Current Schedule

Thanks for an excellent short week last week and I hope that you’ve enjoyed your 4-day weekend. Thanks also to those of you who performed at the Thursday night Girls BB Game victory - I saw the pictures and you all looked great in the shirts they had given you. Mrs. Carl and I were in snowy Spokane for the NW Music Educators Conference and we saw and heard a lot - some excellent clinics and some very memorable performances. Aiden Hatcher did a great job in his Saturday afternoon performance with the All-Northwest Band Concert and we also sat in on the All State Concert Band as they rehearsed Chorale and Shaker Dance (a piece that we’re currently playing with the 11/12 Band). Some great memories at a great conference. Now we move on to another short 4-day school week but it very well may be really packed with BB Playoff Games - things have changed since last Thursday so I’ll try to explain it here:

• The BOYS BB TEAM lost on Saturday and are now in the loser-bracket with a LOSER-OUT HOME GAME on Tuesday February 18 at 7:00PM against Union HS.
• The GIRLS BB TEAM surprisingly also lost on Saturday at Home and they are now also going to be in a LOSER-OUT HOME GAME on Wednesday February 19 at 7:00PM against either Kentwood or Skyview HS.
• If either the BOYS or the GIRLS BB TEAMS LOSE, their seasons are over
• If either (or both) the BOYS or the GIRLS TEAMS WIN, we may be playing further games this week, the BOYS being involved in a LOSER-OUT AWAY GAME at Mt. Tahoma HS in Tacoma on Thursday February 20 and the GIRLS in a LOSER-OUT AWAY GAME also at Mt. Tahoma HS on Friday February 21. We’ll just have to wait and see, but if you’d like to see the BB playoff brackets on the SPSL 4A website, Google it and look for the Postseason District Playoffs. If either or both teams win both of their loser-out games they’ll be headed to the State Tournament at the Tacoma Dome the weekend of February 28-March 1.

At this point I don’t know if we’re going to play the game at UPS on Saturday at 6:00PM, as I imagine it’ll depend on how many games we play during the week. We’ll talk about it and I’ll have more information as we start this week. Nonetheless we’ll also still be working hard in preparation for our February 27th Winter Band Concert and our March 1st Saturday Big Band Dance, both less than 2 weeks away. Things are coming along well so just keep practicing and improving every day in classes, rehearsals, and sectionals. Here’s our upcoming schedule but also take a look at the attachment concerning our Symphonic Band uniforms. Jazz Ensemble members also remember to sign-up for work-times at the Big Band Dance on the following sign-up genius site: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044AADA72CA1F85-54388122-2025#/

Schedule for THIS WEEK: