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Dear Charger Band Family,

The past few days have been both heart-wrenching and uplifting for everyone in our community.  To those directly affected, we are here for you for the long haul.  Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.  The best students in the school also have the best parents and they are ready to step up at a moment’s notice.  We know many of you lost a great deal in this storm.  Sadly this is not the first time for our community to face such challenges nor will it be the last.

Several years ago following Hurricane Ike when I was at Clear Lake High School, we had families dealing with similar circumstances.  Almost everyone who lived in Seabrook either lost everything or had so much damage that they were displaced from their homes for months.  This was before Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat and Remind.  We also missed a similar amount of time from school.  Something I remember distinctly from conversations with parents afterward was how band was a welcome distraction to the daily reminders of the devastation.

With this in mind, we will resume rehearsals Wednesday evening September 6 at 5:30 PM.  You can view the rest of the schedule by clicking here.  Please wear your summer band attire, bring charged cell phones (we will be learning lots of drill), and don’t forget your water jugs.  If you need ice, we will find some in the school.

We will rehearse twice next Saturday.  If you have signed up to take the ACT that morning, please email me to let me know.

When I receive information about football games, I will update the calendar and notify everyone via Remind.  For now, our first game will be at Veteran’s Stadium against LaPorte.  In addition, we will now have a game September 22 (our bye week) against an opponent to be named later.  Game meal orders will be applied to the first three games.  If you have not ordered meals for the first three games, you are still able to do so.

We are working on a plan for those who lost uniform items and/or instruments.  Please email ASAP if you fall into one or both of these categories.  I will send ordering information early next week for those who need new items.

Charger Nation is a resilient, amazing, and diverse community.  I hope you are ready to resume something that resembles normal.  We have a lot of work to do.  After all, there’s a Vampiress on the loose!

Sincerely,
Lester Williams
Director of Bands