This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, October 7

• Full Band, 5-7:30 pm

• Color Guard Sectional, 7:30-8:45 am
• Winds and Percussion, 5-7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 9

• PSAT Day for 9th graders
• Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally, 6:00 pm call time, parent pick up 8 pm,
• Band - Bandtober shirt, jeans, athletic shoes and a belt
• Color Guard - summer uniform
  

• Full Band, 5-7:30 pm
  

• AM Pep Rally, 8:30 am call time
• Band - gray band polo and jeans with tennis shoes and belt
• Color Guard - summer uniform
• Football v. Fredericksburg (Homecoming), Wolf Stadium, 7 pm

• Comal Classic Marching Competition, 12:45 pm performance, Canyon HS Stadium, see below for itinerary

1. Pass your classes - Make your homework and engagement in class a priority. School always comes first.

2. Champion mindset - We had an amazing showing at the contest on Saturday, but the work this week doesn't change.

3. Musical balance - Eliminate brass stick outs and continue to refine WW balance with percussion.

4. Finish the show - Color guard continue to fill in choreography and winds fill in choreography in the closer.

5. Pass Offs - Winds will be passing off chunks for part 1 and 2 of the show. These grades will be included in the first 9 week report card grade for band.

Prelims - https://youtu.be/X1vrhHEQ7gk?si=2PlxX08oqxCl_viE

Finals - https://youtu.be/LLgG0oZc0dw?si=Ezc5CBPQ6SAHVsGk

Parents, please consider signing up to volunteer as a chaperone or load crew if you have already completed the CISD background check here. The sign up to volunteer is here.

Students may wear one mum to the football game and pep rally on Friday. They must take their mum off for our halftime performance.

Students need to bring these items with them to school on Friday.

• Grey Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water
• Pep Rally Atire
• Band - gray band polo and jeans with tennis shoes and belt
• Color Guard - summer uniform
• Formal Uniform Parts for game
• Band - long black socks, marching shoes, compression shirt and shorts
• Guard - Show hair and makeup, show undergarments, no show socks, guard shoes

Schedule for the day

• 4:30 School released and Feed the Band in cafeteria - must be in athletic shorts, compression gear, long black socks, and marching shoes to get food

• 5:20 Move equipment to practice field

• 5:30 Run through

• 6:15 Inspection and march to the stadium

• 7:00 Davenport vs. Fredericksburg Football Game

• 9:50 Homecoming court presentation with band

• 10:10 Approximate pick-up time at DHS Band Hall

Parents, please consider signing up to volunteer as a chaperone or load crew if you have already completed the CISD background check here. The sign up to volunteer is here.

Spectator entry is $9 for adults, $6 for students, and free for children under 5. Shirts and patches will be available.

Schedule for the day

• 7:15 am Call Time

• 7:30 am Run Through

• 8:35 am Load Truck, eat breakfast (provided), and get dressed

• 9:40 am Inspection

• 10:00 am Leave for Canyon HS

• 10:30 am Arrive @ Canyon HS

• 12:05 am Warm Up A

• 12:45 pm Performance, then watch video in auditorium

• 1:15 pm Load Truck, change into athletic shorts and Bandtober shirt, eat lunch (provided), watch bands, buy concessions/shirts/patches

• 3:30 pm Results

• 4:00 pm Leave Canyon HS

• ~4:45 pm Parent Pickup @ DHS

Items to Bring on Saturday

• Formal Uniform Parts
  
• Band - long black socks, marching shoes, compression shirt and shorts
• Guard - Show hair and makeup, show undergarments, no show socks, guard shoes
• Athletic shorts and Bandtober t-shirt
• Gray Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water

Homecoming Football Game

• Homecoming Italian Dinner

Comal Classic Marching Competition

• Breakfast - Taco Cabana Breakfast Tacos, Choice of TWO - Bacon & Egg, Chorizo & Egg, Potato & Egg or Bean & Cheese
• Lunch - Which Wich Sub Sandwich, choice of Ham, Turkey or Italian Grinder (Salami, Pepperoni and Capicola) with Chips.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tt9ghz7ktmegb7ab27jc9/AEdWrMZbPIqbQZBqslHsMxw?rlkey=a9o1w9glrfmwbe9llhpfwafkg&st=g73b4bpf&dl=0

ALL students will need to pass all their classes on the 9 week report card to remain eligible. Students who lost their eligibility on the 6 weeks progress report can regain their eligibility if they are passing all their classes on the 9 week report card.

There are two more weeks left in the first 9 week grading period.

Timeline for eligibility

• October 18 End of 9 week grading period. All students will again keep, lose, or regain eligibility based on these grades.

• October 25 Previously ineligible students may regain eligibility at the end of the school day.

• November 8 Grade check for ineligible students only.

• November 15 Previously ineligible students may regain eligibility at the end of the school day.
  

We understand the eligibility can be very confusing. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have questions about eligibility.

• October 19 - UIL Region Marching Competition, performance at 5:00 pm
  

• November 2 - UIL Area Marching Competition, approximately 10:15 am

• November 13 - UIL State Marching Contest, TBA

Fine Arts students are issued a Fine Arts pass that allows students to attend certain events and sporting events in Comal ISD free of charge. Here is a video with information on how to retrieve this year's Fine Arts Pass.

https://youtu.be/sJ1pCQP5VZk

We will be reassessing our A and B shadow assignments after the performance at Del Rio HS on September 20th. Observations during performances and rehearsals, as well as pass off completion for the winds will be used to make final assignments. This will have given our As and Bs two performances each before we make final assignments for contest season. As and Bs will continue to follow this performance schedule.

We will taking a daily grade for inspection on Friday. Students who are missing one item will receive a 50, and two or more items will result in a 0. Winds and battery percussion will have their flip folders checked. Front ensemble (cymbals) does not need flip folders. Color guard and band students will need to have all required summer uniform parts including a belt and hat for the band. Please talk to a band director before Friday to get help obtaining any missing items to avoid loosing points on inspection.

Here is a link to order band pictures of you did not order them before they were taken in August.

https://www.samrobertsphotography.com/graduation/davenport_high_school/2024-25_dhs_galleries/2024-25_dhs_band/

Video shout outs on the jumbotron can be purchased at the link below through the Wolf Athletic Booster Club.

https://buildingthepack.com/store-2/video-board-shout-out/

All band students are encouraged to use these recordings and tutorials on this year's region music as they prepare for region auditions in early December.

https://bit.ly/atssbyeard

Region music for all instruments can be found at the link below. Please make sure you are looking a Year D 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

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

Senior student and parents, please join the Davenport HS Band Seniors Class of 2025 remind group by texting @b7d4fe to 81010.

Click here to access the 2 page calendar as well as the Google Calendar. You will also find instructions for syncing the Google Calendar on your phone.

Please mark your calendars with these dates for marching contest this 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

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.

• October 12 Football @ Somerset, 7pm
  
• October 19, UIL Region 12 Marching Contest, Heroes Stadium, 5:15 PM performance time
• October 25, Football v. Uvalde (Senior Night), Wolf Stadium, 7 pm
• November 1, Football @ Canyon Lake, 7 pm
• November 2, UIL Area Marching Contest, Calallen HS
• November 8, Senior Walk (all students required to attend), 7 pm, Wolf Stadium
• November 13, UIL State Marching Contest, Alamodome

Jeffrey Keyes

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Michael Lehmann

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@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