Month: February 2024

2/26-3/1

Week at a Glance:

Tuesday: Percussion Ensemble until 4:15

Wednesday: Jazz Band until 4:15

Thursday-Saturday: All State Band for Xander Adams and Brayan Calix! Congratulations!

Friday: Jazz Band Black History Month Assembly Performance (itinerary coming soon)

Pre LGPE Concert: Next Tuesday, 3/5

Our students have been working hard on their music for the upcoming Large Group Performance Evaluation Concert on March 21st. In order to better prepare for this, we host and share an annual Pre LGPE concert at the Mabry Arts Center where we hire judges to provide feedback and get a run through performance before LGPE. Please ensure that students wear all black like we did for our Fall concert. Students are dismissed one their band finishes their performance.

Location: Mabry Arts Center

All students report to Mabry Arts Center: 5:00 PM

Concert Band Performance: 6:00 PM

Symphonic Band Performance: 6:30 PM

Wind Ensemble Performance: 7:00 PM

6th Grade Field Trip: March 7th

All 6th graders who would like to attend our field trip to Woodland High School and LakePoint Station must fill out the following form. Chaperones who wish to attend will also fill out the form but will select “Chaperone”.

FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP

Students who earned money towards this trip will see what they owe after submitting the form. If your student did not sell any raffle tickets, their name will not be listed and they must simply pay the full $30 after filling out the form.

We accept cash, checks written to CMS BAND, and payments on our Revtrak site.

All remaining balances must be paid by this Friday, March 1st, as well as the Jotform in order to attend next week.

Raffle Party

Our annual Raffle Party was a huge success! We had over one hundred students earn admission this year! Thank you to everyone who participated in the fundraiser and to all of the parent volunteers that helped out! Please share any photos that you took with me at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

Our raffle winners have been contacted and their prizes will be purchased and delivered this week. Congratulations!

Online Store: Open year round!

I am excited to present our online store for CMS Band merchandise that will be open year round. I will post the link each Sunday as a reminder and will let you know if any new items are added. This does not serve as a fundraiser for our band program but it does allow for us to purchase spirit wear to represent our program!

https://ozierproducts.com/CMSBandSpiritWEAR/shop/home

Upcoming Dates:

All State Band: February 29- March 2nd

Pre- L.G.P.E. Concert: March 5th

L.G.P.E. Concert: March 21st

Carowinds Trip: April 12-13

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

2/12-2/16

Good afternoon!

Monday: Final day to turn in raffle money.

Tuesday: Raffle drawing at 8:00 AM (No percussion ensemble rehearsal)

Wednesday: Jazz band until 4:15

Thursday: Raffle Party after school until 5:00 PM. Volunteers needed

District Honor Band

Congratulations to our CMS band members who participated in the District VII Honor Band! Students practiced beginning back in August for an audition in December for a spot in these ensembles. They spent Thursday through Saturday morning in Ringgold making music, bowling, and much more! Thank you for being leaders in our band program and representing our community so well!

Congratulations to Drew Williams!

It should not go without notice that Drew’s piece was premiered this Friday with the Carrol Symphony Orchestra! It has been an adventure getting to this point and we are so excited for you! Congratulations!

Drew is pictured below with conductor Terry Lowry as well as Mr. Trumble and Mr. Nelson who performed in the orchestra.

Raffle Party on Thursday: Volunteers needed

After we finish counting and collecting money tomorrow, we will have the roster updated on the following spreadsheet. I will then inform the students if they have sold enough to earn admittance into the raffle party. For those of you who are close to selling 10, you can continue selling until tomorrow!

Raffle Fundraiser Spreadsheet

Raffle Party:

  • Students will report to the band room when bus riders are called
    • Please wear comfortable clothing to play in
  • Volunteers will check into front office and report to band room around 3:15 to help set up
    • Please email maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net if you are able to volunteer
  • The party concludes at 5 PM. Students will report to the bus loop to wait on their rides

Online Store: Open year round!

I am excited to present our online store for CMS Band merchandise that will be open year round. I will post the link each Sunday as a reminder and will let you know if any new items are added. This does not serve as a fundraiser for our band program but it does allow for us to purchase spirit wear to represent our program!

https://ozierproducts.com/CMSBandSpiritWEAR/shop/home

West Georgia Winds Video Auditions: Due tomorrowI

West Georgia Winds is the group for you! West Georgia Winds rehearses in our own band room and performs one concert a semester at the Mabry Arts Center. 6th-8th graders have the opportunity to learn music with a guest conductor and students from across our area as part of this prestigious group.

Please visit the website below for audition information for those who would like to join the ensemble.

https://www.westgawinds.com

Although auditions are due tomorrow, I can work on getting extensions if needed. Please contact me with any question.

Upcoming Dates:

All State Band: February 29-2nd

Pre- L.G.P.E. Concert: March 5th

L.G.P.E. Concert: March 22nd

Carowinds Trip: April 12-13

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

2/5-2/9

Good evening!

We have done a stellar job with our annual raffle fundraiser! Great work! More info on that and other opportunities below.

Monday: Last day to sell raffle tickets

Tuesday: Percussion Ensemble until 4:15

Wednesday: Jazz band until 4:15

Thursday-Saturday: District Honor Band (itinerary was emailed. Forms due Tuesday)

Raffle Fundraiser: Due Tomorrow

We will delay the drawing until next week so that we can finish collecting all information and money.

IMPORTANT: Please view the Google Sheet and ensure that those that owe money turn it in. You will notice that it is organized by student name, then their customer, as well as how they elected to pay and if it was received. This will give you a few days to contact that customer and ask for their payments in order for their name to go into our drawing. I have hidden the customers’ phone number and email for privacy reasons.

A couple of reminders for all students who are selling:

If your student wishes to participate, they can sell in person, online, or a mixture of both to earn money towards their trip.

Field Trips:

  • 6th & 7th grades will earn $5 off their field trip for each ticket sold.
    • 6th grade trip to perform at Woodland HS and fun at Lakepoint Station in Cartersville.
      • March 7th Cost $30.
    • 7th grade trip to Urban Air in Newnan.
      • March 28th Cost $30
  • 8th Grade: will earn $10 towards their Carowinds trip for every 5 tickets sold.

Incentives:

  • For every 5 sold, students will get their own names added into the raffle grand prize drawing.
  • For every 10 sold, students will earn access to our exclusive Raffle Party Thursday, February 15th @CMS. Our raffle participation is free with 10 tickets sold and will include an ice cream sundae bar, recreational activities, music, and an inflatable obstacle course. Each student will also receive one piece of duct tape to tape Ms. Menendez. The top three sellers will be awarded the opportunity to pie Ms. Menendez, Mr. Trumble, Mr. Nelson, and Dr. Carr in the face!

Payment Options:

Williams Premier on Friday!

Drew Williams was chosen as one of the three winners of the 2023 CSO Young Composer Competition. His composition entitled, “Major Maxim’s Triumph” will receive its premiere by the Carroll Symphony Orchestra at their February 9th concert at the Carroll County Schools Performing Arts Center.

Although I will be at District Honor Band with some of our students, I hope that our CMS band members can show out and support at the CSO concert! More info about the concert can be found here: https://cprcad.myboxoffice.us/program/cso-discover-music-concert-1928

Interested in challenging yourself?

West Georgia Winds is the group for you! West Georgia Winds rehearses in our own band room and performs one concert a semester at the Mabry Arts Center. 6th-8th graders have the opportunity to learn music with a guest conductor and students from across our area as part of this prestigious group.

Please visit the website below for audition information for those who would like to join the ensemble.

https://www.westgawinds.com

Thank you all for being so supportive of your students and this program! It is going to be an incredible Spring Semester!

Upcoming Dates:

District Honor Band: February 8th-10th

All State Band: February 29-2nd

Pre- L.G.P.E. Concert: March 5th

L.G.P.E. Concert: March 22nd

Carowinds Trip: April 12-13

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday evening!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net