Smith Walbridge Clinics

We encourage all members of the band to attend one (or more!) of the Smith Walbridge Marching Band Clinics over the summer break.

https://www.swclinics.com/

There are scholarship opportunities for any clinic that a student is interested in. Please contact Mr. Allen and Mr. Ford about these scholarships.

SportsYou

Calendars, Travel Permission, and all Forms are linked here and on SportsYou.com. Get the SportsYou app on your phone to received updates when they happen. We use SportsYou more than email for all information.

Charger Bands 2025-2026

Hello, Students and Families! As we look forward to the 2025-2026 school year, we would like to share information and dates, contracts, forms, and fees with you so you can be as prepared as possible. Any new info or dates will be announced in SportsYou. Please share this document with families and friends who may not already be on our rosters.

SportsYou - Main Communication Platform - Sign Up with your phone now

We will use SportsYou as our primary source of announcements and updates on upcoming dates, schedules, permission slips, etc. It also allows students and parents to contact the directors directly. There will be separate groups for Marching Band, Color Guard, Concert Bands, and Jazz Bands. Color Guard must join both the Color Guard and Marching Band SportsYou.

Join the SportsYou group(s)

Go to sportsyou.com

Click on Join Team/Group on the left side

Use the appropriate code

Marching Band: NL8ZPQB7

Concert Bands: XQ7455HW

Jazz Bands: GNFZHW6T

Color Guard: 5SLW592H

Percussion: Q6XU-LHMV

Calendar https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vYHMwP0DlbWuMb1lWG3uiv8UbtM1h1dQerr-Vb30TeA/edit?usp=sharing

Please add these dates to your calendar! The linked document currently shows all dates that we have at this point. It will be updated with Basketball Season Pep Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band dates in the near future. Any changes to these dates or call times will be announced on SportsYou.

Marching Band

Required: Must Be Signed and Returned - Marching Band Contract and Calendar 25-26 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_t5hF849Finde8ewLlNNGkZn5Wcn-ea1hIyrfoUq7c4/edit?usp=sharing Due by the end of this school year.

Registration Form - https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/marching-chargers-registration

Travel Permission & Medical Form - https://forms.gle/K9YxHhde3iJuDyzP6

New Marching Student Clinics - https://docs.google.com/document/d/16hFN4xKaMMDIogZ3TLQCMFUWEH9kt0gjfL6X77XEOK8/edit?usp=sharing

Drumline and Leadership Clinics - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FFiOk8oPn4_A1dIHVhuOJc7oOpQs4aBEz6xpwwabcug/edit?usp=sharing

Color Guard

Our color guard instructor is Mrs. Eustice, eusticst@u4sd.org. She is our choir teacher as well. Please direct any questions on color guard (or choir!) to her. **Color Guard is a section of the Marching Band. Therefore, Color Guard members are expected to attend all Marching Band dates including Summer Band Camp.**

Color Guard “Tryouts” - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jHVoCzY2uhayxIsYLGnTGyc7s1GL_W6cJH-DGp3xCK0/edit?usp=sharing

Color Guard Contract -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dlTrLCsR15olTOT9gJ9P5yQcaILUpXZbP5v8ru-Rek0/edit?usp=sharing

Color Guard Registration Form - https://forms.gle/MH9KVCwhpgKAsc8i8

Summer Band Camp Dates: All Marching Band Members including Guard/Winds/Percussion

July 21st-24th 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Bring lunch or plan to go out for lunch

Friday, July 25th 9:00 AM to Noon Rehearsal. Afternoon Fun Activities TBA

July 28th-31st 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Bring lunch or plan to go out for lunch

Monday July 28th Times TBA Jarling's Event

Thursday, July 31st 5:00 PM Parent Preview Performance at Centennial Football Stadium

Band Camp Supplies/Conditioning

Lightweight, light colored clothing, hat, sunscreen Athletic shoes Refillable Water Bottle Wind players should purchase a lyre/flip folder that fits their instrument. It’s best to take your instrument to the music store to fit it for this purpose. We have a few on hand, but may not have the type/size you need for your specific instrument. The band will spend a lot of time outside in the sun and heat. Students need to eat and hydrate during the day and the evenings the day before practices. We recommend that students get outside to get used to being in the heat and weather before camp starts.

Field Show Music and Links will be posted on SportsYou

Pep Band

All students in the band program (Marching Band and Concert Bands) will participate in the pep band for the basketball season. The program will split into two bands (Blue Band and Silver Band) based on instrumentation. Each band will be assigned to half of the games in the season. These dates will be shared as soon as we receive a finalized game calendar. These games are graded and are worth half of a concert or marching competition in the student’s respective class.

Jazz

The Jazz program will start in the 2nd quarter. The top group, Centennial Jazz Ensemble, is made up of students in the 2nd Hour Symphonic Band only. The second group, Centennial Jazz Lab Band, is made up primarily of students in 3rd Hour Concert Band. Jazz Lab Band is also open to students in other performing ensemble classes at Centennial (Orchestra or Choir classes). If you are interested in the jazz program, contact Mr. Allen and Mr. Ford.

General Overview of All Band Classes/Ensembles at Centennial

Band Class Descriptions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/11aQUBfs7d7oN7bQjmEn5_GYOXPFM4JwFuB8pylv8kg8/edit?usp=sharing For the official descriptions of curricular courses, see the Course Catalog.

Contact Info

Michael Allen: Head Band Director - allenmike@u4sd.org

Brian Ford: Assistant Band Director - fordbr@u4sd.org

Stefanie Eustice: Color Guard Instructor - eusticst@u4sd.org

Centennial Charger Band Boosters
P.O. Box 6093
Champaign, IL  61826-6093