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BAND BRAGGER MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND July 2017 www.charmsoffice.com www.memorialband.com Band Director: Suzanne Thompson Assistant Band Director: Jeff Munger Color Guard Instructor: Julianah Iwelu Drum Majors: Kyra Halbert-Elliott and Carl Wolff President: Ben Harrison Vice President: Andy Ye Secretary: Keagan Ngo Historian: Ruka Adachi Senior Rep: Faith Choi Junior Rep: Christopher Dixon Sophomore Rep: Luke Lorentzatos Freshman Rep: to be elected Librarians: Jackson Stradley (head), Brian Nguyen, Yunuo Sun, Max Wolff Uniform Managers: Daniel Copeland, Christopher Dixon, Leah Engeldorf Equipment Manager: Charles Buscher Woodwind Captain: Faith Choi Brass Captain: Chip Alberstadt Drum Captain: Nathan Nadarasa Color Guard Captain: Minatsu Aizu Color Guard Marching Lieutenant: Kaitlynn Karisch Winter Guard Lieutenant: Julia Song Flute Section Leaders: Ruka Adachi, Renee Jiang, Kathryn Kazanas, Josephine Lim Clarinet Section Leaders: Charles Buscher, Christopher Dixon, Max Wolff Saxophone Section Leaders: Keagan Ngo, Christopher Richards Trumpet Section Leaders: Michael Stewart, Daniel Copeland F Horn Section Leader: Myles Horn Trombone Section Leaders: Daniel Feng, Adam Genez Tuba/Euphonium Section Leader: Jackson Stradley Front Ensemble Section Leaders: John Grimes, Emma Pounds From the Director Suzanne Thompson I hope that you are enjoying your Summer vacation. Before you know it, it will be time to start the new season. Percussion and Color Guard camps start on Monday, July 24th and Summer Band begins on Monday, July 31st. Please welcome our new Assistant Band Director, Jeff Munger. Mr. Munger is a percussionist that specializes in marching percussion, four mallet marimba, and drumset. He taught previously at Spring Woods Middle School for two years, Spring Woods High School for six years, and Langham Creek High School for one year. Congratulations to the Senior Class of 2017 I wish you the best of luck as you start a new chapter in your life. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication over the past four years in band. I am also excited to welcome a large incoming Freshman class I know that band will be a very important part of your high school career. This year s marching show will feature various styles of Latin jazz and will include Spain by Chick Corea, Echano by Chuck Mangione, and Malagueña as performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra. This year our Spring Trip will be to New York City to perform in the prestigious Carnegie Hall. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel with your fellow band members to NYC and perform at Carnegie Hall, and I hope you will make plans to join us. We will hand out Spring Trip Commitment forms during Summer Band. Percussion and Color Guard camps will start the week of July 24th (the week before Summer Band begins) and will go Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM 4:00 PM with a break for lunch. Miss Julianah Iwelu will return to work with our Color Guard students this year. The percussionists will work with consultants from N8RHYTHM. The cost for percussionists is $150 per student. Please bring your payment on the first day of camp (checks made payable to MHS Mustang Band Booster Club, Inc.). This fee goes to help pay for the consultants. Summer Band begins on Monday, July 31st for ALL Mustang Band members. We will rehearse from 8:00 AM 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM 4:00 PM with a break for lunch. Students are on their own for lunch. Please wear comfortable, light-colored clothing and athletic tennis shoes (running shoes or cross training shoes). You must bring a personal water jug filled with ice water with you outside. The Summer Band letter is posted in Charms in case you did not receive one at the end of the year. It is very important that everyone attends as we will be working on marching fundamentals and music for the contest drill and the stands. Parents, we would like to invite you to the first marching performance of the year at the Meet the Band Picnic on Thursday, August 1 7 t h. Come out and see what we have been working on during Summer Band and stay for the Mustang Band Booster Club meeting to find out what is going on in Band this year. More information about the event is included in this newsletter. Most of the dates for our concerts and contests have already been decided for next year and are available in Charms. W e have marching contests scheduled on many of the Saturdays in October. As always, please visit the Charms website regularly to keep up-to-date with rehearsals, concerts, and contests. Please do not hesitate to call or email if you have any questions or concerns. My e- mail address is Suzanne.Thompson@springbranchisd.com and my office phone number is (713) 251-2522. I look forward to seeing everyone again at the end of July. Sincerely, Suzanne Thompson

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND 2017 SUMMER/FALL BAND SCHEDULE Please take a moment to study the Summer Band schedule and arrange your activities so that you can attend all of the rehearsals and performances. SPECIALTY CAMPS Monday, July 24th Thursday, July 27th PERCUSSION CAMP for all students assigned to the battery percussion and front ensemble percussion 8:30 AM 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM 4:00 PM every day. Lunch is on your own. Thursday, July 27th (3:00 PM) performance for family and friends in the MHS Auditorium. We will bring once again bring in instructors from N8RHYTHM to staff the Percussion Camp. The cost is $150/person checks made payable to MHS Mustang Band Booster Club, Inc. and bring on the first day of Camp. Monday, July 24th Thursday, July 27th COLOR GUARD CAMP 8:30 AM 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM 4:00 PM every day. Lunch is on your own. Thursday, July 27th (3:00 PM) performance for family and friends in the MHS Auditorium. Color Guard students will work on technique and learn new choreography with Miss J. Thursday, July 27th STUDENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND WORKDAY 9:00 AM 4:00 PM. Lunch is on your own. Wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes as we will practice marching fundamentals and perform various tasks in the Band Hall. We will watch the Percussion and Color Guard perform in the auditorium at 3:00 PM. SUMMER BAND Monday, July 31st Thursday, August 3rd ALL STUDENTS 8:00 AM 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM 4:00 PM. Make sure to wear shorts, athletic tennis shoes, and light colored clothing. Also you must bring a small igloo-type water jug with ice water every day. We will be outside during the morning rehearsal. Lunch is on your own. Please bring your concert instrument for afternoon masterclasses on the Region music. Saturday, August 5th STUDENT LEADERSHIP ONLY Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser Workshop 12:00 PM 2:30 PM @ Katy Taylor H.S. We will meet in the MHS Band Hall at 10:45 AM and travel to Katy Taylor by bus. Please bring a pencil and paper for the workshop and money to buy a late lunch. The workshop is very informative and entertaining. We would like most (if not all) of the student leadership to attend. Monday, August 7th Thursday, August 10th ALL STUDENTS 8:00 AM 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM 4:00 PM. Make sure to wear shorts, athletic tennis shoes, and light colored clothing. Also you must bring a small igloo-type water jug with ice water every day. We will be outside during the morning rehearsal. Lunch is on your own. Saturday, August 12th Band Car Wash MHS Front Parking Lot more details elsewhere in this newsletter. Monday August 14th Thursday, August 17th ALL STUDENTS 5:00 PM 7:30 PM. We will only rehearse in the evenings during Teacher In-service. Thursday, August 17th ALL STUDENTS Meet the Band Performance and Picnic 6 PM Parents of freshmen or other new Band/Color Guard students should plan on meeting in the cafeteria for a quick introductory meeting with the Band Directors and Band Booster Club. 7 PM Parents and families meet at the church parking lot at 7 PM to watch the end of our rehearsal and see what we have been working on during Summer Band. After the marching demonstration we will move to the cafeteria for a Band Booster Club meeting. Bring a picnic-style dinner for your family to eat in the cafeteria during the meeting. Desserts and drinks will be provided.

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND 2017 SUMMER/FALL BAND SCHEDULE Friday, August 18th Fish Camp Times TBD. The entire band will perform at this event. Friday, August 18th Band Pool Party (time and place TBD) Saturday, August 19th ALL STUDENTS Meet the Mustangs 6:00 PM The entire band will perform at this event. The uniform is our casual band uniform. Monday, August 21st First day of school. Begin Fall Rehearsal Schedule. FALL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (August-September)* Monday 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Front Ensemble Sectional Tuesday 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Woodwind/Battery Percussion/Color Guard Sectionals 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Brass Sectional Wednesday 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Full Band Thursday 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Full Band Friday as needed (if there is a Saturday game or contest) *This is our basic rehearsal schedule and is subject to change based on weather, holidays, contests, etc. Beginning in October, we will have Full Band rehearsals on Mondays and Tuesdays as well. You will receive a detailed rehearsal and performance calendar in August for planning appointments, etc. All students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances. Please make special note of the dates for the Stadium rehearsal at Tully, the marching festivals, and the UIL Region 27 Marching Contest. Marching spots in the contest drill are earned and kept by attending rehearsals, displaying competency in marching fundamentals, and by "passing off" (playing by memory) the songs that we will be playing on the field. These songs include the MHS Fight Song, MHS Alma Mater, and the competition show music. There will be a group of students who will have shadows or be shadowing other students. These students will alternate with another person in a drill position and have a chance to march at some of the football games, as well as earn a spot in the show. The best player/marcher in a drill position will march the position for marching contests. If you think that you will need a shadow (because of a school- related conflict), please contact Mrs. Thompson as soon as possible. All Marching Band members, whether in the contest drill or not, will receive the physical education credit for their participation in after school marching band. Some marching music was handed out at our Marching Band Orientation in June at MHS. Students can find copies of the marching music and the new Markette stand tunes in the Marching Music folder in the Files & Handouts section of Charms. School owned instruments were also issued at orientation. Please refer to the Charms website regularly for calendar information. The MHS Varsity Football schedule for 2017 has already been posted. We look forward to another successful year for the Memorial HS Mustang Band! Sincerely, Suzanne Thompson Jeff Munger Director of Bands Assistant Director of Bands 713-251-2522 (Band Office) 713-251-2686 (Band Office) Suzanne.Thompson@springbranchisd.com Jeffrey.Munger@springbranchisd.com www.charmsoffice.com (Parent/Student login: memorialband) www.memorialband.com

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND 2017 FALL CALENDAR JULY 24 27 Percussion Camp and Color Guard Camp 8:30am-4:00pm 27 Student Leadership Training & Workday 9:00am-4:00pm 31 First Day of Summer Band see letter for specific times AUGUST 1 17 Summer Band see letter for specific times 5 Dr. Tim Workshop at Katy Taylor HS (student leadership) see above for specifics 12 Band Booster Club Car Wash 17 Meet the Band Performance Picnic and Booster Club meeting will follow 18 Fish Camp/Freshman Orientation Performance time TBA Band Pool Party location and time TBA 19 Meet the Mustangs 6:00pm Pep Rally 21 First Day of School SEPTEMBER 2 MHS vs. Seven Lakes (Legacy Stadium Katy ISD) 6:00pm 8 Pearland vs. MHS (Tully Stadium) 7:00pm 9 MHS Flag Camp for middle school students interested in Color Guard 8am-12pm 15 Cinco Ranch vs. MHS (Tully Stadium) 7:00pm Marching with the Mustangs 22 Open week (no football game) 27 Region Jazz Auditions (Cypress Springs HS) 28 Klein Collins vs. MHS (Tully Stadium) 7:00pm OCTOBER TBD SBISD Band Extravaganza (Tully Stadium) TBD 6 MHS vs. Klein (Klein Memorial Stadium) 7:00pm 7 Tentative Marching Festival TBD 9 Stadium Rehearsal at Tully (Student Holiday) 8:00am-10:30am 12 Northbrook vs. MHS (Tully Stadium home) 7:00pm Homecoming 14 The Battle at the Berry Marching Festival (The Berry Center) time TBA 20 Stratford vs. MHS (Tully Stadium home) 7:00pm 21 UIL Region 27 Marching Contest (The Berry Center) time TBA 27 MHS vs. Klein Oak (Klein Memorial Stadium) 7:00pm NOVEMBER 4 Klein Forest vs. MHS (Tully Stadium) 2:00pm Senior Recognition 6 Region Orchestra Auditions (Cy-Fair HS) 8, 10-11 Region Orchestra Sectional, Clinic/Concert (Jersey Village HS and Cypress Park HS) 10 MHS vs. Spring Woods (Tully Stadium visitors) 7:00pm DECEMBER 4 Region Band Auditions Phase 1 (Cy-Fair HS) 5 Winter Concert (MHS Auditorium) 7:30pm 6 Band Student Luncheon MPR 8 Region Band Auditions Phase 1 (Cypress Creek HS) 9 Region Band Auditions Phase 2 & Freshmen (Cypress Creek HS)

BAND FEES The Band/Color Guard Fee for this school year is $250 and is paid by each member. This fee is used to pay for expenses primarily associated with Marching Band which are not covered by Spring Branch ISD and is due at the beginning of the school year. These expenses include extra instruction for the students (master classes & specialized instruction), section-of-the-week parties, marching music, marching drill, supplies, props, uniform cleaning and alterations, and occasional one-time purchases when needed. For Color Guard, the fee helps cover the cost of the marching show uniform and required equipment. Color Guard students will be responsible for purchasing additional personal items as needed (e.g. jazz pants, gloves, jazz shoes, etc.). For new students and those who need new marching shoes, you will purchase them via the Band. The cost is $40. We will size the students during Summer Band and order the shoes for you. You keep these. Every Mustang Band student will be given one dri-fit, red, polo-style Band shirt. If a student needs an additional or a replacement shirt, the cost is $35. Forms to pay the fees described will be available at the Meet the Band Picnic. Please make out checks for the above fees to MHS Band. This money goes into the Band Activity Account. Percussionists are expected to pay an additional $150 for Percussion Camp. Please make checks payable to MHS Mustang Band Booster Club, Inc. and bring with you to the first day of camp. The Band Booster Club helps supplement the remaining cost of the Percussion Camp. Color Guard students (and anyone else interested in participating in Winter Guard) are also expected to pay a Winter Guard fee to help cover expenses associated with Winter Guard competition season (contest fees, transportation, equipment, uniforms, etc.). This year the Winter Guard fee will be $225 and is due on December 1st. It is the wish of the MHS Band D irectors that every student who wants to participate in Band is given the opportunity. If your family is unable to pay for all or part of your child s Band fees or needs to arrange a payment plan, please contact Mrs. Thompson in the Band Office at 713-251-2522 or Suzanne.Thompson@springbranchisd.com. CASUAL MARCHING UNIFORM This year, we will again be wearing our casual marching uniform for the first three non-district football games as well as parades, pep rallies, and some other performances. This uniform consists of our red dri-fit, polo-style Mustang Band shirt, a pair of knee-length, light tan khaki shorts (cargo shorts are an excellent choice), a belt, ankle socks, and tennis shoes. All students will wear the casual marching uniform this year including percussion and color guard. All new students will receive a dri-fit red polostyle Band shirt during Summer Band. Please have the casual uniform ready to wear by Friday, August 18th. We have performances for Fish Camp on Friday the 18th and for Meet the Mustangs on Saturday the 19th. CHARMS Charms is a powerful web-based program that allows us to keep track of contact information, financial information (fundraising, spring trips, etc.), calendar events, handouts, uniforms, and school-owned instruments (to name a few). The Charms website is http://www.charmsoffice.com. The Parent/Student schoolcode login is: memorialband. This will take you to a screen where you can access the calendar and handouts. If you login further, you will have access to student specific information. The student password is initially the student s ID number. If we didn t have your ID number (for new students), try using your 7-digit phone number or the first initial of your first name and then your last name (e.g. sthompson).

MUSTANG BAND BOOSTER CLUB 2017-18 Mustang Band Booster Club President: Heather Buscher Treasurer: Tracey Stewart Secretary: Marilyn Wolff VP Student Fundraising: Cynthia Lindsey VP Band Booster Club Fundraising: Amy Kazanas Student Fundraising Chair: Brenda Pounds Band Booster Club Fundraising Chair: OPEN Hospitality: Heather Buscher, Grace Choi, Anna Pi Band Meals: Karen Alberstadt, Tracey Stewart, Jenny Lorentzatos Middle School Liaison: Melissa Horn, Lorraine Peterson Scrapbook Photograph Coordinator: Clifford Lee, Brenda Pounds Scrapbook Organization/Distribution: Vernette Shaffer Scrapbook Sales/Layout/Printing: Marilyn Wolff Football Chaperone Coordinator: Greg Stewart Bus/Stand Chaperone Coordinator: OPEN Uniform Parents: Vernette Shaffer, Rachel Lim Band Webpage: Rebecca Ziegenhorn Spirit Items: Lennie Grimes Financial Aid Committee: Tracey Stewart, Vernette Shaffer, Heather Buscher To All New and Returning MHS Band Students and Parents, Welcome to the 2017-18 year! Your Band Booster Club Officers and Chairs have already been hard at work this spring and summer making plans for a great upcoming season. The MHS Mustang Band Booster Club is a 501(c)(3) organization established to support the MHS Mustang Band. We do not charge dues for membership. (Please note: We are a completely separate entity from the MHS Booster Club which supports all sports and extracurricular activities at Memorial HS). You can see by the list of committees that there are a great number of activities that we undertake to enrich the experiences of our Band (and Color Guard) students. I am very excited to see so many new parents come forward to take on co-chair roles, for the upcoming season and beyond! Even if you are not able to serve as a committee chair, we still need you! Please volunteer when you can to help chaperone football games, work the car wash, or feed the students before games! It is a great way to meet other parents and really get involved with your child s activities. Important Note: Volunteers (even returning ones) need to register every year on the Spring Branch ISD website at the following address: https://cms.springbranchisd.com/community/community- Relations/Partnerships I look forward to meeting all of you this year! Please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the Mustang Band Booster Club Officers/Chairs with any questions. Go Mustangs! Heather Buscher MHS Mustang Band Booster Club President mustangbandboosterclub@gmail.com or 713-487-5842 Be sure to mark Thursday, August 17th on your calendar. This is our annual Meet the Band Picnic. New parents please arrive at 6 PM in the cafeteria. You will be introduced to one of the Band Directors and some of the Band Booster Club Officers/Chairs. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and to learn about ways that you can support your Band student(s) in the upcoming year. You will then be escorted to the church parking lot to watch the marching demonstration. Returning parents please arrive at the church parking lot at 7 PM. More information about what to bring is included later in this newsletter.

BAND BOOSTER CLUB COMMUNICATIONS WEBPAGE Mrs. Thompson and the Booster Club s Rebecca Ziegenhorn will be working together to keep parents up-to-date and in-the-know! On the Memorial High School website under Band (https://cms.springbranchisd.com/mhs/faculty-departments/fine- Arts/Band), there are pages for Directors, Student Leadership, Honors and Awards, Color Guard, Calendar, and Band Booster Club. There are links to Charms as well as copies of Information Packets, Marching Orientation Letters, etc. After school starts, Clifford Lee and Brenda Pounds will be signing up parents who want to view weekly photos posted on Snapfish covering all the MHS Band events and performances. There will also be a continually changing Photo Gallery on the website highlighting all our outstanding marchers and musicians. And all the information and links involving fundraising, contests, and the spring trip to New York will be readily available. Welcome to a great 2017-2018 year of music! mustangbandboosterclub@gmail.com GMAIL ACCOUNT The Band Booster Club has a Gmail account! If you have a Mustang Band Booster Club or Mustang Band Parent question and you are not sure just who to ask, then you can write to the above e-mail address and someone will answer you promptly, usually within 24 hours. If appropriate, we may also forward your message onto one of the Band Directors for them to answer you instead. If you receive an email from Mustang Band Booster Club, then we certainly hope you will read it as it will be an informative email from a Band Booster Club Officer or Chair. We'll let you know in the subject line of the e-mail just what we're contacting you about. SIGN-UP GENIUS Marilyn Wolff, our Secretary, will be using the Band Booster Club Gmail account to send out Sign- Up Genius requests for many volunteer opportunities this year such as: Football game and contest chaperones Band Meal servers Car wash helpers Bringing desserts for hospitality events Please take a look at each of these to see how you can best help out your Band student(s) and their fellow musicians.

BAND BOOSTER CLUB FUNDRAISING & FINANCES The Band Booster Club provides support for 2 different kinds of fundraising activities Student fundraising and Band Booster Club fundraising. Student Fundraising: Students may take part in fundraisers to help pay for their spring trip. There are usually 3 fundraisers each year, during the fall semester. Details on this year s student fundraisers can be found on the following page. All profit generated from items sold will be put into the student's spring trip account. Each student s account stays with the student from year to year; the balance rolls over to the next school year. Upon graduation, any remaining funds may be transferred to a sibling who is in the Mustang Band, or rolls into the general Band Activity account. Band Booster Club Fundraising: The Band Booster Club raises money to help support the overall Band program. The money raised is used to supplement the District s budget and Band s Activity Account. Money is used for items such as: Consultants Contest fees Color Guard equipment Student awards Marching with the Mustangs (middle school outreach) Financial aid for private lessons for qualifying students Band picnic Holiday luncheon Concert refreshments The Band Booster Club budget will be available at the Meet the Band Picnic. The first Band Booster Club fundraiser this year is our car wash on Saturday, August 12th from 10 AM - 2 PM in the MHS front parking lot (the students donate their time to help with this). We will again be selling our MHS holiday ornaments at various events throughout the fall. Information about any additional fundraisers will be available as they are determined. Other: The Band Booster Club also coordinates and handles the collection and spending for the pre-performance Band Meals, spirit items (shirts, decals, and yard horses) and the Band scrapbook. These are not fundraising activities. Donations: Any financial donations to the Band Booster Club are greatly appreciated! Yearend receipts will be provided for tax purposes. If your company matches donations, please consider completing the steps for that process. Forms to order Band Meals, spirit items, 2017-18 scrapbooks, and to make donations will be available at the Meet the Band Picnic on Thursday, August 17th. Please make out checks for these items to MHS Mustang Band Booster Club, Inc.

STUDENT FUNDRAISING 2017 2018 Each year band students have fundraising opportunities to help offset the cost of the Spring Trip. These sales opportunities are optional, so students can participate as much or as little as they want. Each student s profits from these fundraisers will be placed in his or her student account. This year the band will be traveling to New York City from Wednesday, March 28 through Saturday, March 31, 2018 to perform at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall. In addition to the performance, we will go on several sight-seeing tours and see a couple of Broadway shows. This year we will have 3 fundraising opportunities: 1. Cookie Dough sales. This fundraiser will run from Aug. 17th mid- September. Sale information and brochures will be available and should be picked up at the Meet the Band Picnic on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Make sure your child gets his/her sales packet! 2. Poinsettia sales. We will again be selling Poinsettias from the Brookwood Community. These beautiful, long-lasting flowers in covered pots make lovely holiday decorations. Sales will begin in mid-september and will last for a few weeks. The delivery of the plants will be on Wednesday, December 6th. 3. We are looking into a few options for a possible 3 rd fundraiser in October. If you have an idea that you think might be a hit with our band and color guard families, please contact the Band Booster Club V.P. of Student Fundraising Cynthia Lindsey at bubear86@yahoo.com or 713-201-1290 More information will be given to students when each fundraiser begins. If you have any questions, please contact Band Booster Club V.P. of Student Fundraising Cynthia Lindsey at bubear86@yahoo.com or 713-201-1290.

MHS MUSTANG BAND BOOSTER CLUB SUMMER CAR WASH Saturday, August 12th 10 AM 2 PM Pre-sale tickets $8, Day of event $10 Each band student s family will receive 10 tickets to sell and is required to return the unsold tickets and the money collected. We welcome donations. Please have your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers support your local high school students as we raise money for the Memorial HS Mustang Band. We need parent volunteers to help with set-up, supervising students during the wash, and clean-up. Shifts are 9:00-11:00 am, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, and 1:00-3:00 pm. (Students will be signing up in the Band Hall to work shifts.) This is a great way to meet the students and other parents! Look for an email announcing volunteer shifts via Sign-Up Genius or contact Amy Kazanas at akazanas@yahoo.com or 713-443-4372.

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND Meet the Band Picnic Thursday, August 17, 2017 New Parent Orientation: 6 PM in the MHS Cafeteria The 6 PM meeting is just for parents of Freshmen and new Band & Color Guard members. Come meet the Band Directors, the Band Booster Club Officers/Chairs, and get all your questions answered. You will be escorted to the marching performance across the street at 7 PM. Returning Families: 7 PM at the Memorial Church of Christ parking lot (across Echo Lane from MHS) Please join us as we watch a performance by the Marching Band & Color Guard. See the results of all of the hard work during Summer Band! We will then head back to the MHS Cafeteria for a picnic and the first meeting of the Band Booster Club for the 2017-2018 school year. Please Bring: Your favorite picnic food for your family (this is not a pot luck). Drinks & desserts will be provided (volunteer sign-up request will follow in August) At the meeting, you will: Meet the Band Directors, Student Leadership, and Band Booster Club Officers & Chairs. Hear details about upcoming Band activities and events. Have the opportunity to pay Band and Color Guard fees and order pre-performance Band Meals, spirit items, and the Band scrapbook. (Everyone in Band and Color Guard can purchase decals and a yard horse. You do not have to letter first.) Learn the details about our first student fundraiser. Learn about volunteer opportunities. *If you would like to volunteer to bring a dessert, keep an eye out for the Sign-Up Genius email or contact Heather Buscher at hbuscher@gmail.com or 713-504-5807 or Grace Choi at grace.s.choi@gmail.com or 617-947-4030.

PRE-PERFORMANCE BAND MEALS Back by popular demand, a quick meal served to Band members prior to certain football games and before the Band Extravaganza! We have arranged this service to help you and your student relax at the end of a busy week! Here is how it works: Who? We are currently checking with the following businesses to cater this year: Pizza Fino, Chick Fil-A, Jason s Deli, Fadi s Mediterranean Grill, Domino s Pizza, Freebirds, and Schlotzsky's, to name a few. What? Students choose from pre-selected menu items to be delivered to the school cafeteria. Bottled water and dessert are included. This is a light meal to fuel and hydrate the Band members before they practice and perform. Where? Students leave class or the Pep Rally at 3 PM, come directly to the cafeteria, and have a relaxed meal with fellow Band members. They then practice, change into uniform, and ride the bus to the stadium to perform. When? This season we will be serving meals prior to 9 football games as well as the Band Extravaganza. We serve meals on football game days that occur on a school day. On Saturdays when there is a competition and game, we will also provide a meal. For Saturday games when there is no same-day contest, students will need to eat before they arrive for call time. Why? We encourage students to take advantage of this service as it saves time, energy, and helps to keep students safe. (Students are welcome to bring food from home and join us in the cafeteria.) The main goal is to keep students on campus and avoid having them rush somewhere and back before call time. It also continues to foster the Band spirit. This is a voluntary service being provided to Band members; it is not to raise money. How? Order forms will be given to students during Summer Band and emailed to Band parents prior to the Meet the Band Picnic. Order forms will also be available at the picnic itself on August 17th. Please turn them in when you pay your Band Fees. If not turned in at the picnic, order forms and payment will need to be sent to the Band Directors no later than August 22nd. Remember, we are ordering not only for your student, but also for over 130 others. For more information, or if you would like to help, please contact the following parents: Karen Alberstadt: kecpa@att.net or 713-256-5609 Tracey Stewart: traceystewart@me.com or 713-446-7220 Jenny Lorentzatos: jlorentzatos@yahoo.com or 713-385-5011 ***Looking for a GREAT way to volunteer? We are looking for volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up from 2:45 P M until about 3:30 P M on the days meals are served! No experience necessary for this really fun opportunity to serve the students! Look out for the Sign-Up Genius email shortly after the Meet the Band Picnic.

MHS MUSTANG BAND SPIRIT ITEMS The Mustang Band Booster Club will be taking orders for the following spirit items at the Meet the Band Picnic on August 17th: Yard Horses Mustang Window Decals Mustang Band Booster Parent Dri-Fit Polo Shirts Mustang Band T-Shirts All Band students may order yard horses and decals! Order forms are due Friday, August 25, 2017 NO SPIRIT ITEM ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THAT TIME!!! If you have any questions or would like any further information, please contact Lennie Grimes at 713-725-6998

MARCHING WITH THE MUSTANGS This year s Marching with the Mustangs event will be held on Friday, September 15th at the Cinco Ranch HS vs. MHS football game at Tully Stadium. All 7th and 8th grade Band students that will attend MHS from Memorial MS, Spring Branch MS, Landrum MS, Cornerstone Academy and area private schools will be invited to get an inside look at what it s like to be part of the Memorial Mustang Marching Band. This event is a great opportunity for middle school students to experience what it takes to prepare for and play at the halftime show and in the stands. If you know any 7th or 8th grade Band students who are planning to attend MHS, be sure to encourage them to sign up for this event. Again this year, MHS is also hosting a Flag Camp. All middle school students who are interested in joining the Color Guard are invited to attend. The event will be held on Saturday, September 9th from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in MHS Gym #3. The middle school students will have the opportunity to learn a routine and perform it during the Marching with the Mustangs football game halftime show. Flyers and permission forms will be distributed to area SBISD middle schools through their Band Directors (Band) and PE teachers (Color Guard) in August. Private school students can call the MHS Band Hall at 713-251-2522 to register. We are also looking for MHS Band parent volunteers to help with the event. We need volunteers to check in the middle school students and help with the pizza dinner served to all students before the game. We ll need your help at the school from about 3 PM to 6 PM. If you want to be part of this fun event, look for the Sign-Up Genius email arriving shortly after the Meet the Band Picnic. Need more information? Please contact: Melissa Horn: emailmhorn@gmail.com or 281-794-2827 Lorraine Peterson: lorrainep5@comcast.net or 713-465-2156

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2017 GRADUATES! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT Front row - Ruiyang Liu, Sehee Song, Rene Reul, Laura McLaughlin, Katy Belcher, Kate Mason, Sophie Bronston, Caroline Koontz, Tony Sharkey Back row - Andrew Su, Jimmy Herrington, Ryan Phillips, Runlin Liu, Robert Klein, Justin Bryant, Anthony Rodriguez, David Lee, Josh Pian, Davis Kirchhofer, Brett Bays, Alex Hwang Missing - Kevin Kim ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UIL Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest was held at the University of Texas at Austin and Connally High School in Pflugerville at the end of May. The following students earned a First Division Superior Rating on their solos and were awarded gold medals: Andrew Su on clarinet, Benjamin Harrison on keyboard percussion, and Timothy Hong on keyboard percussion. The following students earned a First Division Superior Rating on their ensemble and were awarded bronze medals: Brass Quartet Chip Alberstadt, Jimmy Herrington, Michael Stewart, and Jackson Stradley. Additionally, two students earned Second Division Excellent Ratings on their solos and were awarded silver medals: Ruka Adachi on flute and James Westenhaver on piano.