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BOE to Recognize SPF Jazz & Moonglowers
Please save the evening of May 22 for the Scotch Plains Fanwood Board of
Education recognition of SPF Jazz and the Moonglowers for their collective
tremendous competitive season – 1st place in the NJ IAJE Division II state
finals for SPF Jazz and 1st place at the NJ Band Conference Gala for the
Moonglowers.
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SPF Music Department
Hall of Fame
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Music Hall
of Fame is designed to recognize those who have demonstrated and achieved
outstanding accomplishments in the music field since attending Scotch
Plains-Fanwood High School. Nominations will be sought from students, staff,
and members of the community. A committee will review the nominations and
select those individuals that are deserving of being inducted into the Hall
of Fame. Those inductees will have information about their accomplishments
displayed in a prominent location in the Music Wing of the High School. The
Music Department will announce the induction ceremony dates at a future
time. The deadline for nominations is October 1.
Click here
for Nomination Form.
and
Individuals nominated must have attended Scotch
Plains-Fanwood High School, be at least 25 years of age, and demonstrated
distinction in the music world in one of the areas listed below:
The selection committee will be comprised of the
following people:
**We encourage nominees to re-apply if not
selected for current year.
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as winners being the Opening Act for the
featured performance of the
United States Military Academy Jazz Knights!
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 To SPF Jazz...
for placing 1st in the NJ State Jazz Finals - Division II
and
To
the Moonglowers for placing 2nd
Best section awards went to SPF Jazz for Percussion and the Moonglowers for
Trombones. Best soloist awards to D.J. Dean (drums) from SPF Jazz and Andrea
Guzman (flute) from SPF Jazz.
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Marching Band Season 2008-09 Organizational
Meeting
Dear SPFHS Marching Band Parents and Guardians,
I would like to thank all of you for your participation and dedication to
the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Marching Band. We are very happy to
have so many new students and parents this year. I hope you all share in the
excitement around the upcoming 2008/09 season. To formally "kick off" the
2008/09 season, I will be hosting a meeting for ALL Marching Band
Parents/Guardians (not just the incoming Freshman class) on Thursday, May
15th @ 7:30pm in the SPFHS Auditorium. I look forward to seeing you there.
2008/09 will no doubt be a very exciting year, coming off another great New
Jersey State Champion Drum line last year, Mr. Gillick is quite anxious to
"Four Peat" this season. The wonderful SPFHS Color Guard also captured the
State and All State Title where the entire Marching Band concluded the
competitive season with an impressive 2nd Place finish! The Percussion
section will not be losing many seniors this year, so you can expect another
tremendous percussion section from these talented young people! The overall
band, however, will be ushering in a lot of first time members as we wave
goodbye to 20 seniors. We are very anxious to get these rookies aboard on
the SPFMB Train. There will be many who step forward to carry on the spirit
and dedication of this current senior class. We have a new schedule for the
summer. We will be adding 5 rehearsals in the month of July for those "non-
vacationing" marching band students. The goal being, to have the first and
as much of the second selection learned with drill by the time "Band Camp"
starts in August! This year, Band Camp will be held from Monday 8/18th
through Friday 8/22nd, and Monday 8/25th through Thursday 8/28th. We hope to
see all of you at our preview show at the end of Band Camp (Thursday 8/28th
at 6:30pm at the Evergreen Field), or at any of our football games and
competitions.
Enclosed please find a Marching
Band Information Sheet,
Schedule,
Permission Form,
Volunteer Sheet, and
Membership Letter.
I hope to address any questions you may have on May 15th, but if you ever
have a need for additional information or clarification on anything at all,
you are certainly welcome to email me at dthomas@spfk12.org or call the
office (908) 889-8600
Permission forms and volunteer sheets should be returned to the BLUE BOX
(found in the HS Music Office) by June 9th, or mailed to Lisa McNally @ 2248
Shawnee Path, Scotch Plains. Also, I strongly encourage you to join the SPF
Music Boosters Association, a parent organization that helps organize and
chaperone numerous Music Department activities throughout the year.
Once again, I look forward to seeing all of you on Wednesday, May 15th @
7:30pm in the SPFHS Auditorium. And please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa,
Kate or myself before then.
Sincerely,
Durand Thomas
SPFHS Marching Band Director
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Proposed Slate of Officers (2008-2009)
Below is the slate of officers recommended by the nominating committee
for the next school year. These people will be voted on by the general
membership at the next music boosters meeting which is Wednesday, May 7th.
Nominations can also be made from the floor at the meeting.
| Co-Presidents |
Joe and Laura Matrale |
| Vice President |
Jamie Denman |
| Recording Secretary |
Tracy Foley |
| Corresponding Secretary |
Sue Spirko |
| Treasurer |
Linden Slaugh |
|
Trustees |
Jeff and Norell Baines
Maura Berger |
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Grocery Cards Fund-Raiser
We invite you to participate in the Stop & Shop, A&P, and ShopRite Gift Card fundraisers for
the 2009 Spring Music Department Trip.
This fundraiser lets you earn money for your student's music department trip just by shopping
for groceries. Purchase a $100 gift card from Music Boosters, for $100. Use the
card to pay for your groceries when you shop. Music Boosters earns a profit of
5%, which is credited to your student's account. Cards are available in $100
denominations.
Click here for
form
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SPF RAIDERS FLEECE JACKET ORDER FORM
Stay warm and cozy in your own SPF Raiders fleece jacket. ORDER YOURS NOW
AND BE READY
It's a Royal Blue pullover half-zip fleece
jacket.
Only $40.00
$40.00
SPF Music with logo on left side of jacket.
Your Name and 1 music group on right side of
jacket.
Raiders written across the back of stand-up collar.
*Add $3.00 for EACH INSTRUMENT INITIAL on left sleeve (optional).
Example: FL = $6.00 S= $3.00 T=$3.00
$45.00
SPF Music with logo on left side of jacket.
Your name and 2 music groups on right side of
jacket.
Raiders written across the back of stand-up collar.
*Add $3.00 for EACH INSTRUMENT INITIAL on sleeve (optional).
Jacket sizes: small, medium, large and
x-large.
*Add $3.00 for xx-large and $5.00 for xxx-large.
Mail the form
to us, along with a check made payable to SPFMBA
Our address is: 2289 Redwood Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-2115
Any questions please call John or Patti Ritsko (908-889-1881)
or e-mail us at jritsko@msn.com
Examples of MUSIC
GROUP LIST: Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, SPF Jazz,
Moonglowers, Las Cantadores, Concert Choir, Select Choir, Percussion
Ensemble, Staff, Color Guard, Percussion, Band Parent, etc.
ORDERS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
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Moonglowers...
for placing 1st in the 2008
From
the Desk of Durand Thomas....
