2018 WINTER CONCERT

Justice High School Orchestras

Annual Winter Concert

Thursday, December 6th @ 7pm

Please enjoy the concert as the orchestras perform folk tunes from around the world, in celebration of each country and culture. You will hear music from Taiwan, Germany, Ireland, England....just to name a few. 

     Students will need to arrive at the following times:  

     ❄Chamber - 5:30pm (warm-up, then change into uniforms) 

     ❅Symphonic - 5:30pm (change into uniforms, warm-up is at 6:00)

     ❆Concert - 6:00 (change into uniforms, warm-up is at 6:30) 

Thanks in advance for arriving on time. Remember to bring your black socks/tights and black dress shoes as all students will be wearing their formal uniforms for the concert.

Join us after the concert for a reception in the Little Theater!

We are asking for donations of your favorite holiday cookies/treats or drinks to share, please sign up at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054AA9A72FA1FC1-orchestra. Drop off the items at the Little Theater on your way into the school. 

Thank you for your tireless support. 

We may not say it often enough but your continued commitment to orchestra is greatly appreciated.

District Ten Honors Orchestra Auditions @ Justice, Tuesday November 12th

District Ten Honors Orchestra Auditions

~500 Students will be auditioning 

~30 directors will be visiting our school as judges

STUDENTS WHO ARE AUDITIONING:
♫ Good luck!
♫ Don't forget to practice your scales and don't rush :)
♫ Many of you are signed up to register at 3:45pm, which will take place in the main lobby.
♫ Make sure you register before 7pm because registration will close at that time.

STUDENTS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING:
𝄞 Thank you, it takes many hands to make this event run smoothly.
𝄞 If you have signed up to be a room monitor/runner there will be a *brief* mandatory meeting today directly after school in the orchestra room to go over reminders, etc.
𝄞 Wear your orchestra t-shirt, jeans and comfortable shoes.
𝄞 Arrive in the orchestra room no later than 3:15 to start preparing.
𝄞 The auditions *should* be over by 9pm tomorrow night.

PARENTS:
𝄢 We are in need of many donations of drinks/snacks, etc. The directors are coming straight from their school and it will be a long night for them (think of donating Starbucks coffee :))
𝄢 If you have left over Halloween candy that you would like to see disappear, that will also be welcomed.
𝄢 Please sign up to donate here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054AA9A72FA1FC1-district
𝄢 Donations should be dropped off in the main office on Tuesday no later than 2:30pm, envelopes & trash bags are needed by Monday.

On behalf of Ms. Haynes and the Orchestra Boosters,

we appreciate all of your help and all of our support for your student

in either the audition process (it can be nerve-wracking!)

or allowing them to volunteer on a late night.

We love working with the families here at Justice!

District Honors Orchestra Auditions

District Honors Orchestra Auditions

at Justice High School 

on Tuesday November 13th 

ALL orchestra students are encouraged to audition!

♫ There are two different orchestras - Junior (grades 7-9) and Senior (9-12).9th graders can audition for either one but they cannot audition for both. 

♫ This is a wonderful opportunity to learn what it is like to go through an audition process. 

♫ All of the students have had access the audition material since the beginning of school plus their playing assessment is on part of the audition material. 

Student will be selected for the District Honors Orchestra, based audition scores.

♬ The District Honors Orchestra event is January 10th - 12th at South County Secondary School. 

♬ The orchestra includes students from all over District 10, as well as guest directors who will work with the students.

♬ The event will end with a concert free to the public on January 12th at 3pm. 

♬ For any student who wishes to sign up, please fill out the Google Sign-Up form on Google Classroom by November 2nd, or have your parent email Ms. Haynes at crhaynes@fcps.edu and she can sign you up.

♬ Each audition only costs $5 which must be paid beforehand. Please submit payment to Ms. Haynes,  $5 cash or check made out to Orchestra Boosters,  by November 2nd.

Fall Concert: Note Start Time @ 6:30

Justice High School Fall Concert

under the direction of Cassandra Haynes

October 9th, Tuesday @ 6:30pm
in the Justice Auditorium

A joint concert with Glasgow Middle School Orchestras

 under the direction of Stephen Shook. 

Students should be prepared to be in the orchestra room no later than 

the following times for tuning and warm-up:

Chamber - 5:30pm

Symphonic - 5:45pm

Concert - 6:00pm

Everyone is to wear the new orchestra t-shirt and jeans (no rips or holes please!).

Join us after the concert for a pizza reception provided 

by the Justice Orchestra Boosters 

with drinks and dessert provided by Glasgow orchestra families.

 

TAG Day September 15th

  Justice Music Department Fundraiser

Tag Day 2018

Saturday, September 15th

Report to Justice at 8am - Finish around 2:30pm

All orchestra students are expected to participate!

Tag Day is the most important fundraiser for the Justice Music Department in that it benefits all students in Orchestra, Band and Chorus. It is an annual September event in which music students canvas the neighborhoods to request donations for Justice’s fantastic music ensembles. Every year the students raise over $30k in one day of fundraising. The funds are then divided between the 3 music disciplines depending on the hours of participation from the students/parents in that music discipline.

SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR: If a student participates fully in TAG DAY they will have a reduced trip cost to Orlando this year. The student will ALSO be eligible for applying for a trip scholarship through their department. This is a wonderful opportunity to start saving on our Orlando trip which is in March. 

 Orchestra parents are needed to make this fundraiser a success!

We need parents to act as drivers for the day. Each driver takes 4 students and drives a designated route through the community. Parents' hours are also included in the division of the funds so please volunteer for this very important event. Every year we have students who are not assigned a driver since there is not enough and we scramble to find someone who can take these eager kids out on their route. Your help would be most appreciated! 

Please click on the link below (or copy and paste into your browser) if you would like to volunteer or would like to see what is still needed - we look forward to seeing you all on September 15th! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. And please consider donating your time as a driver on Tag Day - see SignUp Genius to sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0949a9ac29a02-justice 

WELCOME BACK!

• AUGUST 22nd, WEDNESDAY at 6:30pm in the Music Wing is the envelope stuffing day. We  work together as a department to stuff the envelopes distributed on TAG DAY. There are a LOT of envelopes to be stuffed, but "many hands make light work" - and you will be fed! FREE FOOD. Your volunteer time during envelope stuffing day counts towards the orchestra portion of the proceeds from TAG DAY. Our trip this year is to ORLANDO so every bit helps our program send more students there. 

• TAG DAY is Saturday September 15th - mark your calendars!! 

• Orchestra has ordered new T-Shirts  AND black polo shirts. Chamber orchestra members and all musicians going to Orlando will need to purchase a polo shirt as that will be the uniform. Polo shirts are $25 each and are made with very nice material - think Under Armour. 

•  Chamber Orchestra students - the first performance is September 7th,  as people are walking in for the re-dedication ceremony for Justice High School. Arrival time is 4pm, performance at 4:40 - 5pm. Wear new black polo shirt. You will need your instruments the first day we have class, so remember to bring them. 

• Symphonic and Concert Orchestra students - if you need to rent an instrument from the school, please send Ms. Haynes an email so she can get instruments prepared for you. Paperwork is boring - playing music is so much more fun! Let's start reading music as soon as possible. 

Spring Concert @ 7pm May 30th in MAIN GYM

Join Us Wednesday May 30th
for the final concert of the school year

Spring Concert at 7pm in the Main Gym. 

 This will be a concert combined with the choir, it's going to be fantastic! 

Here are the call times for orchestra students - when they need to arrive: 

Chamber - 5pm

Symphonic - 5:30pm

Concert/Cadet - 6pm

These are the times when students will need to be here at Stuart to change into their formal attire. Please remember to bring your black socks and shoes! 

IMMEDIATELY following the concert the choir will have their short senior recognition ceremony in the Main Gym and the orchestra students and families will move to the auditorium for a brief awards ceremony. Books Awards, Certificates and Senior Recognition will take place. 

After the awards ceremony ALL students (choir and orchestra) will help breaking down the set-up in the Main Gym. Every orchestra student is responsible for taking care of their own chair and stand and getting it racked and stacked and moved back into the orchestra room. The Main Gym needs to be clear for Thursday morning.

REMINDER: All orchestra students will have a mandatory rehearsal Tuesday May 29th with the choir students after school in the main gym. The rehearsal starts at 3:10 and will end at 4:30pm. Please be prompt and have all necessary items. 

Spring Concert After School Rehearsals

It is important to have some after-school rehearsals for our Spring Concert, as there are several pieces that are combined with the choir or other orchestras. The dates and times of those rehearsals are listed below. It is extremely important to have everyone there to help with a smooth running of the Spring Concert on May 30th. 

After School Rehearsals:

Tuesday May 22nd

Wednesday May 23rd

Tuesday May 29th from 3:15 - 4:30pm. 

Attendance will be taken. 

Meet in the orchestra room and be ready with your instrument tuned and music prepared no later than 3:15.

This is a BIG undertaking for the Spring Concert and it is vital that everyone is there so that everyone is aware of what is happening. SO please clear your afternoons for these dates. These are not a surprise :) They have been on the board for a few weeks and we have also discussed them numerous times in class. 

If you have any questions please let me know. I am excited for the spring concert - it is going to be a great one!!

Since FCPS is closed today March 2nd (Friday), there are NO ASSESSMENTS FOR CONCERT AND SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA STUDENTS at Annandale .

They might try to add groups to tomorrow's schedule but we will have to wait and see.

 Chamber orchestra members are on schedule for tomorrow March 3rd,

 Ms, Haynes will be at Stuart tomorrow (Saturday) at noon if you need to get any uniforms, music or instruments. 

Please plan to be there if you need to pick anything up. 

    March 3rd (Saturday) - ASSESSMENT FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA STUDENTS

              * Chamber orchestra students will need to arrive at Annandale High School NO LATER than 2pm. Students will need to have gotten their instrument, music and uniform from the orchestra room on Saturday and come dressed in the uniform. 

                  - Performance: 3:30pm. Students are expected to be finished around 4:15pm. 

Upcoming Pre-Assessment Concerts and Assessment Times

Please keep in mind that there are three orchestras, so double check that the information you are recording is for your child's orchestra. 

  February 14th (today) - there will be an after school rehearsal for Chamber orchestra students from 3:15-4:15 in the orchestra room. 

    February 15th (Thursday) - there will be an after school rehearsal for Symphonic Orchestra from 3:15-4:15 in the orchestra room. 

    February 20th (Tuesday) - there will be an after school rehearsal for Concert Orchestra from 3:15-4:15 in the orchestra room. 

    February 21st (Wednesday) - there will be an after school rehearsal for Concert Orchestra rom 3:15-4:15 in the orchestra room. 

    February 22nd (Thursday) - Pre-Assessment Concert #1. This concert will involve the Chamber and Symphonic Orchestra students. The concert is at 7pm and will also include Glasgow Chamber students and a combined group with 22 elementary students from area elementary schools. For many of the "little ones" this will be their first concert on a "real stage", so that is exciting. 

          *Chamber students arrive at 5:45 to tune. Change afterwards. 

          * Symphonic students arrive at 5:45 to change. Tune at 6:15. 

    February 27th (Tuesday) - Pre-Assessment Concert #2. This concert will involve the Concert Orchestra students. The concert is at 7pm and will also include the Glasgow Concert and Glasgow Symphonic Orchestras. 

          * Concert students arrive at 6pm to change. Tune at 6:15pm. 

    March 2nd (Friday) - ASSESSMENT FOR CONCERT AND SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA STUDENTS

            * Concert orchestra students will board a bus and leave at 3:45 pm to travel to Annandale High School. Any symphonic members that will need a ride to assessment will also need to take this bus. 

              - Performance: 5:40pm. Students expect to be back at Stuart around 6:45pm. 

            * Symphonic orchestra students will need to arrive at Annandale High School NO LATER than 6pm. Please come earlier if possible to watch the concert orchestra performance and support them. There is no bus transportation provided. Students will need to come dressed in their performance uniform. 

                  - Performance: 7:40. Students are expected to be finished around 8:15pm. 

    March 3rd (Saturday) - ASSESSMENT FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA STUDENTS

              * Chamber orchestra students will need to arrive at Annandale High School NO LATER than 2pm. Students will need to have gotten their instrument, music and uniform from the orchestra room on Friday and come dressed in the uniform. 

                  - Performance: 3:30pm. Students are expected to be finished around 4:15pm. 

This is a lot of information. The students were given paper packets in school with this information and a permission slip to be signed for the Assessment trip to Annandale. Please sign these and have your student return them no later than February 20th. There are many moving parts when organizing large events such as this, so your timeliness on this matter is appreciated.

District Honors Orchestra Event Update; Note Rehearsal and Concert Time Changes

This posting pertains to the students who are involved in the District Honors Orchestra Event. As you know, FCPS is closed today, Friday January 5, so the rehearsal is cancelled as well. 

If FCPS activities are  NOT cancelled for Saturday, the DHO event proceeds at South County HS. The rehearsal will start at 8am on Saturday January 6th with the concert at 4:30pm instead of 3pm. 

Many of you may have left your uniform at Stuart. Ms. Haynes will try to get the uniforms if possible. If the school is not open, plan on wearing all black. Look for a post on Google Classroom in reference to the uniforms.

Please email me at crhaynes@fcps.edu if you have any questions - and keep on practicing!