Rancho San Justo and Marguerite Maze Middle School Band

FREE MONEY FOR THE BAND!

The easiest way to raise money for the band is through the Scrip program. Scrip donates a portion of your grocery store spending to the organizations you specify. There are 3 main contributors in town and all of your family members can sign up, which means that relatives all over the country can help!

SAFEWAY - You can register your existing Safeway card by going online to www.escrip.com and click on "sign up" Our group ID is 154408780.

NOB HILL - If you have a Nob Hill Quality of Life card you can go to www.nobhill.com/lifestyle/qualitycard.jsp to register your card. You can fin the Band by searching by zip code once you sign up. If you DO NOT have a Nob Hill/Raleys card. please click here to send us a message and we'll get you a card ASAP!



	ENJOY YOUR SUMMER VACATION! The 2009-2010 school district calendar has been posted. Click here for a copy. The Master band calendar will be updated soon!
	GOOD SHOWING IN ALAMEDA Competition continued to be tough in Alameda. It was hot, even by the bay, but the Band did a great job taking home 2nd place on the street. Both the Band and the Guard each took 2nd in their sections. The Concert band took home a 3rd place trophy. Our own Tim took first place in the middle school drill-down competition! Click here for pictures
	TOUGH COMPETITION IN VALLEJO As we travel farther north, the competiton gets tougher as we get into the powerhouse band territory. Last Saturday in Vallejo was no exception. Rancho-Maze took home a second place trophy in concert, third in jazz and third in parade. They missed first place in concert by 1/3 point and sweepstakes by just over two points. When we go up against the powerhouse bands (Dover, Vallejo and Benicia) the scores get tighter and the difficulty increases. We'll face many of the same bands this weekend in Alameda. Please make the important practice sessions to fine-tune for this last competition of the season. Click here for pictures. Click here for a Jazz Band video and here for Concert Band
	AWESOME START TO THE COMPETITION SEASON The Band hit the ground running and brought home some first class hardware from their first outing. They took home first place in concert, first place in jazz, second place in marching and third place in auxiliary (Color Guard). The concert and jazz bands scored above 90 points which is very rare, especially for the first event of the season. Next week the competition heats up as we travel to Vallejo which is home turf for many first class bands. We're looking for pictures from Del Mar. If you have any pictures or video you would like to share, we'll post on the web for everyone to enjoy. Click here for pictures
	PANORAMIC PICTURE PREVIEW The picture session went very well. Orders will be accepted until Wednesday February 25. Please bring them to the band room or give them to Jenn. IMPORTANT UPDATE: All of the panoramic pictures will have a maroon bottom border (no blue) and will have "Rancho-Maze Band 2008-2009" printed on them. Click here for pictures
	2009 HONOR BAND - GREAT JOB!
	SHARE YOUR HOLIDAY PHOTOS The band welcomed Mr. O back after a few days off and performed live on KSBW TV for their annual Share Your Holiday toy & food drive. The weather was great and KSBW's Jim Vanderzwaan was very impressed with the band's sound. Click here for pictures
	SAN JOSE HOLIDAY PARADE PHOTOS The band had a good beginning to the competition experience for this school year. They placed 3rd in the middle school division of the Wells Fargo Battle of the Bands as part of the San Jose Holiday Parade. For about 1/3 of the band, this was their very first competition experience. The crowd on the street was estimated at 120,000 and many thousands more watched on TV. A big thank you to everyone who took pictures. We had so many to choose form that we had to pick the best ones for the web. All of them are saved for the band archives though! Click here for pictures Click here for the TV coverage
	LIGHTS-ON PARADE PHOTOS The band did an awesome job at the annual Lights On Parade and concert on November 29. Our Drum Major made her first public appearance in her new uniform and she looked great! Click here for pictures
	MR. O CONDUCTS THE BULLDOG BAND! The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band paid tribute to the many years Mr. O has contributed to music education by inviting him to conduct the band during their post-game show on October 4. Click here to watch the video
	ONGOING FUNDRAISER UNDERWAY Every time you use the Goodsearch web search engine the Band program gets a penny!. Goodsearch.com uses the Yahoo search engine so you get quality searches and the band gets money. Click on the Goodsearch link to the left and start adding those pennies! Thanks!
	PRACTICE RECORD BLANKS Click here if you need a copy of the blank weekly practice record. These should be turned into Mr. O. at the end of each week.
	WINDOW STICKERS AVAILABLE Our Rancho-Maze Band window stickers are now available! They are $6 each and support the general fund. Make checks payable to RANCHO-MAZE BAND BOOSTERS. Stickers will be available at the Band Booster meetings, Saturday practice sessions and from Mr. O
	THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION Susan Silveira (Chizek), our elementary school music teacher has put together some good resource information about the importance of teaching music and its effect on our children. This a great resource to keep in mind anytime we hear about potential program cuts. Feel free to use any or all of this information. Click here to go to the information page
	FREE MONEY FOR THE BAND! The easiest way to raise money for the band is through the Scrip program. Scrip donates a portion of your grocery store spending to the organizations you specify. There are 3 main contributors in town and all of your family members can sign up, which means that relatives all over the country can help! SAFEWAY - You can register your existing Safeway card by going online to www.escrip.com and click on "sign up" Our group ID is 154408780. NOB HILL - If you have a Nob Hill Quality of Life card you can go to www.nobhill.com/lifestyle/qualitycard.jsp to register your card. You can fin the Band by searching by zip code once you sign up. If you DO NOT have a Nob Hill/Raleys card. please click here to send us a message and we'll get you a card ASAP!
	CONTINUE THE TRADITION INTO HIGH SCHOOL ! As the Rancho-Maze 8th graders move on, we invite them to add their musical talent to the San Benito High School Scarlet Regiment Band. The band has already received numerous awards and commendations under the leadership of their director, Mr. Jim Zuniga, including a first-ever double sweepstakes award in the fall of 2003. More information about the Scarlet Regiment Band is on their web site at: www.kidssportsnet.com/general/banddirector/ The Band Booster web site is www.sbhsband.org