Fort Smith Southside Rebel Band
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2008-2009 SOUTHSIDE BAND CALENDAR (Tentative as of May 6th)
August * 4 M Band Rehearsals Begin 8:00 – 12:00 each day until school starts
4 M Kick off Band Queen Fundraising Campaign
18 M First Day of School
+ 19 T IMPORTANT Band Parent Meeting – 7:00 Southside Band Room
September 1 M Labor Day – No School
* 4 T Football – LR Catholic – There (Trip)
* 12 F Football –
* 26 F Football –
October * 3 F Football – Bentonville – There (Trip)
* 10 F Football –
* 14 T Marching Exhibition - Southside
* 17 F Football –
* 21 T Region II Marching Contest – Northside
24 F No School – Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:30 – 11:30am
November 3 M All-Region Jazz Auditions – Coleman JH, Van Buren
* 7 F Football – Northside – Home Game
8 S All-Region Jazz Clinic - Van Buren
14 F Professional Development – No School
* 14 F Football – Playoff Game #1
* 21 F Football – Playoff Game #2
26-28 W,Th,F Thanksgiving Break – No School
+ 28 F Football – Playoff Game #3
December * 1-5 M – F Southside Band Mock Tryouts (after school)
* 6 or 13
* 6 S State Championship Football Game –
* 8 M Christmas Band Assembly 2nd per.
* 8 M SHS Band Christmas Concert - 7:00 pm
17-19 W-F Semester Exams
19 F Christmas Break Begins at 3:10 pm
January 5 M School Resumes
+ 10 Sa All-Region Band Tryouts -
16-17 F, Sa All-Region Band Clinic at Southside
19 M Martin Luther King Day – No School
+ 19 M Martin Luther King Day Parade – Time TBA
February * 5 Th Band Assembly for junior highs – 9:00am
* 5 Th Band Parent Appreciation Concert – 7:00pm
6-7 F-S All-State Auditions at ATU
16 M Professional Development – No School
18-21 W-Sa All-State Band –
* 27 F Southside/Northside Basketball Game at UAFS (pep band)
March + 6 F Solo and Ensemble in Russellville
* 19 Th Region II Concert & Sight Reading Assessment –
20 F No School – Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:30 – 11:30 am
23-27 M-F Spring break
30 M Classes resume
10 F Good Friday – No School
May * 7 Th Band Spring Concert – 7:00
+ 12 T Band Awards Picnic – 6:30
* 25 M Memorial Day - Rodeo Parade – 10:00am
27-29 W-F Semester Exams
* 28 Th Southside Commencement
29 F Last day of school
June 3-8 W-M
( * ) PARTICIPATION REQUIRED ( + ) PARTICIPATION STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Here are some testing dates that you might want to note:
September 13 ACT Test
October 15 PSAT Test (During school day)
October 25 ACT Test
December 13 ACT Test
February 7 ACT Test
April 4 ACT Test
June 13 ACT Test
The Southside Band will have a required 7:15AM full band rehearsal each Thursday through marching season. In addition to this early rehearsal, each student will also have one required section class per week beginning September 15th to work on a course of study designed to help them progress as musicians on their instrument and also to prepare their All-Region/All-State tryout music. The students will be graded each week on assigned exercises and scales. A major emphasis is put on this course of study and a large portion of their first semester band grade is determined by these weekly grades. The weekly section class schedule is:
Monday 7:15AM Trumpets and Saxophones
Tuesday 7:15AM Bb Clarinets and French Horns
Wednesday 7:15AM Flutes, Trombones, Euphoniums, and Tubas
Friday 7:15AM All Percussion, Oboes, Bassoons, and Low Clarinets
In order to help get our show on the ground before we start section classes, we will also have required 7:15AM full band rehearsals on these dates:
Tuesday, August 26
Tuesday, September 9
Except for our majorettes and color guard on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we have no scheduled rehearsals after school. We understand the demands placed on our students with homework, church, work, family, etc. and will not call full band rehearsals after school.
Summer band practices are on August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15. These are from 8:00 am to 12:00pm. On August 11 we not practice at the normal time but will practice from 5:00-9:00 pm. In addition to these rehearsals, the percussion will practice from 1:30-3:00 each day. The color guard will have their camp from 1:30-4:30 on August 5-8. These rehearsals are crucial. We had been able to practice for 11-12 days in the past. This summer we only have 10 rehearsals to learn 4 show tunes, 14 stands tunes, cadences, and pass-off marching fundamentals. It is critical that you be at every rehearsal.
