Last Friday, our football team faced the number 1 team in the nation, the Grayson Rams and we WON!! Our football team started out 14-0, but then put up 34 unanswered points and dominated the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters! It was an exciting game to watch. We play at home again this Friday, vs. North Gwinnett Tomorrow we return to school from Thanksgiving Break. We hope that all of our families had a restful break filled with time with family and friends.

Special thank you to all of the volunteers who assisted with the All In One Pick Up on Friday and Saturday! Shout out to Lee Wimberly for organizing the efforts and to North Point Baptist Church for allowing us use their parking lot for distribution.

This Week at a Glance • CHS School Announcements
12/1 – 12/6

• Monday: Welcome Back! Winter Guard | 3:30pm – 6:00pm
• Tuesday: Winter Guard | 3:30pm – 6:00pm
• Wednesday: Open
• Thursday: Winter Guard | 4:00pm – 8:00pm
• Friday: Home vs. North Gwinnett • Buy Tickets • Volunteer Here
• Saturday: Carrollton Christmas Parade • Band Party • Volunteer Here
  • 12:00PM Parents Help Decorate the Band Room for the Party | Volunteer Here
  • 3:15PM Band Room Open for Students to prepare for the parade
  • 4:00PM Report in Uniform to the Band Room
  • 4:15PM Depart for parade
  • 4:30PM Stage
  • 5:30PM Parade step-off 6:30PM Load and return to the band room
  • 7:00PM Christmas Party in the band room
  • 9:00PM Clean-Up

Week of (12/8 – 12/13) Preview

• Monday: Winter Guard | 3:30pm – 6:00pm
• Tuesday: Winter Guard | 3:30pm – 6:00pm
• Wednesday: Open
• Thursday: Winter Guard | 4:00pm – 8:00pm
  • Present Wrapping | 3:30PM – 5:00PM | Leadership
• Friday: Winter Guard | Drill Camp | 4:00pm – 8:00pm
• Saturday: Winter Guard | Drill Camp | 8:00am – 8:00pm
  • GMEA District Honor Band Auditions • East Paulding High School
    • Our scheduled time is 3:00PM | Arrive by 2:30 to begin warming up
    • Once warmed up, get in line to audition

Christmas Sponsorship

We are collecting gifts for a special family this holiday season. If you’d like to participate, please visit: https://bit.ly/2025BandChristmas to sign up for items. Please bring in new, unwrapped items to the band room by Thursday, December 11. Our band leadership will meet after school on the 11th to wrap the presents so that the family can pick them up on Friday, December 12. Thank you for being a blessing to our community!

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.

December

Winter Guard (WG) Rehearses Monday 3:30PM – 6:30PM, Tuesday 3:30PM – 6:30PM, Thursday 4:00PM – 8:00PM until April

• 5 • 4th Round Playoffs • Home vs. North Gwinnett • Volunteer Here
• 6 • Carrollton Christmas Parade | Band Christmas Party • Volunteer Here
• 12 • WG Drill Rehearsal | 4:00PM – 8:00PM
• 13 • DHB Auditions at East Paulding HS | 3:00PM
  • WG Drill Rehearsal | 8:00AM – 8:00PM
• 15 • Winter Concert | 7:15PM (Immediately following the CUES concert, which starts at 6:00PM)
• 16 • Marching Band Rehearsal if needed to prepare for the Championship Game | 4:00PM – 6:00PM | SAC
• 17 • Championshipo Game • Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | 7:30PM | TBD
• 18 • Finals 3rd and 4th
  • WG | 4:00PM – 8:00PM
• 19 • Finals 1st and 2nd | Early Release 12:30PM
  • WG | 1:00PM – 8:00PM
• 20 – Jan. 5 • Christmas Break | No School

January

• 3 • WG Drill Design Camp | 8:00AM – 8:00PM
• 5 • Teacher Professional Development Day
• 6 • Students return for 2nd Semester
• 15-17 • UGA JanFest | Accepted Students
• 19 • MLK Day | No School • Parade

February

• 5 – 7 • District Honor Band | Accepted Students
• 7 • WG Performance | Creekview High School | Buy Tickets Here
• 14 • WG Performance | Villa Rica High School | Buy Tickets Here
• 16 – 20 • Winter Break | No School
• 28 • WG Performance | Whitewater High School | Buy Tickets Here

March

• 5 • Pre-LGPE | MAC | CB – 7:30PM • SB – 8:00PM • 8:30PM
• 14 • WG Performance | Pope High School | Buy Tickets Here
• 17-18 • LGPE | Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble | TBA | Carroll County Schools PAC
• 20 – 24 • Universal Studios Band Trip
• 26 • WG Rehearsal and Performance | Friends and Family Show | Carrollton HS Gym
• 28 – 29 • SAPA Championships Trip | McKeznie Arena, Chattanooga, TN

April

• 6 – 10 • Spring Break | No School
• 18 • Band Awards Night
• 30 • Band BBQ

May

• 5 • Spring Concert • 7:00PM | MAC
• 15 • Graduation • 7:00PM | Band Performs
• 19 • Early Release 12:30PM
• 20 • Early Release 12:30PM | Last Day School

Thinking Ahead

• 2026 – 2027 School Calendar
• July 3, 2026 | 4th of July Parade Practice • July 4, 2026 | 4th of July Parade
• Band Camp Dates | Week 1 • July 13 – 17 | 8:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Week 2 • July 20 – 24 | 8:00AM – 9:00PM | Trojan Night • July 24