Attention, 8th grade HDMS band students! The following message is an invitation from Mr. Hymans, band director at Caldera High School. This event is optional, but I hope we can pack the stands with as many future Wolfpack students as possible (you are welcome to come even if you are not planning to attend Caldera High School next year). I will be there playing my trumpet!

Greetings, future Wolfpack Band Family Member!

This invite goes out to any current 8th-grade band student considering continuing in band at Caldera HS next year. We would love to have you join us for an evening of pizza and pep band on Friday, September 20, at the Caldera High School home football game so you can see what that experience will be like at high school. Here are the details:

• Call time is 6pm at the Caldera HS Band Room. Enter at the east entrance (by the auditorium) and follow signs to the band room.
• Bring your instrument! Play whatever you can with us – don’t worry about playing everything (or really at all) – we just want you there with us!
• Wear clothing to be comfortable until around 9:30 outside – and school colors (navy/orange) if possible. Make sure you are prepared for the forecast.
• Bring a water bottle – we’ll be in the stadium for around 3 hours. Concessions are available during the game – you provide your own $$.
• Pizza will be available in the band room by 5:45 (it’s ok to show up early!); we will warm up around 6:15 and head out to the stadium shortly after that.
• You get into the game for free if you are with the band! If your parents would like to attend, they need to pay at the main entrance to the stadium.
• Percussionists don’t need to bring anything – we’ll have drums and sticks for you (though you can bring your snare sticks if you like).
• The band plays from pre-game through the end of the 1st half. Students get a break for 3rd quarter, then are back to play the 4th quarter.
• I can’t predict exactly when the game will end, but it is usually between 9:15-9:30. You are welcome to leave whenever, but make sure you have a ride lined up!

HERE is a link to a folder with the music we’ll be playing. I will have extra copies for you here, or you can print them out yourself to look at before the event. Notes on the music:

• SSB = Star Spangled Banner – we will only play this once.
• Go Wolfpack Go = School fight song – we’ll play this a LOT!
• Band Chants = short things we play between downs – we play a lot. From Pt. 1, we will play a lot of #’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 7. From Pt. 2 we will only play #’s 11 & 13.
• Shout/Hey – we will only play The Hey Song, which starts more than halfway through where it says to swing.

I hope to see many of you at the game – we’ll make a lot of noise and have a lot of fun!

David Hymans

Caldera HS Band Director

david.hymans@bend.k12.or.us