This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, May 26th

• Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest (TSSEC) - see separate email sent this morning for more info

Tuesday, May 27th

• Mini Marching Camp, 9 am - 4 pm (see details below)

Wednesday, May 28th

• Mini Marching Camp, 9 am - 4 pm
• Movie Party, 5 pm - 7:30 pm

Thursday, May 29th

• Mini Marching Camp, 9 am - 4 pm
• Parent Preview Performance and Meeting, 6:30 pm

Friday, May 30th

• SLT setup for band registration, 10 am - noon

Saturday, May 31st

• 2025-2026 Band Registration (see details below)

Sunday, June 1st

• Summer 😎

Our Mini Marching Camp Camp is May 27th-29th from 9 am-4 pm at DHS. This is required for all students participating in band or color guard during the 2025-2026 school year. We will be using attendance from this camp to decide how many spots to write in next year's marching show. Please bring water, snacks, lunch, and your instrument. We will have school owned instruments available. Students winds and percussion need to wear tennis shoes, a plain white tshirt, and athletic shorts. All color guard need to wear black shirts and athletic shorts.

All students need to arrive at 8:30 am on Tuesday if you need a school owned instrument. We will all start together with a student meeting at 9 am in the band hall. We recommend that you plan to arrive by 8:45 so you can find where you need to go.

We will tell our drill writer how many spots to write in the show based on attendance at Mini Camp. Please communicate with us if you have a conflict with Mini Camp.

There is a Parent Preview Performance and Meeting on May 29th at 6:30 pm in the DHS Competition Gym. Call time for students for this performance is 6 pm. All winds and percussionists will wear a plain white tshirt and athletic shorts. This meeting is for new and returning students and parents. We will be announcing next year's in-state trip, our new assistant band director, and focusing on new information.

The Fair Share Fee for the 2025-2026 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 May 31st at band registration for the 2025 marching season. Payment plans are available. Please talk with Mr. Lehmann if you have a concern regarding the fee.

Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2025, 8 am - 5 pm

• Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and Color Guard
• 7:30 am - Setup
• 8 am - SLT Registration
• 9 am - Seniors
• 10 am - Juniors
• 11 am - Sophomores Last names A-L
• Noon - Sophomores Last names M-Z
• 1 pm - Lunch Break
• 2 pm - Incoming Freshmen Last names A-D
• 3 pm - Incoming Freshmen Last names E-M
• 4 pm - Incoming Freshmen Last names N-Z

HERE is the Band Registration flyer with instructions for band registration, relevant links, and payment information.

HERE is the Band Registration Form. Highlighted costs are not confirmed and will be confirmed Monday before the TMF webstore opens.

HERE is the Color Guard Registration Form. Highlighted costs are not confirmed and will be confirmed Monday before the TMF webstore opens.

This year, we are adding a backpack to the required items list for all DHS Band members. The backpack will come embroidered with the DHS Band logo and have room for students' first or last name. The cost of the backpack with embroidery is $60. This backpack will be used for all band travel events and will hopefully reduce the amount of lost items. This backpack is hopefully a one-time purchase as we plan to use it for all 4 years your student is in band.

If you have previously purchased a duffel bag from TMF, you may use that instead of purchasing a backpack. If you do not already have a duffel bag from TMF, you will be required to purchase a backpack. Color guard members will continue to use the color guard backpack. Please contact Mr. Lehmann if you have any questions about the band backpack.

All students will be required to have a Wolf Band Water Jug for the 2025 season. If your student still has theirs, then they may use their jug from last year.

Students new to DHS Band will receive a water jug as part of their fair share fee, and will not need to pay additional money for the water jug. Students who lost their jug will need to purchase a water jug from the TMF website. Please contact Mr. Lehmann if you have any questions about the Wolf Band Water Jug.

Here is the link to the TMF Webstore. Please email me if you have any questions about the TMF Webstore. It looks like shopping carts are currently disabled, but may open Tuesday once I have had an opportunity to get in touch with company representatives.

The SLT camp will be held at the DHS Band hall on July 16, 2025. The cost is $75 per student. We will begin collecting SLT camp fees on Saturday, May 31 at band registration.

Students who have contacted Mr. Lehmann about not being available for band registration should receive an email with instructions on Monday, May 26. If you do not receive an email, and you will not be at Band Registration on Saturday, May 31, please reach out to Mr. Lehmann for more information.

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 are due by July 28th, 2025.

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

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

2025 DHS Marching Band Summer Dates (required)

• May 27-29, May Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• May 31, Band Registration, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 15-16, Student Leadership Team Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 17-18, Drum Major Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 21-23, Band Camp - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, times TBA, DHS
  

• July 28th, Summer Band begins for all (Winds, Percussion, and Guard), 8 am - 3:30 pm, DHS

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

• July 7-11, Anticipated Color Guard Camp, 9am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 15-16, Student Leadership Team Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 17-18, Drum Major Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 21-23, Band Camp - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS
  

• July 24-25, Anticipated Color Guard Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 28th, Band Camp Begins - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, 8 am - 4 pm, DHS

Michael Lehmann

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@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: 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