Violin Camp with Vanessa Porter

I think there might be a page missing.  I will get it from Vanessa and post it soon.  This is a great camp and many of our Billinghurst students have attended.

Middle School Orchestra Camp only $20

THE VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL

SUMMER MUSIC CAMP PROGRAM

IS NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS

Dates:

June 11th through July 6^th

2012

Times: Monday-Friday

Strings: 8:00 to 10:00 AM

Band: 10:00 AM to noon

Jazz Combo: 12 to 1:00 PM

Location: Vaughn Middle School

Cost $20 for the entire session

We are in our fifteenth year of summer band and strings camp at Vaughn Middle School

During this time, we have enjoyed an average enrollment of 50 band students and 40 strings students every summer.

The camp is open to students who are proficient in their instrument having played at least one year. Enrollment is open to anyone regardless of age.

A tremendous benefit to the camp is that younger students have the privilege of sitting next to high school and college students who attend.

The band program participates in the Reno Rodeo Parade, marching through downtown Reno on Saturday June 16^th.

If you have already planned your family summer vacation, we will make accommodations so that you can still attend as much camp as possible. If you have any questions contact Jose Flores at: jflores@washoe.k12.nv.us or at:

775-333-5160 w, 830-7212 c

Vaughn Summer Music Camp Application

Student Name (please print)

___________________________________

Instrument(s)

___________________________________

School you currently attend

___________________________________

Sessions to attend (please mark all that apply)

Strings ____

Band ____

Jazz Combo ____

Contact information:

Parent Name _________________________

Phone Number ______________________

Email _________________________________

*Checks payable to Vaughn Middle School

* Scholarships available on a per need basis

Mr. Flores has been teaching at Vaughn Middle School for 15 years. He was Music Director of the Reno Philharmonic Youth Concert Orchestra 2005-08. He is on the UNR Music Department Faculty, teaching applied saxophone lessons. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including:

2002 Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year

2006 Teacher Fellow Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/National Symphony Orchestra

Vallejo Trip Information (that your child should have already brought home)

2012 Billinghurst Middle School Orchestra & Band Festival Tour

Information Packet

Please read through the entire packet.  There are several important forms for you to fill out and return before the trip.

Mr. and Mrs. Neidhold have made every effort to anticipate every contingency and detail for this Festival Tour.  Students and parents should know that additional rules and stipulations may be necessary as situations present themselves.

Purpose:

This trip will provide students the opportunity to perform in a competitive festival. Judges comments will encourage the orchestras and individual members to improve technically and musically.

The following day spent in 6-Flags theme park will reward the students for intense and productive work culminating in an awards ceremony in the Discovery Kingdom Stadium.

Participating Ensembles:

Golden Strings                  Advanced Orchestra       Intermediate Orchestra

Jazz Band                             Advanced Band

Dates:

Leave Friday, May 11^th, leave from school in the morning between 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Return Saturday, May 12^th,  Time:  11 p.m. – midnight

Students without cell phones are welcome to use Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold’s.

Festival:

Music in the Parks

www.musicintheparks.com

Performance Location:

American Canyon High School

3000 Newell Drive

American Canyon, CA  94503

Hotel:

Hilton Concord Hotel

1970 Diamond Blvd

Concord, CA 94520

(925) 827-2000

Hotel Behavior:

All students will have excellent behavior in the hotel at all times.  Yelling, running and any behavior that might disturb other guests at the hotel are forbidden.  Hotel elevators are reserved for going to and from the ground floor.  Misbehavior in the hotel will result in limitations at 6-Flags the following day and immediate curfew.  Rooms will be taped and any student opening their doors in middle of the night will have significant restrictions at 6-Flags the following day. 

Mrs. Neidhold will patrol the hallways the ENTIRE night.

Boys and girls may not go into each other’s rooms.  Boys may not be in girls’ rooms and girls may not be in boys’ rooms EVER.

Meals:

All meals are included except lunch on Friday (please bring a sack lunch for the bus) and dinner on Saturday (please bring money for a fast food dinner).

Friday night pizza dinner included.  Saturday breakfast provided by hotel, lunch included in tour package.  Parents should expect to provide money for dinner on Saturday as well as snacks throughout the two days.  Students are encouraged to bring snacks for the bus ride on Friday because dinner will be served late, between 7 and 7:30 p.m.

Contact Information:

Caryn Neidhold, (775) 434-9670, cell

Leonard Neidhold, (775) 443-8605, cell

All cell phones will be off during the performance.

Bus Company:   Amador

Behavior Expectations:

All students and parents must sign the attached Behavior Contract.  No student will be allowed to board the bus until the Behavior Contract is received by Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold.

Bus Behavior:

Appropriate behavior is expected at all times for the safety and comfort of the driver and other passengers on the bus.

Yelling, boisterous activity and inappropriate language will result in changing buses or being assigned to sit with a chaperone.  Refusal to behave appropriately will result in loss of time in 6-Flags.

Medical Release Form: 

Must be signed and returned by Thursday, May 10^th.

Itinerary

Friday, May 11^th

10:30 a.m. – Buses arrive, Advanced Band and Orchestra load buses

11:11 a.m.  – Load buses at Billinghurst, take roll

11:30 a.m. – Leave Billinghurst (approximate time) (Sack lunch on bus – please bring a lunch.)

3:30 p.m.  – Arrive at American Canyon High School

4:00 PM – Intermediate Orchestra to Warm-Up

4:25 PM Performance BILLINGHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL – Bighorn Strings (Intermediate Orchestra)

4:25 PM – Advanced Band to Warm-Up

4:50 PM Performance BILLINGHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL - Billinghurst Advanced Band

4:50 PM – Advanced Orchestra to Warm-Up

5:15 PM Performance BILLINGHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL – Sierra Strings (Advanced Orchestra)

5:15 PM – Golden Strings to Warm-Up

5:40 PM Performance BILLINGHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL - GoldenStrings

5:40 PM – Jazz Band to Warm-Up

6:05 PM Performance BILLINGHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL - Jammin' Rams Jazz Band

6:30 p.m. Leave American Canyon High School

7:00 p.m. Arrive hotel, assign rooms

7:30 p.m. Dinner

8:00 – 10:00 Time to socialize in the lobby, swim in the pool (The pool will have a maximum number of students at any one time.  Do not expect to be able to swim the entire time.)

10:00 Bed Check – All rooms will be checked by either Mr. Neidhold or Mrs. Neidhold

Saturday, May 12^th

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Load Buses

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 6-Flags Discovery Kingdom, Lunch ticket provided, Awards Ceremony at 5:15 p.m.

6:30 p.m. Load Buses

7:00 p.m. Dinner – fast food – bring $5-10 for food

11:00 p.m. – Arrive Billinghurst, time dependent on construction and traffic.  All students will call their parents when we pass Truckee, California

Billinghurst Orchestras               Vallejo Tour 2012

Behavior Contract                      Return to Mrs. Neidhold by May 10^th.

You must fill this out again, even if you filled out a form in the fall.

Student Name_______________________________________________

The purpose of this contract is to insure a successful and enjoyable trip for all students.

Participation in the Vallejo performance and tour is dependent on satisfactory behavior during the 2011-12 school year.  Student’s behavior in class and in school will have bearing on tour participation.  Students receiving Citizenship grades lower than a B in their respective Strings or Band class or students who are suspended or expelled during the school year may be eliminated from the tour at Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold’s discretion.

Students are expected to act with mature behavior on the tour.  The students of the Billinghurst orchestras will be polite to other groups performing at the festival, follow all of the bus drivers instructions, keep noise levels down in the hotel and act with good citizenship to Billinghurst students and any other people encountered on the trip.

No alcohol, drugs, illegal substances or weapons of any kind.  No fighting.

Students will be at all announced meeting places on time and obey the hotel curfew.

Cell phones and personal music devices, such as iPods, are allowed.  Students will not carry any electronic device into the performance venue.  Students and parents acknowledge that Billinghurst Middle School, the charter bus company, chaperones and teachers are not responsible for any personal belongings.

The Billinghurst dress code will be enforced on Friday, May 13, 2012.  On Saturday, May 14^th students will be allowed to wear more relaxed clothing including hats.  All clothing must be decent and civilized with no foul language, alcohol/cigarette advertisements, or gang influences.  Mr. and Mrs. Neidhold reserve the right to ask a student to change their clothes if deemed inappropriate.

Parents understand if a student breaks this Behavior Contract during the trip, they (the parents) will, at their own expense, come pick up their child and return them home separately from the tour group.  (Students, this means if you do not have appropriate behavior on the trip, Mr. or Mrs. Neidhold will call your parents to come get you in middle of the trip.  You will return home with your parents.)

Parents understand that if a student is suspended or expelled from Billinghurst they will jeopardize their right to attend the trip and any funds paid to date.

I agree to abide by all of the Behavior Expectations:

Student________________________________________________________________

Parent__________________________________________________________________

Medical Release Form

Billinghurst Middle School Orchestra  *  Music in the Parks Festival Tour

May 11-12, 2012

Student’s Legal Name_________________________________________________­____

Student Address_________________________________________________________

Student Home Phone____________________Student Cell Phone__________________

Parent Name______________________________________________________________

Parent Address____________________________________________________________

Parent Work Phone_______________________Parent Home Phone______________________

Parent Cell Phone________________________

Medical Insurance Company_________________________________

Medical Insurance Policy Number_____________________________

Medical Conditions:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Food Allergies:

_____________________________________________________________________________________Medication Allergies:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Medication & Treatments Student is allowed to self administer (including Tylenol/Advil):

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I,  _________________________(parent name), give permission to any teacher or chaperone for the 2012 Music in the Parks Festival Tour to seek emergency medical treatment for my child, ______________________________(student’s name).

Signed_________________________________________________________ Date__________________