Announcement Sheet - Week of Jan 9
Group Page: 2022-2023 Tiger Band Volunteers
From Mr. Woods:
Hello Tiger Band Family,
I hope that everyone had a wonderful and safe Holiday season. It's good to be back! We do have some events coming up that need your assistance and participation, so please keep your eye on the calendar for those dates. Our Band Booster Board continues to work very hard to assist in providing amazing experiences for your Tiger Band students, and they need your support. Thanks!
TMEA Area Auditions: Congratulations to all our Tiger Band students that participated in the TMEA Area E auditions this past Saturday at Westlake HS. All the auditioning students represented DSHS and the Tiger Band extremely well, and I am so proud of their incredible dedication and perseverance through this very long and arduous process. We have had some individuals in the past that chose to audition in the 6A track, but this is the first year that ALL our students were competing at the 6A level. Some of the other schools in our area include Vista Ridge, Vandergrift, Westlake, Lake Travis, SA Reagan, SA Johnson, etc. This is a REALLY tough Area, and our Tiger Band students really did a great job.
Maddie Trussell - Piccolo
Kylie Smith - Flute
MaryAudrey Bininger - Bb Clarinet
Eric Brown - Contra-Bass Clarinet
Matt Lourens - Bassoon
Wyland Diehl - Tenor Sax
Kalle Thomas - Tenor Sax
Grace Bertram - Bari Sax
Alana Sayger - Horn
Graeme MacAlpine - Horn
Jace Byrd - Trombone
Graham Lord - Trombone
Keegan Ballard - Trombone
Quentin Dollard - Euphonium
Drew Darilek - Tuba
Jaden Pina - Percussion
Evan Murphy - Percussion
Parker Hoffman - Percussion
TMEA All-State Band qualifiers: Congratulations to our three 2023 All-State Band qualifiers. We also have Colin Tuohy, clarinet player, who qualified for the TMEA All-State Choir. This is the second time for all of these students to qualify. The 2023 TMEA All-State Convention and Concerts will be held at the San Antonio Convention Center February 8-11.
Wyland Diehl - Tenor Sax
Jace Byrd - Trombone
Quentin Dollard - Euphonium
Colin Tuohy - Tenor
Jazz Orchestra: Auditions have been held and the Band Placement will be announced shortly. Rehearsals will start this week for both bands on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 4:45- 6:15pm.
Sectionals: Each Band ensemble will begin having morning sectionals this week or next. Please be sure to check Remind or with your student for the sectional schedule for their ensemble. Sectionals are required and missed sectional time must be made up.
Wind Ensemble - Mr. Woods
Symphonic Band - Mr. Mayer
Concert Band - Mr. Cuevas
Percussion - Mr. Ehlers
Winterguards - Ms. Johnson
TCGC Winterguard/Percussion Contest: We are hosting the Jan. 28 contest here at DSHS. This is a similar event to the Thunder in the Hills in that there will be lots of teams coming here to DSHS to compete (67 guards and 15 percussion/winds). This will take a lot of volunteers the day of to make this contest run smoothly. All students are expected to work at least one shift, so please plan accordingly. Adults are required for several key positions (nothing difficult, just important) so please make every effort to plan to spend at least one shift volunteering. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Salazar or Sarah Johnson.
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 28 - TCGC Winterguard/Percussion Contest @ DSHS
Feb. 4 - Percussion Solo Contest @ DSHS (grades 6-12)
Feb. 18 - Percussion Ensemble Recording Session @ DSHS
Feb. 25 - UIL Solo and Ensemble @ Hays HS
Feb. 27 - Recital Series @ DSHS
March 2 - Evening of Jazz @ DS Ranch Park
March 21 - Pre-UIL Concert for Symphonic and Concert Bands @ DSHS
March 23 - Pre-UIL Concert for Wind Ensemble @ DSHS
March 28+29 - UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest @ Hays CISD PAC
Feb. 4,18 + March 4,18 + April 1 - various Winterguard Contest dates
Derek Woods
Director of Bands
Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3214
President's Update
Howdy and Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a peaceful holiday and time to recharge. The spring season is off to a quick start with our color guard performers in camp this week to get their winter guard show set. There are several things coming up fast for you.
Tomorrow at 6:30 in the band hall we have the monthly booster meeting. We’ll be reviewing spring event plans, so join to learn how you can help.
Tomorrow is also the deadline to order HEB cards for February. Please consider adding participating in the HEB card fundraiser to your habits this year. Setting up a recurring monthly order makes participation a one-time event and helps the band year-round. Please see the section below for more details!
Pageantry in the Springs, our TCGC Winter Guard and Percussion contest on January 28, is less than three weeks away! Please watch for the volunteer sign up and get plugged in to help with this INDOOR fundraiser.
Save the date for An Evening of Jazz, our dinner and silent auction fundraiser on March 3 at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Tickets will be available for students to sell soon. If your business would like to donate an item to the silent auction, please email SilentAuction@dsbandboosters.org
Go Tiger Band!
Timmie Smith
979-219-2828
HEB Gift Cards Fundraiser Info
We are grateful for all of our participants in the DSBB HEB card fundraiser. In 2022, you helped the band raise over $4,000 just by shopping at HEB. Towards the end of this year, we generated one of our largest monthly orders post-COVID with a $17,000 card order. It’s so exciting that each month we consistently hover around 30 band families participating, but we know we can do more!
Please add joining this fundraiser to your 2023 to-do list! Just use the link above to place your order or send us an email with any questions. Better yet, mark your order as a recurring monthly order and help out the band all year long. Nothing will make us happier than to mail out your cards each month. We promise to make the process as seamless as possible, and you can always email if you have any questions at hebcards@gmail.com.
Happy Holidays! Laurie Darilek and Jennifer LaRochelle
Pageantry in the Springs 2023 - A TCGC Winterguard and Percussion Competition
Save the date: Jan 28th, 2023
URGENT: We need one or two volunteers to pick up the judges from the hotel and drive them to the school the day of the event
Do you know a vendor that may be interested in having a booth? Please share this link https://forms.gle/oeppRu1vMMUDvQAX9
Volunteer signup is coming soon!
Next meeting: January 9, 7:30pm
More info or questions? Contact Maria Morales fundraising@dsbandboosters.org 512-736-3910
Uniform Update
A Great Big Thank You goes out to our Student Uniform Team and our Kubby Keepers for keeping the band outfitted and cleaned this past marching season, but...we are not done yet! We will continue with our concert uniforms for the remainder of the school year. Stay tuned to our group chat for updates.
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!
Tiger Band Sponsor Info
The Tiger Band is proud to announce our 2022-2023 SPONSORS! Please show your appreciation by supporting their business in our local community:
Virtuoso Society
Republic Guitars - republicguitars.com
Gold Benefactors
Terminal B - terminalb.com
Andrea M. Bibeau, Welcome Home ATX - welcomehomeatx.com
Perdue Brandon - pbfcm.com
Tiger Community
Pool Pro - poolprocustompools.com
Cunningham Orthodontics - cunninghamorthodontics.com
Synergy Investments - synergytx.com
Railroad BBQ - rrbbq.com
Garnett’s Propane - garnettspropane.com
Judge Chris Johnson, Hays County Court at Law #2
Do you want to become a 2022-2023 TIGER BAND SPONSOR?
Please contact Maria Morales fundraising@dsbandboosters.org or 512-736-3910
Senior Books
Shutterfly pages have been set up for each class to upload candid photos throughout their band career. Everyone can share their photos and help to create “senior books” for a unique keepsake after graduation. Click on the appropriate link below to join the site and to start sharing photos now!
DSHS Band Class of 2023 (shutterfly.com)
DSHS Band Class of 2024 (shutterfly.com)