Music Day info and Fair Use Fees

{This was emailed to select students and parents Thursday 9/9/10}

Hi,

This email is going out to all Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonietta members, and 10th grade Titan Strings members.

MUSIC DAY

Music Day is this Saturday, September 11. Students and adults who are driving need to come at 8am to get checked in. Check in is run by parents at the entrance of the A wing - clocking in is how we register when the student arrives - Music Day funds are distributed according to time put in by each group (choir, band, orchestra). Students will all have to clock out at the end of the day too. Here's the schedule

8am - Arrive, check in, get dressed (if not dressed already)
Outfit - Black performance outfit, comfortable yet respectable black flat shoes
8:30 - Meet in the Auditorium for this year's orientation - meet in car grouping
9am - Cars leave West. Drivers may take their car-load to pick up drinks or snacks along the way
12pm (I believe...) - Pizza lunch provided by Boosters
12:30 - 3 - Final rounds
Some groups may end up being done by 3pm

Students who have requested a waiver for Music Day due to extreme conflict will have paperwork filled out by Monday to have their names put on the Volunteer list for Boosters.

Thank you for your participation in Music Day!!!!

FAIR USE FEES

All students this year must pay a Fair Use Fee of $40 (waivers are available for those unable to pay). That is due to the Bookkeeper, Jolie Gilman, at West. Here's what the paperwork students received says (if there are any other questions after reading below, please contact Ms. Silberman):

Orchestra Fair Use Fee Payment

All students in the orchestra program owe $40 Fair Use Fee – this is a once-per-year fee. This fee is payable to the bookkeeper at West – please bring payment (cash or check made out to WSHS) to Jolie Gilman, the bookkeeper. This fee is due by September 17.

If you need to waiver out of this fee because of financial difficulty, ask Ms. Gilman for a “Fair Use Fee Waiver” form. Once the waiver is granted, you or one of your parents will owe 4 hours of volunteer time to the Orchestra – you will be contacted by one of the booster organization parents to set up a time to complete these hours.

Fair Use Fees go towards covering purchase or repair of classroom-use instruments, outfits that are worn by performing orchestra members, or other materials that go directly towards the benefit of all students in the program.

REMINDER – BRING $40 TO THE BOOKKEEPER BY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17!
(Or, go to the bookkeeper for a waiver)