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8th Grade Band Dates:

October:              
4th                         8th Grade Band Night Rehearsal (3:45 – 7:00pm)
5th                         8th Grade Band Night (3:45 – 10:00pm)
10th                       Chicken Sale Fundraiser Begins
22nd                       8th Grade Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:00pm)
23rd                       Fall Concert for 8th Grade/CBHS in CB Theatre (6:00pm)
 
November:           
15th                       Chicken Sale Fundraiser Delivery (time TBA)
 
December:           
10th                       8th Grade Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:15pm)
13th                       CBMS/CBHS Bands Christmas Concert in CB Theatre (6:00pm)
 
February:             
2nd                         Festival Band Saturday Camp (9:00am – 2:00pm) lunch provided
12th                        Festival Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:30pm)
19th                        Festival Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:30pm)
26th                         Festival Band/CBHS Band Pre-Festival Concert in CB Theatre (7:00pm)
                            
March                  
1st                         Rock-a-thon Fundraiser (6:00 – 11:00pm)
5th                         Festival Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:30pm)
12th                       Festival Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:30pm)
13th/14th              Festival Band Performance at Habersham Central HS (date/time TBA)
18th                       Honey Baked Ham Fundraiser Begins
 
April:                  
16th                       Gwinnett Stripers Performance for 8th Grade and CBHS Band
                            
May:                    
7th                         8th Grade Band after school rehearsal (3:45 – 5:30pm)
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 8th 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) 
 
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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