2023-2024 Tiger Band Yearly Calendar
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From Mr. Woods:
Hello Tiger Band Family,
I hope you've enjoyed our football bye weekend and got some great rest for you and your band student. The next 3 weekends are going to be fun and full! Thunder in the Hills on Saturday, 9/16, our first 2 contests on 9/23 and 9/30. TITH and contest days are long, exciting, fun, and tiring - but most of all they're an opportunity to show off our community and our amazing Tiger Band students and parents to the marching band community at large. While there will be inconveniences to bear and sacrifices to make, I can promise you that some of the very best experiences and memories you and your student will have will be on these long days.
I am always thrilled when I hear students say that they surprised themselves at how well they fare on contest days, and how proud of themselves they are. Being proactive and making sure that good rest, good eating habits and making smart choices with free time (ie keeping up with school work) will help to ensure the very best experience possible. All of the Tiger Band students of the past have not only survived these marathon days, but are thriving today because of the perseverance and follow through they learned from contest days. I'm excited for your student to have the same kind of positive experience, regardless of the competitive outcome.
Rehearsal Schedule for this week:
Monday 7:00am - 8:20am Winds/Percussion only
6:00pm - 8:30pm Full Band
Tuesday 7:30am - 8:15am Leadership Team
4:30pm - 6:15pm Colorguard Sectional
Wednesday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Thursday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Friday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Football Game Schedule/Away/Austin HS at House Park Stadium/September 15th
4:15pm Dismissed from school/report to band hall
4:25pm Standing in arcs for instructions
4:35pm Load trailers/Eating dinner/getting dressed in informal uniform
5:30pm Call Time--Standing in arcs/inspection complete
5:40pm Load the buses
5:50pm Depart DS for House Park
6:50pm or so Arrive at stadium and unload
7:10pm Seated in stands
8:30pm or so Half-time performance
10:00pm or so Game over
10:15pm Load trailer
10:30pm Depart House Park for DSHS
11:30 or so Arrive at band hall, unload trailers, put up equipment
11:50pm Parents pick you up!
Uniform: Informal
Band Informal – Grey Polo, black band shorts, black marching shoes, short black socks, black belt, cap.
Guard Informal – Shell, Black Leggings, informal black guard shoes, short black socks.
No visible jewelry including watches.
Thunder in the Hills: Be sure to sign up for at least one shift. Students wear TITH TShirt or Grey Dri Fit, Colorguard wear section shirt if not too cut up with shorts in dress code and closed toe shoes, no sandals/flip flops/crocs. Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and full water jug highly recommended.
GO TIGER BAND!
Derek Woods
Director of Bands
Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3214
President's Update
Hey Band!
I hope you all had a relaxing weekend off! This week will be a busy one!
- Away Game Friday Night vs. Austin HS at House Park Stadium - We still have some volunteer spots for the game unfilled! Please sign up if you are available.
- Thunder in the Hills - This is one of our big fundraisers. Please sign up to volunteer! This is an all hands on deck event! We especially need adults for the afternoon and evening shifts. We have 100 spots out of 226 still unfilled!
- DSBB Board Meeting - Monday, September 11, at 6:30 at the band hall - All are welcome! You do not have to be on the booster board to attend.
If you haven't registered with DSISD for volunteering, please do so! The link is below.
Make sure your students are getting rest and staying hydrated.
Go Tiger Band!
Caryn Pacelli
Band Volunteer? DSISD Registration is Required
As a reminder, all band volunteers need to be registered as a DSISD volunteer with a completed background check on file. This is the same process to register as a classroom volunteer. You are required to register or update your registration every 12 months.
To register with DSISD as a volunteer or to check and see if you're registration is up-to-date, click here: DSISD Volunteer Registration
Thunder in the Hills - Almost Here!
Hey Band!
Thunder in the Hills (TITH) is rapidly approaching! It is September 16th and we have a record 35 bands participating this year which means, once again, we will need all hands on deck. There are many different volunteer opportunities so sign up quick to get your favorite spot!
Each year, we sell a t-shirt at the event. The students love to have these to wear throughout the year. They are currently available for pre-order on the spirit store. If you purchase in advance, it will be available at volunteer check-in for the event. Parents are also welcome and encouraged to buy one and wear as a volunteer for the event.
If you have never experienced TITH, you don't want to miss it! It is so much fun watching all of the incredibly talented percussionists, including our favorite- our Tiger Band percussionists performing at 6:15PM.
Thank you for all of your support! I hope everyone gets the chance to be a part of this fun day!
Adult Sign Up - https://signup.com/go/
Student Sign Up - Students should have the signup
Questions? Contact Nicole Hoffman at nicolermoore@yahoo.comor 281-788-0939
Percussion/ Pit Crew Update
Percussion / Pit Crew:
We have a very busy week ahead of us and will need everyone’s support for a successful AWAY game on Friday, 9/15 and then the Thunder in the Hills event on Saturday, 9/16. Please sign up early so we make sure that we have all positions covered. Currently we have some very significant gaps in Adult volunteer support for Saturday, however a HUGE SHOUT OUT to all the students that quickly filled every position after the TITH meeting last week.
If anyone has any questions about volunteer duties and/or availability please send me an email at percussion@dsbandboosters.org.
Thank you all in advance for supporting these activities this week.
Volunteer Central
Marching Contests - We'll need a volunteer crew similar to our away game crew. Choose your spots now to help out at these exciting events. You will also notice that we included a few needs for Monday/Tuesday night rehearsals. Sign up here >> https://signup.com/go/
Football Games - It's time to select your volunteer spots for the football games! Help needed with concessions, chaperoning, pit crew and driving trucks/trailers. No worries if you are new to a role, you will be surrounded by veteran volunteers. Sign up here >> https://signup.com/go/qXHAYBW
Thunder In the Hills - The percussion competition that we host every year is going to be bigger than ever and we need all hands on deck to make this enormous fundraiser a success. You can find the adult sign up link here (student sign up link will be released later) >> https://signup.com/go/
Tiger Band Sign-Up Landing Page - As always, you can find ALL of the volunteer needs and spots at this link >> https://signup.com/go/
Band Movers
If interested in helping the band get to and from their events this season by pulling trailers or driving box trucks, we've got an opportunity for you!
Fill out the interest form to get more information: Band Mover Interest Form
Uniform Update - Help Needed
Away Game against Austin Friday Night, September 15th: Students will be required to wear Formal Uniform for the first time. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, long black socks, and black shoes. It is advisable that the student keep all of their items in a gym bag of some sort.
Volunteers for Kubby Keepers needed: Our first game to wear the formal uniform is September 15th. Thank you to the people who have signed up so far, but we still need 3 more Kubby Keepers to help keep our uniforms fresh and clean. This volunteer job is perfect for any parents who can't help during other events, but can come after a game or competition and take home ten sets of bibbers and jackets to clean and get them back into their cubby by a set time of day. It is basically only two extra loads to wash each week. A bonus is if your student drives themselves to and from school, they can pick up your set and bring them back for you. This volunteer position lasts for the entire school year as we wash through UIL Sight Reading and Spring Concert season. If interested please contact us with your email and cell phone number at uniforms@dsbandboosters.org
Sewing Group: We need to make 200 sets of drops and inserts by October 14th. There are many jobs (not just sewing) to get these finished. If you can cut material, sew a button, iron or use a basic sewing machine or serger, we are in need of your help to start sewing these inserts and drops. We are still awaiting delivery of material, but once it shows up and the material cut, we will be all hands on deck to get these finished. Come join the fun to get these made.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at: uniforms@dsbandboosters.
Thank you,
Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella
CoVPs of Uniforms
Concessions - Volunteers Needed
We have a full press for volunteers to fill ALL concessions positions for both Thunder in the Hills (9/16) and our next home game (9/22) Please sign-up.
September Concessions Events-
9/16 - Thunder in the Hills
9/22 - Home Game - Bowie
We are looking for a lead for Friday early prep. We still need a lead to provide consistent organized guidance to prep volunteers before our home games.
Please contact Kevin Smith if you are interested at concessions@dsbandboosters.org.
Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
Going forward, we ask that you follow the following procedures for drop off and pickup.
- Drop off for rehearsals – You may use the Driveway Loop to drop off your student, but do not stop or wait. Please pull as far forward (past the first entrance to the loading dock). Be cautious and aware that students will be pushing equipment onto the practice lot.
- Pickup from any rehearsal or event (football games or contests) – Please park in the parking lot and have your student walk to your car. Do not pickup, stop, or wait in the Driveway Loop. Buses will need to use the Driveway Loop to drop off for events, and students need to use the ramps from the band lot into the Driveway Loop for moving equipment back to the band hall after rehearsals.
- Drop off/Pickup for School – For before and after school at regular school start and end times (not a band rehearsal), refer to the drop off and pickup procedures that the school issues.