Thanks For A Great Year!!

We want to thank all our students and parents for a great (but hectic) wrap up to the school year. The Spring Concert was fantastic, with all three bands performing their best. Over 140 students participated in Solo and Ensemble Contest, with over 92% winning at least one medal! The rescheduled Atlanta trip for the Advanced and Intermediate Bands went smoothly, with everyone having lots of fun.

We hope everyone will enjoy their well-earned break, but will practice a little each week as well. Dr. Min will be up at the bandroom each Tuesday morning from 9-12 teaching short private lessons to interested students. He still has a few slots available for motivated students and you can email him at: pemin@mac.com . These lessons will help students that want to get ahead or those that need to catch up.

Mr. Thompson and Dr. Min both want to express appreciation for the gifts that were presented to us at the concert. We all had a great year and are looking forward to our exciting plans for this fall!

Spring Concert: Tuesday May 12

Next week is our Spring Concert. Here is more information.

To: Band Parents & Students

Re: Spring Concert

The Annual Spring Concert is scheduled for Tuesday night May 12th. This concert is going to be held at the Bragg Middle School Gym.

This concert is part of the curriculum for the band class and is part of each student’s grade (100pts).We are teaching our students to be good performers. We are also teaching our students to be a good audience so we are requiring that all students stay until the Bragg concert is finished. The entire concert should last about an hour.

Advanced and Intermediate Band, wear your uniform. (Vest, Long sleeve button down white shirt, bow tie, black pants, black socks, and black shoes)

Beginning band please wear festive attire for this concert. I am not going to be real strict about what the students wear. (Dresses, slacks, or any thing nice.) NO Blue Jeans, T-shirts, or Tennis Shoes.

5:45 Adv. Band Practice

6:00 Int. Band Practice

6:15 Beg. Band Practice

6:30 Concert Begins

Beginner Band

Int. Band

Adv. Band

High School Bands

Store your equipment properly.

* Please do not take your vest home. Leave it at the school.

*If your child has to modify or deviate from any of the schedule for this concert please notify me before the concert 379-2600x4x1.

Atlanta Trip -- 2nd Try

According to the feedback given us by parents and students, the Saturday of April 25th has the least amount of conflict, so that is the new date of our trip!

The schedule will be basically the same, check back here on the website for updates.

Thank you for your cooperation!!

Trip Do-Over

We are looking at this point to try to reschedule the trip for May 2. Please check your situation and let’s see if we can make this work. We will run the same schedule as last Sat. That weekend works for buses, contest, Bragg Master Calendar and Dr. Min and myself. If we can get some kids and parents to go we will give it try. We will check with the students or you can email us if there is a problem. Thanks so much for your help!

IMPORTANT!!! TRIP CANCELLED!!!

I have checked the Weather Channel at 8:30 this evening and decided to go ahead and cancel the trip for tomorrow, Saturday March 28.

I apologize to all our families for any inconvenience that this may cause.The updated forecast made me concerned for those people that would be traveling to the Bragg Bandroom at that time in the morning.

It would help us greatly if you would contact another family or two and help pass the word. We will be sending the message out via email as well.

Dr. Min and I have been teaching over 50 years combined, taken students on dozens of trips involving thousands of miles and this is the first time we felt the situation was bad enough to cancel. If we erred, it was on the side of caution!

The tickets will still be good for the students to use at Six Flags this summer.

Thank you for your understanding and help!

More Trip Information

Reminders for this weekend:

You might want to go to Walmart and get your child one of those cheap ponchos.

In the unlikely case of Severe Weather Friday Night/Saturday Morning: We are planning on going on the trip regardless. We have already spent the money on the busses and may have to leave late and miss the festival, but we are going to Six Flags regardless. We will be here at the school Saturday morning at 3:30 and will try to update the webpage with any adjustment in plans.

Trip Reminders

1. Food – everyone will receive a meal ticket for lunch and dinner. You will need to bring something to eat for breakfast. I also recommend that you have some other snacks on the bus for the ride to six Flags or the ride home.

2. Money: meals and admission to the park is included in the trip package. You will only need extra money if you want to buy souvenirs and other food in the park.

3. Arrive wearing your white button down shirt, black pants, black socks, and black shoes. Have your bow tie on the bus so you can have it on when you get off the bus for the competition. We will get off the bus and go straight in to the competition. THERE WILL BE NO TIME TO CHANGE BEFORE WE PERFORM. I also recommend wearing something under your uniform so that you can change on the bus after the competition.

4. Put your name on all your belongings.

5. Bring one carry-on bag for the bus. Pack clothes to change into after we perform and a change of dry or fresh clothes for the ride home.

6. You may bring personal music players and games IF you use headphones. People will be trying to sleep!

7. You will need a pillow and blanket for the ride to and from Atlanta. Many people will want to get some rest on the ride to Atlanta. The busses can get very cold, so be prepared. (one blanket per person).

8. Bring G rated movies for the bus ride.

9. Cell phones will be allowed. Do not bring them into the competition.

10. YOU are responsible for loading AND unloading YOUR instrument.

11. Medication- If your child takes regular medication, please put the medication in a zip lock bag with instructions and give it to Mr. Thompson in the morning before we leave. I need written permission before I administer and medication.

12. Students will be expected to behave in a mature, polite, and courteous manner at all times.

13. On the bus ride you should have respect for other people on the bus. Your main concern is to make sure everyone has an enjoyable and comfortable trip to and from Atlanta.

14. Chaperones are to be obeyed willingly. They will have authority, or trips like this would not be possible.

15. While at the Park:

a. Stay clear of students not in our group. They may not be observing a standard of organization and behavior compatible with our own.

b. Keep your money in different places: Pockets, socks, etc.

c. Behave and represent your band , school, and community with pride.

d. If you choose to break the law and get caught, (smoke, shoplift, etc.) your parents will have to come to Atlanta and get you out of jail.

16. Stay with your group at all times. Any student found separated from their group will be assigned to a chaperone for the rest of the day.

17. You are expected to exercise extreme discretion in your casual dress. Do not wear shabby, sloppy, ragged, or dirty clothes. Also, be conservative in the amount of your body you expose. No bare feet.

18. Do not encumber your band directors with stupid questions, trivial complaints, or meaningless suggestions. If you have questions, consult your trip information and itinerary first, then a chaperone. Come to a director only as a last resort.

19. All school rules will apply during the entire trip. Any behavior problems will be addressed through the administration when we return home.

20. Be prepared to have a great time!!!

Advanced and Intermediate Band - Six Flags Itinerary

Here is the Itinerary for the trip this Saturday, March 28:

Bragg Middle School

Six Flags Itinerary

4:00 AM Arrive at Bragg M.S. wearing contest uniform

Pick up vest/load equipment/load your things on the bus

4:15 AM Roll Call/Depart for Atlanta

Breakfast on the bus/no stops

7:00 AM Arrive at Double Tree Hotel

Get off the bus fully dressed for the competition

Unload equipment/put your case back under the bus

7:30 AM Int. Band Warm-up

8:00 AM Intermediate Band Performs (Fantastic performance)

8:30 AM Advanced Band Performs (Fantastic performance)

9:00 AM Roll Call/Depart for Six Flags

9:30 AM Arrive at Six Flags !!!

Walk with Chaperones into the main entrance to the park/Chaperones collect the next day tickets from the students/Pass out lunch meal ticket/Remind students about 3:00 PM check-in and dismiss/Chaperones give Mr. Thompson the next day tickets

3:00 PM Check-in (Crystal Pistol)

Pass out dinner ticket/

Remind students about Award Ceremony

5:00 PM Award Ceremony

6:00 PM Check in at front gate

6:30 PM Roll Call/Depart for Bragg M.S.

9:00 PM Arrive at Bragg M.S.

* We will stay on Central Daylight Savings time.