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Band and Color Guard Parents,
You should have already received an email regarding the football game changing to Saturday at 1pm at Challenger Columbia Stadium. If you signed up to help chaperone and need to change, please send me an email at bfiles11@comcast.net. Or if you couldn't help tonight, but you can help tomorrow, please let me know that also. For those riding the bus, please meet in the lobby tomorrow morning at 11:15. For those helping with game meals - yes, they will be having pizza at 10:30, so helpers should arrive by 10:15. As you can imagine, we are scrambling to make changes, so we're not quite sure yet about filling the coolers with ice. If we can get into the place to get ice at the school, that will be at 10:00. If you signed up to help with ice, please plan on that, but we will send another email to you if that changes. If you are able to help get ice in the coolers now, please let me know, because we still needed more help with this task this week. I attached the chaperone list again so that you can see what you signed up for and let me know of any changes. Thanks, Brad Files (281) 614-9128 bfiles11@comcast.net ********************************************************* Thank you to those parents who have signed up to help with chaperoning this week. Attached is the list that I have collected for the week. If you signed up for loading ice in the coolers, please arrive at 2:45 with Ruth Soisson. We could use several more helpers for getting ice in the coolers. If you are available to help and you haven't yet, please let me know. If you signed up to help with Game Meals, please arrive at 3:30 in the Commons. If you're riding a bus, please arrive at 4:45 in the front lobby of the school. The game is at 7:00 at Challenger Columbia Stadium. Plumes!! This year instead of asking for help with plumes before every game, we are going to have a Plume Team. This will insure that we have the job covered for every game and contest on the schedule. Given the delicate nature of the plumes, it will also give us the opportunity to train the team, in advance, on how to properly handle and pass out plumes, which will hopefully help them last longer. Several of our awesome band parents have already agreed to be on the team to pass out plumes for the remainder of the games and contests that are on the calendar. Thanks to those of you who have volunteered to be members of our new Plume Team, we already have a full team! If you are interested in being an alternate member of the Plume Team, in case one of our regular members cannot make it to one of the games or contests, please contact Norma Eastham at iluv2mom@gmail.com or senda text to (713)269-3285. Thanks!! As always, feel free to contact me with any questions. Brad Files bfiles11@comcast.net (281) 614-9128
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Dear Band and Color Guard,
It’s homecoming week! Lots of info here so try to read it all! Winds and percussion rehearse Monday; Color Guard, Tuesday; and full band, Wednesday and Thursday from 3-5:30PM. On Wednesday, the band will practice as normal but will wear the HEAT UNIFORMS so they are already dressed for the homecoming parade. The parade starts at 6:30 and will go from Falcon Pass Elementary to the JV field. The pep rally begins at 7:30PM on the JV field. The homecoming football game is Friday, 7PM at Challenger Columbia Stadium vs. Houston Chavez. See the attached flyer from the cheerleader booster club for details about Chick-fil-A. The band will wear FULL UNFORMS for the football game this week. Students need to wear the new shorts under the bibbers, so the parts of the uniform are the same as the heat uniform except for LONG black socks. Shako and gauntlet checkout will take place this week during class. Have a great week, Jennifer McBurnett, VP – Communications GAME DAY CHECKLIST This week, the band will begin wearing the formal marching uniform, so all the items on the list should be brought to school FRIDAY MORNING in the black band duffel. Formal Marching Uniform
Saturday, Sept. 28 Friendswood Marching Contest Saturday, Oct. 12 Gulf Coast Classic Marching Contest Saturday, Oct. 19 UIL Marching Contest Saturday, Nov. 2 US Bands Competition PRE-SALE HOME VARSITY GAME TICKETS If you are planning to attend home varsity football games, you can purchase discounted pre-sale tickets two ways (BUT even better, help with the Halftime Action Team getting props and pit instruments onto the field and get in free as a volunteer). The Clear Lake High School Bookkeeper has pre-sale tickets available during lunch only on Thursdays and Fridays. Pre-sale ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Gate prices are $8 for all individuals (school age and up). This year, tickets to home games are also available online at https://gofan.co/app/school/TX17681/Foobtall. GOLD CARD CLUB Clear Creek ISD offers the Gold Card Club for citizens, 60 or older. See details below or at the following link: http://ccisd.ss8.sharpschool.com/cms/one.aspx?portalid=645487&pageid=1361725 Did you know Clear Creek ISD distributes a 'Gold Card' free of charge to citizens, 60 or older, who reside within the district boundaries? It's our way of saying thanks for all you've done, and continue to do, to support this district! The Gold Card offers our Senior friends free admission to all CCISD home game athletic events and most fine arts student performances including plays, concerts and choir performances. (Please Note: Seats are sometimes limited, and advance ticket pick-up may be required.) To receive your free Gold Card, please download and fill out an application and send it with a copy of your driver's license to the Office of Communications at the Education Support Center, 2425 E. Main Street, League City 77573. For more information call 281-284-0020. THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR Monday, Sept. 16: Winds and Percussion 3-5:30PM, RED REHEARSAL SHIRT Tuesday, Sept. 17: Color Guard 3-5:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 18: Full Band 3-5:30PM, HEAT UNIFORM; Parade 6:30PM; Pep Rally 7:30PM Thursday, Sept. 19: Full Band 3-5:30PM, WHITE REHEARSAL SHIRT Friday, Sept. 20: Football game vs. Houston Chavez, Challenger Columbia Stadium, 7PM, FULL UNIFORM This email has been sent via Charms Office Assistant on behalf of:Clear Lake High School Band 2929 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058 Dear Band and Color Guard,
Our first football game is Friday at Challenger Columbia Stadium, so this email has a lot of information about the game day process. The full band rehearsesMonday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3-5:30PM; and Color Guard, Tuesday from 3-5:30PM. The calendar at the bottom of this email includes rehearsal shirt colors. Don't forget to bring a filled water jug to school on practice days! For the game Friday, students will wear the HEAT UNIFORM. See below for information, especially important for our incoming freshman parents, regarding what to expect on game day, how to purchase pre-sale home game day tickets, and a game day checklist of items needed. Section parent contact information, as well as a PDF of this email, are attached. Have a great week, Jennifer McBurnett 1st VP – Communications WHAT TO EXPECT ON GAME DAY On game day, students remain at the school. Typically, they will have a run-through of the performance and then eat dinner. The pre-purchased game meals will be served in the commons. If you did not purchase game meals, then you must either pack a "brown bag" dinner or drop a meal off to your student. Students are not allowed to leave the campus. If your student is in thefront-line percussion (pit), the procedure is a little different. These students will be loading the trailer. For those students with a pre-paid game meal, the meal will be delivered to them by a volunteer parent. If you are delivering a meal to your student, you will need to locate them either at the trailer or possibly in the percussion room. Students will change into their uniforms after eating their game meal. At that point, students will receive instructions from the directors and then load buses. WHAT'S IT LIKE AT THE GAMES? So much fun!! The band and color guard will sit together in a designated area of the football stadium. Parents can sit near the students. During the game, parent volunteers will work to fill the students' water jugs, chaperone students to the restrooms, push equipment onto the field, serve game drinks and pass out washcloths. Students can drink water in the stands, but they are not allowed to eat while in their uniform. That is why it's so important for the students to receive a game meal prior to putting on their uniform and leaving for the stadium. Send your student to school with their water jugs filled with ice and water on game day. Make sure that the student's name and instrument is on the lid and that it is legible. During the season the names begin to rub off and it's difficult for parent volunteers refilling the jugs to know which student owns the jug. Before half-time the students will leave the stands and go to a designated area nearby to practice. After the halftime performance the students will return to the stands to put down their instruments. Then they will gather in a designated area (behind the stands) for the 3rd quarter break. They will receive their pre-ordered game drink and ice-cold washcloths are available to help cool them down.After the break they will return to the stands. At the end of the game, the CLHS song is played, and the band is dismissed to load instruments and then get on the buses to return to the high school. Once everyone has returned to the school, students will unload the instruments from the trailer. As soon as everything has been unloaded, the students will be free to leave. HOW DO I PICK UP MY CHILD AFTER THE GAME? Students may be picked up either in front of the school or in the back parking lot by the band hall doors. Please do not park in the way of the buses so that students can quickly unload. Do not park in the first row of the back parking lot in front of the band hall doors. This area is reserved for the 18 wheeler so the students can easily unload the instruments. If your student is in the pit, it may take some time to unload all the pit instruments. You might want to keep in touch with your student to find out the best time to arrive to pick them up. WHAT DOES MY STUDENT PACK FOR GAME DAYS? It depends on whether the students will be wearing heat uniforms or the full marching uniform. If students are wearing heat uniform (LIKE THIS WEEK), they will need band cap, red game shirt, blue shorts, marching shoes and short, no-show black socks. They will load buses wearing their heat uniforms and will carry on the bus their filled water jug. All music needs to be neatly organized in a flip folder, and lyres should be used to hold music for specific instruments. Rain ponchos stay in the tote bags in case of rain. For those with small instruments, these are carried on the bus along with specific items they need for their instrument such as reeds, mouthpieces, etc. Write your student's name on the inside of each of their marching shoes. They are hard to see on a dark bus and often get left behind. Please see the Game Day Checklist at the end of this document. PRE-SALE HOME VARSITY GAME TICKETS If you are planning to attend home varsity football games, you can purchase discounted pre-sale tickets two ways (BUT even better, help with the Halftime Action Team getting props and pit instruments onto the field and get in free as a volunteer). The Clear Lake High School Bookkeeper has pre-sale tickets available during lunch only on Thursdays and Fridays. Pre-sale ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Gate prices are $8 for all individuals (school age and up). This year, tickets to home games are also available online at https://gofan.co/app/school/TX17681/Foobtall. GOLD CARD CLUB Clear Creek ISD offers the Gold Card Club for citizens, 60 or older. See details below or at the following link: http://ccisd.ss8.sharpschool.com/cms/one.aspx?portalid=645487&pageid=1361725 Did you know Clear Creek ISD distributes a 'Gold Card' free of charge to citizens, 60 or older, who reside within the district boundaries? It's our way of saying thanks for all you've done, and continue to do, to support this district! The Gold Card offers our Senior friends free admission to all CCISD home game athletic events and most fine arts student performances including plays, concerts and choir performances. (Please Note: Seats are sometimes limited, and advance ticket pick-up may be required.) To receive your free Gold Card, please download and fill out an application and send it with a copy of your driver's license to the Office of Communications at the Education Support Center, 2425 E. Main Street, League City 77573. For more information call 281-284-0020. GAME DAY CHECKLIST Depending on the uniform selected by the directors, the students may either wear their heat uniform or formal marching uniform. This week will be the heat uniform, so all the items on the list should be brought to school THURSDAY MORNING in the black band duffel. Heat Uniform * Black marching shoes * Black no-show socks * Blue uniform shorts * Red game shirt * Blue heat uniform cap * Long hair in ponytail * Rain poncho * Instrument * Flip folder (with music) * Lyre * PRE-FILLED red band jug REGISTER AS A CCISD VOLUNTEER CCISD has implemented a new volunteer application, which now requires volunteers to register on an annual basis.** In order to volunteer with band boosters, please apply or renew your status as a volunteer at ccisd.net/volunteer or click here. **CCISD employees already undergo criminal history checks annually and, therefore, don’t need to register as a volunteer and go through a second criminal history check. ** STUDENT-RELATED NEWS & EVENTS FROM THE BAND COUNCIL Hey band! I hope you guys had a great first week of school! Thanks for working so hard at rehearsal this week. I’m so excited for the football game this Friday and the opportunity to show off all our hard work! :) For parents and students, if you have any pictures from any band event up to this point, and as you continue taking pictures throughout the year, please send in your favorites tofalconbandhistorian@gmail.com. At our end of year banquet we like to showcase all our memories, including your pictures. Thanks and have a great week! Rebecca Vicary Band President 19-20 THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR Monday, Aug. 26 Full Band 3-5:30PM, RED REHEARSAL SHIRT Tuesday, Aug. 27 Color Guard 3-5:30PM Wednesday, Aug. 28 Full Band 3-5:30PM, WHITE REHEARSAL SHIRT Thursday, Aug. 29 Full Band 3-5:30PM, GRAY REHEARSAL SHIRT Friday, Aug. 30 Football game 7PM against Manvel @Challenger Columbia Stadium, HEAT UNIFORM Sept. 5 Game @ George Ranch, 6pm, Katy Legacy Stadium Sept. 13 Game @ Texas City, 7pm, Stingaree Stadium Sept. 18 Homecoming Parade, immediately after practice Sept. 20 Homecoming Game, 7pm vs. Houston Chavez, Challenger Columbia Stadium Note: If there is a conflict between the official calendar at clhsband.org and the Band Buzz, use the official calendar. All future band events are listed on the band calendar. This email has been sent via Charms Office Assistant on behalf of:Clear Lake High School Band 2929 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058 Unsubscribe From This List | Manage Email Preferences Dear Band and Color Guard,
No Monday or Friday practice this week! Band and color guard will practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3-5:30. See the bottom of this email for upcoming events. Don't forget to bring a filled water jug to school on practice days! A copy of this email will be attached in the event Charms mangles the format. What to Wear this Week: Tuesday -- red practice shirt Wednesday -- white practice shirt Thursday -- gray practice shirt Band Demo & BBQ: Dear Band and Color Guard Parents – I hope you enjoyed last Friday’s Demo and BBQ Dinner. The students and Directors have been working hard the last three weeks and it really showed. Our CLHS Band Falcons sure looked and sounded great…and it’s just the beginning of the season! Thank you to everyone who came out to dinner and supported our band. It was a great turnout and I hope you enjoyed your dinner and the company of others. Thank you to the large number of volunteers that helped throughout thenight! From setup to check-in to serving to clean up! We served nearly 400 potatoes and drinks that night. You guys were beyond amazing and I couldn’t have done it without you. Looking forward to a great year with the Clear Lake High School Falcon Band! Teresa Shurtz 2019 BBQ Chair Senior Mums: Thanks so much to Janet Foltyn for once again making the senior mums! Section Parents: New for this year we have Section Parents. They are another person you can contact when you have questions like "Is my child's section doing Buddy Gifts? Just what are Buddy Gifts?" and "Is my child's section making up section T-shirts this year?" And yes, these are questions you will probably face or had no idea existed! See attached to find the name of your section parent! Facebook: Please follow Clear Lake Falcon Band on Facebook where you can find lots of photos from last week’s marching band activities. Calendar: The 2019-2020 band calendar is online at www.charmsoffice.com/charms/login.asp, as well as www.clhsband.org/calendar.html. The best way to stay on top of band is to synch the calendar with your phone; instructions for doing so are below the calendar on the clhsband link above. On charmsoffice, clearlakehsband is the school code, and your initial password is your child's school id number. It's a good idea to visit charmsoffice to verify that your email address is correct so that you receive information from the directors and the booster club. After your first time logging on, you will create a password. All forms needed during the year will be at clhsband.org and charmsoffice.com. Please note that although this calendar reminder will be emailed each week, the website is the official calendar. Register as a CCISD Volunteer: CCISD has implemented a new volunteer application, which now requires volunteers to register on an annual basis.** In order to volunteer with band boosters, please apply or renew your status as a volunteer at ccisd.net/volunteer or click here. **CCISD employees already undergo criminal history checks annually and, therefore, don’t need to register as a volunteer and go through a second criminal history check. ** Homecoming Info (more than a month away so feel free to ignore): On Wednesday, September 18, the band will participate in the homecoming parade right after practice. They will meet at Falcon Pass Elementary to march in the parade along with other CLHS students. Come out and watch the band; look at the floats from various organizations and sports and catch all the candy the students are throwing; and see who is in the Homecoming Court. Apep rally will follow the parade. If your son or daughter has a date for homecoming, they will exchange mums and garters. The students decide when/how to exchange mums/garters and some exchange them after the parade/pep rally on Wednesday. They will wear their mum/garter to school on Friday. Mums can be quite large and are often worn around the neck and garters can be elaborate and are worn on the arm. Even if your student does not have an official date for Homecoming, they may still wear a mum or garter. Mums/garters can be either homemade or purchased. Mums/garters can be worn by band students as they travel to the game and while they are in the stands. They are removed for half-time activities and are watched by chaperones until the students return to the stands. A fresh corsage or boutonniere is worn to the homecoming dance which will be on Saturday, September 21. Homecoming is considered a semi-formal dance. The theme of the dance does not dictate the style of what is worn to the dance. Most girls wear "after-five" style dresses but some choose to wear long gowns. The guys usually wear either a suit or pant/shirt/tie combination. They do not wear a tuxedo. Groups often meet for pictures and then go to a restaurant for dinner before the dance. It is not necessary to have a date -- many students just go as a group. Have a good first week, Jennifer McBurnett 2nd VP -- Communications A Glance at Upcoming Dates: Aug. 19 First day of school, no rehearsal Aug. 20-22 Full band Rehearsal , 3-5:30pm Aug. 26 Winds & Percussion Rehearsal, 3-5:30pm Aug. 27 Color Guard Rehearsal, 3-5:30pm Aug. 28-29 Full Band Rehearsal, 3-5:30pm Aug. 30 Game vs. Manvel, 7pm, Challenger Columbia Stadium Sept. 5 Game @ George Ranch, 6pm, Katy Legacy Stadium Sept. 13 Game @ Texas City, 7pm, Stingaree Stadium Sept. 18 Homecoming Parade, immediately after practice Sept. 20 Homecoming Game, 7pm vs. Houston Chavez, Challenger Columbia Stadium Note: If there is a conflict between the official calendar at clhsband.org and the Band Buzz, use the official calendar. All future band events are listed on the band calendar. On Friday, Aug. 16, band members will wear their heat uniforms:
Just to note, this heat uniform will be worn for the first few games at least and until the directors announce otherwise. The full marching uniform is much hotter to wear as you might imagine. When school starts, students must wear the cotton rehearsal shirts with shorts and athletic, closed-toe shoes. The shirts rotate each week from red to white to gray. For example:
Dear Falcon Band Parents,
Thank you for your generous support of our hard-working Falcon band members. To date, we have raised $9037.44! Woo hoo!!! It's hard to believe, but Rock-a-Thon is tomorrow, Friday the 9th from 6pm to midnight. Here are some last-minute reminders: 1. Everyone needs to bring a rolling chair. 2. Only $65 in donations is needed for entrance to Rock-a-thon. Checks/cash may be brought to check-in Friday night. If you have a pledge form, please bring that already filled out. 3. Parking will be in the back by the band hall, and students will use the entrance doors at the commons. Students should be dropped off by those doors. Please plan on being there a little before midnight for pickup. 4. We are selling drinks for $1 each. Please send small bills! You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks tomorrow night. 5. Parents, if you have not already signed up and would like to, please do so at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f49a9ab22aafa7-rockathon . We will provide pizza and drinks for all volunteers. If you have not already registered as a CCISD volunteer for this school year, please apply or renew your status as a volunteer: https://apps.ccisd.net/VolunteerRegistration/VolunteerRegistration.aspx . **CCISD employees already undergo criminal history checks annually and, therefore, don’t need to register as a volunteer and go through a second criminal history check. ** 6. We are still accepting $10 gift cards to be given away as door prizes. They may be dropped off at the check-in table tomorrow. P.S. Please let us know if you know a Barbara Owens or Alfred/Margo Seegrist of Shelton, WA. They sent in donations without a student’s name. If you have any other questions, please email us at jeanine.rainer@gmail.com or lisaklin@gmail.com. We hope to see everyone there! Jeanine Rainer and Lisa Lin, Rock-a-Thon Co-Chairs This email has been sent via Charms Office Assistant on behalf of:Clear Lake High School Band 2929 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058 Unsubscribe From This List | Manage Email Preferences Parents and Students,
We will rehearse from 7:00 am until 2:30 pm tomorrow to allow time for students to go home and clean up before Rock-a-thon at 6:00. We will break for lunch from noon until 1:00. Thank you, John Pearce Director of Bands Clear Lake High School office: 281-284-2075 This email has been sent via Charms Office Assistant on behalf of:Clear Lake High School Band 2929 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058 Unsubscribe From This List | Manage Email Preferences |
