From Mr. Woods:
Hello Tiger Band Family,
It has been a very busy week, but I'm happy to report the Tiger Band students and parents once again rose to the occasion! Thank you to everyone for you understanding as we adjust to the absence of Mr. Woods for the next few weeks. The band performed Parts 1-3 of the show in full uniform on Friday at the game. It was so great so see the uniforms out on the field again for the first time since 2019!! Thanks to all the uniform moms, pit/prop crew, and concession stands volunteers for helping make things run so smoothly! As we move forward with Mr. Woods, please contact Mr. Pearson for all attendance related matters for marching band.
Announcement Sheet
Starting this week the weekly announcement sheet given to students on Monday during class, will be linked here. Check out the details to see what is happening and what your student needs for the week.
Thunder in the Hills 2021
Our 12th annual Thunder in the Hills Drumline Contest is this Saturday, September 18th. We have a full contest of 28 units participating, the most ever! We will need all hands on deck to make sure this contest runs smoothly and is a positive experience for the performers, staff, and audience. Please plan to volunteer for at least one shift. All Tiger Band students will get their job assignments on Monday. The schedule and assignments will be posted on the window outside Mr. Pearson's office. Don't forget about the student volunteer meeting the Band Hall on Thursday 9/16 at 4:45pm. Contact Mark Glass operations@dsbandboosters.org or Matt Ehlers matthew.ehlers@dsisdtx.usfor more information or to volunteer!
This week's rehearsal schedule:
Monday, 9/13
7:00-8:20am and 6:00-8:30pm
Wednesday, 9/15
7:00-8:20am
Thursday, 9/16
7:00-8:20am
4:45-5:45pm Thunder in the Hills Student Volunteer Meeting
Friday, 9/17
7:00-8:20am (Winds and Colorguard)
7:00-9:15am Percussion Clinic in Tiger Stadium with Mike Leitzke (Percussion Students will attend band tutorial from 8:20-8:50 for this clinic)
Contest Season is almost here!!!
Our competitive marching season is only 1 more week away!! Details about BOA Houston and future contests will be coming soon!
Homecoming is next week and the schedule is different
Homecoming is set for Friday September 24th and the week is filled with exciting events! The Tiger Band will participate in the Homecoming parade and Community Pep Rally on Wednesday on 9/22. Due to homecoming activities at half time, the Tiger Band will perform a post game show, so please plan to stay and cheer us on. This will be our first performance with props, front drops, and dress rehearsal run to prepare for the BOA Houston contest the next day!!!
September 24th Grade Check
The 6 week grade check for UIL eligibility closes on Friday September 24th. In accordance with UIL rules all students must be passing all courses to remain eligible for marching band. All students who are below 70 are required to attend tutorials daily and have a tutorial slip signed by their teacher. Ms. Petro is monitoring student grades/tutorials daily to help ensure everyone is passing. Please work with your students to ensure they get grades in good standing. It would be a tremendous loss for them to lose eligibility now after all the hard work they have done to get to the competitive season. To be clear if a child is ineligible after next Friday, they are expected to continue attending rehearsals, but will not be allowed travel to contests, away football games, or home football games.
Rehearsal Make-up policy:
On Friday 9/10 we reviewed the rehearsal make-up policy with all students. If your student misses a rehearsal for any reason during the week, they must make up all missed time to be eligible for performances. Students must sign in with a director during make-up time. Options for make up include 8:20-8:50 tutorial, 10:31-10:51 Tiger Time, lunch, and after school. Arrangements can be made in advance if appointments or conflicts are known ahead of time. Communication with Mr. Pearson is key to preventing problems.
Go Tiger Band!
John Pearson
Assistant Director of Bands
Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3233
President's Update
Howdy Tiger Band Families!
I know Mr. Woods has been in everyone's thoughts this week. He was released from the hospital on Saturday and is recovering at home. His recovery is progressing quicker than expected, but it will still be several weeks before he returns to campus. A meal train has been set up to organize our efforts to support Mr. Woods recovery. If you'd like to help out with a meal please sign up at https://mealtrain.com/e1n64e .
Thank you to the amazing parents that volunteered at this week’s home game! There are two meetings tomorrow open to everyone interested. We have a Thunder in the Hills meeting at 5:30p.m. in the band hall (or one of the classrooms at the end of the directors’ offices/practice room hallway if the band hall is in use for Monday practice). This will be followed at 6:30 by the monthly boosters meeting. Come out, learn about the programs coming up and where you can get involved!
We need Pit Crew and Movers to help at Friday’s away game. For Thunder in the Hills we have volunteer spots throughout the day in parking, concessions, ticket sales, and registration. Please sign up using the links above to help out.
Finally, why do we need everyone to help with Football concessions, Thunder in the Hills, and An Evening of Jazz (our spring fundraiser event)? All of our volunteering is important, and it's easier to see how some jobs like Kubby Keepers, Uniforms, Chaperones, Pit Crew impact the bands ability to travel and perform. These three fundraisers bring in $70,000. Without your help with them we cannot run these fundraisers, which would result in the participation fee increasing by $450 for each student to keep the band program at its current level of excellence. Please sign up to contribute to the band program’s success and keep the cost of participation from going up.
I hope to see all of you at the boosters meeting tomorrow evening.
Go Tiger Band!
Timmie Smith
Band Booster President
979-219-2828
Concessions Stand - Help Needed!
Thank you to our volunteers that have worked our first two home football games. These games have been well attended and the concessions sales have been great, however we’ve been short of volunteers for both games, which makes for longer lines and a more hectic environment for the workers that we do have.
Based on Sign-Up, we have the following needs for the next two events:
TITH - Saturday 9/18: We need workers for the 5:00 - 8:00 Dinner / Cleanup shift.
HOMECOMING GAME - Friday 9/24: We still need 21 workers, including two for the cooking area. This will be a very busy event, so we need a full team - please sign up NOW.
Also we’ve noticed that customers are lined up and ready before we are ready to serve…I’ll be changing the report time for Friday Concessions Help from 6:30 to 6:00, and ask that as many as possible report by 6:00 so that we can get organized and ready to go.
Thank you – Go Tiger Band!
Kevin Smith
VP Concessions
Cadet Guard Club Info
Rehearsal on Wednesday – September 1st from 5-6 p.m.
Dripping Springs High School Band Hall
Open to middle school & high school students
Cadet Guard is the feeder club for the high school Color Guard/ Winter Guard programs. It is a casual club that meets once a week after school at the Dripping Springs High School Band Hall. The club is open to all Dripping Springs ISD middle school and high school students. The fall season is spent learning flag and rifle skills. The club also participates in the band middle school night at a Varsity football game by performing a routine with the high school Color Guard. For the spring season, the Cadet’s learn a competition routine to perform on the Winter Guard competition circuit. All of the necessary equipment is provided for the students. Cadet Guard Intro Video
Sign up: https://forms.gle/qHfQcWpfs2M5F2iH7
Please contact Sarah Johnson, Sarah.johnson@dsisdtx.us or
Heather O'Keeffe Gardner, hokgardner@gmail.com for additional information.
Thunder in the Hills Update
Thunder in the Hills is an annual percussion competition that the DS band hosts. This year it will be on 9/18 and there are 28 drum lines signed up to compete. This is all day event that requires all the help we can get. Students are required to volunteer for at least one shift(more details later). Adults can sign up here https://signup.com/go/UywWALb. There are opportunities for all kinds of support.
There is a required student volunteer meeting on 9/16 at 4:45pm.
All volunteer shirts that were purchased will be sent home with students on Thursday or Friday.
Uniform Update
Parents: Please be sure to have the following items before the next AWAY football game on September 17th (We suggest that students have a gym bag to keep all their personal uniform pieces and shoes together so they can grab and go on game days):
Marching Band uniform - Students need the Grey dri-fit shirt, long black socks, grey lycra shorts, and black shoes to wear under their marching uniform. Students with long hair need to make sure they have all items needed to fix their hair appropriately (hair bands, bobby pins, gel, spray, etc.).
White gloves that were ordered at registration and NOT given to the students at registration have been distributed to all students - symphonic and concert bands during class on 9/9 and wind ensemble in class on the morning of 9/10. All students who received their gloves at registration verified they had the purchased numbers of gloves at home. We fulfilled the order for a few students who received only part of their glove order at registration. 100% of students have received their entire order of gloves. The students may contact a band director for all future needs to be able to purchase more as needed.
White Shoes - We are still waiting for the white shoes to come in. Once they are ALL in, the directors will announce in class when they can be picked up. The delay for delivery is based on the company's stock limits and delivery from suppliers. We are not the only band waiting for shoes.
White sleeveless shirts - The white sleeveless shirt Mr. Woods ordered for the band students has arrived. We decided that the uniform group will keep these shirts with the student's performance jacket and bibbers. They will be washed with the uniform after each performance. At the end of marching season the student may keep the shirt.
For the people who ordered after registration: Your items have been ordered but it will take some time to receive as these items are made-to-order, so it will be a few weeks to get them. If you have loaned/borrowed items, please continue to wear them until we notify you of delivery. You will need to bring back your loaned items to exchange for your new ones.
Uniform Volunteer Opportunities:
Sewing group - The material for the competition drops has been cut and serged, but we can't sew until we get the performance jackets. Please send us an email this week if you can be on a moment's notice for sewing these drops on when the time comes.
Kubby Keepers - Are there any more parents who would like to be added to our Kubby Keepers team? With two sets of uniforms that need cleaning, we are looking for at least 8 more parents to lighten the load. This is a great volunteer opportunity for those who work during the day but can come after the game/show and wash, dry and deliver the uniforms back into the cubbies. Please email us if you are interested.
Thank you Marlene Gusella, Lidia Smith, and Katie Parmeson for your sewing and serging help with the various drops this past week.
Also, a big Thank You to our newly formed Student Uniform Team who did an excellent job of distributing and gathering the uniforms for your first formal game!
If you have any further questions, please contact us at: uniforms@dsbandboosters.org.
Thank you,
Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella
Co-VP Uniform Coordinators
GO TIGER BAND!
HEB Cards are back!
Last chance to purchase your HEB Cards!
You can use the HEB cards when you shop at HEB, HEB Gas, Pharmacy or Central Market. This is a great band fundraiser and ordering HEB Gift Cards is a super easy way to support the band while getting exactly what you pay for. All the details are included in the pdf. Thank you for your support.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQnl6ngRRI7uXEDFQ0vpC1xAMmpjHAdyrMnWPTQDecFgh88w/viewform
Band Sponsors Needed
Please be sure to show your support for all our Tiger Band sponsors by supporting their business in our local community.
-Kwik Kar www.kwikkards.com
-Cunningham Orthodontics, www.cunningnhamorthodontics.com
-Terminal B, InformationTechnology Services www.terminalb.com
-Andrea M. Bibeau, Welcome Home ATX www.WelcomehomeATX.com
-Vintage Soul, www.vintagesoultx.com
-Rail Road BBQ, www.rrbbq.com
-Garnett’s Propane, www.garnettspropane.com
Band Movers Update
Good Afternoon Tiger Families!!
Thank you to the drivers and movers who have volunteered so far!! Another exciting week of band events is upon us:
This Friday the 17th, we will be traveling to Canyon.
Next Saturday, the 25th, is our first competition in Houston (The Woodlands).
October 7th is a Thursday road game.
October 9th is a competition day in Austin.
Anyone interested in helping move equipment for halftime shows or competitions should sign up using the links below.
Football: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/114106902048/false#/invitation
Contests: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356993606788132029/false#/invitation
Pit Crew/Props Update
What a great turn-out on Friday for the Pit Crew and Podiums. It was a success even as we made adjustments for a few new pieces of equipment! I will be working to add more spots on the Sign-up page, however, if the sign-up list is full, please send me an email so I can add you. The more volunteers - the better - especially as we continue to build the show with more equipment and props. I encourage everyone to sign up by Tuesday so I can make sure that I have plenty of badges for the group. This week is an away game so I will send updates as we learn more about entry into the stadium for Canyon High School.
If anyone is still interested in purchasing a Pit Crew grey t-shirt – let me know – it’s a great way to show your Band Spirit and indicate yourself as a volunteer during half-time (cost is $17). Please text me at 713.256.3028 with shirt size and qty. Payment can be made to Allison-Muth-6 @ Venmo.
Thanks – Allison B. Muth