There are a limited number of show shirts available in L and XL. Parents and friends can purchase for $15 each. Please let Sandy know if you are interested.
We will continue meeting on Tuesday and Thursday this week, right after school. A parent meeting will be held later this month, so keep your eye out!
Please have your students invite their friends. No previous experience is necessary and they don’t have to currently be in the program to participate. All are welcome!
We need to cover the gold chains on the shakos to match the silver that we used to cover the gold piece on the uniform. We have the fabric pieces ready to go, we just need to put them on. If you have some time to share to help us with this project, please stop by the band room Thursday evening during rehearsal, 5:30 to 8pm.
Friday, October 12th
Bus Riders
We are looking for a bus rider for the elementary tour. If you are available, please let Sandy Miller know. We have lunch at Zeke’s in Montrose!
Saturday, October 13th
Bus Riders
We will need several parents to ride the bus to and from the competition. Please be at the High School by 12:15pm to help load the water jugs, plumes, gauntlets, etc. on the bus.
Please let Deb Parker know if you are available and willing.
We will need helpers to plume, gauntlet, and push equipment at the competition. Please be at Ayala High School by 4:15pm and find the band & guard in the warm-up area.
Wristband Note
We have several free wristbands for parent helpers at each competition, but not enough for everyone. Most competitions require that you have a wristband (either the free one or purchased ticket one) to help push equipment on the field for performance. We will do our best to rotate these free wristbands throughout the parent helpers, but cannot guarantee that each parent will get one. These free wristbands will need to be returned to Mr. Stone or Sandy after each competition so that they can be used again at the next competition. Thanks for your understanding.
Crowd Cheerers
The students enjoy great crowd support – and the judges do too! Please come out and support our hard-working students. It’s a great evening of some amazing performances… and so much different than a football game half-time performance. Thanks in advance for your cheers and applause! 🙂
Please join the La Canada High School Advanced Orchestra in this year’s Fall String Concert, Forte of the Silenced, a concert of solely women composers!
Gateway to Atlantis
By Student Composer, Sydney Wang
E flat Major String Quartet, First Movement
By Fanny Mendelssohn
Of Paradise and Light
By Pulitzer Prize Winner, Augusta Read Thomas
Kingdom Hearts
By Yoko Shimomura
The concert will end with the 7/8 Orchestra playing, as well as additional High School Band musicians joining for Kingdom Hearts.
Every concert attendee will receive a ticket for a chance to win the Door Prize Gift Basket, valued at $50!
approx. 2:30pm: Return to High School, unload truck
Wear show shirts and dark shorts/jeans
Away Football Game vs. Monrovia
5:45pm: Call time
6pm: Bus departs
7pm: Game time
approx. 9:30pm: Game over
approx. 10pm: Return to High School, dismissal
Please go home when we return, Saturday is a competition day!
Saturday, October 13th
Ayala Competition Day
9am: Rehearsal on the field
10:30am: Load truck
11:15am: Lunch is served
12:00pm: Load bus
12:30pm: Depart LCHS
1:30pm: Arrive Ayala High School
3pm: Begin warm-up
4:15pm: Parent Volunteers arrive
4:25pm: Pit Departs
4:40pm: Pit at Gate
4:40pm: Plume, gauntlet, tune
4:50pm: Band Departs
5pm: Band at gate
5:15pm: Performance time
5:30pm: Awards for 1A, 2A, 3A
6pm: Change, load truck
6:30pm: Snacks
7pm: Depart Ayala High School
8pm: Arrive at LCHS, unload truck, hang uniforms
8:30pm: Dismissal
Helpful Notes for Parents:
Students will remain with the group from the start of rehearsal through dismissal at the end of the day. Students may have the opportunity to leave after the truck is loaded in the morning, but MUST be back at the High School no later than 12:30pm to load the bus — and ONLY with prior approval from Mr. Stone.
NO STUDENTS may leave the group and must stay on campus at each competition site! NO EXCEPTIONS!
With #1 in mind, please make sure your student has the appropriate clothing and shoes for the entire day – at rehearsal, to wear under the uniform, and to return home. Students will change into uniform on the bus (in public).
Students should bring a water jug and sunscreen to the morning rehearsal. Sometimes it’s pretty toasty out there!
Please remember that all times listed are approximate. Sometimes things need to change depending on the circumstances of the day and we do our best to keep to a schedule so everyone is on the same page. However, things always come up including, but not limited to, the traffic situation. This is especially true this week. It’s our first time at competition this year, so we ask for your cooperation and understanding.
If your student is taking the PSAT, please have them join the group whenever they are finished. Your student should also let Mr. Stone know that they are taking the PSAT.
Competition Info:
Ayala Music in Motion
Ayala High School
14255 Peyton Dr.
Chino Hills, CA 91709