With the rising cost of being part of a Championship Band (and worth every penny), why not take this opportunity to earn money in your child’s personal band account all summer long? Best of all, you don’t have to sell anything! Just buy shopping cards to the places where you shop and eat anyway. Instead of spending your cash, use the gift card. For every card, your band student gets a kickback % in their band account. Even small amounts can add up when every cent helps! Let your friends, family, and coworkers in on this, too. You’re not selling anything to them. Tell everyone you know that if they are going to buy gift cards for birthdays or other occasions anyway, to get them from you. Just explain that they can buy shopping cards (the exact same ones that you buy at the stores) from you for face value just like they would at a store or restaurant. It costs them nothing extra, but they are helping your child earn money for band.

This is how it works: Participating Retailers get cash up front and repeat business. In return, they let the student keep a % of the face value of the shopping card purchased. For example, just ONE Valvoline Oil Change card at $27.99 (which offers a 17% incentive) puts $4.76 into your child’s band account!!

Check out more details and see a complete retailer list on the Scrip Card page on the band website. We put in an order the first week of every month.

The deadline for the next order is Monday, June 4th.

Contact Lisa or Julie (662-420-9271) for more information or to place your order.

Your DCS Band Scrip Coordinators
Julie Rubenstein
662-420-9271
ricjulruben@comcast.net
Lisa Price
662-429-7962 or 901-409-7962
price6567@bellsouth.net

That thar’s gradiashun day fer y’all who don’t know yer englisch to wel.

Name: William Morgan Prescott Nickname: Wil

Age: 18 Classification: Senior

Instrument: Tuba

Hometown: Southaven

Band Longevity: 7 Years

Favorite Aspect of Band Life: “After school practice”

Prospective Career Field: “Game Warden”

Plans After Graduation: College

Mother’s Name: Christa Occupation: Sales Rep

Father’s Name: Mike Occupation: Truck Driver

Siblings: Van Prescott (16)

Favorite Music Genre: Blues

Current Favorite Tunes: “311″ , “Tool” , “Metallica” , “Sublime”

Last Movie Seen: “The 300″

Last Book Read: “1984″

Favorite Academic Subject: Social Studies

Hobbies: “Motorcross, Band, Working on the farm”

Part Time Job: Lonestar Steakhouse

Church Membership: Trinity Baptist Church

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INTERVIEW PODCAST

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Click on audio link below or right click and “save target as” to download mp3 file

Go to Member of the Week page for other interviews, or the Member of the Week archives for past features

It’s not too late to order your copy of this years newly released band video!!

The 2007 band video, “A Season of Pride” is now available for order! If you missed out on the opportunity to order a copy of this look back at the 2006 marching season, it’s not too late to do so.

This final distribution copy includes the program shown during this year’s band banquet plus many extra segments. The entire video runs for 1 hour and 15 minutes, adding an addition 45 minutes to the original video. The extra segments include on camera interviews with the band students, antics and pep band performances during the games. The video closes with an newly edited additional tribute to this year’s graduating seniors.

Those who preordered a copy the night of the band banquet can pick up them now in Mr. Cox’s office. If you have yet to pay for your order, you simply need to send a check for $20 made out to DCHS Band to claim your DVD. If you cannot remember whether you have alreay paid for your DVD in advance, go to the ORDER STATUS PAGE to see your current payment status.

If you would like to place an order for your own copy of “A Season of Pride”, send an email to dwofford@dcspride.com with your students name and the number of copies you would like to purchase. All of the monies generated go directly to the band general fund!!

6th and 7th Grades Only

Place: DCMS Gym  

Time:  6th  – 6:30 in Gym in seats

          7th  - 6:45 in Band Room

 Dress:   Sunday Clothes ( No Jeans, T-shirts, Tennis Shoes)

             Boys-  dress pants and shirt

             Girls-  dress or dress pants and shirt