WELCOME TO THE DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING BAND WEBSITE
The Danbury High School Band Program is committed to offering students an opportunity to learn, perform, and explore music. We are a hard working organization that takes pride in our accomplishments and strives to better ourselves at every opportunity. So please enjoy our website and come see us perform sometime.

Winter Guard Information

Congratulations to the Winter Guard on a great season.  Danbury ended up in 3rd place in their class.  Quite a nice accomplishment!

Check the Musical Arts Conference website for details.  Thanks to everyone who supported the Winter Guard.   

Can and Bottle drives to benefit Winter Guard will be continue to be scheduled.  Watch this space for upcoming dates.  Please save your cans and bottles from your Irish celebrations for this fundraiser.   

Contact Donna Bellmay with questions.

Check out the Parent's Page for important information. Check out what's happening with Winter Guard!  Read all about it.

Members, please turn in your commitment contracts and check out the MySpace page for Winter Guard.  

Marching Band Information

Applications for the Band Aids scholarship will be distributed to Seniors on or around May 2.  Be sure to fill it out and return it by May 2.  Every senior has a chance at one of the scholarships.

Disney Photos that were part of the Disney Photo Pass can be viewed and ordered here.  Many photos of the Main Street Parade!  If anyone has photos to share, let Diane know.  If they can be put on CD, then I can get them posted on the website.

Thanks to everyone who participated in Notable Night.  Many volunteers worked behind the scenes to transform the cafeteria, help serve dinner, clean up afterwards, put together and run the Silent Auction, and much more.  Thanks to everyone who attended because without you, our fundraiser would not have been a success.  And many thanks to Outback Steakhouse for donating the food, equipment and staff for the benefit of the DHS Marching Band and Guard program!

Elections for the Band Aids Exec Board were held at the Band Aids meeting on April 2 at 7PM.  Congratulations to our new board members. 

Great job by the students who participated in the All State concert on April 5 in Hartford!

Congratulations to the jazz band on a second place finish at the Norwalk Jazz Competition.

Next GL Scrip gift card order is due on May 2.  Gift cards will be available for distribution on or around May 8. 

Interested in taking over one of the many jobs that keep the band running?  Take the opportunity to learn the job by shadowing the current person responsible next year.  People are needed for the following:

  • Bus Chaperone

  • Website and email communications

  • Manage student accounts

  • Ad book for Jamboree

  • Notable Night Event

  • Notable Night Silent Auction

GL Scrip is Back!

The next GL Scrip order is due on May 2 with a tentative delivery date of May 8.  Order form can be downloaded here.  If you need more information about this Gift Card fundraiser, check out the information on our website.

2008 GL Scrip (Gift Card) order schedule announced.

MAC 2007 Championship Photos Available

The photos taken by Jolesch Event Photographers are available for sale on their website.  Take a look!

So after thunder and lightning storms and 90 degree weather in September, this week we had the after effects of hurricane Noel.  No moisture, but gale force winds and COLD!  The wind impacted everyone's performance, but what a great show!  In the end, Danbury wound up in 5th place in Class IV, but it was a pretty close competition.  Lots of room for movement in the placements before Championships next week.  I'm sure the band and guard will be working extra hard this week, no matter what the weather.  They can feel good that they did their best as a new, small Class IV band.

We knew it would happen sometime this season.  The rain fell long and hard on October 27, the Naugatuck competition day.  Practice was delayed  until 2PM and was held indoors so that the band could practice for the indoor show.  It's a different experience, playing in the gym.  The Danbury Hatters did themselves proud, earning a "Superior" rating (the highest awarded by the judges during indoor shows)!  The new uniforms looked GREAT!   And what a treat for the spectators to be able to hear the Coast Guard Drum and Bugle Corps. Next weekend will be a preview of Championships with all of the Class IV bands competing together at the same show for the first time this season.
The fans were cheering in the stands at Bethel.  The temperatures were such that you could see  your breath.  High 40s.  A beautiful fall evening.  Danbury gave it their  all for George's birthday (and a tribute to the old uniforms).  A second place finish with a score of 83.85. Narrowing the gap against the Class IV MAC Champions.  Wait until you see us in 2 weeks in Naugatuck!

Way to go... a 2nd place finish at the Newtown Show. The weather was very summerlike with temperatures in the high 80's during the day, dipping into the 70's by the end of the evening.  Not bad for October!  The score keeps improving by the week.  Great job! 

Congratulations to the Band and Guard for their 3rd place finish at the Trumbull Show. The weather was perfect for the evening festivities.  The new blue and orange pom poms were very visible in the stands.  The cheering was loud.  It's great to see the new embellishments in the marching program.  The guard is much improved over last year adding rifle and sabre skills to the program.   The show keeps getting better and better.  Not bad for the smallest and newest Class IV band.  

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at our Jamboree.  Special thanks to our co-chairs, Frank Salvatore and Gary Sander.  See  photos of the Jamboree taken by a parent and additional photos taken by professional photographer, Wally Kolek.

Interested in items with the Marching Hatter Logo.  See the gym bags, duffel bags, stadium blankets, rally towels and t-shirts available from SK Stichart.

For sweatshirts, baseball hats, knit hats, scarves, etc., contact Joan Hull.

Check out the Reminder Section!

 

Ongoing GL Scrip Fundraiser

Gift Cards

Click here for Gift Ideas...

Order form for May 2  is now available.  Download now in Excel format 

Do you shop for groceries? Gas? Books? Gifts? By participating in Great Lake Scrip, shopping for everyday items and holiday gifts could raise significant dollars for the band and your student. All you need to do is to purchase gift cards in advance for these items that you would normally buy anyway. Takes a bit of preplanning on your part, but the benefits could be huge! Take a look at the list of participating retailers on their site. You'll probably see several that you use right now. Forms will be sent via email or you can get them right here on the website.

 

Reminders: 

Needed - Committee chairs for the following committees.  Contact Jean Sander  if you are interested:

  • Fundraising

  • Pie Sales

Easy fundraiser - save your ink and toner cartridges.  If you work somewhere that uses a lot of these, ask Nancy Hsiung for a collection box to put in your office.  These can be turned in to Staples for cash or coupons for merchandise to help the band.  

 

 

 

This site is sponsored by

Danbury Band-Aids, Inc.

Supporting the Danbury High School Jazz, Marching, Symphonic Bands ,

Winter Guard & Percussion

Incorporated Since 1999

43 Clapboard Ridge Road

Danbury, CT  06811 
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Upcoming Schedule

05/1/08 - 05/3/08
Beauty and the Beast at DHS

05/2/08
Band Aids Scholarship application distributed to Seniors

05/2/08
GL Scrip order due

05/8/08
GL Scrip order distribution

05/12/08
7PM - Spring Concert

05/20/08
Scholarship application due

06/5/08
Band Picnic

»Click here for a full schedule of the 2007 season