February 12—6:00 pm Mandatory Silver Spirit meeting for all those interested in participating next year. Also mandatory for anyone who participated this year. Will be discussing upcoming season and other info to finish out this year. We will also be nominating Booster Club officers at this meeting who will be installed in May. Please start thinking about nominations now.
February 14-17—USC band Clinic, Columbia, SC. Amy Kellems, Jordan Jones, and Alisha Howard have been selected to participate. Congratulations!
February 22-23—Region Band Clinic, Lander University. Participating students:
Terrence Bates—12th Chair, Trumpet
Sammie Bowers—2nd Chair, Horn
Aubrey Worrall—6th Chair, Horn
Anna Mize—7th Chair, Tuba
Brooke Broome—1st Alternate, Oboe
Hannah Baker—3rd Alternate, Clarinet
Josh Rooks—2nd Alternate, Alto Saxophone
Alisha Howard—6th Alternate, Clarinet
Jesse Baxley—2nd Alternate, Horn
Cedric Felton—2nd Alternate, Tuba
CONGRATULATIONS!
February 28—Silver Spirit to go to State House in Columbia, SC. Silver Spirit members are required to attend. Middle Schoolers will need to come to Silver Bluff HS in the morning. All members need to be at the school no later than 7:45 AM, as we will leave promptly at 8 AM. We will return to the school no later than 2 PM. Middle Schoolers, please have arrangements for someone to pick you up from Silver Bluff at 2 PM. All members are required to Dress up for this occasion (Guys, Shirt and tie) NO JEANS! We will be eating at Fudrucker’s for lunch, so make sure you have an appropriate amount of money (no more than $15 will be needed).
March 7—Aiken All-county band Clinic, Midland Valley HS. Students are responsible for their own rides to MVHS. All students will need to be at MVHS by 8 AM. Lunch and Dinner are provided to students. Concert will begin at 7 PM and will end promptly by 8:30. Please have rides by 8:30 to pick you up from MVHS. Participating students:
Tiffany Waddell—7th Chair, Flute
Bianca Hankinson—12th Chair, Flute
Brooke Broome—4th Chair, oboe
Amy Kellems—4th Chair, Bassoon
Alisha Howard—13th Chair, Clarinet
Hannah Baker—20th Chair, Clarinet
Jordan Jones—1st Chair, Bass Clarinet
Josh Rooks—6th Chair, Alto Saxophone
Terrence Bates—8th Chair, Trumpet
Sammie Bowers—4th Chair, Horn
Jesse Baxley—7th Chair, Horn
Aubrey Worrall—8th Chair, Horn
Anna Mize—1st Chair, Tuba
Cedric Felton—5th Chair, Tuba
Cameron Gilpin—6th Chair, Snare
CONGRATULATIONS!
March 14-16—All-State Band Clinic, Furman University! We had two people qualify to audition for all-state band this year. Sammie Bowers on horn and Amy Kellems on bassoon. Sammie ended up 16th in the state. Amy ended up 4th in the state which qualified her to be selected to the all-state band.
CONGRATULATIONS AMY AND SAMMIE!
April 1-3—We will have Concert Festival on one of these days at West Ashley HS in Charleston, SC. The symphonic band will be playing at this event.
Upcoming Events:
Drum Major Auditions!—There will be drum major “camps” beginning on Monday February 25, 2008 from 3:15-3:45. Anyone interested in auditioning will need to attend these “camps.” The dates for this process will be:
Feb. 25, 2008—3:15-3:45
March 3, 2008—3:15-3:45
March 10, 2008—3:15-3:45
March 17, 2008—3:15-until ---Auditions!
*If you cannot attend the camps due to conflict please see Mrs. Brown.
You MUST BE PRESENT AT THE AUDITIONS to be considered.
Colorguard Auditions!—If you are interested in auditioning to be in colorguard next season, you will need to audition, regardless if you were a member of this year’s squad. We will begin colorguard “camps” in March and will hold auditions before Spring Break. Dates have not been officially set, but please be waiting for the dates to come out.
Silver Spirit Band Banquet!—This year’s band banquet will be held on April 26, 2008. Specific times and other info will follow.
Fundraisers:
Joe Corbi’s—Joe Corbi’s went out on January 22, 2008. If you have not seen the brochure or any info, ask your child, they should have it. If not, there are extra forms in the band room. See Mrs. Brown. Silver Spirit members are required to sell $150 worth or you are required to pay a $75 fair share. There will be prizes of $100, $75 & $50 for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in sales. All money and orders are to be turned in by February 14, 2008. All orders will be delivered February 29, 2008. This is a Friday, please make arrangements to pick it up no later than 6 PM. These items come frozen and need to be stored accordingly when they are delivered.
Vidalia Onions—This fundraiser will go out in April. Details will follow, but same rules apply in regards to Fair share.
These fundraisers help pay the bills for buses, trucks, flags, props, additional staff and everything else the band needs during the year. Please do your best. Without these fundraisers, our fees would be much higher. Each band member signed an agreement to sell a minimum of $150 or pay a Fair Share of $75 on the three major fundraisers (fruit, Joe Corbi’s & onions). However, we could not pay the bills without those who go beyond the call of duty and make the big sales. Thanks to all those big sellers!
Championship Ring Orders
The rings should be in this week. Ring must be paid in full before it can be picked up. There will be one final order placed on March 6, 2008. If you are interested in purchasing a ring, please see Mrs. Brown. The cost is $150 with a $50 deposit paid when ordered.
Silver Spirit Jackets
All the jackets from the first order were delivered today. A second order has been placed. More jackets can be ordered if you order soon. Please contact Debby Bouknight if you want to order a jacket.
Championship patches are in. We have Lower State and State for $5 each. Please see Debby Bouknight at school to purchase patches. Middle Schoolers- please contact Mrs. Bouknight to make arrangements to get your patches. The meeting on Feb. 12 would be a good time to purchase patches also. 
