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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.
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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 Parents and Students,
I hope you are enjoying your summer break! Please take a few minutes to read all the information in this email. Next week, full band rehearsals will begin for the 2019-20 school year. The 2019-20 Band Calendar is also online at charmsoffice.com, as well as www.clhsband.org. Please take the time to look this calendar over, and push this it to your phone if you have not already done so. Instructions are located at clhsband.org. SUMMER BAND -- REFER TO THE CALENDAR ONLINE FOR A MORE DETAILED SCHEDULE Summer Band for the entire program will start at 7:00 AM July 29 in the CLHS Band Hall. Due to our practice lot being conveniently located directly outside the band hall, please do not drop students off or park anywhere on the yellow football field painted on the back parking lot (red lot). Students will need to park or be dropped off on the turf field side of the parking lot, NOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BAND HALL DOOR. Marching band is a physical activity, so please feel free to warm up by walking a few yards from where you are parked or dropped off to get to the band hall. All students need to bring their instrument (school owned instruments will be issued Monday morning), music to “Ghost Town” and drill team tunes, water bottles (students who purchased the red water jugs will get them on Monday), and appropriate shoes (athletic type shoes - no mules, flip-flops, Crocs, or sandals). Students need to bring sunscreen, insect repellent, a hat or visor, and sunglasses for all outside activities. Please dress for July/August weather in Houston (no jeans or dark clothing). Lightweight shorts and a t-shirt are required attire for marching band. Over the weekend, begin hydrating yourself by drinking plenty of water. Also, everyone needs to eat a nutritious breakfast every day; however, you are encouraged to refrain from drinking too much milk before the morning rehearsals. We will also discuss hydration and proper nutrition on the first day of Summer Band. **Remember we MUST have a completed physical form on file before you will be able to participate in Summer Band activities** The physical form was sent out in a previous email. Any students without the CCISD physical form on file will be sent home. STUDENTS IN OTHER ACTIVITIES Other Activity students are those students who are involved in a school activity that is in direct conflict with marching band (such as football) and will not be participating in the marching activity this year. Any student who fits into this category should have already spoken to a director to make sure he or she is not required to attend Summer Band. These students are welcome to attend the last half of the morning sessions of summer band starting July 29 from 10:15 AM -- Noon. During these times, specialists will be working with the students on instrument fundamentals, marching music, and the all-state audition music. ALL STUDENTS WHO FALL INTO THE OTHER ACTIVITY CATEGORY MUST ATTEND EQUIPMENT NIGHT AUGUST 6 TO PAY FEES AND PURCHASE NECESSITIES USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EQUIPMENT NIGHT ALL band members (INCLUDING OTHER ACTIVITY STUDENTS) and their parent(s) need to make plans to attend band Equipment Night on Tuesday, August 6, in the CLHS Cafeteria. Most of you should have already ordered and paid for the CLHS items (shoes, shirts, lyres, etc.) Many of the items you ordered back in early June will be available to pick up at the Equipment Night. You will also be able to purchase Booster Club Items at Equipment Night. Forms will be available when you enter the building that evening. THESE FORMS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE BAND WEBSITE (www.clhsband.org). It is also a tax free night. You will not be charged sales tax on August 6. Students who place late orders will be subject to higherprices, sales tax, and additional shipping charges. August 6 Band Equipment Night at CLHS Cafeteria (all members) -- 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Seniors/Juniors/Sophomores 6:30 - 7:00 PM, Freshmen A-L 7:00 - 7:30 PM, Freshmen M-Z Below is a list of Booster items that you may purchase at Equipment Night. Checks need to be made payable to "FBBC" for the following items: * Game drinks (required) * Contest meals (required) * Game meal orders * Booster Club Membership * Falcon Band BBQ * Epicurean Night Tickets * Booster Spirit Items * Clear Lake Falcon Yard Signs * Clear Lake Falcon Hoodies FALCON BAND BARBEQUE On Friday, August 16, at 6:30 PM, the band and booster club will be hosting the 12th Annual Falcon Band Barbeque and Exhibition. The Falcon Band will perform at 6:30 PM in the JV football field followed by a barbeque dinner in the cafeteria. Ticket order forms to this event will be emailed in the coming weeks. ROCK-A-THON FUND-RAISER IS AUGUST 9! This year will mark the 16th Annual Clear Lake High School Band Rock-A-Thon. It is the first big social event of the year. Everyone gets locked in at Clear Lake High School to rock the night away! You may bring anything you can sit on that will rock. To pass the time, you may also bring video games, board games, televisions, movies, etc. The highlight of the evening is Rocking Chair Dodgeball. If you don't know what it is, ask an upperclassman who has been to the Rock-A-Thon in the past. They'll tell you it is a blast! Your officers are also working hard to make this a fun and profitable event. If that isn't enough, we also have door prizes. We've given away iPods, movie passes, guitars, and even a laptop in the past and we'll have some exciting prizes again this year. This is also our biggest and most successful fundraiser for the year. Back in June you participated in the Rock-A-Thon mailer campaign, sending letters encouraging your out of town friends and relatives to donate for the event. Now it's time to encourage donations or pledges from in town family, friends and neighbors. Attached to this email is the Rock-A-Thon Pledge Form. Here is how it works: You have approximately three weeks to gather pledges from your nearby family, friends, neighbors, etc. Get them to donate any amount they want per hour. For example, if you get someone to donate $5 per hour, you will raise $40 for the eight hour event. Get five people to donate $5 per hour and you will raise $200. It's that easy. Last year's band raised over $20,000! We think you can do better than that. Your goal is to raise $250 in pledged donations. Everyone who reaches this goal will have their name placed in a drawing for a special prize. For every $50 in donations above that amount, your name will be added again. So should you bring in $500 in donations, your name will be placed in the drawing a total of six times. The person who brings in the highest dollar amount in donations will win a grand prize. Also please remember that all donations should be collected in advance which means you must turn in that amount at check-in time in order for the donations to count toward the drawing. You have three weeks to gather donations. Set your own goal and see how high you can go! www.charmsoffice.com Please visit charmsoffice.com and keep your info up to date. We use the charms email list as our primary form of communication with students and parents. Please remember that clearlakehsband is the school code and your initial password is you/your child's school id number. After your first login you will be prompted to create another password. All forms needed throughout the year will be available on charmsoffice.com as well. We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday July 29, at 7:00 AM in the Clear Lake HS Band Hall! 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 Parents and Students,
UIL has recently implemented a new rule mandating that all students involved in marching band have physicals on file with their district no later than August 1, 2019. If a student does not have the physical on file they are not to participate with marching activities. In order to be in compliance with this rule, any student that has not turned in the CCISD physical form will be sent home from the summer camp starting on July 29 and will not be considered for the Varsity Marching Band until a physical has been turned in. Here is a PDF of the CCISD physical. Physicals can be done by any physician including many of the walk in clinics around town. Right now MedExpress Urgent Care is offering $15 student physicals through the month of July, no appointment necessary. The closest MedExpress is in located at 4750 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, 77504. 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 Hey guys! I have a few reminders for the band banquet:
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