Hello everyone!

We are now entering our final stretch of the year. There are many things happening both currently and in our near future. Events are listed on the calendar and in the advance planner.
    
As you know all schools are facing budget cuts and SMS is no exception. Our current band & guard program is in danger of some of these cuts. I would like to thank all the parents who have attended the last two meetings and have spoken to the Board on our behalf. I would also like to thank the many students who attend supporting our Band.

The next School Board  Meeting is May 13th at 7 pm at the School District office. This is also the date of our Warrior Band /Guard trip to Knotts, so several of us will not be able to attend. So if you are available, please be there on our behalf. Board has to make final budget decisions this month. So if you can not attend, please call 392-2110, write letters, or e-mail our superintendent, Dr. Silberberg and let him know you care. ksilberb@standard.k12.ca.us .  Even if you called once already, if it has been awhile, please make contact again!

If you have any questions please call me, Margie White @ 387-0488. Thank you.

 

CG Happenings

THIS WEEK ....  LAST Morning practices Monday 5/12.

Winter Guard ... Well, we have now tried PPAACC winter guard, and have shown Kern County that Warrior Guard is for real, whether it is on the street or in the gym!! We won our division by a large margin in both competitions AND also outscored ALL JUNIOR GUARDS in all classes and divisions at BHS. At NHS we outscored 8 out of the 9 junior guards as well, and were only .5 behind Edison from the OPEN division. Edison has been the local power house of WG for years and years! Not bad for our first season of winter guard. You can check out scores for yourself here.

 

Congrats to our new 2008-09 rifle team: Emily R, Shannell C, Noella W, Devyn P

Congrats to our new  2008-09 ID team:  Amanda R, Shelby McK, Chyanne H, Laura R, Shelby McC, Jade H, Clarissa P, Anna B, Summer G

Congrats to our new 2008-09 flag team:  , Kasey M, Carol M, Breanna F, Kiana W, Karen A, Monica G, Nicole W, Cheyenne M, Margaret M, Kayla M

SPECIAL AUDITION RESULTS FRIDAY 5/9 ... Congrats to the following girls who were selected for the flag team: Katie P, Holly S, Hope G, Tori S, Keara H, Gabby S .... ALSO Aaron W, Danielle C and Bianca G were selected for the ID team.

PRACTICE FOR ALL THE GIRLS LISTED ABOVE
WILL BE Mon-Wed-Fri 5/19,21,23...3:15-4:30pm

 

REMEMBER ......

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Honor Band Concert a GREAT Success! (Concert is on YouTube)

Congrats and thanks to the 14 SMS honor band members for all your hard work. Thanks to Mr Holloway for arranging for the super-giant pizzas for lunch on concert day. And thanks to all family and friends who attended the concert. I do not remember ever before seeing so many band members there at the concert supporting their friends!  Those accepted (and chair numbers) are: FLUTES: Nicole N (1) and Ali T (13) ... CLARINETS: Nicole D(11), Amy B(12), Symphony W(18) ... T SAX Travis H(2) ... BASS CLARINET Michelle C(5) ... TRUMPETS Quentin W(6), Ethan B(12), Natalie G(17) ... TROMBONE Gabe S(2).... EUPHOMIUM Jordan L(6) ... TUBA Jason B(7) ...PERCUSSION ... Carter B(3)

 

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Drum Major .... DM Haley A and 8th grade assistant Ali T have been busy running DM tryouts for next year. They have done an outstanding job of coaching all the DM candidates, especially on days when our coach Mrs catlin could not make it. We had some very good people turn out for DM tryouts this year. THANKS to all!  CONGRATS to our new DM for 2008-09, Lindsey D and 8th grade assitant Breanna F.  7th grade assistant will be Olivia V.

MARCHING AWARDS 2007-08 (Centennial performance is on YouTube!)

GARCES results (8 schools competing overall, SMS vs Beardsley and Richland in division 3A): DM 1st place in division (highest overall), PERCUSSION 1st place in division (highest overall), COLORGUARD 1st lace in division (highest overall), BAND- HIGH MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES (2nd year in a row for 1st time ever!), SMS WMB&CG - SWEEPSTAKES AWARD for highest overall score!!  ..... WEST HS (5 schools competing) SMS makes history by winning SWEEPSTAKES for 2nd weeek in a row! (no high music award was given) SMS placed 2nd or 3rd in perc, DM, and CG but WHS did not give trophies for those awards .... Veteran's Day Parade: best MS/JH CG (bands were not judged)..... CENTENNIAL: (6 schools competing) 1st place CG (2 tenths of a point from Sweepstakes), DM SWEEPSTAKES, PERCUSSION SWEEPSTAKES, MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES,  and OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES!!!!  First time ever that we won SWEEPSTAKES at ALL of our competitions!!!!!

MARCHING AWARDS 2006=07:

GARCES results (8 schools competing overall, 3 schools in our division 2a): DM 1st place overall, PERCUSSION 1st place in division (2nd highest overall), COLORGUARD 1st place in division (highest overall score), BAND (and entire unit) 1st place in division plus BAND HIGH MUSIC SWEEPSTAKES ........ STOCKDALE results: CG 1st place by a landslide 8 points, PERC 2nd place by just 1/10th of a point, DM 2nd place, BAND 1st place ......... CENTENNIAL results: CG completes a season sweep by winning SWEEPSTAKES, PERC 2nd place, DM 1st place, band 2nd place