Important Dates and Times!
Wed, 4/15: Last day to purchase orchestra banquet tickets (details below)
Fri, 4/17: Orchestra social after school at Westgate Lanes (details below)
Wed, 4/22 (5-7 pm): Middle school meet the teacher at Austin High School
Sat, 4/25: Middle School Solo and Ensemble hosted at Austin High (volunteers needed and details below)
Sun, 4/26: Orchestra Banquet at the Norris Conference Center
Tue, 4/28 (6-7 pm): Austin ISD Community Conversation at Austin High regarding preliminary budget cuts (details below)
Mon, 5/4 (6:30 pm): Orchestra Booster Board meeting
Wed, 5/6 (6:30 pm): Spring orchestra concert at the Austin High PAC
Helpful Links and Info
String UIL Orchestra Performance
Congratulations to Ms. Solis and the varsity and non-varsity orchestra students for earning straight 1s (sweepstakes) at String UIL on Friday. We are very proud of you and all of your hard work and dedication! A special thank you to Jennifer Pac for being an amazing chaperon and for driving instruments to the PAC for both orchestras! A special thank you to Crystal McQueeney for your support and helping the orchestra with breakfast and all that you do. You both made the day much easier! Thank you!
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
Middle School Solo and Ensemble at Austin High (Volunteers Needed)
The Middle School Solo and Ensemble is taking place on Saturday, April 25th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Austin High and volunteers are needed! Please volunteer by signing up using the link here!
Austin ISD Community Conversation at Austin High
Please attend the Austin ISD Community Conversation at Austin High on Tuesday, April 28th, from 6:00-7:00 pm regarding the preliminary budget and potential budget cuts. Please attend and show your support for the Fine Arts program!
Orchestra Booster Board Meeting
The next orchestra Booster Board meeting is Monday, May 4th at 6:30 pm.
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