To the Class of 2025, Congratulations! We look forward to celebrating you at Graduation on Friday.

As you stand at the threshold of your next chapter, we want to take a moment to celebrate you, our incredible seniors. Your journey through the Carrollton High School Band has been marked by dedication, resilience, and a deep love for music. From your first note to your final performance, you have brought heart and excellence to every rehearsal, every game, and every competition. You’ve grown into leaders, not just in your sections, but across our entire band family, and we are deeply grateful for the impact you’ve made.

Your commitment has not gone unnoticed. You’ve shown up early, stayed late, pushed through challenges, and set an example for every student who follows in your footsteps. In the face of difficulty, fatigue, or uncertainty, you chose to give your best, and that kind of spirit is rare. Your legacy is not just in the trophies or the shows, but in the way you chose to care, to serve, and to give your all, even when it was hard.

As Mother Teresa once said, “People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish motives. Be kind anyway… Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.” This charge — to do it anyway — is one you’ve lived. You’ve practiced through the heat, performed through the rain, and encouraged others even when you needed encouragement yourself. You gave your best, not because it was easy, but because it was right. Continue this charge in everything that you do, keeping a humble spirit.

Thank you for choosing to give your best, anyway. Thank you for being the heart of this program. Wherever life takes you next, carry with you the strength, the music, and the memories. You’ll always be part of the Trojan Band family. “Once my band, always my band.” We are so proud of you! Congratulations!

This Week at a Glance • CHS Announcements
5/12 – 5/16

Graduation Band Itinerary

The band performs every year for the graduation ceremony. This is how our band students receive their final exam grade for band class. We wear our formal attire because we are on the field.

• 5:00PM Report – Dinner provided (traffic becomes an issue, this is why we report early and feed the students)
• 6:15PM In Formal Attire • Warm-Up in the Band Room
• 6:30PM Move together to the field
• 7:00PM Processional
• 8:30PMish Put up music, chairs, stands, and dismissed (We are dismissed at the end of the ceremony)

Did you miss the meeting a few weeks ago?

2025 – 2026 Band Handbook • Be sure to read this. It has important dates, how to stay connected, and our fee schedule

CALENDAR • Please check www.chstrojanband.com/calendar regularly for updates. We highly recommend syncing the calendar to your phone.

Percussion Camps: June 5 & 12 • Snares/Tenors 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Bass Drums 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Front Ensemble 2:00 PM – 5:30. June 19 • Snares/Tenors/Marimbas 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Bass Drums 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Vibraphones  2:00 PM – 5:30. June 26 • All Percussion, 8:00 AM – 12:00; 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Guard Camps: Tuesdays and Thursdays in May • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM •  June 3rd & 5th • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
June 10th & 12th • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. June 9th – 12th Kids Summer Spin Clinic • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

4th of July Parade Practice: July 3, 2025 • 9:00AM – 12:00PM • Parade is on July 4 • 10:00AM* Register by May 24, 2025.

Band Camp Week 1: July 14 – 18, 2025 • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM • Required for all members
We will be joined by extra staff members so that students have an opportunity to learn from specialists on their instruments.  Students will not be permitted to leave campus.  Breakfast is available through our school, and we will provide lunch as well.  

Band Camp Week 2: July 21 – 25, 2025 • 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM • Required for all members
Members will be outside for most of the day.  Plan for hot weather and be sure to wear sunscreen and dress appropriately to battle the sun.   Camp will culminate in a parent preview performance on Friday evening.

Trojan Night: July 25, 2025 • 6:00 PM • Required for all members
Trojan Night is a preview performance of the marching show and a way for the students to show what they have learned during the band camps.  This is the beginning of the season family celebration, which includes great entertainment and a good meal.  Parent volunteers are needed for Trojan Night. Please let us know at booster meetings how you would like to participate.

*We will meet Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM the weeks of July 28 and Aug. 4 due to pre-planning.

Fall Weekly Rehearsal Schedule – Begins the week of July 29, 2025
Monday        3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Tuesday        3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Wednesday        No Practice
Thursday        6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Friday        Game

2025-2026 Marching Band Fees

Applies to all band and color guard students

2025 Marching Band Fees (for all woodwind, brass, and percussion students)  are crucial for our program to continue to function at the high level we have all come to expect. Fees pay for booster club membership, halftime show music, drill, band camp staff, seasonal staff, show shirts, meals at our 3 contests, exhibition, away games, and band camp lunches.  There may be special meals that have not been included, but most have.  Below is a list of other required items.  Most items can be reused from year to year as long as the students take care of their items.  

• $300 Annual Marching Band Fees ($50 off for multiple family members) Due dates below
• $500 Annual Color Guard Fees ($50 off for multiple family members) Due dates below
• $75 School-owned instrument rental (per year) – if applicable Due 8/11/2025
• $50 School-owned instrument rental (semester) – if applicable Due 1st Friday of each semester
• $75 Band Jacket – (ordered during band camp – order as a rookie and is part of the uniform) Due 7/25/2025
• $5 Garment Bag (ordered as a rookie) Due 7/25/2025
• $40 Duffel Bag (optional) Due 7/25/2025
• $42 Marching Shoes (ordered as a rookie) Due 7/25/2025
• $15 Flip-Folder – required for all stands music (required for all winds) Due 7/28/2025
• $10 Black band shirt (ordered as a rookie and is part of the uniform) Due 8/11/2025
• $3 Black Gloves (purchase as needed, part of the uniform) Due 8/11/2025
• $3 Long Black Socks – can be purchased anywhere Due 8/11/2025
• $15 Band Shorts (ordered as a rookie; cost is if additional pair is needed) Due at time of need
• $120 Concert Dress (ordered as a rookie; size taken during class)
• $300 Concert Tuxedo (ordered as a rookie; size taken during class)

Annual Marching Band Fee Due Dates

• Friday, May 16, 2025 • Commitment Fee – $100.00 (Secures your spot in the halftime show) 
• Monday, June 16, 2025 • 2^nd installment due – $100.00 
• Monday, July 14, 2025 • Final installment due – $100.00
  • *A $25 late fee will be added for each month that a payment is past due.

Annual Color Guard Fee Due Dates: $500.00 • Listed below is the payment schedule for color guard installments:

• Monday, May 16, 2024 • Commitment Fee – $175.00 (Orders your uniform and secures a spot in the show) 
• Monday, June 16, 2024 • 2^nd installment due – $175.00 (Orders your shoes and your equipment rental)
• Monday, July 14, 2024 • Final installment due – $150.00 (Final portion of band fees)
  • *A $25 late fee will be added to all past due amounts.

Additional Required Color Guard Items: Duffle Bag, Flag Bag, Jacket, Gloves, and Warm-Ups are reused from year to year.

• $125    Uniform fees    Due in 1st payment
• $50    Equipment rental fee (silks, poles, rifles, sabres)    Due in 1st payment
• $35    Shoes     Due 6/16/2025
• $40   Duffel bag (ordered as a rookie)    Due 7/25/2025
• $16    Gloves    Due 6/16/2025
• $22    Flag Bag (ordered as a rookie)    Due 6/16/2025
• $75    Band Jacket (ordered as a rookie)    Due 7/25/2025
• $40    Warm-Ups (ordered as a rookie)    Due 6/16/2025

*All band fees should be turned in to Ms. Dothard, the high school band secretary, and she will write you a receipt. We accept cash or money orders, the school no longer accepts checks.  Please drop payments off at the band room instead of mailing them so that we can provide you with a receipt. Or to save you a trip you can pay your band fees online through the following website, which was set up by our school: https://carrolltonhs.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=33.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT • Final Week

We would like to highlight our seniors on our Facebook page! Their leadership of their peers and commitment to our band program have shaped our year, and we are so proud of each of them! Please help us by filling out this form so that we can share more accurately. Link to the Senior Spotlight Form

Upcoming Events • Download and Share on Social Media

These are the larger events throughout the year. Please mark your calendars, download, and share on social media as we get closer to the event to help us advertise. Thank you for spreading the word!

Upcoming Dates

Be sure to subscribe to the calendar • www.chstrojanband.com/calendar • Some calendar events stopped syncing after we transferred to CutTime. Be sure to subscribe to this Google Calendar — the CutTime calendar automatically syncs to this one. All you have to do is click the “Add to Google Calendar” at the bottom after visiting http://www.chstrojanband.com/calendar to subscribe. The photo below shows you where to find it.

May

• 12 • Baccalaureate at Tabernacle Baptist Church • 7:30PM
• 13 • Guard • 4:00PM – 7:00PM • Band Room
• 15 • Guard • 4:00PM – 7:00PM • Band Room
• 16 • Graduation • Band Performs • Volunteer Here
• 19 • New Member Camp • 4:00PM – 6:00PM • Band Room
• 20 • Finals • 1st and 2nd Block • Early Release 12:30pm
  • New Member Camp • 4:00PM – 6:00PM • Band Room
  • Guard • 4:00PM – 7:00PM • Band Room
• 21 • Last Day of School Finals • 3rd and 4th Block • Early Release 12:30pm
• 22 • Guard • 4:00PM – 7:00PM • Band Room
• 27 • Guard • 4:00PM – 7:00PM • Band Room
• 29 • Guard • 4:00PM – 7:00PM • Band Room

June

• 3 • Guard • 5:00PM – 8:00PM • Band Room
• 5 • Guard • 5:00PM – 8:00PM • Band Room
  • Percussion • Snares/Tenors 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Bass Drums 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Front Ensemble 2:00 PM – 5:30PM
• 9 • Kids Summer Spin Clinic • Guard • 8:00AM – 12:00PM • Band Room
• 10 • Kids Summer Spin Clinic • Guard • 8:00AM – 12:00PM • Band Room
  •  Guard • 1:00PM – 5:00PM • Band Room
• 11 • Kids Summer Spin Clinic • Guard • 8:00AM – 12:00PM • Band Room
• 12 • Kids Summer Spin Clinic • Guard • 8:00AM – 12:00PM • Band Room
  • Guard • 1:00PM – 5:00PM • Band Room
  • Percussion • Snares/Tenors 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Bass Drums 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Front Ensemble 2:00 PM – 5:30PM
• 19 • Percussion • Snares/Tenors/Marimbas 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Bass Drums 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Vibraphones  2:00 PM – 5:30PM
• 26 • All Percussion • 8:00AM – 12:00PM and 1:00PM – 4:00PM

July

• 3 • 4th of July Parade Practice
• 4 • 4th of July Parade
• 14 – 18 • Band Camp Week 1 • 8:00am – 5:00pm
• 17 • Team Photos after Thrusday’s Camp • 6:00PM • Grisham Stadium
• 20 • Senior Family Photo Day • 2:00PM – 6:00PM • SAC Gym (1st Come, 1st Served)
• 21 – 25 • Band Camp Week 2 • 8:00am – 9:00pm
• 25 • Trojan Night • 1st Performance • Share with Family! 6:00PM in Grisham Stadium
• 28 • Full Band • 6:00PM – 9:00PM • Stadium
• 29 • Full Band • 6:00PM – 9:00PM • Stadium
• 31 • Full Band • 6:00PM – 9:00PM • Stadium

August

• 4 • Full Band • 6:00PM – 9:00PM • Stadium
• 5 • Full Band • 6:00PM – 9:00PM • Stadium
• 7 • Full Band • 6:00PM – 9:00PM • Stadium
• 11 • 1st Day of School!