Check the Director's Calendar for up to date information on this week's events and other upcoming events (see also Director's Calendar section in this Cadence below):

Director's Calendar

We are so excited to kick off the new school year! We had an incredible band camp, and can't wait to carry that energy forward into this season. We're looking forward to gathering as a band community for our DCI Watch Party this Saturday evening!

Thank you all for the wonderful, beautiful suprise Baby Shower yesterday. My family and I feel very loved and appreciated. You are each very kind and thoughtful to give anything at all, even a hug or a fist bump! I'll try my best to write thank-you notes, but want to thank you immediately in case those notes go unwritten for a year...or two!

📣 DCI on Sat. Aug. 13 📣

Hi, TFB FAMILIES!

*Next Saturday 8/13 is a Camp Day from 9:00am - 4:00pm.

—> Bring Lunch, plenty of water, and don't forget the sunscreen ☀️

—> At 4:00, students are dismissed from rehearsal. Go home, eat, relax...and come back! Beginning at 5:30pm, we will be showing DCI Finals in the Auditorium! 🥁

#marchingmusicsmajorleague

One of the TFB core values is community. In an effort to cultivate community ties and to give the students additional performance opportunities, full ensemble (including winds, percussion and guard) will be attending all away football games. Please see the Director's Calendar for those dates.

Dear Parents,

It’s the time of year when we start recruiting for volunteers to work with TFB! What would our Franklin Band look like and what could we accomplish if every family put in as much effort and committment as you? Would it be better?

Our goal is for everyone to get involved in some way. As many parents can tell you, working with the band can be among the most rewarding experiences you can have with your student at FHS.

Some volunteer opportunities are ongoing and some are one-time events. Please take a look at this spreadsheet to see the highlighted areas where we need help:

Volunteer Opportunities 2022-23 Franklin Band

Right now, we especially have immediate needs in three areas:

1) Medical

2) Chaperones

** We have four away games and four competitions or exhibitions where we will need 8 chaperones and 2 medical staff. Medical can also be chaperones but don't have to be. **

3) Flags

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please email Rosemary Muirhead at fhsbandoffice@gmail.com

Thank you!!

TFB directors absolutely understand the importance of the ACT for college admissions and encourage students to sign up. That said, please avoid taking the ACT on Oct. 22nd. This is the day of the Indianapolis Super Regional. Plan to take the ACT on these dates instead: Sept. 10th or December 10th.

Added reminder: please go ahead and fill out the absentee form below (and have your student inform their section) for the morning block of camp days for the date your student has chosen to take the ACT this fall so the directors can plan accordingly. Thank you!

Please do everything possible to avoid missing rehearsals. Directors count on students attending every rehearsal especially since they are learning new material every day.

If missing rehearsal is absolutely unavoidable, students must fill out this form: 2022-23 Rehearsal Absence Form before the rehearsal they are going to miss. **Students should also contact their section leaders in their section GroupMe before rehearsal so they can be aware as well.

Our first Band Booster Meeting for the 2022-23 school year will be Tuesday, August 16th from 7:00-8:00pm in the FHS Band Room. The name "Band Boosters" includes any parents who have students in the Franklin Band, so that's you! Come hear updates and plans for this year.

Other dates for Band Booster Meetings for this fall for your calendar:

September 27th

October 25th

November 29th

News from the Stand!

Dear Band Parents,

Hope you had a successful start to the school year.

My name is Rebecca Murphy and I have taken over the Concession stand from the talented Abby Baalbergen. Everyone I talk to says ‘I love Concessions – let me know how I can help’ so here goes:

• Sign up for a volunteer shift on the night your section has signed up for. This first game on 8/19/22 is the Saxophone and Guard night!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA8A62CA6FFC16-concessions1

• Sign up for a volunteer shift on a night that is not your section. Come on you know you want to come hang out with us!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA8A62CA6FFC16-concessions1

Upcoming Section Schedule:

9/2 – Baritone, Drum Majors, and Tuba

9/16 – Mello and Clarinets

9/30 - Trumpet and Flute

10/21 - Percussion

• If you can’t volunteer for a shift, please sign up for Mac and Cheese or Taco Meat for our famous Super Nachos. Remember if you want to make it but don’t want to leave your crock pot, you can always bring it in a disposable pan and we can put it into one of ours to keep warm.

• For Senior parents – I know this is a big year for you and you want to see all the moments. We will find a job that works for you!

• Sign up to help the Grill team – they are always looking for help around the grill. Reach out to me and I will put you in touch with them

• Sign up to smoke a couple of Boston Butts – Concessions will provide the meat if you can provide the time! A big shout out to Bryan DeCuir for providing the BBQ for the 9/2 game.

• People always ask if they can bring me water or some food items. I cannot take donations of items but if you want to donate a Sams Club Gift card, I can always put those to great use.

• Come buy Concessions during the game!

Thanks everyone!

Hello TFB families!

The Fabrication Team is very excited to offer personalized parent flags! These flags can be used all year and from one season to another! Of course, we will still be making our popular show-themed parent flags for your collection, but those will be made later in the season after our work for the show is done.

You will choose the color of your flag, then personalize it with your student’s name and instrument or section. Flags are $20 each and hand-made to order. All profits go to the band! You may pick up your flags at the merch table before home football games or at band booster meetings. We can’t wait to see all that TFB pride!

Order on the band website: www.thefranklinband.org

We still have need of Labor Day volunteers for a few remaining routes:

Farmington area

Hillsboro Acres

Laurelbrook

Fieldstone Farms

And if you are unable to install and return flags, we still need help distributing flags on Sunday 9/4/22 from 4:30-6:30pm.

Every student and family is expected to participate in at least TWO of the flag installations during the year.

Please go ahead and fill out your dates for the upcoming year!

Sign up for your weekend here:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040b44a8a728a2fd0-usflag1

If you have any questions, please email FHSflag@gmail.com

Thanks for doing your part!

Or, if you would like to find out more about working with the flag team, please contact Anna Lynn Whitfield (annalynnwhitfield@gmail.com).

Gimme 5! Please help us spread the word that we are seeking donations to fund our large instrument replacement program. You can forward the following URL: https://donorbox.org/gimme-five Please send it to grandparents, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and anyone who has a heart for our band program. You can also ask them to scan this QR code. One time donations are great, but recurring donations are even better!

The Franklin Band is well-known and respected for being a kind and courteous program. So says Melissa Gufston-Hines of the O'Fallon HS Band, "We love when we get to see the folks of the Franklin Band at shows because we can always count on them being so classy."

Franklin Band Family Show Etiquette (this applies to Winter Guard, and all Concert performances)

*Come see the band perform.

*Show up early. Allow time to get to your seat.

*Avoid being a distraction (silence cell phones, only enter and depart between performances, keep children seated/as quiet as possible, etc)

*STAND AND APPLAUD EACH PERFORMANCE in recognition of the hard work and effort of the students. And no matter where we finish in the standings at the end of the event, applaud every band. They’ve all had many long, hard days just like our students.

*Focus on your Enjoyment of a performance or don’t comment at all. You don’t know who is sitting within hearing. This includes avoiding sending negative texts that someone could screenshot/forward to others. We only share positive comments about other bands. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

Community – The community in which we live and our own community within Franklin High School shape who we are, and we shape those communities in return.

Excellence – Employ a positive work ethic on our steady march toward excellence.

Enjoyment – Students should enjoy their band experience, their friends, their musical activities, and the processes involved with them.

Inclusivity – Be a “big tent” organization, serving students of various abilities and backgrounds.

History – Value and reflect on our past while being innovative in new endeavors.

Engagement – The wants and needs of our student, parent, and community stakeholders are important to us.

Advocacy – Be advocates for music education, in neighborhood chats and in discussions with policy makers.

Versatility – Be well-rounded in what we do, but with a strong foundation in concert literature.

Challenge – Create an environment that challenges students and promotes personal growth.

Stewardship – Be good stewards of our resources, both personal and financial.

***Treasurer/band fees? Shawn Davis bandtreasurerfhs@gmail.com

***Flag program? Anna Lynn Whitfield FHSflag@gmail.com https://thefranklinband.org/us-flag-program/

***Concessions (recipes, open shifts, etc)? Rebecca Murphy themurphys@williamsmurphy.com

***Tailgates? Jennifer Stockdale jenniferhstockdale@gmail.com

***Chaperones? Rosemary Muirhead fhsbandchaps@gmail.com

***Uniforms? For uniforms (fit, repairs, etc) contact Lynne Grayson Blkg85@aol.com

For uniform accessories, contact is TBD (see parent volunteer interest form above!)

***Medical team? Dr Patti Williams TFBmedicalteam@gmail.com

***Fundraising? Jennifer DeCuir franklinbandfundraising@gmail.com

***Alumni Events? Amy Kendall tfb.alumni@gmail.com

***Band Camp? Angelle Gallers fhsbandcamp@gmail.com

***TFB website concerns? James Whitfield webmaster@thefranklinband.org

***Corrections to the Director's Calendar? TFB.Directors@gmail.com

If you would like to have an announcement added to the TFB Weekly Cadence for the full band to see, please type out the announcement exactly as you would like it to appear in the Cadence. Include any necessary links.

Please fill out this form with the above information:

TFB Cadence Submissions 2022-23

Please send in your submissions by 5pm the Saturday before the Cadence goes out the following Monday. Submissions after that time will likely have to be included in the next week's Cadence.

***Again- Please type out the announcement EXACTLY as you would like it to appear in the Cadence. Your announcement will be copied and pasted. Thank you!