Newman Smith High School Band

Welcome to our weekly newsletter for the Newman Smith Band Program.

This will be the hub which all weekly announcements will be posted and it will have the most accurate information for your planning purposes. (Please also refer to the online calendar as well).

We will update/post this newsletter weekly and post on Mondays!

Here's to another great year, GO TROJAN BAND!

We would like to welcome Mr. McCully to the Newman Smith Band Family! Mr. McCully is our new associate band director at Newman Smith and will be joining us for the 2019-2020 school year. Mr. McCully will be teaching the Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and will be assisting our middle schools throughout the district. Please read a little about Mr. McCully below.

Mr. McCully graduated from Canton High School in 2009. He received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA. He was most recently the Associate Director of Bands at Clyde High School since 2014 as well as the Jazz Coordinator for Region 6.

While at Clyde CISD Mr. McCully assisted with the Clyde High School Band, directed the Clyde High School Jazz Band, and directed the Clyde Junior High Symphonic Band. Under his direction the Clyde High School Marching Band was able to advance to the State Marching Contest for the first time in school history as well as many other successes. Mr. McCully was also able to develop a jazz program at Clyde from a handful of students to a fully orchestrated ensemble. Mr. McCully’s jazz band has performed at numerous jazz competitions, community functions, and had multiple students place at All-Region Jazz Tryouts.

Please help us welcome Mr. McCully to our Trojan Band family. We are really excited to have Mr. McCully on our team. If you would like to say meet Mr. McCully, he will be available to meet any student or parent on Friday, July 19, 2019 from Noon to 3pm in the Newman Smith Band hall.

Its time to begin another year in the Newman Smith Trojan Band!

Summer band will officially begin NEXT WEEK on July 25th, however our color guard, percussion, and leaders will need to report two days earlier on July 23rd and 24th from 8am to 4pm. We are going to get a head start before the rest of the band arrives on Thursday, July 25th.

Please see the summer band schedule below...

Leadership, Percussion, and Color Guard Camp

July 24 - 25

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The next set of dates and times are REQUIRED for ALL band students. This includes band, color guard, and percussion students.

Summer Band Camp

July 25th - August 6th

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday through Friday

Summer Band Evening Rehearsals

August 7th - August 16th

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Monday through Friday

Band Registration Day

Saturday, August 3rd

Times: TBD

Band Booster Breakfast

Saturday, August 10th

8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Band Pool Party

Saturday, August 17th

Times: TBD

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

August 19th, 2019

Here are the list of things you will need for summer band. It is vital that you have everything you need for rehearsal. Please look over this list and have the items before the start of summer band.

1. A completed physical (please click here for more info on physicals)

2. One Gallon Water Jug (click here for example)

3. Tennis Shoes (NO flip flops or sandals)

4. Shorts (NO Jeans or long pants)

5. Light Colored T-Shirt (NO long sleeve shirts of any kind)

6. Hat and Sunglasses (This is HIGLY recommended)

7. Sunscreen (a MUST have in the sun. You will get burned)

8. Your Instrument and music (if you need a school owned instrument and don't have one, please email Mr. Myers at myersj@cfbisd.edu. If you don't have music, we will get you some when you arrive)

9. Pencil to write with

10. Lunch (if you plan on eating here at NSHS, you will need to bring a lunch with you. Students are allowed to go off campus but MUST be back 15 minutes before the start of afternoon activities)

Now is that time when it is best to make sure you are spending some part of your day outside to begin acclimating to the Texas weather.

Staying hydrated during summer band is very important and that process starts NOW. Make sure you drink plenty of water throughout the day and the rest will take care of itself.

Some members of the band received an email two weeks ago letting them know we had not received a completed physical. If you received that email, this is a reminder that you will need to get a physical completed before July 25th. Please go to the link below for more detailed information on band physicals.

Band Physical Information

https://www.nshsband.org/band-physicals

Physicals for band are REQUIRED by UIL for all students who participate in band or color guard. We have arranged for physicals to be completed at any Care Now or Concentra Urgent Care facilities. Concentra charges $36 and Care Now charges $20 for each physical. A parent is required to be in attendance during the physical and all students MUST use the official UIL Physical form. That form can be found below.

Online UIL Physical and Medial History Form

https://www.uiltexas.org/files/athletics/forms/PrePhysForm17-18.pdf

Email Mr. Myers at myersj@cfbisd.edu if you have any questions

Our band website has new look and many new features. Please go to www.nshsband.org and check out our new band website. There you will find the band calendar, itineraries to all of our events, past shows, booster information, and much more. Please note that we just finished our website and there is still a lot of information that needs to be updated on our site. Please check back often to see the most updated info.

Over the summer the band staff has been working hard to prepare for the upcoming marching band season. We have been planning, writing, and choreographing the show. During that time, we made a decision to go a different direction with the theme and also decided to change the ending.

The overall show has stayed the same and the first three pieces that you have learned did not change. However we all felt the ending needed to be more exciting. So, to give you a little glimpse into your new ending and your new theme, we have created a little preview video for you below. The song you will hear in this video is your new closer. We hope you like the new look and feel to your show.

The Newman Smith band is proud to announce your 2019 Marching Show entitled: Ascension!

Please help us welcome our new color guard instructor, Mr. Chris Ceo. We are very excited to have Mr. Ceo with us next year. He brings A LOT of experience in the color guard world with over 20 years of experience. Please help us welcome Mr. Ceo to our staff. He will not only be working with the guard, he will also be working with us in the band during marching season. We hope you are excited. Please read a little about Mr. Ceo below

Born and raised in Los Angeles and a recent Dallas transplant Chris is the new Director of Colorguard at Newman Smith High School. Chris fell in love with colorguard while playing the Clarinet in his high school marching band. Chris performed with the Black Knights Independent A and Open Winterguards from 2001-2004. After taking a few years off from performing to focus on instructing and his career in the Medical Field, he returned as a performer with Diamante World in 2012. He has been teaching colorguard since 2002 and has played an integral role in the growth and success of many groups in the greater Los Angeles area. Starting his teaching career at La Canada High school in 2002, Chris went on to teach at West Ranch HS, Highland HS and his alma matter, Canyon HS. Throughout his years teaching, Chris has developed a deep appreciation for overall show design and has assisted in the success, not only of the colorguards, but of the Marching band programs as well. He has also had the privilege of working with his good friends Mario and Brandi Ramirez at Ayala High School, the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps, and Diamante Independent World colorguard.

When Mr. Ceo isn't teaching or working, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, going to the beach, amusement parks, catching up on Netflix, and supporting his former students at Drum Corps or Winterguard shows. New to Dallas, he also loves to explore new restaurants and fun things to do with his partner in their new home town.

Chris is very excited to begin this new chapter in his life and to be working with Newman Smith High School Colorguard.

Please join us on our new Twitter page!

https://twitter.com/NewmanSmithBand

(We will be updating this section beginning on July 22nd, 2019)

(We will be updating this section beginning on July 22nd, 2019)

Email: myersj@cfbisd.edu
Website: www.nshsband.org
Location: 2335 N Josey Ln, Carrollton, TX, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2034927713476955/
Twitter: @NewmanSmithBand