Grapevine High School Mustang Band

Monday: Stadium rehearsal 5:30-8:30 PM. Students MUST wear a white shirt (logos on the shirt are okay), black shorts, and their marching shoes.

Tuesday: No Rehearsal

Wednesday: Rehearsal from 6:30-8:20 AM

• Area Jazz Auditions @ Carroll Senior High (Students involved in this event have received information from Mr. Slate)

Thursday: Rehearsal from 6:30-8:20 AM

Friday: Rehearsal from 7:00-8:20 AM

No Football Game this week

Saturday: Bands of America Prosper. Students will wear their competition uniform.

The schedule for Bands of America Prosper is linked here. A more detailed itinerary is available here.

Reminder that students will go outside during their band classes and should dress accordingly.

Wednesday, October 16th: GHS Homecoming Parade. A more detailed plan will be sent out next week. Use the attached map for logistics and parking.

The schedule for Bands of America Waco is linked here. A tentative and more detailed itinerary for the homecoming game vs. The Colony and the trip to Waco is available here.

Sign-ups for the Ireland trip are now closed. If you are traveling with us to Ireland be sure to double check your passport! It can take weeks or months to have one made or to have one renewed!

By this point all members should have parts 1 and 2 passed-off and be working towards passing off part 3 for a director. Music pass-offs started on the first day of summer band. The Fight Song, Alma Mater, National Anthem, and Fillie Entry will also be passed off from memory. These assignments are grades and are being entered into Skyward. Students are allowed to re-attempt pass-offs for a director for full credit. If you are looking for music click here

Access your instruments All-Region music here. This music will be used to audition for the Region 31 High School all-region bands. It will also be used as your Spring band placement and your Fall semester exam.

Freshman cuts for the All-Region are available here. These 9th grade cuts are also used for determining GHS spring band placements. Auditions will be held towards the end of the fall semester. Happy practicing! 😁

Leadership team, we will have our next meeting Tuesday, October 8that 4:10 PM. The meeting will be held in Mr. Rees' office.

The photos that were captured of the band during picture day are ready to be viewed and ordered!

TSS Photography offers a wide array of photo packages and photo items (like those fun photo pins, and necklace charms!).

Here is the link to order those fantastic pictures of your band member!

Concession Volunteer Opportunities Available

Mustang Band families run the concession stands during all Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity home games. It takes many volunteers to make sure we are covering all the shifts available to us in order to maximize this revenue opportunity. Volunteering in the concession stand is a great way for band families to get involved and meet new friends and is the biggest fundraiser for the band. Please remember we are asking all families to cover at least FOUR shifts this year.

Please use the SignUpGenius links below to choose your volunteer opportunities.

Freshman/JV Concession Stand Sign Up Genius

Varsity Concession Stand Sign Up Genius

We look forward to seeing you in the concession stand, serving with you and contributing to our GHS Band’s success this year!

It’s time for our annual GHS Band Tamale Fundraiser! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for our program with this fundraiser. Tamales are sold by the dozen and the cost per dozen is $17. GHS Band receives a percentage of each dozen sold that goes directly to our band program! Each student is required to sell 20 dozen tamales. There is a buy out option below if you’d prefer to buy out of the fundraiser.

Tamale orders are due Oct 17. Tamales will be delivered to school on Wednesday, November 13th just in time for Thanksgiving. (Side note for our new band families: Tamales come frozen and so can be used past Thanksgiving into December, New Year, etc).

Parents/Students will pick up their tamale orders between 4:15-6:00 pm at the Band Hall on November 13th. Orders come frozen, and you will distribute what you sold directly to your buyers. You can collect cash, checks made out to GHS Band, or have your friends/family pay you directly via your favorite method of payment (Zelle, Venmo, Paypal are great options for you to collect payment). When you turn in your order, you can write one check to GHS Band for the full order amount,, or submit your full order using the Cheddar Up payment link below and pay online using a credit card or e-Check.

If you don’t want to sell Tamales, use the Buy-Out Option below:

https://tamalefundraiserbuyout2024.cheddarup.com

If you have friends or family that want to support our fundraising efforts, but do not want to purchase tamales, they can quickly donate using this link:

https://2024tamaledonationonly.cheddarup.com

Pay for Tamales Online:

https://2024ghsbandtamalefundraiser.cheddarup.com

Rooms for Waco weekend!

We’ll be staying at the Courtyard Marriott in Waco (linked here). It’s just about a mile from where we’ll be performing on Saturday.

This is where the band is staying, but you can always check bookings.com to see if there are other hotels that are cheaper in the area with availability if you’d prefer!

Don’t be sad about missing the Homecoming Dance! We’ll be dancing the night away instead at GHS on Saturday, December 14th from 7-9pm! So save those mums, and those cute HoCo proposals until then! More details to follow soon!

WHAT: SPIRIT NIGHT FUNDRAISER/Raising Canes

WHERE: Euless, 2901 State Hwy 121

WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 4 - 10 pm

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: show up, tell the cashier you're with the Grapevine HS Band Fundraiser (or show the flyer, attached), order some delicious Raising Canes, and sit back and help our Band raise $! For every purchase, Raising Canes will donate* to the GHS Band.

*not valid on Mobile APP, Kiosk or online orders

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT & THANK YOU TO RAISING CANES/Euless!

SPONSORSHIP PROGRESS:

THESE 4 LOCAL BUSINESSES RENEWED THEIR GHS HS BAND SPONSORSHIPS for the 2024-2025 year. Please show your support by giving them your business or recommending them.

Taco Casa of Grapevine, 525 NW Hwy. Grapevine,

Stellar Smiles Ortho 2800 William D Tate Ave Ste 100

Nerds to Go 2030 Glade Rd #264, Grapevine

Almar Jewelers, 2350 Hall - Johnson Rd # 110

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? Here it is.

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 next UIL grade check occurs on Friday, October 11th. Students must be passing all of their classes in order to be eligible to participate in outside of school marching band activities. Going ineligible will result in the inability to participate in football games, marching contests, and marching rehearsals until the student regains eligibility. Students who are ineligible as a result of this grade check must be passing ALL CLASSES in order to regain eligibility, not just the one(s) they failed.

The FIFTH and final installment of band fees was due on September 1st and is now past due. You can make a payment here.

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)

Start Raising Money NOW!

RaiseRight is a great way to raise money for your individual band account!

CLICK HERE FOR INFO

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