*Teacher Web Page Link*

*Student Web Page Link*

*Concert Information Link*

2010 All-State Honor Plaques and T-Shirts:

2010 MMEA All-State Honor Plaque Order Form Plaques are $25 and will be shoipped directly to the student.

All students will receive a free All-State T-Shirt (Navy with 2010All-State logo on the front; Ensembles, names and schools on the back.)

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets for the All State concerts are now available from the Collins Center ticket office. They may be purchased in person before the concert, the day of the event (and seating will not be an issue), or in advance on line for a nominal processing fee. For more information or to order tickets, go to:

https://mca1b.mainecenterforthearts.org/

TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF FESTIVAL STUDENTS:

As I mention in the information link for the students, it really is our pleasure to be preparing for the Maine Music Educators Association All State Music Festival. Dozens of volunteers have been working for months to see that this is one of the most rewarding events of your son's/daughter's High School years. This, YOUR web page link, is devoted to the items we feel you need to be aware of and familiar with in preparation for the Festival.

PLEASE ALSO READ AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE STUDENT RULES AND EXPECTATIONS LINK!

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me at: allstate@sad46.org

All of us in MMEA are so proud of this great event, and we look forward to serving these wonderful students for a few days!

Ted Nokes

Festival Chairperson

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GENERAL OVERVIEW...

We are supervising nearly 440 students in conjunction with this event. We have it "down to a science" after 56 years of experience, and we have 300 on site teacher volunteer hours in place and an on staff nurse to see that supervision and safety are thorough and uncompromising. But we remain in a position where we MUST enforce every regulation to the maximum degree. If a student is...

a) observed in an unpermitted area - even on campus

b) breaking any of the specified student regulations

c) involved in a scenario that leaves us in a compromising position

... then you, their parents, will be contacted immediately to drive to Orono and remove them from the premises. Please know that we must follow a "one strike rule" for the benefit - and safety - of all concerned. This is the least you should expect from us, and we are prepared to follow through on this.

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STUDENT "MOVEMENT" LIMITATIONS AT ALL-STATE...

Students are under the jurisdiction of MMEA while involved with the Festival from the moment they arrive in Orono to the very conclusion of their concert on Saturday. Individual teachers, parents, relatives and/or friends are NOT permitted to transport, make decisions for, nor impose expectations on any student at any time unless otherwise designated and expressly permitted by MMEA. For liability reasons alone this is a reasonable expectation. It also alleviates any disparity in student expectations from school district to school district.

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CONCERT INFO...

Saturday Concerts at Collins Center for the Arts:

Chorus @ 2:00

Band @ 3:30

Orchestra @ 5:00

For all details, please visit the following site:

“Festival Concert Information”

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EMERGENCIES...

Contact with your son/daughter will be minimal at best due to the busy three day schedule. But in the case of emergencies, BEGINNING ON THURSDAY MAY 20 through SATURDAY MAY 22: PLEASE CALL ME AT: (207) 270-0606

At that time I will immediately contact the appropriate Manager or Chaperone and facilitate whatever step must be taken next. If you are instructed to leave a message, please know I will return your call very shortly.

In the event of an emergency where WE must contact you, we will do so via the information you supplied on the Festival Contract and Medical Form last Winter. If that information has changed since then, please contact me via e-mail as soon as possible so our records are accurate.

Any further questions, please contact your school music teacher!