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2010-2011 Band
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Officers:
President - Tommy Tedders
Vice-President - Linton Holleman
Secretary - Tracey Jackson
Treasurer - Barbara Sikes
Director's Update 8/17
I hope the first few days of school have been
treating everyone well. I would like to first announce the big
growth in our elementary band programs. Last year, we had roughly 25
students in 5th/6th grade band combined. This year, we are looking
at having nearly 40! God has shown me time and time again He is
faithful and so glad to have so many students.
Our practice schedule for the fall will be Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 3:30-5:30. Students need to bring water to each rehearsal. It
gets pretty hot around that time.
Our first game is Friday. It is at TSA. Kick-off is at 7:30.
Students need to be at the school roughly around 5:45 and ready
for warm-up at 6:45. Band students need to wear their "Band of
Gold" shirts to the game under their uniform. Your child will need
black socks (no ankle socks), black MTX marching shoes, and black
gloves (excluding percussion; no grippers on the palms). I will try
to have a couple spare pair, but not a whole lot.
Each game a child misses or does not march due to certain reasons,
that child receives a "0" for that event. In order to get the "0"
cleared, the child needs to type a two page, double-spaced paper on
a topic/composer of my choosing. Not having all uniform parts can
result in this incident.
The school will have a pep rally during school Friday. All
wind/percussionists need to wear their "Band of Gold" shirts on
Friday for the pep rally.
Next week we have a Thursday night game against Westfield. Right
now, the plan is we will have practice from 3:30-4:45 (inside at
first, then outside to march what we will be doing Friday night).
After 4:45, we will eat pizza for a quick bite for dinner before the
game. We plan to leave the school around 5:30 in order to get there
by 6:15 and be ready to march in the stadium. I will announce on
Thursday after practice, but if your child wants pizza, they need to
bring $5 by next Tuesday, August 24.
The two contests we are looking at going to will be in Weaver, AL,
on Sept. 25 and Blackshear, GA, on Oct. 16. These are
both small/medium band friendly contests and will help us grow and
be competitive.
Before we travel Thursday, I need everyone in band, dance, and color
guard, to look on the website at the band handbook and print off
pages that need to be filled out for insurance purposes. If I don't
have your child's information, they can not go with us to Westfield.
These need to be turned in ASAP.
If you have not paid up your fees for band, football breakfast, or
booster club, please do so soon. Mrs. Sikes will be getting together
statements for everyone and will be sending those home with your
child very soon.
I hope things are going well for you. Let me know if there is
anything I can do!
Josh Brandon
Director of Bands
Tattnall Square Academy
www.tsaband.org
My email at school is
jbrandon@tattnall.org
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Office: 478-477-6760, ext. 210
"The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26
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