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Week of 7/18
Hello All, Last week was the start of summer camps with the color guard and percussion on campus! They got a lot of work done, and I shared a few photos on the band Facebook page. This week, we continue with the leadership work days and DCI Denton trip on Thursday! Marching Uniform Fittings Uniform fittings will take place on July 19th and 20th at the band hall. Students should wear close fitting athletic clothes for underneath the uniform. Students needing marching shoes will also get measured for those at this time. Uniform fittings will take place in the Band Hall Tuesday, 7/19 Leadership Team - 1:00 pm Seniors - 1:30 pm Juniors - 2:00 pm Sophomores A-L - 2:30 pm Wednesday, 7/20 Sophomores M-Z - 1:00 pm Freshmen A-L - 1:30 pm Freshmen M-Z - 2:00 pm Make Up Time - 2:30 pm Percussion Camp As a reminder, percussion camp will continue this week: Monday, 7/18 from 8 am to 4 pm Tuesday, 7/19 from 8 am to 4 pm Wednesday, 7/20 from 8 am to 4 pm We have a guest clinician working with the percussion section for percussion camp, so we will be adding one additional battery only rehearsal on Thursday, 7/21 from 8 am to 12 pm. DCI Denton Optional Trip We are excited to take a group of students to watch a Drum Corps International show in Denton on July 21st! This is prior to the start of Summer Band Camp I do have one extra ticket, so if you would still like to claim this ticket, please let me know! Summer Band Camp Summer Band Camp starts on Monday, July 25th! The DHS Band Staff is so excited to get started! In preparation for summer band, please take time to go outside during the morning. Students will only be outside for a couple of hours each morning during the first week. However, if you have not been outside this summer, it is a good idea to begin to acclimate to the heat. Start preparing your body NOW to be successful. This means that you should eat a healthy breakfast, and drink lots of WATER. Students should wear light colored athletic clothes - NO jeans. You will need athletic shoes with arch support. I highly recommend a baseball cap and sunglasses. Students must bring a water jug (between ½ - 1 gallon) with your name on it. You may also want to bring a towel or yoga mat, and sunscreen. Lunch is served each day on campus. Students are NOT allowed to leave campus during the lunch break. If you have specific dietary needs, please let Mrs. Lewis know prior to the start of summer band. You can also bring lunch from home and put it in our fridge in the band hall. I did recently get word from the Denison High School Cafeteria that they are not able to provide lunch on Monday, 8/1 - Wednesday, 8/3 due to staff training days for cafeteria staff. I wanted to get a poll on which students are able to bring a sack lunch these days and who will need lunch provided. Please fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/TSASSREZD5PdjJBQ9. Fish Camp All freshmen will have Fish Camp on Friday, July 29th from 9 am to 1 pm. The student leaders will perform at the morning’s event. We will not have band camp until the afternoon, so that the freshmen can attend Fish Camp. Band camp will start at 4 pm at Munson Stadium. We will rehearse until 6:30 pm, when we will have our annual cookout for the SMS and DHS band students and families. Following this will be the Parent Preview Performance at Munson Stadium, starting at 7:30 pm. Band Registration Band Registration will take place at the same time as the evening rehearsal at Munson Stadium. Please come by at the following times, based on your students’ grade level: Freshmen and all Color Guard Members: 4:30 pm Sophomores: 5:00 pm Juniors: 5:30 pm Seniors: 6:00 pm Each parent should plan about a 30 minute time slot for registration. We will be finished by about 6:30 pm, so that you are able to participate in the cookout. During band registration, you will get the necessary forms, update your students’ information, and pay for your students’ band fees. Please bring a method of payment. We will need a few parent volunteers to help with both the Band Registration and cookout after the Parent Preview. If you are able to volunteer, please fill out: https://forms.gle/ZdUHXQL733TwQ7XNA We still need more volunteers to help with the grilling for the cookout! If you have a grill that you could bring, or are interested in helping cook the food from 5:30 - 7 pm, please fill out the form above! Items to Bring to Cookout We are assigning each section specific items to bring to the cookout. Student should bring these to the band hall during the first week of band camp, no later than Wednesday. If you would prefer to donate $5 instead of bringing in your assigned item, you can turn in money to the booster box as well! Woodwinds - Individually wrapped chips/crackers Brass - Individually wrapped cookies or desserts Percussion - Package of water bottles Color Guard - Fruit or veggie tray OR pack of hamburger/hotdog buns Drum Majors - Package of frozen hot dogs or hamburgers Band Camp Schedule with Athletics I work with the athletic coaches to create a shared schedule for our students in sports and other activities. Students who miss band rehearsal for athletics will need to work with their section leader to go over what they missed that day. Section leaders are available before and after summer band rehearsal and during the school year. I have heard back from almost all of the coaches and will post the schedule we have worked out for each sport below: Athletic Training · July 26 - go to athletic training from 12 pm to 3 pm · July 27 - stay with band for photos, do not go to training · August 1 thru 3 - go to athletic training at 11 am from band practice; return to band · once finished · JV Games are on Thursday afternoons - no band practice · If needed at Varsity Games, students will be with band the first half thru halftime and with training the second half Baseball - no conflict in fall Basketball - noconflict in fall Cheer · July 25th thru July 28th, students will come to band after cheer camp ends · August 1st thru 3rd, students will be with band in the morning and go to cheer practice · after lunch · · During the fall, students will come to band at 5 pm once cheer practice ends. There · are no other conflicts with fall rehearsals. · · JV Games are on Thursday afternoons - no band practice · Varsity members will be with cheer during the game and with band during halftime. Students · will travel to and from games with cheer, but will need to bring their own instrument. Football · August 4 and 5 - students will come late to band from football practice at 6 pm · August 8 and 9 - students will come late to band from football practice at 7 pm · Football practice is after school - students will be excused from football on Monday· afternoons in the fall to go to band practice · Varsity football players will be with football during the game, except for half time · when they are with band; they will travel on the football bus to and from games. (Can load school owned instruments on semi trailer) Robotics - no conflict in fall Softball · Students will go to softball practice on Monday mornings during the fall semester· · Otherwise, students will go to band practice before school Volleyball · · August 1st thru 3rd - students will go to volleyball try outs from 12 to 2 pm. I will · send you to lunch early at 11:30 am · · August 5th - students will come to band practice after the volleyball scrimmage · August 8th - students will come to band practice after the volleyball scrimmage · August 9th - students will miss band to go to volleyball in the evening · Students will have games during the fall on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. There is · no band rehearsal on Tuesdays. On Friday’s, volleyball students will need to carpool to Home Games and arrive late. Please load your instrument on the semi trailer. · During the fall, students may need to go to volleyball practice at 7:45 am on Wednesdays · and Thursdays. Otherwise, they will be with band before school · If there is an away game, I will communicate with your coach and have you travel with · band and miss the volleyball game that day. If you don’t see your sport or activity, please send me a message! I may just be waiting to hear back from your coach/sponsor. For Meet the Jackets, students will be expected to be with band on the field for the performance, and then walk with their sport before returning to the band! Week of7/18 Monday, 7/18 · Percussion Camp from 8 am to 4 pm · · Leadership Work Day from 8 am to 4 pm Tuesday, 7/19 · Percussion Camp from 8 am to 4 pm · · Leadership Work Day from 8 am to 4 pm · Uniform Fittings o o Leadership Team at 1 pm o Seniors at 1:30 pm o o Juniors at 2 pm o o Sophomores A-L at 2:30 pm Wednesday, 7/20 · Percussion Camp from 8 am to 4 pm · · Leadership Work Day from 8 am to 4 pm · · Uniform Fittings o o Sophomores M-Z at 1 pm o Freshmen A-L at 1:30 pm o o Freshmen M-Z at 2 pm o o Make Up Time at 2:30 pm Thursday, 7/21 · Percussion Camp, Battery Only from 8 am to 12 pm · · Leadership Work Day from 8 am to 2 pm · DCI Denton Trip at 2:30 pm Friday, 7/22 · No band events today! Upcoming Events · First day of summer band camp! 7/25 · Summer Band Camp each day from 7 am to 5 pm, 7/25 - 7/28 · School board recognition of Axton Grams and Ian Hosford, 7/26 · Band Photos, 7/27 · Fish Camp for incoming freshmen, 7/29 · Summer Band camp rehearsal at Munson Stadium from 4 pm to 7:30 pm, 7/29 · Band Registration and Parent Preview Performance, 7/29 · Summer Band Camp from 7 am to 4 pm, 8/1 - 8/3 · Summer Band Camp from 4 pm to 8 pm, 8/4 - 8/5 · Summer Band Camp from 4 pm to 8 pm, 8/8 - 8/9 · No band events today! Get ready for the first day of school, 8/10 · First day of school, 8/11 · Meet the Jackets event at Munson Stadium, 8/12 Comments are closed.
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