Mon April 13 update and news

All:  As you have probably assumed by now, it's now official that every music department event through the end of the school year is cancelled.  This includes Jazz Cafe, the spring musical, Band Banquet, 3rd Tri Concerts, Memorial Parade, and Graduation ceremonies with the band.  

However, we continuing to plan for band camp.  We have an executive booster board meeting tonight to talk about the contingencies of holding or having to cancel band camp.  There are many things to consider, least of which is the ability of students to be able to actually attend band camp financially or otherwise.   We will be discussing every possibility ranging from business as usual at Skyline to holding a camp at THS to even having to cancel completely.  At this time, we are waiting for each ruling from the state and from the school district to be made so that we can adjust our planning.  

As band director, I know how important band camp is and how important the marching band is to our program overall.  I will work and plan as hard as I can to make sure all marching band activities can be held and I will NOT cancel anything at this time unless it is cancelled for us by the state or district.  However, I am aware that we do these activities by using volunteers who have other things to worry about.   We also are aware that there are certain deadlines that we need to consider - bus rental, camp booking/refund deadline, etc.    All will be discussed and of course, we will keep everyone in the loop as much as we can.

In another issue, all students and parents of THS will be receiving communication from the school district and Trenton HS tomorrow regarding how we plan to start giving REGULAR lessons in EVERY CLASS including music classes online for eight weeks.  Look for this information soon.  Once it is out there, I will communicate how I plan to do my lessons for band, chorus, and guitar.