FESTIVALS, FESTIVALS, FESTIVALS 2010

American Fork Junior High School Intermediate and Advanced Orchestra

Dear Parents, March 2010
Every other year we have participated in the Music in the Parks Program Festivals located at Lagoon Amusement Park. Last year we had planned on the event but were asked not to attend due to the recession. This year we have opted to attend this festival. Each year that AFJH has attended the Festival, we have received superior ratings and in 3 cases, we have received the top awards at the festival. This is a moral booster for these students that have worked so hard this year! It also gives them opportunity to be adjudicated by nationally ranked judges and compete with students outside the state of Utah.

There is a cost involved for each student. We are asking the students to please pay $50 dollars for the event. The cost includes transportation to and from Lagoon, entrance to Lagoon and Fee for the festival. Payment will be taken from March 22 thru April 30th. Please make the checks payable to American Fork JUNIOR HIGH ORCHESTRA. Many of the students participated in the fundraiser we did at the beginning of the year. If your student participated in these fundraisers, please have them contact me and I will be able to let them know how much credit they have towards this event. If your students participated in fundraisers last year, unfortunately the money that was earned does not roll over to the next year. (Please see the Orchestra Disclosure Document.) That money has been used to fund this years music, strings, repairs and operating cost of the Orchestra Classes.

Here is the ITINERARY for the festival
DATE: May 8, 2010

11:00AM Leave from AF Junior High School/ Bring Sack Lunch to eat on the way
12 noon Arrive at Northridge High School, Layton, UT
12:35 pm Warm Up- Intermediate Orchestra
1 pm PERFORMANCE- INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA

1 pm WARM-UP ADVANCED ORCHESTRA
1:25 pm PERFORMANCE ADVANCED ORCHESTRA

2 pm LEAVE FOR LAGOON- IN THE PARK
5 pm Awards Assembly Pioneer Pavilion
5:45 pm Back to the Park/Dinner on own in the PARK

8 pm LOAD BUSSES
8:45-9pm BACK TO AF Junior High