General information that applies to all students and parents can be found towards the top of every newsletter, while information specific to your child's ensemble can be found in that particular section by scrolling down. Feel free to contact a director if you have any questions and our contact information is at the bottom of this newsletter.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who set up your page and collected donations for our fundraiser. As of Sunday morning, we have collected close to $8,500 which is 85% of our goal of $10,000. Let's finish strong!

We only have 12 days left to donate until October 11 when our fundraiser ends. You can still ask for donations through text, social media, and by entering new emails. Follow these steps to do a final push asking for donations:

Click here to see the Calendar page of our website to find all of the current events, including special rehearsals, contests, and performances for the whole school year. We provide this so you can plan your family's activities. Remember, performances are a required part of our curriculum, so please contact a director ASAP for any conflicts. Be sure to Subscribe to our calendar using the instructions provided on the website. Alternatively, you may prefer the List of Band Events format that can be found clicking on the link.

Practice Records are due every Monday and follow this grading rubric: 5 days=100, 4 days=90, 3 days=80, 2 days=70, and less than 2 days=50. A new updated practice record will be given to students and this cycle will continue for the rest of this school year.

Practice Records are each student's responsibility, and must be stored in their binder at all times. The penalty for late practice records is a 5-point reduction per day. Late practice records will not be accepted after Friday since it rolls over to the next week's practice record. Please note that not turning in practice records is the #1 reason students fail Band.

Help your student create a daily practice routine that is scheduled at the same time each day to build consistency. Have them use a timer in stopwatch mode instead of timer countdown mode to ensure they are getting the full 25 minutes of practice time.

Students are welcome to practice before school starting at 7:30am if they show their band sticker on their student ID to the teacher on duty when entering the hallway. Please remind your student to have a director sign their practice record in order to count this time as practicing, as long as they have practiced the full 25 minutes.

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for the Beginner's Ensemble here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

For students in Symphonic Band, the All-Region Audition event is encouraged, but not required. Students were informed last week if they will be attending this event based on their level of practice and preparation outside of class with help from after school sectionals. Be sure to ask your student if they will be attending this individually-competitive event.

Students who will not be attending All-Region Auditions are now excused from sectionals after school until we restart in January when we prepare for UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation. Students who are attending All-Region Auditions are still expected to attend after school sectionals. Contact a director if you have any questions about your student's participation in this event.

Parents, we need your help to chaperone our most individually-competitive event of the year. You will get fed free breakfast tacos, a cupcake snack, and a pizza dinner all for free for helping out! We will be traveling to College Station on Saturday, November 4 and will send more details when we get closer to time. Please click here to sign up!

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for Symphonic Band here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

Parents, we need your help to chaperone our most individually-competitive event of the year. You will get fed free breakfast tacos, a cupcake snack, and a pizza dinner all for free for helping out! We will be traveling to College Station on Saturday, November 4 and will send more details when we get closer to time. Please click here to sign up!

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for Wind Ensemble here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

If you haven't already, make sure you sign up for our Remind texts for Jazz Band here. Students may do this as well with parent permission. This is important piece of communication to receive reminders throughout the year.

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Location: 1704 Sparta Road, Belton, TX, USA
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