Fluvanna County High School Bands

Great job band!  After reading the comments, listening to the tapes and watching the dvd of our performance I'm impressed with what we have this year!  All the comments about our ideas and performance qualities were great.  Our focus for this week will be speeding up transitions and making things flow into eachother.  The biggest detractor was the amount of downtime and the amount of people who seemed unsure and not ready to go when that downtime was happening. 

We will work out smoother transitions while we work on closing the show!

10/4 Schedule

 Pit/loading crew: 2:45pm report time

Full band by 3:00pm

Depart 3:45pm

Arrival at Goochland 4:30pm

Perform at 5:45pm

Pit equipment back to the trailers

Everyone else remains in the stadium to watch the remaining bands

Final performance is at 7:00pm

Depature will happen no later than 8:15pm

Return to FCHS by 9:00pm

Our scheduled performance time at the Herndon competition on 9/27 is 12:42

The schedule for that event is available at http://scores.yea.org/showinfo.asp?show=41

 
Our report time will be 8:00am the day of the event.  Our departure goal is 8:45am

Our return time will follow the awards ceremony at 10:00pm.

This will put our return time around approximately 12:30am. 

Further information regarding this trip will be distributed at rehearsals and posted here.

At this point we only have minor conflicts with the 10/18 date to attend POC and JMU.  Please add this date to your calendar.

REMINDER!!  $5 dinner money due by Thursday!

Also:  If you have attendance issues, please remember the policy.  Unexpected absences are ok only if you follow the correct procedures!  Turn in your absence form no later than 2 days following an absence.  

 Game day schedule

3:45- On the practice field with instruments ready

4:45- Pit equipment to the field

5:15- Rehearsal ends, Instruments away

5:30- Dinner in the cafeteria

6:15- Uniform distribution

6:30- In uniform in seats in the band room for game prep

7:00- Line up for parade to field

7:15- In stadium ready for SSB/Fight song

 During the game

In stands ready to play from the opening kick off

Long tune ready for quarter change

5:00 left in first half - GUARD AND PIT dismissed to prepare

3:00 left in the first half - BAND dismissed to relocate to the opposite side of the field

 *NEW* 

There will be no warm-up before halftime (off the field or on the field)

       I trust all of you to be ready to go!

After the game

-Clean up the stands

-Pit equipment back to band room

-Uniforms hung and put away

-Clean the band room

-Dismissal 

Congratulations everyone!  Camp is running smoothly!  Your hard work and cooperation is paying off.  Our drill for the opener is ready and we should have it on the field by this Friday.  Next week we will work hard to get the ballad and closer on the field.  All we need is for everyone to come to camp prepared and we can have this show on the field by the first home game!  Don't forget to fill out and return your handbook forms. (contract, march-a-thon, and t-shirt order form) All forms are located in the forms section of this website.

Next Monday will be uniform fitting day.  Don't miss out or we will have to take time out of your schedule in the future.

Winds/Brass-  Great job in warming up your sound!   You don't sound the same as the first day you were here.  We're really starting to sound like a band instead of individuals.  Keep working on breathing!  AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR

Percussion-  Drumline sounds very clean.  As we add the remainder of our line, work with them to keep it this clean.  Be the band's metronome on the field.  Pit, your reading skills are improving!  As camp goes on we will be spending more time working with the band.  Rhythm comes before notes, read the rhythm then add the notes.

Guard-  Great discipline.  Keep up the energy on the work and it will look great and impress a lot of people.  As we move into the flag feature and dance routines, apply the same discipline that you did to the opening sets.

EVERYONE-  Remember our fundraisers this week.  We still need 3 parent workers for the concert this Friday!  Please help if you can!
Also the carwash/bakesale this Saturday.  These will help us raise the money needed to attend our travel dates.  Without them we will have a very tough time making it to competitions.

Thank you to all parents and students who attended last night's meet and greet.  Your questions and comments are very welcome.  They are helping me get a good feel for the concerns and feelings of the band.

The calendar is now updated to reflect the changes to the camp schedule. 

Also thank you to the parents and students who helped out at the car wash last Saturday.  We had a great time and raised a good amount of money.

Reminders about band camp:
-Bring water/snacks

-Bring sneakers

-Bring sunscreen

-Check with your neighbors in the band, they might be able to carpool with you

-Check the schedule as it has been updated

Looking forward to next week!

                                                             -Mr. Strickler

FYI: band camp schedules will procede as planned.  This includes percussion and guard camps that begin the 14th. (Guard yours will differ in time from the schedule on the calendar)

Please contact Mr. Strickler at strickmg@gmail.com if you  did not receive the e-mail including a letter from the director.

CARWASH REMINDER!! 
This Saturday at the Hardee's on Pantops from 9-3

Greetings Fluco band members and parents!

It is with great pleasure that I can introduce myself as the new band director at Fluvanna County High School!  I'm extremely excited to get to meet with each of you and to start working together to prepare for the 2008-2009 school year.  Together we can make it a great year!

Please watch your mail for an introduction letter from me.  I am also planning a meet and greet for all students and parents in the band room following percussion and guard camp on Monday, July, 14th at 7:00pm.  I will provide refreshments.  I hope to see as many of you there as possible.  If you have any questions or ideas please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. 

Thank you and I look forward to meeting you!

Michael Strickler
Band director

strickmg@gmail.com

434-589-3666

WHEN:      8 AM to 2:00 PM SATURDAY JUNE 21st 

WHERE:    Hardees on Route 250 East (Pantops) in Charlottesville

WHAT TO WEAR:  Sunscreen, and School Dress Code A ppropriate attire.  (no 'short' shorts, no bikini tops, no white T's for ladies)

WHAT TO BRING: LUNCH or LUNCH MONEY, Sunscreen, Water Bottle

INCENTIVE:  The student who earns the highest donation will be awarded a FREE LUNCH at HARDEES!

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE

Fluvanna County High School Band.

Update: 06-18-08

     The booster meeting held Tuesday, June 17th yeilded a new class of FCHS Band Booster officers.  To see who is who, visit the Parents page.

Update: 02-26-08

     It's District Festival Time again!  The Fluvanna County High School Concert Band will be giving their Pre-Festival Concert this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. here at Fluvanna High School.  Students report at 6:00 p.m.  Admission is by donation, whatever you feel is appropriate, and the concert will likely be over by 7:30 p.m.

     The VBODA District Band Festival will be held at Charlottesville High School on Friday, February 29th.  Fluvanna performs at 7:10 p.m.  Click here for an itinerary.  Admission is free and open to the public, so come out and suppor the band.

     Congratulations to the Fluvanna Winter Guard on their second place finish last weekend, and on their promotion to the Scholastic A-2 Division of competition.  This came as an unexpected surprise last Saturday at Deep Run High School.  You can come out and enjoy the Winter Guard again this Saturday at Fauquier High School.  Click here for an Itinerary.

Update: 02-18-08

    The Fluvanna Winter Guard will be performing once again this Saturday at Deep Run High School in The Richmond Area.  Audiences can expect to see a lot more of our 2008 Production of Moondance. 

     Members and enthusiasts can click here for a sample of our sound track!

 You can also click here for an itinerary.

 Come out and support the team.

Update: 01-31-08

    The 2008 Winter Guard Season began for the new Fluvanna Winter Guard on January 26th at Oakton High School.  The Winter Guard performed well, but their show was very incomplete which limited scoring potential.  The 16 ladies and gentlemen of the Fluvanna Winter Guard are working diligently to bring more of their production to the stage on Saturday, Februar 2nd for their first-ever WGI Regional.  Our performance time is 12:17 p.m. at Powhatan High School.  Come out and support Fluvanna.

Update: 01-24-08

    Happy New Year!  Winter Guard performance season is already upon us!  This Saturday, January 26th, Fluvanna will debut their 2008 production entitled "Moondance."   You will find an itinerary for our first performance on our calendar!  The 2008 Fluvanna winter guard is comprised primarily of the membership of our 2008 AIA Novice Bronze Medalists, Fluvanna Blue.  Because of our growing talent level, we are skipping the Regional-A class and moving right up to the more competitive Scholastic A-3!  Enjoy our performances this year as we represent Fluvanna in AIA and at two WGI Regionals!

Update: 12-01-07

    The Marching Flucos capped off a great year of growth with three wonderful performances.  First at Powhatan, Fluvanna successfully defended their Group Championship for the 6th consecutive year!  Fluvanna was also crowned Grand Champions of Group A and AA.  On Saturday, November 10th in wind and light rain, Fluvanna finished 6th overall, and 2nd in color guard at the USSBA Northern States Championships at Giants Stadium.  Then, in Baltimore on Saturday, November 17th Fluvanna powered up to fourth at the National Championships held in Ravens Stadium, finishing 2nd in percussion.

Update: 10-11-07

    The Marching Flucos delivered a great performance last Saturday at Salem Stadium.  With a score of 79.1 the Flucos have moved up to second place in the Group I Open unofficial rankings.  You can see some GREAT pictures of the show at http://www.kodakgallery.com/salembandboosters/contest

The password is in all lower case... salem  you will have to enter it twice.  Do buy some of these fantastic shots!

    This Saturday we travel to Indian River High School in Chesapeake Virginia for our third big regional competition.  At the last booster meeting it was decided that the students would be required to bring their own lunch.  At the show, Mrs. Hoffman will bring Pizza for the students so we can eat for only $4.00 per student.  We will be eating Pizza as if it were a football game.

Update: 10-04-07

    The Marching Flucos worked very hard last Saturday to put out their first performance at Herndon.  Click Here for a score recap. 

    Tomorrow we travel to Salem Virginia for our second regional competition.  The boosters will be bringing lunch to Fluvanna High School for us to eat prior to our departure.  The cost for lunch is only $4.00 per student, and it includes Fried Chicken, a side and a drink.

Update: 9-20-07