Glenn Band News - Day of Percussion & Letter Jackets

Glenn Band News: May 8-14, 2023

Glenn Band Inaugural "Young Artist Contest" Finale

In case you did not see the post on Facebook or the Google Classrooms...

CONGRATULATIONS to our top performers in each room!

Band Banquet Information

Please join us for the 2023 GHS Band Banquet TOMORROW, Monday, May 8, 2023, in the GHS Student Union. The dress is semi-formal. Dinner and presentation will begin at 7 pm. Seniors eat free, as well as children under 5!

Ticket sales are closed, but you don't have to purchase a meal ticket to attend the evening! We hope to see you there!

Band Letter Jackets: Fitting on May 9th in Band Hall

This year we will be hosting our own Letter Jacket fittings on May 9th. Fittings will take place after school in the band hall.

We scheduled this fitting so that our students who recently received a division 2 or division 1 ranking at YAC can add those points to the letter jacket form. Some students may have earned their letter last week!

Click here for the GHS Band Letter Jacket Points Form.

Students MUST complete this form and turn it in to Mr. Fig for approval. Copies of this form can be found in the band hall.

Letter jackets will be distributed in the fall during marching season.

Congratulations to all students that will be receiving their band letter!

Evening with the Arts: Saturday, May 20th

Mark your calendars for Evening with the Arts!

This awesome night will include performances from ALL of our fine arts programs here at GHS, including Guardians, our very own Gems, Visual Arts, Choir, Theatre, and Band!

• 6:00pm - Gymnasium performances (including Indoor Percussion)
• 7:00pm - Union performances (including Gems and small ensembles)
• 8:00pm - Auditorium performances (including Gems and Wind Ensemble)

There is a small fee ($10) for admission to this event as it showcases all of our events. Proceeds go towards the entire Fine Arts department.

Upcoming Performances - Mark Your Calendar!

Spring Camp, Evening w/t Arts, May Concert, and Graduation

• Spring Camp: May 15-17th, 5:00-8:00pm; includes all 2023-2024 band students.
• Marching Show Debut: May 17th, 7:30pm; in the GHS Gym
• Evening w/t Arts: May 20th, beginning at 6:00pm; includes Pit Orchestra students, Indoor Percussion, all Wind Ensemble, and Gems Dance Company. More information will be shared this week!
• May Concert: May 22nd, 6:00pm, for all band students!
• Graduation Band: All Wind Ensemble Students, plus selected Symphonic Band Students. More information will be announced from GHS soon and will be shared here.

REMINDER: Calendar for 2023-2024

At their January 26th meeting the LISD School Board approved the school calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year. You can find the calendar at the "Board Brief" listed here.

With this in mind, we have begun planning the dates and times for next summer and fall. These can be found on our Google Calendar at GlennBand.org. Please note that these dates and times may change and changes will be communicated to families and posted to the Google Calendar.

Summer Band 23-24 Overview

• DCI San Antonio Trip (details below): Saturday, July 22
• Leadership Training Camp (leaders only): Monday-Tuesday, July 24-25
• UPDATED: Percussion Camp: Monday-Friday, July 17-21
• Summer Band Week 1 (FULL BAND): Wednesday-Friday, July 26-28
• Summer Band Week 2 (FULL BAND): Monday-Friday, July 31-August 4
• Summer Band Week 3 (FULL BAND): Monday-Friday, August 7-11
  
• Summer Band & First Week of School: Monday-Friday, August 14-18

Marching Band Contests 2023-2024 (Preliminary Dates)

• BOA Austin - September 23
• Vista Ridge Marching Contest - October 7
• Region Marching Contest - October 10
• UPDATED: Texas Marching Classic - October 14
• 5A Area Marching Contest - October 28
• BOA San Antonio - November 3 & 4
• 5A State Marching Band Contest - November 6 & 7

**Some events, like Festival of Bands, rehearsal calendar, and stadium dates are still TBD from LISD. Some events may also be subject to change based on local contest calendars. I'm very confident in the above contest dates, please start planning now!

Summer Band Rehearsals & Contest Day Notes

As with all Texas high school bands, please plan for your student to be at all of the above events. Look ahead now for SAT and ACT dates, as well as for vacation planning. I'll be heading to my log cabin in Wisconsin in June for a while so that I can be back for summer band! Please begin planning your summer/fall calendars for travel and testing now - we are SO EXCITED for next year's marching season and a big part of our success is having 100% attendance!

Conflicts are sure to come up - if you see these, please email me or Mr. Travis to let us know so that we can try to help with any possible solutions. Thank you!New ParagraphNew ParagraphNew Paragraph