Dear M100 Family,
Hope everyone had a wonderful three day weekend! Sorry this is late - I was out of town with no internet service. Congratulations to all who auditioned in the All State Band process. Our students did very well against difficult competitors from the suburbs of Austin all the way to the Dallas area. Just a few announcements - please read below.
Si necesita hablar con alguien en español, envíeme un correo electrónico a jbiggs0106@yahoo.com. (Jasmine Biggs)
COVID PRE-SCREENING DAILY
All parents are required to screen their children everyday before sending them to school for any reason. Please notify our campus nurse if your child cannot attend school due to symptoms or exposure to a positive or presumed positive case of COVID-19. Please do not send students if they have been experiencing any of the symptoms in this document:
REMIND CODES FOR 2020-2021 PLEASE JOIN!
To join a class, text the code to 81010
All Students: @20202021m1
Parents: @8g24b8
Leadership: @ea3aadb
ColorGuard: @7ge97g8
FUTURE PLANNING - SUMMER 2021
Assuming everything is somewhat “normal” by July (I know - pretty dangerous thing to do!), I wanted to share with you all some approximate dates to plan for as we are thinking ahead to Summer Band 2021! PLEASE DO NOT PLAN ANYTHING THAT WILL CAUSE YOUR CHILD TO MISS SUMMER BAND DURING THESE DATES:
July 26 - 27: Most likely will be M100 Leadership sessions (including ColorGuard)
July 28 - start of school in August: Summer Band for all Members (including ColorGuard)
ColorGuard and Percussion usually hold a camp during the week of July 19-23
*Confirmed dates will be posted on our band website soon. Tentative dates are there now, however, unless something changes, you can count on Summer Band during these times.
Thank you!
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
H-E-B is a corporate sponsor of the UIL and has its annual H-E-B Scholarship Program for Community Service Excellence opportunity. Nominees must have the following submitted to https://www.sprotsinaction.com/scholarship/ by no later than Feb. 3, 2021:
Minimum 3.3. GPA
Number of Community Service Hours completed in the last 12 months
Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted
A Letter of Recommendation
A short essay (500 words or less) on the topic: “What does community mean to you?”
There will be 15 total winners - 5 each in music, academics, and athletics and each will be awarded $2,000 from H-E-B. An announcement of the winners will be March 9, 2021.
*PLEASE INFORM MRS. GILL (shannon.gill@bisd.net) WHEN YOU HAVE APPLIED. THANKS!
PLEASE RETURN YOUR MARCHING BAND FANNY PACKS
There is a drum case by the wipe board in the band hall to put them in. Thanks!
BAND AUDITION RESULTS FOR SPRING 2021
Mr. Kwaku sent out an email on Friday the 15th with results. Here is the pdf of the results in case you missed his email. These placements go into effect on Jan. 25th (the new semester).
WIND ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS STARTING 2ND SEMESTER
Just a reminder that those students who make Wind Ensemble (our most advanced ensemble) will need to report to school by 8am starting on January 25th, 2021. Our class will run from 8am-9:30am. This has been mentioned in class for many months now. Parents - please let me know if transportation will be an issue for your family.
BAND SECTIONALS FOR ALL BANDS
Sectionals for Wind Ensemble will start on Jan. 25th and for the other bands - Feb. 1.
Sectionals are mandatory for all students. These are specialized, typically outside of class, rehearsals we will have for students in like-instrument groups concentrating on our UIL contest music. They are absolutely essential for our band’s success at UIL competition. Thank you for supporting your children’s musical education here at BHS.
HOW TO ACCESS YOUR CHARMS ACCOUNT:
Go to our band website - beltonmarching100.com.
Click the red button on the home page - “Access your Charms account”
Go to Login
Drop down to “Parent/Student/Members”
Your school code is: BeltonBand
Student Area Password is: your child’s student ID OR whatever personal password you have changed it to. If you can’t remember, email shannon.gill@bisd.net and I can reset the password back to your child’s school ID.
ZOOM MEETINGS FOR REMOTE LEARNERS
If your family has chosen for your child not to attend school in person, they will need to log in to their band or colorguard classes daily through Zoom. Links in Schoology.
INSTRUMENT RENTAL FEES
1 instrument all year = $125
1 instrument all year + another instrument for one semester = $187.50
1 instrument for one semester only = $62.50
M100 INSTRUMENTAL PRIVATE LESSON SCHOLARSHIPS!
For access to the Lesson Scholarship Application - please go here: https://www.beltonmarching100.com
You can also find contact information for our Private Lesson Teachers here: https://www.beltonmarching100.com/private-lesson-instructors
PRIVATE LESSONS CAN BE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON
Parents need to contact lesson teachers directly to set up private lessons.
Lessons are STRONGLY encouraged for musical advancement.
UP-COMING EVENTS
ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS
MASKS!!!! We receive 25% of all sales. The link to the masks is
Thank you and please stay safe and healthy!