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Woodbridge
Closes Season Competitions with "Excellent" Rating
at VBODA Festival in the rain on Oct. 25,2008 | Show
Video |
| Other Shows: Brooke
Point Gar-Field | Order
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| Photos
by our official photographer Les Bergmann |
Photo
by Les Bergmann more
homecoming-football photos...
Marching Color Guard at Homecoming Game!
| Football
Highlights Video | Order
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Mighty Viking
Marching Band in Homecoming Parade
| Parade
Video | Parade
Photos | Order
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Photo
by Mary Weiss more
homecoming photos...
From Pit Crew to Waiter a Band Booster's work is never done!
Woodbridge Unloads
Equipment for Lee-Davis Invitational
Woodbridge
Pit with Crew enter the field for Competition
Photo
by Les Bergmann
2nd in Class AA; 3rd
Overall Show Oct.
18, 2008 | Show
Video |
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Point Gar-Field |
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by our official photographer Les Bergmann |
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by Mary Weiss | Order
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Photo
by Les Bergmann more
photos...
Forest Park Home
Football Game Oct.
17, 2008
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Photo
by Mary Weiss more
photos...
Band's Official Photographer Les Bergmann reads his Sony
Manual
during his spare time at Stafford Showcase.
Screen Capture
by Cynthia Carlton
Woodbridge Receives Overall Score
of 89.33 @ Stafford Showcase
October 11, 2008. In Class AA Woodbridge Received:
First Place Overall
First Place Music
First Place Auxillary
First Place General Effect
First Place Marching
Second Place Percussion
Second Place Drum Major
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Show Video and Awards
Video by Cynthia Carlton |
| Photos
by our official photographer Les Bergmann |
| Photos
by Mary Weiss |
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Home Football
Game & Eight Grade Night - Oct. 10, 2008
| Football
Sounds |
Vikettes
Halftime Show |
| Band
Halftime Show | Where
is the other end? |
| Photos
by our official photographer Les Bergmann |
| Video
Screen Captures by PB |
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Look who ran
in the Army 10 mile race on Oct. 4, 2008!! more
photos ...
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Latest
Email:
October
27, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
For all Band
Members and Booster Families, the following information
applies:
The next Band Booster Meeting
will be Thursday, 6 NOV 08, and all parents are invited to hear plans for the
rest of the marching season as well as the transition
to concert season.
The annual
auction fund raiser will be Saturday, 8 NOV 08 in the WSHS cafeteria. See attached flyer for more
details; and remember that this fund raiser is as much
fun as it is good money for the band organization, and
also makes for great gifts as we move towards the holiday
season. Encourage friends and neighbors to join us!!!
Another fund raiser opportunity is the Capitol
Steps (www.capsteps.com) show on Sunday, 16 NOV 08, with both
the tickets and concession proceeds going towards general
funds and student accounts. We need to see how much interest
we have for helpers with concessions, open to all band
members, and Mr. Carder will run announcements through
School Fusion to get out more information. Tami Cope-Jones
expressed interest in working this event, and she will
need a handful of helpers to join her. Logistically the
most fitting volunteers would be from those not attending
the event -- but we wouldn't turn away willing hands.
If interested contact Tami or me.
Fruit
sale and Patriot
Center fund raisers are ongoing
- for more information see the booster web site. Students
can make participation in band events free to families,
with work that earns funds towards their individual accounts.
For Marching Band
Senior Night recognition is Friday, 31 OCT 08 at the football game. As part of
the event, we would like all Senior Parents to have the "night off" from
routine booster support - a new tradition! In that line of thinking, the parents
of underclassmen should count on stepping up and joining an effort like pit,
uniform help, chaperones, and other areas of assistance that the band needs for
home games. We already have a large number of faithful supporters from the underclasses;
we'll have a particular need this week for additional helpers - so if you've
volunteered before, we'd sure appreciate counting on you Friday. If you have
not previously assisted, but thought you might be interested, now is your chance
to try it out and see if you'd like to continue a particular area in the future.
Times will be published soon (Mr. Carder), and see you there!
Congratulations on excellent results at the VBODA competition last Saturday!
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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October
16, 2008
Dear Band Community:
Former Band Director
Darrell Pearman and his wife Nichole were blessed
with two new additions to their family. Mr. Pearman
writes the following on Oct. 16, 2008:
"Just a quick note to let you know that Nichole had
twins on Monday 10-13-08
at 4:40 and 4:52 PM. She is doing well and will be home this evening. She had
a natural delivery; Stephen Mitchell Pearman was born first at 6 lbs 7.5 oz.
Melody Grace Pearman was next at 5 lbs 6 oz. They are doing well, but a little
jaundice. Otherwise healthy and quite a handful."
If you would like to congratulate the Pearmans on their new blessings send
an email to thepearmanclan@verizon.net.
Sincerely,
Ed Bayne
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October
8, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
The update to the By-laws has been completed, and will
be posted to the WSHS Band Boosters website within the day, for all
to view. Over the next month, before the next booster
meeting (6 NOV 08), please review and get comments
or questions to the Vice President, Mrs. Mary Weiss, if there are
points that need clarification. This review period is not a time to change
the by-laws, rather a time to review and bring concerns or questions to the
by-law committee. If we need to make alterations, we will consider that at
the November meeting.
As always, thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the shows - Viking
Pride!
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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October
1, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
Below
is a generous offer to the band family from the
Kaufmans. After the 31 OCT Senior Night and Football
game activities, Molly's family is hosting a big
party with information below, and all band members
are invited. Click
this link to RSVP, to contact Donna and Jeff
Kaufman to respond "Yes, No, or Maybe" through
teh e-vite website.
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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October
1, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
New
Spirit shirts have arrived, and Gaye DeCesare
sends the following on a number of Spirit Wear
items:
green
polos for $25 and green
hoodie sweat shirts $30. Pictures
are on the band web site (www.woodbridgeband.org)
also selling the extra show shirts for $10 each
Rebecca From
is accepting orders for stadium
blankets at $20 each
shirts will be at the booster meeting Thursday and at every band event
(game or competition), so people can track Gaye down there or just put
orders in the silver box in Mr. Carder's office
Thank you all
for your excellent support - Viking
Pride!
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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September
28, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
Update on events
coming up --
Sunday,
5 Oct, official start of the fruit
sale fundraiser
Forms are
for familiarization and advance planning
Mr. Jefferson needs forms and money by 30 OCT 08
Thank you for
the great support and see you at the various events.
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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September
22, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
All
boosters -
By-laws
update: We will present at the 2 October
meeting, post on line, allow one month to review,
and then they can accept (or decline) by vote
in November . Remember, this is not a time to
make additional changes (the By-law committee
has been doing that over a number of meetings);
rather, it is an opportunity to read them and
ask for clarification if necessary. In November
we will then get a motion from the floor to accept
the by laws for the upcoming year(s). As we have
a great committee with a wealth of knowledge
on different organizational By-laws working this
issue, we think they will be very clear. They
should provide a concise guide of how we operate
and what we as an organization want to achieve
in the future.
For the Marching
Band Boosters -
We
need an underclass parent,
preferably one with a freshman or sophomore student, to
assist in coordinating the Senior Night activity on
31 October. Ms. Lynn Schreiber has done
a large portion of the work in recent years, and
she has a good handle on it to pass off information
for this year's event (her daughter is a senior).
My wife, Carin, also has a good bit of knowledge
on this event; but with our future here in Woodbridge
in question, we don't want to put the band in jeopardy
of losing two knowledgeable people at the end of
this year. If you or someone you know is interested
in shadowing this year's preparation, in order
to pick up a more substantial role next year, please
let me know.
As with all the events, thank
you for your continued support, and enjoy the shows
- Viking Pride!
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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September
8, 2008
Dear Band Boosters:
Again, GREAT
response on all fronts and I am proud of the efforts
on Tag Day last Saturday. Nothing like a tropical
storm to raise the stakes on the challenges of fundraising.
We made a tidy sum as well, with final tally to be
revealed at the Booster Meeting on Thursday. Below
is a short update on events, some of which are significant
calendar changes:
Band Booster General Membership meeting -
11 SEP at 7 PM in the Band Room
Tailgate
Party and Home Football Game - 12 SEP, tailgate
starts at 5:30 PM in the parking lot
NO COMPETITION on 13 SEP - enjoy
a weekend off
NO COMPETITION on 20 SEP - enjoy
another weekend off (unless the district approves a make-up
morning of Tag Day, more info TBP)
Competition, North
Stafford - 27 SEP, call time early morning, perform
midday, return in late afternoon
Competition, Spotsylvania -
4 OCT, call time midday, perform evening, return approx 10
PM(?)
Competition, Stafford -
11 OCT, call time midday, perform evening, return approx
10 PM(?)
Performance at Forest
Park football game - 17 OCT, late return from
game
Competition, Lee-Davis Invitational,
Hanover County - 18 OCT, call time TBD, perform time
TBD, return time TBD
Competition, VBODA, Massaponix -
25 OCT, call time morning, perform midday, return in afternoon
Keep up the great support, and as always, stay tuned to the website www.woodbridgeband.org
Viking Pride!
Very respectfully,
Tom
Sands
Booster President
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June
2, 2008
Dear Band Family:
I am pleased
to announce our drum majors and section leaders for
the 2008 Marching Band Season.
Drum
Majors: Amanda Urena and Kevin LaPoint
Flute Section: Emily
Schreiber and Elizabeth Matusiewicz
Clarinet
Section: Chantelle Holston-Woods
Saxophone
Section: Benjamin Easterday and Kyle Steven
Trumpet
Section: Nathan Weiss and James Wiley
Low Brass
Section: Stephen Wedmark and Michael Powers
Percussion Section: Josh
Christovich and Cara DeCesare
Sincerely,
Mark Carder
WSHS Director of Bands
3001 Old Bridge Road
Woodbridge, Va. 22192
703-497-8015 Office
carderma@pwcs.edu
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Website
Notes:
What happened to the band photos and
photo/video links that were on this web
page? Click Photo
Archives and choose a marching
band season. After marching band activities are listed at the bottom
of each season web page.
The marching band hat or
page logo you see in the upper left hand corner (or lower) will always
take you back to the band's main web page (I
hope).
If
you are using Internet Explorer
you can click on the refresh links provided
on most pages to refresh web content. You can press
the "F5" function
key on your keyboard to the refresh the
webpage content in Google
Chrome and Apple Safari.
In Firefox right click in
an open space and select "This Frame" then
select "Reload Frame.
This
website is the property of the Woodbridge
Band Boosters! ALL
MONEY earned from this website through advertisements
go directly to the booster organization to
fund activities for our band students!
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