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September 7th, 2020

From the Director

Dear DRIMB Parents/Guardians--

I hope you have had a restful Labor Day weekend with your family and have enjoyed the warm weather the last few days-- we are in for a wild ride the next few days!
I am so proud of the DRHS music students for their virtual work the past two weeks. This style of learning is new to all of us, and we have certainly experienced growing pains! The students have also been wonderfully patient with all of my technology errors. I also am very appreciative of all of your support for your children during this time-- I know things are not easy on your end. If there is anything I can do to help you, please do not hesitate to let me know.

This week we welcome the hybrid students to the DRHS campus for the first time, as well as continue our learning with the 100% remote students. Because this is our first time meeting in person and doing online learning at the same time, as well as the fact that each hybrid student is only in-person for each class one time each week, we are going to spend this week in classes becoming acclimated and accustomed to our music room space and how we safely function in our space together.

It is not too late for students to join all sections (Brass/Woodwind/Color Guard/Percussion) of our marching band for this year. Right now we are preparing pep music/marching band music for mini-performances this fall, and we will hopefully be able to perform at limited school events/athletic events throughout the year. Please view the current calendar for marching band on drhsmusic.com.

Thank you so much for all of your support for our program, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Dylan Ford

Dylan Ford
Director of Instrumental Music (Band and Orchestra)
Dakota Ridge High School

13399 West Coal Mine Avenue | Littleton, CO 80127
www.drhsmusic.com | (303)-982-1970
A Word From our Co-Presidents

Hello Music Families,

Thank you to everyone who helped with bingo this weekend!
 We Appreciate YOU!
Friday: Owen Wolfinger, Rocco Cole, Angela Roehrich, Evan Roehrich, Morgan Vineyard, Spencer Coffey, Carrie Forrester
and games manager Dylan Forrester.


Sunday: Linda Chatfield, Amy Parker, Addy Keller, Jake Forrester,
Carrie Forrester and games manager Dylan Forrester

Friday September 11th is a MUST GO night. We need extra people, so please sign up!  It's a busy night, but also a good time to learn from the veterans. All are welcome. Please sign up ASAP for any of the upcoming dates.  We are not assigning groups to the sessions right now, all are encouraged to come volunteer and support our Music program at Dakota Ridge!  
          LINK:  https://signup.com/Group/326226560039/ 
 
 We will be working Bingo sessions every Friday and Sunday for the time being. Please remember we need a few parents at each session, so if you are willing, please sign up with your students! If you have any questions or concerns about bingo, please reach out to Vanessa Barker (see Bingo Update Below)

We will also be putting together a committee soon to discuss new fundraising ideas and to put together information about our program for grants and corporate sponsorships. If you are interested in participating, please reach out to Tami Smith tamilyn23@gmail.com

**Also, we are still busy sewing bell covers for our wind instruments, and masks for all of our band students in Marching Band and in Symphonic Band & Jazz.  Our Uniform parents would like some help with sewing, cutting fabric, tracing patterns etc.  The masks and covers are meant to help with slowing the spread of the Corona virus, and to get our wind players playing again!  Please text, call, or email Cathy Amwoza if you would like to be involved at mrsamwoza@gmail.com or 630-544-7174.  Thanks!

Thank you
Tami Smith and Lorey Bratten
Co – Presidents
BINGO Updates
Thank you Students and Parents for working Bingo!!

BINGO SIGN-UP link:    https://signup.com/Group/326226560039/

We are back to BINGO!  Thank you to all the parents and students who have signed up for a session! Bingo is successful when we have good parent and student participation. We always need a parent to work the pickle bar (a separate area where we sell pull tabs, progressive and special bingo sheets) and preferably need a parent to help cashiering. Students handle the rest of the pickle bar duties, verifying bingos on the floor and calling. We also need to gear up to have 3 new bingo managers.  If you are interested, please send me an email.  We currently host three sessions (Friday at 7:30 and 10:00 and Sunday at 7:30; we ask that the volunteers arrive at 6:00 and generally we are done at midnight on Friday and 10:00 on Sunday). If you are comfortable being in the bingo hall, please volunteer for the upcoming sessions.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or any of the bingo managers.

Vanessa Barker
Bingo Manager
vanessa@thebarkers.com
Color Guard

The Guard sectionals this week are Wednesday and Friday 3-5pm. 

If you have any questions about Guard, please contact Marissa Keating at mlrodarmel@gmail.com  
Colorguard parents and students can also see what is happening on the Dakota Ridge Cologuard FB Page
Percussion
The Pit and Drum Line for Marching Band practice
Wednesday Sept. 9th 6-7:30 
If you have any questions about Percussion, please contact
Peter Hirschhorn  peterh@peterhmusic.com

Dakota Ridge Instrumental Music Staff
Director - Dylan Ford Dylan.Ford@jeffco.k12.co.us
Percussion (Marching and Winter) - Peter Hirschhorn peterh@peterhmusic.com 
Guard (Marching and Winter) - Marissa Keating at mlrodarmel@gmail.com 

Booster Leadership

Lorey Bratten Co-President - Lorey2011@gmail.com 
Tami Smith Co-President -  tamilyn23@gmail.com 
Linda Chatfield, Vice Pres. - langelotti@aol.com
Carrie Brestel, interim. treasurer - cbrestel0203@gmail.com 
Cathy Amwoza, Secretary - drimbsecretary@gmail.com or mrsamwoza@gmail.com 
Dominick Cisson, Games Manager -dcisson@gmail.com

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