Summer Marching Academy

Thursday-Saturday June 12-14 at Dobson High School

The Synergy Summer Marching Academy is recommended for Band council members and open to all marching band members. You will join nationally renowned clinicians and members and staff of The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in a unique three day setting designed to heighten your band and leadership skills, sharpen your mind and connect your soul to the activity you love so much.

LEADERSHIP TEAM:  Synergy Camp is June 12-14 at Dobson High School.  Despite what the website says, we have a special deal worked out with Scott Lang, and Corona students are only charged $75.00. Please make every effort to attend!

 See <Click here> for registration and more info.

Deadline for Registration: June 6

Color Guard USA Camp

There was some confusion about Colorguard USA camp dates.  It is officially
June 9-13 at Akimal Middle School. www.colorguardusa.com. * The Guard sectional on June 9 is cancelled to accommodate the camp.

Southwest Corps Connection Drum & Bugle Corps Show

Wednesday, July 2 7:30 PM at Glendale Community College

This event brings together five world-class drum corps:

• The Academy – Tempe, Az
• Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
• Santa Clara Vanguard – Santa Clara, CA
• Mystika l – Long Beach, CA
• Velvet Knights – Pasadena, CA

This is a rare opportunity to see Phantom Regiment (Mr. Parker's Drum corps) since they don't make the western tour very often. In addition, you can see many Corona alumni in the Academy corps.

• We have the opportunity to get group tickets at $16 per ticket (a $5 discount).
• Plus each school that purchases group tickets has a chance to Win a new brass instrument for the CdS Band courtesy of Jupiter Brass Instruments. Each ticket sold equals one raffle ticket for the drawing. The more tickets your school buys, the greater the chances to win!
• <Click here> for the order form and ording info.

Marching Band Camp Packets have been mailed

Band Camp 2008

Band camp will be the week of July 20—July 26th. Camp will be at Camp Tontozona. There will be Pit, Drumline, Band and Color Guard rehearsals in June and July prior to camp (See charms calendar). The rehearsals following band camp will be night rehearsals instead of during the day as it had been in the past.

New Database up and running!

CHARMS:  Just now up and running, we have the Charms online database setup!

Check it out at www.charmsmusic.com.  Enter "cdsband" (no quotes) into the Parent/Student Login to access the "Public" area.  You can view the calendar for the upcoming year.

You can even access your students information by entering their student ID number into the field where indicated (students that start with 09 may need to leave off the 0). You can make changes or additions to your student accounts including your email for communication purposes.

Band Booster Meeting Minutes

<Click Here> for the October Band booster meeting minutes.

<Click Here> for the September Band booster meeting minutes.

<Click Here> for the August Band booster meeting minutes.

Parent Email List

In an effort to increase communication, the Corona Bands will be using email as a more convenient and cost effective means of announcements! Important details like concert reminders, upcoming events and fundraising deadlines will be delivered directly to your email. Of course your email info will not be distributed to anyone else.or

Don't forget to let us know if you've changed EMail addresses. Send the new email address with your student's name in the subject line to cdsband@cox.net or <click here>. Please send the parent email address you use most frequently. Thanks for making communication a whole lot easier!