Upcoming Events:

BOA Waco Regional – October 28th/Panther-Hewitt Stadium at Midway HS/Waco, TX

UIL 6A State Marching Contest – October 30th+31st/Alamodome/San Antonio, TX

BOA GN Trip Meeting – Required – November 2nd/6:30pm/DSHS Auditorium

Football Game – November 3rd/Home/Anderson HS/Senior Parent Night

BOA GN Send Off Performance – November 6th/8:00pm/Tiger Stadium

BOA Grand National Championships – Nov.7th – 12th/ Lucas Oil Stadium/Indianapolis, IN

Football Playoff Game – November 9-11, 16-18, 24-25, 30-December 2, 7-9, 14-16

TMEA Region Band Auditions – November 30 + December 2/Westlake HS

TMEA Region Band Clinic/Concert – December 8th + 9th/AISD PAC

HS Band Holiday Concert – December 11th/6:30pm/DSHS Auditorium

From Mr. Woods:

Hello Tiger Band Family,

This was a really grueling week, and everyone - students and parents - did a great job keeping the focus and energy in a positive direction! And it has certainly paid off - the TIGER BAND IS GOING TO STATE! Performance time is 9:15pm on Monday, 10/30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This is a student holiday, but all students will be expected to attend the rehearsal and preparation for the performance that day. But first, we get another chance to show the BOA community "Fugue State" in Waco this Saturday. We will be leaving the Del Valle game early in order to prepare for the early morning call time.

Thank you to all who have made the effort to take care of their Concession Stand shift expectation so far this year. If you're NOT going to Indianapolis, we need you to sign up to work Concessions the first play off game on Nov. 8th that we're hosting. We need all hands on deck to get all the way to the end of the season to meet the budgeted profit expectations. Make sure to get some rest this week, BOA Waco and UIL 6A State Championships are coming up!

BOA Indianapolis Trip meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 11/2 at 6:30pm. Students with a parent, and adults attending the trip must attend. We will go over the itinerary, details about food that's provided and not provided, behavior expectations and answer questions. Shouldn't take more than an hour.

Rehearsal Schedule for this week:

Monday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band

6:00pm - 8:30pm Full Band

Tuesday

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/Del Valle HS/October 27^th

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 Del Valle

6:00pm or so Arrive at stadium and unload

7:15pm Seated in stands

8:30pm or so Half-time performance

8:45pm or so Load trailer

9:30pm Depart Del Valle for DSHS

10:45 or so Arrive at band hall, unload trailers, put up equipment

11:05pm 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 6^th 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!

GO TIGER BAND!

Derek Woods
Director of Bands

Dripping Springs H.S.

512-858-3214

derek.woods@dsisdtx.us

President's Update

Hey Band!

Wow! This is such an amazing honor to be going to the State Marching Band Contest again! I am so proud of these students and their hard work. Our UIL area is one of the most competitive areas in the state! To represent Area D at the SMBC is a great accomplishment!

The next three weeks are going to be CRAZY BUSY! This is what the students have spent countless hours working towards. I'm so happy to see them rewarded for all of their hard work with great results at competitions!

Away Game at Del Valle - Friday, Oct. 27 - This will be the last regular season away game.
BOA Waco - Saturday, Oct. 28 - We will have a long day in Waco this Saturday! This will be a great opportunity to get another Bands of America competition under our belts before Grand Nationals.
TEXAS STATE MARCHING BAND CONTEST - Monday, Oct. 30 -Prelims for the SMBC are on October 30. Finals will be on Oct. 31 if we are one of the top 14 bands in prelims. We will know if we made finals after prelims on Oct. 30. Fortunately, this is a school holiday so the students will not be missing another day of school.
Last Home Game - Nov. 3 - Band Senior Night - Seniors and their parents will be recognized at the game. We will need lots of help in the concession stand from non-senior parents!
Indianapolis!! - Nov. 7-12 - It's almost here! It seems like last month that we were signing up for the trip! They are going to be AMAZING!
Playoff Game - Nov. 10 - We are likely going to host the first playoff game at Tiger Stadium. Unfortunately, this will be during the Indianapolis trip. If you are not going on the trip, PLEASE sign up to help us in the concession stand!

Be sure your student is getting lots of rest and keeping up with their school work! Have a great week! I hope everyone got some rest today!

Go Tiger Band!

Caryn Pacelli

DSBB President

president@dsbandboosters.org

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

All Parents Must Fill This Out - DSISD Registration is Required

We have had a few instances where parent volunteers have not registered with DSISD and completed the background check. They were not allowed to volunteer. Please complete this step if you have not done so already!

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

Percussion/ Pit Crew Update

Thank you all for your support this week to assist with the Pit Crew and Props. We could not have been successful without the volunteers to support the band students. We have 2 very busy weeks in front of us and will need you to sign up as early as possible to ensure we have enough volunteers. The earlier the better. We have an away game on Friday, 10/27, BOA competition in Waco on Saturday, 10/28 and then we are headed to UIL State the following Monday, 10/30. Again, please review your calendars and sign up early.

For those that have indicated interest in helping at Indianapolis, I will be sending a final confirmation of your participation this week. If you have changed your plans or if others are also interested in supporting the Pit Crew and Props in Indianapolis, please send me an email.

Again, thank you all for your support.

Allison

713.256.3028(m)

Percussion@dsbandboosters.org

CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER TRIP TO STATE -GO TIGER BAND!!

Volunteer Central

Well, our volunteer needs just multiplied in a VERY exciting way! See below for all of our upcoming needs:

Away Football Game - 10/27 - We still have quite a few needs for chaperones and pit crew for this Friday. Please sign up now if you can help. >> https://signup.com/go/qXHAYBW

BOA Waco - 10/28 - We have our next competition this upcoming Saturday, 10/28, and we still have needs for Pit Crew, Prop Pullers, Chaperones, and Color Guard Chaperones. Please don't wait to sign up if you can help >> https://signup.com/go/OjQEGJi

UIL STATE CONTEST - 10/30 & 10/31 - Woohoo!!!! We just added volunteer spots to support these two very special, hard-earned days of competition. Band Movers, Pit Crew, Chaperones, Prop Pullers - we need it all! Come join us for these amazing competition days in the Alamodome >> https://signup.com/go/OjQEGJi

Home Game Concessions Stands - Thanks to everyone who showed up last Friday in Concessions - we sold out of almost everything!

We are hosting two more games and will need a full house in concessions:

- 11/3 will be our last home game

- 11/10 we are hosting a play off game

Please sign up now if you can help in ANY way in concessions >> 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

Congratulations to the Tiger Band for making State!

Reminders:

White and Black Gloves*
Clean your white shoes
Have their Show shirt to wear

Away Game against Del Valle, Friday Night, October 27th: Students will be wearing their Formal Football Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, black and white gloves*, long black socks, and black shoes.

BOA Waco Contest, Midway High School, Waco, TX, Saturday October 28th:Students will be wearing their Formal Competition Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, black and white gloves*, long white socks, and white shoes and will need their show shirt to change into.

UIL State Marching Prelims and Finals, Alamodome Stadium, San Antonio, Monday and Tuesday October 30th and 31st: Students will be wearing their Formal Competition Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, black and white gloves*, long white socks, and white shoes and will need their show shirt to change into.

* Mr. Woods has requested that gloves will be required for the remainder of the season for instruments requiring them on the field (white on the right hand and black on the left hand).

A Huge Thank You for the following people whose help was very appreciated in getting our band to the Area D Finals and on to State.

Jess Lucas for the Race of the Plumes, Mike Rutherford for getting her into the band hall, and Logan Lucas and Kimberly Bertram in helping get them to the ready line through mapping and security. Jared Jones and all of the numerous chaperones for all of their help pluming and placement of the new placard pieces into the students' shakos for each performance as well as getting them fixed in between performances. Also a shout out to all of the Kubby Keepers for washing our uniforms twice, in a tight turnaround this week between the games and competitions. Our students really appreciated their uniforms being clean and smelling good.

Thank you,

Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella

Co-VP Uniform Coordinators

uniforms@dsbandboosters.org

GO TIGER BAND!

Concessions - Volunteers Needed

We have our last scheduled home game on Friday 11/3 and need to make sure that the concessions stand is staffed. This will be Senior Night for band students and they will be recognized along with their parents. We owe it to the parents with Seniors in the band to take the responsibility of running the concessions stand for this game so that they can participate and celebrate with their students.

11/10 Playoff Game – with the big WIN on Friday over Lake Travis we anticipate running the concessions when Drip will likely host its first playoff game on 11/10. This one will be tricky because the band and many of our parents will be traveling to the BOA Grand Nationals. We have solicited support from outside groups (at a cost) and we 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.

The band has had gross sales of over $125,000 in concessions this season to-date and we need to finish strong, so please do your part to support the BandBoosters largest fund raising activity.

CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER TRIP TO STATE -GO TIGER BAND!!

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

HEB.cards@gmail.com

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.