Jenkins County 

2024-2025

War Eagle Winds

Marching Band

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Oglesby, Savannah Manager

Oakes, Bella Donna Manager 

Lewis, Sophia** Flute 1 Drum Major/Web Master/Uniform Crew

Barden, Elizabeth Flute 2

De La Cruz, Camile Flute 3 

Stalnaker, Ari Clarinet 1 Section Leader 

Wallace, Emma Clarinet 2

Oglesby, Keandre* Horn 1

Thigpen, Zander** Bass Guitar 1 Drum Major

Guzman, Angel* Trumpet 3 

De La Cruz, Diego** Trumpet 4

Smith, Makei* Trombone 1 Section Leader

White, Grayson* Trombone 3 

Hearn, Rose* Euphonium 1 Low Brass Captain

Harrelson, Caden* Tuba 1

Smith, Kristopher Tuba 3

Cooper, Pace** Percussion 2 Section Leader-Battery 

Zavala-Reyes, Julio* Percussion 3 Section Leader-Auxiliary 

Lambert, David** Percussion 4 Bass Quads

Guzman, Alysa Percussion 5 Bass Guitar /Keys/Percussion

Newton, Micae'la Percussion 6 Mallets

* Auditioned for GMEA District 1 Honor Band

* GMEA District 1 Honor Jazz Band 

** Auditioned and Qualified GMEA District 1 Honor Band

*** Auditioned and Qualified for GMEA District 1 Honor Band and qualified to compete at State Level

 2nd Semester!! 

Jan. 8. Wed. Students return! 

Jan. 14. Tue. Parade Practice after school - 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Jan. 16. Thurs. Parade Practice after school - 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Jan. 18. Sat. CANCELLED - MLK Parade is CANCELLED.  All band functions are cancelled for this Saturday.

Jan. 20. Mon. MLK Holiday

Jan. 24. Fri. Jazz Combo Practice 

Jan. 25. Sat. Musical Support for Scholarship Ceremony - H.S. Jazz Band

1:00 - Report to band room for practice.  Wear or bring All Black.

3:30 - Head to job site.  Spike the set.

4:15 - Sound Check / Rehearsal / Snack

5:45 - Begin Pre-Ceremonial Music

6:00 - Program Begins

6:20 - Begin Dinner Music

7:20 - Dinner for the Band (pizza?)

8:00 - Post-Ceremonial Music

8:10 - Strike the set & Load eqt.

8:30 - Back at JCHS.  Dismiss

THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK, JAZZ BAND!!!

Feb. 6-8 GMEA District 1 Honor Band Event - Statesboro 1ST Baptist and PAC at GSU.

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Feb. 17-21. Winter Break

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Feb. 25. Tue. 7th & 8th Grade After-School 3-5:30

Feb. 27. Thu. 7th & 8th Grade After-School 3-5:30

Mar. 4. Tue. 7th & 8th Grade After-School 3-3:30

Mar. 6. Thu. High School Band only - Band Festival - GSU, Statesboro - 8:00 AM - TBD

Mar. 10. Mon. 7th & 8th Grade After-School 3:5:30

Mar. 11. Tue. 7th & 8th Grade CONCERT BAND EVALUATION STATESBORO - 7TH & 8TH GRADE BAND!  8AM-TBD

Mar. 24-28 (no Wed.) 2025-2026 Marching Band Auditions - 3:00 - 5:30 PM

Mar. 31-Apr. 3 (no Wed.) 2025-2026 Marching Band Auditions - 3:00 - 5:30 PM

Apr. 4. Fri Early Release

-Competition Season 2023:

South East Bulloch Band Blast Straight Superiors!

The Gathering - Douglasville Superior Band!  5th Place Band Overall out of 16.  2nd Place Band Single A.  Color Guard Excellent

Sout East GA Championships Superior Band!! 8th Place Band Overall out of 16.  2nd Place Band Single A.  Color Guard Excellent.

Concert Season 2024:

Region 3A Concert Band Competition - Region Champions!  Thanks to Portal's Director John Gleisner for creating and running the competition!

GMEA Concert Band Festival - Straight Excellent Ratings with level III / IV music!

This Band Continues to Prove It's Fortitude, Strength, and Class!

11 Camarion Mozee** Alto Sax DRUM MAJOR

11 Deondra King Trumpet DRUM MAJOR

11     Breon Williams** Tenor Sax CAPTAIN

12 Amara Odom Alto Sax WOODWIND PLATOON LEADER

10 Zander Thigpen Trumpet Acting Brass Platoon Leader/Section Ldr.

12 Morgan Burke*** Mall/Set PERC PLATOON LDR

10 Sophia Lewis** Flute SECTION LEADER/Librarian Chief/electronics

11 Nikeya Smith** Alto Sax

11 Jammy Williams** Bari Sax

9 Keandre Oglesby Horn

8 Angel Guzman-Rangel Trumpet

8 Diego De La Cruz Trumpet

8 Rafael Rodriguez Trombone

8 Makei Smith Trombone

8 Tylen Sikes Trombone

12 Tytanna Cobb Baritone

9 Tydrick Wilkerson** Baritone

9 Rose Hearn Baritone

9 Caden Harrelson* Contra SECTION LEADER

8 Jace Line Sousaphone

12 Jalen Lewis Bass Rack SECTION LEADER Stands - Quads

11 Kaylee Hudson Mallets SECTION LEADER Stands - BD

9 Julio Zavala* Snare/Keys Stands - Snare

10 Edgar Gonzales Tight End Football

10 Pacer Cooper Quads/Keys Stands - Quads

9 David Hernandez Bells/Aux Stands - Bass Drum

9 David Lambert Rack/Aux Stands - Cymbals

6 Leia Russell Color Guard

11 Riley Dority Singer

11 Jayla Martin Color Guard

11 Karlee Hudson Color Guard

11 Elizabeth Wonderful Manager

Jul. 15. Mon. Leaders only 10AM - 1PM 

Jul. 16-18. T.-W. (BC) - ALL SHOW UP 9AM - 1PM 

Jul. 19-21. !!NO BAND!! ------------------

Jul. 22-27. M.-SA. (BC) FULL BAND CAMP!! 8AM-5:30PM

Jul. 29. M. (BC) FULL BAND CAMP  3PM-5:30PM

Jul. 30. T. Open House 3:00 to 3:45

Jul. 30. T. (BC) FULL BAND CAMP!! 3:45 - 5:30

Jul. 31. W. OFF

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Aug. 1. Thu. First Day Of School 3-5:30

Aug. 2. Fri. Marching Band Practice 3-5:30 (We will not travel to the scrimmage game)

Aug. 3. Sat. GET Your Personal Things Done!

Aug. 5-8 Marching Band Practice 3-5:30 except Mondays and Wednesdays

Aug. 9 Football Game - Scrimmage Home 3-10 PM

Aug. 16 Football Game - Glasscock Co. (AWAY)         7:30 PM

Aug. 23 Football Game - Lincoln Co. (AWAY) 7:30 PM

Aug. 30 OPEN

Sept. 6 Football Game - Portal (AWAY) 7:30 PM

Sept. 13 Football Game - ECI (HOME) 7:30 PM

Sept. 20 Football Game - Claxton (AWAY) 7:30 PM

Sept. 21 COMPETITION - Practice 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Sept. 27 Football Game - Screven Co. (HOME) 7:30 PM

Sept. 28 COMPETITION - "Band Blast!".  South East Bulloch, Brooklet, GA

Oct. 4 Football Game - McIntosh Aca. (AWAY)     7:30 PM

Oct. 5 COMPETITION - "Coastal Empire Classic" Springfield, GA AND FAIR ON THE SQUARE PARADE!!!

Oct. 7-11 Fall Break - No Practices. 

Oct. 11 OPEN - No Game, No Practice.

Oct. 12 No competition.  Schedule personal things.

Oct. 18 Football Game - Bryan Co. (HOME) (H.C.) 7:30 PM

Oct. 19 No Competiton.  Schedule personal things.

Oct. 25 Football Game - Metter (AWAY) 7:30 PM

Oct. 26 COMPETITION - "East Georgia Marching Championships" - Statesboro, GA

Nov. 1 Football Game - Savannah (HOME) (S.N.) 7:30 PM 

Nov. 2 COMPETITION - "Little Town Big Sound" - Claxton, GA

Nov. 8   Football Game - Screven County (HOME)

Nov. 11   Veterans Day Program! - 2:00 PM

Nov. 15   Football Playoff - Round 1 - (HOME)

Nov. 22         Football Playoff - Round 2 - MACON COUNTY

Nov. 29 Football Playoff - Round 3 - BROOKS COUNTY

Dec. 1 CHRISTMAS IN MILLEN!!! 1PM to 5PM

Dec. 14 All state auditions

Dec. 16 Christmas Concert & Art Show - (TBD)

Dec. 18 First ever bands White Elephant! - 3-4:30

After-School Marching Band practices are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.  Fridays are game days.

We will have 3 or 4 Saturday Competitions between September and November.

Jan. 13 (Sat).            Road Blast Fundraiser!  - We'll have a "Road Blast" fundraiser in front of food Fresh this Saturday from 10AM to 2PM. We'll provide a small lunch with some of the funds we raise, or your child may purchase or receive food from other sources. Students will not be allowed to leave the immediate area unless accompanied by their guardian. 

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WHERE: Food Fresh Grocery Store at 540 E Winthrope Ave, Millen, GA 30442

WEAR: Comfortable clothes for the temperature, bring a hat!!

WHEN: This Saturday, January 13th, from 10AM to 2PM.

BRING: Your Instrument and your 3 ring binder! (If you have one.)

Funds will go towards our Spring Trip planned for late April or May.

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We're shooting for a 3-night performance trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, FL near the end of April or May.

For those who made the District Honor Band: Diego, Sophia, Camarion, Breon, Zander, and Pace; funds will help pay for your hotel rooms in Savannah Feb. 1st-3rd.

Band Schedule

Nov. 27 2023 - May 31 2024

Nov. 27 Mon. All-State Practice 3 to 4:30

Nov. 28 Tues. All-State Practice 3 to 4:30

Nov. 29 Wed. Cleaning

Nov. 30 Thu. Middle School All-State Practice (H.S. are welcome to attend)

Dec. 1 Fri. Middle School All-State Practice (H.S. are welcome to attend)

Dec. 2 SAT. MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL-STATE AUDITIONS

• Middle School students authorized to audition are Diego, Angel, Alisa, Rafael, Tylen, Makei.

• Wear nice school clothes

• 11:00AM Report to the band room at 11:00AM

• 11:15 Bus Departs at 11:15

• 12:30 Arrive fast food.  Depart 1:15

• 1:30-2:00 Registration

• 2:00-2:30 Audition

• 3:00 Audition Complete

• 3:15 Bus Departs

• 4:30 Bus arrives at JCMHS.  Dismiss.  Results will post next week.

Dec. 3 SUN CHRISTMAS IN MILLEN!!!  Wear very Christmassy clothes!

• ALL PERSONNEL REPORT AT 1:30 For Rehearsal!

• Load Box Truck at 2:30

• Depart JCMHS at 3:00

• Spike the set around 3:15

• Perform 2 sets from 4 to 5PM

• Strike the set and load equipment 5:00 to 5:30

• Bus returns to JCHS 5:30-5:40

• Off Load 5:40-6:00

• Dismiss - 6:10

Dec. 4 Mon. All-State Audition Practice to 4:30 (High School Only)
Dec. 5 Tues. All-State Audition Practice to 4:30 (High School Only)

Dec. 6 Wed. CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dec. 7 Thu All-State Audition Practice to 4:30 (High School Only)

Dec. 8 Fri. All-State Audition Practice to 4:30 (High School Only)

Dec. 9 SAT ALL-STATE AUDITIONS!!!

Dec. 11 Mon. Christmas Concert Practice to 5PM

Dec. 12 Tues. Christmas Concert Practice to 5PM

Dec. 13 Wed. Select Students LOAD EQUIPMENT AND SET UP AT PAL

DEC 14 THU CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2023 AT PAL THEATER!!!!  7 TO 8PM

All concert participants stay at school.  You'll be bused to PAL.

Participants Include:

• 7th Grade Beginning Percussion

• 8th Grade Band

• High School Band

We must strike and load all equipment immediately after the concert!!!!  Dismiss at 8:15.

Students are to be picked up from the PAL theater.  

Dec. 15 Fri. Mr. Phillip Young performs at PAL theater at 7:30!!! Tickets are $15.00.  

Happy Holidays!!!!!

Jan. 2 Tue. Teachers Return

Jan. 4 Thu. Students Return:)

Jan. 22.Mon. Percussion Rehearsal 3-5

Jan. 23.Tue. Low Brass Rehearsal 3-5

Jan. 24.Wed.       Jazz Band Vid and decision due By 1st period

Jan. 25.Thu. Woodwinds, Horn, Trumpet Rehearsal 3-5

Jan. 26.Fri. FULL BAND REHEARSAL 3-5

Jan. 27.Sat. Road Blast! Fundraiser 10-2

Feb. 2.Fri.(Day 1)   Dist. Honor Band Day 1Diego, Sophia

Camarion, Breon, Zander, Pace!

Depart 8:30AM

Return 10:30PM

Feb. 3.Sat.(Day 2) Dist. Honor Band Day 2 Depart 8:30AM

Dist. Honor Band CONCERT 3-5 at Statesboro 1st Baptist Church

Return 8:00PM

Feb. 5.Mon. Percussion Rehearsal 7-12 3-5

Feb. 6.Tue. Low Brass Rehearsal 3-5

Feb. 7.Wed. Selected 7th grade perc. 3-5

Feb. 8.Thu. Woodwinds, Horn, Trumpet Rehearsal 3-5

Feb. 9.Fri. FULL BAND REHEARSAL Sectionals 3-5

Feb. 10.Sat. CANCELLED - Road Blast - CANCELLED

Feb. 12-16 WINTER BREAK!!!  PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE!!!!!!

Feb. 16.Fri Dist. Jazz Band (volunteers)

Depart 7PM

Return 9PM

Feb. 19. Mon. Percussion Practice 7-12 3-5

Feb. 20. Tue. Low Brass 3-5

Feb. 21. Wed. Selected 7th grade percussion 3-5

Feb. 22. Thu.         Pre-Festival Evaluation in the GSU PAC 8-5

Feb. 23. Fri. Black History Program 7-12 (Time TBD During School and Practice After School))

Feb. 23. Fri. FULL BAND PRACTICE 7-12 3-5

Feb. 24. Sat. Road Blast at Food Fresh grocery in Millen 10AM to 1:15PM.  Snack provided for lunch.  All band students grades 7-12.

Feb. 26. Mon. Percussion Practice 3-5

Feb. 27. Tue. Low Brass Practice 3-5

Feb. 28. Wed. Selected 7th grade percussion 3-5

Feb. 29. Thu. Woodwinds, Horn, Trumpet Practice 3-5

Mar. 1. Fri. FULL BAND PRACTICE 3-5

Mar. 2. Sat. FULL BAND PRACTICE 8-noon 

Mar. 2. Sat. ROAD BLAST grades 7-12 1-4 at Food Fresh in Millen (ten.)

Mar. 4. Mon. Percussion Practice 3-5

Mar. 5. Tue. Region 3-A (Div. 1 and 2) Competition Depart 1PM Ret. 8PM

Mar. 6. Wed. Selected 7th grade percussion 3-5

Mar. 7. Thu. Woodwinds, Horn, Trumpet Practice 3-5

Mar. 8. Fri. FULL BAND PRACTICE 3-5

Mar. 9. Sat. Road Blast grades 7-12 10-2

Mar. 11. Mon. FULL BAND PRACTICE 3-5

Mar. 12. Tue.         GMEA CONCERT BAND EVALUATION 7-12 All Day

Mar. 13.Wed. no practice

Mar. 14.Thu. no practice

Mar. 15.Fri. no practice

Mar. 16.Sat Possible Road Blast grades. 7-12 10-2

Mar. 18. Mon no practice

Mar. 19. Tue no practice

Mar. 20. Wed. no practice

Mar. 21. Thu. no practice

Mar. 22. Fri. Depart for Cirque Du Soleil CORTA in Greenville, SC!!!

Mar. 23. Sat. Return from Cirque Du Soleil Corta!!!

Mar. 25. Mon. Cancelled

Mar. 26. Tue. Cancelled

Mar. 28. Thu. All who wish to join marching band meet 3 to 5:30

Mar. 29. Fri. Cancelled

Apr. 1-5 Easter Break!  (TBD Practice Voluntary) TBD

Apr. 8-12 Mr. McBride with Army

Apr. 12 JCHS Prom

Apr. 15 PERFORMANCE at train viewing platform on Cotton Ave. for Peace Pole Event.  We'll stay after school to practice.  Performance is from 5pm to 6pm.

Apr. 15-16 (M,T) FULL Marching Band Auditions 3-5:30

Apr. 18-19 (R,F) FULL Marching Band Auditions 3-5:30

Apr. 22-23 (M,T) FULL Marching Band Auditions 3-5:30

Apr. 25-26 (R,F) FULL Marching Band Auditions 3-5:30

Apr. 30. Thu. Full Band Practice for Fine Arts Concert 3-5:30

May 2. Thu. Full Band Practice for Fine Arts Concert 3-5:30

May 3. Fri. Fine Arts Night Performance 3-8 Wear All Black.  Looking for someone to feed the band at 3:30PM

May 9. Thu. PICTURES FOR Marching Bands 2023-2024 AND 2024-2025 IN FULL NEW UNIFORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ALL MARCHERS MUST BE PRESENT!!!!!! 3-5:30

May 16. Thu. Full Marching Band Practice 3-5:30

May 19. SUN Baccalaureate Ceremony 2-5

May 24. Fri. JCHS Graduation. Select instrumentation 6-8

Wear All Black

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May 30. Thu Last Day of School

May 31. Fri. POST PLANNING

2023-2024 Marching Band - 3 competitions

Competition #1 - South East Bulloch "Band Blast": Straight Superiors

Competition #2 - "The Gathering" in Douglasville, GA:  Superiors for Band, Percussion, Drum Majors.  Excellent Color Guard.

Competition #3 - "East Georgia Marching Band Championships" in Statesboro.

Band Judge 1 - Superior!

Band Judge 2 - Superior!

Band Judge 3 - Superior!

Band Judge 4 - Superior!

Band Judge 5 - Superior!

Color Guard - Excellent!

Drum Majors-Superior!

Percussion - Superior!

2nd Place Class "A" Band!

3rd Place Class "A" Percussion!

3rd Place Class "A" Drum Majors

8th Place Overall!!! with 86.33!!!  

We are the highest scoring band from "A" and "AA" size schools!  This is a great accomplishment for us!!!

New Hampstead is from a "AAAA" size school and Evans is from a "AAAAAA" size school.

You guys rock!

2022-2023 Large Group Performance Evaluation (festival)

High School Band - Level 3: Straight Superiors.  Superior Sight-Reading

Beginning Band - Level 1:  2 Excellents, 1 Superior, Sight-Reading- Superior

"Jenkins County, you are one of the few Great Bands!" Mr. Andy Bell, GMEA judge at SEB Band Blast 2022 competition.

$60 dues for JCMHS Camp.  Please contact Mr. McBride or Mr. Russell if you will have trouble paying dues!!!  We can help!!!  jamesmcbride@jchs.com or bobrussell@jchs.com.  Do Not Let Money Keep You From Participating!!!!

"DO THE BEST YOU CAN UNTIL YOU KNOW BETTER.  THEN, WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, DO BETTER."  Maya Angelou

Football / Band Competition Schedule 2023

How to Succeed, Win State or Grand Champion:

Step 1:  Practice to Win.

Step 2: Practice to Win at every practice session.

Step 3: Make winning practices habitual.

Step 4: Keep practicing until you win.

Step 5: Keep practicing after you win.

Step 6: Perform like you practiced and do it all again!

Step 7: Sleep well knowing you gave it your all.

Obey Jesus Christ, Always.

Multiply your talents.

Jenkins County Makes Winners.

Be a Champion of normal things and you will be a champion of great things.

BAND PRACTICE EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL UNTIL 5:30 EXCEPT WEDNESDAYS.

COMPETETIVE SEASON!  YEAH, BABY!

8/04 Away Band Does not play at away Scrimmages. Bryan Co. (Scrimmage) WON! 7-0

8/11 Home Pop Show Glascock Co. (Scrimmage) WON! and tied

8/15 Home Parent Engagement Meeting Performance 6-7PM (Stay after practice.  We'll feed you)

8/18 Home Mvt. 1 & Don't Stop Believin' Treutlen - WIN! 41-13!!

8/25 Away Mvt. 1 & 2 / Hawii Five-0 Johnson County - WIN!!  28-26

9/01 Home Mvt. 2 & 3/Hawaii Five-O East Laurens  WIN!

9/6 Rehearsal - Select instrumentation from grades 8-12 - Stay at school and bus to PAL.  Go gome from PAL. 7PM

9/7 Rehearsal - Select instrumentation from grades 8-12 - Stay at school and bus to PAL.  Go gome from PAL. 7PM

9/08 Home Mvt. 3 & 4/"Don't Stop Believin" w/ singer Cross Creek WIN!

9/09 Performance - Steel Magnolias - PAL Theater - Call time 3PM - Show Starts at 7PM - Select Instrumentation for Millen Theater Orchestra

9/10 Performance - Steel Magnolias - PAL Theater - Call time 2PM - Show Starts at 3PM - Select Instrumentation for Millen Theater Orchestra

9/15 Home Mvmts. 2, 3, maybe 4 Screven County WIN! 33-0!

9/22 Away Competition Show Claxton WIN! 50-14!

9/23 ROAD BLAST FUND RAISER 9AM-3PM

9/29 Home PRACTICE 3 to 8:00PM Jenkins County

9/30 Away COMPETITION 1     South East Bulloch - BAND BLAST!

STRAIGHT SUPERIORS!!!

10/06 Home (HC) Competition Show (after game!) McIntosh County Academy WIN! 40-0!

10/07 HOME PARADE - FAIR ON THE SQUARE!  Report at 0800

10/07-08 Away COMPETITION 2   Douglas H.S. - "THE GATHERING"

Straight Superior Band!!!, Superior Percussion!!!, Superior Drum Majors!!!, Excellent Color Guard!!!

3rd Place Band Single "A"

3rd Place Percussion Single "A"

5th Place Overall of 16 Bands!!!!! WOW!!! 88.5!!!

12/2 Saturday Away - Middle School All-State / Honor Band Auditions!!

12/3 Sunday! CHRISTMAS IN MILLEN!  Meet at the Caboos!

12/9 Saturday Away - High School All-State / Honor Band Auditions!!

12/11-13 Away Georgia Football State Championship Game!

Awesome competition and over-night stay at Fortson 4-H and a wonderful visit to the High Museum of Arts in Atlanta!  You guys ROCK and are the most fun group in the STATE!!!

10/06 FALL BREAK Get personal things done

10/13 NO GAME Get personal things done

10/14 No Competition Get personal things done

10/20 Away FULL Competition Show Montgomery County

10/21 HOME MANDATORTY!   PRACTICE FROM 9AM TO 6PM

10/27 Home(SN) FULL Competition Show Emanuel County Institute

10/28 Away COMPETITION 3   Statesboro HS EAST GA MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Straight Superior Band!!!, Superior Percussion!!!, Superior Drum Majors!!!, Excellent Color Guard!!!

2nd Place Band Single "A"

3rd Place Percussion Single "A"

8th Place Overall of 16 Bands with 86.33!!  Awesome!

Grand Champion was Evans H.S. with 91.83

11/03 Away Competition Show Portal Loss 38-36

...and football season really begins!!!

11/10-11 Home Play-Off 1st Round Charelton - WIN!!

11/17-18 Home Play-Off 2nd Round  Dooley - Loss.   

1/24-15 Home Quarter Finals

12/1-2 Home Semi Finals

July 17-29 JCMHS FULL BAND CAMP 2023!  8AM TO 5PM Monday through Saturday.

Be strong.  Win.  Be obedient.  Be logical.  Have faith.  Learn.  Be Successful.

July 17-21 FULL BAND CAMP 8AM TO 4PM Monday through Friday.  Bring your own lunch!!!  Parents, snacks and water for the band are needed.  Please help out if you can.  Thanks sooo much!

July 24-29 FULL BAND CAMP 8AM TO 5PM Monday through Saturday.  Bring your own lunch!!!  Parents, snacks and water for the band are needed.  Please help out if you can.  Thanks sooo much!

FULL BAND CAMP

July 17-29, 2023

June 29-30 SOUTH GEORGIA BAND LEADERSHIP CAMP in Vidalia Georgia.

• VOLUNTARY - $50 DUE Friday, JUNE 9.  (Mr. McBride will be at school June 9 from 9AM to 2PM to collect.  $70 will be due on first day of the camp on June 29.

• This camp in Vidalia is for Drum Majors, Drummers, Leaders, Flag Line. 

• This camp is voluntary and additional to mandtory "full band camp from July 17 to 29.

• Bus departs 7:30AM and returns at 9:00PM.   Eat breakfast at home.  Lunch is provided.  We'll eat fast food when it ends at 6:30PM and head back around 7:30 to arrive at school at around 9:00PM.

• Going so Far:

  • • Sophia Lewis PD 60

    • Julio Zavala PD 50

    • David Lambert PD 50

    • Jayla Martin (please contact me again...there may be an open spot for you!)

    • Caden Harrelson PD 50

    • Camarion Mozee PD 50

    • Deondra King PD 50

    • There may be 2 open places in the leadership camp.  1 goes to Jayla if she wants it.  The other is open to whoever responds 1st.  It's $50 now and $70 more when you get there.

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DRUM - FLAG - ROOKIE BAND CAMPS AT JCMHS

July 11-14 JCMHS PERCUSSION CAMP and FLAG CAMP 2023.   1PM to 4PM

July 11- 14 ROOKIE CAMP (new marching band members).  1PM to 4PM - Mandatory

We are very pleased to welcome Ret. Airforce Pilot Lt. Col. Bob Russell as Associate Band Director for our War Eagle Band!

Georgia Music Education Association Large Group Performance Evaluation (Festival)

RESULTS!!!

High School Concert Band 2023

STRAIGHT SUPERIORS, SIGHT READING-SUPERIOR

Middle School Beginning Band 2023

Overall Excellent, Sight Reading - Superior

South East Bulloch Band Blast 2022

Straight Superiors!

Coastal Empire Classic 2022

Springfield, GA

Straight Superiors!

1st Place BAND Class A!!!

2st Place Percussion Class A!!!

2nd Place Band Silver Division Class A, AA, AAA!!!

6th Place out of 15 bands with 93.063!!!!  Wow!!

Well, we're movin' on up!!!

It was a short but great season!

2023 is a competitive year!

The Jenkins County Middle High School Band traveled to Jesup, GA for their final competition in November 2021.  Here are the results!

Band - Superior

Percussion - Superior

Color Guard - Superior

Best In Class Band!

Best In Class Percussion!

3rd in Class Color Guard!

3rd PLACE OVERALL BAND!!!! with a score of 91.19!!!

11 bands competed!

ALL the GLORY is GOD's.

May 16 Band Awards Banquet  

• Location - Senior Center 

Jenkins County Senior Center

998 College Avenue, Millen, 30442, GA

• Time - 6:00 - 7:30PM

• Attire - Casual

• Manue - Burgers.  

• Band parents to bring covered dishes of sides, deserts, drinks, chips, paper plates, cups, plastic flat ware, napkins.

May 21 Sunday, Baccalaureate Ceremony-Report at 2PM.  Performance at 4PM in Performance Gym.  Wear concert black.

May 23 Tuesday-Spring Concert at PAL theater with Art Club!  Band students stay after school to prepare.  Concert starts at 7PM.  Professional Saxophonist, Mr. Phillip Young will be featured!

• Attire - ALL BLACK, black socks, black shoes

• All band students stay after school

• 3:00 - move all percussion equipment to front of school while Mr. Russell gets box truck

  • Percussion load box truck

  • Winds go into sectionals

• 3:30 - Percussion go in bus to PAL Theater to set up.

  • Winds - stay in sectionals

• 4:30 - ALL load bus to go to PAL

• 5:00 - FOOD! (middle school + band eats 1st)

• 5:30 - M.S. band sound check

• 5:50 - Practice transition to H.S. Band

• 6:00 - H.S. Band sound check

• 6:30 - Break

• 6:50 - Middle School Band and Sax Sextet Take positions

• 7:00 - Saxophone ensemble opens show unannounced (with Mr. Phillip Young?)

• 7:05 - Welcome and the show begins!

• 8:00 - Show ends

  • Students should go home with their parents

  • students may stay to help load equipment and off load at school to be dismissed around 9:30PM from JCMHS.

May 26 Last Day of School!  H.S. GRADUATION (Volunteer instrumentation to play in small area) Caden, Breon, Camarion, BECA!, Zander, Sophia, Jayla, Julio, Edgar, Pace...Thank You!!!!

Congratulations to the JCHS War Eagle Marching Band 2022-2023!

Please visit the MEDIA link above for play-a-longs this season!

• * = Competitive Band

• ** = Section Leader

• *** = Officer

• **** = Drum Major

Probationary students must return for further testing.

8 Lewis, Sophia* Flute

9 Martin, Jayla*   Flute

11 Kelly, JaQuan**** Clarinet

10 Stafford, Emmalayne* Clarinet

10 Odom, Amara***   Alto Sax

9 Mozee, Camarion** Alto Sax

9 Smith, Nikeya** Alto Sax

9      Williams, Breon*** Tenor Sax

11 Williamson, Torence **** Trumpet

9 King, Deondra**   Trumpet

8 Thigpen, Zander* Trumpet

9 Mendoza, Griselda**   Trumpet

7 Oglesby, Keandre* Trumpet

10 Coney, Anijah***   Baritone

7 Hearn, Elizabeth* Baritone

7 Wilkerson, Tydrick* Baritone

8 Palacio, Cesar** Tuba

7 Harrelson, Caden* Tuba

9 Williams, Jeremiah Tuba Probationary

10 Burke, Morgan***   Snare / Mallets

11 Lewis, Jalen*** Bass Dum Rack / Quads

8 Cooper, Pace*   Bass Drum / Auxiliary 

9 Hudson, Kaylee*   Bass Drum / Mallets

7 Zavala-Reyes, Julio*   Bass Drum / Auxiliary

10 Badie, Katari*   Trombone / Aux*

10 Cobb, Tytanna* Trombone / Aux*

8 Overstreet, Elizabeth Bells/Aux/Cymbals

9 Gonzales, Edgar*   Manager/Sound Tech/Cymbals

Dues are $60.  $30 is due first day of band camp.  $30 is due on the first day of school.

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO 

WAR EAGLES!!!!!!

Football / Band Competition Schedule 2022

Aug. 5 Bryan Co. (Scrimmage) Home - Won!  7-6

Aug. 12 Band Practice 3 to 5 Away - Won!

Aug. 19 Treutlen Away - Won!  40 - 0

Aug. 26 Johnson Co. Home - Loss.  14-27

Sept. 1 (THURSDAY) East Laurens Away - Won!   35-7

Sept. 5 Labor Day-No Practice

Sept. 9 Cross Creek Away - Won!  34-6

Sept.16 Screven Co. Away - Lost.  6-7

Sept. 23 Claxton (Home Coming) Home - WON!  23-8

Sept. 24 BAND BLAST FESTIVAL WON STRAIGHT SUPERIORS!!!

Sept. 30 BAND PRACTICE CANCELLED DUE TO CANCELLATION OF SCHOOL

Oct. 01 Saturday - FAIR ON THE SQUARE - CHANGED TO OCTOBER 15

Oct. 01 Saturday - BAND COMPETITION - The Gathering-Douglas Co. - Cancelled due to sicknesses

Oct. 4 Deadline to sign-up for All-State Band

Oct. 7 McIntosh Co. Academy Away-Lost (4 overtimes) 23-28

Oct. 8 Saturday - BAND COMPETITION - Coastal Empire Classic-Effingham County H.S.  WON!! STRAIGHT SUPERIORS, BEST IN CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Woo Hoooooo!

Oct. 11 All-State Honor Band Audition Practice after school to 4:30

Oct. 13 All-State Honor Band Audition Practice after school to 4:30

Oct. 14 No Game!  No Practice! (go home:)  chill.  Read a book!

Oct. 15 Possible Fair On The Square.  Report to and room at 8:30AM.  Done by noon - Cancelled due to conflicting schedules

Oct. 18 GMEA: High School Experience Application Deadline - Jr. and Sr. only.

Oct. 21 Montgomery Co. Home  Show Up at 1PM!!!  WON!!! 53-7!

Oct. 27 (THURSDAY) ECI at 7:00PM Away 7:00 PM  WON!!! 31-24!

Nov. 4 Portal (Senior Night) Home (Veteran show) WON!!! 6-18!

Nov. 5 Curb-side Fund raiser at FOOD FRESH in Millen from 9 to 2

Nov. 11 Veteran's Day Program JCHS Gym at 2PM with JROTC

Nov. 11 Round 1 vs. Dooly Co. Home  Lost 22-21!!!!!

Nov. 16 All State-Honor Band Practice after school.  3 to 5PM

Nov. 17 All State-Honor Band Practice after school.  3 to 5PM

Nov. 18 7th and 8th Grade Practice after school.  3 to 5PM

Nov. 29 7th and 8th Grade Practice after school.  3 to 5PM

Nov. 29 SAXOPHONE / CLARINET CLINIC with Brandyn Taylor!!!! 4 to 6:30  POSTPONED TO NEXT TUESDAY.

Dec. 1 7th and 8th Grade Practice after school.  3 to 5PM

Dec. 2 All State/Honor Band Practice.  3 to 5PM

Dec. 3 (Sat) Middle School All-State and District Auditions- Audition Material Link: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmea.org%2Fasb-audition-information&sa=D

DEC. 4 CHRISTMAS IN MILLEN!!!  Wear very Christmassy clothes or nice school clothes.  High School and 8th Grade Band meet in the band room at 12:10.  7th Graders meet at the red caboose on Cotton Ave., Millen, GA at 1:30PM.  Cars will not be allowed to enter Cotton Ave. so please arrive 15 minutes early to find a parking spot and walk to the caboose.  7th and 8th Graders warm-up at 1:45 and start playing at 2:00PM.  All band students grades 7-12 will take turns on the stage from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.  We will strike the stage (clear & clean the stage and put everything back into the Band Box Truck.  7th Graders may be dismissed at 4:35 to return to their parents.  Grades 8-12 should help load the Band Box Truck.  Grades 8-12 may ride home with their parents or ride the bus back to the band room to help off load.  Students who will ride home with their parents must come and see Mr. McBride or Mr. Russell first before you leave.

Dec. 6 High School All-State Band Practice.  3 to 5PM

Dec. 6 SAXOPHONE / CLARINET CLINIC with Brandyn Taylor!!!! 4 to 6:00 (3:30-6 for All-State)  

Dec. 8 High School All-State Band Practice.  3 to 5PM

Dec. 9 High School All-State Band Practice.  3 to 5PM

Dec. 10 (Sat) High School All-State and District Auditions- Audition Material Link: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmea.org%2Fasb-audition-information&sa=D

Dec. 15 Christmas Concert!  PAL Theater on Cotton Ave, Millen, GA.  All band students may wear concert clothes to school or you may bring them to change after school.

All band students will stay after school to prepare for the concert.  A bus will take you to the PAL Theater in town.

The Concert will start at 7PM and end at 7:45PM.

Food will be served at 5PM in the JCSS Cafeteria.

7th Graders wear very Christmassy clothes or very nice school clothes.

Grades 8-12 must wear CONCERT BLACK.  If you wish to help stike the set after the concert, please indicate by sending me a note in the messaging app down at the bottom of this page.  

Jan. 23 Voluntary Practice 3pm-5pm Concert Band (7th and 8th Grade Band)

Jan-March Mandatory Every Monday 3pm-5pm Concert Band (7th and 8th Grade Band)

Feb. 2-4 District Honor Band Event - Savannah, GA

FEB 20-24 Winter Break

FEB 21 Tuesday-Symphonic Band (Grades 8-12) Practice 10AM-3PM (perc. 10-1, winds 12-2)

FEB 22 Wednesday-Symphonic Band LGPE (Large Group Performance Evaluation) Clinic at GSU - 7:30AM to 2PM

Feb 27 7th & 8th Grade Band practice 3 to 5

Feb 28 Mallet and Keys practice 3 to 5

March 1 Mallet and Keys practice 3 to 5

March 2 Mallet and Keys practice 3 to 5

March 6 M.S. Band Practice 3 to 5

March 7 M.S. Band Practice 3 to 5

March 8 Beginning Band (Plus) LGPE Festival (Large Group Performance Evaluation) 8AM-8PM 

• Judge 1 - EXCELLENT!!

• Judge 2 - EXCELLENT!!

• Judge 3 - SUPERIOR!!!

• Sight Reading Judge - SUPERIOR!!!

March 9 H.S. Band Practice 3 to 5

March 10 H.S. LGPE Festival (Symphonic Band grades 8-12) 8AM-10PM

• Judge 1 - SUPERIOR!!!

• Judge 2 - SUPERIOR!!!

• Judge 3 - SUPERIOR!!!

• Sight Reading Judge - SUPERIOR!!!

March 25 Furniture Moving & Hedge Trimming Fund Raiser.  Raised $1000.00!!! Thanks Mr. George Gunn!!!!

March 29 Complete Hedge trimming of same house as March 25 to complete the job:)  

April 2-9 SPRING BREAK!!!

April 11-14 MARCHING BAND AUDITIONS WEEK 1:  3pm to 5:15PM

April 15 Saturday, Road Blast!  9:30AM to 4PM in front of Food Fresh.  Pizza provided for lunch.  Drinks and water provided.  BRING YOUR HORN.  Band Room will be open at 9AM for you to get whatever equipment needed.  Wear cool clothes but check the weather.  Wear a hat!  Bring stand tunes sheet music if you have them.  If you don't have sheet music, we'll give you the notes.

April 17-21 MARCHING BAND AUDITIONS WEEK 2:  3PM to 5:15PM

April 22 Saturday, Road Blast! and Furnature Sale!  9:30AM to 4PM in front of Food Fresh (we'll let you know if location changes).  Pizza provided for lunch.  Drinks and water provided.  BRING YOUR HORN.  Band Room will be open at 9AM for you to get whatever equipment needed.  Wear cool clothes but check the weather.  Wear a hat!  Bring stand tunes sheet music if you have them.  If you don't have sheet music, we'll give you the notes.

April 29-30 Spring Performance Trip to Carowinds!

    Dear Parents,

              Apologies for the late notice on the $80 needed to go to Carowinds this Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30.  I'm working on having the hotel to be paid for which would lower the cost of the trip to $50 instead of $80.  I must ask for $80 just in case we do not get the hotel paid for.  The $80 is due Tuesday but I can wait until Thursday.  If the hotel gets paid for, even up to the point of paying for it, the $30 of hotel cost will go back to you or to band dues for next school season which will be $60.00.  This pays for competitions, technical help for flags or drums, competition food, sticks, repairs, and a host of other things.  If you allow the money to go to 2023-2024 band dues, you will only owe $30 for band at the beginning of next school season.  That will be your choice.  Details of the trip this Saturday are below.  This and permission slips will go out tomorrow, Tuesday.

SPRING PERFORMANCE TRIP 2023

CAROWINDS

What To Bring

·        Bring money for snacks, souvenirs, drinks if you wish.

·        Bring money for lunch at the mall for Sunday.  $15 should cover it.

·        Pack a small bag the day before the trip!  You may bring snacks/drinks if you wish. 

·        Come to school Saturday morning in a dark blue shirt, khaki shorts or pants, and good walking shoes.

·        Bring clothes for the second day at the mall and the trip home.

·        Eat or bring your breakfast.  You need a good breakfast.  We will not stop for breakfast.

ITINERARY

SATURDAY, April 29

6:00AM        Arrive JCMHS Band Room in performance attire (Dark Blue Shirt, Khaki Pants or shorts)

7:00              Depart JCMHS!

10:45            Off load equipment and carry to “Celebration Plaza” stage (or to the same big stage if it's raining.)

11:30            Perform!

12:30              Strike the stage.  Grab what you came in with.

·          Grab what you came in with

·          2 lines back to the bus

·          Get hand stamped so that you can get back in

·          Put instruments back into cases and carefully into the buses

·          Assemble with designated chaperones and receive park instructions

1:30          2 lines back to the park.  Enjoy the park!

3:00          Accountability (chaperones call in and report student head count, behavior)

6:00              Accountability

8:00              Accountability

10:00            ALL start walking back to designated meeting point.(probably the restroom where we entered the park)

10:15            ALL must be present at 10:15PM at the designated location for ROLL CALL.

10:25            2 lines to the buses.  Please keep my lines tight. 

10:35            Depart Carowinds toward:  Holiday Inn Express, Arrowood Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina

10:45            Check-in to hotel. 

·          Please be quiet as other guests must NOT be disturbed.

·          NO caffeinated or energy drinks.  It’s not cool.  Please go to sleep:)  Enjoy a relaxing travel day tomorrow!  You get to talk, talk, talk on the bus and at the SouthPark Mall!

11:15PM       Rooms check.  Everyone must be in their rooms.

12:00AM      Lights out.  Please let everyone sleep.  It’s time to sleep.  Go to sleep.  Have energy tomorrow morning!  Little sleep makes you grumpy☹  Good sleep makes you happy!😊 

Sunday, April 30

6:00AM        Free Hot Breakfast is available from 6 to 9AM.  Be respectful.  You may eat as much as you like but don’t waste!  As always, please be respectful and clean-up after yourselves. 

9:00              Church Call at the pool (voluntary)

9:30              ALL - Meeting at the pool for “The Year In Review”

10:15            Clean your rooms and start loading the bus

11:15            Rooms check

11:30            Check out and load the bus! 

12:00            Travel 16 minutes to SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, N.C. for lunch.

1:30              Travel HOME

5:30              Arrive JCMHS!  Spring Trip 2023 Complete!

May 9 Cancelled.  They can only have us play during the school day and we don't need to miss school so close to finals.

June 20 Voluntary - 1PM to 6PM  Pick-up marching band music.  I can help you on any of the music during this time

June 22 - July 3 - I'll post a video or information on the MEDIA page once a week between June 22 and July 3. 

JULY 10 Voluntary - WATCH DRUM CORPS INTERNATION AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN.  Tickets are $40.  Please send confirmation to jamesmcbride@jchs.com by Friday, June 10 if you wish to go and I will purchase a ticket for you.  You must pay me back on or before July 10 please.

Corps attending are:

Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA

The Cadets - Allentown, PA

Carolina Crown - Fort Mill, SC

Crossmen - San Antonio, TX

Heat Wave - Tampa Bay, FL

Jersey Surf - Camden County, NJ

Music City - Nashville, TN

July 11-22 BAND CAMP 8AM TO 5PM DAILY NO WEEKENDS

Band Camp Schedule

July 11-15

July 18-22

8AM to 5PM

School Day rehearsals are every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

We will have regular rehearsals on Fridays if there is no game.

Sunday 3:00 Arrive Line & Circle the field

(This event is VOLUNTARY.  You may purchase a ticket at GSU but you must be accompanied by an adult as you may not get to sit with those who bought tickets early.  Tickets may be bought at Tickets | Drums Across America / Drums Across America 2022 - Statesboro at Paulson Stadium at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA on 7/10/2022 7:00 pm | CrownTICKETS )

8 of us will be seated in section L, Row 23, seats 8-15.

4:30 Hydrate and depart for Statesboro

5:30 Fast Food

6:15 Depart for Georgia Southern - Paulson Stadium

6:30 Find Carolina Crown bus and observe their ways

8:00 Enter Stadium

10:15 Depart for JCHS

11:15 Arrive JCHS

Monday 8:00 Arrive Get on the bus

8:15     Depart for Statesboro High School

Bring instruments, binders, refillable water bottles!

9:00 Arrive Statesboro High School

Find place to watch Carolina Crown rehearse

12:00 Lunch at fast food or bring your own lunch

5:00 Arrive JCHS-End of Day

Tuesday through the rest of Band Camp

8:00 Fundamentals With instruments and 3 ring binder

10:00 Full Ensemble - Band Room

12:00     Lunch - on your own.  Students must stay on campus.

1:00 Sectionals

2:30 Full Ensemble - Band Room

3:30 All outside for Drill Setting

4:45 Clean

5:00 End Of Day

Our goals for Friday, July 22:

Memorize: The Star-Spangled Banner

War Eagle Fight Song

JCMHS Alma Mater

Competition Show

The Warm-Up

Fundamental Exercises

Visual Visual Exercises

Sets 1 - 14 of Pre-Game

Sets 1-15 of Competition Show

Uniforms Will be distributed throughout camp by seniority

Friday, 22 JULY 22 Sneak Peak! (didn't happen but we almost reached our goal)