Veterans, Thank you!

This week, we have several performances celebrating Veterans Day as we honor the brave men and women who have chosen to serve our country in the United States Armed Forces. Military service represents a profound commitment to something greater than oneself, often requiring tremendous personal sacrifice from both service members and their families. We are privileged to express our gratitude through music and to recognize those who have dedicated part of their lives to protecting the freedoms we enjoy. To all of our veterans, thank you for your courage, sacrifice, and service to our nation. We are honored to celebrate you!

We are collecting photos of our family and friends who served in the military. Please submit this form before tomorrow if you’d like your photo included in the slideshow presented at our concert on Tuesday evening.

THIS WEEK • CHS School Announcements

NEXT WEEK Preview

• Monday: Open
• Tuesday: Winter Guard Rehearsal | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Wednesday: Latin Jazz Ensemble | Chamber Music 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
• Thursday: Winter Guard Rehearsal | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Band Auditions after school | Students will sign up for a time | Packets
• Friday: Home vs. TBD | 2nd Round Playoffs | Volunteer Here | Pending Friday’s results
  • All in One Pick Up @ North Point Baptist Church | Volunteers Needed | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday: All in One Pick Up @ North Point Baptist Church | Volunteers Needed | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Veterans Day Concert

On November 10, we will have our first concert of the year, which will feature American music and honor our Veterans. This is a spectacular concert that features all 3 of our concert bands and our marching band! Admission is Free and it is an evening that you do not want to miss.

Students will wear CONCERT BLACK for this concert. We typically wear our tuxedos and dresses for this concert, but due to the increasing prices we have been searching for a more economical option. I am proud to report that we have found one, but we were not able to find it in time to size students and get everything ordered for this concert. Students should wear all black attire (modest and nice — no jeans, sweat pants, or yoga pants this is a formal event). This was announced during class all week last week, I hope that your child has already shared this information with you.

Itinerary: students should help set-up or clean-up the concert. We will be setting up and decorating the stage after school on Tuesday in preparation of the concert and will move chairs/stands/and percussion equipment to the gym after the concert to preapre for Wednesday’s assemblies.

Concert Band Report by 6:30PM to the stage for warm-up

Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble report to the audience by 6:45PM

Winter Guard Try Outs This Week

Winter Guard Tryouts are on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Interested students should attend wearing athletic clothing and ready to move. They should have an optimisitic attitude and be ready to try new things. Previous experience is helpful, but not required.

Band Placement Auditions 11/19

Students will perform their auditions on Thursday, November 19 before Thanksgiving Break. Students received their audition packets the first week of school. If you have misplaced yours, the packet was also linked to Google Classroom, and you can access it here.

All In One Sale | Pick Up Next Week

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us raise funds by selling the All In One products. Remember that our pickup dates are next week. We could use some volunteers to help with distribution. Volunteer Here.

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

• 10 • Veterans Day Concert | 7:00PM | MAC
• 13 • Football Playoff 1 Home vs. North Forsyth | 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

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