Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! We hope to see you at the first Booster meeting this Thursday.  Uniforms: Please review the linked document to learn more about the important uniform requirements for each band and to share your shirt sizes. All shirts are in adult sizes. Polos & Dress Shirt orders are DUE Sept 27th. More Info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zgKfDqPbmgjrcRL2uU8_sNZa4uLMiE9G/view?usp=sharing&#x20

Program Ads: We are selling ad space in our concert programs ($20-$175). The is a great opportunity to raise funds for your student's expenses. 50% of each ad sold by a student will be applied to your student's band account and 50% will go the band program. Simply direct any businesses who are interested to our website and ensure they identify your student when checking out. Learn more: https://www.lavillaband.org/product-page/program-ad

Booster Update: Our first General Booster meeting will be Thursday, September 12th @ 6:30 pm. Agenda to include presentation of budget, voting for Vice President and Co-Treasurer, announcement of committee members, and important fundraising information. Attend in person at LaVilla or virtually. Link will be sent on Thursday afternoon.

Pre-order sale for new band merch ends this Friday, September 13th! Visit our store to order:

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Fundraiser: Congrats to Aubrey F. and Nadya M. who won gift cards for placing 2nd and 3rd in our Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament on Friday!Check out photos of the event here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ut5CxBrX2vBz8t5T6

This week's challenge & prize = Compete as a team with your classmates to be the band class with the highest donations. The winning team play games in class on Friday!

Volunteers & Candy Needed!

Volunteers needed to help with the Candy Craze event on Friday, Sept. 20th (2:45-3:20pm) and the Silly String Soiree on Fri. Sept 27th (2:45pm-3:20pm). Please sign up in CutTime via the Calendar/Events section.

We are also collecting candy donations! Please send any bags of individually wrapped candy (think pinata) to school with your student before Wednesday, September 18th. Students can drop off candy in the band room before heading to their holding area or first-period class.

Coming Up This Week:

• Mon 9/9 - Ashley Street Jazz Rehearsal @ 3:30-4:45pm

• Thu 9/12 - Band Booster General Meeting @ 6:30pm

• Fri 9/13 - Last day to pre-order merch sale!

  
  

Heads Up for Next Week:

• Mon 9/16 - Ashley Street Jazz Rehearsal @ 3:30-4:45pm

• Wed 9/18 - Candy Donations Due

• Thu 9/19 - All-State Auditions for Jazz & Percussion

• Fri 9/20 - Candy Craze (FUNdraiser Reward)

• Sat 9/21 - All-State Auditions for Wind

  
  

Upcoming Community Performances: (optional, but great for students to meet 1 outside concert per quarter requirement)

• Thu 9/12 - UNF Jazz Faculty Scholarship Concert - FREE

  https://events.unf.edu/event/37th-annual-great-american-jazz-series-presents-unf-jazz-faculty-scholarship-concert?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+North+Florida

• Sat 9/14 - Jacksonville Symphony | Songs of Jimmy Buffet & Fins

  https://my.jaxsymphony.org/parrots-and-palms/3572

• Fri 9/20 - Jazz in the Garden - FREE

  https://www.jaxcathedral.org/blog/jazz-in-the-garden624/