This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

• 9/1     Away Football Game – vs. Hillsboro HS
• 9/4     Labor Day – No School
• 9/8    Home Football Game – vs. Rockvale HS
• 9/11    Teacher Admin Day – No School
• 9/15    Home Football Game – vs. Cane Ridge HS (8th Grade Band Night)
• 9/22    Home Football Game – vs. Antioch HS - Homecoming
• 9/26    No ASR

This week is the first home football game of the season. Home game Friday's are a little different in that students will be dismissed at 3:30 PM and should plan to leave campus as normal to go home, eat, and get ready for the performance. Please see the gig sheet for more information.

 

 

Parents - Because this is a home game, we will not need any parent chaperones or any help in the cafeteria this week.

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

• 8/25    Home Football Game – vs. Blackman High School

The first performance of the season is an away game that takes place this Friday, August 18, at Tullahoma High School. All band members and their families should take a moment to read the gig sheet for this event.

 

 

Parents - If you are interested and able to help volunteer, please take a moment to click on the link below to sign-up for a volunteer slot. We need parents to help with the meal serving and supervision in the cafeteria; serve as chaperones for the buses and games; and to help tow and drive our equipment trucks.

 

 

For all away games, the SCHS Band provides an early dinner meal for all band members. Band members do not leave campus on away game Fridays as our time is limited. Meals on Fridays are provided for the band members as a courtesy. This week our meal will be a Bojangles chicken tenders box. If band members have any meal allergies or dietary restrictions, they may bring additional food or have food dropped off. However all band members will eat together in the cafeteria during the designated time.

 

Band members have been reminded about this since last week. All band members will need to have their water jug with their name on it for the ASR on Tuesday, August 18 (and every ASR thereafter). Woodwind, Brass, and Battery Percussion members will need to bring their flip folders to the Tuesday, August 18, 2023 ASR. 

 

For any band members and their families looking to get their official Stewarts Creek High School Band apparel, please click the link below to browse and purchase items in the SCHS Band spirit wear store.

 

 

We still have several band members who have not brought their case of water. Each band member needs to bring a case of water (see the supply list that was issued in the band registration paperwork). We are two-weeks out from our first performance on the road and we need band members to bring in their case of water. Water can be dropped off at the end of rehearsals or dropped off in the main office of SCHS.

 

It's time for us to announce the band trip destination for the 2023-2024 school year. Please join us for a very brief trip meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, August 15, at 6:30 PM in the SCHS Theater. At this meeting we will discuss all things trip related and will have some handouts for band members and their families.

 

Welcome back to school! What follows is your weekly MNR. This will help band members and their families plan for the week. We expect that all band members read and comprehend the information contained in the MNR each week. Some items will pertain to band members only, while other items may pertain to parents only. The goal and expectation for everyone to always be in the know.

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

• 8/10    SCMS 7th & 8th Grade Band Parents Meeting – 7:00 PM (Reference Only)
  
  
• 8/14    SCMS 6th Grade Beginning Band Parents Meeting – 7:00 PM (Reference Only)
  
  
• 8/18    Away Football Game Performance – vs. Tullahoma High School
  
  
• 8/18    Calendar Conflict Forms Due (this will be for a grade!)
  
  
• 8/25    Home Football Game – vs. Blackman High School

This information was conveyed in class today (8/7/2023). Band members will need to bring a change of clothes for rehearsal. Band camp attire/athletic attire and athletic shoes are required. Please make sure to bring hats, sunscreen, a 64 OZ water jug filled with ice from home, a neck towel/cooler, and your instrument.

 

The first few weeks of August are very hot and humid and we have lots to review and more drill to teach so we need all band members ready for rehearsal.

 

All members of the SCHS Band program have been issued and assigned a locker with a Master Lock Combination Lock. Band members have been asked to take a picture of their locker card for their phones and also type the combination and locker number into their phone notes app. Replacement locks are $10.00 and we ask that all band members use their locker to store their instrument and belongings. We also ask that band members go the extra step and use the combination lock provided to them to secure their belongings. The use of combination locks are not optional.

 

We are currently in the final phase of our setup for the band class fees statements to go out this week. Parents will see statements issued by Intuit QuickBooks. Parents can pay your child's class fees right on your phone or you can always send a check, cash, or money order. 

 

We still have several band members who have not brought their case of water. Each band member needs to bring a case of water (see the supply list that was issued in the band registration paperwork). We are two-weeks out from our first performance on the road and we need band members to bring in their case of water. Water can be dropped off at the end of rehearsals or dropped off in the main office of SCHS.

 

Private Instrument Lessons

Parents and Band Members - Please be on the lookout for an email/text sign-up for private lessons for the 2023-2024 school year. We are excited to have a great team of dedicated professional musicians to work with the band members. 

 

It's time for us to announce the band trip destination for the 2023-2024 school year. Please join us for a very brief trip meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, August 15, at 6:30 PM in the SCHS Theater. At this meeting we will discuss all things trip related and will have some handouts for band members and their families.

 

We ask that parents and band member remain patient as we work through the new master schedule. We know that there are some conflicts with classes and band in the master schedule and we assure you that our guidance department is working tirelessly to make all corrections. Should you have questions about your child's schedule or possible class conflicts, we ask that parents please contact the band office via email ([email protected]) or text.

 

We kindly ask that parents not post questions to the Facebook Red Hawk Parent Page as we are unable to answer those questions (since we do not have access) and often times the information given and questions answered are not always from reliable sources.

We want to take a moment to express our sincere thank you to the entire band family, and to the SCHS Faculty, Staff, and Administration for all the love and support that went into making the 2022-2023 band season and school year a success. It truly takes a village to give all of these band members the very best experience possible. We wish everyone a restful and safe summer break.

 

On a more personal note . . . It is hard to imagine this but this week marks the end of not only this school year . . . but also 10 years of the SCHS Band. As one of the most visible, youth-centered organizations on our campus, there are no words to describe looking back at a decade of service to our school and Smyrna community.

 

While next year will be a year to reflect on the foundations that built the band program at Stewarts Creek High School, it will also be an opportunity to shape the next decade for the band program and for the students and families that will become part of an even bigger band family of present members and past alumni band families.

 

We look forward to next year and the decade to come.

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

• 6/26-6/27     RCS Student Leadership Workshop for Band and Choir Members 
                      (open to all SCHS Band Members - optional but HIGHLY recommended)

 Upcoming Events: Band Calendar Month of July:

We are excited to announce that RCS is offering a free workshop designed for all band and choir students this summer, free of charge. The Model Leadership workshop is free for all RCS students and we want to make sure the Stewarts Creek High School Band is well represented. This workshop is designed for all band and choir students, not just section leaders or drum majors. The workshop takes place at Rockvale High School.

 

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

• 6/26-6/27     RCS Student Leadership Workshop for Band and Choir                              Members (open to all SCHS Band Members - optional but                         HIGHLY recommended)

 Upcoming Events: Band Calendar Month of July:

There is no moment that makes a band director more proud than to see band members walk across the stage and to graduate from high school. We offer our deepest heartfelt wishes to the band seniors of the SCHS Class of 2023. It is our hope that you will take with you all of the skills, life lessons, and fond memories of your time as members of the SCHS Band. Please know that you will be missed. Please keep in contact and don't be a stranger. Drop us a line and let us know how you're doing on all that awaits you on your next adventure.

 

We are excited to announce that RCS is offering a free workshop designed for all band and choir students this summer, free of charge. The Model Leadership workshop is free for all RCS students and we want to make sure the Stewarts Creek High School Band is well represented. This workshop is designed for all band and choir students, not just section leaders or drum majors. The workshop takes place at Rockvale High School.

 

 

 

Attention Band Parents - We have just $1,700 left outstanding in class fees. We have this down to eleven families who have a remaining balance. We have two families who have agreed to be anonymous supporters. We are looking for a few more.

 

We cannot end the school year with a negative balance. One of the great things about the Stewarts Creek High School Band has been the One Team Model. It's what governs everything about our school culture. This means that we all support one another in good times and especially in times of struggle. 

 

If you are able to give and to offer assistance to these families in need, it would be greatly appreciated. We keep everything anonymous. 

 

We know that this is a heavy ask and we appreciate your consideration as we continue to create opportunities for these deserving band members to have a high-quality music education and to help shape the future of America's up and coming leaders through participation in the SCHS Band Program.

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

Attention Band Parents - We have just $4,600 left outstanding in class fees. We need all families who have a remaining balance to please send money, or click the link from the statements that were issued last week.

 

We simply cannot end the year with a deficit of $4,600. We still have bills to pay from the spring concert music, jazz band music, percussion ensemble music, awards, food for the students for graduation, bus transportation, and a few other end of they year bills that must be paid. 

 

For families with a balance, please contact the band office if you need to make arrangements. A few parents have reached out to ask about making additional donations to the band program to help offset this deficit. Any help is appreciated.

 

We are excited to serve Stewarts Creek High School by providing live music for the Commencement Exercises this Friday, May 12, 2023 at the MTSU Murphy Center. The 10th and 11th grade members of the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, along with selected 10th and 11th grade members of the Percussion Class will meet in the band room during ICU for an extended dress rehearsal. Following our rehearsal, the band members will be fed and will change into concert attire. We will depart via RCS school buses to MTSU's Murphy Center. Please click the link below to access the gig sheet which contains more information.

 

 

Just a friendly reminder that we ask students to notify us via text message if they are going to be absent from school. This helps us to ensure accurate attendance records for all the band members and is also a soft job skill that we are trying to teach students so that they will be successful in their communication skills with their future college or workforce professionalism.

 

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

Tomorrow morning current statements will go out. The total remaining in band class fees is $6,800.00. We are coming down to the final push and we need to finish strong. It is imperative that these fees are paid. We are at the point in the year where the final bills are coming due and we need the remainder of the band families to meet their financial commitments. We have been asked to contact parents with outstanding balances before turning in these balances to the SCHS office for holds.

 

Please double check your statements when they are issued and let us know if there are any corrections that need to be made. 

 

This week we have percussion training and placements, band leadership training and drum major training. Leadership positions are open to all students who are interested in serving their band program.

 

We also have the return of our private lessons studio recitals over the course of the next two weeks.

 

The band will also perform its last service performance of the year - the commencement exercises for the class of 2023 which will take place at the MTSU Murphy Center. This ensemble will consist of all symphonic band & wind ensemble sophomores and juniors and selected percussion. More information and a gig sheet will be emailed in subsequent Monday Nigh Rundowns.

 

Just a friendly reminder that we ask students to notify us via text message if they are going to be absent from school. This helps us to ensure accurate attendance records for all the band members and is also a soft job skill that we are trying to teach students so that they will be successful in their communication skills with their future college or workforce professionalism.

 

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

The last week of school has been busy for the SCHS Band, from the movie shoot to the TMEA All-State conference and performances. As we wrap-up one school year, we also simultaneously prepare for the next. This week we have color guard training auditions. Starting in May, we have percussion training and placements, band leadership training and drum major training (open to all students who are interested in serving their band program). Not to mention the return of our private lessons studio recitals. The band will also perform its last service performance of the year - the commencement exercises for the class of 2023 which will take place at the MTSU Murphy Center. This ensemble will consist of all symphonic band & wind ensemble sophomores and juniors and selected percussion. More information and a gig sheet will be emailed in subsequent Monday Nigh Rundowns.

 

Just a friendly reminder that we ask students to notify us via text message if they are going to be absent from school. This helps us to ensure accurate attendance records for all the band members and is also a soft job skill that we are trying to teach students so that they will be successful in their communication skills with their future college or workforce professionalism.

 

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

The SCHS Band is scheduled to perform their last concert performance of the 2022-2023 season on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 7 PM. All band members will stay after school for a dress rehearsal and a catered meal. See the gig sheet below for more information.

 

 

This concert will feature the entire Stewarts Creek High School Band together one last time. We will pay tribute to our senior band members on this concert, as well as recognize several band members on their musical accomplishment with our annual awards presentation. We hope you will be able to join the SCHS Band for this special concert performance.

 

Just a friendly reminder that we ask students to notify us via text message if they are going to be absent from school. This helps us to ensure accurate attendance records for all the band members and is also a soft job skill that we are trying to teach students so that they will be successful in their communication skills with their future college or workforce professionalism.

 

 

This Week's Events on the Band Calendar: 

Ready or not, April is now here! The SCHS Band is scheduled to perform their last concert performance of the 2022-2023 season on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 7 PM.

 

We will send more details next week. This concert will feature the entire Stewarts Creek High School Band together one last time. We will pay tribute to our senior band members on this concert, as well as recognizing several band members on their musical accomplishment with our annual awards presentation. We hope you will be able to join the SCHS Band for this special concert performance.

Just a friendly reminder that we ask students to notify us via text message if they are going to be absent from school. This helps us to ensure accurate attendance records for all the band members and is also a soft job skill that we are trying to teach students so that they will be successful in their communication skills with their future college or workforce professionalism.