Important Dates and Times!
Mon, 4/6: Student Holiday (Easter)
Tue, 4/7 (7:10 am): Early practice for non-varsity orchestra
Tue, 4/7 (6:30 pm): Orchestra Booster Board meeting (details below)
Wed, 4/8 (7:10 am): Early practice for varsity orchestra
Fri, 4/10 (7:10 am): Early practice for non-varsity orchestra, departure to UIL at 8:00 am
Fri, 4/10 (8:30 am): Early practice for varsity orchestra
Fri, 4/10: String Orchestra UIL Concert and Sightreading Austin ISD PAC
Fri, 4/17: Orchestra social after school at Westgate Lanes
Sun, 4/26: Orchestra Banquet at the Norris Conference Center
Helpful Links and Info
String UIL Orchestra Performance
The String UIL Orchestra Performance at the Austin ISD PAC is taking place Friday, April 10th! Non-varsity orchestra will perform at 10:00 am and varsity orchestra will perform at 3:00 pm. Varsity orchestra will depart Austin High for the Austin ISD PAC at 1:20 pm and return to school at 5:30 pm. Parents are welcome to attend the orchestra performances!
Orchestra Bowling Social
Please join us Friday, April 17th for the Westgate Lanes Bowling social!
We will leave from school that Friday and head to Westgate Lanes. Bowling will be from 5:30-7:30 pm.
As of now, we are planning to take a bus to the bowling alley and back to AHS. (Stay tuned as this portion requires district approval. If we don’t get approved, then we will default to private vehicle transport just like Blazer Tag.)
We plan to eat dinner at the bowling alley. Tickets are $20/student.
Sign up to purchase a ticket here:
https://givebutter.com/westgate-bowling-social-g0bvyq
Orchestra Banquet at the Norris Conference Center and Senior Slideshow
Head to the orchestra banquet page for more information!
Seniors should also complete the following two forms in advance of the banquet and submit their baby photos for the senior slideshow:
Senior Info
Senior Photos
Deadline for senior slideshow submissions is Wednesday, April 22.
All orchestra students are invited to submit photos from the past year so that they can be shown at the banquet using this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HK4ZQnYiyidDws_wUDtSjGMdiZAjWvkM
Orchestra Booster Board Positions
We need your help next school year! Current needs:
President – Stacie Mitchamore can help prep you!
Silent Auction Team – Acquire donations during the summer and early fall at your leisure.
Please let Stacie know if you are interested in helping and thanks in advance! Please email Stacie if interested at: sottenmd@gmail.com
Orchestra Booster Board Meeting
The next orchestra Booster Board meeting is Tuesday, April 7th at 6:30 pm. It will be held virtually and all are welcome to attend! Please check the Cuttime newsletter for the link.
Adult Orchestra Volunteers
The orchestra relies on adult volunteers for different events throughout the year. If you are interested in volunteering or know you will be volunteering in the orchestra room and helping students, please submit an application on the AISD Voly site. Also check out our volunteer webpage for additional info.
Get Messages Using Remind
Please make sure that you and your student(s) sign up to get important messages and reminders. To sign up for Remind, compose a text message to the number 81010.
Camerata Orchestra: @a2aa82
Philharmonic & Recital Orchestras: @g4kcfc2
Chamber Orchestra: @hh2949
Orchestra Parents: @hak8gd
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Our Platinum Sponsors
James and Deborah Carrier
The Dettmer Family,
in honor of Sam
Sara Maxwell
Our Gold Sponsors
Anna Morgan-Penz
Memorial Scholarship
The Maloney
Family