PARENTS: The Ranger Band will be hosting a Music Festival at the Eisemann Center in Richardson on April 9th and 10th. We need parents to serve as hosts along with the student volunteers. Hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Friday the 9th, and 8:00am to 12:00 noon on the Saturday the 10th. If you could serve for any length of time those days we could use your help. Please let Mr. Schnitzer know your availability by email. Thank You.

Upcoming Events: March and April are busy times so please check the calendar for your students committments.

• Spring Pre-UIL concert is Thursday, March 11th. Freshmen and Sophomores please bring a 2-liter soda. Juniors and Seniors please bring cookies.
• March 26th is the Winter Drumline competition held at South Grand Prarie High School. Transportation is provided. Admission is $7 if you wish to attend.
• March 30th is the Pre-UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest at Sachse High School. Performances will be at 3:30 and 4:30. Transportation is provided.
• Tuesday April 6th is the Band Booster Meeting in the Band Hall. All information on the Band trip to New Orleans will be discussed at this time. This is an important meeting to attend.
• April 9th and 10th is the Music Festival. The Ranger Bands will perform Friday afternoon. Transportation is provided.
• May 5th is the Percussion Concert. Bring your earplugs and support our percussion ensemble.
• May 8th is the Annual Band Banquet held at the Holiday Inn Richardson. This years theme is Mardi Gras! Tickets to the event will be sold at school. This is the last opportunity to give our Seniors a rousing send-off.

Congratulations!
The Percussion Ensemble and the Jazz Band received DIVISION ONE RATINGS at the Solo & Ensemble Contest held at North Garland High School. Well Done!

Ranger Band Recycling Program! Does you inkjet printer eat cartridges faster than a teenage musician cleans out a fridge? Did you finally get that new cellphone so you could text your teen? If so, please remember to send your used inkjet cartridges and outdated cell phones with your musician to school to be recycled. There is a drop-off box in the band hall, and the band does receive proceeds from your contribution. And best of all, they are recycled so you can buy them again next year!

WANTED: A FEW GOOD LAPTOPS: We would like a few laptops for our students to use for individual practice that utilize software we have available. We are not looking for top-of-the-line models, more like corporate 'retiree' models. They can be Mac or PC, with XP/Vista/MacOSx. If you or your company has some retirees, the Ranger Band can provide a tax-deductible receipt. You can send the make and model to Mr. Schnitzer to see if it meets the software requirements.

The thoughtful, inspiring and 'toe-tapping' music from the Winter Concert has been posted for your listening pleasure. They make great holiday ringtones too!

The Plano East High School Marching Performance has been posted for you to view. Wild Things RULE!