Schedule for the week:
- Tuesday: CHS Band Auditions for 8th Graders
- Wednesday: Jazz Band after school until 4:15 PM
- Thursday: Raffle Party until 5:00 PM
- Friday: 7:45 AM Jazz Band
LGPE Performance
Our 7th and 8th graders represented our school system and band program at the annual Large Group Performance Evaluation on March 19th. This concert took a lot of preparation and I am so thankful for our staff and parents who made the day move smoothy. Thank you to Dr. Carr, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Hanlin, Ms. Morrissey, Ms. Breaux, and Mr. Boyle. Our school system provided transportation and got our students to and from safely. The students performed beautifully on stage and in the sight reading room. In addition, our high school program program performed earlier in the week and did a wonderful job at LGPE.
This concert is an extremely important concert and we are so thankful to everyone who worked to make it a success. We are also thankful for the students who balanced this important concert with other commitments. Congratulations to everyone who performed!
Raffle Fundraiser Party!
Great job on our annual raffle fundraiser! Our band program raised money to support field trips, repair instruments, and pay for additional staff to teach our students. I am so excited to see so many of our students at the annual Raffle Party on Thursday! If you would like to volunteer to help serve ice cream and monitor, please email me at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net
Tomorrow morning we will draw names for the grand prizes below:
- $50 Amazon gift card
- Beats headphones
- Nintendo Switch
- 65” Roku 4k Smart TV
In addition, we will draw a name for the student who gets to win a Virtual Reality Headset!
Students must have sold 15 tickets to attend the Raffle Party on Thursday. Please check here to see if they are able to attend.
6th Grade UWG Trip!
Friday was such a success for our 6th grade band members! Our day started at CHS performing for the Carrollton High School Wind Ensemble! We performed our 3rd quarter concert and the students performed with energy! We were then treated with hearing the CHS Wind Ensemble perform their pieces ranging from their LGPE music to recognizable Disney tunes! It was a special treat to have the Wind Ensemble play Avengers with us and we are so thankful for the high school program for hosting us!
We then went to the University of West Georgia and toured the Humanities Building thanks to our student teacher, Ms. Morrissey. The students were able to view the college building and get a preview into life after high school band! Last but not least, we ate at the UWG West Commons Dining hall and had so much fun relaxing and filling our stomachs!
The parent chaperones were incredible with 112 6th graders and the trip would not have worked without them. Thank you to our chaperones who volunteered their time on Friday!
High School Auditions: March 31st
We are so excited for our 8th graders to audition for the Carrollton High School Band program! We are so fortunate to have an incredible band program right down the street. This week we will work with our 8th graders to prepare for this audition. This audition is not a “make or not make” audition but is a placement audition for their classes as 9th graders.
Please visit https://chstrojanband.com/bandauditions/ for information on what is required. All 8th grade students need to sign up for their placement audition in Google Classroom.
Upcoming Dates:
- High School Band Auditions March 31st
- Raffle Party: April 2nd
- Carowinds Field Trip: April 24th-25th
- Urban Air Field Trip April 28th 7th Grade Only
- TBLA Rome Emperors Field Trip April 30th
- Spring Concert for all CMS Students: May 7th
- 6th Grade Six Flags Field Trip: May 9th
Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!
Sincerely,
Ms. Maria Menendez
maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net
CMS Trojan Band 