Band Buzz: February 11, 2024

The spring trip is finally here! Make sure to get your final payments in this week and re-review the guidelines. It's going to be magical!

Congratulations to our winter guard on another beautiful performance yesterday. Keep up the good work and looking forward to contest #3.

Our theme for next year's marching band show is official! Looking forward to the students spreading their wings.

Big Thanks to the parents you help with breakfast and lunch for our UIL judges this past Saturday

Deserts and Drinks for BATL (Feb 22nd)

Bites at the Lake will need some help with desserts and serving drinks. Please see the details below.

Band/Color Guard banquet (May 10th)

Please be on the lookout for volunteer opportunities for our annual banquet this coming May. It's a great way to let our kids know we appreciate all their hard work. More info below.

This will be a busy week! Please see the schedule below. The final trip payment of $225 is due tomorrow, along with the signed rules acknowledgment page and medicine form, if applicable.

Students will perform their small ensembles at our Ensemble Recital Night Thursday. We will send out a schedule for that evening soon. Due to the quick turnaround for the Orlando trip, the ensemble recital will be from 3:00-6:00 Thursday afternoon.

Monday: Symphonic and Wind Ensemble Full Band; Orlando chaperone meeting at 6:30 PM

Tuesday: Section rehearsals as assigned

Wednesday: Concert Band Rehearsal; Full Orchestra Rehearsal

Thursday: Ensemble Recital

Friday: 3:00 AM meet time for the Orlando trip!

Let’s have a great week!

BAND GOOGLE CALENDAR: The most up to date rehearsal/performance schedule can be found on the band google calendar. You can access it via our booster website at: https://www.clhsband.org/calendar.html

Please scroll to the bottom and click on the “+googlecalendar” button to push it to your smartphone.

Come join us at the Bites at the Lake epicurean evening at CLHS commons area on Feb 22nd in conjunction with our percussion and jazz band concerts. We will have local restaurants provide tasty food samples and there will be gift cards as door prizes. It should be fun!

Tickets will be available online for $15 / person up to Feb 19th and then will cost $18 / person at the door. Kids 5 years and under are free.

Seeking volunteers to make homemade desserts and help serve lemonade, tea and water with ice.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EA9AC29A1FA7-47910063-bites

Online ordering information is the QR code.

Hello, Seniors and Senior Band and Color Guard Parents!

I am working on band gifts for the seniors and need some help with collecting pictures and information for all of our senior band and color guard students.

Please fill out the following form to submit information and photos by no later than midnight, Friday, March 1, 2024, to be sure that I have time to create and order the gifts before the Band Banquet!

https://forms.gle/SyNTj3WugdftTCnU7

Below is a link to the Fall 2023 Senior Night photos in case you want to use those pictures in the senior gift!

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Thank you,

Samantha Houston

832-407-8375

Plans are underway for our annual Band/Color Guard banquet. Thank you to those who stopped by the table at last week's concert to volunteer. There will be more slots to fill as we get closer so stay tuned!

Any questions please contact

Christine Rylant

713-705-8750

Stand by....

https://www.clhsband.org/photo-gallery.html

If you would like to contribute to the Band Buzz, please contact the appropriate committee or board member. They can send fully edited information to the following e-mail address: VP@clhsband.org . The deadline for submissions is midnight each Wednesday night.

Thank you,

Christopher Hare

2nd VP, Communications