Director’s Notes Feature
Due to technology changes at Google’s Blogger/Blogspot service, Blogger will no longer be able to support the Director’s Notes feature on this web site, the CMS Band web site and the Beginning Bands web site.
Blogger plans to discontinue the features we use for the Notes feature as of May 1st. I am looking into alternative solutions. Their changes do not effect any other part of this web site, fortunately.
Band Videos
In the left column of this page are links to the 2007 and 2008 marching band videos, including other high school performances at Pasco, Everett, Auburn and Yakima, plus various other videos including past parades and performances from many past years. Those videos are hosted on the Veoh.com video service. Unfortunately, Veoh.com is going out of business.
Most of those videos will be re-uploaded to Facebook’s video service which allows for longer videos than does YouTube (limit 10 minutes max). Due to the huge quantity and large size of the video files, these updates will occur over a few months.
All of the Facebook videos will be “public”; however, you can also join Facebook and get the videos and all updates to the wvbands.org web site in your daily Facebook update.
West Valley Band’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/wvhs.bands
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Please join us on Wednesday (March 11) at 4 pm and again at 7:30 pm as the West Valley boys and girls play in the State Basketball Championships in Yakima. The WV Theater will be open to all, as we view both games broadcast over our network by Bob Sanborn who will be live from Yakima.
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Students – Mr Loucks prepared a list of things you need to bring on the trip to the state basketball championship games … 
THINGS TO BRING
la ropa (Spanish)
Spuntini (Italian)
Мишка (Russian)
devoirs (French)
deoderant (Korean)
schwarzes T-Shirt (German)
バンド楽器 (Japanese)
musikk (Norwegian)
chwalebne postawy (Polish)
牙膏和刷 (Chinese)
παπούτσια και κάλτσες (Greek)
الطعام الخاصة بك لمدير الفرقة (Arabic)
конец за зъби (Bulgarian)
čokoláda cookies čip od Sams Maminka (Czech)
dinheiro para lanches e outras coisas (Portuguese)
jebani stav (Croatian)
ønske om at blive et par (Danish)
Candy ja muiden korkean sokerin elintarvikkeiden (Finnish)
ropa especial para días especiales (Spanish)
postzegel voor bedankje (Dutch)
sweem soot (Jimism)
MORE IMPORTANT THINGS
Meal money will be provided
Bring spending money
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Our auction is only 12 days away!!
Please remember to get your items turned in as soon as possible, so we can get them ready for the auction. This also allows us to get the items listed on the website.
Please tell everyone you know about our auction. The more people we have attend. The better the auction will work. Please let everyone know about the auction website. Please post information about the auction on your Facebook page. We have found this is a really easy way to get the word out to friends, family, and their friends and family.
This site lists some of the items we have so far but is a good reference point for people who are interested in the auction. We also have flyers in the band room and will be sending out an electronic flyer soon.
Signs have went up around the WV neighborhood and Schools. We are trying to get word to people outside our neighborhood. Please help with that the best you can.
Our next band booster meeting is Tuesday March 16th at 7:00 pm in the band room. At that time we will have sign up sheets for parents to sign up to help at the auction. Attend the booster meeting for first shot at the time and spot you want to sign up to help with.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Sam Roderick
Band Booster President
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Our auction is only 12 days away!!
Please remember to get your items turned in as soon as possible, so we can get them ready for the auction. This also allows us to get the items listed on the website.
Please tell everyone you know about our auction. The more people we have attend. The better the auction will work. Please let everyone know about the auction website. Please post information about the auction on your Facebook page. We have found this is a really easy way to get the word out to friends, family, and their friends and family.
This site lists some of the items we have so far but is a good reference point for people who are interested in the auction. We also have flyers in the band room and will be sending out an electronic flyer soon.
Signs have went up around the WV neighborhood and Schools. We are trying to get word to people outside our neighborhood. Please help with that the best you can.
Our next band booster meeting is Tuesday March 16th at 7:00 pm in the band room. At that time we will have sign up sheets for parents to sign up to help at the auction. Attend the booster meeting for first shot at the time and spot you want to sign up to help with.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Sam Roderick
Band Booster President
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The world famous Dallas Brass are going to be in concert at Ferris High School on Wednesday, March 17, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $5.00 and Mr. Loucks has access to 50 tickets.
To learn more about the Dallas Brass, visit their web site and click on “Video”. More information will be forthcoming from Mr. Loucks.
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BASKETBALL PLAYOFF UPDATE
Both the Girl’s and Boy’s have qualified for the State Basketball Tournament in Yakima. Here’s the playoff schedule for our Pep Band next week:
Girl’s Team – Plays next Friday, March 5, at 6:00 PM (Central Valley High School) – #1 or #2 seed to State
Boy’s Team – Plays next Friday, March 5, at 8:00 PM (Central Valley High School) – #1 or #2 seed to State
We will take a bus to Central Valley High School for the games on Friday. The State Tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 10, at the Sun Dome in Yakima. More information next week.
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February 27, 2010
The Festival had a professional photographer take photos of bands and students at the Puget Sound Festival of Bands, held in Everett, WA last October.
Photos can be reviewed and ordered at the photographer’s web site – or you can directly to the WVHS Band page to preview the photos. (WVHS and Band Boosters have no connections to the photographer.)
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February 23, 2010
For those of you that were not able to make it to the meeting on Tuesday night. Here is some information that was covered.
Band Trip 2011. The band will be going to Vancouver BC at the end of May 2011. This sounds like a wonderful trip and experience for the kids. There will be competitions and a Parade that the kids will participate in along with many other activities. The cost of the trip will be between $650-$700 per student/adult. Information about the trip was given to the students on Wednesday. If you have any questions please contact Jim or myself.
Auction…March 20th 6-8:30…please be working on securing your items. This is one of the best ways to get money into your students account to pay for the trip. We ask each family to secure at least 3 items. You can always bring many more. Please turn them in as soon as you get them, because we have the band auction website set up and want to list the items out there. Please go to
www.wvbandauctions.com and check out the website. Sign up for Parents to help at the auction will be at the next booster meeting on March 16th.
Other fund raising activities…the boosters voted to do a candle sale after the Auction. Items can be sold and we will try to coordinate this around a Mothers Day theme. The candles are $10 dollars and $4.50 of that will go back into your students account for each candle sold. This is an easy way to make some money for the trip. Sell 145 candles and the trip is paid for.
Many eighth grade students and parents were at the meeting to hear about the trip. It was nice to see that many eighth graders excited to be in the band!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me.
See you at the next Band Booster meeting on Tuesday March 16th at 7:00 pm.
Thanks!
Sam Roderick
Band Booster President
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By admin
February 18, 2010
