2016 Pool Party!

1825 Dunbarton Drive, Charleston SC 29407

The Band Booster Club will provide pizza.

 6th Graders, please bring drinks. Individual sodas, juices, or bottled waters would be great. No glass containers though, and please bring them cold or in a cooler.

7th Graders, please bring chips, snacks, or individual desserts

8th Graders, please bring paper plates, napkins/paper towels

All Parents, though you are welcome to come and mingle with other parents, because this is a band student only party (no siblings or friends), you may drop off and pick up your child. Band Booster Members will be chaperoning this event

Registration Volunteers Needed!

We need your help!  Sign up to help with fall registration and get some of your fair share volunteer hours out of the way!

Please visit the following link to learn more:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60b0c4faeaf29a57-registration2/3292600

Middle School Band Banquet 2016

Tuesday May 17, 2016 at 6:00 in the SOA cafeteria we will hold the end of the year band banquet.  All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and their families are invited to enjoy an evening of awards, food, and fun. Below is some important information about the event and what you need to know.

First, the band boosters will be providing pasta dishes, salad, and italian bread and drinks. However, to supplement this we are asking each family to bring something additional according to the grade of your child. Please bring your dish a few minutes early to the food table.

6th graders-Please bring any hot or cold side dish. Please bring a serving spoon if your dish requires it.

7th graders-Please bring any dessert. Please bring a serving utensil if required.

8th graders-Please bring any fruit tray or fruit salad. Please bring serving utensil if required.

Mrs. Reed would like the children to look nice for the event. She is asking that the girls wear dresses and the boys wear nice pants and either a polo type shirt or a button down shirt. 

Also, any eight grade students who would like to donate or sell their dress or tux to a 6th or 7th grade student please bring your outfit to the banquet. If you are wanting to sell it please pin a small label with the child's name on it to the dress or tux so we know whose it is. If you are going to donate the outfit, you do not need to do this.

We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday evening,

The SOA Middle School Band Booster Board

2016 Festival Clinic

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO 7th AND 8th GRADE STUDENTS ONLY!

Dear parents,

Its hard to believe that it is February already!  We are entering into our busy time of the year!  As I alerted you on January 2, I have a new event for our students this year that I am very excited about, The Festival Clinic workshop next weekend here at SOA!  I am including important information for you concerning this great event.  We will be sharing expenses with the Daniel Island Middle school band.  This allows us to bring in fantastic clinicians to work with all of our students.  This event will culminate in a concert for you on Saturday afternoon.  I hope to see you there!

Other items:

Students do not need to wear concert attire for the performance on Saturday
Appropriate school clothing during the workshop
Please drop off and pick up your child on time.
If you would like to drop into the RMMT and watch you are welcome.
Boosters will be handling lunch and dinner orders, special needs, please contact them atsoamsband@gmail.com

Thank you so much for your support!  The success of our program is a direct reflection of the adults in these students lives!  Lets keep this going!

Musically yours,

Suzanne Reed

2016 Festival Clinic

SOA MS & DI MS bands

Schedule of activities

Friday February 12

4:15 – All gather in the RMMT house

4:30
SOA on stage to work with Ms. Grimes
DI to sectionals

5:30 – 5:55pm - Dinner in Cafeteria

6:00
DI to Stage to work with Ms. Grimes
SOA to sectionals

7:00

SOA on stage to work with Ms. Grimes

DI to sectionals

8:00 – Announcements to all in the RMMT

8:15 – Go Home

 

Saturday February 13

9:30am
DI on stage to work with Ms. Grimes
SOA to sectionals

10:30 am

SOA on stage to work with Ms. Grimes

DI to sectionals

11:30 – 12:00 – Lunch

12- 12:45
DI on stage to work with Ms. Grimes
SOA to sectionals

1:00- 1:30
SOA on stage to work with Ms. Grimes
DI to sectionals

1:30 – break

2:00pm – Concert for parents

3:00pm – Go Home!

Regional and Allstate Update

Congratulations! 

We had 39 of you placed into Region or Allstate bands!!!

To see how you did go to www bandlink.org. Click Allstate rosters 

Charleston school of arts

Junior 

All

2016

We are Region 4. 

Congratulations on the hard work!!

Mrs. Reed

Mandatory Meeting for Spring Trip

January 22, 2016

Greetings Middle School and High School Parents!        

  

This is a busy time of year for The School of the Arts Middle and High School Bands. As we set our sights on Region Band, Jazz and All State Auditions, Concert Festival, Solo and Ensemble and spring performances, we are also getting very excited about the April trip to Disney World. As you all know the Middle School Band is traveling April 14- April 17, 2016 and the High School Band is traveling April 15-18, 2016.

The MS and HS Bands MANDATORY Parent Meeting will be on February 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm in the Cafeteria. The combined session will be a general meeting that will discuss the expectations of the students, the rules, travel itinerary, etc. Both Booster Boards will be there to answer questions and distribute mandatory forms that are needed from each student prior to traveling. Then the 2 separate bands will break up and have individual meetings to discuss the specific details of each trip, as well as the final cost and balances due.  If you are a parent of band students in both bands (MS/HS), we suggest the parent should attend the MS break out session first, then come to the HS session.

At this mandatory meeting bring the band student’s health insurance cards for copying. This is required by the school district for travel.

Please make arrangements to attend.

Thank you,

Adina Garner

Middle and High School Liaison

Oyster Roast Update!

The Kickin' Chicken has donated their food truck for a party of up to 75 people. The food truck will come to wherever the winner would like and all food and drink and staff is included. Great for a neighborhood or work or sports team party!!!!