We have our hotel for BOA! The band and guard will be staying at the Wyndham Indianapolis West. Our stay is 2 nights (11/10-11/11 - we will be on the buses overnight on 11/9 & 11/12). The price per room is $165 pre-tax. This price includes breakfast. BOA is checking with the hotel to see whether they will be able to accommodate our breakfast times (seeing as wake up call on Friday is 4 a.m.). If they are not able to accommodate us for breakfast, the rate will be reduced.

If you are interested in staying at the band/guard hotel, please fill out THIS FORM no later than Sunday, 9/11.

I will take this number to BOA and see if we can accommodate all of the requests submitted. I should know very quickly after submitting. I will then notify everyone that has submitted via email as soon as possible regarding room availability. Should you receive a room, in that email will be the deadline and a link to the booster website through which you will be required to submit payment for the rooms in order to solidify your reservation. Group reservations and payment deadlines are managed by BOA. Please know that, unlike hotel reservations you make as an individual, we will be required to pay BOA before arriving at the hotel.

Please remember that, should we be limited in the number of rooms, priority will be given to the Pit Crew volunteers and the 5 Full Time Meal Plan Executing Team members listed on the signup genius.

Should you have any questions about hotel reservations, please contact Ida Musgrove at president@johnsonbands.com.

Questions about Pit Crew? Please contact Michelle Florez at vpsupport@johnsonbands.com

Questions about the 5 Full Time Meal Plan Executing Team? Please contact Carmen Sifuentes at vp@johnsonbands.com.

Please remember that if you have not reserved a seat on the fan bus, you will need to arrange for your own transportation in Indianapolis. If you have questions about the fan bus, please contact Carmen Sifuentes at vp@johnsonbands.com.

Hats & feathers & competition tops!

Come help get percussion and soloists uniforms ready for our band's first competition of the season: Thunder in the Hills! We will also be painting top hats and creating the feather hat plumes starting THIS WEEK!

Join us during practice days/times to help get these done!

Mon, Tues (5 - 8pm) & Thursday (5-7pm)

*feather-making volunteers will meet in the long hallway where meal plans are served.

Uniform Washing Crew *we need 5 more members!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA5AD2EAAFFC61-uniform5

Game Day and Competition Day Support

https://www.johnsonbands.com/volunteer

Volunteer for Jag Jog

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aa5a62ca1fc1-jaguar3

September 12

Band & Guard Rehearsal (5 - 8 p.m. @ JHS)

September 13

Band & Guard Rehearsal (5 - 8 p.m. @ JHS)

Please note that the Band Boosters Executive Board has decided to cancel our upcoming Band Booster General Membership Meeting that was originally scheduled for next Tuesday, September 13. We are allowing this time to focus on meetings and the work by our committees to be prepared for our competition season. Please stay informed by consulting our Facebook Page, weekly Newsletters and emails or contact a Board Member with any specific questions you may have. We will continue with our next regularly scheduled General Membership Meeting on October 18.

September 15

Band & Guard Rehearsal (5 - 7 p.m. @ JHS)

September 16

JHS Football vs. Del Valle (7:30 p.m. @ Del Valle High School)

September 17

2022 - 23 Jaguar Jog 5K/10K (Registration is Now OPEN!)

FUNDRAISER benefitting Jaguar Band

Thunder in the Hills Drumline Contest

Dripping Springs High School (Click here for map.)

JHS Percussion Performance @ 1:45 p.m.

September 23

UIL Eligibility Cut-off Date

JHS Football vs. Anderson (7:30 p.m. @ Shelton Stadium)

Homecoming

September 24

Hornet Invitational Marching Contest

East Central High School (Click here for map.)

Performance time TBA

Spectator Entry Fee: $10 for adults, $5 for students (Educators, Silver Pass and Children 5 years old and under FREE)

October 1

Rocket Review

D. W. Rutledge Stadium (Click here for map.)

Performance time TBA

Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 for students

Quick congratulations to our to our 2022 - 23 seniors on your Senior Night this past Friday! Can’t wait to see what the future holds for each of you. Now, before we get too nostalgic, let’s get back to work this week helping make our Jaguar Band the best it can be!!

What’s happening this week? We have a couple of big-ticket items this week, and we need everyone’s support! First up to start the day on Saturday we have our Johnson Bands Jaguar Jog! https://www.athleteguild.com/running/buda-tx/2022-jaguar-jog-5k10k. Make sure you either participate in the 5k/10k or volunteer to help out. It is an incredible event packed with fun, excitement and wonderful people! Let’s make it the best Jag Jog to date!

Also, this Saturday is THUNDER IN THE HILLS! The Johnson Jaguar Drumline and Front Ensemble will be competing in this event. Contest will be held at Dripping Springs HS, 940 US-290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620, USA. Join us and cheer on JHS Percussion in this competition. Our Jaguars perform at 1:45 p.m.

Grades, Grades Grades!! Our six-weeks progress report is coming up soon, so remember that if you have a failing grade on your progress report you will officially become ineligible to participate. This is a requirement from UIL and TEA. Please remember that students can attend tutorials every morning and afternoon Monday - Thursday! We also have an incredibly gifted group of students in all grades and classes who are extremely willing to help with peer tutoring! Don’t wait, or it will be too late. Be proactive rather than reactive. The most common reason we see students fail a class is not due to poor test grades, it is MISSING ASSIGNMENTS!! Turn your stuff in! We want and need every one of our Jaguar Band members eligible. You are what makes our band great! Again, turn in your assignments when they are due!

This week is a full week of rehearsals and are probably some of the most important rehearsals we will have to date. It is a regular week with our full eight hours of rehearsal, and we need EVERYONE at each rehearsal with EVERYTHING you need to make the best of EACH and EVERY minute we have available! Our first marching contest is only two weeks away, and we have a lot to do before that day arrives! It is imperative that we get movement four on the field, clean what we already have, add more movement and production, and keep RAISING our standards for not just the big things but also the little things! Let’s focus on making every aspect of our production the very best it can be! Greatness does not come easy and doesn’t happen overnight! Let’s have the right mindset, and let's make it a great week!

We need to remind ourselves each everyday that “It’s A Great Day To Be A Jaguar”!

This past Saturday the Drumline performed at the Tom Green Elementary Hornet Races. We received lots of compliments and praise from community members. It’s always great to give back to our awesome community!

The students have been working hard to put the final movement of the show on the field. This portion of the show is the percussion feature! We will continue to refine the show as we prepare for our first competition of the season.

It is Thunder in the Hills week! Thunder in the Hills Itinerary below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MedAkz1bHNUIYxKMxuoWtkITwTSq1-ZN/view?usp=sharing

Thunder in the Hills website:

http://www.dsthunder.org/

Please keep up with your student's grades. We are coming up on progress report two, and that is the most important one of the year. Students can lose their eligibility if they are not passing ALL of their classes with at least a 70. We can’t afford to lose anyone! PASS THOSE CLASSES!!!!!

COMMUNICATION

Most communication for our band program goes out through Charms and Remind. Any Percussion specific info will be sent out via our Percussion Remind. I encourage all parents to sign up. This will hopefully keep you informed of upcoming percussion events, news, info, etc.

To sign up, simply text @jagsperc22 to the number 81010.

UPCOMING PERCUSSION SPECIFIC EVENTS

9/17/22 - Jag Jog @JHS - DRUMLINE ONLY

9/17/22 - Thunder in the Hills Drumline & Front Ensemble Contest @ Dripping Springs HS - 1:30 p.m.

QUESTIONS?

christopher.lunsford@hayscisd.net

UNIFORMS:

9/16 Game Uniform: Jaguar Tunic, black leggings, black no-show thin socks, black jazz shoes, (black sneakers to wear to and from stadium); Show hair: low, slicked back ponytail. Game day makeup: natural but noticeable.

*Students MUST wear black no-show THIN socks with black jazz shoes. Wearing jazz shoes without socks not only makes them smell very bad, the shoes can give you blisters.

**Students without jazz shoes on performance day will NOT be allowed to perform! Make sure you have everything packed the night BEFORE game / competition day!

• Monday: blue
• Tuesday: grey
• Thursday: pink
• Friday: black

The Competition Meal Plan is mandatory because it’s not possible for parents to know when the students can eat. Schedules are driven by the competition hosts. Click here for more information about the Competition Meal Plan.

The Game Day Meal Plan is optional.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Julie Hoes or Blanca Velez at mealplans@johnsonbands.com or Ida Musgrove @ president@johnsonbands.com.