Dear Jazz Band Parents,

Instead of our usual performance at Loyola University, we are attending the Mid City Jazz Festival. It’s a local festival held at B.R.C.C. and we are scheduled to perform at 1:30 next Friday, March 23. More information about the festival can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/357879591344994/381489128984040/?notif_t=admin_plan_mall_activity&notif_id=1520970644948406

I will be sending excursion forms home this week. Students will miss 4th – 8 hours that day. We will leave on a bus during their band class (3rd hour). Here’s the tricky part. The bus will not be returning to St. Michael. Students will remain at the festival until 3:40, when the festival is over. At that point, they are responsible for their own ride home. Those who drive may want to have someone drop them off at school so they don’t have to worry about getting a ride back to school to pick up their car. The St. Michael bus will not be available at 4 PM. Students will need to bring money to eat at a local (walking distance) venue. I’m personally going to get a tuna sandwich from subway on a flatbread 🙂

If we are chosen as the top performing band, we will perform as the “opener” for the faculty and guest artist concert at 7 PM. There will be some stiff competition (which I’m looking forward to), including Dutchtown, Baton Rouge High, and Fountainbleau High School. This will also serve as a precursor to our Orlando performance.