Band newsletter #0519-1

Director's Corner

Dear parents & WIS band supporters,
           As we wind down the 2018-19 school year, ... we will be squeezing in a few more performances & activities to share the students’ , your child’s, terrific efforts this year. I’m so very proud of the Symphonic band -the 8th graders who put in the extra time, & the beginners who in a short amount of time stepped up their learning curve to perform music that is above what they should normally be doing.
          Please continue to support your child’s musical endeavors, & the Waipahu Intermediate Band & boosters as we continue into Summer Band -called “Summer Enrichment”, leading to SY2019-20 & our trip to Anaheim representing Waipahu, Oahu, Hawai’i, & you!

Mr. Gareth Uyeda
Band Director
​Waipahu Intermediate School

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Band Camp 2019 

This year we were fortunate enough to have host our 2019 Band Camp at Camp Pu'u Kahea in Waianae. What an amazing weekend this was. Thank you so much to our amazing parents who donated all the goodies so last minute and to our amazing chaperones who came out for the weekend and worked hard! Special mahalo to the amazing clinicians who drove out on their day off to assist the students and thank you so much to the wonderful staff at Camp Pu'u Kahea for having us. We look forward to next year!

2019 Spring Concert

This year's Spring Concert featured our amazing Choir, Beginning Band, and Symphonic Band. It was a long concert but the students did amazing. Congratulations to our Choir under the direction of Mr. Mike Englar as they prepare to attend a festival at Carnegie Hall in New York next year. So please support them in anyway possible.
Our concert showcased our amazing Symphonic Band which consists of both Beginning and Intermediate band students. These students did an outstanding job all year performing at events like the Leeward District Band Festival and the Hawaii Middle School Wind Festival. 
Special thanks goes out to the Waipahu Marauder band for always supporting these students at their concerts; the WIS administration, faculty and staff; to our amazing Waipahu JR Band Boosters; and to our families and friends for continuing to support us as we make our way to Disneyland in 2020.

What's next?

So what is next for us this school year? The symphonic band is continuing their rehearsals on Monday and Fridays after school from 2:15pm - 4:00pm and will perform at the Ala Moana Shopping Center Stage on Friday, May 24, 2019 @ 5:00pm.
We will also be hosting Summer Band through the WIS Summer Enrichment Program from June 5-28. Beginning Band is held from 8:00am - 10:00am and Intermediate Band is held from 10:15am-12:00pm. If you're interested in joining, please contact us at [email protected]
All returning students: It is highly recommended that you attend Summer Band.