Good morning everyone,

 

Congratulations on yet another great performance on Saturday!!  I couldn’t be prouder of you guys and your constant improvement over the course of the season.  We have one week left and we still have areas we can continue to grow, so let’s make the most of it!  Judges' tapes have been posted on Schoology and shared on the BAND app.  When you get a chance, take a moment to listen to them!

 

Rehearsal:

Our rehearsal schedule this week is a bit different.  We will have rehearsal tonight and tomorrow, both from 6pm to 9pm at Chapman Stadium.  This Thursday at 7pm in the PAC is the annual PRISM concert, where all the ensembles from CV9 and the high school perform to showcase our students.  Most of you will already be participating, but for those of you who are not, I encourage you to come support your fellow bandmates!

 

Football Game:

This week’s game is an away game against Penn Manor.   This game will be held at Millersville University.  As of now, I don’t have any details about a potential performance time, so I will let all of you know once athletics sends me that information!  The current plan is to depart at 5pm, so your call time will be 4:30pm.  Once we get the schedule for Friday’s game, this information may change, especially if our performance time would impact our departure.

 

Competition:

Our final competition (Dallastown) is this Saturday, November 7th.  Our performance time is scheduled for 7:30pm.  We will be starting our rehearsal at 10:30am.  We will have a 30-minute break around 12:30pm, so I would bring something to snack on during that time.  We will be departing from CV around 4:30pm, with our typical Feed the Band occurring after our rehearsal.  For anyone who is planning on attending championships as a spectator, please be aware that it is 100% cashless to get in.

 

Looking Ahead:

As we start making our way to the end of the season, it is also time to start looking ahead to next season.  Band camp 2027 will be July 26th to August 6th.  I wanted to give you this information ahead of time so you know how to plan your summer out.

 

The other part we need to start thinking about is student leadership for next season.  The current leadership has been doing such a great job, but we have a good number of seniors in these roles.  We will need people to step up and pick up where they left off.  Please start thinking about if you would be interested in joining our leadership team.  Once the marching season is over, I will be sending out a Google form for those of you that want to take that next step.

 

For Competitions and Away Football Games:

When we go to competitions or away games, you must provide a note to us before the game/competition if you plan to take your student home with you right after.  This allows us to keep track of attendance and know where everyone will be.  Before the student leaves, we must see them with their parent so we know that they are with the adult taking them home.

 

I believe that’s all I have for now.  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me or anyone on the boosters board.  We have reached the end of the season, and you should be proud of everything you have accomplished this year.  Let’s go out on a high note!

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Thank you,

 

Mr. Eric Farkas

Band Director

Cumberland Valley High School