Saturday 1 Free Cash for College Day at Taft Monday 3 NO SCHOOL "Pupil-Free Day" 20-week report card mailed Tuesday 4 Spring semester begins Wednesday 5 20-week eligibility date Saturday 8 UCLA AP Readiness, 9am-1pm, rm.3656 Geology Bldg. Monday 10 Portola/Parkman/Sutter volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Tuesday 11 Professional development day, 1:43pm dismissal Wednesday 12 CANCELED Valentine Concert Friday 14 Absolute last day to request spring class changes Monday 17 Presidents' Day holiday Tuesday 18 Election for Drum Major, Fall 2003 Booster Club, 7:30-8pm, F137 Monday 24 Portola/Parkman/Sutter volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Tuesday 25 Professional development day, 1:43pm dismissal Wednesday 26 Sutter Middle School volunteer tutoring, 3:45-4:30pm
Sunday 2 CSUN Youth Orchestra, Sarah Gersohn, French Horn, 3pm CalGrant application due (866)476-8787 http://www.californiacollegegoalsunday.com Wednesday 6 Vicky Riggs, Flute Friday 7 Band/Orchestra photograph, full concert dress required Saturday 8 Festival of Whales Parade - Dana Point POSTPONED Pancake Breakfast, 8-11am, cafeteria $3 UCLA AP Readiness, 9am-1pm, rm.3656 Geology Bldg. Monday 10 Matt Wheeler, per.0,3,5 Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Tuesday 11 Professional development day, 1:43pm dismissal Wednesday 12 Dr. Thomas Lee, UCLA, per.3 AP Exam Registration, $80.00, College Off., noon & nutrition Regular registration Mar.12-19, late registration 20-28 Sutter volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Thursday 13 Jazz Band performs at lunch Friday 14 5-week report card FREE $5 due for transportation to TISQ at UCLA Monday 17 Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Tuesday 18 Turtle Island String Quartet, UCLA, per.2,3,4 CANCELED Booster club, 7:30-8:30pm, room F137 Wednesday 19 Sutter volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Saturday 22 POSTPONED Garage Sale fundraiser Tuesday 25 Middle School Music Day (band/orchestra) 9am-2pm Thousand Oaks High School band festival 2323 Moorpark Rd. (805)379-0437 leave 3pm, return around 7pm Friday 28 Absolutely the last day to register for AP Exams Monday 31 Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm
Tuesday 1 Professional development day, 1:43pm dismissal Wednesday 2 April Fools Concert, 7:00pm. Taft Hall $4.00 Thursday 3 Solo and Ensemble Concert, Taft Hall, 7pm Monday 7 Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 7-9pm (1) Thursday 10 Taft Town Hall meeting, 7pm, Jazz Band performance Friday 11 Jazz Band trip to San Diego CANCELED Las Vegas performance trip Orchestra trip to Santa Monica HS 11:30am-4pm Saturday 12 CANCELED UCLA AP Readiness, 9am-1pm, rm.3656 Geology Bldg. Monday 14 Spring Break through Friday April 18th 10-week report card Wednesday 16 Mid-term eligibility date Thursday 17 Taft Booster Club Carnival, April 17-20 Monday 21 School resumes Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 7-9pm (2) Tuesday 22 Professional development day, 1:43pm dismissal Parent meeting, 7:30pm, music room Thursday 24 Open House, 6:30-8:30pm, Jazz Band performance Friday 25 Shortened day, 2:05pm dismissal Saturday 26 Sherman Oaks parade UCLA AP Readiness, 9am-1pm, rm.3656 Geology Bldg. Festival of Books, UCLA Sunday 27 Festival of Books, UCLA Monday 28 Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 7-9pm (3)
Friday 2 DEADLINE $50 to "Taft Music" for Disneyland trip June 1st Saturday 3 CANCELED Conejo Valley Days Parade and Fair Monday 5 Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 7-9pm (4) Tuesday 6 Professional development day, 1:43pm dismissal Wednesday 7 AP Music Theory test Saturday 10 Royal HS Jazz Festival, Simi Valley, warmup 8am, perform 8:30am Monday 12 Portola/Parkman volunteer tutoring 3:45-4:30pm Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 7-9pm (5) Thursday 15 STAR Testing LAUSD Band Festival, at Taft, 4:30-9pm Friday 16 STAR Testing LAUSD Orchestra Festival, at Taft, 4:30-9pm 15-week report card Saturday 17 Fillmore Orange Festival Parade Monday 19 STAR Testing Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 6-9pm (6) Tuesday 20 STAR Testing Music Parents meeeting, 7:30-8:30pm, room F137 Wednesday 21 Minimum day, 12:35pm dismissal Senior Picnic, 12:30-5pm Friday 23 Jazz Band performance, outside Wolfgang Puck Restaurant, Promande Mall, Oxnard-Topanga, 6:30pm-7:15pm, 7:30-8:15pm Saturday 24 Yard Sale at the Sponberg's house fund-raiser for Taft Music Dept. 6045 Jumilla Ave., Woodland Hills, 8am-2pm Monday 26 Memorial Day holiday Canoga Park Street Festival and Memorial Day parade Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, May 26-30 Tuesday 27 Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 6-8pm (7) Thursday 29 Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 3:30-6:45pm (8) Friday 30 Senior Prom, Reagan Museum, 7pm-mn
Sunday 1 Disneyland trip and 3 performances: jazz, band, orchestra Leave Taft 7:30am, arrive Disneyland 8:30am Leave Disneyland 9:15pm, arrive Taft 10:15pm 1/2 hour performances on Carnation stage Monday 2 Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 3:30pm+ (9) Tuesday 3 Staff Development Day, 1:43pm dismissal Pajama Game orchestra rehersal, 3:30pm+ (10) Wednesday 4 Pajama Game dress rehersal, 3:30pm+ Thursday 5 Pajama Game performance, 4pm, Taft Hall Friday 6 Pierce College band festival, call time 5pm AT PIERCE, perform 6pm Saturday 7 Pajama Game performances, 2pm, 7:30pm, Taft Hall Sunday 8 Pajama Game performance, 2pm, Taft Hall Monday 9 Senior breakfast, Senior quad, 8am-12:30pm Tuesday 10 Senior awards, Senior quad, 6-8:30pm Jazz Band performance Wednesday 11 Spring Concert, Taft Hall, 7pm, tickets at the door Friday 13 Senior Finals Period 6 Monday 16 Finals Period 1, Shortened day, 2:05pm dismissal Tuesday 17 Finals Periods 3(BAND) & 4, Minimum day, 12:35pm dismissal Wednesday 18 Finals Periods 2 & 5, Minimum day, 12:35pm dismissal After-school rehersal for graduation, 1hr Thursday 19 Finals Period 6, Minimum day, 12:35pm dismissal Graduation night, 8pm; call time 6:30pm, concert dress Friday 20 Last day of school,12:35pm dismissal Wednesday 25 20-week eligibility date for Fall semester
See Summer Calendar and Hell Week for a list of practices in July and August, 2003.
Go to William Howard Taft High School site: http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Taft_HS
19June2003
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