Music Notes
February 2002 http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/rbhsmusic Volume 12, Issue 6
The mission of the Music players—Kate Baker, Joel Brothers,
RBHS MUSICIANS SELECTED
Boosters shall be to promote Hannah Dubina, Thomas Gamboa,
FOR CALIFORNIA Pallavi Suvarna, Stephanie Waidelich,
and encourage HONOR CONCERTS trombone, and Nick Whitenack. Selec-
ALL-STATE HONOR B AND tions were made by the Southern
Musical Excellence California School Band and Orchestra
Congratulations to the seven members Association (SCSBOA). The intent of
Teamwork and Cooperation
of the RBHS band who were recently SCSBOA is to provide in the Honor
An environment of mutual selected to participate in the 2002 All- Groups musical experiences, which
respect and dignity State High School Honor Band! Kate complement and supplement the
Baker, clarinet, Carla Benson, French individual school music programs.
Communicating the horn, Joel Brothers , alto saxophone, These groups provide opportunities for
exceptional quality of the Hannah Dubina, oboe, Thomas Gam- our talented, hard-working students to
program to the community boa, bassoon, Kim Martin, trumpet, perform challenging literature as part of
Pallavi Suvarna, flute, and Nick select, fully instrumented ensembles,
MUSIC NOTES is a monthly publication of Whitenack, trombone were chosen under the direction of outstanding music
the Rancho Bernardo High School Music through a taped audition from several educators and conductors. Many
Boosters, Inc., a non-profit organization, hundred applicants statewide. The parents, relatives and friends attended
students will travel to Fresno on the concert and enjoyed an afternoon of
based at 13010 Paseo Lucido in San Diego,
February 14-17. Following auditions remarkable music.
California 92128. for placement in one of three bands and
intensive multi-day rehearsals, the All- In addition, three RBHS freshmen were
Where to Find It.... State Honor Bands will perform for the selected to perform at the ALL-
general public on Sunday, February 17. SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Page BAND AND ORCHESTRA concert,
ALL-SOUTHERN Janauary 28 at Citrus College in Glen-
Booster President’s Letter 2 HONOR B ANDS AND ORCHESTRA dora. Selected to participate were Lisa
The All-Southern California High Asano, violin, Kandace Kovac, cello,
Concert Band News 2 School Honor Band and Orchestra and Todd Jobin, trombone.
concert was held on Sunday, February 3,
Orchestra News 3 at California State University, Long
Beach. Ten RBHS students were
Color Guard News 4 selected from over 1000 applicants.
Chosen for the All-Southern Orchestra,
Scrip Information 6,7 directed by David Aks were Sophia Ar-
riaga, violin, Anna Brodie, bass, and
Jessica Wade , violin. Those selected
Announcements 8 for the band, which was conducted by
Dr. Gary Hill, were seven wind
Booster and Student 9
Officers
RBHS Music Web Site
10 http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/rbhsmusic
Private Instructors
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LETTER FROM THE
BOOSTER PRESIDENT
Jerry Diebolt
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
The second semester for the Booster
organization is slightly less frenetic than
the first., and for the students, too, I be-
Wednesday, Band Booster
lieve. We are still in store for some great
February 20 Meeting, 7:00 PM,, .CONCERT DRESS CODE
music at the Festivals that we attend.
band room
For the Winter Guard, I know this is an Freshmen and Concert Band Attire:
Wednesday, Booster Board
exciting season for them, full of hard March 6 Meeting, 7:00 PM, Girls:
work and great rewards. Good luck to band room ♦ Dresses or a top and skirt are
Robb and the team for the upcoming appropriate attire. Please keep in
tournaments. Also, a special thank you March 8-9 El Camino Festival mind that this is not a party.
to Toni Kozar and Shirley Pusheck for ♦ NO strapless dresses or tops.
all of their help with the Color & Winter ♦ Absolutely no tube tops.
Guards. You’ve been a great help to the March 27,28 Poway Festival ♦ NO low necklines or backless tops
team. or dresses.
♦ NO short skirts or dresses. They
I can’t thank the Booster Officers
April 27 Possible Wind should be a length so that when you
enough for the work that they do
Ensemble Tour, are seated, you don’t have to tug at
throughout the year. Bobbie Davis does
TBA it because it keeps riding up.
an excellent job as VP – Events & Ac-
tivities. Terri Westfall, Wanda Mora & Boys:
Julie Holgren help give the kids great ♦ Dress shirt and slacks and an
opportunities to raise some money for appropriate tie
their student accounts as VPs – Ways & ♦ NO jeans
Means. Janet Waidelich & Alex Feder- ♦ Dress shoes, dark socks.
off do an excellent job as our Treasur-
ers. They are always available when AWARDS B ANQUET Wind Ensemble Attire:
students or Mr. Cole need checks to
cover the bills. Maureen Todd and Girls:
Mark your calendars! ♦ Black dress or top and skirt (tea
Shirley Pusheck have done a great job RBHS Band and Color
recording what goes on in our meeting length or formal)
Guard awards banquet ♦ NO strapless dresses or tops.
in their roles as Secretary. will be held Sunday, ♦ Absolutely no tube tops.
Have a great second semester. June 2, noon – 4:00 ♦ NO low necklines or backless
p.m. at the California dresses or tops.
Center for Performing ♦ If you have a slit on the side or front
Arts in Escondido. of your dress or skirt, please make
sure it is not revealing when you sit
down.
♦ Please wear pantyhose.
Boys:
♦ Black tux (single or double -
breasted)
♦ White tux shirt (can be purchased at
Michael’s for $14.00)
♦ Black cummerbund
♦ Blue bow tie – can be purchased
when you rent or buy your tux
♦ Black shoes and socks
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Orchestra News
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT MARK YOUR CALENDERS!
ORCHESTRA
First off I want to say that I can’t be- Here is the schedule for the upcoming LEADERSHIP BOARD
lieve that first semester of orchestra is Monday Night Rehearsals and Festivals.
President
already over! I think it went by so so Please note— the first rehearsal, Febru-
Jennifer Zabala
fast, but it has been a blast. I just want to ary 11, is just the Wind Players ONLY! Vice President
thank all you guys for making this first Also—remember that the second night Aurora Tabar
semester what it was: fun, challenging, rehearsal, February 19, is on a TUES- Secretary
and crazy. DAY! And remember that attendance is Annamarie Mendoza
mandatory, and it affects your grade. Historians
Well, as the Winter Concert soon be- Please be prompt and take rehearsal Sarah Dubina
comes a distant memory, I just wanted time seriously. Thank you very much! Joey Lan
Publicity
to give a big "thank you" to all who Anna Brodie
helped make it a great success. Thank Monday Night Rehearsals Freshmen Rep
you to all the people who helped volun- (all times are Die Meistersinger 6:30pm- Karen Chow
teer, especially to the parents and to 8:00pm and Haydn/Mozart 8:00pm-9pm Class Rep
those who brought snacks for after the unless otherwise stated) Joey Lan
concert. It is well appreciated! Once Dates: Newsletter Commissioner
again, thank you so much! February 11 (Orchestra Winds ONLY) Laura Moyer
Conductor
*February 19 (All Orchestras)
Mr. Horimoto 485-4850 ext. 4576
And as the beginning of second se- February 25 (All Orchestras)
mester starts, I want to remind you that March 4 (All Orchestras Die Meis- SECTION LEADERS
it is all about our Festivals (El Camino tersinger ONLY)
and Poway)!! So be ready to be focused *Tuesday Rehearsal Bass
and practice hard because we have some Mike McDonald
very challenging music before us and a Festivals: Bass-Chamber
limited number of weeks before we per- Anna Brodie
Cello
form it! So, basically, continue to prac- El Camino Festival Sarah Tyler
tice and work hard!! Friday, March 8 (9:00 pm) Cello-Chamber
Call time TBA David Leung
And don't forget that our Monday Concertmaster-Chamber
Night Rehearsals are coming up! They Poway Festival Scott Davies
will be starting for the full orchestra on Wednesday, March 27 Viola
TUESDAY, February 19, 2002, 6:30 call time TBA Taylor Westover
Viola-Chamber
PM. If any conflicts do arise, please
Sarah Dubina
talk to Mr. Horimoto ASAP! And Violin
please don’t forget the Monday Night Joey Lan
Rehearsal rules! Basically, don’t be late,
no doing homework, and be focused!
Well, I think that that’s it for now!
Thanks for being a great orchestra last
semester and I hope this semester is
even better!!!
~Jennifer~
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Not everyone may be aware that eligible for recycling routes. If you are
AD-LIB Video, produces a video of the interested in a recycling route, call Jerry
band and guard that covers highlights Diebolt at xxx-xxxx
from band camp, parades, field shows,
concerts and, this year they promised to THE BIN IS OPEN ONLY THE
remember Winter Guard tournaments!!! FIRST SATURDAY OF THE
The video is $25.00. The order forms MONTH FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM. If
are available in the newsletter and are in you need a key to the bin, contact Jerry
the band room on the bulletin board by Diebolt. Please don’t leave your
the door. Order now and they will be newspapers outside of the bin (Be sure
available for pick-up at the Awards Ban- to check both ends of the bins, one is
Winter Guard is off to a great start. quet in June. Think about getting two locked, the other is not). When loading
The Varsity squad had a wonderful copies, one for your child and one to papers into the bin, build a sturdy 3’ tall
showing at the Esperanza tournament, circulate to the grandparents. wall, 8’ from the back of the bin. Fill the
finishing in first place in the Open Scho- space behind the wall with papers. Raise
Last but not least, DON"T FORGET TO the wall another 2’-3’, repeating the
lastic Division! They scored 70.30, the MAKE YOUR MONTHLY PAY-
highest score in any division! As you're process until the back of the bin is full.
MENTS. Deposits for bus transporta- It is important that the entire bin is filled
reading this, Varsity is probably com- tion and airline reservations must be
peting at their first regional tournament to the top. We are financially penalized
made. when a partially-full bin is picked up by
in Riverside. PLEASE come watch both
Varsity and JV at our tournament on the recycling service. you arrive at the
Friday, March 1st.....Yes, the Guard is bin and find the interior “trashed”, take
hosting another Winter Guard Tourna- time to rebuild the wall, throw papers to
ment, March 1st. the back, or just tidy up the bin.
Speaking of our tournament, its not Call in your paper footage to Cathy
too late to volunteer to help. Even if Patel and include your name and the
you can only give us an hour of your date that the paper was dropped off.
time, it helps lighten the load for some- Remember, newspaper is measured by
body else. The concessions and mer- folding the paper in half, stacking it, and
chandise committees can always use an then measuring the stack, NO
extra pair of hands, or maybe you could GUESTIMATES!!
help paint signs, or if you truly don't RECYCLING REMINDERS
have any time to give, perhaps you Money earned from recycling will not
could help by donating electrical tape, Be sure to give “good, accurate” be posted to the student’s account for at
ice, batteries, trash bags or any of a estimates of your newspaper footage least three months as this is the typical
number of things that need to be pur- when you call in your paper. Otherwise, turn-around time for payment from the
chased that take away from profits. This this cheats the students that are honest recycling company.
tournament benefits both guards and about reporting their paper. Individual
helps lower fees for everybody. Please students may participate in the recycling
do what you can. Please call the Tour- program. All students in
nament chairman, Mr. Brennen, or Toni the music program, including band,
or Shirley if you can help or have items Color Guard, and orchestra, are
to donate.
Support the RBHS Winter Guard Tournament
Friday, March 1, 5:00 PM, in the RBHS gym
Great guards, good food, fabulous
entertainment for $5.00
It’s cheaper than a movie!!
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E-SCRIP
BUY GROCERY & TOP SCRIP SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE Using E-Scrip is probably the easiest
SCRIP !! way to add money to your student’s Most December Scrip Profits:
account. Obtain enrollment forms from
the grocery store scrip dealers. Or, if Mysti Doyle $54.04
you’d prefer to enroll on-line, the Stephanie & Lauren Waidelich 39.04
website is www.escrip.com. Our Group Ben & Josh Yamasaki 32.72
ID is 136558916. However you choose
Buy grocery and department store scrip! to enroll, please send me an e-mail and Most January Scrip Profits:
It really adds up. Spend $100 per week provide the name of the person enrolled Treye Marshall-Lund 69.35
on grocery scrip to replace your normal as well as the name of the student to Ryan Faughnder 26.16
cash expenditures and on department whom the earnings should be Karissa Yu 26.00
store scrip for gifts, normal purchases, credited.
and in some cases, to pay your
department store bills. In 52 weeks you Many merchants are participating in E-
will have at least $208 in your student Scrip and you can earn a percentage for
account to offset fees, lessons, trips, etc. your student’s account if you register
It’s one of the few fund-raising project the credit cards and/or ATM cards used
that truly costs you nothing extra (you when making purchases. Besides Vons,
were going to spend the cash anyway, some of the participating merchants
right?). A small portion of the proceeds include Old Navy, Payless Shoes, Eddie
also go to the General Fund to help fund Bauer and American Airlines.
general music program activities.
Feel free to call one of the Scrip dealers
if you need scrip. All of them are
available after 5:00 and on weekends. CHAIRPERSONS
Remember to buy scrip for all of your
shopping needs. Big landscaping or Padma Suvarna
remodeling jobs, hotels while on Grocery Store
vacation, etc. They add up faster than
you think. Kathy Schultz
Department Store
DISTRIBUTORS
DEPARTMENT STORE
SCRIP NEWS! Kathy Schultz
Carmel Mountain Ranch (near Ralph’s) $500
New Scrip Items available: Contribution to your student's band account
Terri Westfall when we close a first mortgage for you.
Marie Callenders Carmel Mountain Ranch Just tell us that you are supporting the RB
Royal Regiment and the name of the
10% profit, $20 denominations.
student you support when we take your loan
Rock Bottom Adrienne Loomis application.
8% profit, $25 denominations. High Country West
Starbucks Mark Goldman
7% profit, $25 denominations
(858) 487-1875
CA Dept. of Real Estate
Also, Hollywood Video now comes in Broker #01213223
$10 gift cards instead of $5.00 paper
scrip.
Please use the most recent scrip order
form as they change from month-to-
month.
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Scrip order form
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Good Stuff to Know
NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS BAND BOOSTERS MEETINGS
The newsletter is published following the During the school year the Band Boosters
Board meeting (the first Wednesday of General meetings are an informative,
the month). Please send your articles as friendly way to get involved and meet
soon as you wish, but no later than the other band families. They are usually
5 th of the month to Greg and Kathy held on the third Wednesday night of the
Marshall Lund, E-mail: cyhawk79 month beginning at 7:00 PM in the band
@san.rr.com . It helps speed up the room. The Band Booster Board meetings
PAYMENTS TO MUSIC
production and the distribution of the are the first Wednesday night of the BOOSTERS
newsletter. If you are unable to use e- month beginning at 7:00 PM, also in the
♦ CHECK PAYMENTS
mail, call us at xxx-xxxx to arrange to band room. If you are interested in a
bring it to our home. Thanks for your Board position, please call Jerry Diebolt When making payments to the music
help! at xxx-xxxx. boosters, please note the student’s full
name and what the payment is for on the
check. With almost 350 students
INTERNET WEB PAGE involved in the program, it is difficult to
know who and what a check is for
Lose your current newsletter? Want to unless this information is included on
find out more about the Booster the check. Payments can be sent
Organization? How about finding out FRESHMAN LIAISON directly to the treasurer to insure that
what the student handbook has to say they are not lost on Mr. Cole’s desk or
about school policy? Maybe you just Freshmen and parents, remember that you in a color guard captain or section
want to look at pictures or view video have a great resource in Janet Marty, your leader’s backpack. Payments should be
clips of Royal Regiment activities? The Freshman Liaison. Her telephone number mailed to :
Royal Regiment’s Web Page has all of is xxx-xxxx and she is always happy to
this and more! Keep up to date with answer questions or share information. Janet Waidelich
tournament scores and school calendar of 11995 Avenida Consentido
activities. The Web page address is: San Diego, CA 92128
http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/ All checks should be made payable to:
rbhsmusic RBHS Music Boosters.
♦ Credit Card Payments
We are once again taking credit card
ROYAL REGIMENT payments for band, orchestra, and color
guard fees. We can take Visa and
SCRAPBOOK Mastercard, but we’re not authorized to take
payments over the phone. If you have an
Tina Dores, the band “historian” is CARPOOL NEEDS outstanding balance and would like to
gathering photographs taken and charge it, please call Janet Waidelich at
memorabilia collected at any of the band If any students need a ride or can offer a xxx-xxxx to make arrangements to use your
events. You can send these items to Tina ride to any school music program-related credit card. Credit will also be available for
at: 13135 Old Sycamore Dr., San Diego, this year's fees and Rehearsathon payment.
functions, please call Jo Ann Jobin,
Janet will be available to receive credit card
92128 or send them in to Mr. Cole’s carpool coordinator, at xxx-xxxx. Plenty payments at all Booster meetings or call to
office in an envelope with Tina Dores’ of notice to make the arrangements would make other arrangements.
name on it. Questions? Call Tina at xxx- be appreciated!
xxxx or xxx-xxxx. You may also e-mail
her at: SdiegoTina@aol.com.
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NON-PROFIT ORG.
US POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT 2424
SAN DIEGO CA
RANCHO BERNARDO HIGH SCHOOL
MUSIC BOOSTERS, INC.
13010 PASEO LUCIDO
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128
PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTORS **TRUMPET** **VIOLIN**
The following are a list of some of the area Jay Posteraro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .635-6608 Ulli Reiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485-8114
instructors. If you are unsure which instructor John Wilds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696-9324 Marcy Mansour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673-0217
would be best for your student, contact Mr. Cole. Barry Perkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619-594-6044 Lorraine Collard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484-7421
He can give you guidelines to choose the right Ken Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698-7697 Lynne-Marie Friedrichs . . . . . . . . . . 743-3121
instructor. Amy Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743-1269
**TROMBONE/BARITONE/TUBA** Sonja Gerstenkhorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549-1556
**FLUTE** Jim Prindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278-8206 Bridget Dolckis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(760)729-9086
Suzanne Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562-6906 Jack Erb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465-1228 Hernan Constantino . .. . . . . . . . . . 267-8227
Jane Masur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748-4721 Sean Reusch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (760) 729-9086
Kim Pigorsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487-4176 Louise Titlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296-6387
Lisa Posteraro . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 635-6608 Vince Hernandez. . . . . . . . . . . 760) 432-0401 **VIOLA**
Sarah Tuck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497-0665 Mary Gerrard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276-2057
**MALLETS** Rodger Pine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748-1923
**CLARINET** Pat Pfiffner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .561-4654 Paula Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753-2721
Robert Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451-9117
Laura Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672-4660 **PERCUSSION** **CELLO**
Doria Tate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (760)729-2137 Matt Armstrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796-4006 Mary Lindbloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748-4108
Terry Norris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672-0324 Diana Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549-7056
**SAXOPHONE** Matt Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (760) 724-1382 Catherine Godden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538-6165
Mario Foster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562-3186
Paula Bunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675-0789 **OBOE** **BASS**
**FLUTE/CLARINET/SAX** Karen Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465-7217 Gunnar Biggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(760)434-9308
Bob Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442-5770 Susan Barrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571-0187 Eric Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287-4102
Al Luna . . . . . . . 748-4721 day, 592-0016 eve Bill Bobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424-1112
**FRENCH HORN** **BASSOON** Private lessons are strongly encouraged
Keith Popejoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679-1764 Debbie Breen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484-3942
Barry Toombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582-2901 Sue Schoneman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538-1369
Alan Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487-7746 Danette White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (619)444-1087 Page 9
Bob Richards …………………. (619)497-6832
Mr. Cole, Mr. Horimoto, &
the Music Booster Board
Request your Presence at an
Important Meeting
Wednesday, February 20
7:00PM, Band Room
We need your input and vote on the
future of the Music Program
(Band, Orchestra, and Color Guard)!
Please Come!
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