2019-2020 AUDITION MUSIC AVAILABLE

The 2019-2020 audition music is now available for download from CHARMS. This evaluation process is a very important tool used to ensure proper band and chair placement. These are not auditions for marching band. EVERYONE enrolled in a band class gets to experience the joys of marchng season!

The audition music is posted at Charms in the Auditions-CSHS Band folder in the Handouts and Files section. Please read the instructions very carefully. After reading them, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Williams.

Color Guard and Percussion will have separate audition material.

Students NEW to the Clear Springs Band will need to create a Clear Springs CHARMS account before they can download the music:
  1. Click here to create an account.
  2. Click the “NEW Students Click Here!” button.
  3. On the next page, enter the information in ALL fields (not just the ones in red). This includes email, phone number, instrument, cell phone number, and cell phone carrier (needed in order to receive text messages).
  4. When you are done, be sure to click the green “Register” button.
  5. On the next page, click “Add Adult”. Be sure to click the green “Update” button before leaving the page. Do this for each adult you want to add.
  6. After all of your information is entered in CHARMS, you are ready to download your music.

If you are unable to register for Charms, enter your birthday mmddyy for your student ID.

Download Instructions:
  1. Click here or the CHARMS link at the top of the page.
  2. Under “STUDENT AREA PASSWORD”, enter your CCISD student ID.
  3. Click on the “HANDOUTS & FILES” icon.
  4. Click on the “Auditions – CSHS Band” folder.
  5. Click on the PDF for your instrument.  A scale sheet is included in the audition file. Scales are expected to be played as written – tongue up/slur down. Students who do not perform the articulation as assigned will be scored accordingly. You may use this scale sheet as a guide at the audition; however, a scale sheet will not be provided for you at the audition.

***Tenor and Bari Sax students will audition on Alto. There is no separate audition for Tenor or Bari. Students need to provide their own Alto Saxophone.

Auditions begin the week of May 20th.  Please check our Google Calendar for the specific day and times.

Monday – Flute/Oboe
Tuesday – Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Wednesday – Trumpet/French Horn
Thursday – Trombone/Tuba/Euphonium
Friday – Bassoon/Saxophone

The audition packet contains a cover letter with more detailed information.  Please read it as it contains information that you will need to know for auditions.

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2018-2019 Band Banquet

The 2018-2019 school year is quickly coming to a close, which also means that the 2018-2019 edition of the Clear Springs Charger Band will be coming to an end as our seniors graduate and incoming freshman join to form the 2019-2020 Clear Springs Charger Band.  However, before we say goodbye to our seniors and welcome in the new freshman, lets all get together and celebrate our achievements from this year as well as reminisce about your favorite memories by attending the Clear Springs Charger Band Banquet.

The program for the banquet will begin with a Mexican dinner buffet after which the directors will present various awards for achievement and service.  There will be opportunities to win prizes and an awesome slide show.  To close the evening we will be letting the kids loose on the dance floor.  Don’t worry parents, there will be parent chaperones to keep an eye, or several eyes, on things.

Cost: $25 per person
Make checks payable to: Clear Springs High School Band Boosters or pay online in the Booster Club Store or by clicking here.
Payments are due no later than May 10 to the Band Hall safe.

Student ticket orders must have the following 3 items included:

  • Page 2 of the Band Banquet Ticket Order Form
  • Check or cash for the ticket(s); or PayPal receipt
  • “All Clear Form” printed from the CSHS Library Website showing that the student is clear of all fines and fees owed to any department at Clear Springs. To print the all clear form click here, then click “Clear Springs High School”, Then “Catalog”, then “Login”, then “My info”

Friday, May 17, 2019
7:00 – 11:00 pm
Doors will open at 6:30 pm (Please do not arrive before 6:30)
Challenger Columbia Stadium – Field House
(park at the south end of the stadium and enter the glass doors)

Please note:

  • Only currently enrolled CSHS band students may attend.  Dates and former band members may not attend.
  • Students may not leave and re-enter the banquet.
  • Students who do not drive themselves must be picked up by 11:00 PM.
  • Parents may purchase tickets and attend; however, we are limited to the capacity of the room.  Students and senior parents are placed at the head of the guest list.  If ticket purchases exceed room capacity, we will notify those who are on the excess list and issue refunds accordingly.

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Flowers Worth a Thousand Words

Show your favorite performers how much you appreciate all their hard work by presenting them with flowers after their performance/s. Roses will be available as you enter the PAC at the Spring Concert.  To ensure availability, you may also contact Daisy Dunklee to reserve yours in advance, and pick them up at the concert when you drop off your donation: dadunkle@yahoo.com. Please contact Daisy no later than Monday, 5/13, for reserved roses! Recommended donation is a minimum $3 per flower. This is a charming way you can help support the band and brighten a students evening at the same time!

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BOOSTER CLUB MEETING / ELECTIONS

The last CSHS Band Booster Club General Meeting of the 2018-2019 school year will be on Tuesday, May 7 from 7:30-8:30PM in the band hall.

Please join us as we wrap up our Booster Club activities for the year and elect our 2019-2020 Booster Club Executive Board Officers. Nomination Committee members, Candidates, and all Booster Club Members should attend to support this important selection process. If you have volunteered in any capacity this year, we would love for you to join us so that we can show our appreciation at this special meeting.

General Membership Meeting
May 7, 2019
7:30-8:30PM
Band Hall

PRELIMINARY AGENDA:

  • Call to order
  • Approve Minutes from Previous General Meeting
    (preliminary minutes have been posted in Charms for review)
  • President’s Report
  • Treasurer’s Report
  • First VP of Communications Report
  • Second VP of Fundraising Report
  • Committee Reports
    – Band Banquet
    – Digital Yearbook
    – Rock-a-thon
    -Nominating Committee – Vote on 2019-2020 Executive Board
  • New Business
    – Budget Audit Committee
    – Volunteer Opportunities
    – Volunteer Recognition
  • Adjourn
2018-2019 Executive Board
  • Tina Foy – President
  • India Allen – First Vice President, Communications
  • Alicia McConnell – Second Vice President, Fundraising
  • Margaret Gibb – Secretary
  • Brad Horst – Treasurer
  • President Elect – Alicia McConnell

To contact the Executive Board, please click here or the Contact Us link at the top of the page.

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Digital Yearbooks

Pre-order your Digital Yearbook now!

From summer band to the spring concert, a lot has happened in the Charger Band this year. Don’t pass up this opportinity to have hundreds of photos at your fingertips! Order your Digital Yearbook photo collection today!

Fill out the order form and drop it in the band hall safe. You can pay by cash, check, or go to the Booster Club Store and make your purchase through Paypal. Don’t miss out! Order yours today!

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UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest

The students have been working hard in class and after school, with dress rehearsals and clinics, all culminating in the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest which is happening next week! We still need chaperones, especially for Concert Band on Tuesday. If you can lend a hand, sign up by clicking the link below or you can go through Charms.

Concert Band UIL – 4/30/2019

Symphonic Band UIL – 5/1/2019

Wind Ensemble UIL – 5/2/2019

Please come and support your child and encourage any other friends/family to come as it is always more enjoyable for the students to perform a concert with a large audience and loud applause. Make sure to get there early in case the performances are running ahead of schedule. Also, please remember proper performance etiquette and make sure you only enter the auditorium between performances or during applause.

UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest
Concert Band
Tuesday, April 30
3:00pm
Clear Lake High School
Symphonic Band
Monday, May 1
4:30pm
Clear Lake High School
Wind Ensemble
Thursday, May 2
6:00pm
Clear Lake High School

Important Reminders!

  1. Uniforms will be worn for both performances
    • Instructions for how to adjust hems if needed may be found HERE
    • Boys – Tuxedo Jacket, tuxedo pants, tuxedo shirt, black bow tie, black cummerbund, long black socks, black dress shoes or black marching shoes.
    • Girls – black band dress, black close toed shoes with an inch or less heel
  2. As these performances get closer please ensure that you are at all after school rehearsals and in attendance at school unless very ill.
  3. Students who take private lessons during band class, should reschedule your lessons or postpone them until after UIL so that all students will be in band class next week.
  4. Detail times for both events can be found in the event’s description on our Google Calendar.  You can see this description by clicking on the event.

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PLANNING AHEAD FOR THE SAT/ACT

Attention all students, especially juniors!

Those of you who will be taking the SAT and/or ACT exams  next year need to be planning ahead now so that you can take the exams and not miss any band events next Fall.  Juniors in particular will need to take their exams at the end of this school year and/or in June – especially if you will be attempting early acceptance to Texas A&M or the University of Texas.

For your convenience we have included the SAT dates on our band calendar for the remainder of this year as well all the SAT dates for the 2019-2020 school year and have noted which days do and do not conflict with band events.  You will see multiple test dates throughout the year with only one or two conflicts.  Per the Band Handbook, the SAT and ACT are not considered excused absences from band events, therefore planning ahead is required by the students in order to be able to take the exams, do well on them, and meet all their band commitments.

The available dates, per the band calendar, for the remainder of this school year are:

  • SAT – May 4 (except Wind Ensemble) and June 1
  • ACT – June 8 and July 13

Please take advantage of these testing dates if you are applying for early acceptance to any university.

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CSHS Drumline Car Wash Fundraiser

I don’t know about you, but my car is COVERED with pollen! And this rain will NOT wash it all away. But you know what will? The car washers at the Clear Springs Drumline Car Wash Fundraiser! Join us from 9:00-1:00 THIS SATURDAY, April 27th, AutoZone and help raise some money for these terrific kids! Come help wash or just come hang out. Lots of bodies draw the eyes of passers-by. Tell everyone where they can go for a car wash and a good cause!

AutoZone
Saturday, April 27, 2019
9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.
2605 W. Main St
League City, TX 77573

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Pre-UIL & UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest

The students have been working hard for several months now preparing for the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest which is right around the corner.  Before they perform at Clear Lake H.S. for judges, they will be performing their contest music at Pre-UIL concerts as a dress rehearsal.

Pre-UIL Concert
Concert Band
Monday, April 15th
10:15am
Clear Creek High School
Symphonic Band
Monday, April 15th
1:15pm
Clear Creek High School
Wind Ensemble
Thursday, April 18
8:30am
Clear Springs High School

Please come and support your child and encourage any other friends/family to come as it is always more enjoyable for the students to perform a concert with a large audience and loud applause.  If you are able, please consider coming to Clear Lake HS and supporting the students at their UIL performances as well.

Make sure to get there early in case the performances run ahead of schedule. No one will be allowed to enter the auditorium once the director takes the stand. And double-check the calendar for time adjustments. Although unlikely, the preliminary times listed here are subject to change. If you want to make sure you don’t miss the performance, sign up in Charms to be a chaperone!

UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest
Concert Band
Tuesday, April 30
3:00pm
Clear Lake High School
Symphonic Band
Monday, May 1
4:30pm
Clear Lake High School
Wind Ensemble
Thursday, May 2
6:00pm
Clear Lake High School

Important Reminders!

  1. Uniforms will be worn for both performances
    • Instructions for how to adjust hems if needed may be found HERE
    • Boys – Tuxedo Jacket, tuxedo pants, tuxedo shirt, black bow tie, black cummerbund, long black socks, black dress shoes or black marching shoes.
    • Girls – black band dress, black close toed shoes with an inch or less heel
  2. As these performances get closer please ensure that you are at all after school rehearsals and in attendance at school unless very ill.
  3. Students who take private lessons during band class, should reschedule your lessons or postpone them until after UIL so that all students will be in band class the weeks of April 15th and 22nd.
  4. Detail times for both events can be found in the event’s description on our Google Calendar.  You can see this description by clicking on the event.

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Volunteer of the Year

Please take a minute to nominate a volunteer for the Charger Band Volunteer of the Year recognition.  So many parents have contributed so much of their time and talent this year to making the 2018-2019 year a success!  Go to this link to fill out a quick survey:

https://goo.gl/forms/8or6n3dRsa0GLihm2

The intent of the CSHSBBC Volunteer of the Year Award is to recognize to one parent who exemplifies outstanding commitment to the Charger Band program through volunteer time, energy, and enthusiasm. Nominee may be any Clear Springs High School Band Booster Club (CSHSBBC) member in good standing. The CSHSBBC Executive Commitee will evaluate all eligible entrees and select a winner. Please submit your nominee by Friday April 19th.

Any or all of the following may be considered in making and evaluating nominations. The nominee:

  • Has contibuted consistently and sustained throughout the year, not just a single event or two.
  • Sets an example that we would like others to emulate.
  • Demonstrates exceptional commitment, service, creativity, cooperation, or leadership. The following areas will be assessed:
    • impact
    • reach
    • engagement
    • challenges
    • inspiration

Note that Executive Board Officers (Tina Foy, Alicia McConnell, India Allen, Brad Horst and Margaret Gibb) are not eligible. 

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