Happy Sunday!
We are starting to pick up traction for the school year and have a lot of forms and important announcements below!
Week at a glance:
- Monday: Optional DHB practice after school until 4:15 PM
- Tuesday: Optional DHB practice after school until 4:15 PM
- Friday: 8th Grade Night!
- Saturday: Trojan Band Game
Chocolate Permission Form
We are excited to begin our annual chocolate bar fundraiser on Monday!
Below are some important notes about our fundraiser:
- CHOCOLATE BAR PERMISSION FORM
- All students must have a form filled out EACH time they would like to check out a box of chocolate. Each box is $80 and all $80 must be submitted once the 40 chocolates have been sold.
- All students will receive their chocolate box at the end of the school day. They will come during dismissal to pick up their box once the form has been completed. Students may not carry the box around during the school day.
- 7th/8th grade may only sell during the school day if it is at the end of the class with teacher approval. 6th graders may not sell during the school day.
- To purchase multiple boxes at a time, please email maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net
- This is fantastic for businesses and companies who may benefit from selling them and supporting our band program!
Prizes:
- 8th Graders recieve $30 off their Carowinds Trip per every box sold ($300)
- 1 ZipChip for your first box sold!
- Name goes in the drawing for prizes:
- VR Head Set
- Fast Food Meal (ChickFila)
- Top Sellers:
- Most boxes sold: $100 Gift Card
- 5 pound chocolate bar
- 2nd Place: $50 Gift Card
- 3rd Place: $25 Gift Card
- Most boxes sold: $100 Gift Card
- Admittance into our Chocolate Party (Details coming soon!)
Trojan Band Form
Each year our middle school band program has an option music group called “Trojan Band”. Our goal is to be a min marching band and perform songs in the stands during the middle school football games and bring spirit to the entire stadium! This is a free and optional activity and 6th through 8th grade members are eligible to participate!
Please fill out the permission form below for our first game this Saturday night.
Parent Volunteers: We will need parent volunteers both for the kids performing and to work concessions during our time in the stadium. If interested, please email me at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net
Date: Saturday, 9/19 Game Time: 7:00 PM
Schedule:
- 5:30 PM Parent volunteers report
- 6 PM Report to Don Hall Band Room (CHS Band Room)
- 7 PM Game begins in Grisham Stadium
- Half Time: Students will be able to buy concessions
- 8 PM Students picked up in front of Don Hall Band Room
Pick Up/Drop Off:
8th Grade Night: Required for all 8th graders)
Our 8th graders will get to be a high school marching band member for a night THIS Friday in Grisham Stadium!
Schedule:
- 3:30 PM students walk with Ms. Menendez to CHS Band room
- 3:45 PM rehearsal for 8th graders and high school band
- 5:00 PM dinner for all students (provided by the CHS band boosters!)
- 5:45 PM students change into uniform. 8th graders will wear pants, tennis shoes, and their free t shirt given to them on Friday by the CHS Band program
- 6:30 PM performance in the Amphitheater outside of the Mabry Arts Center
- 7:00 PM Pre-Game ceremony/performance in Grisham Stadium
- 7:30 PM Kick Off
- 9:00 PM (approximately) Halftime performance by CHS Band with 8th graders watching on sideline with Ms.Menendez
- 9:20 PM (approximately) Optional dismissal of 8th grade students. We encourage students to stay for the duration of the game though!
- 10:30 PM (approximately) Game ends.
Parents: Would you like to volunteer as a parent and meet incredible high school band parents? Want to get up close to all of the action? Want to help feed our students and see how incredible our booster organization is?
VOLUNTEER HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AEAF23A4F8C25-64527980-918?useFullSite=true#/
Handbook Sign Off
Please ensure that you have signed off that you have read the handbook with them
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F10ukpqjGxJgb9M6KUTJC6gnOVsP0Pj9xfXrLpXFvGU/edit?usp=sharing
Please fill out the form below to confirm that you have read the CMS Band handbook with all of our policies.
https://forms.gle/joRevgghkeJfcAFu8
This is due by September 1st.
8th grade night volunteers
DHB practice Monday and Tuesday until 4:15
Upcoming Dates:
- 9/18 8th Grade night
- 9/19 Trojan Band Game (Night Time Game)
- 9/26 Chocolate Bar Fundraiser Ends
- 10/10 Trojan Band Game (Morning Game)
Your kids are ROCKING it and this has been an incredible year so far. Let’s keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Ms. Maria Menendez
maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net
CMS Trojan Band 