This Week in DHS Band and Guard

• Monday, October 12th
• No school- Teacher Professional Development
• Tuesday, October 13th
• Full Band Rehearsal, 5-7:30pm; stadium time from 6:30-7:30pm
• Outside during class- dress appropriately

• Wednesday, October 14th
• Color Guard Sectional, 7:30-8:45am
• Percussion / Winds Sectional, 5-7:00pm
• Butter Braids Fundraiser Ends- turn in any cash / check orders to a band director

• Thursday, October 15th
• Outside during class- dress appropriately
• Full Band Rehearsal, 5-7:00pm

• Friday, October 16th
• 9 Weeks Grade Check, 4:30pm
• Football @ Fredricksburg, see detailed schedule below
• Saturday, October 17th
• UIL Region 12 Marching Contest, Heroes Stadium, see detailed schedule below

Goals for this week:

• Clean set 82-88: body center and shoulders
• Begin going outside during class on Tuesday and Thursday
• Clean all features in show using pass-offs and cuts
• Reteach musical shaping throughout long phrases
• Learn new dance team tune
• Tune critical moments in the show

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.

Game expectation document with lots of information - click here.

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

-Grey Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water

-Full uniform

• Band - long black socks, marching shoes, compression shirt, compression shorts, and gloves. No makeup or jewelry, natural hair colors only. DHS band backpack.

• Colorguard will be in skirt and maroon shirt with body tight. Show hair and show make up, Black shoes AND Black jazz shoes.

• flip folder with this music inside

Schedule for the day:

• 2:40pm released from class, go to field for run through: check in with your 6th period teacher if you need to take a quiz / test / turn in work
• 3:00pm run through
• 3:15pm load trucks / get dressed
• 4:00pm uniform inspection
• 4:15pm depart DHS for Fredericksburg stadium
• 6:00pm arrive at Fredericksburg stadium, unload, eat
• 6:30pm Begin filing into stands
• 7:00pm Pregame Ceremonies
• 7:30pm Davenport vs. Fredericksburg Football Game
• 10:30pm Estimated Game End Time- load trucks and buses
• 11:30pm arrive at DHS, pack up
• 12am approximate parent pickup

The sign up to volunteer is here.

The UIL Region 12 Marching Competition is at Heroes Stadium. Shirts, patches, and concessions will be available. Here is the contest schedule. Tickets are $7 (Children 5-under are free) and are only available online at: https://events.hometownticketing.com/event/4fd490cf-1aa4-4d0b-891b-2afa75943929

We are competing for a rating. If we get a first division rating, we will advance to the UIL Area D Marching Competition on October 31 at Pflugerville ISD's "The Pfield".

• 12:30 Call Time
• 12:45 Run through
• 1:45 pm Load Truck, get dressed
• 2:45 pm Uniform Inspection in band hall
• 3:00 pm Leave for Heroes Stadium
• 3:20 pm Arrive @ Heroes Stadium
• 4:30 Warm Up begins
• 5:00 Warm Up Ends
• 5:10 pm Enter Field
• 5:15 pm Performance
• 5:30 pm Load and eat snack (provided)
• 6:00 pm Leave Heroes Stadium
• 6:45 pm Estimated Parent Pickup

• Items to Bring on Saturday

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

• Grey Wolf Band water bottle filled with ice and water
• Formal Uniform Parts
• Band - long black socks, marching shoes, bandtober shirt and shorts

• Colorguard will be in skirt and bandtober shirt with body tight. Show hair and show make up

• Black shoes AND Black jazz shoes

Feed the band information: Snack will be provided after performance

I want to reiterate my profound appreciation for all the volunteers who make our days together possible. This past week, volunteers made three events possible, performing tasks that are including but not limited to: feeding the band, preparing uniforms for performances and taking uniforms home to be washed, chaperoning on trips, continuing to work on our props, moving equipment, loading and unloading the truck, helping us on and off the field, and even triggering our props during our performance. Our volunteers are a huge part of our successes and we are all extremely thankful!

Here are the results from Comal Classic marching contest:

• Outstanding Music in 4A
• Outstanding Marching in 4A
• Outstanding Percussion in 4A
• Outstanding Color Guard in 4A
• 1st place in Class 4A
• Overall Grand Champion of the contest

We are very proud of everyone's performance on Saturday! Let's keep working to be UNDENIABLE!

UPDATE: Here is a new album (with no watermarks) courtesy of Pack Press. There's lots of photos, enjoy!

Amongst the many things we have going on right now, our annual Butter Braid Sale fundraiser has kicked off! We are doing it earlier this year in order to give people the option to have their goodies delivered in time for Thanksgiving. Orders will be delivered in the second week of November.

Each student has an account already created on the sales page. The sale will continue until Oct 14th. Please click the link below or scan the QR code to place your orders today!

https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/e5630921-e6fb-44f3-81d6-97be7574a6d9

Thank you to everyone who passed the last grade check. The next grade check will be on Friday, October 16th at 4:30pm. Please continue to attend tutoring and make sure you have all your work turned in! Students can regain or lose eligibility from this check.

Thank you to Marco Adan for taking pictures at Friday's game:

Link here

• Have fun!

• We only control our own work and performance.

• We respect our competitors as peers and know they are working as hard as we are.

• The judges are watching and listening to us with an open mind and a fair heart.

• Placements and trophies are secondary to the feeling of SUPERIOR performances.

• We accept ALL results with dignity and grace.

• Be UNDENIABLE

Mr. Green's Keys to Success

1. Personal Accountability
2. Mental Focus
3. Confidence

Region music for all instruments can be found at the link below. Please make sure you are looking at Year A and reading the cover sheet to see if there are cuts to your instrument's etudes.

Link to region music

Here is a link to practice videos from the Dallas Winds to help students practice for Region Band. Each instrument folder contains a sample performance of the music, a video to play along with at separate, slower tempos, and a talk about how to approach the audition.

Link to practice videos from Dallas Winds

Are you missing music? CLICK HERE to submit a form to ask for music to be printed for you.

The alternate travel form must be turned in if your student will not ride the bus to or from an event. CLICK HERE to access the form.

2026 Marching Band Contest Dates (required)

Please mark your calendars for the following dates. Please plan for the contest to take the whole day.

• UIL Region 12 Marching Contest: Saturday, October 17th, 2026
• UIL Area E Marching Contest: Saturday, October 31st, 2026
• UIL State Marching Band Contest (4A): Wednesday, November 11th, 2026

Here is a link to the DHS Band Calendar in list format. Green cells are confirmed dates / times / locations. Yellow cells are estimated but unconfirmed.

Here is a link to sync the DHS Band Google Calendar to your personal calendar.

All students will sign up for Presto as part of band registration on Saturday, May 30th. We will send weekly newsletters and important updates through Presto and ParentSquare.

Please sign up for ParentSquare using the attached image.

We are proud to offer private lessons and masterclasses on all instruments. If you are interested in signing your student up for private lessons, please email Mr. Lehmann.

Fee payments made through cash or check can be turned into a director in the band office at any time.

You may pay your instrument usage fees here.

You may pay your band fees here.

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

• October 12, Student Holiday

• October 16, Football @ Fredericksburg, Billie stadium, 7:30pm

• October 17, UIL Region 12 Marching Contest, Heroes Stadium

• October 21, Homecoming pep rally, band practice field, 7pm

• October 23, Football vs Taylor, Homecoming, Wolf stadium, 7pm

• October 30, Football @ Austin Travis, House Park Stadium, 7:30pm

• October 31, UIL Area D Marching Contest, The Pfield

• November 5, Football vs. Austin Northeast (Senior Night)

• November 10, State Sendoff Rehearsal / Performance / Senior March

• November 11, UIL 4A State Marching Contest, Alamodome

Michael Lehmann

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Elijah Paterson

Assistant Band Director

Davenport HS

elijah.paterson@comalisd.org

Matthew Sotelo

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenport.colorguard1@gmail.com

Kelsey Lien

Director of Bands

Danville MS

kelsey.lien@comalisd.org

Nichele Rios

Assistant Director of Bands

Danville MS

nichele.rios2@comalisd.org

Email: william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Website: https://sites.google.com/g.comalisd.org/davenportband/home
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7500
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