I hope you all had a relaxing holiday weekend, we are 20 days away from the official start of Marching Band Season! I am so excited to get this season underway. Drill writers are getting started this weekend, music revisions are underway and plans are coming together to get us off to a great start. Here are a few more notes for you, as always, please read the entire newsletter.

We still need volunteers for Band Camp, please see sign up sheet below.

Students, please complete the t-shirt size form below by Friday.

Parents, please make sure you have completed the rSchool Today account setups, information below.

No Events this week due to the MSHSAA Dead Period

Tuesday, July 11th - Percussion Rehearsal 6-9pm @ SCW Band Room

This was added to the schedule via the percussion memo.

If you are available, please attend.

If you are out of town or have a prior commitment, your absence to this is excused.

This is all the rehearsals, performances and other events in list form. For performances, more details will be provided at least two weeks prior to the event via the newsletter. For competitions, assume that it will be an all day event. We receive updated schedules and performance times from the festival at minimum two weeks prior to the competition.

Band Camp is quickly approaching and we need parent help to make camp safe and successful. Currently we have openings for volunteers to serve as overnight Cabin Chaperons and Sunday Set Up help. Here is a document outlining the expectations of Cabin Chaperons and Sunday Set Up. To sign up, please visit the SignUp Genius Link below.

All students participating in sports and activities at St. Charles West must register with our activities portal called rSchool Today. This is the portal our activities department uses to organize student data such as emergency contact information, medical insurance information, student athlete medical records and updated student physical information. Marching Band students are considered Student Athletes and must register and have an up to date physical completed. Physicals are good for 2 years. You only have to register once for all sports and activities you plan to participate in this coming school year. Below is the link to rSchool Today as well as a parent guide document and the official MSHSAA Physical Form. This information is also available at www.scwestband.org Parents, please have your students registration completed by July 31st.

Students, please complete this quick form so that we can get your Band Camp T-Shirts ordered.

Please complete this by July 7th

The Band is proud to celebrate the many great accomplishments of our band students. Student celebrations are not exclusive and are not limited to band related accomplishments. If you have a student celebration to share, please submit info and a photo to bmeyer@stcharlessd.org and it will be shared!!! This includes accomplishments that pre-date this newsletter that I am unaware of. Please send so I can share with the band the great accomplishments of our students.

Drum Major - Emily Skodak

Student Assistant to the Staff - Emma Thornburgh

Woodwind Captain - Braelynn Taylor

High Brass Captain - Conner DePyper-Little

Low Brass Captain - Tyler Wood

All Brass Alternate Captain - Caleb Yackly

Color Guard Captain - Alyssa Carnes

Color Guard Alternate Captain - Julia Kean

Front Ensemble Captain - Kleyton Crate

Battery Captain - Quinn Kennedy

Battery Alternate Captain - Kolten Politte

Thursday, July 27th

All members of the marching band will perform for Freshman Transition Day. Freshman are welcome to join the band when you've completed other Freshman Day tasks. The performance timeframe will be approximately 7:30am to 10:00am. Students will be fed lunch. More official details will be provided closer to the date. We will perform simple pep band tunes from our basketball band books.

Tuesday, August 15th

All members of the marching band will perform for the St. Charles School District Opening Day Ceremony. This is a meeting of every district employee, held annually at St. Charles West High School. Students will need to arrive at 7:00am and will be done performing by 9:00am. More official details will be provided closer to the date. We will perform simple pep band tunes from our basketball band books.