Memorial Day Itinerary Posted!

This will be a busy weekend for everyone! Just a few reminders:

• Wind Ensemble members need to turn in permission slips for Friday's Memorial Day performance at the Tri-City Memorial Day service! All permission slips should be in tomorrow! (Thursday)
• Anyone missing the Memorial Day parade because you will be out of town must turn in the excused absence form before the parade to be excused. Make-up assignments can be found under Concert Band. Students may choose to do 4 hours of volunteer work to make up a performance or choose one of the options on the performance make-up page.
• Have you missed any other performances this quarter? See above. All make-up assignments must be turned in by June 8. (June 2 for seniors).
• All uniform items will be turned in after the Memorial Day Parade. Please be patient when picking up students - we will move as fast as we can collecting uniforms! We could use lots of parent help that day - please meet at the band room after the parade if you are available to help!
• Seniors will turn in all instruments/locks/tuners/etc. on Monday as well. Seniors must have all items turned in or paid for before they can graduate!
  
• Check out the Summer Lesson form on edline (soon to be on midparkband.com) and complete the form if interested - this is a great way to improve your skills over the summer and it is very affordable!
• Don't forget - playing finals/auditions begin on Tuesday. You will have time in class to practice or do homework for other classes so make sure you are prepared when you come to class next week.
  

End of Year Announcements

The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Please keep checking the calendar for events and volunteer opportunities. We need a lot of help at the end of the year to wrap things up and prepare for the fall! Here are a few highlights of what's coming up:

• Officer elections continue this week - we will vote for Historian on Wednesday, Librarian (2) on Thursday, and Uniform Officer (2) on Friday.
• All Honors Band projects (Wind Ensemble) must be turned in by the day of Finals (June 8). Be sure that you know which projects you still need to complete and get those taken care of! (Please look on the online calendar for volunteer opportunities - remember 4 hours of end of the year volunteering = one Honors Project.
• Memorial Day Events - Wind Ensemble will be bringing home permission slips tomorrow (Tuesday, May 18) for next week's Tri-City Memorial Day Ceremony. We will walk to the Middleburg Hts. Rec Center unless there is bad weather. Students will be excused from class 3rd mod - 8th mod. We will have pizza upon our return - please bring your own chips/cookies to share and your own beverage.
• The Brook Park memorial Day Parade will be held on May 31 at 10:00 AM. The Marching band will meet at 8:55 AM for this event. A reminder that we collect all school owned uniform parts at the end of the parade so please plan on a little extra time after the parade for uniform collection. The Itinerary will be posted later this week.
• Parents who are willing to help with uniform collection should email Ms. Holtshouse - thanks in advance for your help!
• Playing Finals/Audition Music will be distributed Tuesday - please check the online calendar for Advanced Etude help sessions.