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DONATE TO SUPPORT THE CHS BANDS TODAY!
OUR PURPOSE
OUR PURPOSE
Welcome to the CHS Band Boosters – based in Cookeville, TN, supporting the Cookeville High School Marching Cavalier Band, CHS Concert Bands, and CHS Jazz Band! We are cranking up the support for these great students, so stay tuned for NEW information, ways to help, and much more. Parent volunteers manage this page. Thanks for joining us!
PHOTO CRED: LUKE RAMEY
PHOTO CRED: LUKE RAMEY
PHOTO CRED: LUKE RAMEY
2025
2025
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marching
SHOW
SHOW
CATCHING
CATCHING
FIRE
FIRE
THANK YOU TO OUR CATCHING FIRE 2025 SHOW SPONSOR, "BELIEVE!"
INTERESTED IN BEING OUR 2026 SHOW SPONSOR? REACH OUT, SEE CONTACT INFO BELOW!
WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE DO
The Band Boosters is a parent volunteer organization supporting the Cookeville High School Marching Cavalier band, CHS Concert Band, and CHS Jazz Band. We provide help & fundraising for camps, football games/concessions, competitions & other band functions or events.
who we are
who we are
THE 2025-2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Under the advisement of: David Talbert, CHS Director of Bands
• Virginia Mayfield, President
• Kelly Moore, Co-President
• Sarah Blankenship, Vice-President
• Leah Cook, Treasurer
• Mary B Swallows, Coordinator, Secretary
fundraising drive - $130,000 for 200 uniforms! WE DID IT!! THANK YOU!!
fundraising drive - $130,000 for 200 uniforms! WE DID IT!! THANK YOU!!
we made it!!! Starting goal was $100,000 - changed to $130,000 for rising costs - FINISHED at $150,000! THANK YOU, Cookeville and ALL those who supported this great cause!
we made it!!! Starting goal was $100,000 - changed to $130,000 for rising costs - FINISHED at $150,000! THANK YOU, Cookeville and ALL those who supported this great cause!
UPDATED 3/24/26
UPDATED 3/24/26
YOU helped us dress The Marching Cavs in NEW uniforms for the 2026 Fall marching season!
After 25 years, the CHS Marching Cavaliers were in dire need of new uniforms. The now retiring uniforms had been altered through the years to the state of disrepair. Despite our boosters program, additional funds for these uniforms were crucial to the band’s growth and continued success. Thanks to ALL of your contributions, the support for these efforts went well beyond what we could have expected. THANK YOU for rallying behind The Marching Cavs, and in helping them reach their goal! These talented students WILL have the new uniforms they deserve for the upcoming 2026 fall marching season!
There are always other needs waiting in the wings for this great program. Currently, a new sound system for the growing band is needed, and an equipment trailer is being considered. Would your business like to be a sponsor? We have incentives for different levels for your ROI. Parents, do you have ideas for fundraisers and/or are willing to organize an event? Email or call for details: chsmarchingcavboosters@gmail.com or (765) CHS-BAND. - Thank you!
Pictured above: sample of the NEW CHS uniform!
THANK YOU 2025-2026 UNIFORM "BAND DIRECTOR LEVEL" UNIFORM SUPPORTERS!
BAND EVENTS
BAND EVENTS
Updates to come! Check back often.
*Band Booster Board meets every 4th Thursday of the month
March 26 Monthly Board Meeting @ 5:30pm
March 26 Quarterly Parent Booster Meeting @ 6pm
March 22 Cookeville Community Band Spring Concert @ CPAC 3pm
March 28 Solo/Ensemble Performance Assessment (CHS)
Winter Guard at Karns HS
April 2 Winter Guard Parent Performance at ATMS @ 6pm
April 9-12 All-State Clinic (Opryland)
April 23 Monthly Board Meeting @ 5:30
May 9 CHS Prom
May 14 Spring Concert (DATE WILL CHANGE!)
May 21 Band Awards Banquet @ Duck Pond Manor
(Board meeting may be rescheduled)
May 23 CHS Graduation @ TTU
June 16-18 Fundamentals Camp (Winds & Percussion)
June 12, 18-19 Fundamentals Camp (Color Guard)
July 7-9 Percussion Camp
July 7, 9-10 Guard Camp
July 13-17 Full Band Camp (Everyone)
We help the band students with several events:
MARCHING - AWAY GAMES
Load trucks before leaving
Unload and load trucks AT the away game
Unload trucks upon returning to school
MARCHING - HOME GAMES
Schedule and organize dinner (students usually do not have time to go home or go get food, so this makes it easier on them)
Fill and ice down waters in coolers
Pull coolers to stadium in front of band to block traffic at rear stadium gate, then pass out water when band returns to stands after halftime show
Sign up for at least one concession stand duty at home Varsity or JV game
(band gets the profits from the concession stand which is THE MAIN INCOME to the band's General Operation Funds)
MARCHING - COMPETITIONS (EACH IS AN ALL DAY EVENT)
Make/Pack snacks for students
Load trucks before leaving
Unload and load trucks AT the competition
Help get equipment to the performance area
Unload trucks upon returning to school
MARCHING & CONCERT - EXTRAS
Assist with organizing/planning the corn maze trip in the fall
Organize small fundraisers around concerts
Organize end-of-year Band Awards Banquet
MARCHING - SUMMER ALL-BAND CAMP
Schedule and organize food for lunch EACH day
Make sure coolers are full of Gatorade, made fresh EACH day
Set up snack table for breaks for EACH day
Fit and alter uniforms for all students
Organize, clean and inventory snacks, donations, serveware, napkins for daily use
Organize, promote and create signups for lunches, family cookout, and snacks
Set up Family Cookout (this is on Friday, the last day of camp and usually estimates serving approximately 600 people annually)
CONCERT - EXTRAS
Fundraising/Donation setups such as bake sale and merch sales
AND MORE…
How you can help
How you can help
We are always in need of parent volunteers! EMAIL: chsmarchingcavboosters@gmail.com
Some ways to contribute:
Donating cases of water during marching season
Band Camp (Summer) Support with food, serving and uniform alterations
Loading and unloading our U-Haul trucks before, during, and after away games
Helping get equipment to performance areas at competitions
Working the Concession Stand during football season at least once during the season (we get this money which is crucial to operating funds). To sign up for a game, reach out to Gwen Lucio!
Driving U-Haul trucks - Reach out to Brandon Smith to get signed up!
Fundraising efforts - these are expanding! Stay tuned or ask about opportunities. Have ideas? Want to help put together an event? Email, subject: Fundraising!
And SO much more! Contact us to find out how YOU can help!
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