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Dear High School Parents,
Your students should have been informing you of our upcoming events but here are the specifics. Farwell High School Band will be traveling to Standish Sterling to take part in MSBOA District 9 Band and Orchestra Festival on Tuesday March 5th. This is a required trip and we do expect all 9-12 grade band students to take part in this Festival. We do want the band to look great so make sure your child has the required black socks/shoes and uniform. If any of this is an issue please call Mr. Shimmons and we will work it out. • Here is the FHS Symphonic Band schedule for District Band and Orchestra Festival 2024: 7:30 AM In Band Room for attendance - IN UNIFORM 7:40 AM SHARP - Leave Farwell High School Band Room 8:55 Arrive at Standish Sterling - Find coat room unload equipment trailer 9:25 In warm up room ready to go 9:30 Warm up Room 10:05 AM Farwell HS Performs on stage 10:35 Sightread 11:05 Load trailer and get snack and get ratings 11:35 Listen to Tawas HS 11:55 Leave for lunch 12:15 Lunch at McDonalds 1:20 Leave Standish Sterling 2:40ish PM Arrive back in Farwell at the band parking lot.
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Students should arrive at 6. Our Middle School and High School Concerts start at 6:30 Gateway Community Band Concert will start at 7:30 Have you ever seen students VOLUNTEER to come back to school, after school for a chance to take another class?
I have! They are called Student Leaders! And boy was that FUN! ConcertsMay 4th at 6:30 PM the 5th - 7th Grade Bands will be presenting their Spring Band Concert! May 8th at 6:30 PM the 8th-12th Grade Bands will be presenting their Spring Band Concert! Both evenings are free and will be held in the Jaime Performing Arts Center Other EventsMay 20th - Bake Sale at Jays Sporting Goods. We need EVERYONE to bake some goodies! We also need several shifts of workers! Yes - I know this is Prom but we had to take the date that was available! So if we can get some 9th-12th Graders in the AM then we will get 7th & 8th Grade in the afternoon!
May 27th - Hot Dog Sale at Carrows. We need several shifts of workers - some students to play music, some students to sell and talk to people! May 29th - Memorial Day Ceremony. Meet at the school 9AM. Ceremony at 10AM, Done by 11. We will be wearing black pants/shorts and the Band Purple Polos. June 4th - Graduation at 1PM. Students need to be seated before 12:30 in the HS Main Gym. Dress UP! Our annual Pre-Festival Concert featuring the 8th Grade Concert Band and the 9th-12th Grade Symphonic Band will be March 1st at 6:30 PM
Right afterwards we will be holding a short parent meeting in order to distribute March Band 2023 information. Get the Marching Band Forms here Today is the day!
CABIN FEVER VARIETY SHOW #30 Tickets are now only available at the door! Show starts at 6:30PM https://fb.me/e/3UCWJjBiI Order your Cabin Fever Tickets online now or get general admission at the door https://farwellbands.ludus.com/200432416 February 11th at 6:30 PM the Farwell Band Boosters will be presenting the 30th year of the Cabin Fever Variety Show at Farwell Schools!
The show will include young performers from Farwell Middle School who will be performing for their first time ever as well as High School students who have performed on the Variety Show, and on other stages, for years. Of course we will also have quite the array of adults performing alongside the students - all the way from people who just simply love to share their love of music performance to professional musicians who have songs on the top 10 charts on radio stations and musicians who are actively performing on stages all over Michigan! Now don't be Careless and miss amazing acts like Jamison playing his Saxophones! The SonBeam Puppet group will be performing as will a ventriloquist and Cassidy will be performing a piece using sign language! Stacy will be performing on the piano and Stephanie will be doing some lumberjack tunes! We have The Lake Family Band performing some pop music. Tustyn Yarger along with his band Clueless will be bringing us a little country music. Tamara Mackie, Emilee Wyatt, Iyllandrya Segraves-Grant, Dylan and Brian Woodman and other people will be singing some rock, pop and all sorts of music. Matt Moore will be back again this year as well! Dancers like Hannah Taylor will be joined by groups from Newmans School of Dance and Steppin' Up Dance Studio. The Red Hat Ladies are coming back as well! Farwell HS Alumni such as Uriah and Jess Lange and Dan Lake. This show gives the young amateurs to the seasoned professionals a chance to perform and support each other. It also gives students and adults a chance to learn what it is like to support a live show by being a part of the tech crew running lights, sound and managing the stage not to mention helping sell tickets, run concessions and managing all the front door details. The show will of course be taking place in the Jaime Performing Arts Center at Farwell High School. Tickets will be $6 for students, $8 for adults. This year you also have the chance to purchase premium seating that comes with the chance to sit front and center in comfortable seats that will include free popcorn all night long! |
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