Jag Band Update 8/21/22
Hey there Jag Band Nation,
Busy week ahead of us with lots of details below. Be sure to read carefully and reply with any questions
Schedule at a glance
This Week
Monday: Brass/Percussion 3:30-5:30; Woodwinds/Guard 5:30-7:30
Tuesday: Brass/Percussion 3:30-5:30; Woodwinds/Guard 5:30-7:30
-if it’s raining, we will still have indoor rehearsal 🙂
Wednesday: Meet the Jags Night (details below)
Thursday: Rehearsal with Lake Ridge at Newsom (details below)
Friday: Football @ Lake Ridge, Newsom (details below)
Saturday: Prop painting day (details below)
Next Week
Monday: Brass/Percussion 3:30-5:30; Woodwinds/Guard 5:30-7:30
Tuesday: Brass/Percussion 3:30-5:30; Woodwinds/Guard 5:30-7:30
Thursday: Full Band Rehearsal 4:00-7:30
Friday: Football vs Mansfield at Newsom
Upcoming Event Information
Meet the Jags Night/Meet the Teacher Night (Wednesday 8/24/22)
All students involved.
Uniform: Black Summit Band Shirt (or plain black shirt), Jeans (the darker the better, and no holes), any athletic shoe
Call time: 4:30 (the band hall will remain open after school for students who need this accommodation)
Finish time: 5:30ish
Plan:
- 4:30 – Attendance, announcements, head into the Varsity Gym, warm up in gym
- 5:00 – Event starts, play list TBA
- 5:30ish – Event ends, head back to band hall, pack up/clean, dismissal, go around the school to meet the teachers with parents/guardians
- 7:00 – Meet the teacher night ends
Rehearsal at Newsom (Thursday 8/25/22)
We are going to run this rehearsal like a practice for going to the football game the next day. We will do an inspection, “shako’s on” (silence) while we load buses, “shako’s on” when we depart the buses, etc…
All students involved
Uniform: Winds/percussion – plain white rehearsal shirt and rehearsal bottoms/shoes, guard – all black, water jug, lyre (woodwind instruments – order/purchase ASAP!), flipbook
Call time: 5:00 (the band hall will remain open after school for students who need this accommodation)
Finish time: 8:30ish
*this may take a little longer if our apparel arrives. We will distribute after this rehearsal.
Plan:
- 1st block – percussion students load the equipment truck
- 5:00 – arrive at Summit in Band Hall (updated time)
- 5:15 – inspection
- 5:25 – load buses
- 5:35 – depart SHS
- 5:50 – arrive at VNS
- 6:00 – Summit Band rehearsal starts
- 7:15 – Rehearsal with SHS and LRHS band/dance team, Front ensemble loads truck
- 7:45 – Conclude rehearsal, load buses
- 8:00 – depart VNS
- 8:15 – arrive at SHS, clean up, distribute apparel (if arrived), unload wind instruments only
Football Game @ Lake Ridge (Friday 8/26/22)
All students involved
Uniform: New apparel (if arrived) or white Summit Band Shirt (or plain white shirt), khakis, marching shoes (if they have come in), or athletic shoes, Summit water jug with sling (if arrived), lyre, flipbook
Call time: 5:00 (the band hall will remain open after school for students who need this accommodation)
Finish time: 10:45ish (watch for updates on the BAND app or come join us at the game!)
Plan:
- 5:00 – arrive at Summit Hand Hall
- 5:15 – inspection
- 5:25 – load buses/depart
- 5:50 – arrive at VNS, load stands (
- 7:00 – game starts
- 8:15ish – halftime with LRHS, front ensemble loads truck afterwards
- 10:00ish – game finishes, load buses, pack up
- 10:45ish – arrive at SHS, clean up, dismissal.
Action Items
Prop Painting (Saturday 8/27/22)
Volunteers only (sign up on Band app – parents earn points towards waiving activity fee 2, students earn points towards their letter)
We will need painting supplies, and baby powder (posted on the BAND app soon) as well as students to help. We are going to lay out the five large tarps on the field behind the band tower and paint them. With a crew of about 5 people per tarp (25 total volunteers), we should be able to knock this out in the one day.
Uniform: paint clothes!
Call Time: 8:00am in Band Hall 1
Finish Time: 11:00ish
New Apparel
All our new apparel should arrive on the 25th. Remember that a payment must be made, or a payment plan must be in place for your student to receive their apparel.
WiddyUP Concluded
With a grand total of……….. $9,967.15 Nice job everyone! We receive 95% of this total and it will go right back to the students to enrich their music education at Summit High School. Now we must announce our top earner and that is……….. Emily Caffey who raised over $700! Congratulations Emily!! Emily will be receiving a voucher of over $60 to reduce her band fees! Congratulations Emily!
Future Events
March-A-Thon (Saturday, 9/17/22)
Your student received an envelope this past week to start collecting donations for this event. Remember, families are responsible for collecting $100 for this event as a fundraiser for the band but are more than welcome to get more donations to help the band program (and we need it!). If you already paid this $100 fee at Registration Day, then you are already covered! If you receive over $100 of donations, 10% of whatever you raise will be added to your band account – just like WiddyUp!
This parade takes place in the Fannin Farms neighborhood and involves the band playing music and providing concerts for donors. If you or a friend live in this neighborhood, just a $50 donation gets you a personal concert. Contact annbond@misdmail.org if you or someone you know would like to schedule a private concert.
Thank you everyone for your continued support of the Summit Band! It takes a village!
Travis Whaley
Director of Bands
Mansfield Summit High School
1071 Turner Warnell Rd
Arlington, TX 76001
682-341-0972 (office)