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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:
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.
DOWNLOAD THE GARAGE FLYERS:
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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.
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$149 Standard Room + 12%
tax
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$169 Standard Suites + 12%
tax (Suites are larger rooms with additional features:
wet bar, full-size sleeper sofa, and chair w/ottoman.)
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$10.00 Rollaway beds by request on first come, first served
basis
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$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.
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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.
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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.
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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 . . .
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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!)
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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!)
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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!)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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