Dear 7th grade band parents,
Next year, your child is eligible to be a member of the South Granville High School Marching Band as an 8th grader. This is something that Mr. Maston (the band director at SGHS) has allowed for several years, and it is a great opportunity for our talented students.
Your child will need a ride from Hawley to SGHS after school, because they will be expected to attend all after school practices, as well as the home football games, parades, and Saturday band competitions. This year, several of our 8th graders arranged a car pool with each other, so that is an option too.
If you are interested, your child should attend the "Rookie Band Camp" at SGHS May 15-19 from 4:00-6:00. This is not a commitment, this is not you signing up for marching band. Think of it like how our athletic teams have "open practices" before tryouts. Your child will get to know Mr. Maston and the student leaders in the band, they will be taught the basic skills of marching, and then they can decide if this is something they want to do next year.
The 8th graders who take advantage of this opportunity quickly become the best musicians in our band program every year. They learn so much and develop their skills on their instrument from playing next to the high school students, and the high school students go out of their way to help and teach the "rookies" everything they can. The SGHS marching band has an incredibly positive, nurturing student culture that way. I hope you will consider allowing your child to be a part of this award-winning band of dedicated, fun, caring, hard-working student musicians.
Contact Mr. Maston at MastonBM@gcs.k12.nc.us if you have any questions.