See you all bright and early tomorrow! It will be a blast!

@ CJHS 9 AM – 12 PM (Noon).

Students report at 8:30 AM to CJHS. Teaching occurs from 9 AM – 12 PM. At noon students are dismissed if they need to leave but are encouraged to stay for fellowship time in the cafeteria. We will have Chick-fil-A along with chips, sodas, and homemade desserts. Students will play board games, video games, dance to music or play outside if desired!

Our staff is driving from all across the state to come and teach our students! Students are also going to be taught by a guest conductor who teaches at one of the best middle school band programs in our state! Ms. Murphy’s Bio can be found here: https://www.hopewellbands.com/ourdirector.htm

-M. Menendez

Good evening,

This week we begin our first Large Group Evaluation rehearsals. This is our most intensive part of the year so having students present at all rehearsals, concerts, and our Symphonic Camp is vital. These events are also a grade as this course is a performance based course. Missing a single student makes a big difference since each student carries so much weight in our ensemble. Please make sure that if you see any conflicts in any way that you contact me as soon as you know. Here is our schedule for the semester.

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This week:

Monday: 7th grade after school rehearsal until 5.

Tuesday: 8th grade after school rehearsal until 5.

Saturday: Symphonic Camp @ CJHS 9 AM – 12 PM (Noon).

Students report at 8:30 AM to CJHS. Teaching occurs from 9 AM – 12 PM. At noon students are dismissed if they need to leave but are encouraged to stay for fellowship time in the cafeteria. We will have Chick-fil-A along with chips, sodas, and homemade desserts. Students will play board games, video games, dance to music or play outside if desired! 

Our staff is driving from all across the state to come and teach our students! Students are also going to be taught by a guest conductor who teaches at one of the best middle school band programs in our state! Ms. Murphy’s Bio can be found here: https://www.hopewellbands.com/ourdirector.htm

If you are able to volunteer at our Symphonic Camp through serving food or donating a dessert or side please contact me at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

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AYP Cards:

AYP Cards are hopefully set to be delivered the week of February 18th. Go ahead and start rounding up your customers!

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L.G.P.E. Concerts:

February 21st and March 13th are the concerts that we are aiming towards right now. Both our Pre- L.G.P.E. concert and the actual adjudicated L.G.P.E. concert occur at the Carrollton Performing Arts Center, not the Mabry Arts Center on campus. Students will be bussed to and from both concerts. Times are being finalized with our district host at the moment and will be shared with you once I know them.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

Good afternoon,

Be prepared for some important information below!

Braves Game form and $20 is due this Friday, February 1st. Form attached Here.

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Carowinds $50 due this Thursday the 31st. Pay online Here

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District Honor Band Info:

We have completed the itinerary for DHB. For those participating, please read through carefully. We will bus your students to Ringgold, and to all rehearsals. Please bring in $70 for the cost of the hotel room. This is due February the 6th. Let me know if you have any questions.

DHB Itinerary and Forms

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Spring Calendar:

Attached below is our calendar for the rest of the school year. Please pay special attention to our Symphonic Camp on February the 9th and our next two concerts hosted at the Carroll County Performing Arts Center. The students will be bussed to and from both concerts. Spring Calendar

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This is all a lot of information so please do not hesitate to email me with any questions at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

 

Sincerely,

M. Menendez

 

Symphonic Camp: February 9th from, 9 AM – 12PM (Noon)

Please keep our Symphonic Camp on your calendar! It will be a fantastic day and our paid staff that is driving in will spoil our kids rotten with knowledge and fun.

Students should report at 8:45 AM and are allowed to leave at noon if they have other commitments.

I encourage all students to stay if possible past noon so that we can feed them some Chick-Fil-A, chips, and desserts! Students will also have fellowship time with each other and play board games, video games, and sports outside.

Pick up time is 1:00 PM for those who choose to stay.

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Carowinds: Next payment of $50 is due January 31st.

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Chair Test: We have our next chair test tomorrow! I am excited to hear all students play tomorrow. Those who are sick will play their chair test upon their return.

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Braves Game Field Trip: Please read below or print off a PDF if you or your student are interested in attending our Braves Game field trip on April 13th!

Braves Game Field Trip April 13th PDF

Please return and sign permission slip. A physical copy will be distributed tomorrow during class. 

Due Date for permission slip and money is February 1st

We are so excited to take our first annual Atlanta Braves Game trip this year! This trip is open to all Junior High School Band members. The students will ride the school busses to and from the game and will need to bring money for food the day of the field trip. This trip occurs on Saturday, April 13th.

*This money for food and souvenirs is separate from the cost of the trip written below. *

Price per student/Chaperone: $20

This covers your ticket to the game and your t-shirt.

Report to school: 3:00 PM

Bus Departs:  3:30 PM

Arrival: 5:00 PM

Game starts: 7:30 PM

Departs: 11:00 PM

Arrive: 12:30 AM

Due Date for permission slip and money is February 1st

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District Honor Band: DHB will occur from February 14th and conclude on February 16th in the afternoon. Students will be bussed to Ringgold, Georgia but will need a ride home from the concert Saturday evening. The schedule sent to us is attached here.

An informational packet will be sent home by the end of this week regarding payment for the hotel that has been reserved for our students and fine details.

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Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

Happy Holidays!

I hope that you all are resting and enjoying time with your loved ones. I have cherished my time to see family and am continuously thankful for them and for the Carrollton family that I have.

As we get closer to the Spring Semester I would like to remind my students about our chair test on Thursday, January 17th.

Students will have one minute to perform as many scales as they can. Students may use any rhythm but must include a full scale and an arpeggio.

7th grade students will then perform line 80 from their red book.

8th grade students will perform line 85 from their band book.

Please let me know if your student has any questions!

Happy practicing!

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Carowinds payments for December are past due. If you have not paid that second installment please pay here –>>  https://carrolltonjuniorhs.revtrak.net/CJHS-Band/#/list

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Upcoming Dates:

February 4th after school rehearsal for 7th grade 3:30-5:00

February 5th after school rehearsal for 8th grade band 3:30-5:00

Saturday February 9th Symphonic Camp for both grades. 9:00-Noon.

*Required for all members*

February 14th-16th District Honor Band in Ringgold, Georgia.  More info to come soon!

Continue checking our website on the band calendar for dates for the rest of the school year.

Stay warm!

-Ms. Menendez

Good evening,

If you or your student are planning on attending the Carowinds trip I need for you to make sure that your name is on the roster shown below. I have to send in final numbers tomorrow to the company. If I left your name off please let me know ASAP.

Keep in mind the the second installment of $50 is due Tuesday the 18th. 

Revtrak Online Payments

Sponsors are still needed. If you would like to donate money to help cover the payment for another student who is unable to pay, please let me know. 

Peay, Adelia M	Student
Ruiz, Roxana A	Student
Drummond, Amelia D	Student
Hernandez, Ediz A	Student
Kessell, Kalynn J	Student
Ortiz, Kelly J	Student
Baker, Gracie R	Student
Swafford, Rylea A	Student
Goodwin, Giovanna M	Student
Garcia-Galvan, Jeffrey	Student
Patel, Jiya H	Student
Vedrine, Wisgenda	Student
Torres, Kloe’ T	Student
Landrum, Myla L	Student
Williamson, Ma’Kenna A	Student
Jones, Davion J	Student
Bigsby, Kennedy C	Student
Bonner, Jasmine M	Student
Duncan, Haley E	Student
Johnson, Kimora A	Student
Porter, Sidney E	Student
Camp, Edward W	Student
Moncayo, Nicolas J	Student
Easterwood, Jacob A	Student
Vinson, Antoinette K	Student
Idlett, Kason M	Student
Pate, Madison G	Student
O’Hara, Rebecca A	Student
Steed, Caroline V	Student
Taylor, Alyrica K	Student
Brown, Madison G	Student
Phommasith, Kalan L	Student
Willis, Walker E	Student
Robinson, Jerry Clayton	Student
Miley, John C	Student
Jenkins, Ashlyn L	Student
Olivieri, Enza S	Student
Bradley, Lucas M	Student
Basil, Matthew W	Student
Ellison, Kaleb D	Student
Ameer, Alishan Y	Student
Schillinger, Zachary J	Student
Payne, Emma L	Student
Ackey, Jas’mine M	Student
Adkins, Charles R	Student
Guzman-Mejia, Martin J	Student
Byrge, Kelsey S	Student
Zimmer, Mark V	Student
Daggett, Evan M	Student
Ruiz Jimenez, Rene	Student
Huett, Jack M	Student
Ordonez-Aquilar, Robert L	Student
Leeth, Haydon B	Student
Collum, Brooklynn C	Student
Glenn, Camoree J	Student
Moore, Logan A	Student
Smith, Ka’Mirra D	Student
Padilla, Tristan A	Student
Howard, Ava J	Student
Dukes, Kanijah S	Student
Garcia, Kevin D	Student
Colquitt, Brantley L	Student
Huggins, Terry S	Student
Young, Kristin J	Student
Hoberg, Emily R	Student
Reid, Benjamin D	Student
Capra, Angelina M	Student
Stevens, Jackson E	Student
Ellis, Chandler A	Student
Mitchell, Kalise S	Student
Stembridge, Lucas O	Student
Jamro, Jazlynne J	Student
Wilson, Michael J	Student
Connie Easterwood	Chaperone
Molly Camp	Chaperone
Devondreale Williams	Chaperone
Danielle Miley	Chaperone
Jasmine Hopkins Arnold	Chaperone
Katie Reid	Chaperone
Tiffany Landrum	Chaperone
Jennifer Schelp	Chaperone
Ashley Soulsby	Chaperone
Maria Menendez	Chaperone
Chris Carr	Chaperone
Neal Bright	Chaperone
Leland Alexander	Chaperone
Jon Buchholz	Chaperone

Sincerely,

M. Menendez

Good afternoon,

Wow! Last night was incredible! Thank you so much for coming and watching the students and for raising some great kids. They are responsible, respectful, professional, and helpful. On top of that they produce some beautiful music! They are growing in so many ways and I am excited to see where we go next. If you would like to watch the concert again or share it click here.

If your child has missed either the Fall Concert or the Winter Concert they MUST make up that grade. If they do not then their test grade is a 30 in the grade book. The rehearsal makes up 30 points and the concert is the remaining 70. If you know that they missed a concert help me stay on top of them to make it up.

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Carowinds (8th Grade Only)

The next installment of $50 for the Carowinds field trip is Due December 18th. That is this upcoming Tuesday. Please ensure that we get that money in as soon as possible. You may pay online here –> https://carrolltonjuniorhs.revtrak.net/CJHS-Band/

As of December 18th all chaperones and students should have $100 towards their trip paid.

If you are able to be a sponsor for any student or you know someone who is willing to donate money to help a student go to Carowinds please let me know.

Below is a PDF of the people that I have going on the trip. Please make sure that it is correct, especially chaperones!

Carowinds Payments

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Band Jackets are set to come in this Friday!

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All students including our tubas and baritones need to bring their instruments home for Winter break. Please coordinate a ride for that instrument to go home for break.

Have a great rest of the week!

Sincerely,

M. Menendez

Good evening!

There will be a two hour delay tomorrow for school as a result of the weather. The band concert is still on! The roads will be thawed out and we will be safe and cozy in the Mabry Arts Center tomorrow at 7pm.

Students may may wear red, white, green, an ugly Christmas sweater or their black band polo. Their lower half is their usual black dress pants and black shoes. Students may also wear a festive hat if they would like.

Report time @6:30

Concert begins  @7:00

There will be a livestream tomorrow evening for the relatives and friends who cannot attend the concert.

This is the high school band YouTube account that the concerts are live-streamed from.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Stay safe and warm!

-M. Menendez

Congratulations to the following students on being awarded a spot in District Honor Band for the 2018-2019 school year!

Amelia Drummond

Jeffrey Garcia

Wisgenda Vedrine

Jiya Patel

Walker Willis

Eivy Reyes

Walker Camp

Haydon Leeth

Ava Howard

Hagan Russel

The following students received an alternate position which means that they would attend if an absence occurred from one of the middle school bands:

Sarah Scholl

Connor Haley

Caroline Steed

Congratulations to all of those who worked tirelessly to prepare for this audition (pictured below). I am SO proud of all of you and your hard work! Thank you for making yourself and our band better.

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

Good evening! A few quick reminders:

Rehearsals and Winter Concert:

Tomorrow: 7th grade after school rehearsal 12/3 until 5PM (required and for a grade)

Tuesday: 8th grade after school rehearsal 12/4 until 5PM (required and for a grade)

Next Tuesday: Winter Concert 12/11 Report time 6:30. Concert begins at 7PM

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The next Carowinds payment is 12/18 and is $50.

Info on Carowinds time/date and more available here: Carowinds Information

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Let me know if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

M. Menendez