Greetings!

It’s BAND BANQUET TIME!  This FRIDAY, May 12 at the Sterling Event Center!

If you are new to band, band banquet is our ‘end of year’ band formal dinner and dance to celebrate the year and the Trojan Band and Dance Guard accomplishments.  It is a formal event, and attire is such.  Students may bring a non-band or non-Anderson date, but you must get approval from Mrs. Gonzalez beforehand to be allowed to buy them a ticket.  Parents are welcome, however this is not an event parents typically attend.  The students show up around 7pm, eat a nice Italian buffet dinner, we have fun and serious awards, we have a year-in-review slide show and then there is a dance from 9-11pm.  The directors are all present and supervise the entire event.  It’s a lot of fun and you won’t want to miss out!

When:  Friday, May 12 7pm-11pm

Location Information: Sterling Events Center – 6134 US 290 Frontage Road (E) Austin, TX 78752.  If you are using GPS….Please make sure everyone puts 6134 US 290 Frontage Road (the frontage road part gets them right here). We are on the 290 access road, next door to Crown Plaza.

TICKET INFORMATION:  To enter banquet, you must have a ticket.  Tickets are $25 for band and dance guard students and $30 for non-band guests (pending Gonzalez approval).  Tickets will be on sale before and after school at the band hall this week Monday (April 8) Tuesday (April 9) and Wednesday (April 10).  Be early for ticket sales – don’t wait until the last minute!

It’s time to turn in Concert Uniforms.

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017

After that date, a zero will be entered in the gradebook, which must be cleared with a Director.
Concert Dresses should be washed (in the washing machine) and air dried (on a hanger).
Concert Tuxedos must be dry cleaned.
$20 dry cleaning payment option now available!

Checks preferred, made payable to ABBA.

Tuxedo and all accessories must be turned in by May 12 to qualify for this option.
And if the Marching Uniform hasn’t been turned in, clean, that is way past due!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 10 – Leadership Applications due; Drum Major Conducting portion 4:30pm in band hall

May 12 – BAND BANQUET

May 14 – Leadership positions posted on webpage

May 15, 16, 17 – Dance Guard Spin Camp 5-7pm

May 18 – SPRING CONCERT and SENIOR RECOGNITION

May 22 – Meeting for ALL parents and students attending the New York City Trip at 6pm, Band Hall/Theater area

May 23 – Jazz Concert 7pm, Anderson Stage

June 2 – Graduation (Graduation Band):  ALL non-senior Symphonic and Wind Ensemble Students – Mandatory performance