Week 33 – 4/29/24 - 5/5/24 – Leadership Meeting (’24-’25), in class auditions, M.S. auditions, Concert Band Rehearsal, Percussion/Guard Experience Camps, Willie’s Restaurant Day!, Drumline Auditions, Jazz Auditions, HEB Card Money Drop Off, Wind Ensemble at Round Top
Wow! What a fun Fiesta Week! We all enjoyed the events and the program ended up 1st Place at Battle of Flowers Band Festival and 1st Place Band in the Battle of Flowers Parade! Congratulations! What a fun way to end the week! There will be a ’24-’25 leadership meeting this Monday morning at 8am. We will meet in the O.R. We will be starting our auditions for the 2024-2025 school year this week in class as well as after school for middle schoolers and jazz students. Also, the Wind Ensemble is headed to Round Top, Texas to record for Honor Band. Details are below. We will also have our monthly fundraiser of HEB Card money drop off!
Ms. Stevenson was nominated for The Manilow Music Project. This project recognizes music educators and the top voted San Antonio Band Director will receive thousands of dollars for the band program. PLEASE follow the link and VOTE EVERY DAY (it takes a couple of seconds) until June 15th! Let’s win this Charger Band!
https://tradablebits.com/tb_app/501311
Here is the plan for the week:
Monday – Leadership Meeting, In Class Auditions, BMS Auditions
8:00am – 2024-2025 Leadership Meeting in the O.R.
1st Period – Jazz Ensemble/ Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
3rd Period – Colorguard/Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble
6th Period – Symphonic Band
7th Period – Concert Band
8th Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4:30pm – 6:00pm – Bradley Middle School Auditions
TUESDAY – In Class Auditions, Guard Experience Camp, Concert Band Rehearsal, Ike Band Auditions
1st Period – Jazz Ensemble/ Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
3rd Period – Colorguard/Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble
6th Period – Symphonic Band
7th Period – Concert Band
8th Period – Instrumental Ensemble
2:15pm – 3:15pm – Concert Band Rehearsal w/ Percussion
4:00pm – 6:00pm - Eisenhower MS Auditions
4:45pm – 6:45pm – Colorguard Experience Camp
WEDNESDAY – In Class Auditions, Percussion Experience Camp, JMS Auditions
1st Period – Jazz Ensemble/ Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
3rd Period – Colorguard/Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble
6th Period – Symphonic Band
7th Period – Concert Band
8th Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4:30pm – 6:00pm – Jackson MS Auditions
4:30pm – 6:30pm – Percussion Experience Camp
4:45pm – 6:45pm – Guard Experience Camp
THURSDAY – HEB Card Money Drop Off, Willie’s Restaurant Day!, Middle School Make Up Auditions
1st Period – Jazz Ensemble/ Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
3rd Period – Colorguard/Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble
6th Period – Symphonic Band
7th Period – Concert Band
8th Period – Instrumental Ensemble
All Day – Go to Willie’s Off San Pedro – tell ‘em you're with the band!
4:30pm – 6:00pm – Middle School Make Up Auditions
FRIDAY – Drumline Auditions, Jazz Auditions
1st Period – Jazz Ensemble/ Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
3rd Period – Colorguard/Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble
6th Period – Symphonic Band
7th Period – Concert Band
8th Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4:30pm – 6:00pm – Jazz Auditions
SATURDAY – Wind Ensemble at Round Top (friends/family welcome)
7:30am - Band Hall opens
8:00am - Call time/Load (arrive having eaten breakfast and in concert black)
8:30am - Depart(bring snacks and sack lunch for bus ride)
11:45am – Arrive at Round Top Concert Hall
248 Jaster Rd, Round Top, TX 78954
12:30pm - 2:00pm - Performance time slot (warm-up, performance and clinic)
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Load, dress out
3:00pm - Depart for local stop for sightseeing/lunch then to CHS
***STUDENTS: Great job with Fiesta! This week is about prep for next year, experience camps as well as a major performance for Wind Ensemble. Leadership will start with a meeting on Monday and if anyone can help with middle school auditions this week, please do. Make sure to have work turned in for teachers classes.
***PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Thank you for your support with Fiesta this week. It was a lot of fun! We have volunteers with the golf cart, running water to kids, chaperoning, decorating, etc. Thank you!
Please vote everyday for the Manilow Project so we can get our students some funding! https://tradablebits.com/tb_app/501311
If you are still not on Cuttime, which means you are not receiving emails (after you have checked your spam folder), please have your child create their account on Cuttime and then you can follow that to build your relationship to your child on their account. You can do that on the homepage of www.cuttime.net Please see Band App and Calendar for more info. Please start using the google calendar for up to date Charger Band happenings. You can sync the calendar to your smart phone by clicking the +google button at the bottom right of the calendar at www.wcchargerband.org. Thanks!
Let’s have a GREAT week!
-Ms. Stevenson
