​Congratulations on a successful concert and thank you to our parents and students for being a welcoming audience for our youngest and newest band members in the West area! Thanks to our volunteers who assisted with London packing on Saturday as well!
 
For London trip participants, please note you will receive some additional email communication this week with some trip forms and reminders, so please check those inboxes!
 
Final Exams
The final exam for all band classes is to use the time for study hall. Our concert constitutes our final exam and given the hours our students put in outside of school, this is a small payback in the final rush of the semester. Good luck to all during your final tests and projects over the next week and a half!
 
Basketball Pep Band
Assignments for basketball pep band will be posted by the end of the week so students can schedule appropriately. There is a great deal of flexibility in the schedule.
Dates of our pep band performances can be found HERE.
 
All-State Band Auditions
All-State Band Auditions take place in Salina on Saturday, January 7. We travel to Salina with our orchestra students who also qualified to audition. Bus will load at 5:00 AM on January 7. We will return to West at approximately 7 PM that evening. Additional information on auditions will be sent to students over break and reminders when we return.
 
Upcoming Events
 
This Week
Tuesday, December 13
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Thursday, December 15
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Next Week
Tuesday, December 20
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Two Weeks
Winter Break
 
Wednesday, December 28 – Wednesday, January 4
London New Year’s Day Parade, London, United Kingdom
 
Looking Ahead
Saturday, January 7
KMEA All-State Auditions – Salina (All-Day Event)
 
Monday, January 16
Wind Ensemble Mini-Camp – 6-9 PM
 
 

​Congratulations to Jazz Ensemble on their performance at Jingle Jazz and to our outstanding students who performed with the ECKMEA All-District Bands this weekend! This week is concert week – pleas make sure to review the schedule and information below.
 
Band Winter Concert – Thursday, December 8
Performances include our area 6th grade bands, the BV West Percussion Ensemble, and our combined BV West Band Program performing our London concert repertoire. Concert begins at 7 PM in the BV West Performing Arts Center. West students need to arrive no later than 6:30 PM dressed in concert black attire. Please see below for reminders:
 
Concert Attire
A reminder that for our upcoming band concerts, students should wear ALL BLACK clothing. Appropriate examples of concert attire include:
Long sleeve or ¾ sleeve button down shirt – short sleeves are not acceptable
Black slacks, black skirt, or black dress – jeans are not acceptable
Black shoes and black socks – marching shoes work just fine!
 
London participants will need to pack these items in their luggage for our concert at St. James Smith Square.
 
Airport Shuttle Survey
A representative from each family traveling to London needs to complete the following survey by Tuesday, December 6 so we can determine interest for providing a shuttle to KCI.
 
Airport Shuttle Survey
 
All-State Band Auditions
Students who performed with the ECKMEA All-District Bands will be registered to participate in All-State Auditions in Salina on January 7. Please check with Mr. Love if you have questions about the auditions.
 
Upcoming Events
 
This Week
Tuesday, December 6
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Wednesday, December 7
London Parade Rehearsal – 7 AM
 
Thursday, December 8
Band Winter Concert – 7:00 PM, BVW PAC
 
Saturday, December 10
London Rehearsal and Packing – 1:30 – 4:00 PM
 
Next Week
Tuesday, December 13
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Thursday, December 15
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Two Weeks
Tuesday, December 20
Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy
 
Looking Ahead
Wednesday, December 28
Leave for London!!!!