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11/19/23

Announcements 11/20/23

Upcoming Events:

Football Playoff Games – November 24-25, 30-December 2, 7-9, 14-16 TMEA Region Band Auditions – November 30 + December 2/Akins HS TMEA Region Band Clinic/Concert – December 8th + 9th/AISD PAC HS Band Holiday Concert – December 11th/6:30pm/DSHS Auditorium TMEA Area Auditions – January 6th /Westlake HS

TCGC Pageantry in the Springs – January 27th

Announcement Sheet 11-20-23

UIL Marching Contests Progression Explanation

2023-2024 Tiger Band Yearly Calendar

Tiger Band Volunteers - SignUp.com

HEB Gift Card Fundraiser Info

Remind Codes

From Mr. Woods:

Hello Tiger Band Family,

Congratulations to the Tiger Football team on a hard fought win against Judson yesterday.  And a BIG thank you to all the students and parent volunteers who attended the game.  The support of the team by the Tiger Band is an important aspect of our program's responsibilities, and all students are expected to participate as indicated in the calendar dates sent out in July.  While I do understand that this is a time for visiting with family, making time to fulfill the Tiger Band Family expectations is appreciated.
Playoff Game #3 will be held on Saturday, 11/25 at 11:00am at the Alamodome in San Antonio. See schedule below.

Football Playoff Game #3 Schedule/Away/Alamodome/November 25th 

7:15am Report Time

7:30am Rehearsal

8:00am load trailers/pull uniforms

8:30am Call Time--Standing in arcs/inspection complete

8:35am Load buses, get breakfast on way to bus

8:50am Leave DSHS for Alamodome

10:15am Arrive at Alamodome

10:35pm Seated in stands – warm up

10:47am School Song 

11:00am Game begins 

12:30pm Half-time performance 

2:00pm Game over 

4:00pm or so Return to band hall, unload trailers, turn in uniform

4:20pm Parents pick you up!!

 

Uniform:  Game FORMAL—with Black gloves—Black shoes and long black socks. Must have proper spandex shorts or leggings and Grey Dri-Fit shirt or long sleeve shirt for warmth to wear under uniform. Letter Jackets or spirit wear preferred, students must stay warm. All hair must meet standard set by Director/Drum Majors.  No visible jewelry. All students MUST have a working lyre and flipfolder in order to attend. Colorguard will wear leggings and shells and black informal shoes, make sure to have your guard jacket with you.

TMEA Region 18 band audition fee payment portal is now live on the district revtrack site. Fee is $15 and is now overdue.  If you signed up to audition and haven't paid, please take care of this ASAP. Region Band audition fee 

TMEA Region Band auditions will be Thursday, November 29th 5:00-10:00pm and Saturday, December 2nd 9:00am-4:00pm at Akins HS. Not all students will audition on both days, the specific instrument days will be detailed asap. If we have a playoff game on Dec. 2nd, students auditioning on Saturday will attend the audition.

Tiger Band Holiday Concert is on Monday, December 11th at 6:30pm in the DSHS Auditorium.  Please join us to celebrate the season through music together.

Derek Woods
Director of Bands

Dripping Springs H.S.

512-858-3214

derek.woods@dsisdtx.us

President's Update

Hey Band!

This has been an amazing season, and I’m so happy to have been a part of it. I hope you all have an amazing holiday week! The next Booster Board Meeting will be on December 4 at 6:30 pm in the Band Hall.

Have a Super Happy Thanksgiving!
Caryn Pacelli

Uniform Update

Congratulations to our football team on winning their playoff game on Saturday!

But we are not done yet...

3rd Playoff Game at the Alamodome on Saturday, November 18th:  Students will be wearing their Football Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, black and white gloves*, long black socks, and black shoes. Hair at the discretion of the directors. Make sure to have  flip folders and lyres.

* 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).

Winter Concert on Monday, December 11th:  Students will be wearing their Concert Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, long blacksocks, and black shoes.

Thank you to our student Uniform team, our Kubby Keepers and the chaperones that help us each and every week to get our band dressed and ready for the field. We hope everyone has a rest-filled Thanksgiving holiday. We are so grateful for our band families.

Thank you,

Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella

Co-VP Uniform Coordinators

uniforms@dsbandboosters.org

GO TIGER BAND!

TCGC Contest Pageantry in the Springs - January 27, 2024

What an amazing marching band season we’ve had, but the FUN doesn’t stop here! In late January, the DSHS Tiger Band hosts one of the biggest, best, and earliest Texas Color Guard Circuit (TCGC) competitions in the state with over 75 Percussion and Color Guard performing ensembles. You don’t want to miss it so mark your calendars now for Pageantry in the Springs on Saturday, January 27th...woohoo!! This is a major fundraiser for the band (similar to TITH) and we need everyone’s help, smiles, and that famous Tiger Band hospitality to pull it off.

THANK YOU to those already stepping up to help as Leads! A volunteer sign-up will come out later (in January) for everyone to choose their volunteer shift.

Currently seeking Volunteer Leads in the following areas:

● Unit Check-In & Guides- Tanya & Patrick Conreaux

● Volunteer Coordinator (Adults & Students)

● First-Aid/Nurse (Registered Nurse or EMT)

● Ticket Sales

● Door Monitor (Spectators & Performers)

● Judge’s Hospitality

● Transportation (of Judges/Edu staff)

● Parking Lots

● Concession Stand

● Program (digital)

● Set-up/Signage

● Vendors- Sue Gibbs

● Timed Warm-ups- Jan Fernandez

Contact Pageantry in the Hills coordinator, Mary Fernandez, for more information and offers to help!! 972-740-2286 or maryferntx@gmail.com

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

 

8/6/23

Announcement Sheet 8-06-23

Important Dates Summer 2023 (Updated)

Weekly Practice Schedule 2023

2023-2024 Tiger Band Yearly Calendar

Tiger Band Volunteers - SignUp.com

HEB Gift Card Fundraiser Info

Band Sponsorship Info

From Mr. Woods:

Hello Tiger Band Family,

Another great week of Summer Band has passed, and we're down to the final stretch.  The progress in all sections is really impressive, and that comes down to the student's focus and effort.  Thanks to all the amazing parent volunteers that are helping out with the water cow, shade tents, medical bag, etc. Emily Falls is doing a great job of heading up getting the shade tents and water cow set up every morning.  Tanya Conreaux and Tara Ballard and their snack/lunch crew have done another exceptional job of keeping 200 kids fed and happy throughout the day.

I hope you enjoyed our Tiger Band Social at Epic Fun on Friday night.  The management and employees all made a conscious effort to find me and Kimberly Bertram (thanks for setting this up for us, Kimberly!) as we were leaving to tell us how awesome our students were - cleaning up after themselves and being very polite with the staff.  They made a point to emphasize that they don't experience that very often from other groups.  This bodes well for our travel opportunities this fall, and the expectation from me is that this behavior continue to be an integral part of the Tiger Band culture.

Rehearsal Schedule for this week:

Monday 7:00am - 11:00am

Tuesday 7:00am - 11:00am

Wednesday 7:00am - 11:00am

Thursday 7:00am - 11:00am

Friday 7:00am - 11:00am

TMEA Region Band Etude Masterclasses: These masterclasses are required for all Wind Ensemble students, and anyone else interested in auditioning for Region Band are welcome. Schedule at link below.

TMEA Region Masterclasses

Colorguard Sectionals: Colorguard will NOT rehearse on Monday mornings, but will have a sectional on Tuesday afternoons. See Weekly Rehearsal Schedule in Newsletter for more details. The first occurence will be August 15th/4:30-6:00pm

BOA Grand Nationals trip to Indianapolis: The deadline to register for this trip is fast approaching.  All students and any parents going on the trip must be signed up by August 9th.  If you've already signed up, that's great!  Please be sure to keep up with your payment schedule through the TMF payment portal.  These are NOT automatic payments, you will have to go to the portal and pay each time.  It is possible to pay more than what is due, but if you get more than 2 payments behind TMF will drop your account from the trip.  You can get reinstated without another deposit fee, but will have the pay the balance due at the time of reregistration.  Any questions, please contact keith@tmftoursandtravel.com

Required Parent Meeting: 6:30pm in the DSHS Auditorium.  Please join Mr. Woods and Caryn Pacelli, Band Booster President, for a required parent meeting prior to the Tiger Band Preview.  This is an opportunity to talk through details of the Indianapolis trip, needs for parent support throughout the season at football games, contests, performances, fundraisers, etc.

Dropping off and Picking up your student at the HS

When dropping off or picking up your student, please follow the rules below. Before and after rehearsals or events, it is important that the driveway loop and the loading dock stay clear so that students can safely get set up and torn down with their equipment.

DO pull as far around the loop as you can

DO park in C lot to wait for your student

Do NOT pull into the loading dock area

Do NOT block the loading dock or staff parking entrances

Do NOT wait, sit or park in the driveway loop.  Our school buses and charter buses must be able to safely stage for student loading and unloading in that area

Tips for safe and enjoyable rehearsals:

- Eat breakfast everyday - stay away from Dairy products

- WEAR A HAT - even if you "don't like hats"

- Get outside for more than 15 minutes at a time before rehearsals start to acclimate to the heat!

- Hydrate before rehearsals begin, and make sure you bring your water jug with Tiger Band Koozie filled with water (not sports drinks or tea).  We will have the Water Cow available for refills, but start the day with a full, fresh, water jug.

- Apply sunscreen liberally!

- No jeans or jean shorts.  Athletic wear and tennis shoes with good support are expected.  No Hi Tops or boots permitted.

Tardy to or Absence from regularly scheduled rehearsals/events is sometimes unavoidable.  Students will make up the time missed, regardless of the reason.  Parent communication to Mr. Woods via email in addition to student communication with their section leader is required prior to the absence.  This is especially important for morning rehearsals - I need to be able to confirm that your student is safe and where they're expected to be.

GO TIGER BAND!

Derek Woods
Director of Bands

Dripping Springs H.S.

512-858-3214

derek.woods@dsisdtx.us

President's Update

Hey Band!

We had a great turnout on Friday night at our band social at Epic Fun! I hope you and your kids had a great time if you were able to make it. We have many things coming up. Please be sure you read all of the newsletter.

Band Booster Meeting – August 14 at 6:30 pm in the band hall. Everyone is welcome! The booster meetings are a time to work out the logistics of supporting the band.

Drill Frenzy – August 19. There will be a mandatory parent meeting in the auditorium at 6:30 before the parent preview in the stadium.

March-a-thon – August 26 in Belterra! We are excited for our first annual March-a-thon. Online donations will begin Monday, August 14.

Other important items –

Inspiring Volunteers Registration – ALL parents must complete this online volunteer registration with the district every year. Please go do yours RIGHT NOW! It’s super easy and takes two minutes.

 

Go Tiger Band!

Caryn Pacelli

president@dsbandboosters.org

First Annual DS Band March-a-thon! August 26!

Our first annual March-a-thon is coming up!!!  Although parents are paying their student fees individually, this fundraiser is critically important to pay the remaining cost of getting the band and its equipment to Indianapolis for Grand Nationals.

March-a-thon is a two part fundraiser -- part one is an online donation drive that kicks off next Monday, August 14th, and part two is a march through the Belterra neighborhood on August 26th.

Part one is going to require parent participation this week!  On Monday, August 14th, Kimberly Bertram will be meeting with all of the kids before their band rehearsal and walking them through the online fundraising platform we'll be using.  Please prepare your student with email addresses and/or phone numbers from at least 10 potential donors! They'll need to have that information with them that night.

The donation drive includes some friendly section competition and prizes, so the more potential donors your student has, the better!!!  Don't worry, guys -- no phone calls this year, just emails or texts, as you and your kid prefer.

Please let us know if you've got questions! Email Kimberly at fundraising@dsbandboosters.org
DSISD Inspiring Volunteers - Registration Needed for All Parents!

All Volunteers for the band in any capacity (chaperone, concession stand, pit crew, etc.) must register with the district as a volunteer. We are asking that all parents register! If you have not registered before, it is a simple process. If you have, you can log in and see if you are current. You will receive an email when you need to update your information.

DSISD Inspiring Volunteers

 

Volunteers Needed - Something for Everyone!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who have showed up to support our band and directors during the first few weeks of summer band! Your assistance has been invaluable! We have several more volunteer spots open this upcoming week.Please sign up if you can:   https://signup.com/go/uHeCbEJ

We will be posting volunteer needs for our football games and competitions in the very near future.  You can keep your eye on our sign-up landing page to stay informed about all future volunteer spots: Band Volunteer Signup

CONCESSIONS EVENTS in August 

Volunteer opportunities will be posted soon:

8/18 6:00-10:00 Varsity Scrimmage Game – limited concessions home side

8/19 2:00-5:30 Cooking School – Details to come later this week.

8/19 4:00-5:30 Feeding the Band – Drill Frenzy

8/24 6:00-8:00 Thursday Prep for first Game

8/25 Various Home Football Game - Vandegrift

Click here for more info on upcoming concessions events.

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

Last Chance to Sign Up to Chaperone for the Indianapolis Trip!

If you are considering chaperoning the trip to Indianapolis in November, please sign up asap! The last chance to sign up is August 9. We would love to have a few more chaperones for the trip.

Uniform Update

Tax-Free Shopping Days are this week from August 11 - 13th. This is a good time to buy the necessary items that students need for Informal, Football and Competition marching items and save yourself some money:

  • White T-shirt (plain cotton or the old DSHS dri-fit) for Monday night practices.
  • Lycra bike shorts - Light grey to heather grey worn under both black and white bibbers (white and black shorts show through the bibbers).
  • Black belt with regular size belt buckle, no rodeo buckles.
  • Long black socks - no crew socks (should go up the calf)
  • Long white socks - no crew socks and no logos, stripes or patches on heels as they can be seen through the white pants.
  • No-show black socks - nothing should be seen over the top edge of the shoe.

If you have any further questions, please contact us at: uniforms@dsbandboosters.org.

Theme Days! - This Week

Let's have some fun and get some Instagram worthy pics before school starts! Theme Days from the Band Council:

  • 8/7 Mustache Monday - Break out the fake mustaches
  • 8/8 Totally Rad Tuesday - All about the 80s
  • 8/9 Wacky Wednesday - Dress as crazy as you want
  • 8/10 Throwback Thursday - Dress as the 90s
  • 8/11 Fearless Friday - Wear your Tiger Spirit gear

HEB Gift Cards Fundraiser Info

You have heard all about the HEB gift card Fundraiser.  Now it’s time to get your part done:

1.  Order how many cards you want:    HEB Gift Card Directions

2.  Set up auto bill pay -or- set calendar to remember to send check monthly by the 10th of each month.

3.  Sit back and wait for your cards to arrive in the mail by the 1st of the month.

Remember what all you can use your cards for at HEB:

•Gas  •Groceries  •Pick-up orders. •Prescriptions  •Central Market

It’s almost the 10th of the month.  Get those orders going.  Thank you!

Laurie Darilek & Jennifer LaRochelle

HEB.cards@gmail.com

Tiger Band Sponsorship Info

The Tiger Band is looking for 2023-2024 SPONSORS! We have several benefit levels to fit your business' needs, including water bottles and cups sold at home football games with your business name and logo on them, banners at the concession stand, and more. Please consider joining with the band this year as a sponsor! We need you!

Please contact our Fundraising VP, Kimberly Bertram, to sign up today at fundraising@dsbandboosters.org!

Printable Sponsorship Flier

Dripping Springs Tiger Band
Dripping Springs Tiger Band FB Page
2023 - 24 Tiger Band Parents FB Group

10/24/21

Weekly Announcement Sheet - Oct 25

BOA Waco Itinerary - Oct 30

UIL 5A Prelim Round Schedule - Nov 1

Volunteer Sign-Up for Oct 29 Home Game

Updated Weekly Practice Schedule

Cadet Guard Fall Schedule

HEB Gift Card Fundraiser Info

Band Sponsorship Info

Band Booster Store

Senior Book Information

 

 

Hello Tiger Band Family,

WOW! WOW! WOW! What an awesome day at UIL Area we had on Saturday!!  And now we are STATE BOUND! As we move into this last week, we are really seeing the show come to life!!  This week we have a normal rehearsal schedule!  At the game on Friday we will perform our competition show during Pre-Game after the Hi-Steppers Senior Night presentation.   We will be honoring our Seniors and their Parents along with the Tiger Band Belle and Beaux announcement during halftime as well as the annual Senior walk following the game.  Then we head up to Waco for another BOA contest before heading to the UIL 5A State to end the season!  The itinerary for the State competition is being put together now - Prelims performance on 11/1 is at 6:45pm at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.   First finalist performance on 11/2 is 2:00pm.  Look for another email with more information very soon.

 

Announcement Sheet

The weekly announcement sheet will be given to students on Monday during class, and linked here.   Check out the details to see what is happening and what your student needs for the week.

 

This week's rehearsal schedule:

Monday, 10/25

7:00-8:20am and 6:00-8:30pm (Stadium for PM Rehearsal)

Wednesday, 10/27

7:00-8:20am

Thursday, 10/28

7:00-8:20am

Friday, 10/29

7:00-8:20am

 

BOA Waco

This weekend we are traveling to the BOA Waco Contest!!  The itinerary for Saturday can be found here.  Please look this over so you know how the day will flow etc.  Your student will need their white band shoes, long plain white socks and their show shirt.  Keep in mind the check-out procedure if your child is not riding the bus home. Uniforms DO NOT GO HOME if you leave early, your uniform goes to their section leader to check in for you at school!

 

Eligibility

After the 1st 9 week grading period, we are currently at 100% eligibility.  This means that no student can lose eligibility till the end of the 2nd 9 weeks.  This is a great accomplishment for the Tiger Band students, and shout out to Mr. Pearson and Ms. Petro for keeping tabs on all the students' grades since the 1st interim grades were posted.  Let's keep this tradition going strong all year!

 

Go Tiger Band!

Derek Woods
Director of Bands

Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3214

derek.woods@dsisdtx.us

 

President's Update

Howdy Tiger Band Families!

San Antonio here we come! In a rented semi-trailer driven by a hired driver, wearing shoes from three different brands, using props that arrived just this week, paid for from concessions that may not have chips and Skittles because the delivery didn’t include them. The season has been an adventure! The dedication, drive, patience and flexibility of the students, directors and band booster volunteers to make this season a success is incredible. Thank you all for your support of the band!

The next 9 days are very busy with the band senior night at the football game Friday night, contest in Waco on Saturday, and State competition on Monday and Tuesday of next week. We need volunteers at each of these events! The concession stands on Friday will be busy because the game will decide control of the football district championship, and our senior parents will be participating in Senior night activities.   Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior parents, please sign up to work concession stand this week so we can have all the help needed throughout the game.  We need 29 more volunteers in concessions to be fully staffed!

For Saturday’s contest in Waco we need 19 more volunteers for pit, props and podiums, and 2 more for color guard field helpers.  The State competition performances also need 25 more pit, props and podium volunteers as well as 2 color guard field helpers.  If you’re planning to attend these contests, please sign up to help on the field.  These performances are the most critical of the season, ones that our performers have worked hard to earn, and they need your help getting in to position and off the field!

A special volunteer shoutout to Megan Byrd this week.  Megan has coordinated meals this season for us, and did a spectacular job this weekend.   Our order for Saturday lunch was cancelled by the vendor Friday evening, and then our dinner order was cancelled by the vendor when we called to confirm it on Saturday! Megan worked quickly to get orders in with businesses that could fill our orders on time, keeping our kids fed and focused on performing.  Thank you, Megan!

See you in the concession stand on Friday, in Waco, and in San Antonio! Thank you for your help!

Timmie Smith

DSBB President
979-219-2828

Concessions Stand - Help Needed!

10/29 Game – (Senior Night for Band and Hi-Steppers):

This week is our last scheduled home game and is expected to be busy as the team will be playing undefeated Buda Johnson for control of the district.

We need 22 more workers, including 3 for the cooking area. Many of us with seniors will be working in concessions that evening, but WILL be leaving the stand to participate in the ceremony (likely pre-game) to honor these kids. Parents of 9th–11th grade students, please step up and help fill the spots for this game.

REPORT TIME FOR FRIDAY GAMES:

The earlier report time of 6:00 for Friday Concessions has worked well and made a big difference with servicing the lines that begin forming just after 6. I believe this helps sales and provided better service.  We ask that as many people as possible report by 6:00 so that we can make assignments and are ready to go when customers arrive.

Kevin Smith

VP - Concessions

Cadet Guard Club Info

Rehearsal on Wednesday – September 1st from 5-6 p.m.

Dripping Springs High School Band Hall

Open to middle school & high school students

Cadet Guard is the feeder club for the high school Color Guard/ Winter Guard programs. It is a casual club that meets once a week after school at the Dripping Springs High School Band Hall. The club is open to all Dripping Springs ISD middle school and high school students. The fall season is spent learning flag and rifle skills. The club also participates in the band middle school night at a Varsity football game by performing a routine with the high school Color Guard. For the spring season, the Cadet’s learn a competition routine to perform on the Winter Guard competition circuit. All of the necessary equipment is provided for the students. Cadet Guard Intro Video

Sign up: https://forms.gle/qHfQcWpfs2M5F2iH7

Please contact Sarah Johnson, Sarah.johnson@dsisdtx.us or

Heather O'Keeffe Gardner, hokgardner@gmail.com for additional information.

 

Uniform Update

Congratulations to our excellent Tiger Band for their wonderful performances during Regional and Area contests. 

Great job making State finals!

Parents: Please be sure to have the following items before the next HOME football game on October 29th with Buda Johnson HS:

This Friday, October 29th is our last HOME football game against Buda Johnson. It is also our Band Senior/Parent night. Seniors will be wearing their marching uniforms with shakos, plumes, gold inserts and gold drops. There will be individual intros, family and individual pictures taken and the Senior's final walk across the field at the end of the game. Pay close attention to the schedule for times before and after the game so you don't miss a thing. 

Marching Band uniform - Students need their Grey dri-fit shirt, long black socks, grey lycra shorts, white gloves, and black shoes to wear under their marching uniform. Students with long hair need to make sure they have all items needed to fix their hair appropriately (hair bands, bobby pins, gel, spray, etc.).

Competition Band uniform: Saturday the 30th is the BOA Waco competition at Waco ISD Stadium. Please make sure to read the weekly announcements for all uniform needs and requirements. Students need their Show Shirt, white dri-fit, grey lycra shorts, long white socks and white band shoes (clean them at home please). Their white sleeveless-shirts hang with their jackets in the band hall.

 

Uniform Volunteer Opportunities:

Kubby Keepers:  Due to Saturday's BOA show and Monday's State Prelims we will be relying on our Kubby Keepers to wash and dry our uniforms on Sunday so that our band looks their very best. Please email us if you are interested in helping.

 

THANK YOU to the following volunteers for their time and skills:

Jessica Glass for helping us mend a few uniforms.

Our Kubby Keepers for their quick turn-around between Tuesday's Regional competition and Friday's practice.

The Student Uniform volunteers handed out the uniforms completely by themselves on Friday morning.

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!

 

HEB Cards are back!

Another HEB Card order month in the books. Thank you to all of those who participated. We are holding steady on the $$ raised, but would love to grow this fundraiser back to pre-Covid months.  Please join and get your very own HEB Cards to use on HEB gas, prescriptions, groceries, pick-up orders, and even Central Market.

The process goes like this:

By November 10th:

1.  Order your HEB Cards: online -OR- paper order form

2.  Send Check Payment by 

dropping off at band hall lock box -OR-

snail mail PO Box 1596, DS, TX 78620.

NOTE:  Your Checks will not be deposited until 

the END of each month right before placing HEB Card order (last week of month)

By December 1st:

1.  Receive your HEB Cards in the mail

2.  HEB Cards activated on December 2nd

(Usually on the 1st of each month except when end of month falls on a weekend)

 

Order form linked here. Thank you for taking the time to learn how to join the HEB Card DSBB Fundraiser.

 

Jennifer LaRochelle and Laurie Darilek

HEB.cards@gmail.com

 

Band Sponsors Needed

Please be sure to show your support for all our Tiger Band sponsors by supporting their business in our local community.

The Tiger Band Boosters would like to give a special recognition to our new Virtuoso Sponsor, Pool Pro!

-Terminal B, Information Technology Services www.terminalb.com

-Andrea M. Bibeau, Welcome Home ATX www.WelcomehomeATX.com

-Kwik Kar www.kwikkards.com

-Cunningham Orthodontics, www.cunningnhamorthodontics.com

-Vintage Soul, www.vintagesoultx.com

-Rail Road BBQ, www.rrbbq.com

-Garnett’s Propane, www.garnettspropane.com

Band Movers Needed

What an exciting season!!   Thank you to all who have volunteered so far.  Competition season continues this coming weekend and early next week.

Please sign up now for our upcoming events below:

Competitions: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356993606788132029/false#/invitation

October 30th – Waco – performance time 12 Noon

November 1 – San Antonio – State Prelims – Alamodome - performance time 6:45 PM

November 2 – San Antonio – State Finals – Alamodome – TBD on Nov 1st – final competition spots are from 2-5:30 so please plan ahead

November 6 – San Antonio – Drum line competition

Games: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/114106902048/false#/invitation

November 5th – Seguin @7PM

 

Pit Crew/Props Update

We have another week of busy activities and will definitely need your support to assist with Friday and Saturday activities. Please pay close attention to the schedule updates for the week and be sure to sign up early.  We need all spots covered to ensure we have plenty of folks to support the movement of pit crew, props and podiums.

More updates will follow via GroupMe.

Thanks,

Allison Muth

 

Save the Date for Volunteering!

We are hosting:

Texas Color Guard Circuit (TCGC)

Color Guard and Percussion/Winds Contest

Saturday, January 29th

Dripping Springs High School

 

This will be a fundraiser for the DS Band Boosters much like Thunder in the Hills.

We will need everyone’s help on January 29th to make it a success!

 

Melissa Tyree

DSBB Color Guard Liaison

512.439.9006

cgliaison@dsbandboosters.org

 

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!

https://dshsbandclassof2022.shutterfly.com/

https://dshsbandclassof2023.shutterfly.com/

https://dshsbandclassof2024.shutterfly.com/

https://dshsbandclassof2025.shutterfly.com/

9/12/21

From Mr. Woods:

Hello Tiger Band Family,

It has been a very busy week, but I'm happy to report the Tiger Band students and parents once again rose to the occasion!  Thank you to everyone for you understanding as we adjust to the absence of Mr. Woods for the next few weeks.  The band performed Parts 1-3 of the show in full uniform on Friday at the game.  It was so great so see the uniforms out on the field again for the first time since 2019!! Thanks to all the uniform moms, pit/prop crew, and concession stands volunteers for helping make things run so smoothly!  As we move forward with Mr. Woods, please contact Mr. Pearson for all attendance related matters for marching band.

 

Announcement Sheet

Starting this week the weekly announcement sheet given to students on Monday during class, will be linked here.  Check out the details to see what is happening and what your student needs for the week.

 

Thunder in the Hills 2021

Our 12th annual Thunder in the Hills Drumline Contest is this Saturday, September 18th. We have a full contest of 28 units participating, the most ever!  We will need all hands on deck to make sure this contest runs smoothly and is a positive experience for the performers, staff, and audience.  Please plan to volunteer for at least one shift.  All Tiger Band students will get their job assignments on Monday.  The schedule and assignments will be posted on the window outside Mr. Pearson's office. Don't forget about the student volunteer meeting the Band Hall on Thursday 9/16 at 4:45pm.  Contact Mark Glass operations@dsbandboosters.org or Matt Ehlers matthew.ehlers@dsisdtx.usfor more information or to volunteer!

 

This week's rehearsal schedule:

Monday, 9/13

7:00-8:20am and 6:00-8:30pm

Wednesday, 9/15

7:00-8:20am

Thursday, 9/16

7:00-8:20am

4:45-5:45pm Thunder in the Hills Student Volunteer Meeting

 

Friday, 9/17

7:00-8:20am (Winds and Colorguard)

7:00-9:15am Percussion Clinic in Tiger Stadium with Mike Leitzke (Percussion Students will attend band tutorial from 8:20-8:50 for this clinic)

 

Contest Season is almost here!!!

Our competitive marching season is only 1 more week away!! Details about BOA Houston and future contests will be coming soon!

 

Homecoming is next week and the schedule is different

Homecoming is set for Friday September 24th and the week is filled with exciting events! The Tiger Band will participate in the Homecoming parade and Community Pep Rally on Wednesday on 9/22.  Due to homecoming activities at half time, the Tiger Band will perform a post game show, so please plan to stay and cheer us on.  This will be our first performance with props, front drops, and dress rehearsal run to prepare for the BOA Houston contest the next day!!!

 

September 24th Grade Check

The 6 week grade check for UIL eligibility closes on Friday September 24th.  In accordance with UIL rules all students must be passing all courses to remain eligible for marching band. All students who are below 70 are required to attend tutorials daily and have a tutorial slip signed by their teacher.  Ms. Petro is monitoring student grades/tutorials daily to help ensure everyone is passing.  Please work with your students to ensure they get grades in good standing.  It would be a tremendous loss for them to lose eligibility now after all the hard work they have done to get to the competitive season.  To be clear if a child is ineligible after next Friday, they are expected to continue attending rehearsals, but will not be allowed travel to contests, away football games, or home football games.

 

Rehearsal Make-up policy:

On Friday 9/10 we reviewed the rehearsal make-up policy with all students.  If your student misses a rehearsal for any reason during the week, they must make up all missed time to be eligible for performances.  Students must sign in with a director during make-up time. Options for make up include 8:20-8:50 tutorial, 10:31-10:51 Tiger Time, lunch, and after school.   Arrangements can be made in advance if appointments or conflicts are known ahead of time.  Communication with Mr. Pearson is key to preventing problems.

 

Go Tiger Band!

John Pearson
Assistant Director of Bands

Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3233

john.pearson@dsisdtx.us

President's Update

Howdy Tiger Band Families!

I know Mr. Woods has been in everyone's thoughts this week.  He was released from the hospital on Saturday and is recovering at home.  His recovery is progressing quicker than expected, but it will still be several weeks before he returns to campus. A meal train has been set up to organize our efforts to support Mr. Woods recovery.  If you'd like to help out with a meal please sign up at https://mealtrain.com/e1n64e .

Thank you to the amazing parents that volunteered at this week’s home game! There are two meetings tomorrow open to everyone interested. We have a Thunder in the Hills meeting at 5:30p.m. in the band hall (or one of the classrooms at the end of the directors’ offices/practice room hallway if the band hall is in use for Monday practice).  This will be followed at 6:30 by the monthly boosters meeting. Come out, learn about the programs coming up and where you can get involved!

We need Pit Crew and Movers to help at Friday’s away game.  For Thunder in the Hills we have volunteer spots throughout the day in parking, concessions, ticket sales, and registration.  Please sign up using the links above to help out.

Finally, why do we need everyone to help with Football concessions, Thunder in the Hills, and An Evening of Jazz (our spring fundraiser event)? All of our volunteering is important, and it's easier to see how some jobs like Kubby Keepers, Uniforms, Chaperones, Pit Crew impact the bands ability to travel and perform. These three fundraisers bring in $70,000. Without your help with them we cannot run these fundraisers, which would result in the participation fee increasing by $450 for each student to keep the band program at its current level of excellence. Please sign up to contribute to the band program’s success and keep the cost of participation from going up.

I hope to see all of you at the boosters meeting tomorrow evening.

Go Tiger Band!
Timmie Smith
Band Booster President
979-219-2828

Concessions Stand - Help Needed!

Thank you to our volunteers that have worked our first two home football games. These games have been well attended and the concessions sales have been great, however we’ve been short of volunteers for both games, which makes for longer lines and a more hectic environment for the workers that we do have.

Based on Sign-Up, we have the following needs for the next two events:

TITH - Saturday 9/18:  We need workers for the 5:00 - 8:00 Dinner / Cleanup shift.

HOMECOMING GAME - Friday 9/24: We still need 21 workers, including two for the cooking area.  This will be a very busy event, so we need a full team - please sign up NOW.

Also we’ve noticed that customers are lined up and ready before we are ready to serve…I’ll be changing the report time for Friday Concessions Help from 6:30 to 6:00, and ask that as many as possible report by 6:00 so that we can get organized and ready to go.

Thank you – Go Tiger Band!

Kevin Smith
VP Concessions

Cadet Guard Club Info

Rehearsal on Wednesday – September 1st from 5-6 p.m.

Dripping Springs High School Band Hall

Open to middle school & high school students

Cadet Guard is the feeder club for the high school Color Guard/ Winter Guard programs. It is a casual club that meets once a week after school at the Dripping Springs High School Band Hall. The club is open to all Dripping Springs ISD middle school and high school students. The fall season is spent learning flag and rifle skills. The club also participates in the band middle school night at a Varsity football game by performing a routine with the high school Color Guard. For the spring season, the Cadet’s learn a competition routine to perform on the Winter Guard competition circuit. All of the necessary equipment is provided for the students. Cadet Guard Intro Video

Sign up: https://forms.gle/qHfQcWpfs2M5F2iH7

Please contact Sarah Johnson, Sarah.johnson@dsisdtx.us or

Heather O'Keeffe Gardner, hokgardner@gmail.com for additional information.

Thunder in the Hills Update

Thunder in the Hills is an annual percussion competition that the DS band hosts. This year it will be on 9/18 and there are 28 drum lines signed up to compete. This is all day event that requires all the help we can get. Students are required to volunteer for at least one shift(more details later). Adults can sign up here https://signup.com/go/UywWALb. There are opportunities for all kinds of support.

There is a required student volunteer meeting on 9/16 at 4:45pm.  

All volunteer shirts that were purchased will be sent home with students on Thursday or Friday.

Uniform Update

Parents: Please be sure to have the following items before the next AWAY football game on September 17th (We suggest that students have a gym bag to keep all their personal uniform pieces and shoes together so they can grab and go on game days):

Marching Band uniform - Students need the Grey dri-fit shirt, long black socks, grey lycra shorts, and black shoes to wear under their marching uniform. Students with long hair need to make sure they have all items needed to fix their hair appropriately (hair bands, bobby pins, gel, spray, etc.).

White gloves that were ordered at registration and NOT given to the students at registration have been distributed to all students - symphonic and concert bands during class on 9/9 and wind ensemble in class on the morning of 9/10. All students who received their gloves at registration verified they had the purchased numbers of gloves at home. We fulfilled the order for a few students who received only part of their glove order at registration. 100% of students have received their entire order of gloves. The students may contact a band director for all future needs to be able to purchase more as needed.

White Shoes - We are still waiting for the white shoes to come in. Once they are ALL in, the directors will announce in class when they can be picked up.  The delay for delivery is based on the company's stock limits and delivery from suppliers. We are not the only band waiting for shoes.

White sleeveless shirts - The white sleeveless shirt Mr. Woods ordered for the band students has arrived. We decided that the uniform group will keep these shirts with the student's performance jacket and bibbers. They will be washed with the uniform after each performance. At the end of marching season the student may keep the shirt.

For the people who ordered after registration: Your items have been ordered but it will take some time to receive as these items are made-to-order, so it will be a few weeks to get them. If you have loaned/borrowed items, please continue to wear them until we notify you of delivery. You will need to bring back your loaned items to exchange for your new ones.

Uniform Volunteer Opportunities:

Sewing group - The material for the competition drops has been cut and serged, but we can't sew until we get the performance jackets. Please send us an email this week if you can be on a moment's notice for sewing these drops on when the time comes.

Kubby Keepers - Are there any more parents who would like to be added to our Kubby Keepers team? With two sets of uniforms that need cleaning, we are looking for at least 8 more parents to lighten the load.  This is a great volunteer opportunity for those who work during the day but can come after the game/show and wash, dry and deliver the uniforms back into the cubbies. Please email us if you are interested.

Thank you Marlene Gusella, Lidia Smith, and Katie Parmeson for your sewing and serging help with the various drops this past week.

Also, a big Thank You to our newly formed Student Uniform Team who did an excellent job of distributing and gathering the uniforms for your first formal game!

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!

 

HEB Cards are back!

Last chance to purchase your HEB Cards!

You can use the HEB cards when you shop at HEB, HEB Gas, Pharmacy or Central Market. This is a great band fundraiser and ordering HEB Gift Cards is a super easy way to support the band while getting exactly what you pay for.  All the details are included in the pdf.  Thank you for your support.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQnl6ngRRI7uXEDFQ0vpC1xAMmpjHAdyrMnWPTQDecFgh88w/viewform

 

Band Sponsors Needed

Please be sure to show your support for all our Tiger Band sponsors by supporting their business in our local community.

-Kwik Kar www.kwikkards.com

-Cunningham Orthodontics, www.cunningnhamorthodontics.com

-Terminal B, InformationTechnology Services www.terminalb.com

-Andrea M. Bibeau, Welcome Home ATX www.WelcomehomeATX.com

-Vintage Soul, www.vintagesoultx.com

-Rail Road BBQ, www.rrbbq.com

-Garnett’s Propane, www.garnettspropane.com

Band Movers Update

Good Afternoon Tiger Families!!

Thank you to the drivers and movers who have volunteered so far!! Another exciting week of band events is upon us:

This Friday the 17th, we will be traveling to Canyon.  

Next Saturday, the 25th, is our first competition in Houston (The Woodlands). 

October 7th is a Thursday road game.

October 9th is a competition day in Austin.

Anyone interested in helping move equipment for halftime shows or competitions should sign up using the links below.

Football: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/114106902048/false#/invitation

Contests: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356993606788132029/false#/invitation

 

 

Pit Crew/Props Update

What a great turn-out on Friday for the Pit Crew and Podiums.  It was a success even as we made adjustments for a few new pieces of equipment!  I will be working to add more spots on the Sign-up page, however, if the sign-up list is full, please send me an email so I can add you.  The more volunteers - the better - especially as we continue to build the show with more equipment and props.  I encourage everyone to sign up by Tuesday so I can make sure that I have plenty of badges for the group.  This week is an away game so I will send updates as we learn more about entry into the stadium for Canyon High School.

If anyone is still interested in purchasing a Pit Crew grey t-shirt – let me know – it’s a great way to show your Band Spirit and indicate yourself as a volunteer during half-time (cost is $17).  Please text me at 713.256.3028 with shirt size and qty.  Payment can be made to Allison-Muth-6 @ Venmo.

Thanks – Allison B. Muth