This Week in DHS Band and Guard

• Sunday, August 3rd
• TMF Webstore closes, 11:59pm: https://stores.inksoft.com/davenporthsband/shop/home
• Monday, August 4th
• Summer band for all, 8am-4pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch 11:30am-12:30pm)
• Band Pictures, 1-4pm, DHS PAC
• Tuesday, August 5th
• Summer band for winds and percussion, 8am-12pm; students released at 12pm due to teacher trainings
• Summer band for color guard, 8am-2pm
• Wednesday, August 6th
• Summer band for all, 8am-4pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch 11:30am-12:30pm)

• Thursday, August 7th
• Summer band for all, 8am-4pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch 11:30am-12:30pm)
• Friday, August 8th
• No rehearsal due to teacher trainings

Communication has been great this year! Please continue to communicate with the directors if you cannot make rehearsal or need to arrive late or leave early.

• Football- attend band after camp this week
• Tennis- attend band around games / practice
• Water Polo- attend band after morning practice, let us know when you have scrimmages
• Cross Country- attend band after morning practice
• Senior pictures- attend band before / after your pictures (please try to schedule your pictures for the dates / times we do not have band practice)

Please email me at William.Lehmann@comalisd.org with any rehearsal conflicts including the ones listed above so we know where everyone is during band rehearsal times.

We are taking band pictures on Monday, August 5 from 1 to 4 pm. Sam Roberts Photography is taking our pictures. They offer a discount if you order before picture day. Here is the link to pre-order pictures.

Band will be wearing our marching uniforms and color guard will wear summer uniform. Once color guard uniforms are delivered, we will schedule a second picture day for make-ups and to see our color guard in their uniform.

Band students need to bring these items with them on Monday.

• Marching shoes (if you ordered new ones this year, we will pass out before pictures)
• Long black socks (!!!)
• Performance gear - compression shorts and shirt
• No makeup / visible jewelry is allowed in uniform

Color guard, please see the following for picture day:

• Summer Uniform Black Colorguard shirt

• Summer Uniform Black Leggings
• Natural makeup
• Something on your lips (lipgloss/ nude lip)
• Hair is down and out of your face

No jewelry or unnatural hair colors are allowed in uniform for band or color guard.

Our WiddyUp fundraiser is off to a strong start, but we still need your help! This is a donation based fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $25,000 for props and show design this year, and we need your help to make it a success!

Please click this link and add contact info for at least 6 friends and family members. Cell numbers are great, but email addresses are even better. Let's work together to make this a success!

Throughout the fundraiser period, there will be rewards for the students who enter enough email addresses! On Monday, the top earning section will get pizza for lunch. At the end of the fundraiser, the three top earning students will get $100, $50, and $25 Amazon gift cards, respectively.

Here is a link to the food crew survey for this year. Our volunteers work very hard to feed our students at band events throughout the year. For input on food preferences and dietary restrictions, please complete the survey linked here.

Bandmart will sell at Garden Ridge Market Days on August 9th. We are looking for volunteers to help sell. If you wish to volunteer, please contact Lisa Humphrey at lisa.humphrey@comalisd.org.

The TMF webstore will be open again from July 28th to August 1st. Only letter jackets and the jackets on the TMF webstore are allowed to be worn on top of our uniforms in the stands at football games once it gets cold. These orders will arrive before our first football game on August 29th.

Link HERE: https://stores.inksoft.com/davenporthsband/shop/home

See information for the DHS Band Hawaiian Party on the flyer attached. Be sure to RSVP so we can know who's coming!

Please RSVP here.

Registration for our 2026 Spring Trip to Dallas will open for EVERYONE on August 4th. Registration will close on August 11th. There are limited spots on the trip, so please start making plans to register for the trip and pay the deposit before sign up is closed. Chaperones who wish to go on the trip will need to receive approval from Mr. Lehmann before signing up. Here is a link to a sample itinerary for the trip. The cost for the trip will be $504, assuming the student stays in a room of 4. Chaperones who stay in a double room will pay $557 each.

Here is a link to instructions on how create a WeTravel account.

Here is a link to sign up for the trip (Everyone starting on Monday, August 4th)

Physicals and RankOne forms were due July 28th. Please make sure you have turned your physical and RankOne forms in. Students who do not complete all forms on RankOne and turn in a physical will not be allowed to attend the first football game.

Here is the form that is required to be used for the pre-participation physical for marching band. A physical is required every year and must be completed after May 1, 2025 to be used for the 2025-2026 school year. Physicals can be emailed to Ms. Dority at marli.dority@comalisd.org.

Here is the link to Rank One to complete all required forms online.

It is highly recommended that all students have Ultimate Drill Book (UDB) on their smart phone if they have one. We will use this application to learn our show. Front ensemble students will not need Ultimate Drill Book as they do not perform any drill moves.

Our drill writer has been hard at work this summer. We already have drill for 3/4 of our show, and students will be able to look at drill on the app when it is uploaded this week. We will have try outs for spots in the show for brass and woodwind players the week of July 28th, and we will begin learning the show on August 1st.

Here are directions for signing up for our account (students only).

1. Download UDBapp Pro from the app store.
2. Tap "Sign-up" at the bottom of the screen
3. Enter Ensemble Code - dhsb25g629
4. Enter Ensemble Password - dhsb25g983re
5. Create a new personal account to use with UDBapp

Our battery (snares, basses, tenors, cymbals) and Student Leadership Team (minus color guard, only drum majors, captains, and section leaders) have been asked to perform at the Comal ISD Opening of Schools on August 15th. Transportation will be provided from Davenport HS. More information to follow. These leaders will also need to stay after camp for one hour on August 14 for a brief rehearsal of the ceremony.

Parents who are on load crew, here is the link to join the Slack app for communication with Load Crew volunteers. Thank you for volunteering!

All volunteers must be approved by the district as a volunteer before volunteering. This form must be completed every school year. The online form is available on July 1 for each upcoming school year. Any submissions prior to July 1 will be archived and a new submission is required. In addition, the Volunteer Background Check Form must be submitted online. Paper copies are not accepted or processed. Contact the campus to check your volunteer status.

Here is the link to the online volunteer application. THANK YOU for any volunteering you might do during the school year!

Comal ISD and UIL have a set of guidelines for summer activities to help ensure students are protected from the summer heat. At DHS, we surpass these requirements and do our best to make students comfortable. Here are some things you can do to help make the first day of band camp outside be less of a shock:

• Drink WATER every day! Start hydrating now!
• Start fixing your sleep schedule if you have been staying up late and sleeping in late!
• Get in the habit of eating breakfast each day. Most students who feel bad in the heat are either dehydrated or haven't eaten breakfast.
• Go outside each day to get used to the heat! Additionally, doing some exercise or activity
• Start preparing clothes for band camp. White t-shirts for band students help keep you cool during a hot practice.
• Have a hat and sunglasses!
• Wear sunscreen when outside.

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

Link to region music

Here is the 2025 Region Jazz Music. Auditions will be September 20th.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1J9wFxNvXduy0hYx-y3XSbptz6_lgTnLn?usp=sharing

2025 Marching Band Contest Dates (required)

Please mark your calendars for the following dates. Please plan for the contest to take the whole day.

• Dripping Springs Drumline Contest (percussionists only): Saturday, September 13th, 2025
• US Bands Davenport: Saturday, October 4th, 2025
• Comal Classic: Saturday, October 11th, 2025
• UIL Region 12 Marching Contest: Saturday, October 18th, 2025
• UIL Area E Marching Contest: Saturday, October 25th, 2025
• UIL State Marching Band Contest (4A): Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

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

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

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

See link below to join the Texas Arts Education Campaign. The TAEC team's mission is to inform state lawmakers about the unique importance of fine arts as a part of a well-rounded education and preparation for a global workforce.

www.txartsed.org/join-us

Full Summer Band Schedule

Week of August 4

• August 4 All students 8am-4pm (band pictures in the afternoon)
• August 5 Winds / Percussion 8am-12pm, Guard 8am-2pm due to teacher trainings
• August 6 All students 8am-4pm
• August 7 All students 8am-4pm
• August 8 No rehearsal due to teacher trainings

Week of August 11

• August 11 Winds / Percussion 8am-12pm, Guard 8am-2pm due to teacher trainings
• August 12 Winds / Percussion 8am-12pm, Guard 8am-2pm due to teacher trainings
• August 13 All students 8am-4pm
• August 14 All students 8am-4pm, SLT stay after to rehearse for Opening of Schools Ceremony
• August 15 No rehearsal- SLT perform at Opening of Schools Ceremony
• August 16 Band Picnic!

• August 4th, Band Pictures 1-4pm

• August 11, Band Booster meeting, 6:30-7:30pm, DHS PAC

• August 16, Band Picnic, 6-9pm, Rockwall Ranch Pool

• August 18, Lupercal (Freshmen orientation, band performs), 4:30-7pm

• August 19, First Day of School

• August 27, Meet the Wolves Community Pep Rally, 6pm, Wolf Stadium

• August 29, Football @ San Antonio Veterans Memorial, 7pm, Rutledge Stadium

Michael Lehmann

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Marli Dority

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

marli.dority@comalisd.org

Matthew Sotelo

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenport.colorguard1@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: william.lehmann@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