Full Marching Band music rehearsals Wenesdays July 2 and July 30 from 3PM-6PM.
Band Camp 2008: Aug. 8th and 9th for freshman and 11th thru 16th for full marching band (see calendar).
Drumline workshop on Aug. 2nd in Riverside. Contact Chuck Mertz for summer practices.
Congratulations to the Spring 2008 Wind Ensemble for their 1st place award in the band divsion at the San Diego Festival! You made Shamu proud.
Congratulations to the spring 2008 Cabrillo Jazz Band for their 1st place divisional finish in the Dos Pueblos HS Jazz Festival, and to the trombone section for receiving the Outstanding Section Award. 2008 Jazz Band Trombone Section: Dain Lopez, Thomas Li, Brett Malta, Patrick Ayer
Contact Mr. Pakaluk for information regarding summer music camps. Don't miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime!
Scholarships: There are a number of Scholarship Opportunities available for instrumental music students. See Mr. Pakaluk for information.
All performances are mandatory. If a student misses a performance without prior notification in the form of a signed note from a parent, he/she may fail for the semester. Exceptions are hospitalizations, death in family, or acute illness. Please call as soon in advance if conflicts arise with this schedule. It is crucial to the success of the band that each and every member is present at performances.
Mike Pakaluk (Band Director) phone: (805) 742-3444 pakaluk@yahoo.com
Band I-Store Order Items with Cabrillo logo’s on them.
E-SCRIP: Join E-SCRIP and support the band (Cabrillo Band Boosters group ID # 152489286)
CABRILLO MARCHING BAND 2008
Each band member in the Cabrillo Marching Band has a responsibility to pay all necessary fees and help with the collective fundraising efforts.
Activity fees: $100/student
The cost of transportation, equipment, entry fees, uniform maintenance, music, and additional staff are not paid for by the school district, so we must come up with the money. Many marching bands around the country charge anywhere from $500+ per season.
Shoes: $20 The glide step marching shoe is part of the uniform. If a student finds an old pair in the box, he or she can use that pair and not have to buy new shoes. Many students use shoes from their previous years.
Please make all checks payable to
Alternatives to paying fees through fundraising
Black and Gold Discount Card
The instrumental music department sells a discount card featuring great deals from local businesses. Students sell the $7 cards and they can be presented at the businesses on the back for discounts. Students will be put on the debt list for lost or unreturned cards.
Students must sell a minimum of 10 cards. When a student sells 10 or more, $3 from each card is put in their personal account. Students can apply their personal account money towards fees or future trips.
Example: Ami Van Nostrand sells 35 cards. 35 cards @ $3 = $105
Ami can use the $100 to pay her activity fee, and have $5 left over in her
personal account for future trips.
Students will also have the opportunity to pay fees through working in the school cafeteria. The band has reserved a couple weeks in which each student that works makes
$7 per shift. Interested students will have a chance to sign up for slots.
Students can pay for entire trips through effective fundraising!
