Welcome to the website for the Cocke County Band Program in Newport, Tennessee!
If you have questions regarding the band program or events, you may contact one of the band directors:
Mrs. Kathy Sotelo: sotelok@cocke.k12.tn.us
Mr. Travis Hicks: hickst@cocke.k12.tn.us
Mr. Neil Graves: gravesn@cocke.k12.tn.us
Here is the tentative schedule for next year as of March 28, 2022. There WILL be changes, but we will let you know what those are. This will serve as a guide for folks trying to schedule things. Please understand that it is sometimes hard to get definitive times and dates this far in advance, hence why things may change. We would like to think things will be removed from this rather than added.
These dates will be added to google calendar in the near future.
Please email us if you have a concern.
Hello Fellow Band Parents,
WIN, WIN,WIN!!!! Do we have your attention now? Good, the Red Regiment Band Boosters are in need of your help. We are looking for more volunteers to help in the concession stand at the home football games. This is the biggest fundraiser we do all year and it takes a lot of volunteers to make the money to help keep the band going.
This year we are offering a little incentive to help make it worth your while.
If you work 1-3 football games in the concession stand we will put your name in a drawing for each time you work to win a family fun pack to Gatlinburg!
The Gatlinburg family fun pack includes:
Free Prime Downtown Parking for the day
4 passes to the Shoot ‘em Up Cinema
4 $10 cards for the Retro Arcade
4 passes to Black Light Golf
4 passes to The Mirror Maze
If you work 4-6 games your name will be put in a drawing for each time you work to win a similar family fun pack to Gatlinburg plus some other various attractions and possibly a massage! We are still working on the details at this time and will have a full prize package update soon.
Remember if you plan to volunteer in the concession stand or anything else with the band, you need to have a background check. Those are setup through the central office. If you work two ball games and one other event, $35 (the cost of the background check) will be deducted off your student’s band camp fee! This is per person, so if you have two guardians/relative volunteers, you can get $70 off!
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask a band director or other booster members.
Thank you and we hope to see you soon!
Red Regiment Band Boosters
The Tennessee Department of Education has passed new regulations that require all volunteers working in any capacity that involves contact with students at any school function to have a background check on file with the school board office. This background check MUST be completed before you will be allowed to volunteer, and applies to ALL CURRENT AND INCOMING volunteers and boosters. More information will be provided regarding the process and time frame for having these background checks completed in the coming weeks.
Again, if you do not have a background check, you WILL NOT be allowed to volunteer, nor will you be allowed to ride buses, participate in overnight trips, or any other activity where you will be in contact with students.