Grapevine High School Mustang Band

Next Week:

Monday: Stadium rehearsal 5:30-8:30 PM. Please note the earlier start time. Students MUST wear their CODDIWOMPLE SHOW SHIRT and black shorts.

Tuesday: No Rehearsal

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

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

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

Gameday! Grapevine vs. Everman (itinerary linked here)

Students will wear their School Band Uniform for this game

Saturday and Sunday: No rehearsal

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

By this point all members should have part 1 passed-off and be working towards passing off part 2 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, September 10th at 4:10 PM. The meeting will be held in Mr. Rees' office.

This is THE form for all things meals. This helps provide the band parents with information on food allergies, dietary restrictions, and food preferences. It's important that we get a form filled out for every student! Please fill out the form here.

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!

LET'S GET LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT THE GHS MUSTANG BAND. WE NEED YOUR HELP GETTING SPONSORS

We need parents, friends, and family to ask local businesses to become GHS BAND SPONSORS for 2024-25. Flyer is below with QR code that takes the business right to our payment page. We need to contact as many businesses as possible over the next couple weeks before our fall HALFTIME shows, so your help is critical.

Being a GHS BAND Sponsor has a variety of great marketing benefits specific to each sponsorship level, such as:

• businesses names announced at halftime during GHS football games
• posts on our Social Media
• 30-minute Drumline Performance at your place of business in May
• and other great marketing benefits Grapevine Colleyville businesses will appreciate, in addition to the pride that comes from supporting one of our Community's Treasures!

Our local businesses can pick the level they want, ranging from

White Level Sponsor at $250, Blue Level Sponsor at $500,

Silver Level Sponsor at $1,500, Gold Level Sponsor at $2,500, and Title Sponsor at $5,000.

Businesses can choose what they like! The important thing: to build a base of local companies that support The Grapevine HS Mustang Band.

Would you like to help? We need you on our Sponsorship Fundraising Team! We already have a list of local businesses who have indicated interest, and we would like to increase the number of business sponsors, as well. We need follow-up, stopping by the business with the flyer, and we will follow up via email and telephone with them. All you are doing is stopping by asking for businesses support or perhaps you have a company and would appreciate the marketing opportunities that come with being a sponsor. WE NEED YOU!

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. If you volunteered at all during the months of June, July, or August please submit your hours at this link by September 10th. 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

38th Annual GrapeFest - A Texas Wine Experience! presented by Bank of the West.

Here is another opportunity to earn money to pay for band fees while doing something fun and helping the city of Grapevine.

Earn $12 per hour by volunteering for the below shift on September 12 - 15th.

Link: https://grapevinecvb.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90052

Passwords: not case sensitive

Adults: GHSadult

Students: GHSstudent

Note: Once you enter your sign up, click on the highlighted Gate info to see shifts by date.

When you sign up for a shift you will need to enter some personal information and sign a liability waiver. Please be sure to complete all fields.

Adults can sign up for student shifts but we need only adults signing up for adult shifts.

The schedule for Bands of America Bedford is linked here. Students will receive a more detailed itinerary regarding the time they need to report to GHS in the morning at a later date.

The Eagle Experience is a premium ticket offering unparalleled amenities and an unforgettable day at the Bands of America Waco Regional.

Features of the Eagle Experience:

• Indoor Suite Seating with panoramic views from the endzone

• Additional 50-yard line seating at the top of section 106

• Lunch and dinner catering

• Parking

• Relax between prelims and finals

The deadline to purchase tickets is September 28. Tickets are limited, don’t miss your chance to elevate your Bands of America weekend with the Eagle Experience!

The first UIL Eligibility grade check occurs on September 20th, 2024. 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.

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!

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! September 19th is the last day to sign-up for the trip. More detailed information about the trip can be found below.

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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