All Donna Shepard Mustang Band students must perform at Donna Shepard concert assemblies in December and May. This is a part of our curriculum requirements.
However, all band members have to opportunity to earn the privilege of performing for at least three off-campus events: two concerts at Willie Pigg Auditorium (December and May) and the Sandy Lake Band Festival (April or May).
The Donna Shepard Band has earned the privilege to perform at other on and off campus events, such as the DFW Middle School Conference at Tarrant County Convention Center in 2003, the DFW Intermediate School Conference in Keller in 2002, and other PTA and school events.
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In order to earn the privilege to perform at off-campus events, students must:
- Have a 90 or above over-all grade in band (which means Practice
Reports must be turned-in every Friday)
- Have 90 or above grades on playing tests for concert/contest
Music (which means practicing)
- Have at least an S in citizenship in ALL classes and an E in Band
- Be passing all school classes
- Have NO discipline referrals: no office referrals, no AC, no BIC, no N's or U's in citizenship.
- Have a Donna Shepard Band T-shirt - the "official" uniform for Sandy Lake.
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We cannot stress enough that public performances outside of the school day are earned privileges, not "rights." ONLY those students who meet these standards will be allowed to attend off-campus events.
A major part of having a great band, one that is worth a student's time and effort, is for students learn to meet their responsibilities. We set a very high learning and responsibility standards for our students, and the majority of our members always meet them. For this reason, our band, though only two years old, has a reputation as one of the finest Intermediate School bands in the metroplex!
Please be sure your child understands that to earn the privilege of performing at Sandy Lake, Willie Pigg Concerts and other special events, he/she must meet all the requirements listed above starting NOW, and thereby forming the habits necessary for success!
Cool Band T-shirts:
Orders will be taken for these in the fall. Please be watching for an order form to be sent home. You can purchase these for Moms and Dads, sisters and brothers and Granmas and Granpas, too! Cost will be somewhere between $10-$15 each.
And remember: The band T-shirt is our required uniform for participation in on-campus events and for the Sandy Lake band trip! (Please see "Public Performance Eligibility" in the Donna Shepard Band Handbook.
(If anyone has financial difficulty with purchasing a Band T-shirt, please talk privately to one of your directors.)
Concerts at
Willie Pigg Auditorium are formal events, so everyone eligible is required to dress in their "SUNDAY BEST!" No jeans, tennis shoes or t-shirts.
