This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, May 6th

• Letter Jackets passed out during class if ordered on March 1st

Tuesday, May 7th

• Band Officer and Superlative Voting during class

Wednesday, May 8th

• Band Banquet Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm, DHS Library
• Woodwind and Brass Audition Results Posted, 4:30 pm, Band hall

Saturday, May 11th

• TCGC Color Guard Solo and Ensemble Contest, John Jay HS
• Band Banquet, New Braunfels Civic Center, Doors open at 5:30 pm

Band Banquet is May 11th at the New Braunfels Civic & Convention Center. More info can be found here.

Doors open at 5:30

Dinner & Banquet Start at 6:00

Followed by ​Student Dance and Giveaways until 10:00

If anyone is interested in volunteering, please call Marnee Heppner at (661) 917-7769 or email at marneeheppner@gmail.com.

The TCGC Solo and Ensemble Contest is Saturday, May 11th at John Jay HS. Please look for an email from Ms. Dillon mid-week with specifics.

Our Spring Concert is Monday, May 13th at 7 pm in the DHS Auditorium. We are doing a join concert with the Danville MS Band. The DHS Jazz Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble will be performing. We will be wearing Sunday’s best - what you would wear to a wedding, banquet, etc.

Call Times for DHS Students

• 4:45-5:15 pm - Combined Symphonic Band and Concert Band Rehearsal

• 6:25 pm - Call time for Jazz Band in choir room
  

• 7:35 pm - Call time for Symphonic Band/Concert Band in band hall

• 7:55 pm - Call time for Wind Ensemble in band hall

Spring Concert Timeline

• 6:00 pm - DMS Beginner Band

• 6:20 pm - DMS Polka Band

• 6:30 pm - DMS Concert Band

• 6:45 pm - DHS Jazz Band

• 6:55 pm - DMS Symphonic Band

• 7:10 pm - DHS Jazz Band

• 7:20 pm - DMS Wind Ensemble

• 7:45 pm - DHS Jazz Band

• 7:55 pm - DHS Combined Symphonic/Concert Band

• 8:10 pm - Announce scholarship winners

• 8:15 pm - DHS Wind Ensemble

• 8:35 pm - Whistle Ceremony and Senior Ceremony

Reminders

• Students are not required to stay for other performances unless they want to.

• Students may stay after school, but are responsible for their own dinner.

• We will be wearing Sunday’s best -what you would wear to a wedding, banquet, etc.

All students who advanced to the UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest will be attending the contest on May 27th. The performance schedule is listed below. $10 will be provided for one of the two meals.

Tentative itinerary

• 9:30 am - Meet at the school
• 9:45 am - Depart DHS
• 11:30 am - Stop for lunch near Hendrickson HS
• 12:15 pm - Arrive at Hendrickson HS
• 1 pm - First performance at TSSEC
• 5:10 pm - Last performance at TSSC
• 5:30 pm - Depart Hendrickson HS
• 6:30 pm - Stop for diner on the way home
• 8:15 pm - Arrive at Davenport HS

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The Fair Share Fee for the 2024-2025 school year will be $500. Siblings will be half price. Last year we fed the students over 20 times and used the majority of the fee to pay for food. Thanks to the support of our Booster Club, we are able to have a fair share fee that is hundreds of dollars less than programs in our area that we compete against. This fee is due on June 1st at band registration for the 2024 marching season. Payment plans are available. Please talk with Mr. Keyes is you have a concern regarding the fee.

Please mark your calendars with these dates for marching contest next 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

Here is the 2024 Region Jazz Band Audition Music. Auditions will be in September.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EK_Y4C2O2tLrgIOrZTsgFXZnj-UQ93_e?usp=sharing

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.

• May 13th, Spring Concert
  
• May 25th, Graduation, Strahan Colosseum (Wind Ensemble Performs)
• May 27th, UIL TSSEC, AM, Austin, TX
• May 28-30, Mini Marching Band Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS
• June 1st, Band Registration, 9 am - 3 pm, DHS

• July 15-17, Student Leadership Team Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 19-19, Drum Major Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 22-24, Band Camp - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS
  

• July 25-26, Color Guard Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 29th, Band Camp - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, 8 am - 4 pm, DHS

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