Grapevine High School Mustang Band
Newsletter for December 7th-13th
Director's Notes
Upcoming Events
Saturday, December 7th: All-Region freshman auditions 8:30 AM at Coppell High School, All-Region phase 2 auditions 12:30 PM Coppell High School
Monday, December 9th: Masterclasses during the school day. Wind ensemble rehearsal from 4:30-7:30 PM.
Tuesday, December 10th: Wind ensemble start at 8:00 AM. Symphonic Band rehearsal after school from 4:30-6:00 PM.
Wednesday, December 11th: Wind ensemble start at 8:00 AM. Musical rehearsal 4:30-6:30 PM.
Thursday, December 12th: Wind ensemble start at 8:30 AM. Band winter concert (starts at 6:00 PM)
Friday, December 13th: Wind ensemble start at 8:30 AM. Musical rehearsal 4:30-6:30 PM
Saturday, December 14th: Band homecoming dance 7:00-9:00 PM.
Tuesday, December 17th: Jazz Band Concert (6:00 PM)
Booster Notes
Mark your calendars! Band Boosters will be hosting a make up Homecoming Dance for the band!
Join us as we celebrate:
A Winter’s Night in Paris!
Saturday, December 14th 7-9pm
Grapevine High School in Gym 1
Dress code is semi-formal (dress pants or dressy jeans with a button-up shirt, and dresses or skirts). Students are able to bring dates that do not attend GHS.
No charge for students!
SportsYou
The GHS Band has officially switched from Rooms/Thrillshare to SportsYou for communication. Please refer to the attached PDF for sign-up instructions.
Sponsorship
SPONSORSHIP PROGRESS:
If you own a business or know of one you think would be interested, please let them know the GHS HS BAND needs their support and provides wonderful marketing opportunities!
Want a flyer to help seek out SPONSORSHIPS? See the flyers below.
Questions? Please contact GHS Mustang Band Parent & Volunteer, Laurie Ackermann. I am happy to deliver flyers to you. Contact Laurie and tell her how many you want.
Sponsorship Flyer
Sponsorship Levels
PTSA
The GHS PTSA gathers all of our parent volunteer hours every month. No time is too little to submit- if you volunteered even a half hour handing out popsicles, they want to know!
This will be the same link you will submit your volunteer hours to every month (by the 10th).
Thanks for all the time you spend supporting our students! We couldn’t do it without your support!
Band Fees
The FIFTH and final installment of band fees was due on September 1st and is now past due. You can make a payment here. All band fee payments have been updated in Cut Time as of 10/12. Please login and check your Cut Time account for current fee payment status. If you have any questions, or if you see any payment data that is not accurate, please email treasurer@grapevinehsband.com.
Thanks!
Calendar
Please visit the calendar and familiarize yourself with the rehearsal schedule and event calendar for the entire school year.
Private Lessons
Lessons are available for all members of the band program. Please click here and set up lessons if you have not already.
The Grapevine High School Band has over 90% of students enrolled in private lessons. It is such an important part of our student's musical development!
Check Your CutTime Account
Students/Parents should login and double check their profile on CutTime is correct. Login assistance can be found here. CutTime has replaced Charms and is one of our primary forms of communication and it is important to have accurate information. As we graduate students into the next grade, please verify that your school and grade are correct. CutTime is not an option to make a band payment.
If you have any questions, currently are not receiving the emails from CutTime, or have trouble logging in to your account, please contact Mr. Slate (brandon.slate@gcisd.net)
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