| Savanna Band & Colorguard Savanna High School Mighty Marching Rebels Anaheim, California |
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| What can we tell you . . . Whether you are new to the organization, or "been here before" our parent guide is packed with a lot of information to help you through the year - now there have been a few revisions in the program, and we hope to have the Guide updated over the summer - but the 2007-2008 version is still a good reference for you: Parent Guide Learn about fundraising - both for the band, as well as ways that students can earn credits for their accounts. (Fundraising Page) Also, check out the past year of newsletters to see a snapshot of the year. (News Page) A key question is how much does this cost? Well, we lead you through a summary of the costs (and ways to earn credits!) on the Student Cost Page. |
Don't worry ... we have all been here before - our Jr Higher plays an instrument, wants to be in
band, and all of sudden they go through promotion and become a part of this big thing called
the Savanna Mighty Marching Rebels .... just the name sounds scary, but with that there are
tournaments, football games, participation fees, weekends, fundraising, directors and
coaches, and . . . just a whole lot of things that seem overwhelming.
But I can tell you that my third son is in the program and they all love it, and we love it, and ...
well there is nothing quite like being a part of this group. The students are great, the parents
are terrific, the coaches are top notch, and the director brings the best out of our students
each and every year. Take a moment to read up on what we do and how we do it ... but I
know we can't cover everything, so if you have a question use the contact page to ask specific
people questions - or just email me!
band, and all of sudden they go through promotion and become a part of this big thing called
the Savanna Mighty Marching Rebels .... just the name sounds scary, but with that there are
tournaments, football games, participation fees, weekends, fundraising, directors and
coaches, and . . . just a whole lot of things that seem overwhelming.
But I can tell you that my third son is in the program and they all love it, and we love it, and ...
well there is nothing quite like being a part of this group. The students are great, the parents
are terrific, the coaches are top notch, and the director brings the best out of our students
each and every year. Take a moment to read up on what we do and how we do it ... but I
know we can't cover everything, so if you have a question use the contact page to ask specific
people questions - or just email me!
| Did you know . . . 1. A 2000 Georgia Tech study indicates that a student who participates in at least one college elective music course is 4.5 times more likely to stay in college than the general student population. - Dr. Denise C. Gardner, Effects of Music Courses on Retention, Georgia Tech, 2000. 2. On the 1999 SAT, music students continued to outperform their non-arts peers, scoring 61 points higher on the verbal portion and 42 points higher on the math portion of the exam. - Steven M. Demorest and Steven J. Morrison, “Does Music Make You Smarter?,” Music Educators Journal, September, 2000. 3. Students who participate in All-State ensembles consistently score over 200 points higher on the SAT than non-music students. This figure indicates that students can pursue excellence in music while also excelling academically. - Texas Music Educators Association, 1988-1996. 4. Students with good rhythmic performance ability can more easily detect and differentiate between patterns in math, music, science, and the visual arts. - “Rhythm seen as key to man’s evolutionary development,” TCAMS Professional Resource Center, 2000. 5. Students in arts programs are more likely to try new things, and they can better express their own ideas to friends, teachers, and parents. - Champions of Change, the President’s Council on the Arts and Humanities, 1999. 6. College students majoring in music achieve scores higher than students of all other majors on college reading exams. - Carl Hartman, “Arts May Improve Students’ Grades,” The Associated Press, October, 1999. 7. Music students demonstrate less test anxiety and performance anxiety than students who do not study music. - “College-Age Musicians Emotionally Healthier than Non-Musician Counterparts,” Houston Chronicle, 1998. 8. The average scores achieved by music students on the 1999 SAT increased for every year of musical study. This same trend was found in SAT scores of previous years. - Steven M. Demorest and Steven J. Morrison, “Does Music Make You Smarter?,” Music Educators Journal, September, 2000. 9. A majority of the engineers and technical designers in Silicon Valley are also practicing musicians. - The Case for Sequential Music Education in the Core Curriculum of the Public Schools, Center for the Arts in the Basic Curriculum, 1997. 10. Nine out of ten people with instrumental music experience are glad that they have learned to play an instrument. - “Music Ed Survey,” Giles Communications, 2000. Thanks Mr. B! |
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| See the Summer / Fall, Winter / Spring, and Pictures pages for more information about our year. |
Go Rebels!
Fall Student Packet - here is a packet of forms we need from all students every year -
including a medical form. CLICK HERE to download.
including a medical form. CLICK HERE to download.