This Week in DHS Band and Guard
Week of May 29th, 2023
This Week's Schedule
Monday, May 29th
- TSSEC Day 2 - See below for more info
Tuesday, May 30th
- SLT Call Time, 8:15 am
- June Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS Band Hall (please arrive early)
- Letter Jacket Fitting, 4:00 pm, band hall
Wednesday, May 31st
- June Camp, 9 am - 4 pm
- Movie Night (optional), times TBA
Thursday, June 1st
- June Camp, 9 am - 4 pm
- Parent Preview Performance and Parent Meeting, 6:30 pm, DHS Competition Gym
Friday, June 2nd
- SLT Band Registration setup, 10 am - Noon
- Band Registration, DHS Band Hall - see below for times by grade and last name
UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble Schedule
TSSEC Info
Updated performance schedule as of 5/27/23
Schedule for Monday, May 29th
- 5:15 am - Call time @ DHS and load percussion instruments under the charter bus
- 5:45 am - Leave for Hendrickson HS
- 7:45 am - Arrive at Hendricks HS
- Noon - Leave Hendrickson HS - stop for food/fun on the way home (bring $, per diem provided)
- ~3 pm - Parent pickup
June Camp
Our June Marching Band Camp is May 30th-June 1st from 9 am-4 pm at DHS. This is required for all students participating in band or color guard during the 2023-2024 school year. Please bring water, snacks, lunch, and your instrument. We will have school owned instruments available. All winds and percussion need to wear their new rehearsal attire tennis shoes, a plain white tshirt, and athletic shorts. All color guard need to wear their new rehearsal attire - black shirts and athletic shorts.
All students need to arrive at 8:30 am on Tuesday if you need a school owned instrument. We will all start together with a student meeting at 9 am in the band hall.
We will be telling our drill writer how many spots to write in the show based on attendance at June Camp. Please communicate with us if you have a conflict with June Camp.
Parent Preview Performance and Meeting
Band Lockers
School Owned Instruments
All trombone players in wind ensemble and symphonic band are being asked to play marching baritone next year. We are doing this because marching all baritones and no trombones allows our drill writer to give all low brass students the same opportunities with their drill. It also reduces the wear and tear on trombone slides.
Remind Groups
Parents and students, please take a moment to join the appropriate groups by texting the code including the @ to 81010. You do not need to re-join if you were in the correct group this year.
Directors to Students/Parents
- Woodwinds - @99edfh to 81010
- Brass - @dhswolfb to 81010
- Percussion - @kdb2aa to 81010
- Color Guard - @dhswolfba to 81010
Band Registration
Band Registration is Saturday, June 3rd and is required for all students participating in band or color guard during the 2023-2024 school year. We will be collecting fees, getting fitted for our marching band uniform, and ordering uniform parts.
Here are times for registration. You can come at any time during the hour assigned. We do not recommend everyone show up at the top of every hour.
8:30 - SLT Registration
9 am - Seniors
10 am - Juniors
11 am - Sophomores Last names A-L
Noon - Sophomores Last names M-Z
1 pm - Lunch Break
2 pm - Incoming Freshmen Last names A-D
3 pm - Incoming Freshmen Last names E-M
4 pm - Incoming Freshmen Last names N-Z
The fair share fee will be $300 again next year. Returning members, please begin finding your uniform items from this year and see if they still fit.
Registration Forms (with fee amounts)
Physicals
Yosa Audio Recording and Photos
Here is the recording from our performance last week at the YOSA Invitational. This was truly outstanding. The performance brought tears to my eyes. Bravo, Wind Ensemble!
Photo information (there are hundreds of pictures, and they are great!)
- Website to order
- Event#: 27196610
- PIN#: 45383
Letter Jacket Fittings
The letter jacket company has ask for students placing an order to print the order and measurement forms and have the top portion of the order and the top left of the measurement form completed when they come on the May 30th.
Here is the order form and other important information from the letter jacket company.
2023-24 Calendar
Here is the calendar for next year. Summer band times have been adjusted and a few dates have been added since last week.
- September 23- USBands Davenport (hosting), Davenport HS
- October 7 - Comal Classic Marching Festival and Rocket Review Marching Festival, Canyon HS, Judson HS
- October 14 - UIL Region Marching Competition, Heroes Stadium, San Antonio
- October 21 - UIL Area Marching Competition, Calallen HS
- November 1 - UIL State Marching Contest, Alamodone
- November 4 - Brandeis Drumline Competition (drumline, drum majors, and soloist only)
Upcoming Events
- July 17-19, Student Leadership Team Camp, 9 am - 4 pm
July 24-26, Percussion and Color Guard Camp, 9 am - 4 pm
July 27-28, July Summer Band Camp Week 1 (for All Band and Color Guard Students), 9 am - 4 pm
July 31 - August 4, Summer Band Camp Week 2, Summer Band for ALL, 8 am - 4 pm
August 4, Band Pictures, 1 - 4 pm
August 7-11, Summer Band Camp Week 3, 5 - 8 pm (subject to change based on teacher in-service schedule TBA)
August 9, Band Booster Meeting, 6:30 pm
August 14-18, Summer Band Camp Week 4, 5 - 8 pm(subject to change based on teacher in-service schedule TBA)
August 16, Lupercal (Freshmen orientation, band performs), evening
August 19, Band Party, 6-9 pm
August 21, First Day of School
Band Staff
Jeffrey Keyes
Director of Bands
Davenport HS
Tyler McClendon
Associate Band Director
Davenport HS
Alexis Dillon
Color Guard Director
Davenport HS
Kelsey Lien
Director of Bands
Danville MS
Nichele Gonzales
Assistant Director of Bands
Danville MS
Email: jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org
Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davenporthsband/
Twitter: @davenporthsband