| TAFT RAIDER BAND | |||
| CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2007-2008 | |||
| Updated: April 3rd | |||
| AUGUST | EVENT | ||
| Thursday | 9 | First BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 pm in Band Hall | |
| Monday | 27 | First Day of 2007-2008 School Year | |
| Wednesday | 29 | First morning rehearsal 7:00am | |
| Thursday | 30 | *COMMUNITY PEP RALLY* cafeteria | |
| Friday | 31 | Taft vs East Central @ EC 7:30pm | |
| SEPTEMBER | EVENT | ||
| Monday | 3 | LABOR DAY HOLIDAY | |
| Tuesday | 4 | REHEARSAL 6:00-8:00- pm | |
| Friday | 7 | Taft vs MACARTHUR (Home @ Farris) 7:30 pm | |
| Tuesday | 11 | BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00pm in Band Hall | |
| Friday | 14 | Taft vs Stevens (Home @ Farris) 7:30pm | |
| Saturday | 15 | Saturday morning practice 9:00-11:00 | |
| Friday | 21 | Taft vs O'Connor (Home @ Farris) 7:30pm | |
| Saturday | 22 | ALL-REGION JAZZ TRYOUTS @ Clark | |
| ($16 each entry fee) | |||
| UIL TWIRLING CONTEST @ WARREN | |||
| ($20/solo $10/ensemble member) | |||
| Thursday | 27 | GOLDBECK BAND PICTURE 8:00am | |
| Friday | 28 | Taft vs Marshall (Visitors @ Gus) 7:30pm | |
| (8th grade visit game) | |||
| Saturday | 29 | PRE-UIL Marching Contest @ Farris | |
| EAST CENTRAL Marching Contest | |||
| OCTOBER | EVENT | ||
| Tuesday | 2 | BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 in Band Hall | |
| Friday | 5 | END First Six Weeks | |
| Saturday | 6 | Taft vs Warren (Visitors @ Gus) 7:30pm | |
| Capital City Marching Festival - Austin | |||
| Monday | 8 | No School Except Evening Rehearsal 6:00-8:00 pm | |
| Saturday | 13 | Taft vs Del Rio (Home @ Farris) 7:00pm | |
| USSBA Marching contest @ Kyle, TX | |||
| (NO GAME THIS WEEKEND) | |||
| Saturday | 20 | UIL –Marching Contest | |
| Saturday | 27 | Taft vs Jay (Home @ Gus) 7:30pm | |
| (will not be at game) | |||
| *Texas State championship Marching contest | |||
| USSBA @ Pearland, TX | |||
| NOVEMBER | EVENT | ||
| Friday | 2 | Regain eligibility | |
| Saturday | 3 | Taft vs Clark (Home @ Farris) 2:00pm (Homecoming Game) | |
| Tuesday | 6 | BAND BOOSTER MEET 7:00pm in Band Hall | |
| Friday | 9 | Taft vs Holmes (Visitors @ Gus) 7:30pm | |
| * Senior Night * | |||
| Thursday | 15 | BAND SPAGHETTI DINNER 5—9pm | |
| ( Band plays @ 6 pm) | |||
| Friday | 16 | *** Region Band fees due $12 | |
| END 2nd six weeks | |||
| Saturday | 17 | Jazz clinic/concert @ O’Connor | |
| Mon/Tue | 19-20 | Student Holiday/staff Dev. | |
| Wed-Sun | 21-25 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK | |
| DECEMBER | EVENT | ||
| Thursday | 6 | Holiday Concert 7:00 pm | |
| Fri/Sat | 7&8 | Region Band Tryouts SWHS (schedule TBA) | |
| Monday | 24 | Begin Winter Holidays | |
| JANUARY | EVENT | ||
| Saturday | 5 | AREA/STATE BAND Tryouts-Houston | |
| Monday | 7 | Return to school | |
| Tuesday | 8 | Band Booster Meeting 7:00pm in Band Hall | |
| Friday | 11 | S/E Entry Fees Due | |
| ($6/solo … $6/ensemble member) | |||
| Fri/sat | 18-19 | Region Band c/c @ Taft | |
| END 3rd six weeks/first semester | |||
| Monday | 21 | Martin Luther King Holiday | |
| Tuesday | 22 | Begin 2nd semester | |
| FEBRUARY | EVENT | ||
| Monday | 4 | Band Booster Meeting 7:30 in Band Hall | |
| Monday | 11 | SOLO/ENSEMBLE CONTEST-TAFT | |
| Wed/Sat | 13-16 | TMEA CONVENTION downtown | |
| Monday | 18 | president’s Day Holiday/Staff Development Day | |
| *Bad weather make-up day | |||
| Friday | 29 | END 4th sixweeks | |
| MARCH | EVENT | ||
| Tuesday | 4 | Band Booster Meeting 7:00 in Band Hall | |
| Friday | 14-17 | BAND TRIP TO BRANSON | |
| Mon-Sun | 17-21 | SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY BREAK | |
| Thursday | 27 | Percussion/Guard spring show 7:30 pm | |
| APRIL | EVENT | ||
| Tuesday | 1 | Band Booster Meeting 7:00 in Band Hall | |
| Friday | 4 | Regain eligibility for UIL C/S | |
| Tue-Thur | 8 - 10 | 5-A UIL C/S Contest @ Taft | |
| Tue-Wed | 15-16 | 4-A UIL C/S Contest @ Taft | |
| Friday | 18 | END 5th six weeks | |
| Saturday | 19 | Raider Band BBQ & Rummage Sale @ Zachary MS | |
| Thursday | 24 | Band Banquet RSVP's DUE | |
| Fri-Sat | 25-26 | Host Director's Choice Music Contest | |
| Friday | 25 | Fiesta Day Holiday / Bad Weather make-up | |
| MAY | EVENT | ||
| Monday | 5 | Drum Major Tryouts 5:00pm | |
| Flag Captain Tryouts | |||
| Saturday | 10 | Band Banquet | |
| Monday | 12 | Spring Concert 7:00pm | |
| Tuesday | 10 | Incoming Freshman Parent Meeting | |
| Mon-Wed | 19-21 | FISH CAMP ‘08 | |
| Saturday | 17 | Region Meeting | |
| Monday | 26 | Memorial Day Holiday | |
| JUNE | EVENT | ||
| Wednesday | 4 | LAST DAY OF SCHOOL '08 | |
| Friday | 6 | New Band Council / SL Day | |
| ENJOY JUNE & JULY MONTHS OFF! | |||
| Drum Majors/Guard Captain(s) Attend Camp | |||
| AUGUST | EVENT | ||
| 1 | Band Council / SL Music Day | ||
| 4 | Summer Band EVERYBODY! | ||