What an incredibly inspired performance Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Classic in Rockmart!  Undoubtedly there were people who left there changed by your performance and I am incredibly proud to be your director!  Thank you for being so dedicated to our program.  It is not easy sometimes because everyone has very busy lives and so many priorities, but I appreciate you making this a priority and giving it your all.  This is our last week of our competitive season and I am looking forward to finishing strong!

The Week Ahead

• Practice schedule this week
  • Monday & Tuesday: 3:45-6:15pm
  • Thursday: 3:30-6:30pm – (changed this week due to football playoffs being held at stadium)
• Thursday, 10/20/16 – All-In-One Turn-In night (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
• Friday, 10/21/16 – Varsity football game and 8th Grade Night;  full itinerary below
• Saturday, 10/22/16 – Jacksonville State University Marching Band Competition;   full itinerary below; *Notes for parents: General Admission: $7.00 per person / Children 6 years old and under, free. Parking is $5.00; Competition website: http://www.jsucontestofchampions.com/
  

8th Grade Night – Friday Night

• 5:00PM – Welcome the 8th Graders and pass out their shirts
• 5:15PM – Dinner (pizza) provided by the boosters for HS & 8th graders
• 6:15PM – HS Students in full uniform
• 6:30PM – Warm-Up
• 7:10PM – Pre-Game
• 10:00pm – Student pick-up/release*
  *(approx. times; watch Facebook, Twitter & text messages for updates)

JSU Competition on Saturday

• 11:00AM – Warm-Up
• 2:00PM – Load Instruments
• 2:45PM – Depart CHS
• 4:00PM – (3:00PM CST) Dinner at Golden Corral in Oxford, AL (Students will need to have $8.00 for their dinner)
• 5:00 PM – (4:00PM CST) Depart Golden Corral
• 6:00PM – (5:00PM CST) Arrive at JSU and Change into uniform
• 7:30PM – (6:30PM CST) Warm-Up
• 8:30PM – (7:30PM CST) Performance
• 10:00PM – (9:00PM CST) Awards
• 12:00AM – 11:00PM CST) Depart for CHS
• 1:30AM EST – Arrive back at 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.

To volunteer your time and talents this SATURDAY, please sign-up now or visit our Volunteer page.

All-In-One Fundraiser Turn-In Night

Please don’t forget about our All-In-One fundraiser! This is the final week of the fundraiser as all orders and unused sales materials are to be turned in this Thursday from 5pm-7pm at the band room. Students and boosters, please do your part to support this fundraiser by selling your share. Also, don’t forget about our new incentive program where 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 chances 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

-mpost