​Important Dates for 2018-2019 Season

Dates in BOLD​ are required events.
Please reserve the whole weekend for LGPE.
August 16, 6 pm - Convocation - BHS Theater
August 24, 6 pm - Orchestra Tailgate, "Horseshoe" (bus lane)
August 25 - GCYS/Kendall auditions - Hull Middle School
September 17, 6 pm - CONCERT (G, CS, SO)
September 18, 6 pm - CONCERT (M, SS, PO)
October 13 - All-State audition, county level - Brookwood HS
November 8, 7 pm - CONCERT (PO) - BHS Theater
November 15 - 6 pm CONCERT (M, G, CS, SS, SO)
December 3 - 7 pm SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT (PO)
January 12 (19) - All-State auditions - Westminster Schools
February 1 - MINI-CAMP (SO, PO) - Brookwood High School
February 2 - MINI-CAMP (M, G, CS, SS) - Brookwood HS
February 5 - PRE-LGPE CONCERT (SO, PO) - BHS Theater
February 7 - PRE-LGPE CONCERT (M, G, CS, SS) - BHS Theater
Feb 21-23 - LGPE (TBA) - Lanier High School
March 1-3 - All-State Orchestra - The Classic Center, Athens, GA
March 26 - 2:30 pm, Chamber Music Concert
April 30 - 6 pm SPRING CONCERT (ALL) - BHS Commons
May 4 - Alumni Concert with 2018 Seniors
May 17 - Awards Banquet - BHS Theater
​~June 4 - Depart for Europe!

Daily Rehearsal Schedule
8:28 - 9:20 am      2nd Period         (SO)     Symphony Orchestra (Advanced Orchestra)
9:26 - 10:18 am     3rd Period          (PO)     Philharmonic Orchestra (Mastery Orchestra)
10:24 - 11:16 am    4th Period          (CS)      Concert Strings (Intermediate Orchestra)
11:22 - 12:14 pm    5th Period          (SS)      Symphonic Strings (Intermediate Ensemble)
12:20 - 1:12 pm      6th Period          (M)       Maroon Orchestra (Beginning Orchestra)
1:18 - 2:10 pm        7th Period          (G)        Gold Orchestra (Beginning Orchestra)

Calendar

Attendance is Mandatory

Attendance is mandatory.  An orchestra can only rehearse and perform at its optimum with all members present.  Absenteeism and tardiness not only hurts you, but impairs the effectiveness of the entire ensemble.
 
Orchestra is a Co-Curricular subject which means it is a class that will affect your overall GPA and we have a limited number of rehearsals and concerts outside normal school hours; in the evenings and on weekends.  These activities are an integral part of our performance curriculum.  Attendance at these rehearsals and concerts is mandatory and will be graded.  Gwinnet County Public Schools states, "Required out-of-class activities, as stipulated by the teacher, will determine a portion of the student’s grade.”  Rehearsals and concerts, as part of this class, take priority over work, social events, other clubs and athletics.  Regular season athletic games and practices do not excuse an orchestra student from a required, graded event and it is unlawful for an employer to prevent a student from attending a required school event. 

​From Section IV. Attendance in your Agenda Book:  
Gwinnett County Board of Education Policy states that students will be excused from school under the following circumstances:
  1. Personal illness or attendance in school endangering a student's health or the health of others.
  2. A serious illness or death in a student's family necessitating absence from school
  3. A court order or an order by a governmental agency, including pre-induction physical examinations for service in the armed forces, mandating absence from school.
  4. Celebrating verifiable religious holidays necessitating absence from school.
  5. The cancellation of school by GCPS due to conditions rendering attendance impossible or hazardous to student health or safety.
  6. A period not to exceed one day is allowed, at the discretion of the local unit of administration, for registering to vote or voting in a public election.
Absences for medical or court appointments will be classified as unexcused until the proper documentation is received from the physician or office of the court.  Absences are unexcused for all other reasons.  Make-up work will not be assigned for unexcused absences.

Concerts

Concerts are at 6 p.m. either in the Theater or in the Commons. 
Performing students are expected to sign in by 5:30 p.m.
LGPE location, day and time will be announced as soon as possible. 
Do not schedule other events for the LGPE weekend.