DCI

Interested in seeing a drum corp performance up close and personal? You still have time.

Drum Corp season is quickly coming to an exciting end, but you still have a few options to catch a show either live or in a theater. Visit www.dci.org for ticket information. There is a show in Gadsden, AL, on this Friday, July 24, 2009 and a show in Atlanta this Saturday, July 25, 2009. Ticket information can be found on the dci website.

Click the picture above to see the trailer for the Quarter-Final LIVE broadcast in theaters on August 6, 2009. The closest showing for us is in Trussville, AL.

Grab some friends and go see for yourself! You won't regret it.

Ever thought how cool it would be to start your own rock band? Jam Studio (click here) can give you the opportunity to experiment and do just that. It is a free online studio that helps you easily create tracks that you can play along with on any instrument. Beginning or Advanced it is entertaining to play around with.

Have Fun!

Practice.

Practice for Thursday has been cancelled.
It has been rescheduled for Monday, May 4th, 2009, at the Talladega High Gym.
Practice will begin at 3:30 and end at 5:00p.m.
This is to prepare for the Spring concert on the 5th; all three groups will rehearse.

Spring concert '09

Spring Concert

May 5, 2009

7:00 pm/ THS Gym

Admission:$3 (adults) $1 (10 and under)

All ZEJH band members and Ellis Emeralds will meet in the THS Bandroom at 6:15 p.m. Please be in full uniform; Vest, black shirt, shoes and socks, bowtie and white shirt.

* Each student is responsible for all equipment and music.

Ellis Emeralds should wear their winter guard outfit.

The concert will last approximately an hour and 15 mins.

Don't forget about the BBQ dinner before the concert. (from Millers BBQ) See a band member to purchase a ticket. Tickets are $6 and will not be sold at the door.

*After School 7th grade band practice will be on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Ellis Emerald practice time will have to be changed from its original time. (TBA)

Performance photos from Championships....

Have you checked out the performance photos from championships? Click here

2009 THS Auxiliaries!

Congratulations to our sister Groups for the 2009 season!

DRUM MAJOR
Blake Matson

DEGA DARLIN
SECTION LEADER
Lacey Lackey

DEGA DARLINS
(no particular order)

Shonquita McDaniel
Riley Rutledge
Meggie Lewis
La'Tisha Wilson
Lateriya Stamps
Lacey Lackey
Kelsey Paris
Ingram McCollum
Chrissy Moore
Chelcia Mosley
Ashley Goggans
Angelic Curry

DEGA DARLINS ADDITION
(no particular order)

Jatonica Whitson
Morgan Davidson
Kayla Langley
Robbyn Stratton
Mya Thomas
Lexie Gates Rasco
Kayla Mowery
Terencea Holtzclaw
Heather Blocker
MaKayla Montgomery

*We will have tryouts for Ellis Emeralds in August at the start of the 2009/2010 school year!

Auditions!

Auditions for the 2009-2010 Ellis Emeralds will be held in the Fall, just after school starts.

There have been many questions about this, which is great. The reason they will not be until the fall is that auditions are open to band members that are in the 7th and 8th grade. Since we do not know who the 7th grade band members are yet, we cannot audition.

Handouts and information will be given out at the start of school. In the meantime, talk to any friends that you may have interested and let them know that we would love to have them.

Pictures

The Group photos that were taken by Bateman Photography are now online for viewing. You can go to http://www.photoreflect.com/ or click here. Be sure to click the next arrow so that you can view both photos of the group. You can also view all of the other groups that performed over the weekend.

There are several purchasing options. I suggest the digital file. They email you this and you have it on your computer. It is just under $5.00.

Enjoy!

Congratulations!

Alex, Amber, Anna, Cate Joseph, Jatonica, Morgan, Mya, Robbyn, Terencea,

What an amazing year you have had! I am so very proud of each of you and I know you know that. Congratulations once again on the 4th place finish at championships and for your placement as Alabama State Runner-up. To finish this well after being promoted earlier in the year is a great accomplishment for each of you young ladies. Mr. McDaniel, Brian and I are VERY proud of you. Keep up the good work!

I also want to tell you thank you for the great trip that you had to Nashville. It is great to travel with such a great group of girls!

By the way, I NEED YOUR PICS! I will put them on the blog if you can either bring me your card from your camera or put them on disc. Email typically does not work well due to file size.

See you tomorrow. Don't forget we have a light practice at 5:30 at ZEJH.

Congrats at Hoover!

Congratulations at Hoover on your 2nd place finish!

I am so proud of the work that you ladies have put forth this year. Wrapping up our last regular season competition and getting ready to head to Nashville seems unreal. Time has really flown. I am so proud of the individual and group improvements that you have made this year. To get promoted to the next class and to actively hang in there with the competition, always finishing in the top of your class is a great accomplishment, something to be extremely proud of.

I am excited as we prepare for Nashville and I look forward to the trip. I hope that you do too!

Enjoy the rest of your spring break and get lots of rest.

>>>notice>>>rehearsal>>>change>>>

We will rehearse on MONDAY, after spring break, immediatly after school until 5:00pm.

We will not rehearse on Tuesday, but will also reahearse on Wednesday until 5:00pm.

**There is a possiblity of a run through on thrusday during 6th period... I will let you know.

I should have the schedule for Nashville on Thrusday. I will post your time on here and I will put the updated itinerary under March 27 on the calendar on www.degaband.com. I am looking forward to a great trip with you guys.

See you after the break!