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  2/6/08 - LATEST INFORMATION

 

Band Camp at LaGrange will be held at LaGrange College July 20-25, 2008 followed by Band Camp at Walton July 28-August 1.  Please mark your calendars for these important dates.

 

Band Trips for the next two years were announced at the last WBOP meeting.   The trip for the Fall of 2008 will be to New York to participate in the New York Regional Bands of America Competition on October 25th. 

 

The Band Directors are applying to march in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2010.  If our application is not accepted, the trip will be to Honolulu, Hawaii to march in the Waikiki Holiday Parade during the Thanksgiving Holidays, November, 2009.

 

Garage Sale Drop Off Days this week:  

  • February 9th from 9am-noon &

  • February 10th from 2-5 pm. 

Our storage facility is conveniently located behind our new East Cobb TARGET at 1501 Johnson Ferry Road in the Johnson Square Business next to the Sunrise Assisted Living Center and across the street from Kmart/Sears. Take the first left as you enter the business park and our storage site is the first building on the left. 

 

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   07/29/07 -  PARENT INFORMATION FOR FLORIDA TRIP

 

Our travel company is holding a block of rooms for any parents/family that would like to come to St. Pete to cheer on the Walton Band.  The rooms are being held for Friday and Saturday nights at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 80 Beach Drive, NE, St. Petersburg, FL  33701.  Please call the Hampton Inn directly to reserve your room. Their number is 1-727-892-9900.  

  • $149 Standard Room + 12% tax

  • $169 Standard Suites + 12% tax  (Suites are larger rooms with additional features: wet bar, full-size sleeper sofa, and chair w/ottoman.)

    • $10.00 Rollaway beds by request on first come, first served basis

    • $10.00 Valet Parking per car per day [subject to change]

Individuals should call the hotel directly to make their reservation. Reference Walton High School to receive negotiated group rate.  King bedded rooms or double Queen bedded rooms to be requested at time of registration and are subject to availability. 

 

Hotel cancellation policy is 7 days prior to event to avoid charges. If cancellation occurs within 7 days, a forfeit of one night’s room and tax for each room will be assessed.  Room Block offer will expire on September 12th.

 

Modifications to room block may be made subject to availability prior to September 12th.

 

   

 04/20/07 - Color Guard

 

Friendships ~ Performing ~ Dancing~  Competition ~ Achievement ~ Dedication

 

The Walton High School Color Guard is a nationally competitive performance group. The program has received many honors and awards around the country. If you enjoy performing, dancing, being a part of a team, and working hard to achieve excellence, then the Walton High School Color Guard program is for you!

 

The Walton Color Guard performs during the fall as a part of the Walton High School Band. During the winter months the Color Guard performs inside as the Walton High School Winter Guard

 

For more information, please call Cyndi Church at 678-492-8378.

   

  04/10/07- SCRIP Tips

 

Gift Cards (a.k.a. Scrip) make great presents for Graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Summer Birthdays and Weddings….you can also buy cards for your own summer travel, dining and shopping - even school supplies for next fall!

 

The best part is that a portion of what you pay for each gift card is rebated back to the band –and- 50% of the rebate is APPLIED to your student’s band account!

 

Your LAST chance to place an order (until August!) is at the May 7 Band Parent Meeting.  Order forms will be available at that meeting.  You can also print an order form from the band web site (Click on Documents—it’s under “Fundraising”) 

 

Contact Michele Morris (mich2000@bellsouth.net or 678.560.0151) if you have any questions.

 

 

   

   04/03/07 - The 2nd Annual Taste of East Cobb is just around the corner!

 

      Don’t miss the April 9th Band Parent Meeting at 7:00 p.m.  It’s your chance to . . .

  • purchase limited-edition TOEC Aprons and T-Shirts and at the low pre-event price of only $10 each.  (They’ll cost $12-$15 at TOEC!)

  • sign-up for your favorite “TOEC Event Staff” position (you’ll be doing your part to help out -- while you enjoy great food and music!)

  • find out how you can contribute to the TOEC Bake Sale (even if you don’t bake!) and Silent Auction (we’re really thinking “outside the basket” this year!)

  • pick-up a supply of TOEC flyers* to hand out to your friends, neighbors, relatives, tennis team…(it’s as easy as that, and you will have helped with publicity!)

Contact Dean Morris at 770-331-2635, if you have any questions.

 

*Did you know that the TOEC flyer is also available from the Band web site?  (Click on Documents—it’s under “Fundraising”)  You can print off copies or attach it to an email and send it to friends.

 

 

  03/04/2007 - Walton Winter Guard Places SECOND at WGI
 

Congratulations AGAIN for an outstanding performance on Saturday, March 3, at WGI in Atlanta. They took second place, with Cobb County's Pope High School taking first place. Please make plans to see one of Walton's upcoming performances.

 

The following January 26, 2007, press release provides interesting details about this years show:

Drama, elegance, and satire are just some of the words that aptly characterize the 2007 winter guard program from Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. Entitled “Let them Eat Cake” and set to the majestic score of Beethoven’s Fantasy for Piano, Orchestra, and Choir; the show explores the nuances of decadence, indulgence, and excess. Influences for the show’s set design of 12 wooden thrones come from 18th century French palaces, while the overarching themes of playfulness and frivolity are derived from the personality traits of Marie Antoinette; whose infamous last words govern the overall show concept. Costumed in lavish fabrics with a nod toward an updated baroque silhouette, the 12 young women tease and flirt their way through the program, ending the show by manifesting their own gluttony.

The Walton High School Winter Guard is directed by Cyndi Church. Other staff members include Greg Fleenor, George Staib, Kate Johnson, Laura Bauer, and Daniel Wiles. The color guard will be competing extensively throughout the southeast and also be traveling to three WGI Regionals; Pensacola, Atlanta, and the Midwest Power Regional. The guard will also attend The 2007 Winter Guard International, Sport of the Arts Championships, in Dayton, Ohio.

 

   

   02/20/2007 - Walton Winter Guard Places FIRST at Pensacola Regional


Congratulations to the Guard members, staff, managers, and proud parents on Walton Winter Guard’s first place win at the Pensacola WGI Regional competition last Saturday!!  If you can, please plan on attending the upcoming Atlanta WGI Regional at North Springs HS on Saturday, March 3.  We really would like to have a large Walton fan base to help our Guard perform at their top level.  Judges seem to score more favorably when the crowd loves you, too.  And, what a great show we have this year!  Walton competes in prelims at 10:20 a.m.  Finals start at 5:50 p.m. and end at 7:34 p.m.  Here’s a link to the WGI site with information about this event, ticket prices, and directions:  http://wgi.org/events/eventdetails.php?id=109

 

  01/19/2007 - 10 Students Make 2007 Georgia All-State Band

 

Ten students have been chosen to represent Walton High School in the various 2007 All-State Bands at the annual GMEA event in Savannah Georgia.  Congratulations to Don L., Sean Y., Mitchell F., TJ C., Joy M., Sho S., Aaron S., Mark D., Rami G. and Florence B.  The students will depart for Savannah on Thursday March 1st and perform their concerts on Saturday March 3rd.  Congratulations to all of these students on having their talents recognized at this level and GOOD LUCK in Savannah. 

 

UPDATE: On Tuesday February 27th Caroline F. (who made alternate) was called to come to Savannah.  Congrats to her as well.

 
   
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