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Cave Spring Knights
Roanoke, Virginia
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MARCHING BAND
Cancelled Full Camp begins July 19-24 Cancelled
Cancelled Full Camp begins July 19-24 Cancelled
Well, the other shoe has fallen. 7/12/20
With today’s announcement, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) officially ended our band camp aspirations. Their choice to again table the fall season has pushed the majority to all camps to close or cancel. We are not alone and bands across the state and nation have had to cancel any meetings and organized camps.
What are something we can take away from this announcement?
- This announcement could have been presented in June but everyone can see the enormous pressures the state has been under to try to preserve some hope for normalcy.
- Currently all meetings are not allowed. The county has specifically requested nothing until after July 27 when yet another meeting of the VHSL will discuss the outlook of fall sports and specifically football. If football is moved to the spring, we will discuss our usefulness and presence if that option is offered.
- The marching band leadership are amazing kids! These students are discussing ideas and have great intentions for us to forge ahead in some manner. They have a lot of interest in making our season something worthwhile. I will be scheduling a meeting with them to follow up on some ideas we are looking at for the fall and spring semesters.
- The Marching Band is still considered together and not disbanded. We will develop plans as, hopefully, our situation lightens. It is our intention to participate someway and somehow and in some manner for our school and community.
- Focus can now be on the returning to school, the school year and our new band room! I will be planning to move as soon as I get the clearance from administration. The school is over 60 years old (that is older than I am!) now with construction and renovations to our area, we again have the BEST auditorium in the county-but now even BETTER! The auditorium has 100 more seats, new lights, HVAC, and sound system. Sorry I am drooling a bit as I type!
We will have a band booster meeting next Wednesday at 6:30 at CSMS in the cafeteria. I encourage families to send a representative so we can best explain our goals as we move into our next phase of marching band.
This period has not been very pleasant and restful. Daily I am on the phone or in email trees with other directors and coaches across the state as we all discuss our options and encourage each other as our programs are held hostage by this virus.
I want everyone to be safe as we prepare for the start of school. It may be very bumpy again soon so let’s be good stewards and stay positive for our schools and our student’s programs.
Appreciated
Brian Quakenbush
Congratulations to 2020-2021
Drum Majors
Drum Majors
Hannah and Jack
Published in the Roanoke Times Newspaper under Teacher Talks
Brian Quakenbush, Grades 7-12 Music, Cave Spring Middle and High Schools
My band students are very special to me. We are joined by a connection of study that travels deep in many aspects of my student's lives. It is my hope, my wish, that though we are separated that your passion and appreciation of music and music making will not lessened. I too struggle with mundane mornings and boring afternoons. I yearn to be back in the classrooms to be a special part of your lives and your school days. It is what I want the most!
What do I miss the most from being away from my students?
Listening to their stories. All of the good and bad events that shape their day, but more especially the excitement of joys of college acceptances and accolades from my seniors that they would usually share now.
To all, be safe and see you very soon!
Seniors, be kind and never be strangers!
Mr.Q
Brian Quakenbush, Grades 7-12 Music, Cave Spring Middle and High Schools
My band students are very special to me. We are joined by a connection of study that travels deep in many aspects of my student's lives. It is my hope, my wish, that though we are separated that your passion and appreciation of music and music making will not lessened. I too struggle with mundane mornings and boring afternoons. I yearn to be back in the classrooms to be a special part of your lives and your school days. It is what I want the most!
What do I miss the most from being away from my students?
Listening to their stories. All of the good and bad events that shape their day, but more especially the excitement of joys of college acceptances and accolades from my seniors that they would usually share now.
To all, be safe and see you very soon!
Seniors, be kind and never be strangers!
Mr.Q
Photos from 2019-2020
DECEMBER 16TH AT 7PM AT HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Silent Night Gruber arr. Derrick
Silent Night Gruber arr. Derrick
FEATURING CAVE SPRING ALUMNUS
WILLIS GREENSTREET
DECEMBER 2ND AT 6:30 AT OUR LADY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Facere et Docere
To do and to Teach
To do and to Teach
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