/20 at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at Offstreet Cafe (bring $) and reading Pep Tunes from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Band Room. The following day, Saturday 6/21 we are playing for the ABCUSD Summer Fun Run! We'll be setting up at 6:45AM at the Los Cerritos Mall in the Sear's parking lot on 183rd closest to Studebaker. Wear your jazz band t-shirt, a hat, and sunglasses. We should be done by 11AM. This is the website with the ABCUSD Summer Fun Run info: http://www.abcsummerfunrun.org/
END-OF-YEAR BEACH BONFIRE THIS SATURDAY 6/21
Please join us for our annual Gahr Marching Gladiator Beach Bonfire this Saturday, June 21st! We will be meeting at Bolsa Chica State Beach from 5-9 p.m. Please bring an item from the assignment below:
- Flutes - Sprite (12-pack)
- Clarinets - Coke (12-pack)
- Saxophones - Hotdog Buns
- Trumpet/Horn - All Beef Hotdogs
- Low Brass - 4 bars of Hershey’s Chocolate
- Battery - 2 Bags of Chips
- Front Ensemble - Bag of Marshmallows & Box of Graham Crackers
- Color Guard - Diet Coke (12-pack)
COOKBOOK RECIPES NEEDED
We’re putting together a book of recipes from the Gahr Band Family… and we need yours! Don’t miss this chance to have your family’s favorite recipe included.
Recipes can be submitted at: bandrecipebook@gmail.com
NEXT TWO WEEKS:
MONDAY 6/16
Last call for Tuxedos, Gowns, and outstanding donations
Finals: Periods 1 & 2
TUESDAY 6/17
Finals: Periods 3 & 4
*Check in / check out concert instruments
*Working on 2014 field show music
WEDNESDAY 6/18
Finals: Periods 5 & 6
*Check in / check out concert instruments
*Working on 2014 field show music
Graduation
THURSDAY 6/19
6:30 p.m. DCI So Cal Classic Meeting in Band Room
FRIDAY 6/20
JAZZ BAND BREAKFAST & PEP BAND REHEARSAL
8:30 a.m. Meeting at Offstreet Cafe (across the street from Gahr) for breakfast (bring $)
10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Run Pep Tunes for tomorrow's performance
*Optional: Calling new incoming students about workshops!
SATURDAY 6/21
ABCUSD Summer Fun Run http://www.abcsummerfunrun.org/
6:45 a.m. Setting up at Los Cerritos Mall in the Sear's parking lot on 183rd closest to Studebaker
*Wear your jazz band t-shirt, a hat, and sunglasses.
7:15 a.m. Sound Check
7:30 a.m. Start Performing
11:00 a.m. Clean up / Load equipment
END-OF-YEAR BEACH BONFIRE!
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Beach Bonfire at Bolsa Chica for students & families! Bring assignment from the list.
MONDAY 6/23
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 1!
*Wear hat, shorts, t-shirt, athletic shoes and bring water every day
*Arrive early and meet & greet with new students
11:00 a.m. Band Room open
11:30 a.m. Color Guard check-in / name tags
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard Introduction / Rehearsal
4:30 p.m. Band & Percussion check-in / name tags
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion Introduction / Rehearsal
TUESDAY 6/24
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 2
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
WEDNESDAY 6/25
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 3
*Hawaii Deposit of $50 Due
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
THURSDAY 6/26
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 4
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
FRIDAY 6/27
Gahr Marching Gladiator Workshops Day 5
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Color Guard
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Band & Percussion
7:00 p.m. Mandatory Parent/Student Meeting for 2014 season & 2015 Hawaii Trip!
Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps arrive to Gahr High School
SATURDAY 6/28
Blue Knights at Gahr High School
9:00 a.m. Booster help needed organizing storage container
10:00 a.m. Watch Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps rehearse at Gahr High School!
5:30 p.m. Citrus College Drum Corps Show! Get free tickets from Mr. Loney.
SUNDAY 6/29
Blue Knights at Gahr High School
10:00 a.m. Watch Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps rehearse at Gahr High School!
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