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#YAYJAGBAND Let’s celebrate a great weekend! It was an extremely busy, hot, exciting, stressful and last but not least it was a history making weekend for the Jaguar Band. Let’s take a second and break down what this type of weekend looks like!

Saturday was the BOA Austin Region and the Jaguar band was about to enter their first marching band competition in the school's brief history. Not only was this the first marching contest in school history it was also the first time that the Jaguar Band had ever entered a Varsity Stadium, especially one the size of Kelly Reeves Stadium. It was also the first time that the Jaguar Band had seen another marching band perform this year and for some of our students the first time ever to see a marching band perform. Since Johnson HS plays JV football there are no other bands performing at halftime. After passing a giant collection of parents and jaguar fans standing on the roadside waving, holding signs of support and showing a ton of excitement as they started this section of our journey, the band entered the stadium for the BOA Preliminaries filled with nervousness, apprehension, excitement and who knows what other emotion the students were individually feeling. The stands were packed with several thousand spectators, none louder than our own Jaguar parents and the members of the Jack C. Hays HS Rebel Band who were all in the audience cheering at the top of their lungs!! History was being made as the band took the field and marched in their very first competition, however it didn’t stop there.

When all was said and done the Jaguar Band was selected in their division as having the overall Outstanding Music Performance, the Outstanding Visual Performance, Outstanding General Effect and as the Bands Of America, Class A Division Champion. Once the dust settled we discovered that they not only placed at the top of Division A, but also scored higher than many 6A high schools with very successful band programs including Wagner HS, Lubbock-Cooper HS, Byron P Steele HS, Belton HS, and several others! The Jaguar Band also got to perform in an exhibition as the last band of the night in the BOA Austin Region Finals capping off the day with a second awesome performance. The students were presented with the above listed Divisional Trophies and each student received a Silver Medal for their Championship performance! It is exciting to note that the Johnson Jaguar Band is the first band in Hays CISD History to ever earn a BOA Medal and be selected as a Divisional Champion!!

As I stated in the beginning, it was a GREAT weekend! This success and celebration would not be possible without the hard work and support of our Jaguar Band Boosters. These dedicated parents have been at the band hall painting, building, an moving props for our performances!

This upcoming week is filled with more excitement as we have a full week of practice ahead, have an away football game at Granger this Friday and we take the field in the Vista Ridge Invitational Marching Festival at Gupton Stadium. The Vista Ridge Marching Festival will feature all three of the Hays CISD High School’s marching Bands. Hays HS @ 1:00, Lehman HS @ 4:15 and the Johnson Jaguar Band @ 4:30! Come out and be loud and proud as we support all of the great Hays CISD Bands!

Pit Crew needs your help! You do not have to commit to all games and/or competitions - you can sign up for as many or as few as you are available for. We have an amazing show and need help loading/unloading trailer and setting up equipment and props on the field. At competitions, this needs to be done in a certain time frame so the more help we have, the better! No experience is necessary!

If you are interested in helping on the Pit Crew, please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0848ABA62CA57-proppit or contact pitcrew@johnsonbands.com or text/call Clover Clamons at 512-468-8319.

THANK YOU to the volunteers who helped with game day and BOA meals last week!

We still have a few slots on 11/7 available if you are able to help out for future games AND we have a sign up for Competition Days. Please note the location listed for each slot (on Competition Days some meals may be at the competition site, not band hall.)

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Volunteer Background Check:

https://hays.ezcommunicator.net/edu/hays/login_form.aspx?app=0

Sign Up Genius to Volunteer on GAME DAYS:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a49abac2ca4fd0-game

Sign Up Genius to Volunteer on COMPETITION DAYS:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a49abac2ca4fd0-competition

Monday, 9/30: 4:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Tuesday, 10/1: 4:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Thursday, 10/3: 4:45 pm - 6:45 pm

Friday, 10/4: 7:00 am - 8:00 am

Monday, 10/7: 4:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Tuesday, 10/8: 4:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Thursday, 10/10: 7:00 am - 8:00 am

Friday, 10/11: 4:45 pm - 6:45 pm

If you didn't buy an ad and wish you had, you still can!

Future purchases will be featured in the remaining home football games (beginning with 10/10 home game against HAYS HS!). The football programs are also great advertising space. PLEASE share this information with your JHS friends and any business owners you may know! Deadline for 10/10 home game against HAYS HS is Saturday, 10/5.

To order, go to https://www.johnsonbands.com/programads or fill out the form below and either mail it to P.O. Box 333, Buda, TX 78610 or give it to Tracye Mendez, JHS fine arts secretary.

Questions? Email programads@johnsonbands.com

10/4: 7:00 pm: Away Game vs Grainger

10/5: 4:30 pm: Vista Ridge Marching Festival @ Gupton Stadium (Cedar Park)

10/10: 6:30 pm: Home Game vs Hays

10/12: 12:15 pm: Texas Marching Classic (Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex)

10/14: Student/Staff Holiday

10/15: 6:30 - 7:30 pm: Band Boosters General Membership Meeting (this is student holiday but there is still rehearsal and meeting).

10/17: Happy Birthday Mrs. Mendez!

10/17: 6:00 - 9:00 pm: Chick-Fil-A Buda Spirit Night Fundraiser

10/19: Johnson HS 4A UIL Region Marching Contest

10/23: 7:00 pm: Hays CISD Marching Festival

10/24: 7:00 pm: Home Game vs Central Catholic

10/31: 7:00 pm: Away Game vs Seguin

11/1: BOA Super Regional @ Alamodome

* Please see the calendar on Charms or Band Booster website for details. Details below.

• JHS "Up and Coming" game is October 10th and the dance is October 11th. Please know that we do have rehearsal Friday afternoon from 4:45 - 6:45 pm as we have a marching competition the next day, Saturday, October 12th. And please know that these dates were on the calendar before the "Up and Coming" dance was scheduled. If you have questions, about the dance, please contact the Student Council's advisor, Ms. Boaz.
• Please know that, as the Charms calendar has listed since school started, we WILL have practice from 4:45 pm to 6:45 pm on Tuesday, October 15th even though this is a school holiday.

Behind every great band are great band parents!

V.I.P.S. (Volunteers in Public Schools) is required by HaysCISD for all volunteers that will be around students. Volunteers must be approved as a VIP volunteer BEFORE volunteering.

TO SIGN UP:

• From www.hayscisd.net choose Community> Become a Hays
• CISD volunteer.
• Follow the prompts given to complete the application.
• Our VIPS coordinator is Ms. Conder. When you visit the band hall, please see her immediately to get a name badge. Bring your driver’s license in for her to see.

TO LOG VOLUNTEER HOURS:

• Go to www.hayscisd.net
• Choose the “community” tab
• Click on “become a Hays CISD volunteer”
• Click on “VIPs Rewards”
• Click on “Log your VIPs Hours (volunteers)” and log in
• Click on the drop down menu on the left –“volunteer”