Hey all,

As of today I am ceasing work on this particular model of the Ayala Percussion website. It has been a long and interesting journey to this point. I feel it is best to stop here and look back at what has been positive and negative regarding the development and overall management of the site. With that being said I will begin work on something new to replace what we have here. Over the last ten years I have collected photos, videos, documents, and personal information. All have witch have created the wonderful website we see today but now is the time for me to clean up all of that and start clean.

To clarify you will still be able to use the AyalaPercussion.com website but at a reduced capacity. I will be taking some pages down during this time to help implement the development of the next version.

To get the latest visit http://ayalabac.org or http://facebook.com/ayalabandandcolorguard

Sincerely
Kevin Neberman
Founder AyalaPercussion.com

Dear Parent/Booster,

We are hosting a very important event this weekend and I need your help. The event is the WGI Percussion Regional Championships and we are hosting it for Winter Guard International. It takes place on Saturday and Sunday at Cal State San Bernardino. Right now we are very behind in filling the 100 shifts we have so I need everyone who can to please go to; http://budurl.com/d5xg sign up for a shift and help us make this a successful event. Remember, it is fund raising events like this that helps us keep your fair share donation down.

Thank you,

Mark Stone

January 19, 2011

Dear Parents and Boosters,

Due to the recent budget cuts the Chino Valley Unified School District is proposing drastic cuts to staffing and services including music education. As I have stated before, I am not a resident of your city so I will not tell you what to do, but as I have been here for many years I think I understand the expectations of the community so will offer information that I feel is important. Please consider this and information from other sources to make decisions based on the needs of your family and community. I also suggest that you confirm all of the information offered the facts can be fluid and constantly changing.
This being said, the school board votes this Thursday, Jan. 20th 7pm @ Woodcrest JHS on these proposed cuts:

2011-2012
Proposed Budget Cuts to Music:
1. Eliminate general music grades 1st – 6th.
2. Eliminate all elementary choirs.
3. Eliminate (lay-off) 6 music teachers based only on seniority.
4. Restructure elementary music to only offer 5th & 6th grade band.
5. Provide only 4 band teachers for 22 elementary schools.
6. The staffing of vacated junior and senior high school music programs (due to lay-offs) would be determined by district seniority regardless of current grades or disciplines taught (K-12).

Schools adversely affected by these proposed cuts:

ALL 22 Elementary Schools
2 Jr. High Schools
2 High Schools

2012-2013
Proposed Budget Cuts to Music:
1. Eliminate all Elementary Music.
2. Eliminate 4 more of the 16 remaining music teachers again based seniority.
3. The staffing of vacated junior and senior high school music programs (due to lay-offs) would be determined by district seniority regardless of current grades or disciplines taught (K- 12).

Schools adversely affected by these proposed cuts:
ALL 22 Elementary Schools
More secondary music programs

Other Points:

Every student 2nd grade-4th grade district-wide currently receives musical education from our 11 elementary music teachers; and every 5th-6th grader is provided opportunity for band and choir in alignment with California State Standards. Classroom-teachers are not trained to teach music. The district recognizes that music is proven to develop mathematical and reasoning skills; in doing so, music boosts students’ academic achievement!

Property values are directly affected by the quality of education provided by the local school system. The affect is positive when quality enrichments (such as music that develops math and reasoning skills) boosts academic achievement and are consistently supported. This also attracts more high-achievers to the area. Or the affect can be negative when drastic cuts are made, resources eliminated, and staffing becomes a revolving door creating a climate of chaos and uncertainty.

Families may leave the district to place their children in schools/districts that provide fine arts music programs. With growing options including: other school districts, private schools, charter schools, and local Performing Arts High Schools, families will no longer stay in a district that proposes to eliminate foundations of academic enrichment, radical staffing changes, and creates uncertainty with threats to cut fine arts music programs year after year. This will affect the

Average Daily Attendance monies the district receives from the state. There’s no need to lose more students to charter and private schools through our lack of providing/funding a wellrounded education to our Chino Valley students.

If you would like to contact you’re School Board Members with your views, their information follows. If you choose to speak at the board meeting, please stay positive and only speak to support programs. I would appreciate it if you would contact me so I know what to expect.

Musically yours,

Mark Stone

Board Members Contact Information
Brandon Blanchard, School Board Member, Brandon_Blanchard@chino.k12.ca.us
(909) 248-5821

Charles E. Dickey, School Board Vice President, Charles_Dickey@chino.k12.ca.us
(909) 268-3312

James Na, School Board President, Jamesna@myway.com
(909) 731-4128

Silvia Orozco, School Board Clerk, Silvia_Orozco@chino.k12.ca.us
(909) 721-1361

Fred Youngbood Jr., School Board Member, fyoungbloo@aol.com
(909) 322-2190

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Pre-order your tickets for this years BOA Grand Nationals at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. See the attached documents for the ticket form and the current bands signed up to attend.

The Ayala Percussion Ensemble's Marching and Concert Percussion ensembles took gold at this years WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH. This is Ayala's first Marching Percussion gold in its 8 years in the Scholastic World division. Marching Percussion's last gold medal was in 1999 in the Scholastic A division with a 96.75. In 2002, Marching Percussion lost by .2 in the Scholastic Open division with their show Opportunities.

The Ayala Percussion Ensemble's Concert Program was started in 2003 under the direction of Caleb Rothe. By 2006 they had won their first gold medal in Scholastic World with their show Out of the Blue. They won again in 2007, setting a new world record for the highest score in WGI history with a 98.20, and with a judge giving them a perfect score in the artistry caption; a WGI first. After taking a break in 2008 for monetary reasons, they returned again in 2009, setting the record for highest score with a 98.650.

Today's achievement's marks another first in WGI History. With Ayala's Gold in both Marching and Concert Percussion, this is the first time a school has ever won two gold medals in the competition. A Double Gold!