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

Looks like it’s gonna be pretty chilly. Any type of hoodie or jacket your child can wear today with some jeans will be just fine for the game. If they are black and say carrollton that will show some more spirit, but is not necessary.

Thanks

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

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

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

Tonight’s start time has changed and I have just been notified. Please see the updated info.

The games will now begin at 5:30pm to allow for traveling schools to arrive on time.

3-4:30: Students me stay after school and walk with Mr. Huls to the HS band room.

4:30 – 5:00: warmup and rehearse in the HS band room in uniform. Volunteer meeting time as well. If your child goes home after school 4:30 is when they need to report the HS.

5:30: Game starts in Grisham Stadium

6:00: Eat pizza in HS Band Room

6:30: Parent pickup at the HS Band Room.

I’m sorry for the change, thanks for your patience.

Joe Huls

Just a friendly reminder that Tuesday and Wednesday this week we will be holding our instrument sale for all 6th grade parents.

They will start at 5:30pm where we will start with a brief meeting and run until 8pm each night.

If you have trouble coming on your particular night you may come on the other night available. Keep in mind our goal is to make the meetings as short and efficient as possible.

Remember you child does not have to come with you if they have homework or another activity to attend.

Thanks and we will see you all this week.

Joe Huls
Maria Menendez
Band Directors
Carrollton Bands

Hello all 6th grade parents,

I am wrapping up instrument screenings and I am sure your child has come home and told you what they have decided to play in band.

DONT BUY ANYTHING!!!!!!

I have strict guidelines as to what types of brands and models I like to have in band class so that we can get the best sound. These instruments will all be available at our instrument nights next week.

September 2nd (first 6th grade band class) and September 3rd (second 6th grade band class) from 5:30-8pm will be our instrument nights.

Please plan on being their at 5:30 for a very brief meeting with the Music and Arts Representatives. Then we will begin the instrument rental process. As soon as you are done you can leave. This doesn’t usually take all the way until 8pm. If your child has an after school activity to attend that is ok as long as you come.

We will be renting flutes, clarinets, alto saxes, trumpets, trombones, and percussion kits. Any French horn, baritone and tuba players can come to get their mouthpieces, and books etc…

I do have French horns students may use as
school owned instruments but I highly recommend renting a single horn.

If you have any questions you can always email me or Ms. Menendez.

I look forward to seeing you next week.

Thanks

Joe Huls