This Week in DHS Band and Guard
Week of August 7, 2023
This Week's Schedule
- Color Guard Sectional, 3 pm - 5 pm, DHS Band Hall
- Summer Band for All, 5 pm - 8 pm, DHS Band Hall
Tuesday, August 8th (Twin Tuesday)
- Summer Band for All, 5 pm - 8 pm, DHS Band Hall
- Senior picture in rehearsal attire, 8 pm, Band Tower
- Color Guard Sectional, 3 pm - 5 pm, DHS Band Hall
- Summer Band for All, 5 pm - 8 pm, DHS Band Hall
- Band Booster Meeting, 6:30 pm, DHS Auditorium
Thursday, August 10th (Character Thursday)
- Summer Band for All, 8 am - 11 am, DHS Band Hall
- Summer Band for All, 8 am - noon, DHS Band Hall (bring a towel, students might get wet at the end of practice)
- Percussion Load Battery Equipment on Rusty for Market Days performance the next day, noon
- Garden Ridge Market Days Performance 11 am, call time 10:30 am at Northeast Bible Church
Rehearsal Conflicts
Attendance and communication regarding rehearsal conflicts has been great this year! Please continue to communicate if you cannot make rehearsal or need to arrive late or leave early.
WiddyUp fundraiser
Our WiddyUp fundraiser is off to a great start! Here are our remaining incentives.
- Friday-Everyone with 3 or more donations will get a $5 gift card to OTG
- Monday -Everyone with 5 or more donations gets pizza after rehearsal. The overall top earner on Monday will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.
- August 11th-The student who raises the most money will receive a $100 Amazon gift card.
- August 21st-Students who raise more than $500 get to throw a pie in Mr. Keyes' face at the Band Party on Sunday, August 20th.
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)
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.
Spirit Week
We encourage all students to participate in Spirit week.
- Mad Hat Monday
- Twin Tuesday
- White Lie Wednesday
- Character Thursday
- Color War Friday
- Flutes - blue
- Clarinets - yellow
- Saxes - Green
- Trumpets - Orange
- Mellophones - Red
- Low Brass - Maroon
- Percussion - Purple
- Color Guard - Pink
- Seniors - Neon
Hawaiian Luau Party
Can’t wait to celebrate together at our annual Hawaiian Luau party on August 20th from 1-4 pm! Join us for an afternoon of fun, games, swimming, and snacks at the Rockwall Ranch Clubhouse and Pool. Visit tinyurl.com/DHSBand-Luau23RSVP to let us know you’ll be there. Sign ups for donations and support will be coming soon!
Garden Ridge Market Days Performance
Out Battery (snares, tenors, basses, cymbals) and Student Leadership Team is performing this Saturday, August 12th at the Garden Ridge Market Days at 11 am. We will be wearing our summer uniform with tennis shoes. We will transport all percussion and tubas to Northeast Bible Church (19185 FM 2252, Garden Ridge, TX 78266). All other students need to bring their instrument and meet at the church. Call time for students is 10:30 am near the main entrance to the church. Any band student who wants to join is welcome to be there. Parent pickup is Noon.
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
Physicals and Rank One Forms
https://comalisd.rankonesport.com/New/NewInstructionsPage.aspx
Summer Band Rehearsal Schedule
Here is a final list of all rehearsals during summer band after this week. We adjusted two dates due to the teacher in-service schedule - August 10th and 11th. All other dates are the same as what was handed out at the June Parent Meeting.
August 14-15, Summer Band, 5 - 8 pm
August 16, Lupercal (Freshmen orientation, band/color guard performs), no rehearsal
August 17-18, Summer Band, 5 - 8 pm
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.
Battery Gigs
Our battery (snares, basses, tenors, cymbals) has been asked to play at the following events. Please add these events to you calendar if you are in the battery. We will meet at Davenport HS for these performances. We will wear our summer uniforms ordered from TMF - black shorts, grey polos, marching shoes, no show black socks, and band ball cap.
July 28 - New Teacher Orientation, 7:15 am Call Time
August 12 - Garden Ridge Market Days Performance, Battery and SLT, 11 am - Noon
August 16 - Comal ISD Opening of Schools Ceremony, AM
August 17 - Comal Creek Elementary School Dedication, 6 pm
Opening of Schools Ceremonry
There is a rehearsal for the winter guard SLT on August 15th. We will meet at Canyon HS at 7:30 am and we will be back at 1 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Region Music
Region music for all instruments can be found at the link below. Please make sure you are looking a Year C 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
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 this 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
- August 16, Opening of Schools Ceremony, Battery and SLT performs
August 16, Lupercal (Freshmen orientation, band performs), evening
August 17, Comal Creek School Dedication, Battery Performs, 6 pm
August 20, Band Party, 1-4 pm *date and time change*
August 21, First Day of School
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