2017-18
West End High School
Spirit of West End Marching Band
4515 Elm Street, Walnut Grove, Alabama 35990
Band Director: Mrs. Cherie Towns, cherie_towns@ecboe.org
GRADING
YOUR GRADE IN THE CLASS WILL BE DETERMINED BY:
- Participation, attendance, various playing tests, theory tests, notebook tests, mid-term, final and uniform inspections.
- DAILY
Required essentials: Three ring binder, folder, music, and a
pencil. Instruments are expected to be in working condition and
you must have the necessities. Valve-oil, reeds…..etc…… You cannot
participate in class if you are not prepared for class.
- Each
member will have a uniform inspection by their Section Leader.
Members that are not in COMPLETE uniform will receive a 10 points
loss per event. Inspections total 100 points; this is equal
to one test grade for the semester. Uniform includes; hat, plume,
jacket, pants, band t-shirt, tall black socks, black shoes, clean
white gloves (not percussion) AND instruments/equipment. Auxiliary
uniform includes; tights stand attire, proper shoes and equipment.
ATTENDANCE
- If you have an emergency use your remind app to contact me or call the band room and leave a message.
- Missing a ballgame or an event unexcused, or without prior notice, will result in the loss of a letter grade.
- Unexcused
absence from a rehearsal, including band camp, will result in
lowering of the students’ grade. Three such absences will
result in loss of a letter grade.
- Unexcused tardiness will reflect negatively on the students’ grade.
It is impossible to MAKE-UP a performance or a rehearsal.
It is unfair and causes much difficulty to everyone. We need everyone present.
BAND MEMBER EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Responsibility to Ourselves
- Students
are required to have their music folder with music, Methods Book, a three ring binder and a pencil at their seat
during rehearsals.
- Practice
outside of band class. Be successful. Be the best that you can be
at what you do. Give it your all! Other opportunities for
individual growth will be presented to your through-out the
year……take advantage.
- Keep horns in working order and maintenance them as necessary.
. Responsibility to “The Spirit of West End”
- As
a member of The Sprit of West End Band you represent all members,
past and present, your family, your school, your community and each
other. Do it with PRIDE!!
Responsibility to Section
- Practice
outside of band class. Be successful. Be the best that you can be
at what you do. Give it your all! BE PREPARED!!! BE ON TIME!!
STUDENT RULES AND REGULATIONS
CONDUCT
- All
Band members are required to follow all West End and Etowah County
rules as outlined in the Handbooks at all rehearsals and band
events
UNIFORMS
- Please
note the uniforms will be assigned to you during band camp. You
will be given a garment bag and will be required to leave the
uniforms in the band room each week. You are responsible for
hanging them neatly in the bags. The uniforms have been cleaned and
will be periodically throughout the year. If it needs to be
cleaned between these times it will be our responsibility.
- CONCERT ATTIRE WILL BE OUR UNIFORMS
FOOTBALL GAME/EVENT EXPECTATIONS
- ALL ECBOE AND WE HANDBOOK RULES AND REGULATIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED.
- 2016-2017 band t-shirts will be worn to all band events.
- Students will stay in their position while in the stands.
- STUDENTS
WILL NOT HAVE CELL PHONES OUT DURING PRACTICE OR AT GAMES/EVENTS.
THEY WILL ALL BE TAKEN UP AND KEPT UNTIL AFTERWARDS IF THIS IS AN
ISSUE.
- Non –band members will not be allowed to sit with the band or hang-out at rehearsals.
- Only bottled water will be allowed in the stands.
- All students will remain with the band through the entire ballgame.
- We will march in and out of the ballgame.
- Band
members will remain in full uniform unless Mrs. Towns instructs
differently. EVEN DURING THIRD QUARTER. We will all wear our t-shirts
and remove our coats during hot weather. If we do not all have our
t-shirts, we will all wear our coats.
- The band will have third quarter off to get refreshments unless Mrs. Towns states differently.
TRAVEL PROCEDURES
- COMPETITIONS AND OTHER EVENTS – Students are required to ride the band bus to and from the event.
- Arrangements for getting home need to be made prior to the departure.
Students will be allowed to use cell phones to contact parents
with our return arrival time. Parents are expected to meet us at the
school in a timely fashion.
- AWAY FOOTBALL GAMES:
- Students
are required to ride the band bus to the event. They will
ride the bus back unless they have turned in a permission form and
have signed out with Mrs. Towns. THE STUDENT WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO
ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PARENTS UNLESS A PARENT SENT A SIGNED NOTE
TO MRS. TOWNS BY THURSDAY.
- The
students must remain with the band and be checked out at the band
bus. The student will be responsible for taking home their
instruments and equipment and hanging their uniform on the band
trailer. Those riding the bus, the bus driver nor Mrs. Towns will
not be responsible for others equipment.
LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBER
- Any
student wishing to audition for a leadership position must do one
of the following: EYO, Solo & Ensemble, try out for
All-State, UAB Honor Band, Jacksonville
State Concert Honor Band (BAND DAY will not be sufficient) or play
off all 12 major scales and 3 minor for Mrs. Towns.
- All
participation in Honor Bands during the school year, needs to be
approved through Mrs. Towns, we need to be careful with our
absences at school.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- $30 per year band fee. September and January
- $60.00 per year –$30.00 per semester. School Owned Instrumental Maintenance Fee. (if applicable)
- $10 – $15.00 Band Fundamentals Book EE1 and EE2 (needed for 8th grade and above )
- $3.00 – Band Gloves
- Black Band Shoes - Ordered during band camp.