Grapevine Mustang Band
August 5, 2022
Good afternoon Mustang Band!
- Next Week's Schedule is below with a few adjustments due to Staff Professional Development.
- Faculty will be back on campus starting August 8th. Students should not be parked in any faculty spaces (blue lines) or reserved parking.
- The 4th installment of band fees was due Aug 1. Please refer to the Band Fee Payment document for more information. Please note: if you are paying through PayPal and do not send the payment directly to treasurer@grapevinehsband.com, the processing fees will be charged to your Charms account.
- All Mustang Band members should be practicing their ALL REGION music at home and with their private lesson teachers.
- The band calendar at grapevinehsband.com is your one-stop shop for all dates and times.
- Join the 2022-23 Remind! Info below.
- Lessons are available for all members of the band program. Please go to https://www.grapevinehsband.com/private-lessons.html and set up lessons if you have not already.
- All Families can raise funds for their individual band account NOW with the Scrip Fundraiser. See below for details.
Summer Band Week 3 -
Monday -
8:00-11:30 - Sectionals
1:00-3:30 - MAC
3:30-4:30 - Sectionals
6:00-9:00 - Ensemble
Tuesday -
8:00-11:30 - Sectionals
1:00-3:30 - MAC
3:30-4:30 - Sectionals
6:00-9:00 - Ensemble
Wednesday -
8:00-11:30 - No Rehearsal
1:00-4:30 - Sectionals
6:00-9:00 - Ensemble
Thursday -
8:00-11:30 - Band Photos
- students are free to leave after photos finish
- Wear 2022 Show Shirt, black shorts
1:00-4:30 - Sectionals
6:00-9:00 - Ensemble
Friday -
8:00-11:30 - NO REHEARSAL - Freshmen attend FISH CAMP
12:15 - Call time for Fish Camp Pep Rally
- 10,11,12th grade only
- 2022 show shirt and black shorts
2:00-4:30 - Sectionals
6:00-9:00 - Ensemble
Saturday -
8:00-11:30 - Marching Band
1:00-2:30 - Region Masterclasses
Capture the Flag
Region Masterclasses
For the afternoon sessions of Super Saturday everyone will need their concert instrument, binder, and region music. You will be working on one etude each Saturday. This music is your semester exam and your audition music for the all-region band. Everyone must prepare this music!
Senior Parking Space Painting
Help Needed With Guard Uniforms -
We are planning on Tuesday, August 9th or Thursday, August 11th between 2pm and 6pm to do Spirit Uniform fittings and previous uniform inventory.
If available to assist, please contact our Guard Liaison, Brigitte Iafrate, at guard_liaison@grapevinehsband.com or 972-948-0357.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
GHS Band Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/grapevinehsband/albums
More info - https://www.grapevinehsband.com/color-guard.html
DCI WATCH PARTY
Saturday, August 13 @ 5:30 p.m. in the Library
Food and Drinks provided.
In the links below you’ll find the signup instructions for our spring trip to Disney! To go on this trip with us, you’ll follow the registration link in the ‘Participant Registration Instructions’ page (https://ib.mydirectorschoice.com/users/sign_up). If you went on the NYC trip with us last year, your login and password are still active and you’ll add the trip by using the trip code GO-1007. If this is your first trip with us, you’ll create a profile and add the same trip code. The most important thing to do right now is pay the $100 deposit for the trip before September 15th. This deposit secures airfare for our group, which is the most volatile cost of our trip.
The total price of the trip is outlined on the ‘Terms and Conditions’ page linked below along with the payment schedule for the trip. The total cost of the trip this year is $1,880, which includes airfare, park admission, on-site hotel rooms shared amongst 4 students, and some meals. If you would like to arrange your own airfare, you’ll select the ‘Ground’ package. The total cost of the trip without airfare is $1,280. It is not an option to take trip airfare one way (either departing or returning) with the package. This trip will depart on March 9th, 2023 and we will return to the DFW airport on March 13th. If your airfare is separate, you’ll receive an itinerary with where you’ll meet up with our group and where you’ll depart our group.
If parents, family members, or siblings would like to travel with us, you’ll select one of the ‘Guest’ Packages when you register for the trip. They are more expensive as the cost of the hotel is not split as many ways. If you have a family of four that can stay in the same room, you’ll select one of the ‘Student Quad’ packages and we can clarify that you are not on the student trip at a later date.
One of the Disney days will include all band members performing and recording in the Disney Imagination Campus Soundtrack Session where they will record the film scores for several Disney movies! A detailed itinerary is below.
Everyone will receive a detailed itinerary that includes student check in times, locations for all events, flight and luggage information, and how to arrange which Disney/Orlando Studios rides you would like to go on. We want this trip to be a ton of fun for everyone! If you have any questions about this trip, please email Mr. Rees.
Come help us clean up the North Concession stand at Mustang Panther Stadium.
Saturday, August 13 - 8:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094BA4A928A4F49-concession
https://www.gcisd.net/community/volunteer_background_check
Sign Up to Volunteer
https://www.grapevinehsband.com/volunteer-opportunities.html
Sign up to volunteer this season. We need a lot of help!
Daily Dollars
Daily Dollar Calendars are due Monday, August 8
Our Band Booster Goal each student 2 full calendars; let make this happen and get off to a great start the season! A treat for the section team that leads the way!
Mrs. Harrison will be at band hall to collect and organize Monday morning and Monday at dinner break.
Sponsorships
We are looking for Business Sponsors for this season.
Let fundraising@grapevinhsband.com know if you have warm leads or ideas of businesses we could contact.
Join the FB Grapevine Mustang Band Parent Page. Many of you were sent invitations this week to join the FB parent page. Please join, especially Freshman parents. It is a great source of information and a great place to ask questions.
Concession Volunteer Opportunities Available
Volunteering in the concession stand is a great way for band families to get involved and meet new friends and is the biggest fundraiser for the band.
It takes many volunteers to make sure we are covering all the shifts available to us in order to maximize this revenue opportunity. Please remember we are asking all families to cover at least THREE shifts this year.
***We are in desperate need of volunteers for Freshman/JV games and closing shifts for Varsity games. Please look at the Sign Up Links and help us fill in some of these time slots.
Please use the SignUpGenius links below to choose your volunteer opportunities.
Freshman/JV Concession Stand Sign Up Genius
Varsity Concession Stand Sign Up Genius
We are looking forward to seeing you in the concession stand, serving with you and contributing to our GHS Band’s success this year!
Amy Hisel & Christa Moore
Concession Volunteer Coordinators
concessionvolunteers@grapevinehsband.com
Mustang Band families run the concession stands during all Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity home games. It takes many volunteers to make sure we are covering all the shifts available to us in order to maximize this revenue opportunity. Please remember we are asking all families to cover at least THREE shifts.
Please use the SignUpGenius links below to choose your volunteer opportunities.
Freshman/JV Concession Stand Sign Up Genius
Varsity Concession Stand Sign Up Genius
We are looking forward to seeing you in the concession stand, serving with you and contributing to our GHS Band’s success this year!
Amy Hisel & Christa Moore
Concession Volunteer Coordinators
Start Raising Money NOW!
Stay Connected
Here are the links to stay connected!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrapevineMustangBand
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghsmustangband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grapevinehsbandFB Grapevine Mustang Band Parent Page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/2772812576066464/
CHARMS
Students/Parents should login and update their CHARMS information. This is our primary form of communication, and it is important to have accurate information.
If you have any questions, or have trouble logging in to your account, please contact Ms. Irby. (brooke.irby@gcisd.net)
Charms Link
REMIND
All students and parents must join the Remind Groups. We use Remind to communicate quickly during events and will only send out messages that are important for everyone. Visit the band website for details.
PayPal
You may pay for your child’s fees easily with a credit card using a Pay Pal account. To use this feature, click on the “Finances” button then choose the “Make A Trip Payment” button. If you have not set up a Pay Pal account, you will be given an option to do so. Choose to pay using your credit card, debit card, or bank account. Make secure purchases without revealing your credit card number or financial information to the GHS Band or the CHARMS system. PayPal offers one of the safest platforms for online commerce with fraud rates at a fraction of those of typical e-commerce offerings. PayPal offers ease and flexibility, accepting all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express), as well as all major debit cards and direct transfers. Please be aware that there is a fee to pay by credit card.
Grapevine Mustang Band
Email: james.rees@gcisd.net
Website: grapevinehsband.com
Location: 3223 Mustang Drive, Grapevine, TX, USA
Phone: 8172515249