Welcome band students and Parents!  Next year will be exciting for all of us. Band students from both Volcano Vista and Cibola high schools will be one and the same band.  We will be running the band program the same as in the past.

 

Course Times:  Students will continue to report to class at 7am until end of October.  After October, students will report to class at 7:30 AM except for Tuesday morning master classes.  the master classes will continue at 7AM on tuesdays all year.

Cost:  The high school band fee per student pays for curriculum, performance, transportation and other related course costs.  Fund raising opportunities are available.  Check out CibolaBand.com for more details and contact information.  Students receive invoicing statements through out the year to help parents keep up with the status of their student fee balance.

 

Time Committment:  Being high school band is like being in a varsity sport during the first couple of months.  Students perform weekly at football games, and or parade and field show competitions, and sometimes for the President of the United States!  We usually perform no more than once a week until the end of October. After October we perform approximately every 6 weeks like middle school band programs.

 

Sectional:  If your son/daughter plays percussion/drums or is a colorguard/flag member there are a mimimum of two sectional after school each week until end of October.  If your son/daughter plays a woodwind or brass instrument there are student leader sectional sometimes once a week but they take place when/where the students can meet.  The section parent will contact and arrange transportation if necessary.

 

Summer Activity:  Students have summer band which begins with 9th grade rookie Camp for the first week after school is out.  Band Camp the last two weeks of July is required for the course.  Please see Cibolaband.com under calendar for a sample calendar.

Uniforms.  APS provides the marching band and concert band uniforms with the exceptions of the required $30.00 marching band shoe (ordered by booster quartermasters),  $16.00 Hobby Lobby tux shirt and bow tie shirt and black socks.  Uniform distribution takes place in latter June.

Golden Regiment Band Boosters.  Our parents booster group is a registered 501 3 © Tax exempt non-profit organization and our books are always open for review.  Our board members are bonded and our IRS tax returns and NM Corporation Commission Annual reports are always audit ready.  The boosters are responsible for program communication, which includes necessary phone tree messages, web page, news letters and billing statements.  The boosters are responsible for uniform distribution and management. If you're interested in becoming involved, we'd love to hear from you.

 

Please note that the band is a family that helps one another as necessary.

 

Thanks!

A. Flemming

897-0110, ext  20246