October 2005 News Archives
Parents Welcome on Charter Bus to San Antonio
Monday, October 31 2005
Director Stan Mauldin has requested that parents not take their students in separate cars to the Bands of America Super Regional contest in San Antonio this Saturday. The band and chaperones will travel as a team, but parents are welcome to ride on the sixth charter bus, departing with the band from Clear Brook at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The fare is $20 and includes dinner and an afternoon movie. Parents will be responsible for purchasing their own tickets to the Bands of America show and a lunch at the nearby mall, where students will also eat after their 11 a.m. performance. Please contact president BettyAnn Lawrence, blawrence5@houston.rr.com, if you would like to come and cheer for our band!Congrats Are in Order
Tuesday, October 25 2005
Congratulations to the entire Clear Brook Band for a job well done Saturday at the UIL contest at Pasadena Memorial Stadium. The band earned a best possible first division rating. Congratulations are also in order for freshman percussionist Christopher Mauldin, who along with five other Brook orchestra students, made Area Orchestra. Christopher made Area on piano.Fall Dinner Ticket Order Forms Available Here
Wednesday, October 19 2005
Order forms for fall dinner tickets are now available on this website under the forms button. At the fall dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 8, we will celebrate the marching season in the Clear Brook Commons with a barbecue dinner and a special program. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. The jazz band will provide dinnertime entertainment, and participants are asked to bring a dessert to share. Only a limited number of tickets will be available at the door, so please purchase in advance.Band to Perform Before the Game
Thursday, October 13 2005
Clear Brook Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday, before the homecoming game versus Clear Creek, instead of at halftime. The band may also perform after the game as well. Homecoming festivities, which usually take place before the game, have been moved to halftime to accommodate several candidates for homecoming queen, who are playing in a volleyball game early that evening.Band to Perform at Katy Marching Festival
Saturday, October 8 2005
The Clear Brook Band will perform at the Katy Marching Festival at 2:45 p.m. in Rhodes Stadium. Directions and a schedule are available at www.katyisd.org. Look under athletics for stadium directions and under curriculum/finearts for the schedule. Most students will depart from Brook at 11:30 a.m. A separate bus of students taking the SAT will depart at about 1:15 p.m.Tests to Be Run
Wednesday, October 5 2005
Webmaster Ron Foster will run tests on our listserv on Wednesday to determine which folks in our database are not receiving our e-mails and why.Booster Club Meeting Moved
Monday, October 3 2005
The October booster club meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, October 6 in the band hall. Our booster club meetings usually take place on the first Tuesday of each month. However, this Tuesday our band will be at District Stadium for the rescheduled football game against Pearland High School.Brook Makes It to Finals Second Time in a Row
Sunday, October 2 2005
Congratulations to Clear Brook Band for making it to finals again at its second appearance ever at the Bands of America (BOA) Houston competition on Saturday at Rice University! In spite of missing a week of practice because of Hurricane Rita evacuations and school closure, the band placed ninth in finals competition with a score of 71.75. The first place band, from Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, had a score of 80.95 and won awards for outstanding music performance, visual performance and general effect.Return to archives