Alonso High School Bands

The mission of the Alonso High School Band program is to provide all students with the opportunity to learn an instrument and create unforgettable music experiences.  The band program seeks to make a positive difference in the lives of each member through pursuit of musical achievements and positive peer relationships while teaching and instilling confidence, humanity, self-awareness, responsibility and discipline. 

May 27,  2021

Congratulations to ALL of our band students for successfully making it to the end!! Another big congrats to our 2021-2022 Raven Band Leadership team! I am so excited for our new chapter and cannot wait to see all that is in store for us next school year. But first - SUMMER! 

As promised, Please follow this link to the May 26th presentation.. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions you may have. Below is a list of action items for parents/students moving forward:

• Reserve the band camp dates listed in the presentation. This camp is required for ALL band and dance members. Contact Mrs. Griffis immediately if there is a conflict.

• Dancers and Percussionists should also reserve July 21st-23rd from 4pm-6pm for dance- and percussion-specific camps with their instructors here at Alonso.

• Fill out the following Contact Form if you haven't already: https://forms.gle/f7h2M5c23cnepiqc7

• Accept the "2021-2022 Alonso Raven Band and Dance Members" course invitation in Canvas.

• Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science students should use these useful links to log into Canvas for the first time:
  • How to Login to Canvas
  • Canvas Family Guide - Logging into Canvas
  • Canvas Family Guide - Creating a Canvas Account

• Check your email/Canvas course regularly for Home Campus instructions.
  • DANCER INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE in Canvas under "Home Campus Instructions" button.
  • All band and dance members must complete these requirements BEFORE camps in July!
  • Remember: Do NOT purchase insurance. The Band Boosters have taken care of this for you.

• If you are still in need of an instrument from Alonso, contact Mrs. Griffis immediately at amanda.griffis@hcps.net

Be on the lookout for our summer newsletter with reminders and information about band camp! Welcome to Alonso! 

REMINDER:

ALL-STATE BAND: For our wind and percussion players, All-State audition requirements have been released and are available on the FBA website at FBA All-State Information (flmusiced.org)  I want to encourage all our band students to aim high, take a look at the materials and work towards an audition. Being an All-State level musician is arguably  the highest possible musical achievement in the state of Florida and we want to see even more of our Alonso Band students working towards this level of musicianship. If you don’t already own the etude books, they are great to have, but many of them are currently sitting in the Alonso Band Room! Reach out to Mrs. Griffis to see if she already has your All-State materials! 

Hands-on help from friends and family of our band program and it's members are critical to the success of our band programs.  Year-round there are many areas where extra hands, smiles, teamwork and all-around support are needed especially during fall marching season.  Some areas include the annual band banquet, carpentry projects, chaperoning, collect parking fees, fundraising, game day meals, homecoming events, special events at the school, loading/unloading equipment, transporting equipment, photography, provide water/gatorade, senior night events, uniform alterations, and more.

Hillsborough County Schools requires those who volunteer complete a volunteer registration process before being permitted to volunteer. It should only take (5) minutes to complete. 

If you would like to join our village, please contact Sandy Anderson at sandyandersonrph@att.net or any of our other board members or you can browse the sign-up sheet to get started. 

• Sandy Anderson, President -  sandyandersonrph@att.net
• Angie McCutcheon, Vice President -  angie.mccutcheon@enavate.com
• Joanne Westmoreland, Secretary -  jwestmor@tampabay.rr.com
• Melody Mahusay, Treasurer -  melodymahusay@gmail.com

Minutes from recent booster meetings:

April 27, 2021

March 23, 2021