Band Buzz: August 27, 2023
And the band marches on
The journey continues...
Volunteers Needed
Shout out to our game day band parents keeping the troops fed and the pit moving! Hope to see more in the coming weeks.
Please look for a separate email from the lead Chaperone Sherry Curran each week for volunteering for the football games and contests opportunities to help with our fabulous band and color guard.
General CCISD volunteer application (required of all volunteers at school events including football games and competitions):
From the Directors:
We are all extremely proud of the performance by the band on Friday night. We look forward to continuing to fully produce movements 1 and 2 for the performance this Thursday night.
Also, a huge congratulations to the Falcon Football team for a convincing victory on Friday night! Let’s keep it rolling!
Tomorrow, Monday August 28:
Students will need to bring their uniforms tops (the blue top with side cape) and shako wraps that were issued last week, as well as their shakos and marching shoes for rehearsal. If your student did not receive a shako wrap and/or uniform top last week, we they will get them tomorrow. We will be working on choreography with the side capes inside at some points during the rehearsal.
THURSDAY Football Game:
2:35 pm Students are released from school
3:00 Run through on the turf field in full heat uniform
3:45 Loading crew loads instruments
4:00 Eat game meal in the cafeteria
5:00 Depart for Challenger Columbia Stadium
6:00 Kickoff
~7:15 Halftime performance
~9:30 Return to CLHS
Private Lessons
There is no better music instruction than one on one with a professional on your instrument. We have a wonderful staff of private lesson instructors who are ready to help you make region band, area band, all state, or just get better and contribute more to the band program. If you are not already in lessons, please consider giving them a try and see if you find they make a difference. Students interested in private lessons need to fill out the form linked below and turn it in with a $25 enrollment fee to a band director.
BAND GOOGLE CALENDAR: The most up to date rehearsal/performance schedule can be found on the band google calendar. You can access it via our booster website at: https://www.clhsband.org/calendar.html
Please scroll to the bottom and click on the “+googlecalendar” button to push it to your smartphone.
Football: Clear Lake VS Angleton Aug 31
When: Thursday, August 31st, 2023 6pm kickoff
Where: Challenger Columbia Stadium
Who: All band and color guardBe on the lookout for volunteer opportunities! Parent can purchase ticket through the GoFan app or their website: https://gofan.co/event/1053022?schoolId=TX17681
Annual Mattress Fundraiser
When: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 10am-5pm
Where: Clear Lake High School
Who: All band and color guard*An important note about our Mattress Fundraiser this year*
People ARE BUYING MATTRESSES in record retail numbers!
People will support our program if they know we are having this fundraiser - we need your help to spread the word! We are asking each family to please find 1-3 customers to help us meet our goal!
Watch this video about how mattress fundraisers work
Share out the Mattress Fundraiser Survey Link
Continue to forward the Mattress Fundraiser Survey link that you received from your student to your extended network. This will help our program gauge the community's needs and interest for the fundraiser. Even if the people you send it to do not need a mattress, they can help us spread the word and build awareness within the community about our event.
25 completed surveys will count as the first mattress sale for the student and earn them $25
Facebook Event SHARE/INVITE
The Facebook event can be found by parents at: https://fb.me/e/KfAJAmjq
Please LIKE, SHARE and INVITE all your friends and family. We can reach thousands of people very easily with this tool. Please keep pushing this - we need to get this number up!
Marketing Material
- Distribute 10+ flyers to friends/family, fire and police departments, hotels, bed and breakfasts, retirement homes, etc. (places that may need mattresses)
- Hang marketing material around town
- Gas stations, coffee shops, and chiropractic/doctor offices, grocery stores, places of worship, local businesses, parents' work, and community cork boards
- Yellow Signs - put up in your front yard as a reminder to talk to your friends and family about the fundraiser
- Email the flyer from the band buzz notice to your friends/family/other contacts
Pre-Sales/Post-Sales
Please have customers contact CFS directly at ben.marsh@cfsbeds.com or 832/736-1815 to set up a phone consultation if they are unable to support the fundraiser in person - WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP! :)
CLHS hosting US Bands Contest
When: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 All Day
Where: Challenger Columbia Stadium
Who: All family membersLeave your calendar open and be on the lookout for info and volunteer opportunities for the US Bands Contest. Clear Lake High School is hosting and we'll need all kinds of help throughout the day to make sure things run smooth.
Check out the band buzz photo gallery!
https://www.clhsband.org/photo-gallery.html
On a side note, we received word that three students of the Clear Lake High Band program participated and competed in Drum Corps International over the summer for the Blue Devils and the Blue Stars.
Left to right:
Caleb Shurtz class of ‘22
Bryan McCabe class of ‘24
Jay Morris class of ‘21
Buzz Contributions
If you would like to contribute to the Band Buzz, please contact the appropriate committee or board member. They can send fully edited information to the following e-mail address: VP@clhsband.org . The deadline for submissions is midnight each Wednesday night.
Thank you,
Christopher Hare
2nd VP, Communications