Clay-Chalkville Middle School Band
Clay, Alabama
Clay-Chalkville Middle School Band

Help needed with performance this Thursday night

We are in need of a few parents to help supervise students and move equipment on Thursday night, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13.

We need help before and after we play to supervise and help kids get tubas, baritones, tenor saxes, and percussion from the truck to the visitor's stands where we perform. Then, we will need help getting the equipment back to the truck. We then need folks to meet us at the band room to get it from the truck into the band room.

I have already heard from a couple of parents.

Please email me if you can help:  christopherwalker@jefcoed.com

This help is needed at both this Thursday and next Thursday's performances.

THANK YOU!!

Stadium Procedures for Intermediate and Advanced Band

Be a good representative of our band at all times!!  Our band is a group that depends on each other to play well and to act with decorum and dignity.  No matter how large the band gets, each person is important in upholding the standards of the group.

  1. Never play in public unless we are performing together. Practice is done at home.

  1. NO GUM!! NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE BAND SECTION!!!!

  1. No one is to sit in the band section except band members and those Dr. Walker, Mrs. Wambles, or Mr. Williams give permission.

  1. Be early!! Do not cut it so close as to have to run to your place. Students are to be seated in the stadium with your music and instrument ready to perform at 5:20 P.M.

  1. Stay seated in your assigned seat. You may stand to cheer a good play, then return to your seat. We stand to cheer with the cheerleaders as a band. Our job at the game is to play our instruments. When the team scores, be prepared to play – cheer after.

  1. Use the restroom before call time. You can use the restroom again after we are dismissed.

  1. Always be complimentary of the other bands. Say “Thank you” if others compliment you and be pleasant and ignore others if they are derogatory.

  1. If there is a hurt player on the field for either team: be seated and quiet, clap when he gets up.

  1. Cases should be left in the stadium section beside the band.

  1. Dress is band shirt (tucked in!), blue jeans, and standard brown or black belt with nondescript buckle.

  1. Enjoy the game, but when a director steps to the rail to announce a song, be silent, attentive, and quick.

  1. Never distract the football players. We are both there to do a job for our school. FOCUS!

The students will perform for the latter portion of the seventh grade game and the beginning portion of the eighth grade game. The students will be dismissed at halftime of the eighth grade game or 7:30 P.M., whichever comes first. The students are dismissed from our care at this time. The students may leave at this time, or may stay for the remainder of the game. Please make a plan now with your young person as to where and when you will pick them up. Remember: no one is to play on their own.
 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN DOING THIS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE!!!   SEE YOU ON GAME DAY!!

Intermediate and Advanced Band football performances

September 28, 2011

Dear Parents,


Our first performance at the football stadium is Thursday, October 6th.

Our two required football game performances as listed on the band calendar given at the beginning of the year will be:


Thursday, October 6                           Warm-up 5:30 P.M.     Performance ends 7:30 P.M.

Thursday, October 13                          Warm-up 5:30 P.M.     Performance ends 7:30 P.M.


Warm-up will be in the stands at the stadium. Dismissal will be from the same location at half-time of the eighth grade game or the time listed above, whichever comes first. No one will meet or be at the Middle School. Students must take their instruments home from school that afternoon and bring them to the stadium.


The Band Boosters will have a $3 combo meal available for the band students at the October 6th game. The combo will include a hotdog, chips, a can drink, and maybe a rice crispie treat. Parents, if you are not already, please strongly consider becoming a member of Band Boosters – they do so much for our kids!!


Thank you so much!


Dr. Chris J. Walker and Mrs. Erin Wambles

The cheesecake/cookie dough/school mug sale!!

Our biggest band fund raiser of the year begins today!!!!

Please help us out by taking the brochure to work and church. Talk to grandma and Aunt Tessie about it.

This sale generates our operating expenses for the year.

We do a few other small fund raisers, but this one is the main supporter of our in-school band account.

We will have a band booster fund raiser beginning next week, as well, so please don't feel as if we are fund raising you too much! We try to only do things that bring good products and good value to your family for your support of the band.  The cheesecakes can be frozen to use at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years. The mugs are microwave and dishwasher safe...and almost indestructible!

After the pancake breakfast and the cheesecake sale, we will not have a fund raiser for a long time.

Next weeks booster fund raiser is $5 for a pancake breakfast at Applebees...but more about that later.

As for now:   CHEESECAKES/COOKIE DOUGH/COLLEGE MUGS.........HURRAY!!!!

Great job in "The Stand"!!!!!!

Tonight was my first night this season in the concession stand!  What a GREAT night!!!!  We worked hard and had a ton of fun!

We had a ton of WONDERFUL parents helping!  Even some folks who were friends of parents helping.

The officers were all there working hard!

Thank so very much to everyone!!!

Due to the good crowd, we had a very good night earning money for our kids in the band!!

See you all on Monday night at the band room.  Food handler's at 6 PM (if you need it) and booster meeting at 7 PM.

See you there!

September Band Booster Meeting

The September Band Boosters meeting will be held at the middle school band room on Monday, September 12 at 7:00 PM.

The Sept. 12 foodhandlers meeting has been moved to the middle school band room for this reason. Foodhandlers will take place at 6:00 PM.

Thanks for all of your help at the B-B-Q plate fundraiser at the Pig last week!

Thanks for signing up for the concession stand!!

Concession Stand Sign-Up NOW ONLINE!!

Mr. Williams has set up a website that gives you the capability to sign-up for working the concession stands online via the website at http://thecougarband.org/concessions-signup/.  If you have already signed up at the September Band Booster meeting, then you do not have to sign up again.

Thank you for your support!!

Instrument meeting for beginners

The instrument meeting last night for the beginners went very well. It was a pleasure to meet the parents of these wonderful students!

The next, and final, meeting will take place on Thursday night, August 25th, at 6 PM in the band room.

August Band Booster Meeting and Food Handler Training


The next Clay-Chalkville Band Booster meeting is this Monday, August 8th in the High School band room at 7:00pm.

There will also be a Health Department Food Handler Training prior to the meeting at 6:00pm in the High School band room.  Parents must attend one training session in order to work in the concession stands this football season.  The food handler certification needs to be renewed every two years, so if you attended a session last year, you do not have to be recertified this year. 

The other Food Handler Training Sessions will be held on the following dates:
*Tuesday, August 30th - Time: TBA in Middle School Band Room
*Monday, September 12th - Time: 6PM in High School Band Room

We look forward to seeing you there!!  Thank you for your support!!

From Mr. Williams for incoming 9th graders

Attention Upcoming 9th Graders!

Please visit the following link to view the CCHS Cougar Band summer letter:

http://claychalkvilleband.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CCHS-Band-2011-Summer-Letter.pdf

Here you will find important information and a schedule for the high school band's summer band camp.  If you have any questions please feel free to call or email.

High School Band Room: (205) 680-9353

Mr. Wallace - rwallace@jefcoed.com

Mr. Williams - nicholaswilliams@jefcoed.com

See you at camp!

Mr. Williams

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