Captains Meeting Tuesday, June 21 5:00 p.m.

Items to be discussed:
Car Wash - July 11 Daily Grind; 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Tag Day - July 18 Martinsburg Wal-Mart, 9:00 to 4:00 (Uniform Required)
July 19 Martinsburg Wal-Mart, 9:00 to 4:00 (Uniform Required)

All Band Members gets new shoes; MTX brand, click here to view website;
Check it out!

Do not order; we will give you information regarding your shoes.

Students will be briefed on BTI and TOB ad sales


Order forms have gone out for the purchase of the white mesh shorts
that are required for all members of the 2009-2010 marching season.

The cost is $12 each (small-xlarge) and $14 each (for xxlarge)

The shorts are white mesh, 7" inseam with "MHS Band" or "MHS Drumline" on the leg.

The deadline for ordering is July 24, 2009. If you did not receive a form,
please contact Kelli Greenfield for further information
Kelli

Order forms also went out for the jacket and pants for the 2009-2010 Colorguard Members;

The green jacket and pants will have the Guard member's first name
embroidered on the front of the jacket. This purchase is a requirement for ALL Guard members.

The cost is $80.00 for the set; order deadline is July 24, 2009.
If you did not receive the order form, please contact Kelli.

BAND YARD SALE
Saturday, JULY 25, 2009

7am to 2pm

$15 a space

Please call 304-229-4754 for more information
and to sign up for a space


MARCHING BAND WISH LIST

Still need:

Box of 100 Interoffice Envelopes (11x16)
5 boxes printer ink (901XL) for HP54 desk jet
20 1" 3 ring binders
5 boxes black Sharpie markers
1 roll of stamps
3 18" metal/aluminum scaffolding boards
4 cans Rustoleum black spray paint
10 rolls duct tape (gray and/or black)
5 Ice packs
5 large boxes of bandaids
12 1 1/2 or 2" wratch-it straps (for securing loads on the trailers)

Sponsor:
A case of field paint $40.00 (per case). We will need 30 cases.
8" pneumatic wheel for the props (16 to 20)

To help with the sound effects, Mr Knepper would like to get a
Roland SPD-20 total percussion pad, total cost $720.00

Please submit your student's BOSA (Band Operating Service Agreement)
fee in an envelope w/their name on it and place it into the White Drop Box in the band room.

Due dates are as follows:

BAND OPERATING SERVICE AGREEMENT

Woodwind/Brass Instruments - $250.00 (May 15 $83, June 15 $83, July 15 $84)

Colorguard and Percussion - $300.00 (May 15 $100, June 15 $100, July 15 $100)

BOSA monies are needed to pay staff that will be coming this week to teach the students




Musselman High School Band hails from South Berkeley County, Inwood WV. The Musselman Band provides many performance ensembles. These ensemble opportunities are designed to challenge students and build their excellence.

Musselman Marching Band has earned four Chapter XIII Championships in Group II and in 2006 finished 7th at the Atlantic Coast Championships in Group III

Many Musselman Band ensembles and Indoor/Outdoor Colorguards have received numerous 1st place finishes and superior ratings.


         BTI 2009

The 2009 Band Training and Instruction (BTI) Schedule is now available! Click here to learn more: BTI 2009

USSBA ALL State Champion Division II 2006
TOB WV Group III State Champion 06-07
USSBA National Championship Group IV 10th Place 2007
Chapter XIII Group Champions 02-05

Band Warehouse



Foam fingers from 2007 and Apple paddles are available!
Check this out: $3 each!!

Contact Kelli Greenfield at 229-9372 or weezerpick@aol.com Link to Sureshot Delivery Service
   www.sureshotdeliveryservice.com


We still have our Custom Designed Window Clings! The window clings! match our Band Trailer LOGO!

PRICE: 1 for $6.00 2 for $10.00

If you would like the window clings, just email wvfanof17@comcast.net and Dee Griffith will be happy to help you!

Summer Training
****Current Rehearsal Mini-Calendar****




“A winner is someone who recognizes his given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”

Larry Bird

Tuesday, JULY 7
Summer Conditioning Days
-Wind Members 6pm-8pm

Thursday, JULY 9
Summer Conditioning Days
-Wind Members 6pm-8pm

Tuesday, JULY 14
Summer Conditioning Days
-Wind Members 6pm-8pm

Thursday, JULY 16
Summer Conditioning Days
-Wind Members 6pm-8pm

Saturday, JULY 25
Yard Sale

Tag Day Helper...
Future Colorguard?
                                         


Tag Day! Spring Mills WalMart 6-6-09

Timeless Images by Don We are pleased to offer our photography service to the band family. The profits from the sale of any items on the website are donated back to the band’s general fund. We hope you enjoy these photos as cherished memories for years to come!

To go to the site, click here: timelessimagesbydon

WVFE Video Productions recorded
the Indoor Programs on Parent Night
and the Band Spring Concert of 5/28.
If you are interested in purchasing either item,
please give them a call at 304-261-3765

Chaz Fowler of Thistle and Rose Photography was available at the 5/28 Band Concert and snapped some pictures. Check out his site! thistle&rose


Please Note: Records of Sales and fundraising representation of members of winter, indoor, and spring performing groups will be tallied for each fundraiser. Performance opportunities and ensembles will be available only if fundraising representation meets a fair standard. This standard will be measured by the director of bands and the executive board.
2009 FUNDRAISING OPERATIONS

Afterglow Dessert contributions, May 2, drop off sweets 7-7:30pm

Spirit Nite @ King's Pizza - May 12, 5-8 pm

BASKET BINGO - May 24, 2009; 2pm-6pm. Contact Tisha Owens at 304-261-3001

Tag days @ Walmart:
Martinsburg 5/30, 8am-2pm; 6/13, 8am-2pm;
Spring Mills 6/7, TBA; 6/27, TBA




Musselman wins Chapters Group IV 91.20
Congratulations Musselman Band students!


2009 Marching Band
Football and Competition

8/28 - Varsity Football/Loudoun County (home)





Senior Night 2008 - 2009 is fine!



“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
— Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader (1929-1968)
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882)

Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you look back you will have made a difference.
--Mark Victor Hansen

Enjoying the evening - 2009 Seniors nite out
 

In 2007, the Musselman High School Drumline performed at the first West Virginia Art's Alive Gala in the beautiful Charleston Clay Center. The Applemen Drumline opened the event representing the MHS Band as the one of the finest marching band programs in the state of West Virgina.
    

We are extremely proud of our 2009 All State students! Rachel Gregory (All State Orchestra) - Bassoon
Rachel Shows (All State Band) - Bassoon
Natalie Balog (All State Band) - Flute
Timothy Shows (All State Band) - Trombone

CONGRATULATIONS!




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As our season draws forward remember the little moments. We are in the company of the leaders of tomorrow.








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One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.
--Stephen R. Covey First Things First