Monthly Archives: July 2015

MAILWELL: 8/1, 8/3, 8/4

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There is a MAILWELL opportunity for a Belmont recruiting packet.

This is a high quality project that involves packing a 9×12 envelope with matching names, addresses, seal, sort, rubberband and placing on pallets. Paying attention to detail is a must!

We will need 40 people (First come first serve). Students CANNOT miss rehearsal to go to a mailwell, but parents can work it.

Times:
Saturday August 1st 10am – 2am
Monday August 3rd 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Tuesday is a possibility once we know how the project is going.

Location:
Data Marketing
701 Murfreesboro Pike
Park around back in fenced in parking lot (Music is OK, but must have headphones)

Please contact Natalie Dresch at 4packerbacker@comcast.net if you would like to help.

Show Shirt Order Forms

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Show shirts are on sale for parents and students. Students are allowed 1 short sleeve show shirt with their band camp fees, but if you’d like to order more – please fill out this form and turn in to the booster by August 6th.

Show Shirt Order Form: Click Here

BAND CAMP INFO

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Band camp starts Sunday, July 26th. Registration starts at 1:00 p.m.for seniors, 1:30 p.m. for freshman, 2:00 p.m. for juniors, and 2:30 p.m. for sophomores. All forms that were in your packet need to be filled out and/or notarized if needed. There will be notaries available at registration. A parent/guardian must accompany each student to band camp registration. Registration will be in the hallway behind the band room. Please enter through the back door behind the band room. Please check with finance about band camp fees and/or student account fees during registration as well. All students will meet in the auditorium promptly at 3:00 p.m. for full band orientation. Bring powdered gatorade, styrofoam plates, 9 oz. cups, and a 24 pack(or larger) of bottled water.

Booster Meeting Tuesday

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There will be an incredibly important band booster meeting on Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30PM in the NE Cafeteria at McGavock High School. Prior to the beginning of the meeting, there will be notary public and tables available for turning in forms.

This meeting will be an overall look at the McGavock Band program and the expectations of the year. It is incredibly important for every student and an adult representative of that student to be there so that we all start off on the same page!

We will also have Mr. Johnny Thomas there to do a kickoff of our spring trip to Orlando!

Please make every effort to attend this meeting and please also bring a dessert of some kind to share. There will be a dessert line after the meeting has concluded.

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone there.

IMPORTANT FORMS

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On Tuesday, every student received a packet of information and forms that SHOULD have gotten to a parents hand immediately. There are several important documents that students cannot do marching band without.

NOTICE: SOME OF THESE FORMS NEED TO BE NOTARIZED. That means that you should not sign them until you are in front of a notary public. IF you do sign them, you will have to redo the forms. We will have someone at our Band Booster Meeting on Tuesday evening notarizing. 

All forms are available on Charms under the “Handouts & Files” then under “Band Camp Forms“. You must be logged in to see all of the forms. These are the forms:

– Financial Commitment Pledge
– McGavock Handbook Agreement
– Permission to Medicate
– Notarized Medical Form
– Parent Consent to Participate

There are also several other forms that can be turned in or used such as the Band Camp T-Shirt order form and the Personal Donation form.

Camp & Fall Schedules Available

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The 2015 Season PreBand Camp, Band Camp, and Full Fall schedule are now available on Charms under the 2015 Schedules folder. You may also view them at the links below.

All dates for the fall are also available on the Charms Calendar, which you can sync to your smartphone or other devices.

Part One Music Now Available

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On The Way...

Part I of our 2015 Marching Band Production, “On The Way…” and our McBand Warmups are now available in the “Handouts & Files” section on Charms. You MUST log in to Charms in order to see the files in the folder.  If you are unsure about your password for Charms, please contact Antoinette Bransford to get it.

This would also be a GREAT time to make sure your contact information is correct in Charms so that we can contact you efficiently! 

New Color Guard Staff

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Announcing the 2015-16 McGavock Band Color Guard Staff…

We would like to welcome as the new Color Guard Co-Coordinators Mrs. Mary Elise Laman and Mr. Joshua Davis (see bios below). The color guard and percussion have been working very hard throughout June in preparation for the upcoming season, which will feature them in prominent roles throughout the show titled “ON THE WAY”.   We are so excited to welcome these awesome new instructors to the McBand Family!

Mrs. Mary Elise Laman is a graduate of Goodpasture Christian School, attended 4 years of art school and holds a cosmetology license in the state of Tennessee.  During high school in 2009, she was selected for the U.S. Army All-American color guard. During and after high school, she went on to march 4 years with the Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps and one year for CorpsVets Drum and Bugle Corps. She also marched 4 years with Eklipse Winterguard out of Nashville, TN.  Mary Elise has taught at Goodpasture High School, Sycamore High School, and Signal Mountain Middle/High School. She founded the Signal Mountain winterguard and medaled in their second year. She currently instructs the colorguards at Spring Hill High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She also choreographs for Florence High School and Southeast Whitfield High School.

Mr. Joshua Davis recieved his Bachelor or Musical Arts from Vanderbilt in 2007 and his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Belmont in 2009.  Josh was the color guard and danceline director at Vanderbilt from 2005-2009.  He marched in the Madison Scouts DCI color guard in 2005 and the Eklipse and Pulse Winter Guards for several seasons.  Joshua also was the assistant color guard instructor at McGavock HS from 2004-2006 and the color guard caption head at Oakland HS in 2007.  Joshua graduated in 2003 from Morristown East High School and was the choreographer while a student.  Joshua was the principal saxophone in the Blair Wind Ensemble and also a section leader with the Vanderbilt Spirit of Gold Marching Band.