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DearEducator,
ThispurposeofthisletteristorequestyoursupportandpermissionforallowingoneofyourstudentsandamemberoftheOregonCrusadersDrum&BugleCorps,earlyreleasefromclassesattheendof2017SpringTerm.
TheOregonCrusadersisanon-profityouthperformancegroupthattoursandcompetesnationallywithothergroupsduringthesummer,travelingover10,000miles.Thisisaverycompetitiveandhigh-levelperformingteamof150like-mindedstudentswhoarepassionateanddedicatedtothisactivity.Thisuniqueeducationalprogramisintense,bothphysicallyandemotionally,andworkstoinstillprofessionalism,discipline,focus,andacommitmenttoexcellencethroughoutthesummer.
InthePacificNorthwest,weareatacompetitivedisadvantagewithothergroupsbasedinotherareasofthecountryduetoalaterreleasefromschoolsintheSpring.MostgroupsbegintheirsummerrehearsalstheweekafterMemorialDay.However,inthePacificNW,mostschoolsarenotfinisheduntilmid-June.
Thisyear,wearestartingoursummerrehearsalsontheeveningofMay26,2017.Weareaskingstudentstorequestearlyrelease,anoptiontotakefinalsearly,orwhateverisrequiredtoenablethemtostartOregonCrusadersrehearsalsonMay26th.Weacknowledgethatourstudent’sformaleducationisapriorityandshouldalwaystakeprecedence.Wealsounderstandthatearlyreleasemaynotbepossibleinallcaseshowever,weareaskingforyoursupportandcooperationinthismatter,ifatallpossible,andtoreleasethemassoonaspossibleifnotonMay26th.Wehavealsobeensuccessfulinproctoringtestsforcollegestudents,ifthatisanoption.
Ialsowanttoassureyouthatthisisnota“SummerVacationatDisneyland”program.Inmostcases,theywillbeworkingharderthantheyeverhaveintheirlives,andwillingtoputtheirtimeandmoneyintoit.IfyouwouldliketolearnmoreabouttheOregonCrusadersandthedrumcorpsactivity,Irecommendthefollowinglinks:
http://oregoncrusaders.org/https://www.youtube.com/user/OregonCrusadersMediahttp://www.dci.org/parents/
Pleasefeelfreetocalloremailmewithanyadditionalquestionsorconcernsthatyoumayhave.
Thankyou,
MichaelQuillenExecutiveDirectorOregonCrusaders(503)[email protected]