This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, October 21

• Full Band, 5-7:30 pm

Tuesday, October 22

• Color Guard Sectional, 7:30-8:45 am
• Percussion Sectional, 5-7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 23

• Woodwind and Brass Sectional, 4:45-6:30 pm
  
• Cheer Showcase, 6:45 pm, Competition Gym - This is not required, but let's go support them! They have come to the state marching contest to support us the past two years. This is our chance to support them.

Thursday, October 24

• Full Band, 5-7:30 pm
• PopUp Shop, 6:30-7:45 pm, outside band hall

Friday, October 25

• Pink Out Pep Rally, 4 pm, come to the Band Hall 7th period after checking in with teacher to change into band polo and jeans, summer uniform for color guard
• Football v. Uvalde, Wolf Stadium, 7 pm - Pink Out and Senior Night

Attendance at rehearsals has been great this year! Please continue to communicate any conflicts that you have with band rehearsals.

Please make sure you are bring these items with you on days we have rehearsal.

• Rehearsal attire
• Winds/percussion - plain white t-shirt, athletics shorts and shoes

• Guard - black tshirt and gym shoes
• Water jug
• Hat and sunglasses - there are very important in the afternoon when the sun is behind the band tower

1. No stick outs - especially the end of the show

2. Changes to the show - ballad rit., new band body, adjusted WW parts, dynamics at the end of the show

3. Spacing (🫣)

4. Ensemble timing problems - going into set 33 and into set 69

Mark your calendars! This Thursday BandMart will be hosting a PopUp Shop outside of the Band Hall from 6:30-7:45. Come get all of your Band gear and show your spirit as we support our students through the most exciting time of competition season! Check out the attached graphic to get a peak of what we will have available. Go Wolf Band Go!

https://youtu.be/F77YW7CD1ug?si=qvEZ1BSi4QGA3D8P

Parents, please consider signing up to volunteer as a chaperone or load crew if you have already completed the CISD background check here. The sign up to volunteer is here.

All band and color guard seniors will be recognized before the game at 6:20 pm at the Uvalde football game on October 25th. Only two family members will be able to accompany the student. Parents need to meet at the track gate closest to the home concessions stand at 6:00 pm. All seniors need to fill out this google form by Tuesday night at 11:59 pm. Family members will need to purchase a ticket. Here is the link to purchase tickets for the game. Tickets for the game will go on sale at 8 am on Monday.

Students need to bring these items with them to school on Friday.

• Grey Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water
• Formal Uniform Parts for game
• Band - long black socks, marching shoes, compression shirt and shorts
• Guard - Show hair and makeup, show undergarments, no show socks, guard shoes

Schedule for the day

• 4:30 Feed the Band
  

• 5:10 Run through at practice field

• 5:25 Move equipment to stadium

• 5:55 Inspection and march to stadium

• 6:10 Seniors meet up with parents for senior night ceremony

• 6:20 Band senior night ceremony

• 7:00 Davenport vs. Uvalde Football Game

• 10:00 Senior walk on the field

• 10:15 Approximate pick-up time at DHS Band Hall

Uvalde Home Game, October 25

• Anchor Bar & Grill - Three Chicken Tenders, choice of potato wedges or mac & cheese, ranch dressing and a brownie.

The UIL Area E Marching Contest is on Saturday, November 2nd at Wildcat Stadium. We will not be attending the Canyon Lake football game on Friday, November 1st. Comal ISD decided not to send bands from Canyon Lake HS or Davenport HS to that game.

Here are some important links with information about the UIL Area E Marching Competition

• Rules and Itinerary
• Ticket Sales - 4A Area E Marching Contest - Calallen
• Hotel Room Assignments and Bus Seating Chart
• Lineup of bands - 10 make finals, 5 advance to state
• Alternate Travel Form - Must be turned in by Friday, November 1st to pick up your student after our final performance on Saturday

Tickets are only available online, and we strongly encourage you to purchase tickets ahead of time. Please arrive about 45 minutes prior to our performance time. There is limited parking at the stadium.

The top 10 bands out of 26 competing will advance from prelims to finals to perform again at night. This is a very competitive event as all bands had to qualify for this contest by earning a first division rating at the region level. The top 5 bands from finals will advance to the UIL State Marching Contest on November 1st at the Alamodome.

Wolf Band Philosophy on Competition

• Have fun!

• We only control our own work and performance.

• We respect our competitors as peers and know they are working as hard as we are.

• The judges are watching and listening to us with an open mind and a fair heart.

• Placements and trophies are secondary to the feeling of SUPERIOR performances.

• We accept ALL results with dignity and grace.

Band & Color Guard Parents, please consider donating snacks for the Area Competition on Nov. 2nd via the Amazon Wish List below. Snacks must be delivered on or before Oct 29th to allow enough time to assemble snack bags. You may select SHIP TO: Jody Skinner at checkout to have items shipped directly to the Food Crew. As always, we really appreciate all your support. Thank you!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/11GEP4K3P0UY0?ref_=wl_share

Another option to contribute.

• Costco Gift Card (to purchase snacks, tax exempt) https://www.costco.com/costco-shop-card.product.10024438.html?sh=true&nf=true. Email to skinners3763@gmail.com

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tt9ghz7ktmegb7ab27jc9/AEdWrMZbPIqbQZBqslHsMxw?rlkey=a9o1w9glrfmwbe9llhpfwafkg&st=g73b4bpf&dl=0

• November 2 - UIL Area Marching Competition, approximately 10:15 am
  

• November 13 - UIL State Marching Contest, TBA

Fine Arts students are issued a Fine Arts pass that allows students to attend certain events and sporting events in Comal ISD free of charge. Here is a video with information on how to retrieve this year's Fine Arts Pass.

https://youtu.be/sJ1pCQP5VZk

We will be reassessing our A and B shadow assignments after the performance at Del Rio HS on September 20th. Observations during performances and rehearsals, as well as pass off completion for the winds will be used to make final assignments. This will have given our As and Bs two performances each before we make final assignments for contest season. As and Bs will continue to follow this performance schedule.

We will taking a daily grade for inspection on Friday. Students who are missing one item will receive a 50, and two or more items will result in a 0. Winds and battery percussion will have their flip folders checked. Front ensemble (cymbals) does not need flip folders. Color guard and band students will need to have all required summer uniform parts including a belt and hat for the band. Please talk to a band director before Friday to get help obtaining any missing items to avoid loosing points on inspection.

Here is a link to order band pictures of you did not order them before they were taken in August.

https://www.samrobertsphotography.com/graduation/davenport_high_school/2024-25_dhs_galleries/2024-25_dhs_band/

Video shout outs on the jumbotron can be purchased at the link below through the Wolf Athletic Booster Club.

https://buildingthepack.com/store-2/video-board-shout-out/

All band students are encouraged to use these recordings and tutorials on this year's region music as they prepare for region auditions in early December.

https://bit.ly/atssbyeard

Region music for all instruments can be found at the link below. Please make sure you are looking a Year D and reading the cover sheet to see if there are cuts to your instrument's etudes.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12W2VNcYDjIsrOuKXHw2AeB0vR0B0D3As?usp=sharing

Parents and students, please take a moment to join the appropriate groups by texting the code including the @ to 81010. You do not need to re-join if you were in the correct group this year.

Directors to Students/Parents

• Woodwinds - @99edfh to 81010
• Brass - @dhswolfb to 81010
• Percussion - @kdb2aa to 81010
• Color Guard - @dhswolfba to 81010

Senior student and parents, please join the Davenport HS Band Seniors Class of 2025 remind group by texting @b7d4fe to 81010.

Click here to access the 2 page calendar as well as the Google Calendar. You will also find instructions for syncing the Google Calendar on your phone.

Please mark your calendars with these dates for marching contest this year.

• September 14 - Thunder in the Hills percussion contest

• October 5 - USBands Davenport (hosting)

• October 12 - Comal Classic

• October 19 - UIL Region Marching Competition

• November 2 - UIL Area Marching Competition

• November 13 - UIL State Marching Contest

Fee payments can be made at any time to Mr Keyes or online.

• You may pay your booster fees online at this link.
• The instrument usage fee can be paid at this link.

• November 2, UIL Area Marching Contest, Calallen HS
  
• November 8, Senior Walk (all students required to attend), 7 pm, Wolf Stadium
• November 13, UIL State Marching Contest, Alamodome

Jeffrey Keyes

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Michael Lehmann

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Alexis Dillon

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenportguard@gmail.com

Kelsey Lien

Director of Bands

Danville MS

kelsey.lien@comalisd.org

Nichele Gonzales

Assistant Director of Bands

Danville MS

nichele.gonzales@comalisd.org

Email: jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org
Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
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