Band Buzz: September 10, 2023
Will you answer the call?
It's getting real
Volunteers Needed
Always great to see parents at away games. Hope to see more at the next one.
Prop Assembly
We could use some strong hands this Saturday 16th during the mattress fundraiser to assemble the props for the half-time show.
US Band Contest
Lots of information for students and parents in the official post below. If your student is in an organization that looks for service hours, this is a great opportunity. Band/color guard members can volunteer up until the scheduled call time.
Football Games
Please look for a separate email from the lead Chaperone Sherry Curran each week for volunteering for the football games and contests opportunities to help with our fabulous band and color guard.
General CCISD volunteer application (required of all volunteers at school events including football games and competitions):
From the Directors:
Great job last week! We added a ton of new material week and did a great job presenting it at the football game Saturday. Let’s get ready to have another productive week!
This Saturday, we will have our annual Mattress Fundraiser, where the lobby of the Clear Lake HS Performing Arts Center is turned into a mattress store for a day. Please help us get the word out and stop by if you’re in the market for a new mattress.
This Friday Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion will debut the full uniforms! Students will need to make sure they have the shakos (marching hats), hat wraps, blue uniform tops, black gloves, black bibbers, LONG BLACK SOCKS, and marching shoes. Color Guard costumes are not in yet and will be added the following week.
Wednesday we will rehearse for about 30 minutes in the blue uniform tops and marching hats with the hat wraps. Much of the choreography we are doing involves the side capes and we want to make sure that the students get a chance to get familiar with them before the halftime performance.
The props are in! We will need a lot of parent help to put them together each performance. Preferably, we would have the same crew of parents put them together when we get to a game or contest, and tear them down afterward. We have a crew of students that will load them on the white trailer for transport. We also need some help gluing the fan blades to the frames, which we are doing during the Mattress Fundraiser on September 16 from 10:00 until we are done. We will be in the band hall so it will be a climate-controlled prop party! Please consider coming and helping us out so that we can get props on the field for our first stadium rehearsal on Monday, September 18.
Students auditioning for Region Jazz will need to meet at Brazoswood HS on Saturday. Start time is 10:00 am, and it should be wrapped up no later than 2:00 pm. Good luck!
All students using a school owned instrument were given an Instrument Loan Contract to have signed and turn back in with payment. They are $75 per semester or $150 for the year. Please send those in as soon as possible.
Monday, September 11
3:30-6:00 Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Tuesday, September 12
3:30-6:00 Color Guard
Wednesday, September 13
3:30-6:00 Full Band (Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion need blue uniform tops, shakos and hat wraps)
Thursday, September 14
3:30-6:00 Full Band
Friday, September 15
3:00 Run through on the turf field in gray game shirts and shorts and marching shoes
3:45 Loading crew loads instruments
4:00 Eat game meal in the cafeteria/Change into full uniform for inspection
5:00 Inspection in the band hall
5:15 Depart for Channelview Stadium
7:00 Kickoff
~8:15 Halftime performance
~11:00 Return to CLHS
Saturday, September 16
10:00-5:00 Mattress Fundraiser (In the lobby of the PAC)
10:00 Prop Crew working on props (In Band Hall)
10:00 Region Jazz Auditions (Brazoswood HS)
Orlando Trip
As a reminder, this year’s spring trip will be to Orlando, Florida! We will spend 5 days in the Disney and Universal Parks, as well as experience a recording studio session with a real Disney musician. Please read the trip letter for more information on this exciting opportunity! Students and parents wanting to go on this trip need to turn in the letter of intent and first payment by September 22, 2023.
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.
Marching Uniform Care
Now that we will be wearing full uniforms at each game and contest, we want to let everyone know how to properly care for the uniforms so they stay looking great for all the upcoming performances.
Both the bibbers and long-sleeve tops are machine washable - wash in cold water with regular detergent (no bleach), tumble dry on low heat, remove promptly after drying and hang back up.
The uniforms should be washed after each performance, or set of performances (i.e., Friday night game followed by Saturday contest). On the weeks we have a back-to-back game and contest, the bibbers and top should be hung up in a well-ventilated area after the game on Friday night to dry out before the contest on Saturday. Also, after each performance, the shako box should be left open a few hours to air out.
Football: Clear Lake VS Channelview Sept 15
When: Friday, September 15th, 2023 7pm kickoff
Where: Ray Maddry Stadium (828 Sheldon Rd, Channelview, TX 77530)
Who: All band and color guardAnother away game. For tickets, scan the QR code below or check the Channelview Falcon site for updates. No tickets were posted when this newsletter was sent out. Everyone should assume there will be a clear bag policy.
URL Link for Channelview Falcon football:
Be on the lookout for volunteer opportunities!
Annual Mattress Fundraiser is here!
When: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 10am-5pm
Where: Clear Lake High School
Who: All band and color guardContinue to share the Facebook page and invite as many people as possible. 2500 likes/invites/shares = $250 bonus to your group.
FB Event Page Link: https://fb.me/e/KfAJAmjq
Don't forget about the surveys! Just takes 5 minutes to send out links again.
Goal: 500 Surveys Completed, 50 mattresses sold
*An important note about our Mattress Fundraiser this year*
People ARE BUYING MATTRESSES in record retail numbers!
People will support our program if they know we are having this fundraiser - we need your help to spread the word! We are asking each family to please find 1-3 customers to help us meet our goal!
Watch this video about how mattress fundraisers work
Share out the Mattress Fundraiser Survey Link
Continue to forward the Mattress Fundraiser Survey link that you received from your student to your extended network. This will help our program gauge the community's needs and interest for the fundraiser. Even if the people you send it to do not need a mattress, they can help us spread the word and build awareness within the community about our event.
25 completed surveys will count as the first mattress sale for the student and earn them $25
Marketing Material
- Distribute 10+ flyers to friends/family, fire and police departments, hotels, bed and breakfasts, retirement homes, etc. (places that may need mattresses)
- Hang marketing material around town
- Gas stations, coffee shops, and chiropractic/doctor offices, grocery stores, places of worship, local businesses, parents' work, and community cork boards
- Yellow Signs - put up in your front yard as a reminder to talk to your friends and family about the fundraiser
- Email the flyer from the band buzz notice to your friends/family/other contacts
Pre-Sales/Post-Sales
Please have customers contact CFS directly at ben.marsh@cfsbeds.com or 832/736-1815 to set up a phone consultation if they are unable to support the fundraiser in person - WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP! :)
US Bands Contest Update
When: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 All Day
Where: Challenger Columbia Stadium
Who: All family membersA big shout out and thank you to the following parents who have agreed to be leads for our areas of volunteering.
Check-in Table- Heather Shaw
Warm-up Area monitors – Kate Newmyer and Heather Hair
Ticket seller/scanner- Kathryn Tijerina
Ushers – Jana Paul
Truck/ equipment parking- Larry Kamrud and Eric McCabe
Shout out Seller- Joy King
Hospitality- Teresa Shurtz and Bobbi Better
I still need leads for Bus parking, Setup, and Clean-up. If you are interested, please Email me at Samozbo@aol.com.
If you are not interested in being a lead, don’t worry. I have many 2-hour shifts throughout the day that you can help in starting at 7:30am when the gates open until 10pm when the gates close. Please use the following link to signup and help the band raise money to help cover the cost of the marching show and to make this event a success -https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4AA5A92F4-adult1
Students who need volunteer hours can also sign up to help out until their 1pm call at this link -https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4AA5A92F4-teen1
We need everyones help and support on September 30th !
Thank you
Sam Draper
Check out the band buzz photo gallery!
Buzz Contributions
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