After a long and productive week, I hope that you are all at home resting and recharging. First, I want to thank you all sincerely for how great these last two weeks were. I feel completely at home, and a lot of it has to do with how welcoming everyone has been, parents and students alike. I think this is going to be a great year for sure. I have a few things to remind you all of that are coming up in the next few days and weeks:
First, we have received word from a number of parents that would like to purchase a show shirt. We have a short list of a couple of people who have told us already, but if you are interested in purchasing your own 2016 RHS Band "Oh What A Night" tshirt, then send me an email with your name, tshirt size, and phone number to jaron.smith@cleburneschools.net . The shirts will be $15 a piece and all orders will be due by this coming Friday, August 5th. I will be sending out reminders throughout the week.
Next, I want to remind you all that this coming Tuesday, August 2nd, we will be having a night rehearsal for the marching band. I need all students to WEAR YOUR MEMBER TSHIRT. Since we did not get a chance to take the group picture yesterday, we will be taking our group shot then. Also on the same night while the students are rehearsing, all parents are encouraged to join in in helping clean out and clean up the concession stand in order to get ready for football season. This rehearsal will take place from 6PM-8PM at RHS. Make sure not to forget about any of this.
Also, as soon as we gather up all of the information about who signed up yesterday at the Preview Show, I will be posting an online sign up for parents to work the concession stand at all of our home varsity football games. Remember: ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PARENT WORK AT LEAST 1/2 OF A HOME VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME DURING THE SEASON. It will be a $100 fee to get out of working the concession stand. You can also work more than just a half of a football game, which we encourage all to do. This is to ensure that we have workers at all times at the concession stand, which is one of the biggest moneymaking activities that the band participates in.
Also, mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 17th, at 2:30PM because this will be when we take our group/section/individual photographs for the yearbook and everything else. It will take place right after school. I have updated the website calendar to reflect this.
School starts this coming Thursday (August 4th), so let's get this year started off on a good note!
Mr Smith