Gift Ideas for Your Orchestra Student

With the holidays approaching, we have gift ideas for your Orchestra student AND ideas for how your holiday gift giving can help fund your student's account:

JACKETS:

Order an HRHS Orchestra jacket for your student. These are great jackets and very reasonably priced at $39. Here's a picture. Imagine it with the Orchestra logo where you see it and without the LA Fitness branding. Contact Melanie Hall to order one for your student and arrange payment.

OTHER ORCHESTRA-THEMED MERCHANDISE:

We can order t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies in both adult and youth sizes, as well as sweatpants (adult sizes only), hats and water bottles with the HRHS Orchestra logo. Click here for an order form. Each item shows a website and item number. Go to the site and enter the item number to see an example of each item. Contact Melanie Hall with items you would like to order.

HOLIDAY GIVING WITH A BONUS:

If your holiday giving includes gift cards, purchase them through SCRIP and get a percentage of your purchases refunded to your Student Account. Rebates vary by retailer. Click here to see all the different gift cards available and their rebates. (Examples of rebates: Old Navy = 14%; Chipotle = 10%; Panera = 9%)

Remember...once the annual $100 Student Fee has been covered, any amount remaining in your student's personal fundraising account can be used for additional orchestra-related expenses like retreat, concert attire, private lessons, and travel to Disney next year. 

Orders are due Wednesday, December 2 and gift cards will be delivered before winter break. Click here for an order form.  Questions? Contact Laurie Vogel for more information.

Retreat 2015: SUCCESS!

Our retreat was a huge success this year! 

Chamber and Symphony students were able to bond and develop deeper friendships over food, fun and activities.

Students who participated grew their skills in understanding improvisation, building and creating new music pieces, and conducting.


We hope to have even more students participate next year and to keep this hugely successful time happening for many years to come.

Thank You!

Thanks to all who attended our HRHS Orchestras Feeder Fest Concert last night. You got to see the talent and hard work of our entire program shine, and you were a great audience!

SPECIAL THANKS to all our parent volunteers! We couldn't make an event like this happen without all your help and support!

Did you miss the concert or want to share it with family and friends? Click here for a video of the entire concert shot by HRTV.

Thursday, November 12 is the final day to turn in Butter Braids orders, and after school we have about 40 students and chaperones leaving for retreat.

Please be aware of these upcoming events as we look ahead to December:

• December 1 @ 7pm -- Orchestra Booster Meeting 
• December 2 --  Scrip Orders Due (purchase your holiday gift cards through Scrip and help pay for your Student Fee and other Orchestra-related expenses)
• December 9 @ 7pm -- Winter Concert

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Urgent, volunteers needed next week

Next week will be a busy week, we need several more volunteers to make it a successful week for the orchestras. Please help us by committing to one of the following areas:

Wednesday, November 11 @ 7pm -- Feeder Fest

• This is our biggest concert of the year, incorporating our high school, middle school and elementary school orchestras
• Click here for a detailed schedule. Feeder Fest starts right after school, ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL FOR REHEARSALS AND SETUP. Concert at 7pm.
• Our parents make this event happen! Click here to see how you can help. WE STILL NEED SEVERAL MORE PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. (Thanks to those who have already signed up!)

November 12-14

• Butter Braid orders due November 12. Since we leave for all orchestra retreat on the 12, we would like students to turn in orders by Monday November 9th. 
• Student Retreat @Snow Mountain Ranch. Click here for details.
• WE NEED ONE FEMALE CHAPERONE TO BE CLEARED TO GO, PLEASE HELP! 
• Please contact Mr. Woodworth (rswoodworth@dcsdk12.org) if you can help.

Looking ahead to December, we have two events scheduled -- Orchestra Booster Meeting on December 1 and Winter Concert on December 9. See our complete calendar on the right sidebar of our website.

November News

HRHS Orchestra is busy in November! Here's a rundown of everything you need to know, in chronological order.

Wednesday, November 4 

• Orchestra Boosters Meeting @ 7pm -- Students get points toward lettering for their attendance and  their parents' attendance. We will be finalizing plans for Feeder Fest (11/11), Retreat (11/12) and looking ahead to our Winter Concert (12/9)
• Scrip Orders Due -- Purchase your giftcards for holiday giving through Scrip and a percentage of what you spend is refunded back to your student's personal fundraising account to be used for the $100 Student Fee and any other orchestra-related expenses. Click here and scroll down to the Scrip section for details.

Wednesday, November 11 @ 7pm -- Feeder Fest

• This is our biggest concert of the year, incorporating our high school, middle school and elementary school orchestras
• Click here for a detailed schedule. Feeder Fest starts right after school. Concert at 7pm.
• Our parents make this event happen! Click here to see how you can help. (Thanks to those who have already signed up!)

November 12-14

• Butter Braid orders due November 12. Since we leave for retreat on the 12, we would like students to turn in orders by Monday November 9th. 
• Student Retreat @Snow Mountain Ranch. Click here for details.
• We are still looking for parent help to make it a successful weekend. Please contact Mr. Woodworth (rswoodworth@dcsdk12.org) if you can help.

Looking ahead to December, we have two events scheduled -- Orchestra Booster Meeting on December 1 and Winter Concert on December 9. See our complete calendar on the right sidebar of our website.