Hello Mav Band and Guard Families,

Hopefully, we have all settled in and understand what school is like for now...well, at least until tomorrow, am I right? I promise the teachers are feeling the ever-changing responsibilities and expectations as well.

GRADES/ SCHOOLOGY: The band directors will give all assignments, materials, and daily class codes through Schoology. Because Schoology is not syncing with our official grade book (TAC), we have stopped inputting grades in Schoology altogether and are entering them directly into TAC. This means Home Access should be updated correctly.

Wind players will have daily submissions in SmartMusic. The assignment is given in Schoology and the students have their own accounts in SmartMusic. This has been going for about a week now and it will continue throughout the year. Percussion and Guard students submit videos to their directors for them to grade.

FOOTBALL GAMES: This Friday is our first game and we are trying to put together as much music as we can to play in the stands. The rest of the games are on the BAND CALENDAR and we will assign which students will attend each game by tomorrow, along with the required form for those providing their own transportation. 

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE. For parents and other family members, tickets will only be sold online and there will not be an open ticket booth at the games. I believe you can purchase tickets until 5:00 on the day of the game. Remember to adhere to RRISD’s clear bag policy.

We will send detailed information regarding football game procedures as soon as we have everyone submit their survey responses.

Thank you so much for rolling with the punches while the school year is getting underway. We look forward to every time we all get to meet in person and it makes it worth all the extra work.

Sincerely,

Your Mav Band Staff