Dear band and orchestra students and parents,
I am so excited for this school year. What a great group of students we have in all of these groups!
Here is a lot of important information. My apologies for the length of this blog entry. Grab a cup of coffee, tea or whatever your favorite beverage is....here we go. :)
Save a link to this blog as a resource for information on what is coming for the bands and orchestras this year. I will always send you an email when I update the blog.
http://vandenbergnotes.
1. Join us for a Florida parent meeting in the HCHS auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is important for anyone interested in the trip. Be sure you connect with myself or someone who was at the meeting if you can't make it.
2. We are looking forward to Friday, October 10 (evening) and Saturday, October 11 (morning) at Camp Geneva for our band/orchestra retreat. It is a fun time for good food and hanging out--you won't want to miss it! We can be flexible so that we can include kids who have other activities and practices going on those days.
Here is the retreat consent form. (with medical information).
3. I highly recommend taking lessons on your instrument this year, it is a great way to grow as a musician. There are many great options for growing with experts on your and HC lesson scholarships that will be awarded this fall. Let me know if I can help you find a lesson teacher that is a good fit!
4. Here are links to concert dates and other important event dates. I will have paper copies at parent night. Please enter these dates into your family calendar:
3. Please save this link to the band and orchestra page and calendar on the HCS website. It contains the most up-to-date information about upcoming events. Subscribe to the calendar on this page and all of the dates will automatically appear in your google calendar.
4. This document is a description of the many opportunities for instrumental musicians at HCHS. It includes descriptions of pep band, marching band, symphonic orchestra, solo and ensemble festival, jazz, pit orchestra and more. There are so many opportunities for our music students to encounter through the year. Take a minute to check them out.
9. Last thing....I promise. :)
10th-12th grade students are eligible for this year to have participation in symphonic band or orchestra become a credit for honors symphonic band or honors orchestra. This would show up as an honors course on your transcript and be counted as an honors course for your grade point average. You would continue to be a member of the same class that you signed up for, but would have the opportunity to engage music more deeply and have it show up on your transcript. Many of you were already participating in the things that would make you eligible for honors distinction.
Fill this form out if you are interested in finding out more.
Thank you!
Mr. VB
 | Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High School 950 Ottawa Ave, Holland, MI 49423 school: 616.820.2805 cell: 616.212.8867
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