Week at a glance:
- Monday: DHB practice after school until 4:15 PM
- Tuesday: DHB practice after school until 4:15 PM
- Saturday: Legacy of Champions High School Marching Competition *volunteers needed*
Chocolate Fundraiser and Party
Our fundraiser was a HUGE success this year. Students worked hard to sell chocolate to our community and our community supported us back! Thank you to all of the family members the participated and thank you to the parents and volunteers who helped count the money as well as document our sales so that we could run our Chocolate party and award prizes to our students.
Congratulations to the following top sellers!
- Antonio Romero 12 boxes: First place and a $100 gift card
- Hunter Chen: 10 boxes: Second place and a $50 gift card
- John Snyder: 8 boxes: Third place and a $25 gift card
We will draw our fast food winners tomorrow in homeroom and will announce them in class to see who gets a Chick-Fil-A lunch on the band for selling one box of chocolates!
Our chocolate party was a blast! Students who sold one box enjoyed a glow party, ice cream sundaes and an inflatable obstacle course. Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped monitor and serve ice cream and thank you so much to all of the students who participated!
Hispanic Heritage Month
To conclude Hispanic Heritage Month, our school held its annual Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly and many of our band members participated this year. Congratulations to Gabriel Forero who performed “Wave” by Antonio Carlos Jobim on his saxophone and to four of our own percussionists who collaborated with Tracey Morris and the Performing Arts program on “Es Tu Tiempo”. Cameron Slater, Elijah Morris, Landon Cardell, and Coen Maxey performed on traditional drums alongside the vocalists and dancers. In addition, we had many band members who were speakers, vocalists, artists, and dancers. Congratulations to all participants!
Fall Concert: November 3rd
Our first concert of the year is almost here! In just over two weeks, our CMS Band students are going to rock the stage at the Mabry Arts Center.
Due to our band program having four performing ensembles, we split our evening into two concerts. 6th Grade and Symphonic Band will have their concert at 6 PM while Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will have theirs at 7:30. This allows for traffic to hopefully be as calm as possible with the amount of students in our middle school band program.
The itinerary for each is below:
6th Grade Band:
- 5:15 Report to Mabry Arts Center with instrument in case
- 5:30 Have instruments and music on stage with cases in the back garage
- 5:30-5:55: Warm up on stage
- 6:00-6:20 Perform
- 6:20: Switch spots with our Symphonic Band to watch them perform
- 6:30-7:00: Watch Symphonic Band Perform
Symphonic Band:
- 5:15 Report to Mabry Arts Center with instrument in case
- 5:30 Have instruments and music with you in your assigned seats in the audience with cases in the back garage
- 6:00-6:20 Watch 6th Grade Band Perform
- 6:20: Switch spots with our 6th Grade Band and enter stage
- 6:20-6:30 Warm up
- 6:30-7:00 Perform
7:00 6th Grade/Symphonic Concert Concludes. Students Dismissed
Concert Band:
- 6:45 Report to Mabry Arts Center with instrument in case
- 7:15 Have instruments and music on stage with cases in Drama room
- 7:15-7:30: Warm up on stage
- 7:30-7:50 Perform
- 7:50: Switch spots with our Wind Ensemble Band to watch them perform
Wind Ensemble:
- 6:45 Report to Mabry Arts Center with instrument in case
- 7:15 Have instruments and music in assigned seats in the audience with cases in Drama room
- 7:30-7:50: Watch Concert Band perform
- 7:50-8:00 Warm Up on stage
- 8:00-8:25: Perform
8:25 Concert/Wind Ensemble Concert Concludes. Students dismissed.
Attire for all band members:
Attire for all bands is all black. No flip flops, sandals, crocks, or casual shoes please. Tennis shoes are okay, dress shoes are suggested.
Legacy of Champions High School Marching Band Competition
If your student is looking for volunteer hours, this Saturday, our high school band program will host our annual LoC Marching Competition and could use lots of help.
Donations needed: ATVs, Golf Carts, Trailers Pop Up tents for shade and more.
Parent volunteer positions include serving food, selling tickets, moving equipment and more.
Student volunteer positions include helping serve food in concessions, running errands for high school band staff, and running water stations for visiting bands.
There are plenty of performances all day on Saturday and we would be so thankful to have our CMS Band parents and students participate in this event!
Interested volunteers must fill out the form below:
Upcoming Dates:
- 10/22 Chair Test for 7th and 8th grade
- 11/3 Fall Concert
- 11/11 Veterans Day Assembly performance (Wind Ensemble only)
Sincerely,
Ms. Maria Menendez
maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net
