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7th Grade Band Dates:

October:               10th                       Chicken Sale Fundraiser Begins
 
November:            15th                       Chicken Sale Fundraiser Delivery (time TBA)
 
December:            4th                         7th Grade Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:15pm)
                             13th                       CBMS/CBHS Bands Christmas Concert in CB Theatre (6:00pm)
 
March:                  1st                         Rock-a-thon Fundraiser (6:00 – 11:00pm)
                             18th                       Honey Baked Ham Fundraiser Begins
 
April:                   30th                       7th Grade Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:30pm)
                            
May:                     9th                         CBMS/CBHS Bands Spring Concert at Cherokee Bluff Park (6:00pm)

Honor Band / All-State Dates: Registered 7th and 8th Grade Students Only

***There will be various after school practices once per week during September/October/November***
​October:         20th                  Honor Band Etude Camp (8:30am – 12:30pm)
 
December:      1st                     District Honor Band Auditions at Gainesville Middle School (time TBA)     
 
January:         12th                  Middle School All-State Band Auditions at Perry Middle School (time TBA)
                                                *Only students who make a qualifying score at the District Honor Band Auditions
 
February:        8th/9th                 District Honor Band at GA Baptist Center in Toccoa, GA (only selected students)
                        28th                    All State Band at Classic Center in Athens, GA (only selected students)    
 
March:             1st/2nd                 All State Band at Classic Center in Athens, GA (only selected students)

Festival Band Dates:

***There will be various after school practices once per week during January/February/March for 7th Graders participating***
Full Band Rehearsal Dates for ALL Festival Band Students:
Saturday, February 2nd (9:00am 2:00pm)
Tuesday, February 12th (3:45 to 5:30pm)
Tuesday, February 19th (3:45 to 5:30pm)
Tuesday, March 5th (3:45 to 5:30pm)
Tuesday, March 12th (3:45 to 5:30pm)
 
7th Grade Only Rehearsals:
These rehearsals will run from 3:45 – 5:00pm
Tuesday, January 15th
Thursday, January 17th
Tuesday, January 22nd
Thursday, January 24th
Tuesday, January 29th  
Thursday, January 31st 
Tuesday, February 5th 
Thursday, February 7th
Thursday, February 21st
Thursday, February 28th
Thursday, March 7th
 
Pre-Festival Performance
Tuesday, February 26th
7:00pm in the Cherokee Bluff Theater
*students should wear their CBMS Band uniform
 
Festival Performance
March 12th, 13th, or 14th (date TBA)
Habersham Central High School (time TBA)
*students will ride bus both ways
*students should wear their CBMS Band uniform to school and money for lunch/supper

Location

Cherokee Bluff Band

Ever Onward and Upward...A Commitment to Excellence"
Cherokee Bluff Band Association
6603 Spout Springs Road
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
(770) 967-0080

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