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April 4, 2021

IN THIS ISSUE


A Message from Mr. Lucita

Important Dates

Band Sponsorships - Please Share!

Rookie Corner

Spirit Wear: Online

Chrome Car Emblems

Band Booster Membership and Committees

Formulario de Membresia e Interés del Comité

Remind 101 for 2020 - 21

VIPS REQUIRED District Volunteer Program

Sync Your Calendar

Calendar

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SIGN-UP to HELP US HOST TCGC at JHS this SATURDAY!

This is a big competition! Its the TCGC West Area FINALS! So we will need A LOT OF HELP! Please sign up and help us make this a successful event!


Adults please sign up HERE


Student volunteers sign up HERE

A MESSAGE FROM MR. LUCITA

Dear Jaguar Band Families,


Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! The timing was perfect as it capped off the Johnson Band’s first-ever UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation and sent us straight into a three-day weekend. Now that we have had a little time to relax and spend time with family and friends, let’s go over what this week has in store for our Jag Band family.

This week we have our second New Member Camp Tuesday, April 6, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Johnson High School. Our last camp was a huge success with approximately sixty incoming new members, and we are looking forward to increasing that number as we progress through the spring. These camps are extremely important in the development of our newest marchers, and we need every new member to attend! If you know anyone who will be a new member of the Jag Band this fall, please remind them to attend the camp on Tuesday.

Next up this week is the launch of our SNAP Fundraiser. We postponed our last date of launch to allow the bands to focus on UIL. Now, we need to focus on SNAP! We need EVERY member of the band to create their profile and enter their required number of emails. This fundraiser cannot be successful if our students do not fully participate. Parents, help your student complete their registration profile and enter their email addresses. For those that need the link, here it is again: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.snap-raise.com%2fjoin_code%2f374387109&c=E,1,cRQlyeSn6y_TsCX-8mZ98fH5jJ8ow6X_I96DHkU5cMV_OQgkYFz1fOsVyeT7vC5Bn1m4QEY0dqX8Jk9RiREMGSI_E59sGipHDdeOGhszJQMdjcKuubRmMkvHuQ,,&typo=1

EVERY STUDENT must complete this process fully or our fundraiser will NOT be successful. There is no reason for our students not to participate fully - Let’s Do This!!!!

This coming Saturday, April 10th, is the TCGC Contest which will be held at Johnson HS. Each section has been asked to donate various items, and we encourage you to help us meet those requests. This event benefits our Guard program and is a super easy way to get all of our band members and families involved. Also, let’s make sure we wish BOTH of our Winter Guards the best of luck as they are not only hosting this event but are competing in it, as well! Go Jag Guard!!

All band students interested in becoming part of our SLT (Student Leadership Team) be on the lookout. Signup information is coming soon.

Music for band placement for next year will be issued to all band students in grades 8 - 11 very soon, as well! We want to get every student placed in their appropriate band class for the 2021 - 22 school year at JHS!

Just a quick recap of items to have on your radar this week.

SNAP Fundraiser (Complete It!)
TCGC Contest
New Member Camp
STL information
Band Placement Music

Let’s have an incredible week and remember “It’s a Great Day to be a Jaguar!”


Looking forward to a great week! Let’s Go Jags!

Mr. Lucita

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IMPORTANT DATES

*see Charms calendar for more dates. Sync calendar to your phone!


April 5, 2021

Winter Guard

Varsity & JV

5 - 8 p.m.


April 6, 2021

New Member Marching Camp

5 - 7 p.m.


April 7, 2021

Donations Due for TCGC Competition

(Please make sure donations are labeled with your student's name and section.)


Marching Percussion Conditioning Camps

5 - 7 p.m.


April 8, 2021

Winter Guard

Varsity & JV

5 - 8 p.m.


April 10, 2021

JHS Band and Guard hosting TCGC @ JHS

*set up Friday evening; competition all day Saturday

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Band Sponsorships and opportunity to put Student names on trailer!

The Johnson Jaguar Band depends in large part on the fundraising efforts of the Band Boosters. Sponsorships are a very important part of fundraising. Our Sponsorship levels have been updated, and we have a lot of exciting options for businesses AND families! We ask that every family please share this brochure with anyone you know that has a business. We are eager to help promote businesses in our community that support the Jaguar Band! If you would like color copies of our Sponsorship Brochure, we are happy to provide them.


Questions?

Melissa Frensley

sponsorship@johnsonbands.com


Carmen Sifuentes

vpfundraising@johnsonbands.com.


A new addition to our Sponsorship options is the Friends and Family Level. This level offers various options for businesses as well as an option for band families: For $200, you can have your child’s name and graduation year on our band trailer indefinitely with the option to simultaneously add sibling name for an additional $100.


Details of all Sponsorship Options can be found at https://www.johnsonbands.com/sponsorships.


Thank you for your support of the Johnson Jaguar Band!

Check out our YouTube page!

Check out Jaguar Band and Guard videos!


Go to our photos page at johnsonbands.com and check out pictures from various events in which the band has participated! Some folders are open to all the public but other picture folders must be accessed with the following case-sensitive passcode: GoJags


If you have experience taking quality photos,
will be attending games or other events, and are willing to take pictures for the band, please contact Greta Von Paumgarten at vpcommunications@johnsonbands.com.


Have fun!

Other Things You Want to Know!


  • Check out the Johnson Band Spirit Gear! JB Band Merchandise is now in stock! Check out our online store for performance style caps, hoodies, long sleeve t-shirts and short-sleeved t-shirts. Both long and shirt sleeve t-shirts are available in a large JB logo and small JB logo style and have "Buda, TX" down the back.



  • Johnson: This is Us! Christmas Ornament Thought you missed out on purchasing your Jaguar Band memory ornament? They are still available for purchase on our online store! Get yours while you can! Deliveries will be scheduled at a later date.

BAND BOOSTER MEMBERSHIP AND COMMITTEES

The Johnson Jaguar Band is a student-led organization supported by the Johnson High School Band Boosters. Because your child is in Band (which includes woodwinds, brass, percussion and color guard!), you ARE a member of the JHS Band Boosters. It takes the untiring support from our Booster Parents, YOU, for the band to attain its highest potential. YOU are a big part of their success.


How can you help?

https://www.johnsonbands.com/committee-interest

FORMULARIO DE MEMBRESIA E INTERES DEL COMITÉ

Johnson Jaguar Band es una organización dirigida por estudiantes y apoyada por los Johnson Band Boosters. Debido a que su hijo está en la banda, usted ES miembro de JHS Band Boosters. Se necesita el incansable apoyo de nuestros Padres de refuerzo, USTED, para que la banda alcance su máximo potencial. ¡TÚ eres una gran parte de su éxito!


¿Cómo puedes ayudar?

https://www.johnsonbands.com/committee-interest-spanish

Update your CHARMS information to include BIRTHDAYS!

Log in at: https://www.charmsoffice.com/ the school code is: JohnsonJaguarBand


After logging in, click RETURNING students. The password is your child’s Hays CISD Student ID#. It will ask you to create a new password at that point. Please feel free to use a password of your choice.


Include birth dates so we can celebrate student birthdays!!


Find helpful documents regarding Charms on our website: https://www.johnsonbands.com/documents

REMIND 101

Jaguar Band uses Remind 101 to send out notifications and reminders to parents and students. Once you sign up, you can receive the messages as a text message, notification from the app or both.


Visit our website to find the correct Remind 101 codes for you and your student.

https://www.johnsonbands.com/forms-and-docs


Text that code to 81010, and you're ready to go!

ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST REGISTER WITH HAYS VIPS PROGRAM

Registration in V.I.P.S. (Volunteers in Public Schools) is required by Hays CISD for all volunteers. Volunteers must be approved as a VIP volunteer BEFORE volunteering. Click here, https://www.johnsonbands.com/forms-and-docs, and follow the link to register with VIPS in the lower right corner.


Questions or feedback?

Contact Juliette Kroeger

membership@johnsonbands.com.

SYNC YOUR CALENDAR TO CHARMS!

Charms is the calendar program used by Hays CISD bands. Syncing your online calendar (mobile device or computer) to Charms means any changes made to practices, games, events, etc., will automatically be updated in your calendar.


Visit the Johnson Band Website (www.johnsonbands.com) and click on the Calendar tab at the top for instructions.