This is a VERY important newsletter. Please read ALL of it and add dates to your calendars ASAP. We hope you have a great summer and are excited to see everyone very soon!

- CHHS Band Directors

Monday, May 26

• GCISD Closed

Tuesday, May 27

• Percussion/ Guard Camp 8am - 4pm

Wednesday, May 28

• Percussion/ Guard Camp 8am - 4pm

Thursday, May 29

• Percussion/ Guard Camp 8am - 4pm

Friday, May 30

• Percussion/ Guard Camp 8am - 4pm
• Leadership Camp (LEADERSHIP TEAM ONLY) - Itinerary

Saturday, May 31

• Leadership Camp (LEADERSHIP TEAM ONLY) - Itinerary

Tuesday, June 3

• Winds - 9am-12pm
• Front Ensemble - 8am - 10am
• Battery Sectional times communicated separately

Tuesday, June 10

• Winds - 9am-12pm
• Front Ensemble - 8am - 10am
• Battery Sectional times communicated separately

Tuesday, June 17

• Winds - 9am-12pm

• Front Ensemble - 8am - 10am
• Battery Sectional times communicated separately

Tuesday, June 24

• Winds - 9am-12pm
• Front Ensemble - 8am - 10am
• Battery Sectional times communicated separately

Tuesday, July 15

• Winds - 9am-12pm
• Front Ensemble - 8am - 10am
• Battery Sectional times communicated separately

All events this summer will be at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. For pick up/drop off please use the parking lot by the tennis courts, behind the school.

May 27-30 - Percussion and Guard Camp

May 30-31 - Leadership Camp

Summer Sectional Dates:

June 3, 10, 17, 24

July 15

Summer Sectionals, 9:00am - 12:00 noon - Tuesdays - All students are expected to attend and participate in weekly sectionals. If a student is in town, and not on vacation, they should attend sectionals. Work, appointments, babysitting, etc are not reasons to miss summer sectionals.

• Athletic clothing
• Shorts/ t-shirts/ breathable material
• Athletic shoes
• Hat
• Sunglasses

Bring:

• FULL WATER JUG
• Instrument
• Music
• Flip Folder
• Pencil
• Sunscreen
• Lunch (or lunch money if you plan on leaving campus to eat)
• Snacks

ALL WIND PLAYERS (Woodwind and Brass) need a flip folder:

• Option
• Option
• FLUTE FLIP FOLDER!

You must purchase your own. This is a required material

Some instruments are encouraged to use lyres:

• Flute (same as above)
• Clarinet
• Saxophone

Not required

All music:

Show music

Stand/ Pantera tunes/ Warmups

Alma Mater and SSB

We are getting the instruments sent to a repair shop this summer for cleaning and maintenance. If a student plays the french horn, euphonium, or tuba they will be affected by this and will get instruments sometime over the summer once the instruments return from the repair shop. We will reach out to students/parents individually to set up times to distribute instruments. For now, all they need to know is to be patient. Their student will have an instrument as soon as possible.

• Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, and Bass Clarinet Students have already received their marching instruments.

Woodwind Instrument info - rent a marching instrument. Do not buy cheap instruments. Mendini instruments are not approved.

For WW rentals the safest bet is Yamaha or Buffet. Models that are acceptable are the following:

• Flute: Yamaha YFL262
• Clarinet: Buffet E11 or Yamaha YCL255
• Alto Saxophone: Yamaha YAS200AD or Selmer SAS411
• Great companies to rent from are Bell's Music, and Music & Arts

Housekeeping - We are guests at HMS. Please be sure to be respectful to anyone you may encounter in the building. HMS and CHHS administration will be in the building all summer along with many other activities. Be sure to "keep a clean house." Always keep your items and belongs neatly with your section.

• May 27 - 30 - Percussion and Guard Camp
• May 30 - 31 - Leadership Camp
• Summer Sectionals
• July 21 - 25 Percussion, Guard, and Leadership Camp
• July 24 - FULL SUMMER BAND STARTS - ALL STUDENTS

Being present is one of our core values! If you are ever going to be absent or tardy, please fill out our attendance form and email the band directors!

As always, please utilize the band website and calendar so that you are aware of all of our band activities! Review the band calendar regularly and stay on top of our dates!

Band News - Please be sure to read our weekly newsletters. There will not be many newsletters until around when summer band starts, but they are all housed on the website for your convenience.

If you used ANY of the school concert attire (dress, slacks, jacket, bowtie, cummerbund), it needs to be returned to Ms. Beer, DRY CLEANED and still in the plastic.

If you are a senior or not playing at graduation: it is now late. Return to Ms. Beer as soon as possible.

If you are playing in graduation: return to Ms. Beer by Tuesday, June 3 at the latest

EVERY STUDENT needs an updated physical to participate in marching band. Please turn these in to Ms. Beer in person or via email (karson.beer@gcisd.net) BEFORE July camp!

All volunteers are required to complete a background check each school year

Click here to complete the background check form