Students who believe they are eligible for a letter jacket must download and print the letter jacket form from CHARMS, fill it out completely and turn it in to Mr. Williams by Friday, October 27. Students whose forms are turned in on time and have the eligible number of points will be given an order packet the following week.  When you receive the order packet, the band office is no longer involved in the ordering process until the jackets are delivered 6-8 weeks later. For more details about letter jackets and qualifications, see the Awards section in the Band Handbook.

Students earn a letter jacket through their participation in band through a participation-based points system as follows….
• District Band 5 points
• Region Band/Orchestra 10 points
• UIL Solo Division 1 (Class 1) 3 points
• UIL Solo Division 1 (Class 2) 2 points
• UIL Ensemble Division 1 (Class 1) 2 points
• One completed year of band 10 points
• Once completed semester of Colorguard/Winterguard 5 points

A student may receive only one major award for combined activities during his or her four years in high school and no more than one award per year for participation in the same organization. Should a student receive a letter jacket from another activity prior to becoming eligible for one in band, he or she will only receive a letter that can be added to the jacket they already have. Most students add patches to their jackets from various events. You may want to purchase patches at the various events in which we participate throughout the year and save them for when your child earns a jacket.

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