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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:34:00 -0600

Welcome page last updated 9/29/09 (PM)

Parents, please see "Standard Music Boosters" from the main menu for our list of "help wanted"

CANDLE ORDER has arrived!!!

We now need adult helpers to sort the order after school on Wed 9/30. (even an hour of your time would help)

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ORDERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON..PLEASE ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION IF STUDENT HAS LARGE ORDER TO CARRY!!!!!

The Standard Warrior Band has a long history of winning awards both indoors and outdoors. The SWB received California Music Educators Association "SUPERIOR" ratings in 1993-94-95-96, 1998-99-00-01, 2006-07-08 and NOW 2009!!!!!

A champion is a champion long before the trophies are awarded!!!! You gotta have a FITB!!!! See newsbriefs for a list of our recent marching awards

School News

WMB&CG News

* Band and CG fees must be paid BEFORE Warrior Band uniform fitting. Band uniform fitting is Monday-Thursday October 5-8. 4:30-7pm. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Smaller and shorter students should come Monday! Everybody must come on one of theses four days.
* For all the performance and competition dates at one glance, click on Advance Planner from the main menu
* WB and CB now have tests assigned .... see Warrior Band Tests from main menu
* WE ARE NOW BACK ON A NORMAL PRACTICE SCHEDULE, MWF mornings everybody and TuTh afternoons for CG
* CG also has a separate page, click on Color Guard from main menu

Beginning Band News

For week #6, Sept 28-Oct 2, Woodwinds are MWF and B&P are TuTH ..... Students without instruments and music books are very behind!!!

See "Beginning Band" and "Band Assignments" and "Beginning Band Calendar" from main menu. Beginning band members are getting their first 2-3 playing tests assigned. See "Beginning Band".

Some people are like Slinky's. They're not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

Another thought I picked up visiting Hancock Shaker Village in MA ....

Do all the good you can

In all the ways you can

To all the people you can

In every place you can

At all the times you can

As long as you can

Never, never, never Give UP! (Winston Churchill)

THIS N'THAT from Mr W 9/25 ........ another HOT week! .....beginners now have assignments and tests to practice .......Marching Band is improving with each morning practice but we are very inexperienced this year so we have a long way to go in just FIVE MORE WEEKS! .........9/18....... VERY HAPPY with Warrior Marching Band and Color Guard! Spirit! Attitude! Effort!...... woodwind beginners are playing regular pages of the book now, but those few without books and instruments are falling way behind! ........9/12..... THANK YOUS THIS WEEK TO: the WB for working so hard to improve and be able to pull off TWO performances in just our 3rd week of school; to all our parents who donated 100% of our needs for the BBQ: to all our friends and family for coming out for both Tu and Th WB performances; to all our suppporters and alumni for supporting our BBQ (always great to see the smailing faces of our alumni!); to all the band and guard members who participated in the candle sale; and to all the customers who supported us in the candle sale........ and now I am using the weekend to nap and restore my energy for another week (one week at a time for this OLD Mr W!) ........9/9..... donations have been pouring in today, THANKS everyone .......9/4 ..... TGIF again, can't believe a whole week has gone by since I had a chance to write here, and it will probably be just as bad next week!..... I hope everyone has a great weekend but I'm also hoping we do not forget things like practicing (esp WB with a program on Tuesday), and the CANDLE SALE and donations for our BTS BBQ! ......8/28...... TGIF! I need a vacation......busy week, good week.......great turnout at our parents meeting .....8/24.... Still at school 5:34pm on first day, but we survived the first day! ...... Lots and lots of beginners, and more coming in than going! We might hit our all-time record of 100! ...8/23 .... worked over 4 hours at school yesterday, today laundry and chores at home ...... once again, band aides shedule is completely fouled up, already asked Mr Shaw to fix the worst of it........Many thanks to our three drum majors, Carissa, Lizzie and Shelby for their many hours of help with stuff in the band room.......Camps are over and camps were great, should be another good year! .....8/18...... Thanks to Carissa and Lindsey and Lizzie and Shelby for helping today ...8/17.... Thanks to DM Carissa and former DM Lindsey for helping in the band room today...... One week until school starts, boohoo or hooray? ......8/15 ....... NHS Band was sounding good today at their end-of-camp concert and BBQ ......8/14......... Last day of band camp, things have gone well! Kids working hard but having some fun as well ....8/12...... HOT evening but camp goes well! .... did NOT work 12 hours today, went to Barnes and Noble instead!.......8/11....... HEY! Wait a mnute, I'm still on vacation but yesterday (Monday 8/10 I worked TWELVE HOUR DAY down at the band room, not to mention 6 hrs on Sunday! I must be CRAZY!! ..... 8/8...... well just back in the bake one week and already been to one day of perc camp, 4 days of DM camp, worked many hours on band stuff, and attended swim party ..... I need another vacation (HA!)

COMMUNICATIONS: band phone is: 392-2130,ext 5133 (you can call directly into the band room after hours and on Saturdays by simply entering the extension number when prompted by the recording. Click Here to email Mr W Please use this link if you are not on Mr W's email list and ask to be added !
Be sure to click on READ MORE below for more words of wisdom!

This is an excerpt from an article that was in USA TODAY, Monday July 2, 2007. Although it is targeting female summer shoe wear, I think there are things in here that apply all year round and some of the common sense things apply to males as well. The links in the articles provide even more specific info for males and females. Remember, Mr W is an EXPERT in foot pain. Did you know I have had 5 different foot surgeries????

Trouble afoot with flip-flops

They're stylish for summer but put heat Thanks ron your feet

Your health by Kim Painter

Aching feet: it sounds like one of those middle-aged problems.

But these days, Dallas sports podiatrist Marybeth Crane is seeing "whole soccer teams of 16-year-old girls" complaining of the sort of foot pain she used to see in "older, fatter" people.

The culprits aren't the girls' soccer cleats or even the high heels they break out on prom night. Instead, Crane blames their flip-flops - the flimsy, slip-on, toe-thonged sandals that girls and young women nationwide have adopted as their warm-weather everyday shoe uniform.

"Flip-flops were never meant to be everyday shoes," says Crane, a spokeswoman for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (www.FootPhysicians.com). "They were meant to wear from the locker room to the pool and back."

Marlene Reid, a podiatrist in the Chicago area agrees: "Flip-flops are great for the beach as an alternative for being barefoot." For the rest of life, she says "there are better choices."

The problem, foot doctors say, is that flip-flops offer little cushioning and no arch support, and they force their wearers into an unnatural, toe-gripping, foot slapping gait.

Amongst the possible consequences:

Sore ankles and heels, which can progress to chronic conditions, including inflamed Achilles tendons and plantar fasciitis, inflammation of the connective tissue between the heel bome and the toes.
Heel calluses (from the pounding)
Hammer toes (from the gripping)
Irritation of the toes (from the toe thongs), which can lead to nasty fungal infections

Of course, flip-flops aren't the only popular shoes that can hurt your feet. Pretty little ballet flats and sky-high wedges, if worn too often or in the wrong circumstances, can cause just as much pain as classic troublemakers such as stilletto heels, experts say. Even sensible, low-heeled, wide strapped sandals can harm your feet if you wear the same pair every day from June to September.

A few tips for making it through the summer with feet that look good and feel good, too:

Spend most of your time in sturdy shoes that offer heel and arch support. "If you can take the sandal or ballet flat and twist it into a little ball, that's a sign that they can't take everyday wear and tear," Crane says.
Stick to heels or wedges of 2 inches or less, except on special occasions. A wedge may feel more stable than a heel of the same height, but it can put just as much strain on your feet, knees, and hips.
Wear the right shoes at the right time. "If you are walking all day, wear shoes that are made for that," says John Anderson, an orthopedic sugeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and spokesman for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (www.aofas.org)
Switch shoes daily, if possible, especially if you live in a humid climate. Even very comfortable, sensible shoes can grow fungus if they don't get a chance to dry.
Buy shoes that fit and are comfortable the first time you put them on. "The concept that you just have to break in a shoe is a fallacy. If the shoe is not comfortable, don't buy it," Anderson says.
Put some sunscreen betweeen those sandal straps. "People put it on their legs, completely forget their feet" and end up with badly burned feet, says Christian Robertozzi, a podiatrist in Newton N.J. and president of the American Podiatric Medical Association (www.apma.org)

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