Music Carnival and Schwan's Truckload Sale

It is that time of the school year again! This year’s Music Carnival will be held on Friday, March 2nd at 6:30p.m. starting in the OLD gym. As a reminder, a Music Parent is any parent having a child in 5th-12th grade band or 6th-12th grade chorus.
The Music Carnival is the Music Parents Organization’s biggest fundraising project. All of the money we raise goes to the Walnut Music Department. Some of the things we paid for this year included cleaning the choir robes, band uniforms, and show choir outfits, and taking music students to see the musical “Wicked.” We purchased new concert band dresses and funded private music lesson scholarships for several students. We also fund show choir contests each year, with the exception of state contest.
The program portion of the evening begins at 6:30 when the High School Show Choir performs. The 2012 Royalty have been selected by the music students, and the king and queen will be crowned during the program. The Carnival will immediately follow in the NEW gym.
There are three shifts for the Carnival. The first two shifts will be working the game booths. The third shift will be the clean-up committee. However, for those of you listed to work the game booths second shift, please take a few minutes to tidy your area and take down the tables in order to make the packing up and putting away go more smoothly for the clean-up committee. The first shift will begin directly after the program and end at 8:00. The second shift will start at 8:00 and ends at 9:00p.m. The clean-up shift will begin directly at 9:00 when the Carnival is over.
Once again this year, there will be a Schwan’s truckload sale at the school from 4:00-9:00. Pre-orders are welcomed and encouraged, and can be made online at: www.schwansfundraising.com or by contacting Cyndi Jensen at 784-3768. Our event number, which is necessary for internet pre-orders, is 38377. If you are a regular Schwan’s customer and “don’t need” more Schwan’s food from a school event, please consider purchasing yourself a gift card through this program. Your gift card purchases can then be used for your home orders in the future, and the music department gets a percentage of the gift card purchase. Gift cards must be purchased online or via phone, and cannot be used at the truckload event.
Advance game ticket sales will be available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (Feb. 28th – March 1st) starting at 3:00p.m. on T/Th, and 2:00p.m. on Wed. outside of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade rooms. The price of advance tickets will be five for $1. Tickets purchased at the door will be four for $1.
Thursday evening, March 1st, we will be setting up the games in the new gym at 6:00p.m. The more people that can come and help, the sooner we can get done – we would love to have your help!
Each family is asked to bring a cake, pie, or other baked goods for the Cakewalk. (We encourage you to bring more than one!) These baked goods should be taken to the band room. It is very important that each family contributes a cake, pie, or baked goods, because the Cakewalk is the one event at the carnival which is 100% profit for the music department.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FULFILL YOUR DUTIES AS LISTED IN THIS LETTER, YOU MUST FIND YOUR OWN REPLACEMENTS. Please contact one of the following parents to let them know the name of your replacement. Thank you for your support, and we hope you enjoy the program and the Carnival!
Steve Brockmann – 402-305-1143 Michelle Mertz – 784-3674
Ticket Sellers(Ticket sales only – 1st shift starts at 6 p.m.)
1st – Teri Harmon & Rebecca Harmon
(Ticket sales only – 2nd shift starts at 7:30p.m.)
2nd - M/M Larry Helms

First shift for the game booth begins right after the program and finishes at 8:00.
Second shift for the game booths begins at 8:00 and lasts until the end of the Carnival at 9:00.

Redemption Table
1st – M/M Bob Kixmiller
M/M Brian Champion
2nd – M/M Ron Hamilton
M/M Bryan Simonsen
Face Painting
1st – Kandy Dea
Dakota Brockmann
Haley Blum
2nd – Morgan Simonsen
Kaitlyn Tooley
McKenna Martin
Plinko
1st – Jan Loverin
Amy Loverin
2nd – Deb Brockmann
Briar Brockmann
Cake Walk
1st – M/M Dave Anzalone
Josie Anzalone
2nd – M/M Mike Stillian
Mariah Stillian
Bolo Golf
1st - M/M Jeremy Sievers
2nd – Bill Kearney
Frisbee Golf
1st – Diana Sievers
Lauren Sievers
2nd – Greg Mertz
Ashli Walker
Pop Toss
1st – Lenny Becerra
Alyssa Becerra
2nd – Rhonda Brockmann
Carly Regnas
Casey Champion
Dart Board
1st – M/M Jon Mitchell
2nd – M/M Israel Rivera
Duck Pond
1st – Julie Croghan
Will Croghan
2nd – Michelle Tooley
Emily Mitchell
Basketball
1st – Rich Holtz
Lucas Blum
Jared Ploen
2nd – Allan Sievers
Mike Mertz
Corbin Schmitz
Fish Pond
1st – Judy Ploen
Jessica Helms
2nd – Darren Tooley
Breanna Kixmiller
Bumper Skate
1st – Jack Ploen
2nd – Staci Montgomery
Marissa Pikula
Lollipop Tree
1st – Michelle Mertz
2nd – Sarah Kock
Duck Hunt
1st – M/M Jordan Krummel
2nd – M/M Pete Thomas
Find the Monkey
1st – Jason Bradley
Erynn Julich
2nd – Andrea Kearney
Bean Bag Toss
1st – Rich Hester
Sarah Hester
2nd – Shawn Ballinger
Laura Ballinger
Bingo
1st – Steve Brockmann
Codi Hays
2nd – Christie Holtz
Mackenzie Simonsen
Cut the Deck
1st – Shannon Bradley
2nd – Xavier Smith
Stuff the Clown
1st – Rick Blum
2nd – Cyndi Jensen
Lexie Thomas
Tic Tac Toe
1st – Pat Sachs
Madison Hamilton
2nd – Dustin Jensen
Jolene Jensen
Clean-up Committee
M/M Steve Brockmann
M/M Jordan Krummel
M/M Mike Stillian
M/M Bryan Simonsen
M/M Greg Mertz
Jr. Concession Stand
Gwen Blum & non-music juniors/parents

Following is a list of parents you may call if you are unable to work your shift:
Steven & Renae Sachs
Jason & April Martin
Sandra Merk

6-12 Pops Concert

The 6-12 Pops Concert will be Thursday, February 23rd at 7pm in the old gym. (Please note that this is a change from our originally scheduled date, which conflicted with the district basketball tournament schedule.) Drinks and refreshments will be available, and there is an admission fee of $3/adult and $2/student. All 6-12 band and vocal students will perform at this event. High school music students are asked to provide one pan of a dessert of their choice. Please note that this is a change from years past. Recipe requests will NOT be sent home. It is a potluck dessert bar. When choosing what dessert to bring, please keep in mind that we will not have a fridge or freezer available in the old gym. Students are asked to have their desserts delivered by 6pm so Music Parent volunteers have time to cut and plate them for serving. PLEASE MARK YOUR PANS WITH YOUR NAME for easy return. We are also hoping to have a silent auction at this concert, pending the donation of enough items. If anyone is interested in donating an auction item, please contact the school at 784-3615. Thank you for your support of the music department!

SWICDA HS Honor Choir

The Southwest Iowa Choral Directors' Association's High School Honor Choir will be held at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs on Thursday, Feb. 2nd. Students from all over Southwest Iowa will perform in a 7pm concert that night, which is open to the public for a small admission fee. Attending from Walnut are Lucas Blum, Dakota Brockmann, Madison Hamilton, Breanna Kixmiller, Amy Loverin, and Emily Mitchell.

State Show Choir Contest

State Show Choir Contest is Monday, January 30th at Atlantic High School. Walnut HS Show Choir performs at 1:52. The contest is open to the public for a small admission fee.

Music Parents Meeting

The January Music Parents meeting will be held Saturday, Jan. 28th at 8am in the band room. Please plan to attend, as plans are being made and duties are being assigned for the up-coming Pops Concert and Music Carnival.

SCHWAN'S TRUCKLOAD SALE

The Walnut Music Parents Organization invites you to a Schwan's Truckload Sale that we will be hosting at the school in conjunction with the 6th-12th grades' Winter Concert. Schwan's representatives will be at the school 4:00-8:30pm on Thursday, December 8th. If you wish to preorder for quicker pickup that evening, you may place an online order at www.schwansfundraising.com by midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 6th. If you would like to order gift certificates, visit www.schwans.com or call (888) 724-9267 by midnight on Dec. 8th, the evening of the concert. Please use campaign ID # 37730 for internet or phone orders so the Walnut Music Parents will receive full credit for your order. The Music Parents would like to thank the community for their continued support of our young musicians at Walnut Community School. Don't forget to join us on Thursday, December 1st for our Elementary Winter Concert and on Thursday, December 8th for our Middle and High School Winter Concert - both concerts begin at 7:00pm.

Vocal Music Calendar 2011-2012

2nd & 3rd Quarters: 7:00am T/Th Show Choir practice
Tues. Sept. 6: begin food fund-raiser
Tues. Nov. 8: Rolling Hills Conference Choir
Festival @ Glidden, day time rehearsal, 7pm concert
Fri. Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day Assembly, 10:15am
Thurs. Dec. 1: Elementary Winter Concert, 7:00pm
Thurs. Dec. 8: MS/HS Winter Concert, 7:00pm
Mon. Jan. 30: State Show Choir Contest
Thurs. Feb. 2: SWICDA HS Honor Choir @ IWCC
(select few to participate)
Thurs. Feb. 16: Pops Concert, 7:00pm
Sat. Feb. 18: Indianola Show Choir Contest
Fri. March 2: Music Carnival
Sat. March 10: Bellevue East Jazz Fest
(Show Choir only)
Tues. March 13: ICDA 5th – 8th Grade Honor Choir
@ Atlantic, day time rehearsal, 7:00pm concert
Thurs. April 5: Elementary Spring Concert, 7:00pm
Sat. April 14: State Small Group Contest
Tues. May 3: MS/HS Spring Concert, 7:00pm
Fri. May 4: State Large Group Contest
Wed. May 9: Baccalaureate (not 100% certainty that we will perform, but this is the date for this event)
Thurs. May 10?: Academic Awards Night (not sure if this
is the final date, but letters will be distributed here)
Sun. May 13: Graduation 2:00pm