This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, October 16th

• Full Band Rehearsal (Band and Color Guard), 5-7:30 pm (B shadows excused from rehearsal)

Tuesday, October 17th

• Color Guard Sectional, 7:30-9 am

Wednesday, October 18th

• Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Rehearsal, 5-7 pm (B shadows excused from rehearsal)
• Senior Parent Night meeting in Auditorium, 6 pm - Seniors attend practice. A voice recording of the meeting will be available after the meeting from Mrs. Beyer.

Thursday, October 19th

• Full Band Rehearsal (Band and Color Guard) with Mr. Lancaster, 5-7 pm (B shadows excused from rehearsal)
  

Friday, October 20th

• Full Band Rehearsal (Band and Color Guard), 5-6:30 pm (B shadows excused from rehearsal)
  
• Load truck after rehearsal
• Parent Pickup 7 pm

Saturday, October 21st

• UIL Area E Marching Competition, call time 7:15 am, prelims performance 1:15 pm, Calallen HS (all band students attend)

The UIL Area E Marching Contest is on Saturday, October 21st at Wildcat Stadium. Chaperones and load crew have already been selected for this event. Call time is 7:15 am on Saturday morning.

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
• Bus Seating Chart
• Lineup of bands
• Alternate Travel Form - Must be turned in by Friday to pick up student after 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 12 bands out of 36 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 7 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.

The last day of the first 9-weeks grading period was Friday, October 13th. Grades will be final at 4 pm on Monday. Students must be passing to remain eligible for the UIL Area and UIL State Marching Competitions.

Timeline for eligibility

• October 13 - End of 9 week grading period. All students will keep, lose, or regain eligibility based on these grades.
• October 20 - Students failing at the 9-week grade check become ineligible at the end of the school day. Previously ineligible students may regain eligibility at the end of the school day.

Please do not hesitate to ask if you have question about eligibility.

We are participating in the GVTC canned food drive again this year. The band and color guard are specifically collecting Turkey Cooking Bags and Stuffing Mix. Drop off is at the band hall to Mr. Keyes. We are setting a goal that every band and color guard member donates one box of stuffing. The last day to donate is November 6th.

Here are practice tracks for region band music. Happy practicing!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3c9r9a9pe3qp8i2/AACQEN3hC6ZXGk6zyE3P0jDoa?dl=0

Students, please make sure you sign up for the appropriate Google Classroom. Here are the codes.

• Color Guard - hh3vpyu

• Jazz Band - d4ivhhl

• Concert Band/Applied Music - ​​6fzjvcj

Students have been assigned one of the following roles in our 2023 marching production, "UP".

• Primary spot (A) with no shadow
• Primary spot (A) with an alternate (B shadow) they are sharing their spot with
• Alternate or shadow (B) who is shadowing someone who has the primary spot (A)

All students (As and Bs) will play in the stands as well as march on the field at all football games and play for the dance team.

Here is the performance schedule for our students that are sharing spots. Students assigned a primary spot will perform all marching contest and alternates assist with props and other technical aspects of the show. All students are essential to putting on the production and are required to be at all rehearsals and performances. Students sharing a spot take turns performing at football games. I made one adjustment to the schedule that breaks away from taking tuns to allow alternates the opportunity to perform at a home football game on October 13th.

Like all bands, we carry alternates so we have students to fill in holes for eligibility and injuries. Every year multiple alternates or B shadows are asked to fill in primary spots (A) in our show. We also need students to assist with props and other technical aspects of the show at marching contest. Every student is vital to producing an enjoyable and successful marching show at Davenport. One final note - alternates are trained to be completely confident in their ability to perform in a varsity spot when they are ready. Many programs do not have their alternates perform the show, and I am proud that we give all students an opportunity to perform the show multiple times, including at a home football game. We teach all students with the same effort and passion. We appreciate the efforts of our students and the support of our parents more than we can adequately express.

Color guard students, please bring in cash or a check for $55 to Davenort Band Boosters for the capris. You may also pay the $55 here using a credit card.

Seniors, please join the Senior remind group by texting @cea8979 to 81010

School Code: DavenportHSBand

For iPhones

1. Go into the Settings app
2. Touch "Accounts & Passwords"
3. On the Accounts & Passwords screen, touch "Add Account"
4. On the Add Account screen, touch "Other"
5. Under Calendars, touch "Add Subscribed Calendar"
6. For the Server value, enter the URL of the public calendar:
   https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsync.asp?s=DavenportHSBand
7. Touch "Next" in the upper right corner.
8. It will verify the server then show a subscription page. Change the description if you like.
9. Touch "Save" to save the subscription

For Android Phones

To sync with Android devices, you will need to use your Google account and have a Google calendar created.

In your Google calendar on a real computer:

1. Under "Other Calendars" click the Add link.
2. Select "Add by URL"
3. Enter the following URL:
   https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsync.asp?s=DavenportHSBand
4. Click "Add Calendar"
5. Google will begin to sync your calendar, and it will appear on the screen.
6. Click "Settings"
7. Change the long name of the new calendar to something you will remember such as "Charms Calendar"
8. Your phone should automatically be set to sync with your Google calendar.
9. On your phone: Click on "Calendar", then bring up the settings for the calendar. Click on Calendar Sync. You should see your google account listed already. Make sure Auto-Sync is checked.

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 last year.

Directors to Students/Parents

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

Here is the calendar for next year.

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

• September 23- USBands Davenport (hosting), Davenport HS
• October 7 - Comal Classic Marching Festival, Canyon HS
• October 14 - UIL Region Marching Competition, Heroes Stadium, San Antonio
• October 21 - UIL Area Marching Competition, Calallen HS
• November 1 - UIL State Marching Contest, Alamodone
• November 4 - Brandeis Drumline Competition (drumline, drum majors, and soloist only)

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

• Please consider paying with cash or a check to avoid the 4% plus $1 per transaction service charge for using a credit card. You may pay your booster fees online at this link. The instrument usage fee can be paid at this link.
  
• Payment plans are available upon request.
• The fair share fee ($300), marching shoes/color guard uniform items (various cost) will be paid to the booster (Check to Davenport Band Boosters) and the instrument usage fee ($80) will be paid to the school (Check to Davenport High School).

• October 27, Home Game vs. Burnet (parent night)
  
• November 1, UIL State Marching Contest
• November 3, Marble Falls Away Game
• November 4, Brandeis Drumline Competition
• December 2, Region Band Auditions, La Vernia HS

Jeffrey Keyes

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davenporthsband/
Twitter: @davenporthsband