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Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Our Platinum Sponsors
The Dettmer Family,
in honor of Sam
The Mitchamore
Family
Our Gold Sponsors
The Otten
Family
The Maloney
Family
And thank you to the many orchestra families who have given so generously.
Updates
Helpful Links
Important Dates and Times!
The deadline for paying your annual orchestra fee has passed. If you haven’t paid the fee already, please do so as soon as possible. Students have already received their uniforms, binders, and other supplies.
- Mon, Oct. 14th, noon: Deadline for students to order t-shirts for the Austin High Orchestra Dia de los Muertos Festival
- Mon, Oct. 14th: Final payment due for students and adults/chaperones attending the San Antonio trip (details below)
- Wed, Oct. 16th, 7:30 am: Early morning practice for all orchestras
- Fri, Oct. 18th: Festival online auction begins! (details below)
- Fri-Sat, Oct. 18th and 19th: Fall orchestra trip to San Antonio for all students
- Sat, Oct. 19th, 9:30 pm: Coffee pickup at Austin High (details below)
- Wed, Oct. 23rd, 7:30 am: Early morning practice for all orchestras
- Fri, Oct. 25th: Donated festival items due from Periods 1 through 6 classes
- Wed, Oct. 30th, 7:30 am: Early morning practice for all orchestras
- Wed. Oct. 30th: Deadline for preordering your Festival wristbands, with discounts!
- Thu, Oct. 31st: Donated dessert items due from Period 7 class
- Sat, Nov. 2nd, 1:30-6:30 pm: Austin High Orchestra Dia de los Muertos Festival of Orchestras at the Austin ISD PAC. Concerts will run from 2-8 pm.
Full Orchestra Overnight San Antonio Trip
It’s now time to pay the remainder on the trip for students and chaperones by Monday, October 14th!
The remainder of the cost for students will be $100.
The remainder of the cost for chaperones will be $135. That extra is due to double occupancy in the hotel rather than quad occupancy.
If you are going to Masterclass only or you have received a scholarship for the trip, you don’t owe any more.
Please pay the rest through Givebutter, which is how you paid the deposit. (Make sure you click “other” at the end if you don’t want to pay extra to Givebutter.)
Here is the link: https://austinhighorchestra.com/camps-trips/fall-trip-2024/
Note that the previously scheduled concert at the San Antonio Philharmonic was canceled, so we will now attend the Don Quixote Ballet at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.
Questions?
Email or text Stacie Mitchamore:
Stacie Mitchamore
512-633-4028
Coffee Pickup on Saturday, October 19th
Thank you to all of our students and families who helped make our coffee fundraiser a success! We met our goal and sold over $6,000!
Our coffee has arrived and is ready for you to pick up. We’ll be at school on Saturday, October 19th at 9:30 pm in the circle drive to hand out orders while you wait for your student to come back from the San Antonio trip, around 10 pm. Even if you don’t have a student on the trip, this is the time for everyone to get their orders. If you are unable to make it to school at that time, please email Sarah Williams to make alternate arrangements.
Volunteer at the Dia de los Muertos Fest!
Please join us for the Austin High Orchestra Dia de los Muertos Festival of Orchestras on Saturday, November 2nd, from 1:30-8:00 pm at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center (1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX 78723). It will be a fun day of music, delicious food, games, and more! We will also have a silent auction with amazing prizes from area restaurants, boutiques, theaters, and more! All concerts are free and open to the public!
We are also having an online auction. The online auction for the festival will go live on October 18th! Mark your calendars to win amazing vacation homes, paddle board adventures, family fun, date night ideas, gym memberships, and more! Click the link to check out the select items available in advance of the festival from our generous sponsors. Tell your friends and family!
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