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CALENDAR CHANGE - 8/28 FULL BAND PRACTICE
Monday 8/28, practice will be the Full Band with Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion from 4 - 6 PM and Color Guard from 4 - 7 PM. DEBUT OF HAVANA KNIGHTS! Friday night’s game ended with a heartbreaking loss at the end of the fourth quarter, but the Band and football team both have a lot to be proud of in their season debuts. The Marching Band entertained the crowd with its half time show Havana Knights and bolstered school spirit with stand tunes! The most recent video of our talented musicians and Color Guard will be posted soon. Many thanks to all parents who volunteered for the game! Our next game is away at South Forsyth HS on Friday, September 1st. We'll send reminders and details about the game on Thursday via email, and it will also be posted on this website. Volunteers are still needed for this game for pit crew, to chaperone and to video the half time show! Please click on the Volunteer tab above to join in the fun!Wear your band spirit gear to the game (available under Spirit Gear tab above) and show our proud spirit! CONCERT BAND FEES DUE This past week, students were asked to login to their Band accounts or create a Band account if they are new to Concert band. All current Marching Band families have accounts and can login to the same account to pay their Concert Band Fees. $100 Concert Band fees are due and can be paid by clicking on My Account/Forms on the toolbar above. Then scroll down to New Forms to see the concert fees. Some students submitted their Concert Band forms, so if you do not see this form under New Forms, then click on My Account/Previous Purchases. Click on the order number that has a balance due. You may pay the $100 in one payment or in two payments of $50. These fees are used to fund special instructors and clinicians who are brought in to work with each Band and instrument section in preparation for LGPE. Fees will also be used to purchase music, instruments, instrument accessories and electronic equipment that are needed to make the different ensembles within the Band program function. Concert Band fees are not included in Marching Band Fees! Please pay these fees soon to support our fantastic Band program! Questions: Contact Barb Crowe (Student Accounts) or Karen LeCates(Co-President). MARCHING BAND PAYMENTS The final Marching Band payment was due July 31st. As of Aug. 1, accounts with unpaid balances will not receive the $50 discount and will be charged back for this amount. Under My Account (above), select Previous Purchases and click on the order number with a balance due at the top or look for the blue box at the top of your screen that indicates you have orders with a balance due. Next, look for the "make a payment" button to proceed with your payment. If you have more than one open order, they must be paid separately. DISTRICT V HONOR BAND/ALL STATE ETUDES District V Honor Band/Round 1 All State auditions will take place on December 9th. The District V Honor Band event is on February 2nd and 3rd, and the All State event is March 1st - 3rd. The band directors will provide audition registration information at the appropriate time. For now, all students interested in auditioning can access the etudes on the GMEA website. MATTRESS SALE FUNDRAISER - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, IN THE BAND ROOM (10 AM - 5 PM) If you are in need of a new mattress, get one for an outstanding price and support the Band program at the same time! Simmons Beautyrest and other name brand factory direct mattress sets will be sold at 30-50% below retail prices. These are all top quality, made in USA mattresses with full factory warranties. Huge showroom with 23 sets to try out in all types and sizes, as well as adjustable bed bases and luxury pillows. Firm, plush, pillow top and memory foam sets at savings up to 50%! Prices start at $149.00. Credit card, checks, cash and lay away accepted. SIGN-UP NOW FOR FFA CONCESSIONS Don't forget to sign up now to work the FFA Concession Stand! Earn $10 credit for each shift worked. Pay down your Band fees ($100 Concert Band is coming soon). Details here. CHS BAND: A FAMILY AFFAIR Our band is powered by parent volunteers - We need YOU! We ask that each family volunteer 4 or more times throughout the Marching Band season. We are currently recruiting volunteers for all Friday night games, Marching Band exhibition & competitions, parades and pizza sales. Fulton County Volunteer Video Training: Volunteers are required by Fulton County to complete this video training EVERY YEAR. Since all our Band parents will be volunteering :-), you must complete this registration. So, grab your license or other GA issued ID and click through to complete at your earliest convenience! SPIRIT GEAR - BUY ONLINE Show your Band pride for this year's season by purchasing Spirit Gear which is available above under the Spirit Gear tab! The new designs are in and look great! If you didn't get a chance to pre-order, it's not too late. You can order online, and your selection will be delivered to your Band student at practice. Show your Knights spirit as you volunteer, at performances, and around town. Thanks to Michele Mobley for being our lovely model! Hearing protection: $10 Hats: $15 Socks: $10 Water bottles: $10 String backpacks: $10 Magnets: $5 Assorted Spirit Wear Questions: contact Kristin Holland. THURSDAY PRE-PRACTICE PIZZA MEAL At the end of practice on Tuesdays, parents collect money from students who wish to have a pizza snack before Band practice on Thursdays. This is optional and the pizza MUST be ordered and paid for at the end of the Tuesday night Band rehearsal. Please bring exact or small change to help our parents! Menu: Cheese or Pepperoni pizza - $1.50/slice Pizza will be distributed from the auditorium lobby FFA concession stand window. At pickup time, drinks and snacks will also be available for purchase (water, Gatorade & sodas $1.00-$1.50, chips & crackers $0.50, candy, cookies & pastries $1.00). THANK YOU TO SET-BUILDING VOLUNTEERS! We would like to thank all those parents who volunteered to build the show props on Saturday including Suzy Cloonan, Barb & Sonny Crowe, Nancy Ketchum, Karen LeCates, Dirk Loedding, Lara & Arlan Maltby, Michelle & Alan Marx, Michele Mobley, Tonya & Corey Montgomery, Jesse Tilly, Jaya Vallabhaneni, and Andrea Warren. Thanks also to Barb Crowe & Karen LeCates for providing lunch for all volunteers and staff. CALENDAR CHANGE - 8/21 WOODWIND PRACTICE CANCELLED! Woodwind practice on Monday 8/21 is cancelled due to the eclipse. However, Color Guard will still have practice 6 - 9 PM. Monday 8/28, practice will be the Full Band with Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion from 4 - 6 PM and Color Guard from 4 - 7 PM. GO CHS KNIGHTS! All CHS Knights are gearing up for the first home football game versus Wheeler High School on Friday, August 25th. Mark your calendar so that along with the band you can support the football team and also see the Mighty Marching Knights’ amazing half time performance! On Thursday, please check either your email inbox or look for a link at the top of this home page to get details on what band students and families need to know about the Friday night game. Remember to also refer to the website calendar for dates and times of rehearsals. Wear your band spirit gear to the game (available under Spirit Gear tab above) and show our proud spirit! DONATION DAYS – A HUGE SUCCESS! Many thanks to the marching band students and parent volunteers that proudly represented our band during Donation Days at both the Centennial and Haynes Bridge Krogers. The funds raised from this fundraiser will greatly benefit the band and continue to keep our fees low! REMINDER: SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH - FULL BAND PRACTICE Marching Band students should report this Saturday, August 19th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please eat breakfast before arriving and pack a lunch. The FFA concession stand will be open at lunch time selling drinks and snacks (water, PowerAide & sodas $1.00-$1.50, chips & crackers $0.50, candy, cookies & pastries $1.00). Remember to bring a ½ gallon water bottle, your instrument, a pencil, wear light clothes & sunscreen and winds bring breathing balloons! Parents, please make sure your child arrives and is picked up promptly! Parent Volunteers Needed! - Several parent volunteers are needed to design and paint the show props on Saturday, August 19th. No artistic talent or design skills are needed. We will begin work at 9 a.m. Join us then or at any time throughout the day to help! An abundance of volunteers will make the work go quickly. To sign up, contact Alan Marx and let him know what time you can arrive. Thank you!!! BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK TO MARCHING! Along with the excitement of being back in school, the promise of another great marching band season is upon us! Each week please review the website calendar in addition to the home page content, so that you are aware of upcoming rehearsals, football games, competitions, other important dates and relevant information. Also see website calendar tab to subscribe to the general band calendar, the school calendar and your section calendar (if applicable). ALPHARETTA OLD SOLDIERS DAY PARADE The Mighty Marching Knights proudly represented Centennial High School in the Alpharetta Old Soldiers Day Parade on Saturday, August 5th. All marching band members and volunteers were troopers, as we waited an extended amount of time in the staging area before entering the parade! Click here to see a video of the parade. Many thanks to Brian Willis for filming! DONATION DAYS - WE NEED YOU! On Friday, August 11th (4:30 - 8pm) and Saturday, August 12th (10am - 1pm), marching band leadership and percussion are expected to play their instruments & show their school spirit outside the Centennial and Haynes Bridge Kroger groceries, asking for donations. This is a very successful fundraiser for the band and helps keep our fees low! Student sign-ups will be available in the band room. Parent volunteers are also needed to supervise students and tow the trailer. Click on the Volunteer Tab above to sign up! July 2017 NewsJULY 30 - AUGUST 52017 CHS MARCHING KNIGHTS: OFF TO A MIGHTY START! The 2017 CHS Marching Band Camp was a great success! The students, Mr. Reid, Mr. Ehrlich and all other instructors are on their way to performing a magnificent marching band show, titled “Havana Knights”. We got a taste of the show at the parent pre-view (see video here). It will be thrilling to witness the show's progress as it develops through the marching season. Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time and energy to uniform fittings, first aid, dinner duty and donated items during band camp. Band camp would not have been successful without all of your hard work! A very special thanks to the following parents:
We would also like to recognize the vendors who assisted the band in providing the band camp dinners: Chik-Fil-A (North Point Pkwy. location), Little Caesar's Pizza (Old Alabama location) and Sweet Tomatoes (North Point Pkwy. location). Please visit these restaurants and thank them for supporting the band. A special shout out to Beth and Bob Charlton, the owners of Charlton’s Grill & Tap, who provided the food for the Thursday night dinner. The Charltons are band parents. Visit the restaurant’s website here. MARCHING BAND REHEARSALS Please make note of regular rehearsals beginning the first week of school which will take place on Tuesdays (6 – 9pm), Thursdays (4:15 – 7:15pm) and on some Mondays by instrument sections. Students, remember to bring a ½ gallon water bottle, your instrument, a pencil, wear light clothes & sunscreen and winds bring breathing balloons! See website calendar tab for details. ALPHARETTA OLD SOLDIERS DAY PARADEMarching Band will march in this parade on August 5th. Students and chaperones should park or be dropped off at First Baptist Church of Alpharetta (44 Academy St., Alpharetta 30009) and then report to Independence High School at 8:45 a.m. dressed in blue band t-shirt, khaki shorts and tennis shoes. You are also allowed to wear sunglasses and a hat. While a shuttle is being offered between the church and Independence H.S., we encourage you to walk the short distance since the shuttle may fill up and take longer. Please note that we will not take buses from CHS to the parade. Each student must provide their own transportation. Do not be late because streets will close before the parade begins at 10:30 a.m. You must click here for exact instructions on drop off and parking! We would love for many parents and other band fans to attend the parade. Click here for parade route and other details. We estimate the ending time to be around 12 p.m. Students should be picked up at the American Legion Post - 201 Wills Road. Roads should be unblocked, but the driving path might need to be a bit creative. 2017 Marching Band Camp Band camp is progressing successfully, and anticipation is building for what promises to be another fantastic marching season! 2017 CHS Marching Band Camp Reminders (Please notice new ones posted for 2nd week!):
Students must be picked up promptly - sign up for our Band Tweets for live updates (instructions on right hand side bar). Week 2 - Band Camp Day By Day:
our new Associate Band Director - Read hisbio MARCHING BAND LEADERSHIPMr. Reid, Mr. Ehrlich and the marching band leadership spent Friday morning preparing for the next two weeks of band camp. Anticipation is building for what promises to be another fantastic marching season! IMPORTANT: Your Online Band Account Each year, on the anniversary of when you established your band account, your account resets. At this time, you are prompted by the system to review your parent and student information fields. Please take this opportunity to ensure that all fields (especially the student fields) are updated, since we run various reports and contact you based on these fields. For example, we may send an important email to all students who play trombone. If you don't remember being prompted to review this information, please take just a moment to log into your account and review that information. Simply go to your My Account/Forms and click on Parent and Student Information form. THANK YOU! Calling All Mighty Marching Knights! The 2017 CHS Marching Band Camp is one week away! Reminders for both weeks of camp:
Students must be picked up promptly - sign up for our Band Tweets for live updates (instructions on right hand side bar).
BAND CAMP DINNERSWe will serve dinner to the students during the second week of full band camp on the evenings of July 24th (Chick-fil-A), 26th (pizza & salad) and 27th (burgers from Charlton's). If you have any dietary restrictions, please contact Kristin Holland. On these 3 evenings, we are asking for donations of water bottles and paper goods (plates & napkins). Please read details in the volunteer section below. On July 25th, students will be supervised as they walk across the street to purchase dinner at either Moe’s, Kroger or Pizza Hut. Students must bring $$ to buy their own meal. On July 28th, students are on their own for dinner when they have a break at 5pm before reporting back at 6:45pm to warm-up for the parent pre-view show. BAND CAMP SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND DRESS UP DAYS During the second week of camp, students will participate in the following dress up days and special activities: Dress Up Days:
DRUM MAJOR CAMPDid you know that UGA hosts a Drum Major Camp every summer? This year, our three drum majors, Sarah Willis, DJ Rice, and Caroline Parham, attended along with rising sophomore, Laura Lesh. Caroline received an award for Superior Leadership and Conducting, and they all learned a great deal and had a fabulous time! SUMMER DRUMMINGAttention Marching Band Percussionists - Mark your calendar for the following summer drumming dates and times: July 11th - 2-5pm MARCHING BAND LEADERSHIP MEETINGMarching band leadership students (if in town) will have a meeting/pizza party on Friday, July 14th from 9am – noon. Comments are closed.
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