Practice 10/13

We will have Ellis Emerald practice on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. It will after school (3:30) until 5:00 p.m. In the Zora Ellis Gym.

See you there!

GREAT JOB!

GREAT job Ladies!

I am proud of the job you did today at the pep-rally and game. Great work! The recovery that you had at the pep-rally will become one of those 'remember when' moments later down the road. It was not near as bad as you guys thought it was. Every group I have ever had has had a CD skip one time or another. However, I must say that to see a group of 14 7th and 8th graders hold their composer in front of the entire student body and recover... WOW! I was impressed!

You made up for it at the game anyway. Great performance... just great. Many people throughout the game commented on what a great job you did. Congrats!

Thanks to Lacey for all of her hard work and also to the other members of the Dega Darlins and Dega Addition that have helped and supported the Ellis Emeralds non-stop!

I will post a few pictures soon.

Rehearsal

Ellis Emeralds will have practice on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at THS from 5-6:30.

We will also have practice on Monday, September 28, 2009 at ZEJH from 5-6:30.

Both of these are the in preparation for the Homecoming Pep-rally and game.

2009/2010 Ellis Emeralds...are....

Congratulations to all of the young ladies that auditioned for the 2009/2010 Ellis Emeralds. What a great audition year. A special congratulations to those that won a spot on the line....
(in no particular order)

Amber Robinson
Alex Horn
Anna Whitworth
Cate Joseph Rasco
Grace Byrd
Gabby Easterwood
Andrea Adams
Destiny Lawler
Lindsey Isbell
Chicaree Barclay
Jessica McKenzie
Kayla Mellon
Ashleigh Farmer
Savannah Stillwell

If you did not win a spot on the 2009/2010 line we invite you to audition next year for the 2010/2011 Ellis Emeralds. If you are an 8th grader you may be interested in auditioning for the Dega Darlins Addition in the Spring for the 2010/2011 year (auditions will be announced at a later time, but are typically in April. Keep up the hard work and continue to work on the info from clinic. I am very proud of EVERYONE for thier hardwork and dedication!

It is going to be a GREAT year!

Good Luck

Ladies I would like to wish each of you luck as you audition tomorrow for the Ellis Emeralds. You have had an OUTSTANDING clinic week and Iwish you all the best.

Remember to wear white shirt, red shorts and white shoes.

Pull your hair back and don't forget your smile.

Also, don't forget your FLAG!

You may arrive any time after 9:00a.m. as long as it is before 10am. Some of you have expressed the need to practice and get ready at the school beforehand. That will be fine.

See you Tomorrow!

Getting Started!

I am very excited about the GREAT group of young ladies that came out today for Ellis Emeralds Clinic. Thank you to the Dega Darlins and Dega Addition members that stayed today to help as well; it was appreciated. Great Attitudes and hard work will prove for a great 2009-2010 Winter Guard group. I look forward to the rest of clinic and tryouts on Saturday.

See you tomorrow at 5:00
Wednesday at 3:30, Thursday at 5:00 and Saturday at 10am.

Keep up the good work!

Auditions

7th and 8th grade girls
Ellis Emerald Tryout Clinic will begin on August 31, 2009.
Please see Ms. Todd for the packet and additional information.
If you previously picked up a packet and did not have the permission form,
please see Ms. Todd to get one prior to the first day of Clinic.
Money and forms are required on the first day of clinic.
Tryouts will be on Saturday, September 5, 2009.

2009/2010 Auditions

Just to let everyone know. Information regarding tryouts will be going home soon. I am in the process of finalizing some details. Several students have asked and I am very excited about the interest and the prospect of this upcoming season.

DCI

Interested in seeing a drum corp performance up close and personal? You still have time.

Drum Corp season is quickly coming to an exciting end, but you still have a few options to catch a show either live or in a theater. Visit www.dci.org for ticket information. There is a show in Gadsden, AL, on this Friday, July 24, 2009 and a show in Atlanta this Saturday, July 25, 2009. Ticket information can be found on the dci website.

Click the picture above to see the trailer for the Quarter-Final LIVE broadcast in theaters on August 6, 2009. The closest showing for us is in Trussville, AL.

Grab some friends and go see for yourself! You won't regret it.

Ever thought how cool it would be to start your own rock band? Jam Studio (click here) can give you the opportunity to experiment and do just that. It is a free online studio that helps you easily create tracks that you can play along with on any instrument. Beginning or Advanced it is entertaining to play around with.

Have Fun!