Sugar Bowl Website Launched

The Mauldin High School Band proudly announces that our Sugar Bowl Website is now up for your review. The link is http://www.mavband.com/sugarbowl. From here, you can find links to very important pages that will describe in more detail. Included are: costs involved, Mavband Rules / Responsibilities, a sample Itinerary, FAQ's, Safety Precautions, Competition Info and links to other projects associated with this trip.

Our trip will cost about $835, and nearly all the funds can be raised by volunteering at various fundraisers. That's right, simply selling Cheese Nachos, working the Greenville Drive Games or participating in other fundraisers can pay for almost your entire trip.

As Mr. Scheuch has stated, "This is a once-in-a-high-school-career opportunity as we only plan events such as this on a 4-year basis." Don't let the cost involved deter you from being part of this historic event.

Keep checking back on our website for more details over the next few months. Want to know how much longer you have til the big day? Check out the countdown window in the Info Center on our home page.

That's all for now!
webguy

Mavband is Sugar Bowl Bound

Sugar Bowl Trip

The Marching Mavs are heading to the 2011 Allstate Sugar Bowl held in New Orleans, La.! This trip will not only have us competing in the Sugar Bowl Marching Competition, but will also have us playing on the field at halftime as well. We have a couple of other items planned as well, and we'll let you know all about them once they are finalized.

The cost of the trip is approximately $835 and can be paid for almost entirely by just participating in the Drive Game or Cheese Nacho's fundraisers. Our new financial reporting year for the school district begins on Jan 1st so any amount of service you provide in fundraising is applied to your fair share for next year begins then. We promise lots of dates for all who are interested.

 Mavband Media Team news!

Our Media Team announces that this years' poster entitled "Overcoming Through Perseverance" will be available for purchase online beginning in March or April. This poster will feature our different bands and has a famous quote at the bottom of it. We will sell it framed as well as just as a poster. It will be available for pick up at the Spring Concert.

Cheese Nacho's Signups

The Winter and Spring Nacho's fundraiser dates are now available for signup online. To access this page, please login to our website at http://www.mavband.com/nachosdates.html and click on the date that you wish to serve. You can view available slots on the following pages:
Jan / Feb: http://www.mavband.com/nachosnames.php
Mar - May: http://www.mavband.com/nachosnames_spring.php

Greenville Drive Fundraiser

We will again provide concessions help for the Greenville Drive Baseball games. If you are interested in volunteering, we will have a training session in the late winter or early spring, presented by the Greenville Drive.

Keep checking back on our website and my blog for more info.
Webguy

Marching Season Ends Strongly

Congratulations to our band, the staff and Boosters for completeing another fine marching season.

Saturday, the band performed the best show they have ever done this season. Although they were short by just .15 points from making the top 8, the band proved once more that hard work pays off. They should hold their heads high knowing that they went after their goal with 100% effort and gave it their all.

Next up are two Christmas Parades in December and our winter concert on Dec 1. Don't forget that the indoor season starts in January.

The next booster meeting will be held this Thursday at 7pm in the bandroom

As always, keep checking for more info from our website at www.mavband.com !

End of the Year is here!

First of all, Contratulations to the Marching Mavs as they won the Grand Champions' Trophy for the second time this year at the West Oak Warrior Classic held last Saturday in Westminster, SC.

This weekend marks the last competition for our band this year. We hope that you can attend the State 5A competition held at SC State University this Saturday. I have added a couple of helpfull links for your use.

Directions
Schedule Information

The Boosters will provide Lunch for the Students, Staff, Chaperone's, Pit Crew and Parents, so come on down and enjoy the event. Unfortunately, we will NOT be providing dinner, so everyone will need to bring enough cash to purchase dinner at the stadium.

Good Luck to us all and see ya there!

Mavband Updates

Hello, 

We have a couple of quick announcements today that you need to be aware of regarding our band.

1. Saturday @ Foard HS
2. Remaining Competitions
3. Booster Meeting

Foard HS Competition

Our next competition is tomorrow at Fred T. Foard High School in Catawba, NC. You can visit their webpage and get all the details by clicking this link: Foard Band Classic

We need parents to help load the trailer at 12pm tomorrow. The truck will leave about 1pm or so. It's a great idea to buddy up and go to the contest with other band fans as we can share the cost and enjoy the time as a band family. 

Remaining Competitions

After tomorrow, we have the West Oak competition in Westminister, SC on October 31st and the State 5A Championships at SC State University on November 7th. Please make it a point to attend this competition as it is the culmination of an entire marching seasons' effort. 

Booster Meeting

Our next booster meeting is going to be held on Thursday, November 12th at 7pm in the band room. 

Agenda items include:

1) Welcome

2) Treasurer's Report (to include tob)

3) Old Business

4) New Business

5) Director's Update

6) Adjournment

Keep checking back as our blog, mavblasts and website are updated regularly!

24th Tournament of Bands a success!

Congratulations to the Boosters, Band and Staff as our 24th annual Tournament of Bands went off very well. We had an estimated 3200 fans, staff and band members in attendance. To all the Parent Volunteers who came out and supported our band, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. To our Band members who worked so hard, played well and were an example to those around, We Thank You. To Mr. Scheuch, our staff and their families, we thank you for your tiring pursuit of excellence that you are showing our band.

As next years' 25th TOB is now in the beginning stages, we encourage you to let us know what you thought of our event and what you would suggest that may make it even better. Contact myself or Kaye with your ideas and thoughts.

Next up is our competition at Foard High School in Catawba, NC (Near Hickory). Now is a great time to plan to carpool, volunteer and make preparations for the event.

Thanks again,
Webguy

Grand Champions @ Boiling Springs

A very Wet Soaked "CONGRATULATIONS" to the Marching Mavs as they won Grand Champion at the Festival of Bands competition held at Boiling Springs High School. It was cold, windy and pouring down rain for most of the evening making our victory that much more sweet. A big THANKS to all the band parents who survived without life vests for sticking around.

This Saturday we march at Byrnes High School. The weather will be great and so we expect a great crowd supporting our band. You can get directions and all the info for the tournament by clicking on our website or this link!

Don't forget that the 24th Annual Tournament of  Bands will be held next Saturday, October 10th! Please make every effort to participate and enjoy the fun.

Webguy

Big Night - Bigger Weekend!

Tonight we celebrate coming together as a band at GattiTown Pizza. Beginning at 7pm, we will be getting ready for our first big competition at Boiling Springs High School on Saturday and the beginning of the core of our Marching Season!

Please make every effort to attend tonight as this is also a fundraiser for the band. We get 10% of the gross sales of the gate that we bring in, so eat and play ALOT. You can check out the website at http://www.gattitownsc.com or our flyer at http://www.mavband.com/gtfundraiser.html

Most  - and I mean MOST importantly, please come out and support the band in the competition on Saturday. Boiling Springs is not that far away, the competition is fun, we need your support and HELP as well. For information on the event, click HERE!

See you tonight!
Webmaster

Mavband Announces New Sponsor

The Mauldin High Band Boosters proudly announces that  "The Lazy Chicken" is our main sponsor for the 24th annual Tournament of Bands - held October 10th at Mauldin High.

The Lazy Chicken will provide Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and their famous Chicken Strips at the Tournament of Bands. The main fare for the restaurant, located at 1099 E. Butler Rd here in Mauldin, is their famous Rotisserie Chicken Quarters. They have a large assortment of side dishes and every combo plate gets a FREE ice cream cone!

Please make it a point to go and visit our newest sponsor and make sure that they know you are from the MHS Band. (In fact one of our former marchers works there and will be cooking at the TOB)

Expect a mavblast soon as we need more sponsors and more volunteers for Nachos and the TOB!

Webguy

Mavband News for Sept 5

First of all, "Happy Labor Day Weekend" to all! There are several important items that are included in this blog.


We have our first Booster Meeting this Thursday, September 10th at 7pm in the bandroom. Agenda items include a ratification vote for our new President and Vice President. This was necessary due to the vacancy of our Presidents' position. Please make every effort to attend as we also will be discussing TOB business as well.

TOB Needs..

We have needs for several items regarding our TOB.

1. Tents ( If you have any "Tailgate Styled" Tents, please contact Jessica M.)
   
2. Gators ( We need 2 more Gators or ATV's to pull pit etc. Contact Richard V.)
   
3. Trailers ( We need at least 3 or 4 10' trailers to lend to bands for the day. Contact Richard V.)
   
4. Volunteers (We need you to sign up to volunteer. Click Here! )
   

Nachos.. Please log onto our signup pages and choose the Nacho's Fundraiser date that is best for you. Remember you get $15 credited towards your fair share for participating in this event.

GattiTown FUNDraiser.. We are having our first of two GattiTown Fundraisers on Thursday, September 24 at 7pm. This is one of the easiest fundraisers that we do! All you have to do is to show up and eat! We receive 10% of the sales from our bands' entrance prices. This is a great time to join together as there is no game on Friday and our First Competition is Saturday at Boiling Springs. For more information, click on our website to view the flyer!

Photo's Galore.. We have 384 pictures of the first game already online. You can view them from our media page or click here to go directly to our Flickr page to see the pics. A HUGE thanks to Dan Haas and Scott Blackwell for their contribution. We should have every student covered. If you don't see your kid, it's because he didn't look at the camera! If you want a picture with your kid at anytime, let Dan or Scott know and they will make one for you.

That's all for now, we look forward to seeing you Thursday!
Webguy

Marching Season to begin Soon

The 2009 Marching Season is upon us! Beginning this Friday, our band will perform their show "Niagara Falls" during half time. They will play stands music and cheer on the MHS Football team as they play arch rivals Hillcrest.

Most of the band parents and mavbandfans sit together next to the band. Wear your shirts, support your marching mavs and enjoy the evening.

More info is upcoming!

Webguy

Potluck and Show Preview Rescheduled

*** Dinner and a Show Rescheduled ***
Our band camp Grand Finale and Potluck Supper has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 20th. The band will practice from 4pm to 6pm then we will have our potluck dinner at 6pm. Immediately after dinner, The 2010 Mauldin High School Marching Mavs will perform this years' show entitled "Niagara Falls".

When you get here:

** 24th Tournament of Bands Volunteer Sign Ups **
There will be a signup table for this years' TOB. Many thanks to Jessica Mandujano for coordinating this event. Please make every effort to put your name down on one of the MANY opportunities that we have for you to participate.

** Portrait Pictures **

Dan Haas made section portraits for us that we will sell at the Potluck dinner on Thursday night. As you all know, Dan's work is excellent and his portraits usually sell out before dinner is through. So take the opportunity to purchase a portrait of your favorite marcher on Thursday. Cost is $10 for an 8x10 and $5 for a 5x7.

Mavband will reschedule the Potluck and Exhibition

Due to unfortunate circumstances last week, we had to postpone our Potluck Supper and Grand Finale Exhibition.

Sad as that is though, we now have a few more days to get excited about what the band is doing. The instructors and Mr. Scheuch have said repeatedly that this is the best behaved, best sounding and most cooperative bands that they have been a part of. I have seen this first hand in watching the kids this week as they interact with each other and the staff. I have been involved for over 8 years with the band, and I agree fully with the staff.

I had the opportunity to watch the band this band do their thing. The Color Guard are AWESOME. They bring the whole theme together and work well with the band. This year we have 26 color guard - all of whom are glad to be part of this group. The Pit and Drum line are tight and add a lot to the sound. Trumpets, Low Brass - including the 6 Susa's hold the bottom and middle really well while the winds add the ethereal sound to the top end.

Keep watching the website this week as we finalize the details of the Potluck and Grand Finale with the School Administration.

Webguy!

Week 2 Underway - New Media Pics online

Week 2 is underway and the Marching Mav's are practicing on their newly lined and mowed field. Thanks go to Mauldin Middle Band Director Jim Kilgus (for showing us how line the field perfectly) Travis Shippley, Richard Vance and to our 3 students who helped out when us "old folks" ran out of gas.

Today is portrait day and Media Team Member Dan Haas will be taking the portraits in the evening. We will sell these portraits at the Potluck on Friday nite.
Prices are:
$10 for an 8x10
$5 for a 5x7

This is an important fundraiser for our band, so please take the opportunity to get your favorite marchers portrait.

Pool Party and Band Camp Week 2 Pictures are also online. Go to see them at http://www.mavband.com/media.html

Thanks for reading my blog!

webguy

Boston Crusaders in town today

Don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime as the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps visit the MHS Marching Mavs - 1 day before our band camp starts. If you want to see how a professional marching band gets it done, you won't want to miss this.

From El Maestro Scheuch:
"The Boston Crusaders are here, and they have posted their schedule for today. Please note that they will be leaving earlier than expected so they can do laundry and head to Virginia.

9:30-11:30 - Visual
11:30-1:15 - Sectional
1:15-2:15 - Lunch
2:15-3:30 - Ensemble

So, the best times to watch are Visual and Ensemble. They will do a run-through of their show at 3:15 on the practice field. You don't want to miss it!!! "

Their website is: www.bostoncrusaders.com

See ya there!
Webguy

Retrofit Nearly Complete for Mavband's Website

Hello Mavbandfans!

After nearly two months of work, the first part of our retrofit to the Mav's website is complete. Check below to see the latest changes:

Current Enhancements:

1) Signup Pages now have "auto responders" that notify you that your request was received. Your request still has to be verified by the committee chair for it to be official.

2) Forms now are more "hackerproof" to provide security to your requests.

3) New Mavband Band Camp Page has been created. You can check out what the latest Band Camp news is from this page. The link is: http://www.mavband.com/bandcamp.html

4) Flash Based site has been changed to all html, php, xml and xhtml. We do still have some flash embeds that add to our site.

Future Enhancements:

1) "Absence Request Forms" will be enhanced to make it quicker to get the report to Mr. Scheuch.

2) Sponsors Page will be updated with the most recent information.

3) Secure "Members Only" section will be created for Booster Members to access Booster Financial Activities.

4) A possible "forum" if it is requested enough.

5) Possible Polls for your enjoyment. (All non political)

If you have something you want to see, please let me know and I'll see about getting it done for you.

Contact me via email anytime!

Thanks for reading my blog!

webguy

Summer Band Camp Starts Tomorrow

We have the first of 4 summer band camp sessions scheduled to begin tomorrow.

July 7, 9, 14, 16 are the dates for the summer sessions. Practice begins each day at 8am and will go through 5pm in the band room. Drill practice will be held in the parking lot. If you are in town, you are expected to attend. If you can't make the rehearsal, please contact Mr. Scheuch via the Absence Request Form found on the website. (http://www.mavband.com/forms.html click on the correct link.)

Students should bring the following items:

1) The music they received in the mail. (If you didn't, let Mr. Scheuch know)
2) Suntan lotion, A hat, comfy shoes.
3) It would be good to bring your own bottle to put water / Gatorade in, but there will be cups provided for you.
4) Your own lunch.

Media Team Help is needed!
If you like to take photo's or videos and would like to be on our Media Team, please contact the webmaster ASAP. You can email him at webmaster@mavband.com

Summer Band Camp Volunteers Needed!

If you would like to help keep the kiddo's watered and be a big help with the band, we could use your help. Contact any board member and we'll get you plugged in!

Keep checking back on our website for more updates!

Website Updated

Our website www.mavband.com, has been updated with more interactivity in the signup sheets and mavblast registration forms. We have completed the change from a "Flash" based website to html, xml, xhtml, php based site. Hopefully this will allow easier access and download capability.

You can expect to see more improvements in the coming weeks.

Questions? Feel free to contact our webguy at webmaster@mavband.com

Website is being updated..

Our website http://www.mavband.com is currently being upgraded even as I write this post. Most notibly will be the improvements in the signup forms for the Mavblasts and signup pages. Please be patient as the site undergoes its changes.

If you ever have a website question, please feel free to email me at webmaster@mavband.com

In addition, the calendar will also be updated with the latest info regarding band camp! Hard to believe, but it starts next month!

Thanks,
Mike

Mavband Website begins "Morph"

The MHS Band's website http://www.mavband.com is undergoing a much needed "overhaul". As we continue to use our vendor "Flickr" to house our incredible pictures, my time is freed up to get the things done for our site that has been desperately needed.

Things to look for over the summer months:

Gone is the front "splash" page with the animation. You can now see that animation in the "Info Center".

• Expect the site to be developed with a section for "Members Only". Where that page will be directed to is still to come, but you can expect sensitive information regarding booster meetings, budget items etc to be found there.
• We will use a little less "flash" programming on the site as it moves to an html and php based website.
• Expect to see an improved and much more easy to understand "sign up page" and "sign up form".
• Expect to see an improvement in the TOB page.
• The Corporate Sponsors page will be updated to reflect a new advertising program. (Still to be approved by the new board.)

Keep checking back here and on the website for more info!
Thanks,
Webguy
Mike Wills
864-363-8808
webmaster@mavband.com

Spring Awards Picnic

The Mauldin High School Annual Awards Picnic will be held this Saturday, May 30th at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Simpsonville. We ask that if you are attending that you bring the following items based upon the first letter of your LAST name:

A-I: Bring drinks
J-Q: Bring sides (beans, slaw, chips, etc.)
R-Z: Bring desserts

The fun is from 12pm - 3pm. Directions can be found by clicking on THIS LINK!

If you have any questions, please contact Tony or Sandra Jones at tony.jones@mavband.com or sandra.jones@mavband.com

Booster Meeting Results

Thanks to all who attended the Booster meeting on Monday.. For those of you who missed it, the highlights are as follows:

• New Board Voted In..

President: John Hansely
VP: Mike Wills
Treasurer: Karen O'Neal
Asst. Treasurer: Julie Baumholser
Secretary: Kaye Emsley
Ways & Means: Jessica Mandujano
At Large:
Terri Faires, Travis Shipley, Richard Vance

Thanks to all the above for volunteering to serve on our board.

• New Budget Approved - Spread Sheet available from our current treasurer.

• By-Laws Changes - Changes will be posted on the website under the Boosters Page

• 2009 - 2010 Marching Show.. view a similar show at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGS5530AzNw

• 2009 Marching Band to have 159 members
  

• Awards Picnic is May 30 .. Details to be announced

Keep checking back on our website for more updates!

Spring Pictures Online

You can now view the Spring Concert Pictures online. Click on this Spring Concert Pictures link to go directly to the page.

Speaking of pages, I will be re-designing the website over the next few months with a new look. I think you will like what we do as we improve our website for our users.

One change that I made starting today, is the creation of "SetLinks" from the media page of our site directly to each picture set that we have on Flickr. You can download any size picture as well as view each set in a slide show.

Check back to my blog for more info in the upcoming weeks.

Webguy

Festival Disney Pictures Available

Congratulations to the Mauldin Band as they performed and scored 5th in their division. Media Team Members David Fillion and Scott Blackwell attended the event and have provided great pictures for us to enjoy. Dan Haas also provided great photo's as the band got ready to leave for Florida.

You can view the pictures online at http://www.mavband.com/disney.html . From that page, you can also log onto the Flickr page that stores our photo's and get different sizes that meet your needs.

Winter Performance Units Rock Byrnes, SC

Congratulations go out to our two winter perfomance groups, Winter Drumline and Winter Color Guard ensembles as they competed in the CIPA competition held at Byrnes High School on Saturday.

Winter Drumline gets 1st Place:
That's right, our winter drumline unit won first place in the NSA class, but more importantly achieved a score of 85 points. This score won their division and also would have placed them 2nd in the next highest bracket. This is only the 2nd year that this program has been available and already we are making ourselves well known. Their scores have risen from about 65 points all the way up to 85 points in less than 3 months.

Winter Guard gets 5th out of 11 positions:
Our winter guard unit made great progress this week in achieving 5th in the NOV division. Considering that this is the 1st year that this unit has competed, we all should be very proud of our Winter Guard! This unit practices 2 or 3 times per week after school and has excellent coaching from Robin and Phillip. We encourage you to reach out and congratulate our Winter Guard unit for a great 1st season.

We will have video from both performances online this week. Keep checking back with our website for more updates!

The next competition for both groups is Saturday, March 28th. The competition is the CIPA (Carolina Indoor Performance Association) Championships and will be held at Western Carolina University. You can click on the website for more information or go directly to their site now by clicking on this link.


Thanks,
Webmaster

New Calendar a big hit!

Many of you have asked to have a more "user friendly" calendar than what we use on Charms. Of course what you don't know is that I update that website also....

Anyway, I have updated our new calendar with more cool features like a quick look section that has more detail.

Plans for the future include being able to print the calendar from the site. We'll keep you up to speed with that information as it comes available.

You can link directly to the calendar website at http://www.mavband.com/calendar.html

That's all for today. Expect more info on the Greenville Drive Fundraiser in the next week or two.
webguy