REVISED UIL_Region_Itinerary_10.17.2023
UIL Marching Contests Progression Explanation
2023-2024 Tiger Band Yearly Calendar
Tiger Band Volunteers - SignUp.com
From Mr. Woods:
UIL academic eligibility check #2 is here. Students must have a 70 or above in on level classes and at least a 60 or above in Honors/AP courses as of Friday, 10/13. **If your student had to use an exemption to remain eligible for I1B, they must pass that class as exemptions may be used only once per semester per class.** Ineligibility will begin Friday, October 20th at 4:15pm. If your student is ineligible, they must go home after school on Friday, they may not perform, be with or travel with the band while ineligible, but they will still attend all scheduled rehearsals. If your student is ineligible for T1, they are not allowed to attend the BOA Grand Nationals trip to Indianapolis.
Rehearsal Schedule for this week:
Monday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Tuesday see UIL Region Itinerary for details
Wednesday 4:15-6:15pm Full Band
Thursday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Friday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Football Game Schedule/Home/Lake Travis HS/October 20th
4:15pm School ends
4:45pm Band Council begins serving dinner
5:15pm Uniform room opens
6:00pm Report Time—Inspection
6:35pm Call Time--Standing in arcs/inspection complete/Fully dressed in Game Formal uniform
6:45pm Line up to move into stadium
6:50pm Walk in pairs into stadium
7:05pm Seated in stands – warm up
7:20pm School Song
7:30pm Game begins
8:30pm Half-time performance
10:15pm Game over
10:30pm Return to band hall and put up equipment
10:45pm Parents pick you up!!
Uniform: Game Formal—BLACK SHOES and long BLACK SOCKS. Must have proper spandex shorts and Grey Dri-fit. Gloves and Shakos will be worn. All hair must meet standard set by directors. No visible jewelry.
GUARD will wear Informal Uniform and change into Performance Costume with undergarments per Mr. Vereen
BOA GN Send Off Performance – on Monday, November 6th at 8:00pm in Tiger Stadium, the Tiger Band will present “Fugue State” for the last time in Texas! Bring your friends and family to cheer on the Tiger Band to Indianapolis!
Derek Woods
Director of Bands
Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3214
President's Update
Hey Band!
What a great performance yesterday at the Texas Marching Classic competition! I am so proud of the directors and all of the students!
This week is a super crazy one (this seems to be a trend!). Be sure to check out Mr. Woods' section above and the Announcement Sheet to see the schedule because it is different this week.
- Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 5:15 pm - UIL Region contest at Burger Stadium. This is not a prelims/finals format so it will be short and sweet, but please come out to support the kids.
- Friday, Oct. 20 - Home Game against Lake Travis. This is going to be a super busy game. We are short 41 volunteer spots for the game! We have nicely asked people to please sign up. At this point, it's all hands on deck! We need to fill the concession stand slots at the game! Sign up here Football Game Volunteer Signups
- Saturday, Oct. 21 - UIL Area Marching Contest at Kelly Reeves Stadium (where we were yesterday).
If you would like an explanation of the UIL progression for marching contests (starting with region on Tuesday), here's an explanation.
UIL Marching Contests Explanation
Make sure your students are staying on top of schoolwork, getting good sleep, and staying hydrated! This is critically important as we go into the busiest time of the marching season. Only four weeks left!
Go Tiger Band!
Caryn Pacelli
DSBB President
Message from the School Nurse - IMPORTANT!!
Hello Awesome Band/Colorguard Parents!
Our AMAZING trip to the Grand Nationals in Indianapolis is fast approaching. I was a Band Mom for many years and I am so excited to have the opportunity to go along as the Nurse (yes, even riding on the bus); I will be taking care of all medication on the trip.
IF your child takes ANY prescription medication that needs to be given on the trip, you must get the attached form filled out by their doctor (unless we have a permission form on file for the current school year) and returned to me along with the medication, no later than November 6,2023.
If your child takes medication, and you are going on the bus, you may carry and give them the medication without having to fill out any forms.
Form needed to be filled out by a doctor for medication administered on the Indianapolis trip - Overnight Medication Log
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Vicky Metzger, RN
Dripping Springs HS Nurse
Clinic: 512-858-3104
FAX: 512-858-3198
Fundraising - Join the Team!
When marching band season is over in a few weeks, you’ll miss it. You’ll have too much time on your hands and you’ll wish you were still scooping up liquid cheese while someone yells at you aggressively about “Tiger-izing” some chips.
But don’t worry — there are still important ways to be involved and make fun band parent friends next semester! The Band Boosters have a few new fundraising events this Springs and we need to build a solid team or two to make them happen. You’ll get to be creative and help form the very first iteration of what we hope become new traditions.
Please let me know if you’re interesting in being part of our team! No one will make you be the lead on anything, I pinky promise.
Kimberly
Fundraising@dsbandboosters.org
512-808-6073
Percussion/ Pit Crew Update
Thank you all for spending time supporting the Band Students this weekend – we truly can’t make these things happen without our volunteers. I hope you all enjoy a day of rest and use some of that time to make plans to support the students this week with a total of (3) activities where we need lots of adult volunteers:
- Tuesday – UIL Region at Burger Center (performance at 5:15pm – pit crew arrival by 3:30pm)
- Friday – Home game – sign up by Wednesday so we can submit the volunteer list to DSISD
- Saturday – UIL at Kelly Reeves Stadium (Schedule TBD)
Please review sign up and select your time slot to support, Pit Crew, Props and moving equipment. Currently we are running very short on volunteers and will need you to sign-up for a volunteer spot as quickly as possible to ensure we can support the movement of the band for all of these events. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Thanks again for your continued support.
Allison Muth
713.256.3028
Volunteer Central
Urgent Contest Needs! - We have our Region 18 competition this Tues evening, and we are still quite short on volunteers for pit crew, prop pulling and chaperones. This competition will be short, sweet and just down the street at Burger Center, so please sign up now if you can help!
Next, we will be back at Kelly Reeves this Sat, 10/21 for the Area competition and again, we still have quite a few volunteer needs. Please don't wait to sign up if you can help >> https://signup.com/go/
Concessions Stands this Friday - We're playing Lake Travis this week and we expect the stadium to be PACKED. If you haven't served in concessions yet this year, this is the time to sign up. If you have served in concessions this year, we love you and we welcome you back! Look for Concessions Stand - Game Night Operations and Remote Drink & Snack Stand in the sign-ups. Sign up here >> https://signup.com/go/qXHAYBW
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/ upuBfCt
Uniform Update - Help Needed
Region 18 UIL Marching Contest, Tuesday, October 17th: Students will be wearing their Formal Competition Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, long white socks, and white shoes (Directors will decide if their show shirt will be needed).
Many Thanks goes out to Lidia Smith, Doug Gibbs, Suzanne Meyers, Kimberly Bertram, Ashley Lovelace, Gina Morton, Marlene Gusella, and students: Milo Clevens, Bri Hollingsworth, Katharine Blakesley, Nareese Gibbs and Niamh Jacobs for all of their help cutting, serging, and sewing material, snaps, and velcro to get the all of our inserts and drops done for the upcoming contest. All of their help has made a HUGE difference for our band students' performance.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at: uniforms@dsbandboosters.
Thank you,
Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella
Co-VP Uniform Coordinators
GO TIGER BAND!
Concessions - Volunteers Needed
We have two scheduled games remaining and as of this morning we have less than have of the support needed to operate the concessions stands. Please, if you have not signed up to work a few shifts in concessions as requested at the beginning of the year, please sign up today. It is not fair for the same families to step-up because others have not.
10/20 – Lake Travis – this will likely be the biggest game of the season at our stadium. We expect a full house – I would not be surprised if both sides are sold out, so we need to be fully staffed.
11/3 - Senior Night – our last regularly scheduled game of the season. We owe it to the parents of Seniors in the band to take the responsibility of running the concessions stand for this game so that they can participate in the celebration of their students.
**11/10 Playoff Game – we will be adding a sign-up for a tentative game on 11/10 when DS will likely host its first playoff game of the year in our stadium. This one will be tricky because the band and many of our parents will be traveling to the BOA Grand Nationals. We will solicit support from outside groups (at a cost) and will slim down the menu (likely no catfish for this game), etc. but we need as many parents as possible that will not be traveling with the band to help with this game.
If you have not signed up for your shifts in concessions for this year, please do it today!
HEB Gift Cards Fundraiser Info
Hey Tiger Band! The holidays are fast approaching and they make great gifts! Let’s talk H-E-B cards for a minute!
Each month we have families contributing to Tiger Band just by grocery shopping and filling their gas tanks. If you haven’t signed up, please consider doing so and here’s some math for you to think about .
For us, the family tries to purchase $500 in cards each month. After a few grocery runs and tanks of gas, the amount gets used pretty quickly. That means, at our current discount rate honored by H-E-B, we’ve generated $15 back to the band that month, or $180 each year. We are just 1 of 160 or so families and you can do the math. And if the band were to increase our total monthly order amount to pre-COVID numbers, our discount rate increases as well generating even more for the band. All because I’ve setup a monthly bill pay at my bank using the DSBB PO Box 1522, DS 78620 address and just do my usual shopping.
Thank you for still reading and supporting the Tiger Band!
Laurie Darilek and Jennifer LaRochelle
To those of you still needing to get started with this fundraiser:
Please take the plunge and get your orders in by the 10th of the month so you can start getting your gift cards and the band can receive increased $$ benefits.
Order H-E-B gift cards here: H-E-B Gift Card Order Form
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.