Both bands had inspired performances on stage tonight, earning them both superior ratings on stage and in sight reading. Ms. Menendez and I are so proud of both bands for there hard work and dedication. Thank you to all our awesome parents for your support we truly couldn’t do it without you. 

We are two very proud directors tonight.  Go band!!!!!

7th and 8th grade students remember to bring your uniforms to school. Remember to check your row on the bus in the morning outside the band room and let’s have an awesome trip with an awesome performance from each band. 

Thanks all. 

The final rehearsals are in the books and the bands sounded fantastic today. We are soooo proud of their hard work this semester. When looking ahead to Monday’s performance we need to remember that this experience is not about the destination it’s about the journey. Our students have come a long way in the last two and a half months in there musicianship, maturity, and performance skills. We are looking forward to showing them off at Woodland High School on Monday. 

Please see previous posts for the itinerary. 

Also please double check uniform parts. Students should be wearing. 

1. CJHS Band Polo
2. Black Formal dress pants (no black jeans, or tracksuit bottoms)
3. Black formal shoes (all black, no sneakers or high tops)
4. Black Tall Socks for the boys. 

7th grade chaperones report at 9:30 AM to the CJHS Band Room

8th Grade Chaperones report to the CJHS band room at 2PM and meet with Mr. Carr. We will already be at Woodland and will meet you at dinner. 

The students already know the expectation level for there behavior, and the exact procedure to follow throughout the day so this should be an excellent experience for all involved. 

If you can come out Monday at 2PM or 6:30PM to support us that would be great. 

Thanks all. 

Hello 7th and 8th Grade Parents,

Here is the list of Chaperone’s for our trip on March 16th:

7th Grade Chaperones:

Mary Jo Best, Sonya Shell, Sri Kolli, Meridith Harris, Todd Simpson

8th Grade Chaperones:

Karyn LaChance, Shonda Wyatt, Michelle Mullinex, Delia Wilcox, Emily Leak, Sherry Johnson, Chris Carr

If you are not on the list and would like to be added I could use a few more 7th grade chaperones, please email me or Maria ASAP.

THERE ARE STILL STUDENTS WITHOUT TRAVEL AND HEALTH FORMS, AND THE $5 THAT WAS DUE AT THE PRE-FESTIVAL CONCERT.  PLEASE GET THAT TURNED IN ASAP.

Thanks all, March 16th should be two outstanding performances.

Joe Huls

Maria Menendez

Band Directors

Carrollton Band

Hello Everyone,

This message is designed for the 7th and 8th grade parents and is in regards to our Festival.

We look forward to seeing all of the 7th and 8th grade students and parents tomorrow night at our Pre-Festival Concert.  Remember to arrive at 6:30PM in uniform to the Mabry Center for the Arts.  There will be no need to come any earlier as their will be plenty of seating due to only having the two grade levels on the concert instead of three.

I have finalized our plans for festival and have booked our coaches, and have made plans for lunch and dinner at Ryan’s Steakhouse and Buffet in Hiram.  Please check out the itinerary for your child’s grade level and see if you can plan to come on March 16th. If you are able to chaperone for for this trip please email me, or signup tomorrow night at the concert.  We will also have Health and Travel forms for you to fill out at tomorrow nights concert so please plan on attending.

7^TH GRADE ITINERARY FOR MARCH 16^TH

7:50 – 9:30 AM: Students should arrive at school at the normal time and attend classes. They should find a time to get into uniform before coming to the band room at 9:30AM.

9:30 AM: Load Busses

10:00 AM: Leave for lunch in Hiram

11:00 AM: Arrive at Ryans in Hiram GA (prepay $5)

12:00 PM: Leave Ryans to Head to Woodland HS in Cartersville.

12:30 PM: Use bathroom and get unpacked.

1:30 PM: Warmup

2:00 PM: Perform

3:00 PM: Finish

3:15 PM: Leave for Carrollton

4:45 PM: Arrive back at CJHS, pickup by Parents at 4:45PM

8^TH GRADE ITINERARY FOR MARCH 16^TH

7:50 – 2:00 PM: Students should arrive at school at the normal time and attend classes. They should find a time to get into uniform before coming to the band room at 2PM.

2:00 PM: Load Busses

2:30 PM: Leave for lunch in Hiram

3:30 PM: Arrive at Ryans in Hiram GA (prepay $5)

4:30 PM: Leave Ryans to Head to Woodland HS in Cartersville.

5:00 PM: Use bathroom and get unpacked.

6:00 PM: Warmup

6:30 PM: Perform

7:30 PM: Finish

7:45 PM: Leave for Carrollton

9:15 PM: Arrive back at CJHS, pickup by Parents at 9:15PM

Jazz band members, remember to come to school in uniform. Check in with your first period teacher and wait for an announcement to come to the band room. Do not come down early. 

I have a lot of running around to do in the morning to get things ready for the performance so there will be no practice session. 

Thanks

Mr. Huls

Hello all, these announcements are for 7th and 8th grade band students only. 

We hope everyone has been inside and safe this week with all of the cold weather. As the school closing pile up we have had no real change in our upcoming events so here is a reminder of what’s coming up. 

Friday Feb 27th during the morning hours at the Junior High the Jazz Band will still be perform at the black history month assembly. Jazz band members please wear your band uniforms to school Friday. 

Monday March 2nd, the 7th and 8th grade bands have there Pre-Festival concert. 7th grade band please report at 6:30pm in uniform to the stage. 8th graders please report to the auditorium seats in uniform at 6:45pm. Both bands will perform for each other as we get ready for our festival performance on Mar 16th. We will perform our stage selections and we will sightread for everyone. It is extremely important that all 7th and 8th grade band members attend this event. 

Thurs March 5th, 8th grade band last after school rehearsal. 3-4:15pm at CJHS band room. 

Tues March 10th, 7th grade band last after school rehearsal. 3-4:15pm at CJHS band room. 

Monday March 16th, Festival Performance. 7th grade at 2pm and 8th grade at 6:30pm. More info TBA. 

Keep selling AYP cards. We’re almost out. Woo Hoo!!!

Thanks all

Hello 7th and 8th grade parents,

As you have probably seen from our online calendar this weeks rehearsals are incredibly important. We have the MAC booked for Tuesday and Thursday of this week for our after school rehearsals.

These are two of our most important rehearsals as we lead up to our Pre-Festival concert on March 2nd.

Rehearsal Schedule:

Tuesday – 7th grade grade band after school rehearsal at the MAC from 3pm-5pm. Pickup is at the MAC.

Thursday – 8th grade grade band after school rehearsal at the MAC from 3pm-5pm. Pickup is at the MAC.

Please make sure you make plans for your child to attend these rehearsals. If the school cancels after school events due to inclement weather we will not rehearse, but please plan on everything going as planned.

Thanks everyone.

Hello All,

Just wanted to remind my 7th and 8th grade parents about after school rehearsals this week. 7th grade is on Tuesday and 8th grade on Thursday. Please make sure that your child comes for the full length of rehearsal unless they are in a school activity or team, in which case they should be splitting time.

6th grade parents, I’d like to clarify a post about grades and extra help. The CMS band room should be open by around 7:40am each morning if students would like to get help prior to class starting at 8:10am. Students may come in at that time to get help if needed. The CJHS band room is open from 7:15 to 7:35am.

6th grade parents you may have noticed two categories in which your child does not have a grade entered. We will be teaching them their Eb and Ab scales and eventually those will need to be passed off. They are currently in the template for the gradebook but for most kids they will not show a grade yet.

Thanks all, keep selling those AYP cards !!!!!

Hello Band Parents,

Today we will be kicking off our annual AYP card fundraiser.  This fundraiser is our second fundraiser of the year and will help us with the cost of repairs on school instruments, supplies, purchasing of new music and instruments, and bringing in clinicians.

What is the fundraiser?

American Youth Projects puts together a discount card to be used local participating restaurants, shops, and other businesses in Carroll, Haralson, and Douglas County.  The card costs $12, can be used an unlimited amount of times and is good until March 1, 2016.

How the fundraiser works:

• Students can take their order taker with them and show anyone interested in buying a card the order taker with all of the valid discounts.
• If the buyer is interested they can pay $12 cash, or a check made out to CJHS Band.
• The student should then turn in the money as soon as possible to the band director. Please make sure it is in an envelope, with your name and grade clearly marked.
• The cards will be issued the next day in band class and the student can bring them to their buyers.

Rewards:

• For every 5 cards sold, a student will receive a free AYP card for themselves or their parents. So wait to buy a card from your child, see if they can earn you one by selling 10 on their own.
• 8^th Grade Band students will receive $3 for every card sold toward their Carowinds Trip. (That’s a really good deal, if an 8^th grader sells 10 AYP cards that’s $30 off their trip, then they could sell the free card for another $12 and turn that in toward their trip, that’s $42 off their trip by only selling 10 cards)

Let’s make this fundraiser a huge success for the band program by selling at multiple locations like church groups, at work in the break room, at weekend sporting events etc…Please feel free to email Mr. Huls or Ms. Menendez with any questions.

Thank you again for your support.

Mr. Huls                                                                               Ms. Menendez

Band Director                                                                    Band Director

Carrollton Bands                                                               Carrollton Bands