The 2026-2027 school year had a very successful start last week! We had a terrific week with everyone back, although the weather has been a bit unpredictable! Thankfully, we still got a full rehearsal in on Thursday evening and began setting drill for movement 3. We are excited to debut the 1st 2 movements of Guiding Light at Trojan Night this upcoming Thursday evening and again at Rome on Friday!
THIS WEEK (8/17 – 8/21) • CHS School Announcements
- Monday: Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- Tuesday: Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- Wednesday: Latin Ensemble | 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: Trojan Night | 6:00 PM | Volunteer Here
- Friday: Away vs. Rome | Kickoff 7:30 PM | Volunteer Here
NEXT WEEK Preview (8/24 – 8/28)
- Monday: Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- Tuesday: Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- Wednesday: Latin Ensemble | 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: Full Band | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friday: Senior Night! Home vs. Columbia | Kickoff 7:30 PM | Volunteer Here
Trojan Night
Students will wear their Show Shirts, Band Shorts, and tennis shoes for our annual Trojan Night performance. We will begin dinner at 6:00 PM, asking students to eat first to allow them time to get ready for their performances. After eating, students will report to the band room at 6:40 PM to get ready to march into the CHS Amp. We will march into the stadium following that performance for the halftime presentation, where we will perform a standstill of our show before marching and playing what we have learned so far. The evening will conclude with our candlelight ceremony. Senior parents are invited to participate in this ceremony. After receiving your candle, we ask seniors and their parents to line up across the front sideline of the band practice field, junior band students to line up 8 steps behind them, sophomore band students about 8 steps behind the juniors, and freshman band students to line up about 8 steps behind them. Band students are dismissed at the conclusion of the candlelight ceremony.
1st Away Game of the Season
We travel to Rome on Friday for our first away game. Students will need their black band shirts for Friday. If they haven’t purchased one yet, Ms. Dothard has them for sale in the band room for $10 each. We will wear them as part of our uniform on Friday, so we can wear short sleeves with the vest since it will still be very hot. It’s always important, but this week it’s extra important to hydrate.
Checking Out From Away Games
Sometimes parents ask to take their child home from an away game rather than having them ride the bus back to the school. Students are not permitted to leave the game early, but we do have a procedure that allows them to ride home with their parents. Please submit your CHS Band Check-Out from Away Trips form to Ms. Dothard by Thursday afternoon if you are checking out from the game.
Before departing with your parent/guardian, a director or lead chaperone must physically say goodbye to the student with his/her legal guardian. The student is still responsible for putting up his/her uniform and equipment. Instruments may go home with you, but uniforms are kept in the band room. If you are checking out, please bring your hanger so that you can hang your uniform up properly at the end of the game and can ask a friend to make sure it makes it back to the band room safely.
SENIOR NIGHT Approaching Quickly
Senior Night Activities:
- Parents decorate on Thursday evening during practice 8-9 PM (Ms. Dothard and Deyonca Dozier are sending out info on this)
- Senior Breakfast on Friday morning 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM | Asking parents to bring in food
- Senior Night Recognition – details below
- March back into the band room, and the band has a stands tune party
The following information was posted in the Marching Band classroom for our Seniors. I hope that they have shared it with you by now. Just in case, here is the information.
Senior night is our 1st home game. Please see the attached information from Ms. Hibbard.
- All seniors participating in fall sports/activities will be recognized before the first home football game on Friday, August 28. Each senior will be escorted by their parents/guardians. Due to the volume of participants, siblings, boyfriends/girlfriends, etc., may not participate in the ceremony. If neither of a senior’s parents/guardians are available to participate, you may request an alternate escort.
- Submit the Senior Night Form ASAP (by end of day August 21) — Do it TODAY!
- Click the link to submit your info, or type the (Case Sensitive) URL into your web browser: https://trojan.gold/SeniorNight – this info is available online at http://hibbardchs.weebly.com/senior-night.html
Other Information
- Attire: We wear our band uniforms; your family should wear Dressy Casual. Black & gold and Trojan spirit wear are encouraged.
- Formal photographs are available for purchase after the event. Proofs and pricing will be available online at www.BPIphotography.net or https://bpiphotography.smugmug.com/Carrollton-High-School.
- During the ceremony, all seniors and their escorts will be recognized and then line the track from end zone to end zone. Advise friends and family to take photos when you are in your final track position so you don’t have to stop early.
- Seniors and escorts will be permitted into the stands as a group upon the conclusion of the ceremony. Do not leave any belongings in the cafeteria as we cannot guarantee your entrance into the game.
Band specific info – we will cut the AMP performance short to make sure we are there for your ceremony. You will join us in the Star Spangled Banner arcs to participate in pre-game immediately following the ceremony.
September 4 Football – Band Performing at the Carrollton Amp
When this date was mentioned at the parent meeting in April, I announced that the plan was for the band to host and perform locally to support our football team since we are not traveling to Louisiana, but the details had not been finalized.
Our band will perform as part of the game broadcast at the Carrollton Amp on the Square. We will travel to the Amp on buses, perform for our community, and return to CHS after the game when we are finished performing. Although we will not be able to perform halftime at the Amp, we will be able to perform a standstill of our show in addition to showcasing our stand tunes in a more intimate setting. It will surely be an exciting evening for our students and our community!
Help Us Find Community Sponsors
Our band families are some of our best ambassadors in the community! If you know a business, organization, or individual who may be interested in supporting the Carrollton Trojan Band, please consider sharing our Band Sponsorship Flyer with them. We have physical copies in the band room if you’d like a few to share with potential partners. Sponsorships help provide meaningful opportunities and experiences for our students while allowing our community partners to support and be connected with the Trojan Band.
THANK YOU!
If you see Reese Roenigk, please take a moment to thank him in person. This summer, Reese volunteered to write our Eyes on Excellence portion of the blog. I sent a message to our leadership team asking if anyone would be interested, and Reese responded almost immediately. From there, he took ownership of it and consistently provided content each week throughout the DCI season.
I really enjoyed seeing this develop over the summer. Reese gave our students a way to keep up with DCI, learn more about the activity, and engage with some of the very best marching ensembles in the world. At the same time, it allowed him to practice his writing and share something he enjoys with the rest of the band.
I’m proud of Reese for stepping up and, more importantly, for following through week after week. He took a simple idea and made it his own, and our entire program benefited from it.
Upcoming Events | Please Share
Trojan Band families — we need your help spreading the word! Fliers for events will be added soon. Thank you for sharing them regularly to assist in keeping our community aware of upcoming events.
CALENDAR
Be sure to subscribe to the calendar • www.chstrojanband.com/calendar. All you have to do is click the “Add to Google Calendar” at the bottom after visiting http://www.chstrojanband.com/calendar to subscribe. I tried to list as many events as possible. We will also continue to highlight the Week at a Glance and a preview of the next week to keep all families aware of what is upcoming.
August
- 17 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- Directors | GMEA District VII Meeting at 7:00 PM | EPHS
- 18 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- 20 • Trojan Night | Friends and Family Performance | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Volunteer
- 21 • Away vs. Rome | 7:30PM | Barron Stadium | Volunteers Needed
- 24 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- 25 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- 27 • Full Band 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Stadium
- 28 • Home vs. Columbia | 7:30PM | Class of 2016 Reunion | Volunteers Needed
- 31 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
September
- 1 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- 3 • Full Band 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Stadium
- 4 • Away vs. Catholic (LA) | Band Performance in Carrollton AMP | Volunteers Needed
- 7 • Labor Day | No School
- 8 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- 10 • Full Band 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Stadium
- 11 • Home vs. Hapeville | 7:30PM | Class of 2001 Reunion | Volunteers Needed
- 12 • Saturday Rehearsal | 1:00PM – 9:00PM | Volunteers Needed
- 14 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- 15 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- 17 • Full Band 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Stadium
- 18 • Home vs. West Charlotte (NC) | 7:30PM | 8th Grade Night | Class of 1971 Reunion | Volunteers Needed
- 21 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- 22 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM | SAC
- 24 • Full Band 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Stadium
- 25 • Away vs. Archer | 7:30PM | Archer Community Stadium | Volunteers Needed
- 26 • RING OF FIRE COMPETITION | All-Day | TBD | Sonoraville High School | Volunteers Needed
- 28 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM
- 29 • Carroll County Marching Exhibition | Central-Carroll High School | TBD | Rain Date October 6 | Volunteers Needed
- 30 • GMEA District Honor Jazz Auditions | TBD
October
- 1 • Full Band 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Stadium
- 2 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM |Stadium
- 3 • SUPER BOWL OF SOUND COMPETITION | All-Day | TBD | Central-Carroll High School | Volunteers Needed
- 8 • Full Band 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Stadium or SAC
- 9 • Away vs. Douglas County | 7:30PM | Douglas County High School | Volunteers Needed
- 12 – 16 • Fall Break | No School
- 16 • Home vs. Northgate High School | Report 3:00PM for Rehearsal | Volunteers Needed
- 22 • Full Band 6:00PM – 9:00PM | Stadium | Media Night in Uniform
- 23 • Away vs. Westlake | 7:30PM | West Lake High School | Volunteers Needed
- 24 • LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS HOME COMPETITION | All-Day | TBD | Volunteers Needed
- 26 • Symphonic Band | 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- 27 • Wind Ensemble | 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- 29 • Concert Band | 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- 30 • HOMECOMING vs. East Coweta | 7:30PM | Volunteers Needed
November
- 2 • Symphonic Band | 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- 3 • Wind Ensemble | 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- 5 • Concert Band | 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- 6 • OPEN | State Cross Country Meet
- 10 • Veterans Day Concert | 7:00PM | MAC
- 13 • Football Playoff 1 | TBD | Volunteers Needed
- 14 • GMEA 2nd Round All-State Jazz Auditions | TBA
- 19 • Band Auditions
- 20 • Football Playoff 2 | TBD | Volunteers Needed
- 23 – 27 • Thanksgiving Break | No School
- 27 • Football Playoff Game 3 | TBD | Volunteers Needed
December
- 4 • Football Playoff Game 4 | TBD | Volunteers Needed
- 5 • Carrollton Holiday Wishes Parade | TBD | Band Christmas Party Following Parade | Volunteers Needed
- 9 • Winter Concert Dress Rehearsal | 3:45PM – 6:00PM | MAC
- 10 • Winter Concert | 7:00PM | MAC
- 12 • GMEA 1st Round District Honor Band/All-State Auditions | East Paulding High School
- 16 • Football Championship Game | TBD | Volunteers Needed
- 17 • 1st Semester Finals 3rd and 4th Block
- 18 • 1st Semester Finals 1st and 2nd Block | Early Release | 12:30PM | Final Day Semester 1
January
- 4 • Teacher Workday | No School
- 5 • 1st Day 2nd Semester
- 9 • 2nd Round All-State Auditions | Union Grove HS
- 18 • MLK Day | No School
- MLK Parade | 11:00AM – 2:00PM | Volunteers Needed
- 28 – 30 • GMEA In-Service Conference | All-State Jazz Band Clinic
February
- 4 – 6 • GMEA District Honor Band | Ringgold, GA
- 15 – 19 • Winter Break | No School
March
- 2 • PRE-LGPE Concert | MAC | CB 7:30 PM, SB 8:00 PM, WE 8:30 PM
- 4-6 • GMEA All-State Band | Classic Center, Athens, GA | TBD
- 16 – 17 • HS LGPE | TBD
- 18 -19 • MS LGPE | TBD
- 25 • Winter Guard Friends and Family Show | 6:00PM | CHS Gym
- 30 • Band Auditions
April
- 5 – 9 • Spring Break | No School
- 17 • Band Banquet
- 19 • Directors GMEA District VII Meeting | Cartersville HS | 7:00PM
- 20 • Jazz Performance Evaluations | Cartersville HS | TBD
- 22 • Honors Night | MAC
- 23 • Senior Breakfast
- 24 • GMEA Solo and Ensemble | Paulding County HS | TBD
- Prom
- 27 • Marching Band Kick-Off Meeting | 7:00PM | All 2027-2028 Marching Band Members and Parents
- 28 • Band BBQ Clean Up and Set Up Day | 4:00PM – 6:00PM | Volunteers Needed
- 29 • Band BBQ | Volunteers Needed | Performances start at 6:00PM
May
- 4 • Spring Concert | 7:00PM | MAC
- 14 • Graduation | 7:00PM | Grisham Stadium | Band Performs (5:00PM Dinner)
- 18 • 2nd Semester Finals 1st and 2nd • Early Release 12:30PM
- 19 • 2nd Semester Finals 3rd and 4th • Early Release 12:30PM | Last Day of School