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Fitting Day and Entertainment Book Blitz 2010

Saturday, August 28, 2010 – Uniform Fitting Day

(MANDATORY FOR ALL MARCHING STUDENTS)

from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

In the Grossmont Band Room

Entertainment Book Blitz to follow at 1:00 p.m.

Please click the "read more" for instructions to help make fitting day as easy as possible for all:

·         This is MANDATORY for all marching band students.  Band members will be fitted for their 2010-2011 marching band uniforms,  shoes, gloves, Regiment shirts, and preorder show shirts,

·         Band members should sign up for a fitting time on the form posted behind the gray box in the band room.  BE ON TIME, this is a busy day.

·         Please wear performance whites (lightweight white shorts and a white T-shirt, so that the uniforms can be easily worn over them). Performance whites are necessary EVERY time the uniforms are worn, so make sure to have these prior to fitting day and bring them with you. You will also need to wear socks to try on shoes if you are a new student.  If you are a returning student, please bring your band shoes. You cannot wear sandals on fitting day.

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Make sure you complete and return all the forms that were given to you in the Parent Handbook at Band Camp.  If you have misplaced any of the forms, you can go to the Boosters Page on the Band website ( www.ghsmusic.org ) and download and print them.  These forms include: 

  • Request for Student Participation permission slip
  • Optional Regiment Wear (for parents) and other accessories for sale
  • Directory Information form
  • Grossmont High School Medical Consent form
  • School Driver Registration Form for school sponsored trips
  • Acknowledgement of GIMA policy on Mandatory Competition days
  •  Parent volunteer talent list
  • Escrip sign-up sheet  (available on the home page article or under All Year fundraisers)
  • Entertainment Books authorization (available on the home page or under August fundraisers)

If you have any questions please contact Jim Sandlin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Kathy Elmore (Fitting Day Committee Chair) at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or call Kathy  at 619-770-8152 .   

 
 
Letter from Mr. Bovie July 2010

We are very thrilled and excited to introduce our new band Director, Adam Bovie. Click the "read more"  to read his introductory letter.  He has a new e-mail address that you may use to contact him with questions, concerns, or comments, it is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Welcome Mr. Bovie!


July 2010

 

My name is Adam Bovie, and I am honored to introduce myself as the director of the Royal Blue Regiment.  Though this is my first credentialed teaching assignment, I come into teaching with a history of professional and teaching experience.  I attended UC San Diego and CSU Fullerton, studied jazz pedagogy under the late Professor Jimmy Cheatham and conducting under Dr. Mitch Fennell.  I have performed professionally all over Southern California with organizations such as Walt Disney Entertainment and artists such as John Clayton, Wayne Bergeron, Jiggs Whigham and Bob Florence.

 

Mr. Way has done an incredible job of organizing the musical and logistical aspects of this program in preparation for his move to Helix H.S.  He has truly gone above and beyond the call of duty, and I want to personally and publicly thank him for his commitment to the Royal Blue Regiment.  In speaking with Mr. Way, Marty Bassett, Vice Principal Jeff Meredith and Booster President Jim Sandlin I was amazed and humbled by the commitment to excellence and openness with which I was greeted.  Thank you all for your sincerity and commitment to the students and to the tradition of the Royal Blue Regiment.  I feel truly blessed and I know that we can collaborate together to continue a tradition of musical growth within the program.

 

To my students, I am a firm believer that music education is fun and rewarding when a group of musicians who rehearse and practice with active ears and minds are held to the highest musical standards.  During my rehearsals, my most important goal will be for the ensemble to play with the finest musicianship possible.  To achieve that goal, I hope you will embrace my rehearsal techniques and try - with an engaged, open mind - to use active listening and your musical judgment in the ensemble and while practicing individually.  When we start to internally demand a higher quality of practice and performance, we can focus on the joy of making and sharing better music and will become lifelong learners and performers no matter what direction our lives may take.

 

On Friday, July 16 I believe I was handed the keys to a kingdom with great potential, and I plan on working tirelessly with you - the students, parents, administration and community - to grow our program and achieve high musical and educational standards in accordance with that potential.  I look forward to a great year.

 

Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds

 

Adam Bovie
 
 

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