News From The Bandroom
Once my band, Always my band
Updated April 21, 2024
Band Banquet
The band kids voted and we are going to have a band banquet!! This will be in lieu of a spring concert. The banquet will be semi-formal and will be on May 10th. More details will come next week!
Fundraiser Signups
Parents!! We need volunteers to make the car show a success!!! Please signup!
Parents Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4AADA728A46-47573063-carshow#/
Band Students Signup : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4AADA728A46-48471379-carshow
Guard Try-outs
Guard try-outs will be April 29 - May 3.
Guard will also be performing in the East Limestone Theater production of Frozen Jr at Creekside on Wednesday. Shows for the public are on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and a Sunday matinee. Good luck!!
New Car Show Sponsor
Thanks to Linamar for being a platinum sponsor for the car show!! Thank you for supporting our band kids!!!
Car Show
We still need items for the goody bags. Please email eastband.carshow@gmail.com with any questions or sponsors you contact or any items you have.
If you are going to a car show in the area, please let us know and we will provide you flyers to hand out about the East Band Car Show. Just email eastband.carshow@gmail.com and we will send them home with your child.
Next car show meeting is April 23rd at 6:30 in the band room!!
Band kids that bring in a sponsor worth $100 or more will not have to work the car show!!!
Link to Sponsor Packages:
https://eastlimestoneband.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-Sponsorship-Packages.pdf
Band Camp
Band camp will be week of July 15 and week of July 22. We will also have practice on July 29 and 30. More details to come! Don't forget... Band camp is mandatory to be in the marching band.
Uniform fitting will be the week of July 8th.
Officers Needed!!
Fundraising Officer
Our Fundraising officer is moving and has resigned. If anyone is interested in being a fundraiser officer, please let me know! You can email me with any questions. jad0127@yahoo.com
This is also a list to this year's fundraisers. We will need everyone to make these successful!
Remind codes!
They have not changed! We now go by graduation year! The list below is just to help new folks or new phones!
Send whichever code applies to you to 81010
8th graders - @elb2028
9th graders - @elb2027
10th graders - @elb2026
11th graders - @elb2025
12th graders - @elb2024
The East Limestone Band Staff
Mark McChristian, Band Director, Music Appreciation, Drill, and coffee
Email: Mark.McChristian@Lcsk12.org
Mr. McChristian is a son of Athens, and a graduate of Athens High School, 1988. During the summer of 1991 he was the lead euphonium with the then 6 time World Champion Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps and competed with the group on their national tour ending with world finals in Dallas Texas. During the next spring, he traveled with the corps on a European tour. In the spring of 1998 Mr. McChristian graduated from UNA with a bachelors degree in music education.
His first teaching position was in Lynnville, TN at Richland High School, where he was tasked with reviving a defunct band program. the school had not had a band for 22 years. In the Fall of 2005, Mr. McChristian moved back to Athens and was named the band director of Elkmont High School. He was there for 14 years. The longest tenure of any band director at Elkmont. In the fall of 2019, Mr. McChristian came to East Limestone.
Mrs. Michelle Priest, Guard Director and Assistant Band Director
Email: Michelle.Priest@Lcsk12.org
Mrs. Priest has been guard director since 2015. In her tenure, the guard has flourished. From ratings to awards to new adventures in the Winter Guard circuit, Mrs. Priest has led these young people to success. In non-band life, she has been teaching English at East Limestone since 2007. She was also the Middle School Cheer coach for seven years and coached a seven-twelfth-grade competition squad to a national championship. During the ten years that Mrs. Priest was the sponsor, the Senior Beta Club brought home many first-place academic and talent awards. She is a Tanner High School, Athens State University, and University of West Alabama graduate, holding a Master's in Instructional Leadership and pursuing an EdS. Mrs. Priest enjoys spending time with her husband, Allan. They have two beautiful daughters and six amazing grandchildren whom they spoil at every chance.
East Limestone Band Program
Website: eastlimestoneband.com
Location: 15641 East Limestone Road, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: (256)233-6660
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlimestoneband