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.
- Dec. 9th-23rd: Tiff’s Treats Fundraiser (Details below)
- Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 8 pm: Orchestra booster club meeting via Zoom
- Wednesday, Dec. 11th, 7:30 am: Early practice for all orchestras at Austin High
- Wednesday, Dec. 11th: Deadline to submit designs for the orchestra t-shirt design contest (details below)
- Wednesday, Dec. 11th: Deadline to sign up for Winter Social and pay for Winter Social lunch
- Wednesday, Dec. 11th: Winter Orchestra Concert at Austin High (Details below)
- Thursday, Dec. 12th, 7 pm: Varsity orchestra performance with Austin High Choir at Austin High
- Friday, Dec. 13th, 4:45-6:30 pm: Orchestra Winter Social at Austin High
Tiff’s Treats Fundraiser
Help support the Austin High Orchestra by ordering Tiff’s Treats from Monday, December 9th through Monday, December 23rd. Place an order at cookiedelivery.com or on the Tiff’s Treats mobile app. At checkout, enter the code “Orchestra.” You should see $0.01 deducted from your order which means the promotion code was applied to your order. Thanks for supporting the orchestra program!
Orchestra T-Shirt Design Contest
It’s time to design a new orchestra t-shirt and we are having a contest! Students and adults are welcome to submit an entry with their new orchestra t-shirt design by Wednesday, December 11th.
To enter, you must submit a digital image to Joy Lobb at: board-president@austinhighorchestra.com
Students will vote on the new design!
Winter Concert
Orchestras from Austin High and our vertical team middle schools will gather to perform a diverse mix of holiday music from different traditions. With lit-up bows and sing-a-longs, it’s always a fun time sure to get you in the spirit. The Winter Orchestra Concert will be held at Austin High on Wednesday, December 11th.
6:00 pm: O. Henry Middle School and ALL Austin High string orchestras
7:15 pm: Small Middle School and Austin High chamber full orchestra
Concessions will be available for purchase.
Tickets are $5 per person for ages 11 and up. Students who are performing do not need a ticket. We’ll be accepting cash, credit cards, and other forms of payment at the door, if you did not buy your ticket in advance.
https://austinhighorchestra.com/concerts-uil/fall-concerts/winter-concert-2024/
Winter Concert Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are needed to help the event run smoothly! Please sign up for one or more areas, if you have some extra time to help. The sign-up sheet is available here:
https://signup.com/go/QbvhkmH
Orchestra Winter Social at Austin High
The orchestra Winter Social will be held at Austin High on Friday, December 13th, from 4:45 to 6:30 pm in the orchestra room. RSVP by Wednesday, December 11th using the form here: https://forms.gle/LZJA49jfRQK2sWN96
Students must bring $10 (cash or check) by Wednesday, December 11th if they wish to have a meal from Jason’s Deli during the social. Students who would like to participate in a white elephant gift exchange must also bring a gift of about $10 in value. Students may also attend and bring their own meal and choose not to participate in white elephant if they choose.
Volunteers Needed to Distribute Posters for String Camp
Volunteers are needed to distribute posters to elementary schools during the day this week for string camp. Please email Barbara Starcke at bstarcke@gmail.com if you are available.
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Please make sure that you and your student(s) sign up to get important messages and reminders. To sign up for Remind, compose a text message to the number 81010.
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