Election Results & Mr. Weaver’s Yearbook

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family!

Please join me in congratulating Gracie Harding as she was elected to be the Band Treasurer for next year!

For any student not elected to an officer position – Please remember that there are still many important leadership roles that we will need you to fill as we move forward next year! (Section Leaders, Captains, Librarians, etc.)

We will begin to organize over the next few weeks. I will also provide more information regarding the materials return day at the school.

On a personal matter – I am featured on a page in the yearbook for being the 2020 Teacher of the Year. YOU are the ones who provided that title to me. This is just another memory that WE have created together! I cannot thank you all enough for your hard work and dedication to the band! While you cannot sign my yearbook in person, Jostens has set up a virtual signing page. I am asking any students who wish to sign my yearbook do so at the link below.

Click HERE to sign Mr. Weaver’s Yearbook

Best Wishes,

Rich Weaver – Director of Bands

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Runoff Vote for Band Treasurer

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Students!

We had two students share the majority of the votes for Band Treasurer. They are Gracie Harding and Varun Kulkarni (listed alphabetically by last name). If we add up the votes that were for other students it could have an effect on the majority vote. Therefore, we are having this final runoff election.

Please click the link below to place your vote for one of these two students. Remember, you may have to sign into your Red Clay Schools Google Account to vote. Voting is only open to students in the band program. The form will stay open for voting for 48 hours.

(Based off the voting numbers, we would do a runoff vote if we did this election in person in the band room. I’m trying to maintain consistency by doing this online as well.)

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Rich Weaver

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Voting for Band Treasurer

Good Afternoon Band Students,
Congratulations to Georgia-May Craig for being elected to the position of Band Secretary!
I am excited about how many great leaders there are in the class of 2021! Please remember that there will be other leadership opportunities if you are not elected as a band officer. I was once in this situation when I was a rising senior. I was not chosen to serve as a band officer and I still had an incredible experience!
Today, we move forward with our voting for band officer position.
President: Nick Wacksman
Vice President: Sanai Corbin
Secretary: Georgia-May Craig
The highest runners-up for Secretary, in alphabetical order by last name, were:
-Gracie Harding
-Varun Kulkarni

 

(They each had approx. 23-24% of the votes. This does not mean that you have to vote for one of these 2 students. I’m just sharing because you would know the vote counts if we did this election in person in the band room. I’m trying to maintain consistency.)

Only students are voting. Each student gets one vote per election.
Please CLICK HERE to place your vote for Band Treasurer.
Rich Weaver – Director of Bands
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Chorus Practice Tracks

Greetings AIHS Chorus Students!

Mr. Satterfield asked my to upload his music and practice tracks to this site for ease of accessibility.

Please find the sheet music for the Alma Mater below.

A.I._Alma_Mater_F_Major

Please find the SATB Alma Mater practice tracks below.

Soprano/Melody:

Alto:

Tenor:

Bass:

Full Voicing:

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Virtual Band – Alma Mater

Good Afternoon A.I. duPont Band Students,

This page has everything you will need to record the Alma Mater for a Virtual Band. Right now, it has all the brass and woodwind parts, as well as the bells. If you don’t have your instrument, but have a piano or keyboard you can play the bell part.

Drummers – I will have music and a practice track for you early next week.

Please read the instructions first. Even if your instrument is broken or you are not allowed to play in your house. (You can pretend if you have to.)

Remember to wear blue and gold spirit wear when you record!

We really need these videos ASAP. Please try to submit them by Wednesday evening.

The instrument parts are in one sheet music file. If you wish to print your music be sure to print only the page you need. (If you just click print you will get all 17 pages.)

Instructions for Virtual Alma Mater Spring 2020

AIHS Alma Mater Spring 2020 Final Winds Parts – Score and parts

The Practice/Play-a-long Track is below:

Drum Part Videos Below:

https://www.aibands.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alma-Mater-Snare.mov https://www.aibands.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alma-Mater-Bass.mov https://www.aibands.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alma-Mater-Cymbal.mov

 

 

 

 

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Voting for Band Secretary

Good Afternoon Band Students,
Today, we move forward with our voting for band officers.
President – Nick Wacksman
Vice President – Sanai Corbin
Top runners-up for vice president, in alphabetical order by last name, were:
-Georgia-May Craig
-Gracie Harding
-Varun Kulkarni

(They each had approx. 15% of the votes. This does not mean that you have to vote for one of these 3 students. I’m just sharing because you would know the vote counts in we did this election in person in the band room. I’m trying to maintain consistency.)

Only students are voting. Each student gets one vote per election.
Please CLICK HERE to place your vote for Band Secretary.
Rich Weaver – Director of Bands
P.S. – I still miss all of you!
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Voting for Band Vice President

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family!

Congratulations to all of the rising seniors who were nominated for Band President! There are some fantastic leaders in this class, but we could not choose everybody.

Next year’s Band President is Nick Wacksman!

(Nick had the majority of the top votes and this election did not require a runoff vote.)

The top 4 runners-up for president, in alphabetical order by last name, were:
-Sanai Corbin
-Georgia-May Craig
-Gracie Harding
-Varun Kulkarni

We will now begin voting for Vice President of Bands at the link below. This voting will remain open for 48 hours. This election is only for current band students. Students will need to be logged into their Red Clay Schools account in order to vote. Students have one vote per election.

Click Here to Vote for Vice President of Bands

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Band Officer Voting

Believe it or not, it’s that time of the year where we begin to plan for the 2020-2021 school year!

Things that students need to know:

  • Links to the voting document will be in Schoology. (For some reason, some band fronts still do not have access to Band Section 1-8. So, I will put all voting links in both sections (1-8 and 2-8).
  • We will vote for president first, then vice president, secretary, then treasurer. I will leave the voting document open for at least 24 hours for students to access. If there is a need for a run-off election I was post a voting link for it. Again, students will have 24 hours to access the the voting document before we move on to the next position.
  • Students can vote once for one person for each position. They will need to log into their Google Account to do so. E-mail addresses are recorded, but your vote is anonymous.
  • I will contact students whenever a new voting document becomes active by posting it in Schoology, emailing the students via their redclayschools email, and I will send out a Remind notice. Please communicate this with other member of the band who may not have been on Schoology or in our Zoom meetings.
  • Remind – If you are a student and did not receive the Remind notice that I sent out to our student group at 3:00 pm on Thursday, 5/7/20, then please join that group! To join our Student Remind Group, text the message @aimbs to the number 81010. This is only for current students in grades 9-12. If you have a problem joining, email Mr. Weaver your name and cell phone number or email (whichever you use with Remind). If you do not have the Remind App, messages will come through as a text message if you signed up with a cell phone or an email if you joined that way.

Here is a link to the form for students to vote for the 2020-2021 President of Bands.

 

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Band Trip Refund and 2020-21 Band Officer Elections.

Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family!

I hope that you are all staying healthy and safe; both physically and mentally! I have had my moments, but we can be strong and get through this challenge!

Here are a couple of updates to share.

Spring Band Trip:

Parents and Guardians – If you made a payment (check/cash) for the spring band trip to the Baltimore/Washington area we are returning that payment. Please email the following information to both richard.weaver@redclay.k12.de.us and bahewlett@aol.com

  • Name of your student
  • Name that should appear on the refund check (who made the original payment?)
  • Address to send the check

*Any unused fundraising credits will carry over to the student accounts for next year. Fundraising credits from 12th grade students will move into our general financial aid account to help other students. Please note that the band boosters are not legally allowed to “pay” families for proceeds they earn through fundraisers.

2020-2021 Band Officer Elections:

Students – There is now a discussion board to nominate rising seniors for band president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. It is in the band Schoology page. Band Fronts will need to add March/Concert Band: Section 1-8 as a course in their Schoology account. I posted directions on how to do this on your Schoology page.

Please let me know if names are incorrect or missing from the list. Please begin nominating students and posting positive comments (no need for negative comments). There are four positions, so feel free to nominate and comment on up to four people.

We will vote for each position separately, beginning with president of bands. I will post the voting document tomorrow or Wednesday. Remember that this is YOUR band, so please participate in this process!

I miss you all very much!

Rich Weaver

 

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