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A Note from the Booster President

I have reserved a block of 80 tickets for VMI. The tickets are $9.00 and will be available at the Will-Call window at the stadium. Tickets for children 6 and under are free. You must go to the Will-Call window and state that you are with the Shades Valley Band. The seats are in Section E of the stadium. If you have not given me the number of tickets that you need, please let me know as soon as possible, so I can make sure we have adequate tickets. VMI gives a Spirit Award for the parent organization with the "most spirit." Wear your Shades Valley colors, bring your SV shakers, noise makers, etc. so we can show our spirit! Shakers and noisemakers will be available from the SV Athletic Booster tent directly across from the concession stand this Friday night, if you need to purchase these items. Also, we urgently need candy donated for the Homecoming bags. Please send a bag of candy to the band room ASAP so we will able to give these out on Friday.

About Mr. Gregory L. Gumina

Mr. Gregory L. Gumina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from West Virginia University where he studied percussion and theory under Professors Phil Faini, David Satterfield and Adam Mason. He has also earned the Master of Arts degree, in Music Education, from the University of Alabama. While there, he served three years as a graduate assistant in the University Bands Department and was the Arranger/Instructor for the marching percussion section.

Mr. Gumina marched in the 1988 Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps and has served on the staff of Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps for seven years. While with Southwind, Mr. Gumina was the Percussion Caption Head for four years and in 1997 he served as the Corps Program Coordinator. Mr. Gumina is currently in his 10th year as Associate Band Director and Marching Band Designer at Shades Valley High School. His ensembles have consistently received superior ratings and Best in Class awards throughout the southeast, including being a WGI South Region Finalist in marching percussion.

Mr. Gumina also runs GumMusic.com, a publishing company which markets ensemble and solo percussion literature to the middle and high school educational environment. Mr. Gumina's professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, Percussive Arts Society, Alabama Music Educators Association, Alabama Bandmasters Association, and Pi Kappa Phi music honorary.