Save Our Kids' Music, P.O. Box 2244 Camarillo, CA 93011-2244, 805-383-8397, www.sokm.net David Gatchel and Cole Triebold “take five” at rehearsal for the Ventura County Middle School Honor Band Concert. Congratulations To P.V.S.D.’s Young Musicians Congratulations to David Gatchel, a member of the Monte Vista Toros’ Advanced Band and The Off-Beats (P.V.S.D.’s after-school jazz band), and Cole Triebold, a member of the Las Colinas Mustangs Advanced Band. Both boys participated in the 2010 Ventura County Honor Band. David played 1 st chair clarinet, and Cole played 3 rd trumpet. The standing-room-only concert was held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Buena High School. David, a 7 th grader at Monte Vista, also plays tenor sax, violin and piano. Cole, an 8 th grader at Las Colinas, also plays acoustic and electric guitar. In addition to the Honor Band, David Gatchel was selected from over 1600 students throughout California to participate in the California Band Directors Association All-State Junior High School Honor Band. David traveled to Fresno, California from February 18-21, 2010 to rehearse, and played in the concert on Saturday night, February 20, 2010. California Band Directors’ Association February 20, 2010 Featuring David Gatchel
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Save Our Kids' Music, P.O. Box 2244 Camarillo, CA 93011-2244, 805-383-8397, www.sokm.net
Congratulations to David Gatchel, a member of the Monte Vista Toros’ Advanced Band and The Off-Beats (P.V.S.D.’s after-school jazz band), and Cole Triebold, a member of the Las Colinas Mustangs Advanced Band. Both boys participated in the 2010 Ventura County Honor Band. David played 1st chair clarinet, and Cole played 3rd trumpet. The standing-room-only concert was held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Buena High School. David, a 7th grader at Monte Vista, also plays tenor sax, violin and piano. Cole, an 8th grader at Las Colinas, also plays acoustic and electric guitar. In addition to the Honor Band, David Gatchel was selected from over 1600 students throughout California to participate in the California Band Directors Association All-State Junior High School Honor Band. David traveled to Fresno, California from February 18-21, 2010 to rehearse, and played in the concert on Saturday night, February 20, 2010.
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EVENTS Summer News Flash – The P.V.S.D. Youth Arts Academy! Pending PVSD Board approval, Pleasant Valley School District plans to offer the PVSD Youth Arts Academy for all 4th-8th grade students in the Camarillo area! The Youth Arts Academy is formulating plans to present a six-week fee-based summer session from June 14th through July 23rd. Classes planned include Beginning Band, Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, Jazz Band, Mariachi Band, Vocals, Drama and Dance. All 4th – 8th grade students in the Camarillo and Somis area, not just PVSD students, will be welcome to enroll. Our young students will have the chance to play and develop their performing arts talent and abilities everyday, under the guidance of qualified, competent professionals. Just the thing for a fun summer experience – no more boredom! Registration is planned for the beginning of May, and scholarships will be provided by Save Our Kids’ Music. Watch for more information after Spring Break. Las Colinas Concerts A Smashing Success On March 4, 2010 the Las Colinas band ensembles presented a concert in the community room of the Camarillo Library. Ensembles included Las Colinas Mustang Intermediate and Advanced Bands as well as solo ensemble groups. The concerts were enjoyed not only by parents, but by community members as well. Audience members gave the musicians rave reviews! A huge “thank you” to the Camarillo library for donating the use of the Community Room for our young musicians. March Concerts An Early Treat
On March 13, 2010, several of Pleasant Valley School District’s music ensembles presented
concerts near Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Audience members enjoyed concerts by the Pleasant Valley School District’s After School Beginning Band, Beginning Strings, Concert Band, the Monte Vista Toros Bands, the Las Colinas Mustang Bands, and the Off Beats, Pleasant Valley School District’s Jazz Band. Concerts were held throughout the morning and early afternoon. The Off Beats also played Saturday morning at the Camarillo Farmer’s Market. All of our young musicians performed well, and we send our sincere appreciation to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for allowing the use of the space, and to Subway for providing ice.
Monte Vista At SCSBSOA Band Festival Monte Vista Advanced Band earned a rating of “excellent” at The Southern California School Band and School Orchestra Association (“SCSBSOA”) music festival held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Pacifica High School in Oxnard. The Band also achieved a rating of “superior” in sight reading, the highest rating available. Congratulations to our young musicians, who worked so hard to prepare for the festival!
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Disney Magic Music Days Advance band students from Las Colinas, Monte Vista and The Off Beats will be traveling to Disneyland on April 14th to participate in a recording workshop. A clinician works with the band members to learn music from Disney animated films, they record the music with a click track and then the music is synced to Disney Animation.Attention All Parents of 5th Graders: Band Enrollment Attention All Parents of 5th Graders: Band Enrollment If you have or know of a student attending Las Colinas or Monte Vista next year, encourage your student to enroll in the band elective available at both schools. Middle-school counselors l begin enrollment late March/early April, so make certain your student makes the right elective choice at the right time! If you have any questions, please contact the Band Directors, Mr. Reese Copsey at Las Colinas ([email protected]) or Miss Trish Copsey at Monte Vista, [email protected]). Band Classes Finish Soon Spring is right around the corner…and so is the end of after school music classes this school year. The last week for after school music classes is Monday, May 24 through Friday, May 28. Plan now to enroll your child in band next year and the summer Youth Arts Academy. Elementary School Students Learn An Instrument Thanks to the New West Symphony, all 3rd graders in Pleasant Valley School District had the opportunity to try out a band or orchestra instrument. The New West Music Van, a traveling collection of instruments staffed by Rene Godina, an instructor in the Pleasant Valley School District Music Program, visited all 9 P.V.S.D. elementary schools from February 1-19, 2010. The students select any instrument which interests them and receive basic instruction on how to play it, so that they are excited and ready for beginning band in 4th grade. Our sincere thanks go to New West Symphony for creating such a wonderful opportunity for our students. Used Instrument Donation Do you have a perfectly good (more or less) musical instrument gathering dust, or do you know someone who does? Consider donating the instrument to S.O.K.M. We provide instruments to Pleasant Valley School District for our young musicians. All instruments welcome.
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S.O.K.M. Board Receives Award The Camarillo Chamber of Commerce selected S.O.K.M as the Service Organization of the Year in February. This award is given to the Camarillo service organization whose deeds and actions contribute to the betterment of the community. Past recipients include Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ventura County, the Camarillo Noontime Rotary Club and the Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club. The Board is thrilled and honored to receive the award. We thank all of you, our generous donors, for ensuring P.V.S.D. students continue to receive music instruction and music education. The 43rd Annual Awards Ceremony and Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo.
2009-2010 S.O.K.M. Board of Directors Back Row, Left to Right: Barbara McKown, Treasurer; Mary Lou Smith, Secretary; Karen Gatchel, Chairwoman; Melissa E. Cohen, Member at Large; Betty Weyek, Vice Chairwoman Front Row, Left to Right: Richard Gatchel, Member At Large; Reese Copsey, Member At Large; Iain Anderson, Member At Large; George Wallace, Member At Large (Not pictured: Shelley Townley, Member At Large)
CALENDAR Please note that due to the change in the P.V.S.D. school calendar, the calendar for the P.V.S.D. music department has also changed. (See www.sokm.net under “Events” for more information) Tuesday, Apr. 13 7:30 PM SOKM Board Meeting Former Los Altos Middle School, 700 Temple
Ave., Camarillo, Room C-3 Wednesday, Apr. 14 Disney Magic Music Days The Off-Beats, Monte Vista Advanced Band
and Las Colinas Advanced Band will attend a rehearsal directed by professional musicians, play a well-known piece and then listen to their work as part of a soundtrack for a movie. Our musicians look forward to this experience every year.
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Tuesday, May 11 7:30 PM SOKM Board Meeting Former Los Altos Middle School, 700 Temple
Ave., Camarillo, Room C-3 Thursday, May 13 7:00 PM Spring Concert-Beg. Monte Vista Gym; After School Beginning
Band, After School Beginning Strings Friday, May 14 7:00 PM Spring Concert-Middle Monte Vista Gym; Monte Vista Bands, Las
Colinas Bands Saturday, May 15 7:00 PM Spring Concert Monte Vista Gym; After School Concert
Band, The Off Beats Wednesday, May 25 8:15a.m.-2:00p.m. Bus Tour PVSD schools; After School Concert Band,
The Off Beats Thursday, May 27 3:50-4:50p.m. Spring Concert Camarillo Health Care Center; The Off Beats May 24-28 Last week of After School Classes Former Los Altos Middle School, 700 Temple
Ave.; After School Band and Strings Tuesday, June 8 7:30 PM SOKM Board Meeting Former Los Altos Middle School, 700 Temple
Ave., Camarillo, Room C-3
Acknowledgments Hats off to all of our donors. We reached our goal of $20,000.00 by having 200 people donate $100! In particular, we recognize The Camarillo Fiesta Association for its generous donation of $2,000.00, and the Baker family for their equally generous donation of $2,000.00. Without your support, our young musicians would not have the opportunities to learn, to play in large or small ensembles, and to begin a lifelong appreciation of music. We acknowledge all of our fantastic donors on our website: www.sokm.net (click on the “Donor” tab). If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to SOKM, either mail a check to SOKM, P.O. Box 2244, Camarillo CA 93011 or make a secure donation via PayPal on our website, www.sokm.net and click “Donate.” Ralphs Community Organization Program
SOKM is now enrolled the Community Organization program with Ralphs. Every time you shop at Ralph’s and use your Rewards Card, a small percentage will be donated to SOKM. Go to http://customer.ralphs.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%. You will need your Ralphs Rewards Card number and the SOKM Organization# which is 91608. You must re-register each year after August 31st to keep your information and donations updated. Albertsons Discontinues Community Program Thank you to all those who supported the Albertsons Community Program. Albertsons discontinued the program in January 2010. They will concentrate on supporting food programs.
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