Announcement Sheet - Week of Feb 20
Group Page: 2022-2023 Tiger Band Volunteers
From Mr. Woods:
Hello Tiger Band Family,
We've had a busy week, back to firing on all cylinders after the ice and TMEA.
UIL Solo and Ensemble: The rehearsals with accompanists began and have been very productive. There have been some slight adjustments to the original schedule, so I appreciate the students' flexibility. This week the rehearsals will continue and the UIL Solo and Ensemble event is Saturday, Feb. 25 at Hays HS. I haven't received the schedule from the host yet, but as soon as I do, I will let you know what time the student's performance has been scheduled for. Students that are academically ineligible to participate in the UIL solo event MUST perform at the Recital Series on Monday, 2/27 starting at 5:30pm. This event will not be accompanied. Parents are welcome to attend the performances. This performance will satisfy the solo performance requirement to sign up for band next year.
Congratulations to the JV and Varsity Winterguards and Ms. Johnson for very strong performances at the TCGC contest hosted by Hays HS. The Varsity team was awarded 2nd place in the Scholastic National A class in a field of 9 competitors. Special thanks to Timmie Smith for making the quick trip to Dallas to pick up the JV team's props and pulling the trailer and overall floor crew help.
Congratulations also to the Percussion students grades 6-12 and Mr. Ehlers on a great day of solo and ensemble performances. Outstanding soloists chosen by the judges are:
HS Marimba: Jackie Garcia and Jasmine Zogaib
HS Snare: Parker Hoffman and Jaden Pina
MS Marimba: Isla Conreaux
MS Snare: Judah Kweller
Percussion Ensemble Concert "Momentum": will feature MS and HS students on Friday, 2/24 at 7:00pm in the DSHS Auditorium. This promises to be a really great celebration of the progress the Percussion program has made and showcase the "Momentum" these students are creating. See you there!
Sectional and Rehearsal Schedules: Please check the Announcement Sheet for the Rehearsal and Sectional schedule for this week.
CB=Concert Band
SB=Symphonic Band
WE=Wind Ensemble
PE=Percussion Ensemble
WG=Winterguard JV or V=Varsity
Upcoming Events:
Feb. 23 - Percussion Ensemble Concert Dress Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
Feb. 24 - Percussion Ensemble Concert "Momentum" 7:00pm @ DSHS Auditorium
Feb. 25 - UIL Solo and Ensemble @ Hays HS
Feb. 27 - Recital Series @ DSHS
March 1 - Next Level Performances Pre-UIL Evaluation @ Hays CISD PAC WE/SB/CB
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
GO TIGER BAND!
Derek Woods
Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3214
President's Update
Howdy Tiger Band Families!
All money collected for event tickets, unsold event tickets, and ticket order forms and money (middle school only) are due Thursday of this week. Please return them to your director! This is needed to ensure we have the correct attendance for our caterer, Pok e Jo’s Barbecue.
Before we get to Evening of Jazz there are a couple of events this week. Monday evening at 6:30p.m. we’ll meet at the band hall or orchestra hall for the monthly booster meeting. We need volunteers for two subcommittees. The Financial Review Subcommittee will review the financials for the 2021-22 year. If you have experience with bookkeeping and are willing to help with this committee please let me know. The second subcommittee is the Nominating Committee. This subcommittee will identify nominees for positions on the booster board, event leads, and liaisons that will be open after the end of the school year. If you’ve got some ideas of who would be great leading our events or would like to lead yourself please let me know!
Friday is the spring percussion concert at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
The Evening of Jazz Fundraiser is a week and a half away! Students need to return ticket packets with unsold tickets, the stubs of sold raffle tickets, and the money for sales this week by Thursday to their director. If you're interested in reserving a table for the event or prefer to buy event tickets online you may visit https://dsbandboosters.membershiptoolkit.com/store/5020 to purchase tickets.
A signup for student and adult volunteers for the event will be available this week. We need help with setup, monitoring the silent auction and cashiers. Student volunteers will be selling raffle tickets at the event and helping bus tables. Finally, there is a dessert auction at Evening of Jazz. Students that donate a tray of 2 dozen baked goods will receive credit for two service hours. Please let me know if you have any questions about Evening of Jazz!
Go Tiger Band!
Timmie Smith
979-219-2828
HEB Gift Cards Fundraiser Info
Towards the end of 2022, we generated one of our largest monthly orders post-COVID with a $17,000 card order. If more of you place orders, we will easily be able to reach $25,000 in card orders. HEB will give a higher percentage back to our band IF we reach this goal.
Let’s do this!! 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.
We promise to make the process as seamless as possible, and you can always email if you have any questions at hebcards@gmail.com.
Laurie Darilek and Jennifer LaRochelle
Percussion Update
The Percussion Solo Contest was a great success on Saturday and all the middle school and high school students received some great feedback from the judges. Thank you, Jeri Belyea for assisting with this effort. We enjoyed getting to meet the middle school parents and talk about the High School band program.
Please join us for the percussion concert on Friday, February 24th in the DSHS Auditorium – beginning at 7pm – it’s going to be a fantastic performance that you don’t want to miss. Dinner will be provided for those performing in the concert.
Percussion families, please mark March 6th on your calendar. Mr. Ehlers will host a parent / student meeting to review the upcoming audition process and the calendar of events to finish the school year and get ready for summer.
Uniform Update
Congratulations to the Varsity Winter Guard for making 2nd place at TCGC -Hays and our JV team for placing 8th. Your shows are all looking spectacular!
Parents, please remind your students to check the Lost & Found for many lost pairs of shoes, shirts and other band paraphernalia left since the last winter concert.
No uniforms are required for the Solo Ensemble event this coming Saturday at Hays High School, but make sure to have all of your stuff pulled together and ready for the UIL Band and Sightreading competition coming up in March.
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
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