聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Families looking for a fun afternoon, especially if they are interested in helping to support the school band program, will be at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on March 11 attending the second annual winter carnival.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e expect there will be a couple dozen stations,鈥� said Darren Kitsch, the band instructor and an organizer, with band parents, of the event which is similar to the annual Fun Night held in the autumn to raise funds for graduation activities.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檙e organizing the event with a winter theme and carnival atmosphere and will include a variety of games of chance as well as food and drink,鈥� Kitsch said. It will include face painting, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a sleigh ride.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Grade 9 home economics students will be baking gingerbread men that can be decorated at one of the stations, he said, urging everyone in the community to consider attending to have fun and to support the band program.
Money earned at the winter carnival will be well spent supporting the band program, including helping the students take band trips.
Close to 40 Kamsack band students will be joining band students from Preeceville, Sturgis, Canora and Norquay on a trip to attend the Moose Jaw Band and Choral Festival on May 19.
That is a non-competitive festival, Kitsch explained. 鈥淲e attend it every year.鈥�
The senior band students, in grade 7 and up, plan to take a trip to Edmonton on a 鈥渟pring tour鈥� May 10 to 14, he said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l be stopping at a couple of schools on the way, including Humboldt.鈥�
Kitsch said that plans are to attend a recording session at a CBC facility in Edmonton and the result will be available for download at kci.gssd.ca.
While in Edmonton, the group plans to attend a symphony, visit the West Edmonton Mall and take in a dinner theatre production.
Four KCI band students have been selected to perform with the honour band in Regina, he said, explaining that music directors recommend the students who then are subjected to a nominating committee.
Selected from KCI were: Iliana Carpenter-Bloudoff on bass clarinet; Charlotte Henderson, clarinet; Kyler Kitsch, trumpet, and Kira Kitsch, bass clarinet.
At the honour band with about 80 other students from the southern half of the province, the students learn four or five songs, he said. The experience concludes with a concert organized by the Saskatchewan Band Association.
The students in the honour band are being sponsored by Mike Guillet's new business in Kamsack: Shining Armour Auto, Kitsch said. Guillet has donated $500 to cover the cost of the trip so that the four students attending won't have to pay a fee to participate.
