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CURRENT NEWS MARCHING BAND & COLOR GUARD: What a Road Trip! The directors would really like to thank all the students and parents for their sacrifices to make our trip to Warner Robbins possible. We realize it was a long and exhausting day for everyone, but everyone involved did a great job – especially considering it was our first game! We are looking forward to a wonderful season and we can’t wait to debut our show publicly next Friday at the Fortress. A very special THANK YOU to the volunteers who braved such a long evening to accompany our kids to their first game of the season! Thank you to Sarah Cavanaugh, Chang Jung, Laura Postell, and Arlan Maltby for chaperoning the students, and Ted Smith for towing the trailer! Check out the Band Calendar HERE! This Week’s Schedule: Monday, 8/26 from 4-7pm: Full Marching Band Rehearsal Tuesday, 8/27 from 4pm-7pm: Full Marching Band Rehearsal Tuesday, 8/27 from 7pm-7:30pm: Band/Cheer/Football Hotdog Grillout! Thursday, 8/29 from 4pm-7pm: Full Marching Band Rehearsal Friday, 8/30: BYE Week  Every event on the band calendar requires many volunteers, with jobs to meet every talent and times to meet every schedule. So . . . pick your dates, pick your slots, and join us in supporting our kids' best high school experience! Click here to access our Marching Band Season Volunteer SignUps. This link is also available on the Volunteer tab of the band website. ALL BAND STUDENTS: Mark Your Calendar for Full Band Night on September 6th! All students (concert band + marching band) will join together the night of September 6 to play stands tunes and enjoy the halftime show! This is a REQUIRED concert grade for all students to show off the size and power of our bands! 
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 ([email protected]) with questions or to become a sponsor. Thank you to Occupational Healthworx (Art & Louise Sheffield) for their $500 business sponsorship! Maxwell Sponsorship We've partnered with Phillip & LeeAnn Maxwell, local real estate agents, who are donating money to the Centennial Band on each home sale/purchase. If you know anyone (within the district, area, or country) who is considering buying/selling a home, please have them email Phillip Maxwell: [email protected] and us. We will get a portion of the sale/purchase donated to the band!  Mark your calendar now for our annual Mattress Sale Fundraiser! This year's sale will be Saturday, September 7 in the CHS band room. The band earns on average $100 per mattress sold. Additionally, the referring student earns $25-$50 in their band account. Help us spread the word by handing out the flyers you received at the parent meeting. Please post on social media and neighborhood sites! Didn’t receive flyers or need more info? Email Amy Kennedy ([email protected]).  Passive Fundraising From just May through July, the Band received $93.08 in donations from Kroger, from 59 households! Please link your Kroger Rewards Account to the Band and help us increase our Kroger Rewards donations!    Every time you want to buy something on Amazon, go to www.smile.amazon.com and select the Centennial High School Band Boosters in ROSWELL, GA. Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Band – it does not cost you anything, but the band gets the benefit! Please note there are at least FOUR Centennial High School Band Booster organizations, but only ONE is Roswell, GA. PAST NEWS MARCHING BAND & COLOR GUARD: Check out the Band Calendar HERE! This Week’s Schedule: Monday, 8/19 from 4-7pm: Full Marching Band Rehearsal Tuesday, 8/20 from 4pm-7pm: First Tuesday Full Marching Band Rehearsal Wednesday, 8/21: Concert Attire Fittings** Thursday, 8/22 from 4pm-7pm: First Thursday Full Marching Band Rehearsal Friday, 8/23 from 4pm-11pm: Away Game at Northside Warner Robbins ** On Aug 21, we will fit students for dresses and tuxedos. Students should try on their concert attire so parents know if they need a new concert uniform! Questions, contact Christy Lawrence ([email protected]). Away Game v. Northside High School - Warner Robbins Join the Centennial Band and Football Team this Friday, August 23rd, at 7:30 p.m. for an away game versus Northside - Warner Robbins (926 Green St, Warner Robins, GA 31093). Our band will perform stand tunes only. Remember to wear your Centennial Band Spirit Gear (see our online store on Charms!) and show our proud spirit!
Color Guard Remember – Gloves and Body Tights are mandatory! Link for gloves: http://www.mccormicksnet.com/McCormick-s-Guard-Glove-p/6009520.htm Link for body tights: https://www.dancewearsolutions.com/tights/body/1818.aspx?position=1 Link for darker skin tone body tights: http://www.shadesofdance.org/products_a.php Band/Cheer/Football Hotdog Grill-out Rescheduled! The Hotdog Grill-out, originally scheduled for Tuesday 8/13 after band rehearsal, has been rescheduled to August 27th. See you then! Deadline for Family Ads in Football Program – Thursday, 8/15!! Band, cheer, and football families may place ads highlighting their student in the CHS 2019 Football Program. All orders must be submitted by August 15th, so don't delay!! Ads typically contain a note to the student, as well as pictures. Use this link to purchase your ad TODAY!! Full Page Ad: $100.00 Half Page Ad: $55.00 Quarter Page Ad: $30.00 After you purchase your ad, please send pictures, text and details to: [email protected] AND [email protected]  The amazing show and game experience that our directors, staff and students create cannot happen without family support! This is why the program needs each family to volunteer at least 4 times per season. Every event on the band calendar requires many volunteers, with jobs to meet every talent and times to meet every schedule. So . . . pick your dates, pick your slots, and join us in supporting our kids' best high school experience! Click here to access our Marching Band Season Volunteer SignUps. This link is also available on the Volunteer tab of the band website. Check the Band Calendar HERE for a month of Firsts! First School Week’s Schedule: Tuesday, 8/13 from 4pm-7pm: First Tuesday Full Marching Band Rehearsal Thursday, 8/15 from 4pm-7pm: First Thursday Full Marching Band Rehearsal Friday, 8/16 from 5-8pm: Drumline & Leadership at Centennial Kroger Donation Days Saturday, 8/17 from 10am-1pm: Drumline/Leadership at Centennial Kroger Donation Days Color Guard Reminders! 1- Return your signed Student Agreement (last page of the CHS Color Guard Handbook) at rehearsal on Tuesday August 13th. If you have any questions, please email your Director at [email protected] 2- Link for gloves: http://www.mccormicksnet.com/McCormick-s-Guard-Glove-p/6009520.htm  Thank you to Our Band Camp Volunteers!! We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all those who volunteered during the two weeks of band camp! Thank you for feeding our kids and our staff, fitting kids into uniforms, and keeping everyone safe allowing our directors and staff to concentrate on teaching band and guard fundamentals! A big shout-out to the following volunteers: Amy Kennedy – First Aid Volunteer, Provided Staff Lunch Bethanne Gerecitano – First Aid Volunteer, Served Band Camp Dinner Brooke Wood – First Aid Volunteer Calonda Earley – First Aid Volunteer Christina Montgomery – First Aid, Served Band Camp Dinner, Provided Staff Lunch Christy Lawrence – Marching Band Uniform Fittings Dana Edwards – Served Band Camp Dinner, Spirit Wear Sales Debra Valentine – First Aid Volunteer, Served Band Camp Dinner Denise Ruiz – Served Band Camp Dinner, Spirit Wear Sales Derrick Burton – Served Band Camp Dinner Dorota Steltenpohl – First Aid Volunteer Jayne Brosmer – First Aid Volunteer Jim Montgomery – First Aid Volunteer Katina Woods – First Aid Volunteer Johana Velasquez – First Aid Volunteer Laura Propp Postell – First Aid Volunteer Leah Hall – First Aid Volunteer Luciana Araujo – First Aid Volunteer Mandi Moragne – Served Band Camp Dinner Meg Combs – First Aid Volunteer Megan Hall – First Aid Volunteer, Provided Staff Lunch Nealie Weaver – First Aid Volunteer Paula Urrea – First Aid Volunteer, Provided Staff Lunch Susan Campbell – First Aid Volunteer, Provided Staff Lunch Susan Lesh - Served Band Camp Dinner Suzanne Channell – Served Band Camp Dinner Tara Sabo Beekman – First Aid Volunteer Tara Siddall – First Aid Volunteer, Served Band Camp Dinner Tonya Montgomery – Served Band Camp Dinner Wendy Hamann – Marching Band Uniform Fittings Another big thank you to the following people who donated items for band camp: Brooke Wood - Christina Montgomery - Gia Geach - Jayna Brosmer Kyla Ross - Leah Hall - Megan Hall - Nealie Weaver - Susan Lesh Suzanne Channell - Tara Siddall - Tonya Montgomery Thank you all so much for helping to make band camp a great experience for our kids! Coming soon - Marching Band Season Volunteer Sign-Ups!  Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Parent meeting as we wrapped up Band Camp last Friday night. If you would like to receive a copy of Band President Jesse Tilly’s presentation, please email a request to [email protected]. We learned more about what goes on behind the scenes in planning and implementing an awesome band program, approved the full band budget, and made a fantastic jump on our volunteer sign-ups for the 2019 marching band season. Thank you to Amy Kennedy for creating our volunteer staff notes display! Our students showed incredible progress in what they learned so far in band camp - we can’t wait to see it all come together over the season! Our Amazing Band Camp Staff!  Lauren Murphy, Victoria Shrote, CJ Markow, Jasmyn Haley  Nicole Stetzer, Kobe Green, Dr. Stephen Turner, Jon Klausman  Kyle Howard, Kevin Hucks, Ariel Stone, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Willis FUNDRAISING:  Kroger Donation Days were a huge success! We raised $1600 in just 6 hours!! A HUGE thank you to our amazing drum line, leadership students and additional marching band students that braved the heat to play and collect donations. Thanks also to Jennifer Andrews, Leah Hall, Brooke Wood, Calonda Earley and Richard Padgett for chaperoning and pull the trailer. The next time you're shopping at Centennial Kroger, thank the store management for their continued support of our band program.  Come out to our local Centennial Kroger on Friday, August 16 from 5pm-8pm and Saturday, August 17 from 10:00am-1:00pm to support the band. Our fantastic drum line will be playing while leadership students collect donations. Be sure to thank the Kroger management team for their continued support of our band program! Parent volunteers are also needed to supervise students and tow the trailer. Please sign up here. FFA (Foundation for the Fine Arts) Concession Stand Volunteers Students and parents can earn $10.00 each by staffing the FFA concession stand from 3:00 to 4:00pm after school. (Parents arrive slightly before 3pm, and students arrive at the stand ASAP after dismissal.). These funds can be used for band fees, trips, Spiritwear and other band costs (no cash value). Sign-ups are now open for Band (including Guard) volunteer shifts for the FFA concession stand in August, November, and March. Please limit your sign ups to one spot per adult and/or one spot per student, per month. (For example, a student may sign up for one shift in August, one in September, and one in March.) Follow these steps to sign up: 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: FFA Concessions Stand 2019-20 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Mary Wenger ([email protected]) and she can sign you up manually. You may also reach the SignUp.com page through the Band's website at www.chsknightsband.com under the Volunteer tab. FFA Concession Stand Volunteer Training – Required for all parents who did not work the Concession Stand last year.
When: Tuesday, August 20; OR, Thursday August 22 6:30-7:00PM Where: FFA Concession Stand (Room F-02) How: Please use SignUp and select your desired date (If you don’t sign up, I won’t be there!): FFA Concessions Stand Training Why: 1. Get a tour of where things are located. 2. See what is expected of you as an adult volunteer in the FFA Concession Stand. 3. Prepare you to earn $10 for your Band Student Account each time you volunteer in the FFA Concession Stand. For questions, please contact Mary Wenger ([email protected]). CURRENT NEWS MARCHING BAND & COLOR GUARD: One Week Down, One Fantastic Week to Go! Check out awesome pictures of Band Camp and events throughout the season (thanks to Jennifer Willis!) on Snapfish. https://www.snapfish.com
NEWS Band Camp Week 2 Schedule! Report at 8am (M-F) Dismissal at 10pm (M-Th) Hours for the week: Monday - Thursday: 8am - 10pm Friday: 8am-5pm, return at 6:30 for show preview; dismissal after parent preview  On Wednesday afternoon, we will cool off in the Nesbit Lakes pool! If you would like to swim, remember your swimsuit, towel, and sunscreen!  THANK YOU to all the parents who volunteered this past week! We have the following outstanding needs for our final week of band camp:
We need a lot more first aid volunteers! Fear not - there is no specific training or experience required for First Aid Volunteers! Are you a parent? Can you dispense band-aids, water and words of encouragement? Then we need YOU! Your help will allow our Directors and staff to focus on student instruction without distractions. Click HERE to sign up. **We still need one parent on Friday to provide lunch for band camp staff of 20 people. Prepare/set up lunch by 11:30am so it is ready for the staff to serve themselves, including serving utensils. We will provide plates/napkins/forks. Clean up after staff is finished eating.  Friday, 6:45pm: Parent Meeting Agenda includes:
 Marching Band payments are due in full. If you have a balance due on your account, please log into CHARMS to pay as soon as possible. Thank you!  Do You Have This Plug on your Vehicle? We would like to compile a list of people with a vehicle that can pull our trailer. If you have the plug pictured above, please email Leslie Gibson at [email protected]. We are not looking for someone to commit to pulling the trailer every time – just compiling a list of people that would be willing if a need arose. Thanks! FUNDRAISING: First Week of Band Camp Survival Celebration a Success! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Panda Express on Thursday to celebrate surviving the first week of band camp! Panda Express donated $200 to our band. We appreciate their community support – and can’t wait to go back! 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 ([email protected]) with questions or to become a sponsor. Passive Fundraising = Free Money for the Band! Please sign up for the following programs which support our Band!    Every time you buy something on Amazon, go to www.smile.amazon.com so that the band gets the benefit. While providing the exact same low prices to shoppers, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Band and it does not cost you anything. Go to smile.amazon.com and select the Centennial High School Band Boosters in ROSWELL, GA. Please note there are at least FOUR Centennial High School Band Booster organizations, but only ONE is Roswell, GA. Remember, Amazon purchases can now be returned at Kohl’s! Mattress Sale Mark your calendar now for our annual Mattress Sale Fundraiser! This year's sale will be Saturday, September 7 in the CHS band room. More info to come! Band Spirit Gear Band spirit gear, including new t-shirts, will be for sale at the parent meeting on August 2. Show your band spirit and stock up now! Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. PAST NEWS MARCHING BAND & COLOR GUARD: Band Camp Start Dates New member tip: If you arrive at the time on the calendar, you will be late! Always arrive 15 minutes before “report” time, as the day’s activities will start promptly at that time. Arriving at exactly 9am (or whatever report time may be for an activity) will make you LATE! The same goes for the end of band camp and rehearsals. Even though the calendar will say we end at 5pm (or 7pm, or 10pm, depending on the day), students will talk with their section leaders, store instruments/props away, and take care of other brief after-rehearsal tasks. Parents, please expect that students may come out to the cars any time from 10 to 30 minutes after the end of rehearsal. Thank you for your understanding! First Week Schedule Monday, July 22: Rookies, Leadership, Guard and Percussion 10:00AM–10:30AM Welcome (Mr. Reid & Mr. Ehrlich, Band Room) 10:30AM–11:45AM Visual Block Outside (Ms. Stone & Mr. Reid) 11:45AM–12:00PM Break 12:00PM–1:00PM Visual Block Outside (Ms. Stone & Mr. Reid) 1:00PM–1:45PM Bagged Lunch On Your Own: (leadership confirm hallways clean) 1:45PM–2:30PM Afternoon Activity: Ships and Sailors (Drum Majors, Band Room) 2:30PM–2:45PM Headshots + Group Photo (Mrs. Willis, Outside) 2:45PM–3:15PM Team Talk: What is Band? (Mr. Reid, Band Room) 3:15PM–4:15PM Breathing and Fundamentals (Mr. Ehrlich) 4:15PM–5:00PM Section Bonding & Snack Break (bring your own) (Leadership) 5:00PM–6:30PM Visual Block Outside (Ms. Stone & Mr. Reid) 6:30PM–6:45PM Wrap-up (Mr. Reid & Mr. Ehrlich, Band Room) 7:00PM –8:00PM Mandatory New Parent Meeting + Ice Cream Social (Mr. Reid & Mr. Ehrlich, Location TBD) 6:45PM–8:00PM Activity (Ms. Stone) Full Band Camp Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Tuesday, July 23rd through Thursday, July 25th: ALL Members to check in by 8:40am and report at 9am. Dismissal at 5pm. Please note that Percussion and Color Guard members have an extended day until 7pm. Mandatory New Parent Meeting and Ice Cream Social! New Band Parents – we look forward to seeing you next Monday night, 7/22, at 7pm in the band room. We will review all you need to know about policies, procedures, and the fantastic community that surrounds our marching band. Bring your questions and our Directors will bring their answers! BE PREPARED! Wear: White t-shirts Hat or visor Sun Screen Athletic shorts + sneakers Bring: Your marching instrument, if you have it at home! ½ gallon or bigger water jug filled with ice water, to stay hydrated LUNCH! Breathing balloons for winds Pencils Eat: Breakfast!  Now is the time to volunteer!! We need volunteers to assist with first aid every day, help fit students into uniforms (7/23, 7/24 and 7/25), serve staff lunches (7/29-8/2) and band camp dinners (on 7/29, 7/31 and 8/1). We still need many of the donation items listed on the signup for our band camp dinners. Click here to access our Band Camp Volunteer SignUps. This link is also available on the Volunteer tab of the band website. Each family is required to volunteer at least four times during the season – please start with band camp! Here is a list of our outstanding needs: Uniform Assistants: 7/22, 7/23, 7/2 and 7/25 Staff Lunch Servers: 7/29 through 8/2 Band Camp Dinner Servers: 7/29, 7/30, and 8/1 First Aid Assistants: Every Day! Donations of (a lot of!) water, paper products and utensils: 7/23 -7/25  Last Call! The following meals will be served at the second week of band camp: Pizza and Salad – Chik-fil-A sandwiches and chips – Burgers and chips If your student has any dietary restrictions, please send an email to Leslie Gibson at [email protected] so we can plan accordingly. Thank you!! Welcome to Band Camp! Please support our kids as they launch the 2019 Marching Band season! We need volunteers to assist with first aid every day, help fit students into uniforms (7/22, 7/23, 7/2 and 7/25), serve staff lunches (7/29-8/2) and band camp dinners (on 7/29, 7/30 and 8/1). Short on time? We also need donations on 7/22 of water (lots of water!) and supplies for our band camp dinners. Click here to access our Band Camp Volunteer SignUps. This link is also available on the Volunteer tab of the band website. New to the band? Volunteering is a great way to meet fellow band families with whom you'll share the band experience for years to come. Veterans, come out to volunteer with the new folks and welcome them to our band family!  Time to get a start on our new music for the 2019 show! Mr. Ehrlich has uploaded PDFs of Parts 1 and 2 for all winds (no percussion, yet), at the link below. There is an MP3 in both folders, so students can listen too. You do not need to print out parts unless you want to; everyone will get a fresh (and edited) copy at their first day of camp! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JdJf_5qInbKnOrbqaD7GEY17HIf_mpVd FUNDRAISING: First Week of Band Camp Survival Celebration! Spirit Night at Panda Express on the first Thursday of Band Camp (7/25 from 5-9pm)   Passive Fundraising = Free Money for the Band! Please sign up for the following programs which support our Band!    While you take advantage of amazing deals on Prime Day, July 15th and 16th and every time you shop at Amazon, don’t forget to combine your shopping with donations to the band! While providing the exact same low prices to shoppers, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Band and it does not cost you anything. Go to smile.amazon.com and select the Centennial High School Band Boosters in ROSWELL, GA. Please note there are at least FOUR Centennial High School Band Booster organizations, but only ONE is Roswell, GA. Every time you want to buy something on Amazon, go to www.smile.amazon.com so that the band gets the benefit. AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping App to all AmazonSmile customers using supported Android devices. (iPhone users, you still must buy though the website in order to get credit.) See below for instructions to turn on AmazonSmile in the Amazon Shopping App and generate donations for Centennial High School Band Boosters. 1. Update your Amazon Shopping App to the latest version. 2. Open the Amazon Shopping App on your Android device. 3. View Settings and select AmazonSmile. 4. Follow the instructions in the Amazon Shopping App to complete the process. Remember, Amazon purchases can now be returned at Kohl’s! CURRENT NEWS CONCERT BAND: Band Schedule for this week (click HERE for the full band calendar): Monday, 5/20, 7:30pm: Select Wind Ensemble Students to Perform at Graduation Thursday, 5/23: Last Day of School!  Graduation Ceremony Performance – Wind Ensemble Our (non-senior) Wind Ensemble students will perform at the 2019 Graduation Ceremony at Ameris Band Amphitheatre on Monday night. Performers will travel from Centennial to the ceremony and back to Centennial by bus. **If parents attending the graduation ceremony would like to transport their children home, please send a signed note with your child at call time that they will not return to Centennial by bus.
Band Booster Board Openings/Shadow Positions Would you like to be more involved in the band program? Please consider serving on the board! New volunteers can shadow the current officer over the next year to learn the ropes. We are specifically looking for a Co-President for the upcoming year. Please reach out to the Directors or any Board member with questions.  Centennial Concert Clothes Closet We are accepting donations of all dresses, tuxedos, and marching band shoes. For tuxedos, any individual parts are fine too – shirts, bowties, jackets, etc. If you have any to donate, please bring them in to Mr. Ehrlich, and we will have them for use by future students. Thanks! Foundation for Fine Arts - Membership There is still time to support the Foundation for Fine Arts! Join at the MAJESTIC level and your membership will include a gold brick to be inscribed with your student's name to hang in the auditorium lobby at Centennial HS. Membership information is available at our website; the link is below. Become a Member – Centennial High School Foundation for the Fine Arts MARCHING BAND: Registration Ended 4/25! – if you are still planning to participate in Marching Band this fall, please contact the Directors asap! Registration Links: Leadership Retreat: July 18-19 Leadership has received an email with details and permission slips; contact the Directors with questions. Marching Band Camp Band Camp will be held during the weeks of July 22nd and July 28th. At our Directors' request, please review the items below to be sure you’re ready for July 22 (new members/guard/percussion/leadership) or July 23 (returning members): 0. Schedule. Remember that all of our two-week band camp is required. The schedule is available on the band website. Be sure to not have any appointments during this window — we use every minute of these rehearsals. Parents: don’t forget about our meeting and show preview on August 2 at 6:45. 1. Payments. Be sure you are logging into your Charms account and submitting your monthly payments. We bring 16 staff members for camp, and student dues are essential to cover this and other band camp costs. 2. 1/2 gallon water bottle (or bigger!) and rehearsal attire. Be sure you’ve got your 1/2 gallon (or bigger!) water bottle for the season, as well as your white rehearsal t-shirts. These are required for band camp and all rehearsals. (Color guard students will follow Jasmyn’s attire policy.) A hat is recommended too. 3. Go Outside! If you’ve spent the summer inside, don’t let July 22 or 23 be the first day you’ll be outside. Six hours outside when you’ve been inside all summer is really tough on your body. Get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. 4. Pick up your instrument. Just like spending time outside, don’t let July 22 or 23 be the first time you’ve picked up your instrument in three months — your lips or hands will want to fall off! Spend time playing through fundamentals or old music. Be sure you have reeds, valves are not stuck, and your instrument works as intended! Part 1 of our show music will be on the way soon. 5. What to Bring to Camp: (1) 1/2+ gallon water bottle (2) a nutritious and full lunch daily (3) sunscreen/bug spray (4) pencils! (5) reeds/accessories (6) breathing balloons for winds. 6. What to Wear to Camp: (1) shorts (2) white t-shirt (3) athletic shoes (4) hat/visor (5) sunscreen. FUNDRAISING: Maxwell Sponsorship We've partnered with a local real estate agent who is donating money to the Centennial Band on each home sale/purchase. If you know anyone (within the district, area, or country) who is considering buying/selling a home, please have them email Phillip Maxwell: [email protected] and us. We will get a portion of the sale/purchase donated to the band! Please see Mr. Ehrlich’s email sent on 1/11 (Do you know anyone buying/selling a home?) for more details.  The bed linen company that we have used for fundraising for several years has a new program for XL Twin size bed sheets for college dorm rooms. Each set costs $40 and the CHS band will receive $10 for each set sold. No forms are required. Simply visit their website below, place your order and the sheets will be delivered directly to you. These sheet sets make great graduation gifts! www.cozzzycomfycollege.com At checkout, click "Add High School/Group" and enter the following information: CENTENNIAL HS Band AMY KENNEDY 3650 NEW HERITAGE DR JOHNS CREEK, GA 30022  SUMMER COMMUNICATION This is the final band newsletter for the 2018-2019 school year. Please look for our next newsletter at the end of June with information about Band Camp, volunteer opportunities, and more. Have a great summer! PAST NEWS CONCERT BAND: Band Schedule for this week (click HERE for the full band calendar): Monday, 5/13, 3:45pm-4:30pm: United Sound Meeting Tuesday, 5/14, 5pm-9pm: Spirit Night at Panda Express Honors Knight Congratulations to the following students who received awards at Centennial’s Honor Knight!
1st Annual CoffeeHouse Fundraiser a Success, and a Fun Time! Our first CoffeeHouse fundraiser was a resounding success! Our students and private teachers gave wonderful performances, and we are so grateful for the many volunteers and donors that made the evening possible. Amy Kennedy worked tirelessly to create and implement this fantastic event. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, approximately $2500 was raised for the band program. Already excited for next year's CoffeeHouse! A Great End to a Great Band Year! We enjoyed a final night together at our Banquet on May 10th. Click on the link HERE to access the Band Banquet Slideshow. Thank you to Jennifer Willis for creating the slideshow, and for her photography skills over the years! You can also access the Playlist for our Spring Concert videos HERE.  United Sound is a nationwide organization dedicated to sharing the ability to participate in instrumental music with special needs students who don't usually get the opportunity to do so in the traditional setting. These students are taught by peer mentors and in a weekly after school meeting, with the opportunity to perform with the marching band in the fall. We need peer mentors! Students, to participate register on the United Sound website at http://www.unitedsound.org/ . We’ve had a few rehearsals, but you can still join us at rehearsals on the following date:
Band Schedule for this week (click HERE for the full band calendar): Monday, 5/6, 3:45pm-4:30pm: United Sound Meeting Wednesday, 5/8, 6:15pm-9:00pm: CoffeeHouse Fundraiser (doors open at 6:15; music starts at 6:30) Friday, 5/10, 5:30pm-8:30pm: Band Banquet and Awards Ceremony (followed by Student Dance Party from 8:30pm-9:30pm)  Dear Band Families, We still need volunteers for two events this week! You can click HERE to access both sign-ups. Wednesday, May 8: CoffeeHouse Fundraiser: Our first annual CoffeeHouse is quickly approaching! Great music, coffee, desserts, and conversation! But our first CoffeeHouse event can't be a success without YOU! Volunteers are needed to man the admission table, sell raffle tickets, supervise the silent auction table, set up and clean up our coffee and dessert table, and sell coffee, drinks, desserts and candy. Friday, May 10: Band Banquet Our band year culminates in a banquet, awards presentation, and an after-party for the students. Volunteers are needed to man the check-in table, set up, serve, clean up, and chaperone the students at the after-party in the cafeteria.  Band Banquet! The band will celebrate the end of the year with dinner, awards presentation and student after-party on Friday, May 10th.
Spring Concert Congratulations to all our students for a great performance at the Spring Concert! Symphonic Band Chamber Winds Wind Ensemble MARCHING BAND: Introducing Our Color Guard Director For 2019-2020!  We are happy to introduce Jasmyn Haley, our Color Guard Director for the 2019-2010 season! Jasmyn served as a guard tech for the fall/winter season of 2018-19. She has performed in WGI with the Independent group Reverie. She graduated from Centennial in 2017 and participated the marching band for all 4 years of high school, as well as doing winter guard her junior and senior year. Jasmyn is currently a student at Gwinnett Technical college where she is studying to be a Radiologic Technologist. She lives in Alpharetta, Ga where she enjoys studying human anatomy, especially the brain. Jasmyn also enjoys writing choreography and dancing in her free time. She hopes to open a guard recreation center one day. Welcome back, Jasmyn! FUNDRAISING: CoffeeHouse Fundraiser – This Wednesday! Our first ever CoffeeHouse Fundraiser will be held Wednesday May 8th, 6-8pm. The evening will feature performances by many students and teachers. There will be a $5 admission fee and coffee and desserts will be available for purchase. We will also have a 50-50 drawing and a silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to the CHS band program. We need items for our silent auction! Ideas include: gift cards to local businesses (restaurants, movies, shopping centers, beauty salons/spas, etc), theme gift baskets, photography sessions, private lessons, autographed sports items, autographed books, etc. Be creative! Do you own or manage a business that would like to donate? We would love to advertise your business as one of our sponsors! Email Amy Kennedy ([email protected]) with questions or to donate silent auction items.  Join us at Panda Express (2622 Holcomb Bridge Rd) for our last band spirit night of the school year! Stop by Tuesday May 14, 5:00-9:00pm for dine in or take out and Centennial HS band will receive 20% of sales. You must show a paper or digital version of the form below for the band to receive credit for your purchase.  |
