This Week in DHS Band and Guard
Week of August 28, 2023
This Week's Schedule
Monday, August 28th
- Full Band Rehearsal, 5-7:30 pm (all football players attend all of this rehearsal)
Tuesday, August 29th
- Color Guard Sectional, 7:30-9 am
- Percussion Sectional, 5-7:30 pm
- Winds (Woodwinds and Brass) Sectional, 5-7:30 pm (no JV football after school, attend all of band practice)
Thursday, August 31st
- Full Band Rehearsal (Band and Color Guard), 5-7:30 pm
- Football @ Tivy, Antler Stadium, 7 pm (Bs perform show at halftime)
Attendance Policy
Freshmen football players will attend band practice after school on Monday instead of football, and then band practice after football practice is over the remainder of the week. Students who have an unexcused absence from after school rehearsal will not perform at halftime at the football game this week. Please communicate any conflicts that you have with band rehearsals. We will work with your schedule to find solutions.
Tivy Away Football Game
Parents, please consider signing up to volunteer as a chaperone or lead crew if you have already completed the CISD background check here. The sign up to volunteer is here.
Students will sign up for a bus seat in the band hall on the following schedule. Here is the the bus seating spreadsheet.
- Seniors - Monday before school and during school day
- Juniors - Monday after school
- Sophomores - Tuesday before school and during school day
- Freshmen - Tuesday after school
- Everyone must sign up by the end of the day on Wednesday or they will be assigned a seat.
Students need to bring these items with them to school on Friday.
-Grey Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water-Summer uniform
- Band - Grey band polo, black dress shorts, black belt, black no show black socks, marching shoes, and band ball cap. No makeup or jewelry.
- Color guard - Black dance capris, CG shirt, black no show socks, and gym shoes.
Schedule for the day
1:30 All band students meet at the band hall and change into summer uniform
2:00 Run through on band pad in summer uniform
2:30 Load Dusty and Rusty
3:10 Inspection and pass out food
3:30 Depart for Tivy HS (eat on the bus)
5:15 Arrive and unload Dusty and Rusty
6:30 Pre-game ceremonies
7:00 Davenport vs. Tivy Football Game (Bs perform show @ halftime)
12:15 Approximate pick-up time at DHS Band Hall - A remind message will be send out when we are on the road with a more accurate pick-up time
Region Music and Practice Tracks
Here are practice tracks for region band music. Happy practicing!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3c9r9a9pe3qp8i2/AACQEN3hC6ZXGk6zyE3P0jDoa?dl=0
Band Pictures are in
Band pictures will be passed out during class on Monday.
Color Guard Pictures
Our color guard costumes are set to arrive before our first contest on September 23rd. We have scheduled Color Guard pictures in costumes for Monday, September 25, 2023 during 1st period color guard class.
If you click on the link it will take you straight to the online gallery for ordering. There is a discount for ordering before Monday, September 25, 2023.
Google Classroom Codes
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
Alternates/Shadows
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 Capris
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.
Senior Remind Group
Seniors, please join the Senior remind group by texting @cea8979 to 81010
Directions for Syncing Charms Calendar
School Code: DavenportHSBand
For iPhones
- Go into the Settings app
- Touch "Accounts & Passwords"
- On the Accounts & Passwords screen, touch "Add Account"
- On the Add Account screen, touch "Other"
- Under Calendars, touch "Add Subscribed Calendar"
- For the Server value, enter the URL of the public calendar:
https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsync.asp?s=DavenportHSBand - Touch "Next" in the upper right corner.
- It will verify the server then show a subscription page. Change the description if you like.
- 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:
- Under "Other Calendars" click the Add link.
- Select "Add by URL"
- Enter the following URL:
https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsync.asp?s=DavenportHSBand - Click "Add Calendar"
- Google will begin to sync your calendar, and it will appear on the screen.
- Click "Settings"
- Change the long name of the new calendar to something you will remember such as "Charms Calendar"
- Your phone should automatically be set to sync with your Google calendar.
- 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.
Remind Groups
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
2023-24 Calendar
Here is the calendar for next year. Summer band times have been adjusted and a few dates have been added since June.
- September 23- USBands Davenport (hosting), Davenport HS
- October 7 - Comal Classic Marching Festival and Rocket Review Marching Festival, Canyon HS, Judson 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
- 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).
Upcoming Events
- September 8, Football v. Piper (Gold Out) MS Night for Band, Wolf Stadium, 7 pm
- September 15, Football @ Lockhart, 7 pm
- September 16, Region Jazz Auditions, AM
- September 22, Bye Week - No Football Game
- September 23, USBands San Antonio Regional (Hosting and competing), Wolf Stadium, All Day
- September 25, Color Guard Photos during 1st period
- September 27, Homecoming Parade
- September 29, Comal Fair Day Parade
- September 29, Football v. Devine (Homecoming), 7:30 pm
Band Staff
Jeffrey Keyes
Director of Bands
Davenport HS
Tyler McClendon
Associate Band Director
Davenport HS
Alexis Dillon
Color Guard Director
Davenport HS
Kelsey Lien
Director of Bands
Danville MS
Nichele Gonzales
Assistant Director of Bands
Danville MS
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
