SCHS Band - Oct 28 Newsletter

SCHS Band

OCTOBER 28, 2019

OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

MONDAY thru WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28-30: No rehearsal

THURSDAY, October 31

FULL BAND, 3:45 - 5:00 p.m., Outdoor rehearsal - includes final run-through (students who miss this rehearsal will not be allowed to perform at the game on Friday)

FRIDAY, November 1

REPORT 5:30 p.m. - Hall of Fame Game vs. Glenn Hills
ATTIRE: FULL UNIFORM!

BUTTER BRAIDS

Go sell those Butter Braids! Profits go towards your spring trip. Orders are due with payment no later than NOVEMBER 4th. Delivery is December 12. Make checks payable to SCHS.

ONCE-A-WEEK REHEARSALS BEGIN THIS WEEK

Now that our competitive season is completed, we go to once a week rehearsals on Thursdays after school. These rehearsals are mandatory; please notify your coaches and plan to be there.

PLAYOFFS

Our football team won this past Friday, so our playoff hopes are still alive. My understanding is that if we win this Friday against Glenn Hills, we are in! The band WILL TRAVEL to the first round playoff game this year, so please plan accordingly.

BAND BOOSTERS - November 5, 6 p.m.

Our next Band Booster meeting is next week -- Tuesday, November 5, at the new time of 6:00 p.m. Students are welcome to attend booster meetings WITH AN ADULT.

AFTER-SCHOOL REHEARSALS

We have only four after-school Symphonic Band rehearsals leading up to our Christmas Concert. They are 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. on the following dates:

November 12
November 21
December 5
December 9

The concert is on Tuesday, December 10, starting at 7 p.m.

DISTRICT HONOR BAND AUDITIONS

are the morning of December 14th. If you paid your audition fee, you need to be 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

AFTER SCHOOL - GAME DAYS

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.

RED Under Armour SHIRTS

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.

WE ARE USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM for Marching Band this year!

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!

2019 MARCHING BAND FEES

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.

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.

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 SOON

Monday, November 4: Butter Braid orders due, with payment
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
December 14 - Christmas Parade and Cookies with Santa. Marching Band, report to SCHS at 5:30 p.m. Symphonic Band, report to the Farmer's Market immediately following the parade.

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

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