I will send out an Infinite Campus message tomorrow morning once I assess the weather for tomorrow evening. I will let you know if we are on as scheduled or if the weather is too severe for the students to participate safely. Please be on the lookout for that message at 10 am tomorrow morning.
Schedule:
6 PM Report to Don Hall Band Room (CHS Band Room)
7PM Game begins in Grisham Stadium
Half Time: Students will be able to buy concessions
8:30 PM Students picked up in front of Don Hall Band room
Uniform:
Uniform will be a t shirt that is provided with the fee. Students are encouraged to wear shorts, tennis shoes, hats, and sunglasses due to the heat.
The only cost to participate will be $5 for students who are in need of a shirt. (Either a new Trojan Band member, or need a new size.) If your student already has their shirt, they do not owe any money
Please fill out the following form to register your student for Trojan Band!
It is official football time in the CMS band world! We are excited have been invited to play and cheer on our CMS Trojan Football team this Saturday in Grisham Stadium!
Trojan Band Game 9/14
This is an optional group and is open to all CMS band students. We will play cheers in the stand as a spirit band for the 8th grade football team in Grisham Stadium at the high school.
Uniform will be a t shirt that is provided with the fee. Students are encouraged to wear shorts, tennis shoes, hats, and sunglasses due to the heat.
The only cost to participate will be $5 for students who are in need of a shirt. (Either a new Trojan Band member, or need a new size.) If your student already has their shirt, they do not owe any money
Students will be allowed to purchase concessions at the game, so they may want to bring some money.
Parent volunteers are needed for each game. Contact maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net to volunteer.
Students will report to the Carrollton High School Band room at 6 PM. Pick up time will be 8:30 PM at the CHS Band room. Students will need to bring their instruments to and from the game.
*We anticipate at least one more game, but do not yet have that date and time.
Please fill out the following form to register your student for Trojan Band!
West Georgia Winds, now under the umbrella of West Georgia Arts Collective, is a group meant for advanced musicians wishing to meet students from across the state and play challenging music. They meet on Sundays at our CMS band room and rehearses with a highly qualified conductor. This is a group that many of our students would benefit from. If you feel like your student is highly motivated and would like to audition for this prestigious ensemble, please visit http://www.westgaarts.com.
The calendar and pricing is available there as well.
District Honor Band
Another prestigious ensemble is called District Honor Band. This group has a much more difficult audition but is one that our students at Carrollton are very equipped take. The students will audition in December and will audition against the most talented students in our district. If selected, the students will travel with Ms. Menendez to Ringgold, Georgia to rehearse with a guest conductor and other talented students. It is an incredible opportunity!
The band fees for the 2024-2025 school year are $10 and are due this Friday. You may pay the band fee in cash, check (written out to CMS Band), or on Revtrak.
Our handbook agreement form is also due this Friday.
We are gearing up for another exciting week for our students here at CMS.
West Georgia Winds
West Georgia Winds, now under the umbrella of West Georgia Arts Collective, is a group meant for advanced musicians wishing to meet students from across the state and play challenging music. They meet on Sundays at our CMS band room and rehearses with a highly qualified conductor. This is a group that many of our students would benefit from. If you feel like your student is highly motivated and would like to audition for this prestigious ensemble, please visit http://www.westgaarts.com.
The calendar and pricing is available there as well.
District Honor Band
Another prestigious ensemble is called District Honor Band. This group has a much more difficult audition but is one that our students at Carrollton are very equipped take. The students will audition in December and will audition against the most talented students in our district. If selected, the students will travel with Ms. Menendez to Ringgold, Georgia to rehearse with a guest conductor and other talented students. It is an incredible opportunity!
The band fees for the 2024-2025 school year are $10 and are due this Friday. You may pay the band fee in cash, check (written out to CMS Band), or on Revtrak.
Our handbook agreement form is also due this Friday.
The start to this school year has been tremendous in our band program. These groups are hard working and extremely polite. I can tell that this will be our best year yet!
A few reminders for all students:
Every student in the band program will need a black binder to hold their music for the year.
Students may purchase them from the band room for $2 or you may purchase your own elsewhere.
The band fees for the 2024-2025 school year are $10 and are due this Friday. You may pay the band fee in cash, check (written out to CMS Band), or on Revtrak.
Our handbook agreement form is also due this Friday.
Good morning! It is going to be another exciting year for the CMS Trojan Band! Welcome to our band website. Here you will find our calendar, announcements that are posted on Sundays, forms to fill out, online payments, and more!
Here is the link to the power point to the meeting. Here are some meeting highlights:
Stay Connected
Health in Band
2024 Show Announcement
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!
It was another great week at CMS. Good luck to all of our students as they begin their Milestones assessments this week. They are going to knock it out of the park!
Week at a glance:
Tuesday & Wednesday: No after school rehearsal
Thursday: CHS Trojan Band BBQ!
Spring Concert: Monday May 6th
With two weeks of Milestones, we will have to be efficient in our rehearsals during class to finish prepping for our Spring Concert. Our Spring concert will be as follows:
6th grade/Symphonic Band:
Report to MAC @ 5:15
6th grade performs @ 6:00PM
Symphonic Band performs @ 6:25
7:00 PM Dismissal for both groups
Concert Band/Wind Ensemble:
Report to MAC @ 7:00
Concert Band performs @ 7:30
Wind Ensemble performs @ 7:50
8:30 PM Dismissal for both groups
Attire for all bands is all black.
8th Grade Only
If you are an 8th grader participating in high school band next year, please ensure that you add the Remind 101 code: @troj2028
Here are a few reminders from the marching band meeting on Thursay.
Here is the link to the power point to the meeting. Here are some meeting highlights:
Stay Connected
Health in Band
2024 Show Announcement
Band BBQ This Thursday!
Our high school program has a huge fundraiser this Thursday that you will not want to miss. Come by to the stadium to purchase dinner for your family and to enjoy an evening of entertainment!
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!
This is going to be another great week of music making!
Week at a Glance:
Monday: High School percussion auditions at CHS band room/CMS Awards night Jazz band performance
Itinerary below
Tuesday: High School percussion auditions at CHS band room
Wednesday: No Jazz band
Thursday: High School percussion auditions at CHS band room/High school band meeting 7 PM @CHS band room
Saturday: Solo and Ensemble performance at Paulding County High School
Jazz Band Performance 4/22
Our jazz band will rehearse and perform tomorrow at the CMS Awards night.
Please ensure to bring semi formal clothes to wear at the awards night for our performance
Our schedule is below.
3:30-4:15 PM Rehearsal in CMS Band Room
4:25-5:25 PM Board bus and head to dinner at Hacienda Grande Mexican Restaraunt (Students need to bring their own money)
5:25 PM Load bus and return to CMS Band room5:30 PM Walk to Mabry Arts Center
6:15-6:30 PM Play as people walk into the Awards Night
6:30 PM Awards Night starts (jazz students may leave if they are not receiving an award)
7:30 PM Awards Night ends
Solo and Ensemble 4/27 @ Paulding County High School
Students who are competing in Solo and Ensemble on Saturday will need to keep a few things in mind.
Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from Solo and Ensemble
You may leave once your solo and chamber group is done performing
Report to Paulding County High school at 12:15 pm
Parking is in front of the school.
Registration for your students will be located inside the main entrance of the building.
Warm up will be in the cafeteria.
Scores will be given to Ms. Menendez and will be shared on Monday.
High School Band Meeting: April 25th @ 7PM @ CHS Band Room
All of our current and future high school band members will need to attend this meeting for information regarding dates for high school band next year. We will go over dates, times, uniforms, fees, communication, and more. We ask that at least one adult is there to represent their student so that they can collect all of the information.
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!
Tuesday: Jazz band rehearsal until 4:15 pm (added to prep for 4/22 Honors Night assembly)
Wednesday: Jazz band rehearsal until 4:15 pm
Carowinds
Our 8th grade band members had a wonderful time in Charlotte, North Carolina. We enjoyed Go Karts, time at the mall, Carowinds amusement park, and great food. The students spent the night at a hotel and enjoyed a buffet breakfast the next morning. On top of that, our school system allowed us to use their charter bus and we rode in style!
Thank you to the students for your hard work the past four years in band and thank you to the chaperones for keeping our students safe.
If you have any photos, please email them to maria.menendez@carrolltoncityshools.net
Jazz Band Performance
Jazz band will rehearse this Tuesday and Wednesday until 4:15 in preparation for our performance at the CMS Honors Awards Night on 4/22. Our students will dress business casual and will report to the Mabry Arts Center at 5:30 PM.
8th grade reminders
If your 8th grader is participating in band at CHS please keep the following dates and times on your radar.
Percussion:
Clinic: April 15th & 17th
Auditions: April 22 -23, 4p-6p; April 24 -25, 4p-5:30p
Marching band meeting 4/25 (required for all students participating in band next year)
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!
CMS Trojan Band 