Author: cjhstrojanband

Trojan Band Championship Schedule

Hello Trojan Band Parents,

I am sure by now your child has come home with a red bus permission form and you are wondering what the schedule is for this week.  This is a very unique situation and I am glad that we will have the opportunity to travel and play for the final game.  However, with early release schedule it makes it interesting.  We will offer a “stay after school” option but it will mean your child hanging out under supervision from 12:30 – 4:30, so if they can go home and come back that would be the best possible situation.

Schedule as it currently stands:

12:30 – 4:00:  Hang out at school, or students can go home and come back by at least 4:00 to load and board busses at 4:30pm.

4:00pm:  Load trailer

4:30pm:  Leave for Bremen High School Stadium

5pm:  Arrive grab equipment and head in for the game.

5:30pm: Game Starts

6:30pm:  Half time pizza and chips and drinks at the trailer

7:30pm:  Game Ends

8pm:  Arrival back at CJHS for parent pickup

If we are behind or ahead of schedule I can’t see it being by more or less than 30 min.  I will need a lot of parent volunteers for this game, for both pizza, supervision, packing and unpacking, and riding the bus as chaperones.  Please email me if you can chaperone or tick the box on the permission slip.

Thanks everyone, we are looking forward to it, and seeing you all at conferences this week.

Joe Huls and Maria Menendez

Trojan Band Schedule for Oct 16

Same Schedule and Location as last time.

  • 3 – 4:30: Students may stay after school and walk with Mr. Huls to the HS band room.  Or they can go home and come back with a parent at 4:30pm to the HS Band Room.
  • 4:30 – 5:00: warmup and rehearse in the HS band room in uniform. Volunteer meeting time as well.
  • 5:30: Game starts in Grisham Stadium
  • 6:15: Eat pizza in HS Band Room
  • 6:45: Parent pickup at the HS Band Room.

Thanks All

Cookie Dough Delivery Date

Hello All,

Cookie dough will be delivered Friday October 24th. Please make sure that if you have a large order that you plan on picking your child up that day as it will be difficult for them to manage more than 4 boxes on the bus.

We will need parent volunteers to come and help sort cookie dough around 10:30AM. If you can come to the junior high to help please email me or Ms. Menendez

Thanks

Band Updates

Hello all, I just thought I would update you on current band happenings.

Cookie Dough

  • The huge order has been calculated and ordered, I will update you on the arrival date as soon as I get it.

District Honor Band Help Sessions (7th and 8th grade only)

  • All student who have paid $5 to participate in DHB should be coming to our help sessions on Wednesdays from 3 – 4:30pm.  If your child is not involved in DHB its still not too late, usually my top 3 to 4 kids in every section audition but it is open to anyone, please turn in $5 ASAP and start coming to help sessions.

Trojan Band (7th and 8th grade only)

  • No game this week.

8th Grade Night at the High School (Halloween Night Oct 31)

  • This years 8th grade band has a unique opportunity.  We will not only be performing the pre-game show but also half time with the HS band.
  • Students will need a Halloween Costume, or they can just be a JH Band kid for halloween and wear there uniform.
  • We will be rehearsing Thursday Oct 30th with the HS band from 6 – 8pm at the HS.  This is a very important rehearsal as we will be learning staging and choreography.
  • Please let me know if your child has to miss out on this awesome night, I will be writing drill for specific kids on the field, and I have a choreographer coming in to teach the “Thriller” dance in class and need to know how many will be performing.
  • This is gonna be an awesome show.  You will not want to miss it.

Thanks all

Cookie Dough Orders Due Tuesday Sept 23rd

Attention all band parents!

Tuesday is the turn in date for our cookie dough sale. Please make sure to follow the checklist for turn-in instructions:

1. Make sure your money is in an envelope and all check are made out to CJHS Band.

2. Make sure the money matches the order. Cross out any names or orders that are not included in total.

3. Add up all the money at the bottom and then total up all the boxes at the bottom.

4. For every 10 boxes you get a free box of the $15 variety. Please put “Free Box” in the name column and choose your $15 variety. Do not include the free box in your money total.

Please do not turn in your order late, I would like all orders in Tuesday.

Thanks all.

Trojan Band Schedule for Sept 18th

Same Schedule and Location as last week.

  • 3 – 4:30: Students may stay after school and walk with Mr. Huls to the HS band room.  Or they can go home and come back with a parent at 4:30pm to the HS Band Room.
  • 4:30 – 5:00: warmup and rehearse in the HS band room in uniform. Volunteer meeting time as well.
  • 5:30: Game starts in Grisham Stadium
  • 6:15: Eat pizza in HS Band Room
  • 6:45: Parent pickup at the HS Band Room.

7th and 8th Grade Chair Tests

Parents,

Next week Wednesday we will begin our chair tests in class, this is both for seating position and for a grade in class.  Every student should be practicing diligently for this test at home.  If you are the parent of a tuba or baritone player please arrange for a ride this weekend or next week at some point to allow for your child to bring home their instrument.  The criteria are as follows.

8th Grade

All students will play there Bb, Eb, Ab, and F concert GMEA Scales and Arpeggios for a grade.

7th Grade

All students will play there Bb, and Eb GMEA Scales and Arpeggios for a grade. They will also

Please be active in joining us in this effort to make sure your child is prepared for this important evaluation.

Thanks for all of your support.

 

8th Grade Night Date Change

Hello 8th grade band parents,

Looking ahead at the calendar Mr. Carr had a great idea about our 8th grade night activities. He wanted the 8th grade students to come and play along with the high school band during our October 31st matchup against Sandy Creek High School. The rivalry and the atmosphere will be very exciting for the kids to be a part of.

We also have a few ideas about the 8th graders performance that will extend beyond just pre-game and maybe in to halftime. More info to be announced at a later date.

Please mark your calendar for our rehearsal to be after school with the high school band on October 30th from 6-8pm and our performance to be October 31st from 5-10pm.

Again this is for all 8th grade band members. Please mark your calendar.

Thanks

Cookie Dough Fundraiser Kickoff

Hello all band parents,

Starting today we will distribute materials for our annual cookie dough sale. This sale will take place over 2 weeks and will be a great way for our students to help raise money for the band and also for their own personal band goals.

For 6th graders they can earn money toward their band performance polo shirts ($21), for every box of cookie sold the student will get $3 toward their shirt.

For 8th graders they can earn money directly toward their Carowind’s Spring Trip dues ($210), for every box of cookie dough sold the student will get $3 toward there trip.

There are also some other rewards for selling cookie dough, for every 10 boxes sold the student will receive 1 free box of cookie dough.

The fundraiser is simple, sell cookie dough by using the materials handed out in class, collect the money, turn it all in at once on September 23rd and 4 weeks later the shipment will arrive for you to pass out to your buyers.

The money raised in all of our fundraisers goes directly to support our band account which is used for repairs of school owned instruments, supplies and music purchases, and to pay guest teachers and clinicians to work with your awesome children.

Again the collection day is September 23rd for all bands. Please encourage your child to sell as much cookie dough as they can.