Thank you to everyone who came out to support our first Roswell BandJam. It was amazing to see so many friends and family and to have a chance to showcase the wide variety of band programs and talent our Roswell high school and middle schools offer to our students and community. We can't wait to do it again next year!

Pictures of the evening here can be viewed in the Band’s SmugMug Account here

UPCOMING TAMPA BAND TRIP

Our band trip to Tampa is just two weeks away. If you were not able to attend our parent/student meeting on Wednesday, please review the powerpoint deck for information on chaperone groups, medication, packing and itinerary. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Roberts (robertst@fultonschools.org) or your students' chaperone.

View PowerPoint here

ROSWELL INDOOR PERCUSSION (RIP)

Our Roswell Indoor Percussion group competed on Saturday and had their best scores yet. All of the hard work is paying off! Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, siblings and friends who came out to cheer the students on and help with everything from hair and makeup, chaperoning, donating food and moving all the props and equipment. We could not do it without you!

RIP has one more competition next weekend 3/29 for the GIPA Championships at South Forsyth HS (585 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming, GA 30041) We hope all of our band families will come out and cheer the group on. We still need a few more drivers/chaperones as well.

Tap the picture below to see more photos from GIPA West Forsyth

‘25 - ‘26 MARCHING BAND LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS

It is that time of year again to start looking toward next Fall and the marching band. An integral part of a successful marching band is a strong student leadership team. Here is a link to this year's leadership application: Apply Here. All students are eligible to apply. When answering the questions on the application, please answer them fully and give as much information as you can. Do not take the questions lightly. Also it is important to remember that your actions in band class and at Roswell high School play a large part in the selection process as well.

These applications are due by Sunday, March 30th.

‘25-‘26 CLASSROOM BAND PLACEMENT AUDITIONS

Classroom band placement audition material can be found HERE.
Videos are due by Sunday, March 30th. Submit your audition videos HERE.

BAND BANQUET: SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendars! Our Band Banquet will be Wednesday, May 14th. This event is for all of our current classroom band, marching band, indoor percussion and guard students and families. More details will be shared soon but we hope everyone can attend.

MARCHING BAND SPRING MINI-CAMPS

Spring mini-camps and summer practice sessions begin April 16th

Our 2025-2026 marching season will kick off on Wednesday, April 16th with our Spring mini-camps. These mini-camp sessions are open to all rising 7th-12th grade students who are interested in participating in Marching Band or Color Guard this fall. These sessions are a chance to see what Marching Band and Guard are all about and work on a few fundamentals. The mini-camp sessions will wrap up on April 30th with a parent and student meeting to get all the information to register for the upcoming season.

Percussion and Guard will have continued sessions through the summer to get extra skills practice. These sessions will allow students practice if they would like to try a new instrument or continue to develop on their current instrument so they are fresh for band camp in July. We encourage all percussion and guard students to attend as many sessions as they can over the Summer.

M.A.R.C.H. SERVICE DAY APRIL 15TH

Please mark your calendars for our Service event after school on Tuesday, April 15th 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm. We want all of our current classroom band, marching band, indoor percussion and guard students and families to come out and help. This year, our service project is going to stay close to home as our band room, storage and practice areas need some TLC. We will be working on campus after school for some much needed clean-up and repair. Sign-ups will be shared soon.

CLASS OF ‘25 BAND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

RHS Band Scholarship Opportunity

Seniors - the deadline to submit your application for the Brian McDonald Scholarship is this Friday, March 29th. This scholarship is open to all Class of 2025 Seniors who participated in Guard or Marching Band for at least 2 years. Pick up your application packet from Mr. Roberts office.

The scholarship is in memory of Brian McDonald thanks to the generosity of BioWound Solutions and the McDonald-Roselli families. If you have any questions, please email president@roswellband.com.

HORNET NOTES ARE BACK

It is time to start working on the 6th Annual Hornet Notes tradition! It is our goal to honor this RHS 2025 Class by presenting each student with a green “Hornet Notes” envelope filled with letters and notes of congratulation and well wishes addressed to them individually and personally. Hornet Notes must be received by May 1st. More information can be found here.

Please help us celebrate our amazing band Seniors:

Stuthi Abraham

Daniel Martinez

Xander Baughn

Kyle Medrianto

Anna Bjork

Gavino Padilla

Conor Brighton

Ja'Laya Parker

Aubrey Choun

Elsa Renner

June Clinton

Kelsey Roselli

Benjamin Fagan

Taylor Voglesonger

Rita Fingerman

FUNDRAISERS: ONGOING AND UPCOMING

M.A.R.C.H

Our annual M.A.R.C.H fundraiser is live! Parents and Students, please take time this week to locate your personal MARCH fundraising page in MTK and share the donation link with your family and friends. This is our annual tradition of raising money and giving back through service. Our goal is to raise $15,000 to support our entire band program. Please encourage your friends, neighbors and family to consider making a donation today.

Share this link with friends & families: M.A.R.C.H. 2025 Fundraiser

Gate City Social

All past, present and future band families are invited to join us on Monday, April 14th at Gate City Brewing (43 Magnolia St, Roswell, GA 30075). This is a great chance to enjoy some food and drinks and get to know your fellow band parents better. Gate City will make a donation to the band for every beverage sold! Non-Alcoholic drinks and food are also available. We would love to see everyone there!

Ameris Amphitheatre Concert Concessions

Parents - this is our single largest fundraising event every Summer. We need all of our Parents, older siblings and even friends of the family to sign up to volunteer to manage concessions at concerts at Ameris. You will get to hear some great live music, raise money for the band and also earn some credits toward your students band fees for 2025-2026. Please sign up today: Ameris Concerts Volunteers.

The season kicks off on April 26th. We need volunteers ASAP for the April/May concerts so we can get a strong start to the season. The proceeds from Ameris ensure that we have funds for all the staff needed for Marching Band and the start of the school year.

BOARD POSITIONS AVAILABLE: VP of FUNDRAISING & CO-TREASURER

There are a couple of positions that need filling for this year’s booster board. Give the positions a look below and reach out to Kristy Reiver or Amy Kingry at president@roswellband.com if you feel you can fill this need for the band.

Co-Treasurer:

The co-treasurer will work with our current treasurer, Renee Lewis. This position requires only a few hours of work per week keeping the financials of the band up to date to ensure we remain within the budget proposed for the season. This position will require an average of 1-3 hours during Marching Band season and 1-2 hours a week the remainder of the year.

VP of Fundraising:

Fundraising is critical to our band program. Fulton County Schools funds only about 30% of our program each year. Most of the funds we need to support additional class instruction, resources for marching band, indoor percussion and guard are funded by fees and donations received through our fundraising efforts. We need 1 or 2 parents who can take the lead on overseeing and growing these events. This is a position that can largely be managed from home but will require an hour or two each week to ensure success.

Both board positions would allow you to participate in the larger board voting and decision-making process and help drive the vision of the program as it continues to grow.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE BAND

Remind: Click this link to join: https://www.remind.com/join/rhsmb24

X (formerly Twitter): @RoswellBands

Instagram: Roswellband and roswellhsband (boosters site)

Facebook: RoswellHSBand

Also the weekly Stinger newsletter and This Week in Band (TWIB) from Mr. Roberts.

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