Cumberland Bands Newsletter – 10/19/2016

Hello awesome band folks!

Cookie Dough Fundraiser! Nearly everyone has turned in their cookie dough orders.  If you still have orders out, I need those ASAP!

Marching Band Shoes: Marching band shoes are now in, and for the winds/percussion they are $37.50.  For the color guard, they are $35.00.

Marching Band – Game Day This Friday 10/21! Make sure your marching band child comes to school with black socks (or whatever the color guard needs).  It may be wet, but we’re going to go for it and put this show on the field!

10/21 Tailgating Party – Come Join Us! We will be grilling out by the band room Friday afternoon to feed the marching band kids at 5:pm.  If you would like to join us to have a tailgate party prior to the game, we’d love to have you.  While we’re feeding the band members, please plan to otherwise feed your crew.  The grill will be available for anyone who would like to use it.

If you’ve offered to help out, then we’re still depending on you!  If you want to help out, we need 2 or 3 cases of drinks.  (maybe Sprite, Coke, Dr Pepper, Diet Coke), a box of 36 mixed chips (dollar store), hot dogs, buns, paper products or some homemade desserts.  Parents can contact Kim Williamson by phone (after 3), text at 804 385 5483 or  email kwilliamson@cucps.k12.va.us.

10/29 – Powhatan Fall Classic Marching Band Competition!  We’ll be taking the marching band to their first competition on Saturday, 10/29.  As soon as they publish the competition schedule I’ll send out a detailed itinerary.  To give an idea, we’ll be meeting at the Band Room around mid-morning and should be home late afternoon.

Yankee Candles!  The band program will be selling Yankee Candles for the Holiday season.  More details to come, but if you want to purchase a Yankee Candle for someone during the season, we’d love for you to buy it from us.  While we will have fliers available to anyone interested, you will primarily be able to purchase online.  Have your gift needs covered and help the band at the same time!

Winter Concert! The 2016 Winter Concert is Thursday, December 8, at 7:pm in the CMS/CHS cafetorium.  All band classes are participating.  More details to follow.

Christmas Parades!
12/4/2016 – Farmville Christmas Parade
12/11/2016 – Cumberland Christmas Parade

The marching band will be in both parades on the respective Sunday afternoons listed above.  I have had a number of students who aren’t in marching band ask if they can march the parade.  The answer is a qualified ‘yes’.  We are marching in uniform, so I have to limit it to students who can fit into the uniforms I have left, and every marcher must have completely black shoes for the parade.  If it is not a band marching shoe, then I do need to approve them ahead of time.

Also, to march in the parade, each student must attend parade rehearsal.  There will only be a couple, and I’ll have that schedule out shortly.  We will be performing the same material we performed in last year’s parades.

Keep in touch, y’all!

Scott