The Edmonds-Woodway High School music program released this schedule of activities for October:

October 2nd   –  Music Boosters Meeting – 7pm – Choir Room
October 5th    –  Marching Band Photo – 2:15pm
October 5th    –  Homecoming Football Game – 5pm – Pep Band
October 13th  –  PLU Orchestra Festival – Chamber Orchestra
October 16th  –  Fall Concert – Wind Symphony / Chamber Orchestra / Bel Canto Choir
October 19th  –  Football Game – 5pm – Pep Band
“Pink Out the Stadium” wear your pink in support of Breast Cancer awareness
October 20th  –  Jazz Symposium  – All Jazz Ensembles
October 26th  –  Football Game – 7pm

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October Music Booster Meeting – This Tuesday Oct 2nd
The October Boosters meeting is Tuesday, Oct 2nd in the Orchestra/Choir room. This is our first true meeting of the year. We hope that music parents will come out and support the EW Music Program by being a member of Music Boosters!

Choir News
– Choir Entertainment Book money/returned books are due this Wednesday October 3rd.
– We’ve got a few new girls in choir this year and could use some parents to help with
hemming dresses before the fall concert October 16th
– Our first Mello-Aires Holiday addition to the calendar is Tuesday December 11th at 7am,
singing for the Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary meeting.
Choir sweatshirt/t shirts order forms [not required] are due Friday October 12th.
Bel Canto Order Form
Mello-Aires Order Form

This is Homecoming Week!
Homecoming Dress Up Days:
-Monday (10/1): Tie Dye Day
-Tuesday (10/2): Twin Day
-Wednesday (10/3): Dress Nicely Day
-Thursday (10/4): Superheroes Day
-Friday (10/5): Class Colors Day (Special Assembly Schedule)
Homecoming Assembly = Friday, October 5th – 12:00 – 1:50
Burning of the “EW”  – 4:40 PM
Football Game: Warriors vs Kamiak – 5:00 PM
Homecoming Dance: Saturday, October 6th 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Marching Band – Uniform Picture Day – Oct 5game- Friday 2:15pm
– photo day has been moved from Thursday to Friday
All of the band students will be getting into their Marching Band Uniforms for a group picture on Friday starting at 2:15pm.  Students will remain in uniform and have a pizza dinner and will then head off to the stands to play during the gme and perform during half-time.  Uniforms will need to be returned to the uniform storage room on Friday evening before students leave for the evening.

Pacific Lutheran Orchestra Festival – Oct 13th
Chamber Orchestra will be attending the Pacific Lutheran University orchestra festival in Tacoma on Saturday, October 13th. The orchestra will perform in the beautiful Lagerquist concert hall on the PLU campus.  Please contact Mrs. Helseth if you have any questions.

Do you Know Someone Who Would Like to Sell at the
Music Boosters Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair? Craft Fair Flyer
The Music Boosters will be holding our popular Arts and Craft Fair on Saturday December 1st in the Great Hall.  We are recruiting crafts people to participate in the fair. Call Marikay Gillingham at 425-478-1810 or mgillingham@frontier.com for more information.
Here is theCraft  Fair Application Form

Help with Jazz and Wind Symphony Uniform Hems and Buttons
Are there a few parents that would feel comfortable with hemming pants and skirts for the the Jazz and Wind Symphony students? This is something you could do at home on your own time and it doesn’t have to be perfect. I could also use help sewing on coat buttons for the Tuxes. If this is something you help with – contact me – Sarah DeMun at sdemun@comcast.net or 425-773-4253.

Orchestra Camp – Nov 15th to 17th
Orchestra Camp is coming up mid-November and we are in need of Chaperones. Contact Mrs. Helseth if you are interested or would like more information.

Superintendent’s Parent Meetings
NW quad schools Oct. 24 7:00 pm @ Meadowdale High Theater
NE quad schools Nov. 7 7:00 pm @Lynnwood High Theater
SE quad schools Nov 14 7:00 pm @ Mountlake Terrace High Theater
SW quad schools Nov. 28 7:00 pm @Edmonds Woodway High Theater
All parents are welcome to attend any of the meetings, even if their resident is not in that particular quadrant. It is an opportunity to hear Superintendent Brossoit provide an update on district events, as well as take questions from the audience.

Seattle EarShot Jazz Festival – FYI
Seattle’s annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 12th and continues through November 4th with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues all around the city.  The Earshot Jazz Festival brings jazz greats from around the world into creative collaboration with area artists and audiences. Earshot also celebrates Seattle’s place in the world of jazz, with concerts by our award-winning high-school jazz programs and our own renowned resident artists. For more information click here

The Choir Sweatshirt/T- shirts [not required for the students – just for fun!] order forms are due Friday October 12th. Here are  both  order forms
Bel Canto T-Shirts/ Sweatshirts  – Order Form

Mello-Aires T-Shirts/ Sweatshirts  – Order Form