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The band staff and the school system are monitoring the weather and will notify everyone of changes/updates via Remind.
The current updated itinerary is below.
OCTOBER 14, 2019
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MONDAY, October 14
Percussion, Guard, and ALL WINDS, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (indoors)
TUESDAY, October 15
FULL BAND, 3:45 - 5:45 p.m., Outdoor rehearsal
WEDNESDAY, October 16
Letter Jacket orders (juniors and seniors) - 7 - 7:40 a.m. outside the lunch room
FULL BAND, 3:45 - 5:00 p.m., Outdoor rehearsal
COOKIE DOUGH DELIVERY - pick up after marching band
THURSDAY, October 17
FULL BAND, 3:45 - 5:45 p.m., Outdoor rehearsal
FRIDAY, October 18
COOKIE DOUGH MONEY DUE
REPORT 4:30 p.m. - Football at Harlem HS
ATTIRE: FULL UNIFORM!
SATURDAY, October 19 - COMPETITION DAY!
REPORT 11:15 a.m.
Full competition itinerary is at the bottom -- scroll down
MONDAY, October 21 - CONTEST WEEK, again
Butter Braid fundraiser begins
Percussion, Guard, and ALL WINDS, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (indoors)
Cookie Dough will be here Wednesday. Please plan to pick yours up after rehearsal. (Cookie dough will NOT be distributed before rehearsal. Pickup after rehearsal only.) Notify your customers and schedule delivery/payment before the end of the week. Please bring money on FRIDAY.
This is an away game. REPORT 4:30 p.m. in the Band Room.
ATTIRE: FULL UNIFORM (Winds/Percussion wear a red or black shirt under your uniform.)
Our next fundraiser is Butter Braids. These delicious baked pastry treats are not available in stores. Sale begins October 21.
Our next Band Booster meeting is this Tuesday, November 5, at the new time of 6:00 p.m. Students are welcome to attend booster meetings WITH AN ADULT.
Monday after-school indoor music rehearsals/sectionals for Woodwinds and Brass:
October 14
October 21 (last one for the season)
These rehearsals are 3:30 until 5 p.m.
Check the Band Calendar - we have added a short Wednesday after-school rehearsal this week and next week.
When you stay after school for rehearsals, please stay out of the bus pickup area until 3:30. As soon as the bell rings at the end of 7th period, make your way to the Band Room.
Students are welcome to stay in the Band Room between 3:15 (the end of school) and report time. On game days, you must either leave campus or come directly to the Band Room after school. Students who stay must remain in the Band Room area. SCHS Administration will send students home if they are wandering around the main school building on Friday afternoons.
October 19 at South Effingham
October 26 at Warner Robins - DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE ACT ON THIS DATE!
are coming up in December. If you paid your audition fee, you need to start practicing for the audition! Scales and etudes can be downloaded from the GMEA website.
9th and 10th graders: https://www.gmea.org/a-concert-band-scales-etudes-1
11th and 12th graders: https://www.gmea.org/a-symphonic-band-scales-etudes
Band members who have earned a varsity letter can order a letter jacket. Bring your varsity letter and $140, payable to Neff Company, on Wednesday, October 16th between 7:00 and 7:45 a.m. The sales rep will take your letter and your payment; jackets will be delivered in December. See the Neff flyer at the bottom of this newsletter for more information. If you have fundraising credits and would like to use them to pay for all or part of your jacket, email Mr. Carter BEFORE NOON on TUESDAY.
The shirt with white letters outlined in black is no longer allowed as a part of the Summer Uniform. These shirts are for sale to band family members for $12, or to the general public for $15.
STUDENTS: JOIN THE MARCHING BAND GOOGLE CLASSROOM PAGE if you haven’t already! Be sure you are logged in to your Screven email/google account. The join code is hg47y6. (Be sure all the letters are lower-case.) This is the first place you should look if you realize you have lost your music!
have been added to the school debt list. See Mr. Carter if you are not sure how much you owe or if you need to make arrangements. Payments can be made payable to SCHS and given to Mrs. Harrison or Mrs. Edenfield in the SCHS Front Office.
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
October 26: Marching Band competition at Warner Robins. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE ACT ON THIS DATE!!!!!
Monday, November 4: First Honor Band Audition help session, 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 12: First after-school rehearsal for Symphonic Band
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: