Grapevine High School Mustang Band

What: Our biggest fundraiser of the year! This fundraiser is mandatory, everyone must participate!

Who: Everyone in the Mustang Band!

When: Tuesday, February 11th 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Where: GHS SAC

This week every student in Mustang Band must gather 20 contacts and save them in their phone. You will ask these contacts for donations to the Mustang Band Booster Club. Our fundraising activities account for more than 65% of our total revenue and allows us to finish the year in style!

Students will bring 20 contacts saved in their phone to the kickoff event after school on Tuesday, February 11th. Students will send messages and call their contacts at the live event to collect donations. Every student has a fundraising goal of $500! This event will last around an hour and students will be dismissed at the end of the event.

Saturday, February 1st:

Sweeney Todd show #3 @ 7:00 PM

Winterguard Competition @ Little Elm (Additional information and itinerary found here.)

Sunday, February 2nd:

Sweeney Todd final show @ 2:00 PM

Monday, February 3rd:

-Ireland Parade Rehearsal 8:00-8:30 AM

-Winter guard rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM.

-Wind ensemble clinic with Mr. Alvarado 4:30-7:30 PM

Tuesday, February 4th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM

Wednesday, February 5th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM,

-Winter Guard rehearsal 5:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, February 6th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Honors band clinic with Mr. Alvarado until 4:30 PM

Friday, February 7th:

-Wind ensemble rehearsal starts at 7:45 AM

-Spring Pep Rally meet at 8:30. Students will wear their blue band shirts and use their concert instruments

-Honors band rehearsal until 4:30 PM

Saturday, February 8th:

-Percussion ensemble festival (Additional communication will come from Mr. Hinz)

Come out and support our outstanding musicians who are playing in the pit orchestra for the GHS production of Sweeney Todd!

There is a mandatory parent meeting for the Ireland trip on Thursday, February 27th from 6:00-7:00 PM. The meeting will take place in the Library. See you there!

If students need replacement marching shoes or gloves for the Ireland trip they can be ordered here through this link. https://my.cheddarup.com/c/ireland-marching-supplies/items?cart

Both of our Jazz Bands will be performing at the TCU Jazz festival on Saturday, March 1st! Additional details will be sent out as the date gets closer.

The wind ensemble has been invited to perform at the prestigious Allen Pre-UIL Invitational festival! A tentative itinerary is attached here.

In addition to our main SportsYou group, each class will have their own specific SportsYou group for class specific information. The codes to join are listed below.

Wind Ensemble: YY7U-CXDM

Honors Band: MLUX-VA3N

Symphonic Band: 3H77-DVP6

Leadership team, we will have our next meeting on Monday, February 3rd at 4:10 PM. The meeting will be held in Mr. Rees' office.

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.

fundraising@grapevinehsband.com

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!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv6e9BYL1az9jIi16KuZ3LYnC3uJjvfdOgQ__bvEsjvM2DRg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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.

Please visit the calendar and familiarize yourself with the rehearsal schedule and event calendar for the entire school year.

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!

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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