Calendar has been updated for Band Camp 2020!
Full Camp is July 19-24 for all members
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 our 2020-2021 Marching Knights
Color guard Captains: Cailey McLaughlin and Co-captain: Hannah Underwood
Color guard Captains: Cailey McLaughlin and Co-captain: Hannah Underwood
Congratulations to our Drum Majors
Hannah and Jack
Our Halftime show from October 18
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2019 Cave Spring Marching Knights
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Rhapsody
This kind letter was sent to me and I would like to share it with all from 10/11/19
I would like to share what a positive impression your band left during their attendance at the football game in Blacksburg on Friday night. Your band played enthusiastically during the entire game and sounded great, even from the parking lot!
I was very impressed to see how professionally the band and color guard came across the field to attentively watch the performance of the BHS band's halftime show. They were respectful and truly interested in the performers on the field, including cheering for the soloists.
It's refreshing to see a program nurturing respectful young adults. Thank you for all the work you are doing as a music program. You should be very proud.
Sincerely
I would like to share what a positive impression your band left during their attendance at the football game in Blacksburg on Friday night. Your band played enthusiastically during the entire game and sounded great, even from the parking lot!
I was very impressed to see how professionally the band and color guard came across the field to attentively watch the performance of the BHS band's halftime show. They were respectful and truly interested in the performers on the field, including cheering for the soloists.
It's refreshing to see a program nurturing respectful young adults. Thank you for all the work you are doing as a music program. You should be very proud.
Sincerely
VT Band Day
Mv's for a day event at Virginia Tech, Sept.8th 2019
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Cave Spring High School participated in the "MV for a Day" event at Virginia Tech on Saturday, Sept. 8th. We had 32 students participate and were by far the largest band represented.
The kids had a blast and Tech won as well!!
2018 Things that never were2017 Sinners to Saints
2016 Seasons of the Beatles2015 Saturday in the park2014 In Dreams
2013 World War II on the
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Results for 2019
Lord Botetourt Results 10/19 AAA 2nd place - Music 1st place - Marching 2nd place - General Effect 2nd place - Percussion 1st place - Guard 3rd place - Drum Major Second Place AAA Overall for the day 8th Overall out of 25 bands Tied for 4th in Music Tied for 6th in Percussion Tied for 5th in Marching Highest Guard score for the Day! George Wythe Results 10/12 AAAA 3rd place - Music 2nd place - Marching 1st place - General Effect 1st place - Percussion 1st place - Guard 3rd place - Drum Major Second Place AAA Overall for the day 2nd Overall out of 21 bands Highest score Guard Tied for 4th in Music Tied for 5th in Percussion Tied for 4th in Marching Second Highest score for the Day Highest Guard score for the Day! Highest score in GE for the Day! George Washington Band Competition Results 9/28 AAA 1st place - Music 2nd place - Marching 2nd place - General Effect 2nd place - Percussion 1st place - Guard 2nd place - Drum Major First Place AAA Overall for the day 2nd Overall out of 10 bands Highest score Guard 2nd in Music 4th in Percussion 3rd in GE 3rd in Marching Third Highest score for the Day Highest Guard score for the Day!Cave Spring Marching Band The Cave Spring Marching Band has consistently represented the high school at performances from football games to pep rallies to parades. I am pleased with the enthusiasm and spirit of the band and the way the members bring so much life to events. It makes a huge impact on morale when the band strikes up and the true function of this spirit group brings a dose of “Knight Pride” to all that are in earshot of our group. I would like to thank the parents, friends, and students of the program for their tireless efforts in making the Marching band a superior representation of this fine Cave Spring community. More people will see the marching band in one season than all the concerts we perform. That is why we want good representation. Please contact me or any student or parent of our program if there are questions or concerns. Marching Band is an extra-curricular activity. It meets after school on Tuesday thru Thursday for practices and Friday football games. We travel to away games and compete in local and state marching competitions. We represent our community in parades and have been featured in the Roanoke Veteran’s Day parade and have consecutively marched for the past 12 years. Our season begins at the end of July and finishes with the Christmas parade in early December. Students that are enrolled in Concert or Symphonic Band WITH Marching band will receive 1 ½ credits for their participation The CSHS Marching Band comprises musicians, color guard, two drum majors and a feature twirler. The size of the Band is approximately 80 CSHS and CSMS students. The 2019 marching season started in late July with Band Camp. Band Camp is held at the high school in the during July. On the final evening of Band Camp, the band will host a preview of its halftime show just before the annual band camp dinner. In the weeks subsequent to Band Camp, the Band will begin weekly afternoon practices to prepare for the football season. The Marching Knights will perform at five home football games this year. The Marching Knights will travel to no more than four away games to support the Cave Spring Knights football team from the stands. If the football team does make the playoffs, as in years past, the Marching Knights will be right there with them. In October, the Marching Knights are scheduled to perform their halftime show for competitions. There are competitions on the calendar with the possibility of one more being added. In November the marching band will march in the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Roanoke to honor our service men and women of the US Armed Forces. The Marching Knights will complete its season with the annual Stadium Review performed at the Cave Spring High School auditorium. They will also perform this for the Middle School students. The final performance of the Marching Knights will at a local Christmas Parade. |
