Foothill Band

Congratulations to the following 17 Foothill Band students selected to the 2008-2009 CCSD Honor Bands: Whitney Reveyrand, Koalani Mahe, Nick Mahe, Katie Bates, Kody Euteneier, Hayley Tully, Spencer Dickensheets, Carlos Mata-Alvaraz, Kevin Alberto, Bryant Alcaraz, William Lovell, Erin Sinanian, Scott Oehler, Matthew Oehler, John Qualls, Dallin Nielsen, Raymond Lopez.
Added 12/09/08 - Lisa Austin

Click Here for information on the Henderson Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 13. Also, a reminder that the Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 16 at 7pm. If you need a form to get sponsors for the Bowl-a-thon to be held on January 3, 2009 at Sunset Station, Click Here. This will be our last fundraiser before the Ireland trip and can also be used to pay off fees.

The 2008 Foothill Marching Band and Drill Team had its most successful year to date and this was the first year Foothill competed in the Open Class (120 or more performers). Here's a quick recap of this season's accomplishments:
Henderson Bandfest - 1st Place in Open Class and Overall (Outstanding Music Award)
SCSCBOA San Diego - 1st Place 4A
Bands of America - 2nd Place among Nevada Bands
Sounds Across the Valley - 2nd Place in Open Class/3rd in Finals (27 bands)
Half Time Show Review - 3rd Place overall (29 bands)
Las Vegas Invitational - 3rd Place in Open/3rd in Finals (20 bands)
Thanks for your continued support!
Added 11/02/08 - Lisa Austin

Please make note of the upcoming events for this week as we finish up marching band: Thurs, Nov. 6 - Half Time Show Review, Fri, Nov. 7 Away Football Game, Sat, Nov. 8 - Las Vegas Invitational. Click Here to view a detailed schedule for this weekend.

The Town Hall Meetings will be November 18th at Western HS and November 19th at Chaparral HS. Both meetings will be at 6:00 p.m. It would be great to have a lot of Fine Arts' parents/students and teachers in attendance . (Message from Sheri Manning, Project Facilitator, Instrumental Music)
Added 10/22/08 - Lisa Austin

This Saturday, Oct 25, is the Bands of America competition at Sam Boyd Stadium. This will include some of the best bands from Utah, California, Oklahoma and Nevada. Tickets are $19 for prelims, $19 for finals or an all day ticket for $30. Click Here to view a schedule of the events for this weekend. Also, please note that only still photos will be allowed from the stands. They absolutely do not allow photos from the track or video taping anywhere in the stadium. They are very strict about this and will apply penalties to the band in our preliminary scoring if they catch someone in the audience doing this. Thank you for your support.

The following is a message received from Walter Ruffles, Superintendent, "The following is offered to keep you apprised of the District’s status regarding the budget cuts imposed by the state. At this point, we have already cut approximately $133 million from our budget ..." Read More.
Added 10/20/08 - Travis Pardee

The first two Town Hall Meetings for "CCSD Budget Concerns" and funding of Activities, Fine Arts, and Athletics will be November 19 and 20. The locations have yet to be determined, but it would be nice to have a lot of community support for these! Please do not send e-mails to any of the Secondary Music Sites until we know more "details". (Sheri Manning, Project Facilitator, Instrumental Music)

Please congratulate members of the Foothill Marching Band and Drill Team for their 1st Place win in the 4A class at the Southern California Schools Bands of America Field Tournament in San Diego this weekend. Our next competition will be on October 25 at Sam Boyd Stadium as we compete in the Bands of America Regional against some of the best groups in the country from Nevada, Utah, California, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Florida.

Please congratulate members of the Marching Band and Drill Team for their 1st Place win in the Open Class and Overall at the Henderson BandFest held at Basic HS.

A video of the Henderson Bandfest competition is available. Click here to view. It will be stored under the Videos link on the left.

Fresh and Easy grocery store is looking for nominations to donate $1000 to a local non-profit organization. Nominations are being accepted until July 30th. The winner will be announced at the grand opening of Fresh and Easy at Stephanie and Horizon Ridge Pkwy. The more nominations that are sent in, the more likely our chance of winning. Be sure to mention the success of our program and how the budget cuts will negatively affect us. Click Here to nominate the Foothill Marching Band. They will ask for organization's phone number, address and contact person on nomination form:
Foothill High School Marching Band
Address: 800 College Dr., Henderson, NV 89012

Contact Person and phone: Lisa Austin 799-3500 x4040
Thank you for your help!