Welcome to CHS Band Boosters! 

This home page will have general info and reminders. 

If you're looking for Booster info on a specific event, please use the tabs at the top of the screen to navigate. Volunteer sign-ups for each event are in their respective tabs.

If you're looking for Student info (where to be and when, etc.), visit the Band website maintained by Mr. Miller. The main page has a general calendar and the Marching Band page has event details.

Email for October 19

Hello, Marching Band Parents! THANK YOU to everyone who was able to help out last week with food prep and delivery, loading and unloading the trailer, holding down tarps in the rain, passing out rain coats, hauling around stars we didn’t use, and cheering on the band! Another busy band week coming right up. See below for more details and Check the Marching Season page of the Booster website for all sign ups.

Best,

Tiffany

This email includes:

1. Assessment on Wednesday

2. Meal and game this Friday

3. Comp on Saturday

4. GW rescheduled for October 31

5. Winter Band Projects

Wednesday - Assessment in Salem

Sign up is looking ok. I think we’ll be able to pull it off. Good luck!

This Friday - October 23

Band Meal - We will feed the band for senior night. It’s tacos! Which seems to have somehow become the senior night tradition. This is similar to last Friday in that we need parent help with making the food. Please check out the sign up to see how you can help.

Home game - We will do the performance at halftime. It is our last home game of the season. Since it is Senior Night, we will load the trailer at 4:30pm, BEFORE dinner so that we have time for senior speeches. Here is the sign up!

William Byrd Comp on Saturday

We have the William Byrd competition on Saturday. The schedule for the day is on the band website. Our volunteer signup is on the Booster website. 

You can check out the Festival website for the complete schedule, but not much else. It’s been $10 at the gate so expect that. They do have a clear bag policy so make sure to check that out. 

George Wythe Comp rescheduled for October 31

The signup is on the Booster website. Check it out and see where you can help. The schedule for the day has been moved up and is now much earlier so you will have plenty of time to come help at the comp and get back for trick-or-treating!

Winter Band Projects

Just because marching band season ends, doesn’t mean marching band is done! We have lots of projects that need to get done before we start gearing up again next spring. I’ll be pulling those together and sending out more details next week but if anyone is handy, or would like a good organization project, or is thinking about how they can prep for a new role next year, stay tuned for details.

Weekly Email for October 13

Hello, Marching Band Parents! Sending this a day early because I realized in the middle of last night that I sent a sign up for the meal on Friday but not the actual game. Oops. And! I found out the Middle School is sending 25 kids over (yeah!) but that means we need a bit more food so I updated that sign up. Plus! Next week is busy and we need to get all of that covered. Phew! Lots to do. See below for more details and Check the Marching Season page of the Booster website for all sign ups

Best,

Tiffany

This email includes:

1. Meal and game this Friday

2. Next week - assessment, meal, game, comp

3. Save the date for GW reschedule - October 31

4. Save the date for Breakfast with Santa fundraiser

This Friday - October 16

Band Meal - We will feed the band and middle school students before the game. This sign up has been updated to include a bit more food to cover everything. We need your help! There are several items that we still need provided. If you can provide the food but can’t get to the school by 4:30, let me know and we can work it out for someone to pick up the food!

Home game - We will do the performance at half time. Duh! I forgot to send out this sign up but we do need the usual crew to help. Sorry for the short notice!

Next week

October 21 - Assessment in Salem, HELP NEEDED!

We need a trailer driver, star transport, and help with getting the equipment on and off the field. Yes, it is the middle of a weekday and I understand that is difficult as I cannot take any more time off myself so I can’t be there. You can sign up to help here and I’ve listed details for each job next.

The trailer driver (1) will need to be at the school by 8:30am and have the trailer at the Band Room ready to load by 9am. They will be with the band all day and done with trailer parked by about 3:45pm.

The star transport (2-4 vehicles) will need to be at the Band Room by 9:30am. They will be with the band all day and done by about 3:30pm

Pit Crew (8) - If you’re able to spare the time, here’s what it will look like:

• 11:30am - be at the CHS trailer parked at the Salem Stadium, help unload trailer and set up audio equipment

• 12:00pm - get equipment to field and set up for performance

• 12:30pm - performance

• 12:45pm - get equipment off the field and back to the trailer

• 1:00pm - load trailer

• 1:30pm - you’re done and can leave

October 23 - Meal and Game

I don’t have exact times for this date yet so cannot provide sign ups today. But here is a basic rundown of what will happen - Boosters will feed the band before the game and seniors will do speeches during/after dinner. Somewhere in there we will load the trailer. Then Boosters will clean up while the students get dressed and we will all head to the stadium for the game. We will perform the show at half time. While we are setting up for the show, they will start presenting seniors for fall sports like football, cheer, and cross country. Then we will perform the show, and after the performance, they will announce the remaining sports and band while we are breaking down pit.

October 24 - William Byrd comp

I don’t have exact times for this yet either but will post the sign up as soon as I do. William Byrd is a good comp so make plans to be there to support CHS band and cheer loud!

George Wythe Comp rescheduled for October 31

Mark your calendars! We don’t have exact times yet but those are coming soon. Keep an eye on the Marching Band page for those details.

Save the date for Breakfast with Santa

Please mark your calendars for December 4-5, 2026. This is our annual Breakfast with Santa (BWS) community event and fundraiser. We will decorate on Friday, December 4 in the afternoon and evening. We will host the event the morning of December 5. Sign ups will be provided about 2-3 weeks prior to the event. If you’d like more information on what this event is and how you can plug in to help, please check out the Breakfast with Santa page of the Band Booster website.