Newsletter

WEEK OF MARCH 23, 2020

COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING - WEEK 2

THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:

UPDATE: On Monday evening, Dr. Thompson announced that school will remain closed all of next week. We will then have Spring Break as scheduled (April 6-10). The earliest we could return to school would be Monday, April 13. Stay tuned, and stay safe.
UPDATE: Band meeting THURSDAY online via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/738864003
The online OCS meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday has been moved to Thursday, via Zoom online - https://zoom.us/j/169327178
STAY CONNECTED via Remind, Classroom, and this page.
Check out the Band Away From Band Challenge!
Take 2 minutes and watch this video. Then, email me about how YOU can be in one! https://youtu.be/ulVq2oW34Ek
I am here if you need me! Reach out via email or Remind.

Will YOU accept the "Band Away From Band" CHALLENGE?

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS and you can earn free food and prizes.

OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS)

OCS has moved online! Our next meeting is Thursday. Details to come.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: You should practice your instrument while practicing social distancing! (It's the last item on the right.)

COLOR GUARD and DRUMLINE AUDITIONS

are still on the calendar for the week of April 13 - right after Spring Break! Obviously, everything is up in the air right now, so stay tuned.

BAND BOOSTERS

Our next Band Booster meeting is Tuesday, April 14, at 6:00 p.m. Students are welcome to attend booster meetings WITH AN ADULT. If we are still out of school, this meeting will take place online via Google Meet.

BAND CALENDAR

Have you found the online band calendar yet? You can view it on your computer, sync it to your phone or tablet, or even print it!

Step 1: Get on your computer, then click here: https://goo.gl/QMZ7V4 OR scroll up to the calendar above.

Step 2: Click the +Google Calendar icon in the bottom-right corner. You will have to create a Google account if you don’t already have one.

OR

If you use iCal on your iPhone or other Apple device, use this link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/scss.screven.k12.ga.us_vjbgemi8c4dkkuovhf85se1s50%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

COMING UP

April 13-16: Drumline Auditions (after school)
April 13-16: Color Guard Auditions (after school)
April 21, 23, and 28: Symphonic Band after-school rehearsal
April 30: Spring Showcase Concert, 7 p.m., SCHS Auditorium

STAY CONNECTED

Remind – in the Remind app, use classroom code @CarterSCHS, or text @CarterSCHS to 81010
Join the Facebook page! Search Facebook for “Screven County High School Band!”
BAND CALENDAR: https://goo.gl/QMZ7V4
Mr. Carter’s email is hank.carter@screven.k12.ga.us
Be sure to follow our student-run officially unofficial account on Instagram: @screvencountyband

Previous editions of the 2019-2020 Take Note e-newsletter are available here: