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Band Festival (7th-12th Grade) Donations Needed and Booster Updates

Hello Band Families, 

We are looking for donations to help support the upcoming Band Festival for the 7th thru 12th grade students.  Make sure you drop your donation(s) off at the High School office by Friday, March 1st so we have time to organize.  Please do not have your student take them to the band room.

Please sign up below.

Volunteer Sign Up! – Coopersville Bands

We have an opening on the Band Booster Board for Treasurer for the 2024-25 year, if you are interested in that please reach out to Marc Simkins at president@coopersvillebands.org, or stop in our next meeting. Or if you are just interested in what the boosters are all about, please join us we are happy to see new faces. 

March

14 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

April

11 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

May

1 – Deadline for Summer Camp Scholarship Application

9 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

June

13 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – Location TBD

Thank you for your support!!!

Band Boosters Update

Good Day and Happy New Year! 

The Bronco Band Boosters are changing the meeting day for the remainder of the school year due to conflicts.  Below is schedule for the remainder of the year, pending any further updates.  If you are interested in what the boosters are all about, please join us we are happy to see new faces.  Also, we will have an opening on the Booster Board for our Treasurer after this year, if you are interested in that please reach out to Marc Simkins at president@coopersvillebands.org, or stop in our next meeting. 

January 2024

11 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

February

22 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

March

14 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

April

11 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

May

1 – Deadline for Summer Camp Scholarship Application

9 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – High School Band Room

June

13 – Band Booster Meeting – 6pm – Location TBD

HS – Playoff Game on Friday 10-27

We have our invitation to perform at East Grand Rapids for the first round playoff football game.  We are planning to perform with the EGR band during pregame and do a shortened version of our halftime show. 

This is a required performance.  The itinerary is below.

Will will need at least 3 parent chaperones for the busses if not more.  Please email Mr. VanStrien if you can help.

Friday Football Playoff Game at East Grand Rapids – October 27th

4:15 Uniforms Open and change into Uniforms

5:00 Bus Departs for EGR

5:45 Arrive EGR

6:00 Rehearse with the EGR Band

7:00 Game Starts

8:15 Halftime Shared with EGR (Muppet Show and Man or Muppet)

9:30 Game ends (approx)

10:15 Arrive at CHS (approx)

HS – Big Marching Band Week!

It’s a Big Marching Band Week!  

Festival is on Wednesday and the Auditorium Show is on Saturday.  This is also the last full week of rehearsals for the marching season!  We do have the possibility of playoff football, however we will be looking to make the transition into the concert bands next week and rehearse marching as needed for playoff football games.

Be sure to dress for the weather this week, it’s going to be cool.

 

Goals this Week

– Big and balanced tone with musical shaping and emotion

– Performing our best marching fundamentals every time and everywhere

– Taking individual responsibility for marching technique and music memorization

– Functioning as a 100% marching band unit

– Performing our best show!

 

Monday

– Fix drill collision in 2 and 3

– Checking memorization

– Running the show in sequence

 

Tuesday

Leadership Meeting during seminar

 

Wednesday

– Using the Stadium to give us as many show runs as possible with complete focus on fundamentals

– Festival in the evening (see itinerary below)

 

Thursday

– Auditorium Rehearsal

 

Friday

– Using seminar to practice bows

 

Saturday

– Auditorium Show (see itinerary below)

 

Itineraries for this Week (so they are back at the top of your mailbox)

 

Wednesday – MSBOA Marching Festival (10-11-23)

3:30 pm – Band Room Open

– Clothes to wear under uniform, black band t-shirt, tall black socks (you can dress in layers for warmth, but not too bulky!)

– Change into uniform

– Pizza (Thank You Band Boosters!)

4:00 pm – Load the Trailer

4:30 pm – Bus Departure

5:10 pm – Arrive at Mona Shores High School

6:15 pm – Warm-Up

6:45 pm – Travel Time

7:00 pm – Perform The Muppets

7:15 pm – Watch Bands

8:15 pm – Awards

8:40 pm – Departure

9:20 pm – Arrive at Coopersville High School

There will be concessions available at the festival.  Gate fee for the festival is $5.00 per person

 

Saturday – Auditorium Show (10-14-23)

3:00 pm – Band Room Open

3:15 pm – Change into Uniform

3:45 pm – Set Staging for Show Entrance

4:00 pm – Auditorium Show Begins

5:15 pm – Show Ends (Approx)

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Contact

Mr. Greg VanStrien
Band Director - High School Lead
About Mr. VanStrien
E-Mail
(616) 997-3522

Mrs. Lisa Borst
Band Director - Middle School Lead
About Mrs. Borst
E-Mail
(616) 997-3420

directors@coopersvillebands.org goes to both band directors

Band Calendar

December 2024

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  • 5th & 6th Grade Holiday Concert
  • 7th & 8th Grade Holiday Concert
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Upcoming Events

  • Holiday Break December 23, 2024 at 9:00 am – January 3, 2025 at 10:00 am
  • Band Booster meeting January 14, 2025 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • HS Solo & Ensemble* February 1, 2025 Kent City High Schooln351 N Main St, Kent City, MI 49330, United States
  • No School February 7, 2025
  • No School February 10, 2025
  • No School February 11, 2025

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