This Week in DHS Band and Guard
Week of March 6th, 2023
This Week's Schedule
Monday, March 6th
- Symphonic Band Brass, 4:45-5:45 pm
- Florida Trip Meeting (required for student and one parent), 7 pm, DHS auditorium
Tuesday, March 7th
- JV Winter Guard 4:45-6:45 pm
- Varsity Winter Guard 5:30-8:30 pm
- Jazz Night, 6:30 pm, Pieper HS
Wednesday, March 8th
- Wind Ensemble French Horns, 8-8:50 am
- Wind Ensemble Low Brass, 4:45-5:45 pm
- Symphonic Band Woodwinds, 4:45-5:45 pm
- Varsity Winter Guard 5-8 pm
Thursday, March 9th
- JV Winter Guard 7:30-8:55 am
- Wind Ensemble Trumpets, 8-8:50 am
- Wind Ensemble Woodwinds, 4:45-5:45 pm
Friday, March 10th
- Makeup Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band Sectional, 8-8:50 am
Saturday, March 11th
- Call Time for Florida Trip, 2 pm, DHS Band Hall
Friday, March 17
- Approximate return time from Florida, 1 pm, DHS Band Hall
- Varsity Winter Guard 3-6 pm
- JV Winter Guard 5-8 pm
Saturday, March 18
- TCGC Winter Guard JV Championships, MG Johnson HS
Jazz Night
Jazz Night is the Comal ISD Jazz Concert on March 7th at 6:30 pm at Pieper HS. All 5 high schools in the district are bringing their Jazz Bands. Tickets are $5, and they can be purchased here. All money collected goes towards scholarships. DHS students in the Jazz Band will wear all black. The uniform is not provided. Call time for DHS Jazz Band members is 5 pm on Tuesday at DHS. We will be providing transportation to and from the concert. Pickup from DHS is approximately 10 pm. Students participating in the Comal ISD All-Star Jazz Band will need to ride the activity bus and will be out of class 3rd-7th period on Tuesday.
Bond
The Comal ISD School Board called for a bond at their workshop on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. I encourage you to educate yourself and others regarding the bond, and I encourage everyone to vote. Information about the bond can be found by following the link below.
https://www.comalisd.org/apps/pages/BOND2023
Proposition B will benefit the band and color guard by giving us additional seating in our stadium. Comal ISD residents will have the opportunity to vote in the bond election on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The deadline to register to vote is Thursday, April 6. Early voting begins April 24 and runs through May 2.
Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Pass Offs
Pre-UIL Concert Rescheduled
The Middle School Region Band and High School Jazz Band Clinic and Concert has been rescheduled to March 28th.
Florida Trip Update
We are having a mandatory trip meting for all students attending the trip on Monday, March 6th at 7 pm. The student and one parent are required to be at the meeting to get information.
Here are the bus and hotel room assignments. Here is an updated itinerary. Here are the trip rules/procedures.
Also, here is which park we will be starting and ending our day while on the trip. Students will be able to park hop starting at 2 pm when we are at Disney parks.
Sunday, March 12 - Magic Kingdom (11 am entry)
Monday, March 13 - Hollywood Studios
Tuesday, March 14 - Universal
Wednesday, March 15 - Epcot (Workshop day)
Thursday, March 16 - Magic Kingdom
Texas State Solo and Ensemble Update
2023 Summer Band Dates
Here are dates for next year's Summer Band Camps.
2023 DHS Marching Band Summer Dates (required)
- May 30-June 1, June Camp
- June 3, Band Registration
- July 13-14, Drum Major Camp
- July 17-19, Student Leadership Team Camp
- July 24-28, Drum Camp
- July 24-28, Color Guard Camp (tentative)
- July 27th, Summer Band begins for all (Winds, Percussion, and Guard)
Saxophone Lesson Information
Fee Payments
Fee payments (Use this link for everything except instrument usage fees.)
Upcoming Events
- March 20th, Drumline auditions for 2023-24 school year, every Monday, 5-7:30 pm, DHS
- March 23rd, Pre-UIL Concert, Davenport HS, AM
- March 28th, Region Jazz Clinic and Concert, Davenport HS
- April 11th-12th, UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation
- April 24th, Woodwind and Brass auditions for 2023-24 school year begin during class
- April 25th, Section Leader Try Outs, 5-7, DHS
- April 27th, Drum Major Try Outs, 5-7 pm, DHS
- May 5th, Wind Ensemble Performs at American Classics Music Festival, Seguin HS, 3:10 pm
- May 9th, Spring Concert, 7 pm, DHS Auditorium
- May 13th, Color Guard Solo and Ensemble, Churchill HS
- May 13th, Band Banquet
- May 19th, Percussion/Jazz Concert, 7 pm, DHS Auditorium
- May 23rd, YOSA Invitational, Wind Ensemble Only, Tobin Center
- May 26th, Graduation, Wolf Stadium (Wind Ensemble Performs)
- May 29th, UIL TSSEC, AM, Austin, TX
- May 30-June 1, June Marching Band Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS
- June 3rd, Band Registration, 9 am - 3 pm, DHS
Band Staff
Jeffrey Keyes
Director of Bands
Davenport HS
Dean Ponseti
Associate Band Director
Davenport HS
Kim Booher
Color Guard Director
Davenport HS
Alexis Dillon
Color Guard Assistant Director
Davenport HS
Kelsey Lien
Director of Bands
Danville MS
Nichele Gonzales
Assistant Director of Bands
Danville MS
Email: jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org
Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davenporthsband/
Twitter: @davenporthsband