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In this email is everything you need to know about band camp as well as an update on the fall competition schedule. Please plan accordingly and let me know if you have any questions! Band Camp As previously communicated, the dates of band camp have been moved to Aug. 8-12 from 10:30am-9:30pm at CMHS. Exact location will be shared at a later time. Here's an outline of the daily schedule: 10:30am-1pm - First block - movement, marching, drill 1pm-2pm - Lunch break (This is a change from the original schedule!) 2pm-5pm - Second block - drill, music 5pm-6:30pm - Dinner break 6:30pm-9:30pm - Third block - marching and music on the field Make sure to bring the following items to band camp: 1) water (hydration is key to surviving band camp), 2) sunscreen, 3) music, 4) pencil, 5) instrument, 6) hat/sunglasses, 6) athletic/marching shoes (Converse or Vans do not provide enough support or encourage roll stepping), 7) extra socks, 8) extra deodorant, 9) snacks/food, and 10) A GREAT ATTITUDE! :) To encourage spirit and a team atmosphere, we use theme days throughout band camp. Participate and wear the following: Monday - Eagles Spirit! Wear Eagles gear or a previous marching band show shirt! Tuesday - Tropical Tuesday! Dress for a tropical vacation. (Be school appropriate) Wednesday - On Wednesdays, we wear pink! If you don't understand this movie reference, go watch the movie Mean Girls. Thursday - Section Color Day! Dress from head to toe in your section's color. - Flutes - purple - Clarinets - pink - Saxophones - blue - High brass - green - Low brass - red - Percussion - tie-dye - Color guard - yellow Friday - New show shirt! Wear the new show shirt that you will receive during band camp. Performance/Competition Schedule Please use THIS CALENDAR to stay up-to-date on all schedule changes. The most current performance and competition schedules are as follows. Exact call times and ready times will be communicated closer to the day of the performance. For copmetition days, please ensure that you are available all day. I'm hopeful that most of them will be afternoon/evening competitions. - August 19 - Purple + Gold Scrimmage/Marching Eagles Preview Performance - August 20 - Greater STL Marching Percussion Festival (Percussion + Drum Majors only) - August 26 - Home Football Game vs. Marquette - September 2 - Home Football Game vs. Wood River - September 10 - Metro East Marching Classic Competition (O'Fallon, IL) - September 16 - Home Football Game vs. Triad - September 17 - Murphysboro Competition (Murphysboro, IL) - September 23 - Homecoming Parade + Home Football Game vs. Waterloo (Homecoming) - October 8 - Marching Hearts Invitational (Effingham, IL) - October 14 - Home Football Game vs. Jersey (Senior Night) - October 15 - WIU Marching Competition (Macomb, IL) - Halloween Parade could be on the following dates: October 25, October 26, October 27 OR October 31. Please keep all those dates available and I will communicate the actual date as soon as I know! * Please note that we have 10 performances of our marching band show, and 7 of them are in September. If we want to perform our full show as often as possible, we have to stay focused and work hard during our rehearsals - every second counts! Fall Schedule Throughout the fall, the Marching Eagles have a Monday night rehearsal from 5pm-8pm unless we do not have school on that Monday. Color guard and percussion will also meet for an afternoon/evening rehearsal. The exact dates and times will be shared out a little bit later, but please keep this in mind! Communication Most of you know that email is the best way to contact me. Another quick way to communicate with me is via Remind. Please join by following the instructions below if you haven't already. Text @cmhsband22 to 81010 Assistance It takes a village to keep a marching band program running smoothly! Please be on the lookout for volunteer opportunities. It's okay if you're new - veteran families that have been around will help you out! --- Week of August 1 Monday, Aug. 1 - River Dragon Ticket/Money Drop-Off @ Trimpe Band Room (6pm-7pm) - Student leaders completing dotbooks @ Trimpe (5:30pm-???) Saturday, Aug. 6 - Load trailer @ Trimpe (3pm - please let me know if you're available!) Week of August 8 Monday, Aug. 8 - Band Camp, Day 1 @ CMHS (10:30am-9:30pm) Tuesday, Aug. 9 - Band Camp, Day 2 @ CMHS (10:30am-9:30pm) Wednesday, Aug. 10 - Band Camp, Day 3 @ CMHS (10:30am-9:30pm) Thursday, Aug. 11 - Band Camp, Day 4 @ CMHS (10:30am-9:30pm) Friday, Aug. 12 - Band Camp, Day 5 @ CMHS (10:30am-9:30pm) Week of August 15 Monday, Aug. 15 - Full Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Wednesday, Aug. 17 - Full Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Friday, Aug. 19 - Purple + Gold Scrimmage (Call time TBA) Saturday, Aug. 20 - Greater STL Marching Percussion Festival (Call time TBA - Percussion + Drum Majors only) --- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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Please read the following information below. River Dragon Tickets If you were at music camp on the last day, you received 10 River Dragon baseball game tickets. These tickets are sold for $9, and we receive $4.50 for each ticket sold. You have the following options: - Sell all ten tickets. Return $90 to me. - Sell some tickets. Return the money equalling the tickets sold and the remaining tickets to me. - Sell no tickets. Return all tickets to me. You are responsible for either returning the tickets, money for the tickets, or a combination of either that equals $90. You walked out of Trimpe with $90! Please do NOT give your tickets and money to anyone other than me. Ticket/Money Drop-Off There will be TWO drop-off days and times for returning all unsold tickets and money. The first one is THIS WEDNESDAY, July 27 from 2pm-4pm in the Trimpe Band Room. The side door will be propped open. The second one will be Monday, August 1 from 6pm-7pm in the Trimpe Band Room. The side door will be propped open. If neither of these drop-off options works for you, please let me know and we will discuss other options. National Anthem We have been asked about the possibility of playing the National Anthem at the game on Sunday, August 7. Please send me a message via Remind if you would be interested in performing. Remind Parents, please join the Remind. This is how I communicate reminders and small scheduling changes. If you joined the BAND app, feel free to remove yourself from it. I will not be utilizing that communication app. Remind and email are my main methods of communication. Simply text @cmhsband22 to 81010 to join the CMHS Band Remind. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
I have a few updates for you all. 1. I announced to the band today that I will be returning as Bethalto's director of bands for the next school year. This past year has been a roller coaster ride in my personal life: I believed I would be in Arizona right now. However, my grandmother's health and some other personal factors have made that move not be the best decision for me. After a lot of thought and discussion, I came to the realization that the place I should be right now is Bethalto. I'm happy to be back and it's been wonderful being with the Marching Eagles this week. 2. Attached is the most up-to-date schedule for the 2022 Marching Eagles. Below are some significant changes. I realize some of the students may have conflicts. Please let me know ASAP. - Band camp has been moved from August 1-5 (8am-6pm) to August 8-12 from 10:30am-9:30pm. This is mainly to give the stadium some more time to be completed. It is my hope that we will be able to use the stadium during band camp. The time change is to accommodate some sports practices. Pushing band camp back a week will also be better for retention purposes - school starts a week later than usual this year (August 22). Please communicate with me ASAP if this is a conflict for you. Due to the last-minute notice of this, grace will be given. Just please communicate. - The competition schedule has been updated. For those in other sports, all competitions chosen are late afternoon/evening competitions. We will work out individual sports conflicts as they arise. 3. The school district has committed $20,000 for new marching band uniforms. This is amazing news! I'm going to double-check with The Fine Arts Boosters regarding their commitment to new uniforms. Over the past six years, I have saved money in the Band Activity Account. Last time I checked, there was $8,000. The uniforms that we are looking to purchase were quoted to me at a little over $40,000. We are SO CLOSE! We are going to be running the following fundraisers to get us over the hill on this amazing purchase for our band! - July 14-Aug. 1 - Tickets to the Alton River Dragons baseball game on Sunday, August 7. More info. will be given to students tomorrow. - September - Bobby's Caramel Apples Fundraiser - November - Butterbraid Fundraiser If you have any ideas for a fundraiser, please feel free to reach out to me. 4. I will have some more information in the next few weeks. To stay updated, please join the Band Remind: Text @cmhsband22 to 81010 You can also find the most-up-to date calendar at the band website: http://cmhsbands.weebly.com/calendar.html or CLICK HERE I think that's it... As always, please just let me know of any questions or concerns. I prefer over-communication to not knowing. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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