Graduation Performance Itinerary May 31st
Posted by Mr. C in Uncategorized on May 24, 2018
GRADUATION INFO FOR HS BAND
THURSDAY, May 31, 2018
Terrell Performing Arts Center
Band Hall will open at 1:00pm-arrive in your NICE DRESS CLOTHES!
2:00PM – Rehearse-American Elegy, Pomp, Star Spangled Banner, School Song
3:00pm – Load trailer, load bus and depart for Terrell
4:00pm – Arrive at CiCi’s Pizza (FREE) in Terrell
5:00pm – Arrive at Terrell Performing Arts Center to unload, setup, and rehearse
7:00pm – Graduation Ceremony
9:00pmish – Load and head for Kemp
9:30pmish – Arrive at HS Band Hall to unload.
Guys: Dress pants shirt and tie
Girls: Modest dress/outfit (if your dress is not modest you will wear Concert Uniform Dress)
Schedule for State Solo and Ensemble May 25-26
Posted by Mr. C in Uncategorized on May 22, 2018
2018 UIL STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST
INFO SHEET
When: May 25-26
Where: Round Rock / Pflugerville
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR
Regular clothes during normal travel hours. School Dress Code Applies! Overnight bag with toiletries.
NICE clothes to perform in. School Dress Code Applies!
Shopping/Movie/Snack Money (you will be getting some meal money from school)
FRIDAY
12:00p.m. – HS Band Hall to load trailer and bus
3:30p.m. – Check in to Hotel
Austin Marriott North | 2600 La Frontera Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78681
5:00p.m. – Dinner (there will be choices)
7:00p.m. – Swimming at the hotel or movie
10:00p.m. – Back at Hotel/back in rooms
11:00p.m. – Lights out
SATURDAY
7:00a.m. – Breakfast at Hotel
8:00a.m. – Depart for Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville
9:50a.m. – Jordan Rabon C103 C. Steiger
10:10a.m. – Matt Gilbert C103 C. Steiger
10:50a.m. – Brass Ensemble E109 K. Taylor
11:20a.m. – Donna Hyde C101 B. Cannon
11:40a.m. – Flute Quartet B105 C. Beatty
12:00p.m. – Music Theory E101 S. Schuler
1:00p.m. – Depart Pflugerville
1:30p.m. – Lunch and Shopping at Round Rock Outlet Mall
3:30p.m. – Depart
5:00p.m. – Waco for dinner
8:00p.m. – Arrive in Kemp
Updates on arrival time via Remind.
6th Grade SoundPost/Splash Kingdom
Posted by Miss Delgado in Uncategorized on May 15, 2018
Monday, May 21st- Soundpost Music Festival and Splash Kingdom Water Park
Eligible 6th graders that paid for their ticket will be travelling to SoundPost Music Festival and Splash Kingdom Waterpark on Monday, May 21st.
Itinerary:
- 2nd Period: Students will report to the Band Hall
- 8:45 am: Load truck and trailer
- 9:15 am: Depart for Canton High School
- 9:45 am: Arrive in Canton
- 10:15 am: Warm up time
- 10:30 am: Performance time
- 11:00 am: Load up buses and head to Splash Kingdom
- 11:15 am: Change into swimwear and have a fun time at the waterpark
- 2:30 pm: Change back into normal clothes and start loading buses
- 2:45 pm: Depart for Kemp Junior High
- 3:20 pm: Arrive in Kemp and unload truck and trailer
- We will arrive before school is out. Students will be able to go home with normal transportation.
What to wear:
- Concert Attire: Band polo, black pants or black jeans, and closed-toed shoes.
- Splash Kingdom Attire:
- Boys: swimming trunks and a shirt
- Girls: One piece or two piece bathing suits with a shirt.
- Recommended things to bring: sunscreen, towel, sunglasses or hat, sandals or flip flops, extra change of clothes and some extra money.
- Each student will receive a meal token. As soon as these are passed out, they are responsible if they lose it. There are no extra meal tokens.
***Parents are welcome to attend the Concert performance at Canton High School Auditorium. If you have any questions please contact Miss Delgado at natali.delgado@kempisd.org or Mr. Christy at marc.christy@kempisd.org.
7th/8th Grade- SoundPost/Splash Kingdom
Posted by Miss Delgado in Uncategorized on May 15, 2018
Friday, May 18th SoundPost Music Festival and Splash Kingdom Water Park
Eligible 7th/8th graders that paid for their ticket will be travelling to SoundPost Music Festival and Splash Kingdom Waterpark on Friday, May 18th.
Itinerary:
- First Bell: Students will report to the Junior High Band Hall for 1st period.
- 8:00 am: Load truck and trailer
- 8:15 am: Depart for Canton High School
- 8:45 am: Arrive in Canton
- 9:25 am: Warm up time- Symphonic Band
- 9:40 am: Performance time- Symphonic Band
- 9:50 am: Performance time- Honor Band
- 10:30ish: Load up buses and head to Splash Kingdom
- 10:45 am: Change into swimwear and have a fun time at the waterpark
- 2:30 pm: Change back into normal clothes and start loading buses
- 2:45 pm: Depart for Kemp Junior High
- 3:20 pm: Arrive in Kemp and unload truck and trailer
- We will arrive before school is out. Students will be able to go home with normal transportation.
What to wear:
- Concert Attire: Band polo, black pants or black jeans, and closed-toed shoes.
- Splash Kingdom Attire:
- Boys: swimming trunks and a shirt
- Girls: One piece or two piece bathing suits with a shirt.
- Recommended things to bring: sunscreen, towel, sunglasses or hat, sandals or flip flops, extra change of clothes and some extra money.
- Each student will receive a meal token. As soon as these are passed out, they are responsible if they lose it. There are no extra meal tokens.
***Parents are welcome to attend the Concert performance at Canton High School Auditorium. If you have any questions please contact Miss Delgado at natali.delgado@kempisd.org or Mr. Christy at marc.christy@kempisd.org.
JH Band- Upcoming Events
Posted by Miss Delgado in Uncategorized on April 18, 2018
We only have a few more weeks of school left and quite a few events for our Junior High students. Please make arrangements for your child on the dates that apply to them. Some events will be in the evening and some will take place during the school day.
Spring Concerts are right around the corner. Please check the date that apply to your student. These are performances and count as performance grades.
Tuesday, April 24th @ 6:30pm- 6th Grade Spring Concert @ High School
Thursday, April 26th @ 6:30pm- 7th/8th Grade Spring Concert @ High School
**Please arrive at the High School Band hall no later than 6:00pm. Wear your band polo, black pants/black jeans, and closed-toed shoes.
Other performances for 6th Grade & All Percussion are also coming up soon.
Friday, April 27th @ 2:00pm- 6th grade performance for the 5th graders- this will take place during school at the Junior High.
Tuesday, May 8th @ 6:30pm- Percussion Concert @ High School
**Wear your band polo, black pants/black jeans, and closed-toed shoes.
Soundpost/Splash Kingdom will take place in May for all Junior High bands. The cost is $25 per student and must be paid no later than May 4th. We must submit final numbers by the end of that afternoon. The cost covers the ticket to Splash Kingdom and lunch.
Friday, May 18th (All Day)- 7th/8th grade Soundpost/Splash Kingdom in Canton.
Monday, May 21st (All Day)- 6th grade Soundpost/Splash Kingdom in Canton.
If you have any questions regarding any of these events, please contact one of the directors via email or phone 903.498.1334.
High School Band Picture Day Monday April 2nd.
Posted by Mr. C in Uncategorized on March 29, 2018
Just in case parents want to get photos, I have attached a copy of the packages offered by the company…in the event your student forgot to bring one home. 🙂
You can send a check made out to Henington School Services for the amount. Please write the package letter and quantity in the memo line of the check. You may send cash with a note if you wish…check would be safer. Call us if you have any questions.
JH UIL-Symphonic 3/27- Honor 3/28
Posted by Miss Delgado in Uncategorized on March 26, 2018
UIL contest will be this week for both of our competing Junior High groups.
Symphonic Band competes Tuesday 3/27; Honor Band competes Wednesday 3/28.
**What to wear: Band polo, black pants/black jeans, and closed-toed shoes
**Black pants/black jeans have been on the supply list since the beginning of the year. Please have these for contest in order for the whole group to be uniform.
Symphonic Band – Tuesday 3/27
8:30 am– Students will be release from class and report to the Band Hall
8:45 am– Load trailer/bus
9:00 am– Depart to Canton High School Auditorium
10:30 am– Enter Warm-up
11:00 am– Stage Performance
11:30 am– Sightreading
12:00– Load trailer/bus
12:30 pm– Return to Kemp
1:00ish– Arrive in Kemp and unload
**Due to our return time students will either need to bring their own lunch or request a sack lunch from the cafeteria.
Honor Band- Wednesday 3/28
7:30 am– Report to the Band Hall
7:45 am– Load trailer/bus
8:00 am– Depart to Canton High School Auditorium
9:30 am– Enter Warm-up
10:00 am– Stage Performance
10:30 am– Sightreading
11:00 am– Load trailer/bus
11:30 am– Return to Kemp
12:00ish– Arrive in Kemp and unload
**Due to our return time, all students will eat during B Lunch.
Contest Address: 1110 TX-243, Canton, TX 75103
Contest is free and open to the public. We ask that you quietly enter the building as bands are warming up, performing or sightreading throughout the day.
JH Pre-UIL Tomorrow- Symphonic/Honor
Posted by Miss Delgado in Uncategorized on March 22, 2018
Pre-UIL contest is upon us! The Junior High Symphonic and Honor Bands will be competing at Pre-UIL tomorrow morning at Kemp High School. Only eligible students are allowed to compete in Pre-UIL contest. The list of eligible students is attached.
Attire- Black pants/black jeans, Band Polo, and closed-toed shoes
7:45 am- Report to Junior High Band Hall for attendance
8:00 am- Load truck/trailer with instruments
8:15 am- Head to Kemp High School
8:55 am- Symphonic Band stage performance
9:20 am- Honor Band stage performance
10:15 am- Head to Kemp Junior High for the rest of the school day
All parents are welcome to attend contest, it is free and open to the public. There will be bands performing throughout the day and a schedule has been attached for your convenience.
Make sure to be on time and present in the proper attire! Make sure to have your instrument and music!
High School UIL concert contests Feb 28th
Posted by Mr. C in Uncategorized on February 27, 2018
Both High School Bands will be traveling to contest on Wednesday the 28th. The contest is held at Canton High School Auditorium. All concerts are free to the public.
Solo and Ensemble contest itinerary for Saturday.
Posted by Mr. C in Uncategorized on January 30, 2018
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE SATURDAY FEB. 3TH
We will be meeting at the high school band hall at 6:00am this Saturday for Solo and Ensemble Contest. Please be on time and make sure you have had breakfast.
Student need to be dressed in appropriate contest performance clothing and must follow the dress code. Nice dress/blouse/dress pants for the ladies. Slacks/dress pants/button down and tie or polo shirt for the guys.
We will be at Old Mesquite High School like usual.
300 E Davis St, Mesquite, TX 75149
Performances start promptly at 8:00am and run through the 10:00am hour. Hopefully, all scores will be in our hands by 11:00ish and we would be home around noon to 1:00pm. If there is any change, we will send out a Remind Text.
Parents may check out their children if they have finished with their performances if they wish. They must check out in person with their child face to face with a director. Mr. Manuel will be the first director available for check out around 9:45amish.
There will be concessions at the contest site. I would urge the students to have enough money for snacks and lunch as this can be a long day of waiting.
Students may bring a change of clothes for after their performance. Again, it must be dress code.
