1. West Jordan Marching Band
Parent Meeting May 8th, 2018

2. Welcome Welcome to the WJHS Marching Band!
Your student is going to have a blast participating in Marching Band this summer and Fall!
Tonight I hope to address as many questions and concerns as possible by giving you all the information I have at this point.

3. What is Marching Band? Largest instrumental ensemble at the school
Most publicly represented part of the Band Program
Performs at community parades and performances in the summer
Competes at competitions throughout the state in the fall, including a state championship in St. George, Utah

5. Why should your student do Marching Band?
#1, It’s FUN! Students make lots of friends and get to make music together.
Cole McCleery Slideshow

6. What’s the show for this year?

7. “Every-which-way!”

8. Why should your student do Marching Band?
It helps students to grow in multiple areas such as:
Time Management (Marching Band takes up a lot of time!)
Social Skills/Teamwork
Musical Development
Exercise! (Did we mention students get P.E. credit for taking marching band?)
Responsibility
Music Pass-offs
Memorizing Drill/choreography
Competitive environment means everyone is responsible to each other to help the team succeed!

9. My student is in 8th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Summer Band only!
All parades and summer practices
All special events such as Corps Encore, Lagoon Day, Band Socials
Invited to join us for Pep Band in the fall for Home Football Games.

10. My student is in 8th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Summer Band only!
Fee is $125 (Payable in the WJHS attendance office as “Summer Camps and Clinics”)
Turn in Camps and Clinics Form (Get here at the meeting)
$40 instrument/equipment rental fee (only if you are using a high school instrument. Please talk to your band teacher about their rental policy, fees and availability)

11. My Student is in 9th-12th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Summer and Fall!
9th-12th grade students are expected to be part of the competitive group throughout the summer and fall.
In addition to summer events, students attend Band Camp (August 6th-9th), and fall rehearsals.
Students are enrolled in Marching Band as a class on their schedule (10th period). They can earn .5 Credits of P.E. Activities credit.

12. My Student is in 9th-12th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Band Camp
August 6th-9th, 8am-8pm.
Students put show music with drill (learned during camp)
Mandatory for all students wishing to participate (48 hours of camp is too difficult to make up due to the nature of how drill is learned)
Long, hot, difficult, but WORTH IT!
Stake Girls Camp?

13. My Student is in 9th-12th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Fall Rehearsals
Mondays 3:15pm - 6:15 pm
Wednesdays 3:15pm - 6:15 pm
Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm (until October, then moves to 3:15pm - 6:15pm)
***Because this is a class, School Attendance Policy will be enforced and absences/tardies will have to be made up to receive class credit.

14. My Student is in 9th-12th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Competitions
Beginning in mid-September, the band travels around the state to competitions.
Sept 15th Weber Review/Orem Review (Exhibition)
Sept 29th Utah State University
Oct 3rd Bingham (Exhibition)
Oct 6th Mt. Timp (Pleasant Grove)
Oct 13th WFI (Herriman)
Oct 23rd Davis Cup (Davis High School)
Oct 25th-27th State Championships in St. George, Utah

15. My Student is in 9th-12th Grade, what does marching band look like for us?
Family Night
Date is still TBD but possible dates are: September 17th or September 24th.
What is it?
Family and Friends come, watch the marching band warm-up, witness a full performance of the show, and get invited to be part of the show themselves for that night!

16. Football Games
The Marching Band acts as a Pep Band at home football games on Fridays at WJHS. Students are expected to participate, and are allowed to miss one game without special permission. Typically students call time is 1 hour prior to kick off and the games typically finish around 9:30 pm. This year we have games on the following dates.
8/17 8/24 (halftime performance) 9/14 (homecoming, halftime performance)
10/5 10/12

17. My Student is a Percussionist
If your student is a percussionists, they have 3 extra days of rehearsal in the summer on June 20, 21, and 22.
These rehearsals are important for your student to be placed on the correct instrument as well as learn the percussion techniques ahead of the Parade Camp in the following week. Students who do not come to these rehearsals may be placed on instruments after the fact, which may not necessarily reflect their desired spot. Please do your best to have your students at these rehearsals
When the percussion is doing well, everyone benefits from it!

18. My Student is in Colorguard
If your student is in colorguard, you should be aware of two things.
We are currently in the process of choosing uniforms for guard members. Last year students paid the uniform rental fee, but the actual cost of their uniform was much higher, and guard students were not allowed to keep their uniform. This year we are looking at having guard students pay for their uniform in full, but they then get to keep their uniform forever. This raises the fees of guard students slightly.
The week before band camp, we may have the guard come to their own separate camp to learn all their choreography. TBD

19. Now the part you are all waiting for, the $$$
Unfortunately, like most activities at the school, we are nearly entirely self-funded. Everything from paying for staff, competition fees, travel, uniforms, etc. is covered by fees.
I do my very best to keep student fees as low as possible. That being said there is a significant fee to participate with the marching band.

20. For 8th Grade Summer Participants
June 1- $125 camps and clinic fee, to be paid by cash or check to Wendi Matavao in the WJHS attendance office with Summer Camps and Clinics form.
June 25- $40 instrument rental fee (summer only). This fee is for students who borrow a High School instrument for their participation in Summer Band. If your student has their own instrument, they don’t need to pay this fee.

21. For 9th-12th Grade Participants
June 1- $125 camps and clinic fee, to be paid by cash or check to Wendi Matavao in the WJHS attendance office with Summer Camps and Clinics form.
June 25- $150 Fall Deposit #1 This fee is the “district participation fee”
July 9- Drop Deadline After this date, students with a contract turned in will be obligated to pay all fall deposits, even if they should choose not to participate.
July 20- $110 Fall Deposit #2 (Meal fee, uniform rental fee, advanced class fee)
August 6 $125 Fall Deposit #3 (Fall Camps and Clinics fee, to be paid by cash or check to Wendi Matavao in the WJHS attendance office with the Fall Camps and Clinics form)
August 28 $80/$45/$125 Fall Deposit #4 (Equipment Rental/Shoes/Both)

22. For 9th-12th Grade Participants
September 25 $120 Tour Payment #1 (this amount may change)
October 15 $120 Tour Payment #2 (this amount may change)

23. Total Costs 8th Graders = $125-$165
9th-12th Graders = $510 (already own shoes, instrument) - $635 (w/ shoes, instrument Rental) AND approximately $240 (may go up or down) for “Tour”, TOTAL= $750-$875

24. WOW, thats a LOT of money! Yes, it is!
From those fees your student will get.
200+ hours of instruction - T-Shirts (woot!)
18+ public performance opportunities - Friendships that last!
2 Drum Corps Shows Learned Responsibility
A 3 day trip to St. George - Possibly some trophies
Food at all competitions! - Time not spent on other activities…
Cherished Memories for a lifetime!

25. WOW, thats a LOT of money!
The district would like us to breakdown the fall fee structure in the spirit of total transparency. (This does not include tour payments)
Winds/Percussion Guard
Participation $ $150
C&C $ $125
Uniform $ $120
Class Fee $ $30
Meals $ $30
Equipment Rental $ $40
Shoes $ $30
Total $ $525

26. WOW, thats a LOT of money!
In order to allow as many students as possible to participate, we run as many fundraisers as possible to give the students opportunity to lower their costs.
All students are highly encouraged to participate in fundraising. Many students are able to significantly lower their fees owed by doing fundraisers! Some even pay their entire balance through fundraisers alone!

27. Fundraisers Some of the Fundraisers we do include:
Coca Cola Truckload order
Idaho Potato Bulk Order
World’s Finest Chocolate
Cookie Dough
Other fundraisers as opportunities arise
Fundraisers run about every 3 weeks

28. How do I sign up?
8th Graders, Fill out the Camps and Clinics form for your student (be sure to have the right one, either Colorguard/percussion or Marching Band Winds). Turn that in with your $125 payment and you are good to go.
9th-12th Graders, Fill out the Camps and Clinics form and turn that into the attendance office with your $125 payment. Also be sure to sign and turn in your Marching Band Concert (New for this year). This contract helps us to better plan for the fall season and allows us to begin show design with reliable numbers and money to pay for those services.

29. Band Boosters (aka parents!)
The Marching Band takes a lot of adult help to keep it running.
These are the areas we need help in each year:
Props Meals - Band Camp Meals - Competition Days
School Trailer Pulling U-Haul Trailer Pulling Fundraisers
Uniforms Volunteer Organization Audience attendance Parades
Please sign up today for the area you are interesting in.

30. Questions? Contact Mr. Ashcraft
Phone: (801) x75658
Contact Rebecca Pack (Booster/volunteer info)