Band Buzz: August 13, 2023

Everyone had a blast at Rock-A-Thon. Now it's time to see what the band's been working on before the school year and football season officially start. Make sure you've got everything you need by reading all the info we have.

Thank you to everyone who helped make Rock-A-Thon such a great time for our kids.

General CCISD volunteer application (required of all volunteers at school events including football games and competitions):

https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NTU4NTplbi1VUw==

Uniform Distribution (Aug 14th-17th) Organizer: Erin Harris

Marching Uniforms will be distributed August 14-17 (Monday-Thursday) from 4:00-5:30. We need 5 volunteers to help each day (volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:45). On Monday, we will start with the smaller/taller students and Seniors first. Then we will work through Juniors, Sophomores and Freshman until everyone has a uniform assigned to them.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C45ACAA23A0F58-marching

On these afternoons, we will be handing out different sizes of the marching bibbers (the overalls) and shakos (the hats) to the kids for them to try on. Once they find a bibber that fits, we will help them adjust the pant length. Don’t worry, this DOES NOT involve any sewing - the pant lengths are self-adjusting using snaps on the inside bottom of the pant legs. After the pant lengths have been adjusted, we will need to iron the bottom edge to set the hem. Again, don’t worry - the pant material is easy to work with and the bottom edge will be easy to set with a quick press. We will likely be through with handing out the bibbers to all the grade levels by Wednesday, and Thursday afternoon will probably just be for ironing, so anyone volunteering on Thursday will need to bring an iron. After the bibbers are all assigned and pressed, the students will take them home to keep for the duration of marching season. Washing instructions will be provided later so the students can wash their uniforms at home.

Marching uniform distribution is not as complicated as it sounds, but it does require several volunteers each day, so if you can help please let me know. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

Erin Harris

Uniform Chair

ekharris000@gmail.com

832-722-8899

Demo Night BBQ (Aug 18th) Organizer: Teresa Shurtz

We still have many slots for helpers and desserts for our BBQ dinner for demo night.

BBQ Volunteer Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA4AC23AAFB6-band1

BBQ Dessert Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA4AC23AAFB6-clhs1

Week 3 of summer band moves to 4-8 pm each day. On Friday, we welcome all family members to the Clear Lake HS turf field for our marching band demo at 6:30 pm. We hope you can be there to see what these amazing students have been working on for three weeks!

Mon-Thurs rehearsals will be 4-8 pm. We will start inside and transition to outside around 5:30 each day.

Friday we will start at 4:00 pm inside and transition to the turf field around 5:30 to prepare for the marching demo. Students need to be in full heat uniform (blue cap, gray game shirt, blue shorts, black marching shoes and low-cut black socks). Color Guard will need to have the red game shirt, black shorts, and tennis shoes.

-We will pull students out by classification to get fitted for uniform bibbers and shakos (marching hats). Students will take these home once they have been pressed, and will need to hang them up until we transition from the heat uniform to the full marching uniforms.

- Wear athletic shorts, a white t-shirt for winds and percussion, a red t-shirt for color guard, sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, and proper tennis shoes!

- Bring your WATER JUG, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, instrument, mouthpiece, reeds, and music.

-There will be no dinner break this week, so please eat something before you come!

- DRINK LOTS OF WATER PRIOR to the start of each day

A Look Ahead:

Augst 25 First football game and halftime performance at Challenger Columbia Stadium!

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.

Band fees are now past due and if you have not ordered equipment, now is the time! We have very limited supply and sizes in stock, so please make sure you have, or have ordered, all of this equipment. Students will not be allowed to go to the first football game without the proper equipment.

Both Part 1 and Part 2 need to be paid by all marching band and color guard students.

Other activity students need to pay under Part 2.

Part 1 - Marching Band (gloves, shoes, etc)

Band online store will close Monday at midnight! All marching band members need one of each of everything except the garment bag. Color guard members need one of

https://stores.inksoft.com/falcon_band_Equipment_Store

Color guard online store will close early Monday morning! Color guard members need one of each except sabre and rifle.

https://www.t-shirttrends.com/clhs_color_guard/shop/home

Part 2 (uniform, activity fee, contest meals)

Band fees are now past due!

https://form.jotform.com/231334687827162

Order optional Game Meals by August 22 (select 'Meals Only' on the first page)

https://form.jotform.com/231334687827162

Game meals provide dinner for students before football games. If you do not order Game Meals then you will need to provide dinner for your student.

Payment questions: jcktx@yahoo.com

Financial Aid: jpearce@ccisd.net

When: Friday, August 18th, 2023 6:30pm-8pm

Where:

- Demo: Practice field at Krueger Field

- Dinner: Clear Lake High School Commons after demo (approx. 7:15pm)

Who: All family members

Please come join us August 18th and let’s reconnect as a band family! Come see what your student has learned so far at Summer Band Camp, get a sneak peek at our Fall marching show and the opportunity to ‘march’ with your student.. The demo will be held at Krueger Field starting at 6:30 pm. Please wear comfortable clothes for the warm weather.

Then come into the cool, air conditioned Lake High School Commons to mingle and meet your fellow band families. We'll also have the following:

-Place an order for from Falcon Band Spirit Wear

-Personalized yard signs or car decals will be available for pick-up (sample pics below)

-Mums for band moms will be delivered

Please help us make this a success by donating dessert and/or volunteering for the dinner.

BBQ Volunteer Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA4AC23AAFB6-band1

BBQ Dessert Sign Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA4AC23AAFB6-clhs1

Summer Band BBQ Chair, Teresa Shurtz

713-870-2198

shurtzfamily@gmail.com

When: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 All Day

Where: Challenger Columbia Stadium

Who: All family members

Leave your calendar open and be on the lookout for info and volunteer opportunities for the US Bands Contest. Clear Lake High School is hosting and we'll need all kinds of help throughout the day to make sure things run smooth.

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