We've got lots coming up- CMEA Jazz in 2 weeks, Big Band Dance in 3 weeks and Disneyland in 4 weeks!
CMEA Jazz- Saturday, February 4 at Santa Teresa HS. Call time there is 1:00. The performance and events should conclude by about 3:15.
Big Band Dance- we will have our next meeting this week on Thursday night at 7:30 in my room. Also, make sure you get your ticket order form in early!
Disneyland trip- we will have our mandatory meeting with parents, students and chaperones on Monday, February 13 in lieu of our West Side Story pit rehearsal at 7:30. Any outstanding balance will be due Monday the 13th- the night of the meeting.
A financial update- all students except beginning band students got an account statement detailing what they've paid and what they owe for everything throughout the year. I thoroughly explained how to read these forms in class and answered specific student questions. The bottom line is the "Net Account Total" on the bottom line- if it is a negative number, that indicates the amount you owe, if it is a positive number, that indicates the amount you have credited for future student use. If you believe there is a mistake, please contact me so that I can try and fix it. Some of the boys who paid Selix directly for their tux got their names mixed up- if you see a tux charge and you paid Selix directly, just show me the cancelled check and I will remove the charge. If you've yet to pay, please make prompt payment for your account to "Pioneer Performing Arts." Right now, there is over $10,000 in payments due to the program, so any payments that you can make on your account will help us greatly.
In other news regarding upcoming events- we will be hosting 2 carwashes and a music festival this spring. The music festival is Saturday, April 28 for Music In The Parks- we will not be performing, just hosting the event at Pioneer and using it as a fundraiser. This is the same event we helped to host last spring at the Boardwalk, for those who were involved in that. We will need several parents to assist throughout the day in various capacities as well as a concession stand. The carwash dates aren't yet set, but I hope to have one Saturday in each March and May. These will be great ways to earn much needed money for our programs, but will need support from parents and students to make them successful.
Finally- I got a chance to see West Side Story at the San Jose CPA this afternoon. This is such a wonderful show, I'm so excited about our performances in March. Broadway San Jose brings in some great national tour shows throughout the year- and I encourage you to get out and support live performances. Later this year, there will be performances of Beauty and the Beast, In the Heights, and Marry Poppins. More info is at their website here.
