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Moanalua Middle School Band
EVENT CALENDAR SY 2017-2018

August 2017
7             M       First day for 7th graders and new 8th grade students
8             T        First day for all students (New & returning)
8             T        Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.  
                        | A Night of Notes meeting 
10-13   R-N        Macy’s Shop for a Cause Fund-raiser Event (Reminder for ticket holders)  
15           T         Band Parent OPEN HOUSE @ MMS Cafeteria; 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.        
​                         (MANDATORY for ALL CLASSES)
September 2017
1            F        Give Aloha Program fund-raiser starts Organization code: 78431                
                       (Foodland and Western Union Foundation)   Ends September 30th
12          T         Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. 
                        | A Night of Notes meeting 
19           T        Maui Performance Tour Initial Parent Meeting @ MMS band room;
                        6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)              
20           W       NEW DATE Symphonic Band & String Orchestra|Chamber Strings Social @ 
                        MMS; 
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5) 
23          S         Lion’s Club Breakfast Concert @ MoHS cafeteria; 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
                        (Concert Orchestra) Breakfast served 6:30-10:30 a.m.              
October 2017
2-23       M-M     Mixed Bags Pre-Sale Fund-raiser (Pick p on November 18th)
3             T        Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
                        | A Night of Notes meeting 
9-13                  FALL BREAK
21           S       Menehune Classic @Kapolei High School; 6:00-10:00 p.m.; Students meet
​                        @MMS 3:00p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
24           T        Snap Fund-raiser video @ MMS band room; 2:45-3:00 p.m. (ALL CLASSES)
25           W       Snap Fund-raiser starts; ends November 22
November 2017
3             F        CANCELED Movie Night @ MMS band room; 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Symphonic
​                         Band-period 5)
7             T        Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. (One
                         week earlier) | A Night of Notes meeting 
13           M        Demonstration Concert @ MMS Cafeteria; 6:00 p.m. (Beginning Band
                         Periods 1 & 2) Students report at 5:15 p.m.
18           S        POSTPONED TO DECEMBER TBA Mixed Bags Fund-raiser Pick Up @ MMS
                         Cafeteria; 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
17           F        MES Fun Fair Concert @ MES Cafeteria; 7:30pm – 8:00pm
                         (Jazz Band Period 4)
December 2017
5             T        Service Learning Concert 1 @ Salt Lake Elementary, Red Hill Elementary,
                         & Kuakini Medical Center (Hale Pulama Mau Auditorium) 7:15 a.m. – 4:00                           p.m.; (Symphonic Band Period 5)
6             W      Service Learning Concert 2 @ Moanalua Elementary; during period 5
                        (Symphonic Band Period 5)
8            F         NEW DATE: Mixed Bags Fund-raiser Pick Up @ MMS Cafeteria;
​                         5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

8             F        Winter Concert @ MMS Cafeteria; 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Jazz, Intermediate &
                        Symphonic & Bands Periods 4, 5, 6)
                        Band Booster General Membership Meeting during intermission; Bento
                        Dinner & Bake Sale
9           S         MoHS Craft Fair Booth @ Moanalua High School (Fund-raiser); 9:00 - 2:00
9           S          Orchestra Winter Concert @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium; 7:00 – 8:30
                         p.m. (Concert Orchestra)
10         N         Moanalua Gardens Community Association Christmas Dinner @ MMS
                        Cafeteria; 5:00-8:00 p.m. (Jazz Band Period 4)
10          N         OBDA Middle School/High School Select Band Auditions @ UH Music
                         Department (Selected Students)
12          T          Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.  
                         | A Night of Notes meeting 
22-5                   Winter Break
January 2018
9             T          Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
                          | A Night of Notes meeting 
16           T          Band Camp Informational Parent Meeting @ MMS Band room; 6:00 –
                          7:30 p.m.  (Symphonic Band Period 5)
26-28     F-N       Band Camp @ Pu‘u Kahea (MANDATORY for all Symphonic Band Period 5
                          students) $80.00 fee
28           N         OBDA Middle School Solo & Ensemble @ UH Music Department
                         (Selected Students)
29           M        Kala Kokua Pre-sale Fund-raiser Starts\Ends Feb 20 (Pick up March 3rd)
February 2018
3             S         Iolani Jazz Festival @ Iolani School; time TBA (Jazz Band Period 4)
13           T         Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.  
                         | A Night of Notes meeting 
16           F         Spring Concert @ MMS Cafeteria; 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.  (Beginning Bands &
                          Intermediate Band & Periods 1, 2, 6) Students report at 5:00 p.m.
18          N          OBDA Middle School/High School Select Band Concert @McKinley
                          Auditorium (Selected Students)
24           S         Central District Band Festival – South Parade of Bands @ Radford High
                          School;7:00 – 9:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
March 2018
​
3             S         Kala Kokua Fund-raiser Pick up @ MMS Cafeteria; 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  
3             S         Central District Band Festival – Honor Band Concert @ Leilehua High
                          School; 7:00 p.m. (Selected Students)        
9             F          MMS Music Department “A Night of Notes” Dinner Fund-raiser @ Honolulu
                          Country Club; 5:00 -9:00 p.m. (Jazz Band Period 4, Small Ensembles)
                          Purchase tickets at www.moanaluamusic.com
10TBA      S         OBDA Parade of Jazz Bands @ Ewa Makai Middle School; TIME TBA
​                          (Jazz Band Period 4)
13           T          Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
14           W         Maui Performance Tour Final Parent Meeting @ MMS band room;
                          6:00 – 7:00 p.m.  (Symphonic Band Period 5)              
19-23                  Spring Break
April 2018
4             W        Maui Performance Tour MANDATORY Rehearsal & Packing @ MMS band
                          room; 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
5-7          R-S      Maui Performance Tour (Symphonic Band period 5)
10           T          Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
14           S         OBDA Parade of Bands @ Pearl City Cultural Center, 8:30-2:30 pm
                          Performance Time: 12:30 p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5)
21          S          Kailua Jazz Festival @ Kailua High School; Students report 6:00 p.m.,
                          Concert 7:00 p.m. (Jazz Band period 4)
29          N          OBDA Middle School Honor Band Concert (Selected Students)

May 2018
5            S         Orchestra Aloha Concert @ Roosevelt High School Auditorium; 3:00 – 5:30
                          p.m. (Concert Orchestra)
5             S         Band Aloha Concert & Symphonic Band @ Roosevelt High School
                          Auditorium; 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
                          (Jazz, Beginning, Intermediate, Symphonic Bands periods 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
                              Beginning Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 10:45 – 11:30 am 
                               Intermediate Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 11:30 – 12:15 pm
                              Symphonic Band Mandatory Dress Rehearsal; 12:30 – 1:30 pm
                              Jazz Band Mandatory Sound Check:  5:30 - 6:30 pm
5             S          Picture Taking @Roosevelt High School; after concert (Symphonic Band
                          Period 5)  
8             T         Band Booster General Membership & Election of Officers Meeting @ MMS
                          band room; 5:30 p.m.
8             T          Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
12           S          Band & Orchestra Banquet @ Honolulu Country Club; 11:00 a.m. – 2:30
                          p.m. (Symphonic Band Period 5) $­­­­35.00
31            R         Last day of school
June 2018
5             T        Summer School Begins     
12           T          Band Booster Board Meeting (In and Out Dinner) @ MMS band room; 5:45
                           – 6:45 p.m.
18          M          Band & Orchestra Board Financial Meeting@ MMS band room; 6:00 – 8:00
                          p.m.
29          F           Beginning Band Concert @ MMS Cafeteria; 9:30 a.m.
29          F           Intermediate Band Concert @ MMS Cafeteria; 7:00 p.m.
July 2018
3            T          Summer School Ends
10          T          Band Booster Board Meeting @ MMS band room; 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
TBA                    8th Grade Program Pick-up | Band Booster Membership Drive @ MMS
                          Cafeteria; 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
TBA                    7th Grade Program Pick-up | Band Booster Membership Drive @ MMS
                         Cafeteria; 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
  
                                ***Dates and/or events are subject to change***
                                                  R = Thursday; N = Sunday
                                                 Corrections/Additions in RED
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