Last week was a wonderful week celebrating Homecoming. Students dressed up all week to show their school spirit, and we had an action-packed day on Friday for the homecoming festivities. Friday began early with a performance at 7:30AM for the magnet distribution in front of the high school. We joined both our system administrative team and our high school administrative team to welcome people to school with spirit! A highlight of the morning was seeing Coach Sanders perform the cheer routine to the Fight Song.
The day continued with a pep rally in the morning. We had an opportunity to watch the Cheerleaders and Dance Teams perform their competition shows before performing half of ours for the student body. Teachers also raced while wearing inflatable costumes, which was hilarious to watch. Landon Walker was named Homecoming King during the pep rally.
After lunch, we split the band into 2 so that we could have 2 bands in the parade. We always enjoy marching down Ben Scott Boulevard because students from each of the other 3 schools line the streets and cheer loudly for the parade participants. We had fun playing our favorite cheers for our fellow Trojans. Afterwards, the first group loaded a bus along with our cheerleaders and visited the Stewart House and The Oaks to perform for the assisted living home residents. This is a favorite annual tradition for our seniors and leadership students.
Our day ended with the football game. We performed in the amp before the sweetheart pregame ceremony, and it was so much fun because Mr. Blakemore prepared a light show with our shakos, and the sweetheart and court members in the band performed all evening in their beautiful dresses! After the amp, we watched and cheered for the sweethearts before performing the National Anthem, the CHS Scramble, and Space and Fight Song. During halftime, we performed the ceremony and were pleasantly surprised to learn that our drum major, Kylie Alexander, was named HOMECOMING QUEEN! The students celebrated during a quick 3rd quarter break because of a running clock. Our football team secured another dominant win, and then we had the opportunity to perform the full show after the game. Our students did an outstanding job, and it is always so much fun watching the band homecoming participants perform in their beautiful dresses alongside their peers in the marching band uniforms. And this year, we got to ask, “Queen Alexander, is your band ready?!” The audience response said it all and provided extra inspiration for our band students to perform their hearts out. Even after a super long day, the band looked and sounded OUTSTANDING! It was the last full runthrough of Guiding Light, and it was a special one. At the conclusion of our performance, we ended with Battle Hymn. Keeping with our homecoming tradition, we were joined by our football team to pull the flag.
THIS WEEK • CHS School Announcements
- Monday: Symphonic Band 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- Winter Guard Interest Meeting 6:15 PM
- Tuesday: Wind Ensemble 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: Latin Jazz Ensemble | Chamber Music 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: Concert Band 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: Teacher Workday | No School | Enjoy Your Day Off
NEXT WEEK Preview
- Monday: Winter Guard Auditions | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday: Winter Guard Auditions | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Concessions Order Due
- Veterans Day Concert | 7:00 PM | MAC | FREE
- Wednesday: Latin Jazz Ensemble | Chamber Music 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: Winter Guard Rehearsal | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Friday: Home vs. TBD | 1st Round Playoffs | Volunteer Here
All In One Sale | Online Orders Extended
We have extended the sale online to November 3. Please share the information one more time on social media. Last chance to purchase your All in One items.
To place an online order, please visit – trojan.gold/allinone
Important dates:
- November 20th 9 AM- 6 PM & November 21st, 9 AM- NOON – Pickup items at North Point Baptist Church, 1400 Cedar Street, Carrollton, Georgia 30117.
Our water bottle supply is running low. We ask families to donate 2 cases of water or $11 to help cover the cost of water for the season. We typically ask for these donations during band camp, but we received a generous donation at the beginning of the season that has covered most of the season. If you’d prefer to donate $11 instead of bringing in 2 cases of water, you can do so at this link: Water Donation Link
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. Students will receive 10% of the sponsorship to assist with their band fees. We have physical copies in the band room if you’d like a few to share with potential partners. Sponsorships provide meaningful opportunities and experiences for our students while allowing our community partners to support and be connected with the Trojan Band.
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
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
- 29 • Band Golf Tournament | Mirror Lake
- 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