Ask around! Students are learning great music and having a GREAT time! Join us next year for a possible trip to NYC!

If you made district honor band, please see the schedule below! CONGRATS to you!

*Bring lunch and dinner money for Friday! Lunch money for Saturday!

Friday, February 10 – Arrive at DHS by 7:45
Load the bus, leave DHS at 8:10
Arrive at Stephenson High School – 8:40
You will do the SAME on Saturday!

Friday night you should be home around 9 pm.

SATURDAY – Please note that you will not have time to come home before the concert.  Bring CONCERT BLACK with you on Saturday!!

Concerts for high school: 3:30, 9/10 Honor Band; 4:30, 11/12

There will be NO bus returning on Saturday.  Parents are responsible for coming to the concert and picking students up.

A detailed schedule was given out with your permission form.  Please reference it and see Mrs. Williams with questions!

1. Music is an incredible way to USE your brain! It’s proven that students who study music do better in school, better in college, and better on all standardized tests! Music utilizes parts of your brain like no other activity

2. FRIENDSHIPS! You make friends that you keep for the rest of your life! You might even meet the person you marry…ew, right??

3. TRIPS! Next year, Decatur High is planning an amazing trip to New York City! It is not guaranteed yet, but we are hoping to take a HUGE group to NYC!

See below for details:

NYC TRIP – April 2013

Two or Three nights lodging in New Jersey
All meals included except for lunches each day
Two Broadway shows or One Broadway show and the NY Philharmonic.
Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island tour
Empire State Bldg
Broadway clinic by Broadway Orchestra musicians on one tour day
Guided tours of Upper and Lower Manhattan to include-Lincoln Center, Central Park, Rockefeller Center,

Ground Zero Memorial, China Town etc..
Charter Bus transportation

“Ballpark” 2013 cost with transportation $775.00 – $825.00 per person.

And, if you join band now you will be able to go on the 2015 INTERNATIONAL TRIP!

4. HONORS! Decatur High School has sent 17 students to District Honor Band, 3 students to Governor’s Honors, several to music camps, Atlanta Honor ensembles and much much more! And the MARCHING BAND has won SUPERIORS at competitions for the first time in over a decade!

5. PLAY MUSIC! You get to learn music from all over the world, written in different styles by a huge variety of composers.

Questions? E-mail Decatur High School Band Director, Megan Williams at mwilliams@csdecatur.net or visit the band on the web at www.decaturband.org.

If you would like to join the DHS MARCHING BAND, there will be an intent form on the DHS Band website soon.

Please fill out the form and submit $200 made out to DHS-BPA (deposit for band camp and for the season) by April 2.

Julianna Eidle, 5th chair – Georgia All-State Concert Band

This is a HUGE accomplishment!! WAY TO GO!

Concert Band – 9/10

Lollie Newsome – 3rd chair, Flute
Julianna Eidle – 4th chair, Flute
Grace Kendrick – 13th chair, Flute
Madelyne Watkins – 4th chair, Bassoon
Katherine Davis – 1st chair, clarinet
Windsor Jones – 3rd chair, clarinet
JT Herndon, 2nd chair, alto sax
Ethan Craft – 2nd chair, trumpet
Shaifer Jones – 3rd chair, trumpet
Chelsea McFarland – 1st chair horn
Allen Smith – 2nd chair, horn

Symphonic Band – 11/12

Catherine Wallace – 8th chair, flute
Eron Smith – 3rd chair oboe
Jade Whitman – 2nd chair, bassoon
Dylan Lambeth – 4th chair, horn
Tommy Weigle – 3rd chair, percussion
Oliver Neff – 7th chair percussion

In addition:

Jared Ledoux, Alto Saxophone (passed to All-State)

Natalie Lefton, Oboe (passed to All-State)

Frequently Asked Questions about SCRIP:

Q:  Do the cards expire?

A:  Most have no expiration date.  Check the individual cards on the web site for the few that do expire.

Q:  What vendors/merchants are available and how much does the band earn?

A:  Find the cards available and the percentage the band will earn at: http://www.shopwithscrip.com/Shop/default.aspx

Q:  How can I order cards?

A:  Orders can be sent in to Ms. Williams.  Include name, address, phone, email, and cards to be ordered with your check, made out to Decatur High School Band Parents Association.  Or e-mail Robin Eidle at reidle@emory.edu for ordering information.  We will be placing orders regularly, and the next oppportunity will be at our December 1 concert.

If you don’t know of any band kids to order from, you can email decaturband@gmail.com and we can take your order directly.  You can pay at the time of ordering by using the paypal link on our homepage, delivering cash or check to the band room, or other arrangements if worked out in advance.

UPDATE:  Fruit has been ordered.  Thanks for your support!

What to Watch:
The Decatur High School Band will be on MYATL-TV36 live at 10:30 p.m. and on 11Alive News at 11:20 p.m.