Reminder...updated

Don't Forget that we have rehearsal on Friday night from 6pm-8pm.
Practice will be held at the ZEJH gym.
Don't forget your flag and Sabre from the high school.

By the way, Great job at the concert last night!

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practice Tomorrow!

I hope that all of you guys had a GREAT break! As we start school tomorrow a few reminders....

• We have practice after school tomorrow until 5:00pm. Practice will be at ZEJH (hopefully the gym will be available. If not, we will do the best we can.) Bring your flag.
  

• If you owe doughnut money that is due ASAP. Please put it in an envelope with your name on it.

• We are hosting a Dance Camp on December 18th and 19th at THS. It is open to all Elementary age students K-6. (They do not have to attend school in the Talladega School System.) Information has been given at their local elementary schools, however, invite anyone you think might be interested. Registration is THIS FRIDAY! December 4, 2009 at the THS bandroom from 4:00-6:00pm. More information can be optained by calling Ms. Todd at 315-5706 or via email at THSdancecamp@hotmail.com. Registration fee is $25.00; includes instruction, t-shirt and participation in the Talladega Christmas Parade.

• As part of the dance camp all Ellis Emeralds will be performing in the Talladega Christmas Parade with the participants from the Dance Camp. The parade is on December 19th @ 5:00pm. We will meet in the parking lot of the Old Goody's. The parade will go around the square and end at Piggly Wiggly. (More info will be given later.)
  

practice this week.

Practice on Thursday, December 3, 2009 following sectionals in the THS lunchroom. (We will go to the gym if it is available.) 4:15-5:30pm

Please be sure to bring your pink Dega Addition shirt. We need to take a pic.

Also, if you owe money from the Doughnut fundraiser. Please put it in the Red lock box outside the band office. Be sure to put your name and label it Doughnut Fundraiser.

Don't forget that we will also host a Dance Camp on December 18th and 19th for Elementary school students grades K-6. Registration is THIS FRIDAY, December 4, 2009 at the THS bandroom from 4:00-6:00pm. INVITE people that you know would like to participate. We put handouts and posters in the Elementary schools, however, your help is what will get girls there. Check the band website for more details.

Rehearsal

Great Rehearsal last night. Be sure that you practice over the break so that you do not forget what you learned. It is looking good ladies!

Doughnuts should be available for pickup on Friday at 10:00 am at the ZEJH bandroom. Thanks to those of you that sold.

Reminder

Practice this week has been canceled. The Addition will practice on Tuesday night from 5-8 and the The Ellis Emeralds will practice Monday right after school in the THS lunchroom if you would like to come by and help.

Rehearsal

Check the band calendar OFTEN for updates. You will have rehearsal on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, from 5-8. I am not sure yet if it will be in the ZEJH gym or the THS lunchroom. I will let you know as soon as I know what is available.

Keep up the good work. Great practice on this past Tuesday. You got A LOT done.

Practice

Dega Addition Practice

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

THS Lunchroom

3:30-5:00

Bring your blue flag with you.

Camp

WoooOOOoo HOo! WiTerGuARd is HERE!

Information for the Winter Guard camp was given out today. Please be sure that you review it and ask any questions that you may have.

Also a reminder that demerits go from tryout to tryout. Please review your handbook. Demerits will be enforced to ensure the quality of the group.

See you Friday!

Practice 10/13

Dega Addition will have practice on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, in the ZEJH Gym. Practice will be from 3:30-5:00pm.

See you there!

Thanks

Thanks again for your help this week with the Ellis Emeralds Clinic and on Saturday for the help/support for the girls as they auditioned. What a great group of girls! I look forward to a GREAT year!

Thanks...

Thanks ladies for all of the help today for the first day of Ellis Emerald Clinic. The girls that turned out for tryouts did quit well and having each of you there to help really added to the atmosphere and the quality of what was done. I really appreciate each of you.

Feel free to come any day this week that you may have free.

Tuesday 5-6:30, Wed. 3:30-5, Thurs. 5-7 and Saturday morning at 10 for auditions.

Thanks AGAIN!

Band Camp Pictures!

Hey Guys!

I put together a slide show of bandcamp pics. Apparently it takes FOREVER to upload so getting it on every single blog has been a slight issue. I put it on the Dega Darlin Blog simply because that is the one I clicked on first. Go there and check it out.

Enjoy!

Good job!

Hey girls!
I just wanted to tell each and every one of you how proud I am after your first practice.
That was definitely a productive 2 hours!
Keep practicing on your own, and keep up the good work!

And I haven't forgotten about your shirts! I'm working on getting those designed.
See you all on Monday!

I love you!

practice Tomorrow!

Just a reminder that we have our first 2009-2010 practice on Tuesday, July 20,2009 from 2:30-4:30pm. Remember to bring lots of water and a snack to eat before band practice at 5pm.
If you have a flag at home, you do not have to bring it.

See you TOMORROW!

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.

Rehearsal

The first rehearsal of the year will be on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, from 2:30-4:30pm, at THS. You will have a 30 minute break before the regular scheduled band practice from 5-8pm. I recommend that you bring snacks and lots of WATER so that you are energized for your long day.

See you then!

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!

Just a reminder that not only should you take the opportunity to utilize the blog of your individual section, but you should also visit blogs of other sections and feel free to make comments there too. You can find the link in the sidebar of your blog. For a start, go visit the drum major blog to see how Blake did at Spirit Camp.

Handbook

Just a reminder that as an auxiliary member your 'new auxiliary member year' is from tryout to tryout. Therefore, your auxiliary year started in April with tryouts. Demerits are applied for the entire year. Please be sure that you make yourself very familiar with what is expected. We want for every member to be successful. Rules and Regulations are set in place to help each person succeed as well as aid us in running things fairly and smoothly.

(As an Addition member of the Talladega High School Band, whose main auxiliary time is 2nd semester, it is important to remember that all demerits still apply to both semesters.)

Below you will find a link to the Auxiliary handbook for those of you that may have misplaced yours. You will also notice that a link has been placed in the sidebar of your blog for future reference. If you have any questions please ask Mr. McDaniel or Ms. Todd.

Talladega High School Auxiliaries Handbook

2009 THS Graduation

2009 winter guard

Monday Practice!

We will have practice on Monday, May 4th in preparation for the Spring Concert. It will be after school until 5:00pm in the Gym at Talladega High School.

Uniform fitting!

Those of you that made the DEGA DARLINS 2009 line for the fall will have your first uniform fitting on May 4, 2009. Mrs. Bonnie will come during school around 12:30. Mr. McDaniel will call you to the bandroom from class. (this is not for Addition; your fitting will be at a later time.)

What a Gig!

On April 23, 2009, the Talladega High School Jazz Band was invited to perform for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame ceremonies. With great preparation, lots of anticipation and much excitement the group of young musicians took on this adventure with great enthusiasm. Much is to be said about the musical presentation and outstanding representation of the Talladega City Schools from this group of young people; it was truly outstanding.

A special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Smith for their help providing dinner for the group, as well as Mrs. Rasco. Also to Dr. Frank Buck for his attendance and support at this event. It is wonderful to have such great support from parents and administrators in the Talladega City School System.

To see pictures Click Here

Performance photos from Championships....

Have you checked out the performances pics from Championships? Click here

Congratulations 2009 Auxiliary!

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

Audition clinic is coming up next week; April 6th - 10th, 2009.

Be sure that you have cleared all debts at school so that you may audition.

Also, be sure that you read the handout/rules very carefully. Some things may have changed since the last time you looked at it.

Visit www.degaband.com for a detailed schedule of clinic week.

See you then; Bring a friend!

Group photos!

Group photos taken by Bateman photography are now online. You can view them by going to www.photoreflect.com and doing a search or click here. Be sure to click the arrow so that you can view both pictures of the group. Also, you can scroll around and see pictures from each group that performed over the two days.

There are several purchase options available. I suggest the digital file. If you order this, they email it to you within a few weeks and then you have it on your computer from then on. The cost is under $5.00.

Enjoy!

Congratulations!

What a great trip this past weekend was. I hope that you enjoyed it. To travel with such a great group of girls is amazing.

Congratulations on your great performance on Friday. Mr. McDaniel, Brian and I am very proud of you. You have grown individually and as a group and that is going to help you and our program in the future. I am looking forward to what is to come. Keep up the good work. You have had a great year!

Don't forget about rehearsal at 5:30 at ZEJH. See you there!

Congrats at Hoover!

Congratulations on a job well done!

Each competition this year had led to more and more improvement as a group and individually. I am very proud of the work and dedication that you showed last week, which led to an improved performance, no doubt.

It has been great to see each of you grow and improve along the way. Get a good rest during spring break so that we can come back and have a good run of rehearsals before championships.

You just never know what will happen at championships. It all depends on the day and the performance that comes from each group. I am very excited to see how things go and am looking forward to the trip with you guys. I hope that you are too!

NOTICE>>> REHEARSAL>>>CHANGE>>>

We will not have practice on Monday as usual... we will move that practice to TUESDAY. It will be at Zora Ellis and will be immediatly following school until 6:00pm. This will be our only long rehearsal. We will also have rehearsal on Thursday immediatly following school until 5:00pm.

I should have the performance times for Nashville on Thursday. As soon as I get them I will post them on here and on http://www.degaband.com/. I will also post an updated itinerary on the band website.

Have a great spring break!

More Hoover Info

Please check http://www.degaband.com/ often for rehearsal info.

Click here for the Hoover Itinerary.

We will have regular Monday practice, in addition to Thursday(3:00-5:00) and Friday for run throughs (5:30-6:30). On friday the Ellis Emeralds will be right after school until 4:30 and dega Darlins will be from 4:30-5:30. You are more than welcome to come before your scheduled time, but certainly are not required to do so.

Hoover contest

The hoover schedule is up. I will attempt to post it here ASAP and give you a copy at rehearsal.

We will have our regular Monday rehearsal (3/9) as soon after school as you can until 5:00. It will be at the ZEJH gym.

We will also have afterschool practice on Thursday(3/12) right after school until 5:00 at ZEJH.

We will have an hour practice/run through from 5:30-6:30.

Keep in mind that our scores at Hoover will determine where we perform at championships. We want a good spot, so be on the top of your game on Saturday. I know we always do our best, I just want you to be aware of the added importance.

In your class is Bob Jones, Tupelo, Fort Payne and of course us. Your performance time for those coming to watch is 5:44pm.

Spread the word! See you next week!

location

Practice on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 will be held at Talladega High School from 3:30 to 5:00.

See you there!

venue Change

Mondays practice (2/23) will be at Talladega High School.

See you there!

Pictures!

There are pictures available online for viewing and purchase by Bateman photo from the Oak Grove competition. Bateman photography is the official photographer of the SCGC and will have pictures up for each event the week following the performance. There are some great pictures available. Click here to view.

Enjoy!

I am very proud of you ladies. As we move forward and prepare for our next competition, think about this; your success if powered by you. The amount of effort you put forth, the amount of attention you pay to details, the smile on your face, the postion of your hands and feet, the direction of your head, the spinning of your flag, the confidence with your rifle...... it is all powered by the person doing the work. Instruct, aid, advise, correct and clean we will do, but in the end you have to find what makes you want it. It might be the possibility of first place at Hoover, or maybe its the enjoyment of improving individually, perhaps it's the motivation of your peers, or the desire to NOT be in last place EVER, or the simple fact of success that drives you.

Whatever the driving factor is.... NOW is the time to put it into action. We cannot wait until the week of March 14th to decide that we want to be the best. For some it will take hard work in practice and pushing yourself and the ones around you. For some it will take practice at home to make sure that you understand what is being asked of you and for some of you it will be the need to work with a friend, someone you feel comfortable with that can give you tips and advice.

Realize that the power to be the best lies within each of you! We are only as good as the weakest member because in this sport EVERYONE has a very important job to do!

We have had a great start, let's have an outstanding finish!

Wow!

What a great accomplishment to take 2nd place on Saturday. The hardwork, sweat and almost, but not quite tears really paid off for you guys. To be promoted and do so well is an accomplishment that you should be proud of. I hope you are as proud of yourselves as everyone else is.

We will have regular practice at ZEJH tomorrow from 3-5. We will not be able to listen to the tapes until next week because Brian has them. We have a lot of cleaning left to do and lots of work before Hoover, so don't relax too much. Coming off of a good performance people are watching you and the competition level will be up at Hoover.

I am working on information for championships and will get that to you as soon as possible. I will also get you information about Hoover as soon as I have it.

See you tomorrow.

Performance times are finally here!

Ellis Emeralds 4:39
Dega Darlins Addition 5:13
Dega Darlins 6:55

We will pull each others floor again, however, the first two groups will be pretty much back to back. After the Emeralds perform, we will immediatly get things together for the Addition to perform. There will be a break before the Dega Darlins, so you may go visit family, eat, etc. We will meet back stage around 6:20 to pull their floor.

In your class the competition is: Bob jones and Pelham JV.

Oak Grove is coming quickly!

Only one rehearsal left before Oak Grove!

I am very proud of you ladies for the amount of work that you have put forth the past two rehearsals. It is hard to believe how much you have gotten done.

Don't forget the schedule for Saturday. I still don't have your exact performance time, but if I get it prior to Saturday I will let you know.

We still plan to arrive there at 3:00. We will meet at the THS bandroom at 11:30.
Reminder: Turn in your travel forms. (please review your handouts)

Practice on Friday will be as quick as you can get there after school until 5:00.... see you there!

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Scroll down to the post... Counting down and click on Comments. Angelic posted something pretty cool.

ATTENTION - TIME CHANGE!

Hey Ladies!

I am so sorry to make another change, we usually try to keep a time once it is set, but I really need to change your rehearsal time on Friday night. Your rehearsal time will now be from 5:00-7:00. Brian will not actually be there until 5:30, but we can go ahead and get started and be ready for him when he arrives.

I am sorry for the change. Several of the Ellis Emeralds will be out for a school trip, so my only solution was to switch your time with theirs. The later time gives them time to get there and you will be done earlier, which I am sure you are happy about. You are aware of how hard it is to fix work and set drill when someone is absent. This is simply the only day Brian can come.

By the way spread the word in case some people don't read the blog.
See you on Friday!

Brian will be here!

I just wanted to post the rehearsal time and location for Friday's practice. I know Mr. McDaniel talked to you in class, but I wanted to be sure to have it on here in case you needed to double check the time.

Practice will be in the ZEJH gym from 7:30p.m.-9:00p.m.

Please wear your show shoes. (no uniforms necessary)

I will make sure the rifles and flags in the flag room get to ZEJH, if you took yours home please be sure to bring it to rehearsal.

I know you will, but come to work. This will be the last time we see Brian before the next competition, which is Feb. 7th. Can you believe that is a week from Saturday. Wow! He will add more to the dead spots in the show and you never know what he might change.

Next week we will do what we did during the last competition week. We will have our regular practice on Monday as soon after school as possible until 5:00 p.m. in the ZEJH gym and then on Friday we will do a last time run before Saturdays performance. We will also try to do this run through in the gym at ZEJH until 4:30. I will let you know if that changes.

Practice on your own as well. Being in this new class is going to require a little more on everyone's part.

Keep up the good work!

Field Day Success!

Congratulations on your grand performance and taking the 3rd place trophy on Saturday. That is a great accomplishment for your first year in competition, not to mention the fact that most of those groups spin together year round and you do not.

Also, a big congratulations on the promotion to Scholastic B classification. Of course, this will mean a little more work, but in the end it will pay off. I am so proud of you guys and I hope you are too. We will schedule another day for Brian to beef up the show so that we can be competitive in our new class. I will let you know ASAP when that will be. I am looking foward to what appears to be a very exciting season.

Practice tomorrow will be after school until 5:00, in the lunchroom.

See you there! Keep up the great work!

TOMORROW

Hey ladies! GREAT job today at rehearsal. You have really come a long way and will perform well tomorrow.

I know that several of you read this and I ask that you to spread the word, but with so many rehearsals and so many announcements, I simply cannot remember if I told you we were meeting at the High School Bandroom tomorrow. Since we changed rehearsal to the high school today, that is where all of our stuff is, so that is where we will need to be.

I had this on a handout. A handout that is still on my desk! Sorry about that. In the future remind me at the last practice to give you a handout if I don't. I typically do a last minute reminder.

Also, I think you have already spread the word, but bring your black band shirt. It occured to me that it will look better with your red pants than the red one.

Get some sleep... see you tomorrow. I hope you are excited.

3 days and counting!!!!

GREAT JOB at practice on Monday. So far all three groups have been outstanding this week.

Don't forget to turn in your travel forms. You can bring them to the bandroom at the high school and leave them on my desk or give them to Mr. McDaniel.

Also, I will have another last minute reminder sheet on Friday at rehearsal and answer any questions you may have.

I am still working on getting your windsuits, earrings and gloves here. I will keep you updated.

Keep up the good work. I hope you are excited about Saturday.

Counting down!

We are counting down the days until field day! A week from today, or at least when I posted this anyway. With that I wanted to remind you of next weeks rehearsals and some additional information.

Practice Monday will be in the Talladega High School lunchroom from 3:00-5;00. Notice we are starting at 3:00.

We will also have practice on Friday immediatly following school until 4:30... I want to use this as a chance to do some last minute run throughs of the show. We should be able to have this practice at ZEJH.... however, I will finalize that and let you know later in the week. If not, it will of course be in the lunchroom at THS.

Reminders and additional info:

• Review your handouts. Give them to your parents to review as well.
• Uniforms will be handed out at practice on Monday. Alterations have been made.
• Bags and gloves for rifles will be here sometime next week.
• I am hopeful that your windsuits will be here sometime next week, but it may be late in the weak, just to let you know about those.
• Practice, Practice, Practice.
• Don't forget to play around with your hair.
• email me or call me at the bandroom with any questions. ZEJH bandroom is 315- 5706 if you forgot, or of course ask me at school.

I am looking forward to a GREAT week and I know you are too. It's almost here! Yea!

If you have a few minutes... go to the Ellis Blog and check out their floor. Mr. McDaniel, Marcus and I worked on it today.

Rehearsal this week.

Rehearsal this week will be at the ZEJH gym. Please get there as quick as possible. We have ALOT to do. We will start as soon as you can get there and go until 5:00p.m.

Your uniforms are in, so we need to try those on tomorrow so we can get them hemmed and any alterations made. Please come prepared to do so.

Please be sure that you have a flag at home so you can practice the routine. For practice tomorrow, your flags will be taken to the gym for you.

Also this week, Brian will be here on Friday from 5-9 to work on the choreography. Please make arrangements to be there.

Keep up to date by checking the calendar on www.degaband.com. remember that sometimes there are mistakes... if you are not sure of a time..... always ask!

Field Day!

The schedule has been posted for the Pell City competition on January 24, 2009. As most of you know this competion is called 'field day' and is basicially a coming out point for all guards that are participating in Winter Guard. There is another location as well in TN.

I will give you a more detailed schedule about departure times and such at your next practice, but wanted to give you this so that you can see who is coming and the estimated times. Keep in mind that sometimes they make adjustments to the schedule. Also, go ahead and start making your travel plans; Everyone must ride with a parent, either your own or someone elses. NO students will be allowed to drive.

Click here to see the schedule that was posted on the Dega Darlin Blog.

Also feel free to go to the SCGC website and explore the other groups and circuit info.

Todays Practice.

Practice today will be held in the Lunchroom at THS from 3:00-5:00.

See you there.

Reminder!

Just a reminder that we will have practice on Monday, January 5, 2008, from 3:00-5:00.

*notice the time.... 3-5. Also, come prepared to try on uniforms... I was told they will be here and I would like to have you try them on if they are.

I will know the rehearsal location on Monday. I will post it on here if we get a gym, if not prepare to meet at the THS bandroom at 3:00.

Happy New Year!