Music Trip Reminders

MANDATORY PARENT TRIP MEETING

 March 26th (Tuesday)  7:00pm in the auditorium

• The meeting will cover expectations of the students, itinerary, and answer any questions what students/parents might have. Students will drop off their "checked luggage" after the meeting.
• Students must pack their performance attire in their checked luggage:
• Band - black pants; black socks/shoes; black shirt (like a polo or button down)
• Orchestra/Choir - black performance polo; clean jeans (NO HOLES) (any shade of blue)
• Students will also need to have packed in their luggage anything they will need Friday, Saturday and for the hotel and for the bus ride home.

Medications are not allowed to be packed in the luggage EXCEPT for prescription acne cream/prescription mouthwash/prescription soap. These are the only exceptions. Other prescription medications can be dropped off at the Tuesday night meeting as well. Please have them in the original bottle with the child's name clearly on it - and please only bring what the child will need on the trip.

All students must fill out and return the medication authorization form and the OTC (over the counter) form. They were due this past Friday. Thank you to all of the parents and students who have already turned them in - it makes the job of sorting and filing them much easier. Your directors have extra copies if you have not turned it in. 

 FOOD AND WATER DONATIONS! 

It is a long bus ride to Orlando and back. We will be stopping for breakfast and some breaks, but we want to make sure that we can keep the students fed and most importantly, hydrated.

We are asking for big donations of water bottles and snack food (think Costco/BJ's). If you feel moved to donate, we greatly thank you. We have four full buses of high school students 😃

You can drop off any donations:

• In the main office at Justice; 
• Have your child drop them off in the orchestra room; 
• Bring them to the meeting on Tuesday; 
• Or drop them off by 6pm on Wednesday. 

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. 

We look forward to seeing you all Tuesday night for the Parent Trip Meeting! 

VBODA Concert Schedules March 1st and 2nd

Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association State Assessments (VBODA)
 @ Falls Church HS

All families are invited and encouraged to attend the VBODA performances. 

This is an extremely important concert for the students for which they have worked very hard.

CONCERT ORCHESTRA: March 1^st (Friday)

Arrive @ Justice: 5:00pm with departure soon after

Performance: 7:30pm

Estimated time back at Justice: 8:45pm

SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA: March 2^nd (Saturday)

Arrive @ Justice: 10:00am with departure soon after

Performance: 12:10pm

Estimated time back at Justice: 1:45pm

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: March 2^nd (Saturday)

Arrive @ Falls Church HS by 12:30pm in Formal Attire

Students will drive themselves or carpool, no bus will be provided.

Performance: 2:30pm

REMINDERS: Instrument/Bow, music/music folder, rosin, rock stops for cellos/basses, tuners, mutes, etc.

Concert Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra students will change into their formal concert attire before loading buses.

Women — black dress, black tights, black shoes. 

Men — black tux pants, white tux shirt, black vest, black socks, black shoes, neck button (black tie for Chamber Orchestra)

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA STUDENTS WILL NEED TO ARRIVE IN THEIR FORMAL ATTIRE. Please pick up your uniform on FRIDAY March 1st before you leave school that day.

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