October 2023 Newsletter

Hi there,

This is Tyler Cosley, the director of bands at Cumberland Middle and High School. This is the first official “email newsletter” I am sending out with very important information. These updates will happen more often now that I have the emails I need! If you feel you have been added to this email list by accident, simply respond to let me know. If you did not receive this via email and would like to, please reach out.

Our band students have been participating in our first fundraiser of the school year; the famous cookie dough fundraiser! Students have done a great job so far being advocates for the band program. All cookie dough money and order forms has been extended to tomorrow in class, 10/11.

If you are not already signed up in the REMIND app, please sign up! It is how I communicate with Band Parents/Guardians quickly via text message updates. To sign up, please text the message “@8deec3a” to the number: 81010

The marching band recently traveled to Hermitage High School for their first competition and presented a wonderful performance of their halftime field show. The band received an average rating of 3 (GOOD!) and excellent comments from the judges. Their next competition will take place at Midlothian High School on 10/21, and their last performance will be their state marching assessment on 10/28. These performances are mandatory for students involved in marching band, as indicated by their signed commitment forms.

We are always looking for parent/guardian chaperones and volunteers to help with these events… I fully believe the success of our events is majorly impacted by the amount of parent/guardian support we have! If you are interested in helping out, please let me know! If you are interested in being more involved with the Band Program here at Cumberland, please reach out to Mrs. Kinney or I and we can help get you set up to be a part of our Band Boosters (CBB) program (copy and paste links below for more info).

In class, Wind Ensemble (composed of 8th-12th grade students), Concert Band (composed of 6th-7th grade students), and Beginning Band (5th grade) all have been hard at work preparing for their Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 5th at 7:00 pm. Students are required to participate in this concert as well as the Thursday, November 30th after-school rehearsal that is used to prepare for the concert. The rehearsal and the concert are major class grades.

I have greatly enjoyed working with the students here in Cumberland so far this year and eagerly anticipate our upcoming performances! As always, if you have questions, please feel free to reach out!

CBB Welcome Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3kdNv6ycdQ-o5JmK-EbYVAy1yEE-LYQ98VqgCbltII/edit


CBB_Constitution.pdf:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oles2iT9-wCzTMybc5JAlYPWvz0CFERJ/view?usp=drivesdk

Thanks,

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Tyler Cosley
Cumberland County Public Schools
Director of Bands
Longwood University ’23