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Congratulations to the Spillane Symphonic Band!
You placed 5th at the Area Honor Band CD Listening last week.
This means, your recording will not advance to the state round but it does place us in the top 25 bands in the state!
Congratulations, I am very excited about these results, as they reward your progress as a truly outstanding band program.
Mr. Harrington
CD orders- CDs will be delivered during the week of summer band (August 3)
Here is the summer band schedule:
August 3 - 9:00-10:00 registration
Monday – Thursday 10:00 – 11:30 rehearsal
Optional activities in the afternoon for an additional cost (bowling, lazer tag, movies, pizza) fees range from $8-$12
Friday – 10:30-11:30 rehearsal followed by a concert at noon
Cost is $25 per student for the camp plus an additional fee per optional afternoon activity that you choose to participate in.
If you are new to Spillane, this is a wonderful time to meet your new friends in band!
New beginning band students, please contact Mr. Harrington by e-mail (link at the bottom of this page) to set up an appointment to select an instrument. Students must be interviewed before the start of school (2009-2010) to be placed into the correct band class. Otherwise, if you wait, your child will need to have a schedule change into the correct band class after school starts once we select an instrument. We want to avoid this because it will create an unnecessary disruption to their transition into middle school.
Questions? Call the band hall at 281/213-1782 or e-mail Mr. Harrington at thomas.harrington@cfisd.net
MOVING
TO SPILLANE?
Band
is a great way for your child to get involved at Spillane. Already
in band? Please call Mr. Harrington or Ms. Denham at 281-213-1782 to
meet and be placed into the correct band class.
First
year beginners with some experience will be placed into a
like-instrument beginning band class. Second and third year students
should be prepared to play some scales and any music prepared at their
previous school.
If
you have not been a member of a school band, please call the band
hall and arrange to sign up for band next school year. Be sure to get
all the information about the band instrument drives in May 2007, and
check BAND on your 2007-2008 course selection form in February or March.
Check the web site often in the Spring semester for updates!
Parents, Cypress-Fairbanks
ISD has created
a
seven year degree plan for your band student which includes the new 7
period day in high school.
This
plan has been developed to give you a sample of how to fit band into your
child's academic schedule, through high school.
I
think you will be pleased to see how much easier it will be to stay in
band through your high school years!
With the new 7-period day in high school,
it is no longer necessary for students who are on the recommended plan
to take high school level courses in middle school in order to stay in
band all 4 years. In fact, a student can be in band all four years and
have 3 1/2 more credits to take other state electives of their choosing.
(Look at the excel attachment, Example B)
If you have a student who is wanting to be in athletics and band all four
years, then they will need to take 1/2 high school credit in middle school
or summer school. (Look at the excel attachment, Example F)
Six
year graduation plan worksheet click
here
Please click here
to view the seven year plan for middle school students.
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Band
Camps we recommend:
Sam Houston Band Camp
Go to http://www.shsu.edu/~music/camps/for
an application and information.
University of Houston Cougar Band Camp
Go to http://http://www.class.uh.edu/music/band/bandcamp for an application and information.
Stephen F. Austin Band Camp for information and an application
Go
to http://www.music.sfasu.edu/camps_outreach/junior_high_band_camp.html
Go
to http://www.music.sfasu.edu/camps_outreach/high_school_band_camp.html
Stephen F. Austin Percussion Camp
http://www.music.sfasu.edu/camps_outreach/sfa_percussion_symposium.html
Code: True Blue
Spillane
Middle School is in the Cypress area of the
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. The band at Spillane opened
with 265 students in grades 6-8 for the inaugural 2005-2006 school year.
The band program has grown to maintain over 300 students. Most students
in the Spillane band will attend Cypress-Ranch or Cypress-Woods High Schools
their freshman year.
Spillane
Middle School Band
17500 Jarvis, Cypress 77429
Band Hall Hours: 6:50 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Friday to 3:30 p.m.)
Band Hall Phone: 281-213-1782
Principal:
Gary Kinninger
Band
Directors:
Tom Harrington
thomas.harrington@cfisd.net
Amy Denham
amy.denham@cfisd.net
Adam Schmitz
adam.schmitz@cfisd.net
Cypress
Woods High School
Mickey Vasquez, Band Director
281-213-1919 MICHAEL.VASQUEZ@cfisd.net
Cypress-Ranch
High School
Russell Holcombe, Band Director
281-373-5619
russell.holcombe@cfisd.net
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