 CURRENT NEWS BAND & WINTERGUARD: Check out the Band Calendar HERE! Schedule this week: Monday, January 13 from 4:30-8pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal Tuesday, January 14 from 4:30-8pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal Tuesday, January 14 from 4:30-6pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal Thursday, January 16 from 4:30-5:30pm: Chops Session at HOLCOMB BRIDGE MS Thursday, January 16 from 4:30-8pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal Thursday, January 16 from 4:30-6pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal Please note the following changes to the spring schedule! Band Placement auditions: Now on March 31, 4-7pm Leadership Training: Now on April 14, 15, 16 4-6pm; Drum Major auditions now on April 16 Spring Training: Now on April 21, 22, 23. 4:30 to 6:30pm (Pizza Party on 4/23 at 6:30pm) And new this year: Marching Band Registration (required for all families) will be held on April 23rd from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Parents, drop in between 5:30-8:30pm to register your child for Fall 2020 Marching Band! Centennial Students Selected for District Honor Band! Congratulations to the following students who were accepted to District Honor Band! 9/10 Band: Colin Kennedy (principal); Justin Jung; Gabby Rodriguez; Ethan Campbell 11/12 Band: Fish Brosmer; Jake McCrory (trumpet and tuba); Josie Beekman; Andrew Howrey Anish Vallabhaneni; Vinny Duke CHOPS Sessions Start This Thursday! Chop sessions are open to any student who is interested in learning about the fundamentals of percussion. No percussion experience is required, and sessions are open to all MS students. Chops sessions will be held on Thursdays through the Spring. The location of the sessions will rotate between Centennial HS, Holcomb Bridge MS and Haynes Bridge MS. This week, the chop session will be held at HOLCOMB BRIDGE MS from 4:30 to 5:30pm. Contact Robert Dickens (robertdickensmusic@gmail.com) with questions.  Come one! Come all to "The Round Table" Winterguard Competition! The SAPA winterguard competition we are hosting on Saturday February 8 (10am-8pm) will feature our own Knights Winterguard and 59 other teams from across the Southeast including collegiate and national elite competitors like Georgia State, UGA, Alta Marea and Paramount. More information is available on our show website - https://chsknightsroundtable.weebly.com/ This is an important fundraiser for our guard and band program, and we need your help! From planning to donations to the event itself – we will need all hands on-deck! Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/sqhDaXe Local business owners, sponsorships are available – check out the show website or email our competition coordinator at chsknightsroundtable@gmail.com. Winter Guard Competition Change Please note that the Kennesaw Mountain competition has been dropped from the schedule. We have added the East Coweta competition on February 1st!  The U.S. Band will host a “free” Instruments Clinic prior to the concert at MLK Chapel, Morehouse College prior to the concert on Saturday, March 14, 2020 between 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Please let your Directors know if you would like to attend the “free” Instruments Clinic. The concert is “free” as well. Each student can get up to four (4) concert tickets @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-navy-concert-band-cota-tickets-86980128907
JAZZ BAND: It’s not too late to join jazz band! Jazz fees are $80, and the band rehearses weekly on Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:00 in the Spring semester. Please contact Ben Horne (chsknightsband@gmail.com) with all Jazz questions!  FUNDRAISING: Sponsorships Do you or someone you know own a business? If so, consider becoming a Business Sponsor for our band program. We would love to advertise and recognize you as a sponsor! Contact Roger Howrey (chsknightsband@gmail.com) with questions or to become a sponsor. Tip Video #2 - Maxwell Sponsorship Please click on the link below to watch a brief video about how to save potentially thousands of dollars on the purchase of a home or to re-finance your existing home. With interest rates at an all-time low, now is a great time to either purchase or re-finance. Reach out to Phillip Maxwell for more information at 404-210-9031 or phillip.maxwell@c21connectrealty.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuHIkUYDDXo&feature=youtu.be McDowell Chiropractic Dr. Ben McDowell of McDowell Chiropractic (https://mcdowellchiropractic.com) is sharing the Give Back Movement program with the band family. Through the program, they give back education on natural healthcare, give back donations to local causes, and give people’s backs’ movement with chiropractic! PAST NEWS BAND & WINTERGUARD: Check out the Band Calendar HERE! Schedule this week: Tuesday, January 7 from 4:30-8pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal Thursday, January 9 from 4:30-8pm: Winter Guard Rehearsal Thursday, January 9 from 4:30-6pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal Friday, January 10: DC Trip Payment #4 Due Saturday, January 11: All-State Auditions at Union Grove HS  Winter Guard Camp 2020 Pictures! Check out amazing pictures of Winter Guard Camp 2020 (and every event!) on the band’s Snapfish account (https://www.snapfish.com / chsknightsband@gmail.com / Bandisgreat) thanks to Jennifer Willis! Comments are closed.
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