Homecoming Week!
This Friday is homecoming and a 50 year all Pioneer reunion. From 4:30-6:30 in the quad, there will be activities and groups representing both current groups and groups from Pioneer's past. The football game will kick off at 7:00 against Leigh. The Music boosters will be out there soliciting support from alumni and connecting past performers with our current ensembles. Please invite your friends and neighbors who may have attended Pioneer. Band students have a 6:00 call time.
Next week, Jazz Band will participate in the West Valley Jazz Festival. We will depart Pioneer after 1st period (about 8:30) and return during 5th period (about 1:00). We need parent drivers! If you have turned in driver forms to the office, let me know. If you need driver forms, I can get those to you. We are looking for seats for 22 students. I would like to know this week which parents will be driving us so that we aren't scrambling at the last minute. Students should not drive themselves.
The following week is our Veterans' Day tribute as well as our last football game. The Veterans' Day tribute will feature students from across the Performing Arts, including Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. There will be an after school rehearsal before the show. Curtain will be at 7:00 on Wednesday, November 10. Then, even though there is no school, we will perform at the last football game of the year on November 12. As this is the last home game of the year, it will be senior night- the night when all the seniors will be recognized.
All students will need to see one live performance each semester. Acceptable performances include high school, college, community or professional ensembles within the students own discipline- bands, orchestra or jazz. I have created a Live Music page on this site with links to outside groups to help you find opportunities to see live music. If you have suggestions of groups I can link to, please let me know. For more info, and to get the assignment PDF, go to the Live Music page on my site.
A reminder to the following boys- Michael, Devin, Steven,
Orlando, Devarius, Tim, Will, Leebneding, Andrew, Chad,
Austin, Kelly, Richard, Matt, and John- you owe for your
tuxedo. Please pay by cash or check (Pioneer Music/ Drama
Boosters) as soon as possible or contact me if you plan to use
fundraising or need assistance with you with these costs.
Girls dresses
are ordered and pending delivery. The final cost came out to $65 per
dress. The 4 girls who needed a tall size please add $5. Please make
payment by cash or check (Pioneer Music/ Drama Boosters) as soon as
possible or contact me if you plan to use fundraising to help with
costs. All dresses will ship without a bottom hem and some may need
minor alterations. If you are willing and able to help with this,
please let me know, otherwise, I encourage girls to get to a tailor as
soon as possible to ensure the best fit.
