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2010-2011 Fall Band Calendar COMING SOON, Check often to see the updates


BAND CAMP SCHEDULE (slight change to rookie/percussion/Devilette/Officer days)
Band camp is fast approaching. Do not forget to mark your calendars to be there.

Summer Music Rehearsal- Tuesday August 3, 6 PM- 8 PM (Wind Players Only)
Officer Work Days- Wednesday August 4- Thursday August 5- 8 AM- 4 PM
Rookies/Percussion/Devilettes/Officers- Tuesday August 10- Wednesday August 11, 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM (This is a slight change to originally announced as we are no longer starting Monday, ONLY Tuesday and Wednesday. Again, NOT Monday)
Full Band Camp- Thursday Aug 12, 8 AM- 5 PM-- AND-- Monday Aug 16- Friday Aug 20 1 PM-9 PM
11th Annual Rehearse-A-Thon- Saturday August 21- 8 AM- 6 PM

For more information on band camp, visit our MARCHING BAND page


11TH ANNUAL REHEARSE-A-THON
The best way to get your fair share off to a good start is to get plenty of sponsors for this year’s annual Rehearse-A-Thon.  Pledge cards were distributed at the “Get Acquainted Day” at the end of school so that you could use the entire summer to get pledges.  Get enough pledges and you will have your entire Fair Share completed before school even starts!  The 11th annual Rehearse-A-Thon will be held at WHHS on Saturday, August 21st from 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM.  All marching band members are required to attend, as it will be considered an extra day of rehearsal to get our show ready.  So, you might as well get some sponsors and make money while you work.  Extra cards can be found here online.  Good luck!


FORMS ONLINE
The Medical Release form and the Rehearse-A-thon Pledge Card can now be found on our Band Forms Online page

New Fall Marching Rehearsal Schedule and rehearsal location.....
As you may have noticed, our school is going under a lot of construction that will all be finished by the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Because of this, many portables have been brought it taking up valuable amounts of land large enough to allow the Pride of Winter Haven a place to rehearse in the fall. This leaves the question, "where will the band practice?" Well, through a collaborative effort with Coach Saliba and the Athletic Department have been very gracious to let us use the outfields of the baseball field. Now, to not conflict with fall baseball events, we are having to alter our practice schedule for this season until the new field opens up for 2011-2012. Our new Practice days will be MONDAY AND THURSDAY from 6:00-8:30. This will seem a bit different at first, but after a few weeks, we shouldn't know the difference. A bit THANK YOU to Coach Saliba and the Athletic Department for letting us use this field.


DEVILETTE NEWS
The 2010-2011 WHHS Devilettes have already begun their preparations for this year’s marching band show, well in advance of the rest of us.  From June 21-24, the Devilettes held practice to refresh fundamentals for their trip to the MA Camp (Marching Auxiliaries) down in Ft Lauderdale FL. They also held a Garage Sale to help raise money for this trip. At the camp, the girls received a superior on their Home Routine, Grand Champion on their team routine, the 110% Plaque and several of the girls were recognized with medals for exemplary performance. Then, on July 12, the squad hosted a flag and dance camp here at Winter Haven High, sponsored by the company “Music in Motion.” Here the girls learned and reviewed both the basic and advanced fundamentals for the flag to help get them ready for the fall. We are looking forward to lots of continued hard work and dedication from this year’s young and talented group. As you may have heard, Kelly O’Neil and Heather Shetler are unable to be the coaches next year (Kelly continuing college,  Heather Moving to Virginia) We greatly appreciate everything they’ve done for the program the past year and wish them the best. To continue on the Devilette Traditions, this year’s group will be under new leadership of sponsor Leslie Roberts who is a former Devilette, She just received her bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Florida  in Elementary education and will be teaching at a local school starting in the fall. She will bring to us her knowledge of dance education to keep the Devilettes at their high standard of excellence. Welcome Ms. Roberts. We look forward to a great year for the Devilettes.

EVER WONDER WHAT THE WHHS BAND LOOKED LIKE IN PAST YEARS?
Check out our THROUGH THE YEARS picture page and see the WHHS Band from 1965-1979 and from 2000-2006. Thank you Mr. Parker and Mr. Barat for supplying these pictures. 


DID YOU KNOW???
Did you know that the Winter Haven Band performed for the King of Saudi Arabia as well as the Grand Opening of Disney's EPCOT Center? Find out more of WHHS Band's historic performances on the "ABOUT US" page.

YOUNG MUSICIANS GET SMARTER, STUDY SUGGESTS

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Upcoming Band Events

SUMMER MUSIC REHEARSAL- Tuesday, Aug 3, 6 PM- 8 PM (Wind Players Only)

OFFICER WORK DAYS- Wednesday August 4- Thursday, Aug 5- 8 AM- 4 PM

ROOKIES/PERCUSSION/DEVILETTES/OFFICER CAMP- Tuesday Aug 10- Wednesday Aug 11, 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM

FULL BAND CAMP- Thursday, Aug 12, 8 AM- 5 PM-- AND-- Monday, Aug 16- Friday, Aug 20 1 PM-9 PM

11TH ANNUAL REHEARSE-A-THON- Saturday, August 21, 8 AM- 6 PM

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL- Monday, Aug 23

FIRST MARCHING REHEARSAL- Monday, Aug 23, 6:00-8:30 PM

• FIRST MARCHING REHEARSAL- Monday Aug 23- 6:00- 8:30 PM

The following businesses are proud sponsors of The Pride of Winter Haven:

This page was last updated on Thursday July 15, 2010 at 06:02 PM -0400.

Contact the Winter Haven High School Band
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