It was a beautiful fall day on the Carrollton City School Campus this past Saturday as the Carrollton Trojan Marching Band, and the Carrollton Trojan Band Boosters hosted the second Edition of The Legacy of Champions Marching Band Competition. And while winds gusting in excess of 20mph provided a challenge for events coordinators, it did not hinder the competitiveness of the excellent bands in attendance.

The event, which took place on the gorgeous 130-acre campus of the Carrollton City School system, within historic Grisham Stadium, featured performances by fifteen local and regional bands. The large crowd of supporters and marching band enthusiasts that gathered were treated to amazing performances, a variety of vendors, concessions, and first-class facilities that helped to ensure an enjoyable day for everyone. The evening concluded with a greatly anticipated awards ceremony, highlighted by the presentation of our massive, one-of-a-kind, traveling Grand Championship Trophy, The Legacy Sword Trophy. At the end of the evening, the Legacy Sword Trophy was awarded to the Woodland Wildcat Marching Band of Woodland High School, located in Cartersville, Georgia. In addition to being named the Grand Champions, Woodland also received the prestigious Don Hall Music Award. Congratulations to all of the students, staff, boosters, and supporters of the Woodland High School Band for their remarkable success at the Legacy of Champions Marching Band Competition.

We would also like to say a big thank you to all of the Carrollton community for your overwhelming encouragement and support. In addition, thank you for the herculean efforts of our event staff and volunteers.

For more information about the Legacy of Champions, please visit legacyofchampions.net

The Week Ahead

• Practice schedule this week
  • Tuesday: 3:45-6:15pm
  • Thursday: 3:30-6:30pm – (changed this week due to football playoffs being held at stadium)
• Tuesday, 10/11/16 – IMPORTANT New York City 2017 Trip Meeting
• Friday, 10/14/16 – Varsity football game;  full itinerary below
• Saturday, 10/15/16 – Yellow Jacket Classic Marching Band Competition;   full itinerary below

Friday’s Full Itinerary

Carrollton vs Hiram @ Hiram High School •  Friday, October 14, 2016

• 3:45 p.m. – Load Equipment
• 4:15 p.m. Dinner provided by Band Boosters
  
• 5:10 p.m. In Full Uniform
• 5:20 p.m. Depart for Hiram High School
• 11:30 p.m. Return to CHS*
  *(approx. times; watch Facebook, Twitter & text messages for updates)

Saturday’s Full Itinerary

Yellow Jacket Classic •  Saturday, October 15, 2016

• 1:00 p.m. – Report — Focused warm-up
• 4:00 p.m. – Load
• 4:30 p.m. – Eat/Get Ready
• 5:30 p.m. – Depart
• 7:00 p.m. – Arrive at Rockmart
• 8:20 p.m. –Warm-Up
• 9:20 p.m. –Performance
• 12:30 a.m. Return to CHS*
  *(approx. times; watch Facebook, Twitter & text messages for updates)

Uniform

FRIDAY: Students should were band shorts, black band shirt, black socks, marching shoes and assigned uniform.  Hair needs to be pulled up off the collar, no jewelry while in uniform.  Make-up needs to look natural. Volunteers should wear black booster shirts and black pants or shorts.

SATURDAY: Students should were band shorts, show shirt, black socks, marching shoes and assigned uniform.  Hair needs to be pulled up off the collar, no jewelry while in uniform.  Make-up needs to look natural. Volunteers should wear black booster shirts and black pants or shorts.

Volunteers

To volunteer your time and talents this FRIDAY, please sign-up now or visit our Volunteer page. We also will need help serving/feeding our kids for the pre-departure meal provided by the boosters. This duty is not on our regular sign-up, so if interested contact Emily Leak directly at: eleak@westga.edu

To volunteer your time and talents this SATURDAY, please sign-up now or visit our Volunteer page. We also will need help serving/feeding our kids for the pre-departure meal provided by the boosters. This duty is not on our regular sign-up, so if interested contact Emily Leak directly at: eleak@westga.edu 

Band Jacket Personalization

Many have asked about having student’s names added to their new band jackets. If you wish to do this, you can to take them to Ozier Apparel and they will ad their name for $5. By taking them to Ozier, who produced the jackets originally, we can ensure that our new band jackets, which are part of official uniform are homogeneous. * Please note, Ozier Apparel has moved off of Maple Street. They are now located at: Avenue C, Carrollton, GA 30117

Important Spring 2017 New York Trip Meeting

We will be having a very important trip meeting this Tuesday, 10/11/16, at 6:30pm in the CHS band room. It is very important that all trip participants attend this meeting as we will be providing final details regarding: transportation, a change in dates for the trip, itinerary, and cost.  We will also discuss the policy for delinquent accounts and the time frame for getting those accounts caught up before being dropped from the trip. Please make every effort to attend this very important meeting.

All-In-One Fundraiser

Please don’t forget about our All-In-One fundraiser! We need all our students and boosters to support this fundraiser by selling your share. We will have a new incentive program in place this year as well. We will have drawings for three separate $100 gift cards for students selling at least 10 items! Once a student reaches 10 items sold,  they will get another entry into the drawing for every five additional items they sell… so the more you sell, the more chance you have to win a gift card!

As always, if you have any questions, please make sure to contact Mr. Carr at: christopher.carr@carrolltoncityschools.net, the Band Office at 770-834-0550, or the Band Boosters at: chstrojanbands@gmail.com.

CHS Band Staff & Band Boosters

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