March-A-Thon and Hotdog Howdy! - Saturday, August 19th

The inaugural summer March-A-Thon will be the kickoff to our 2017 marching season and, we hope, the largest fundraiser of the year!

Funds raised by the CSHS Band & Guard Boosters are used for competition entry fees, meals, uniforms and uniform upkeep, transportation, band trailer maintenance, marching band props, clinicians and techs, special guest band instructors and judges, scholarships, special instrument purchases, and so much more that goes on behind the scenes to keep our band and guard marching and performing throughout the school year.

Please join us Saturday, August 19th for a parade from 9-11am at Castlegate Park in College Station!

For $150, anyone can sponsor a mini-concert either at Castlegate Park or anywhere on our parade route, which is the four loops that surround Castlegate Park – Ravenstone, Rockcliffe, Kendal Green, and Rockingham. Friends & neighbors can go in to sponsor a concert, and if you have a friend on the parade route you can even have it front of their house! We will recognize all concert sponsors at the time and in our concert programs throughout the year!

If you know someone who is interested they can email Mr. Nimocks at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Or use the Paypal donate button to the right to submit your payment.

Itinerary:
8:00am - Students arrive at the Band Hall
8:15am - Buses will begin to shuttle students to the Castlegate Park.
9:00am - Parade beings!
10:30am - Approximate ending
10:45am - Buses will shuttle students back to CSHS
12:00pm - Hotdog Howdy Begins

Students need to wear their new purple band shirt, black athletic style shorts, athletic style shoes. Please make sure to also bring your water jug and wear sunscreen. Hats and sunglasses are fine too.

Hotdog Howdy: Students will gather in the main gym with parents, friends, and family for a brief concert and presentation. We will perform stand tunes and perform the music from our entire marching show. After the performance we will all move to the cafeteria and enjoy some hotdogs.

For more information go to www.marchathon.com.

  Click here to donate to March-A-Thon!

Summer Band Remaining Schedule

Aug 14th - Summer Band For All - 7:00am-10:30am
                  Brass Uniform Fittings - 10:30am
Aug 15th - Summer Band For All - 7:00am-10:30am
                  Woodwind Uniform Fittings - 10:30am
Aug 19th - CSHS Band March-A-Thon - 9:00am-11:00am
                  Hotdog Howdy! 12:00pm

Aug 21st - Summer Band For All - 7:00am-9:30am
Aug 22nd - Summer Band For All - 7:00am-9:30am
Aug 23rd - Summer Band For All - 7:00am-9:30am

Orientation and Schedule Pick-up Times

Students will be able to pick-up your schedules at the following time:

August 9th - Senior Schedule Pick-up 4-6 PM
August 10th - Junior Schedule Pick-up 4-6 PM
August 14th - Sophomore Schedule Pick-up 4-6 PM
August 15th - Freshman Orientation 8-11 AM and 1-4 PM
August 24th - Make-up Day 4-6 PM

All Band Freshman will attend the 1-4pm Orientation time, regardless of last name alphabet. Our counselors are prepared for you and a few other groups are doing the same.

Sept. 15th Football Game Change

On Friday, Sept. 15th the Cougars are scheduled to play a football game at St. Thomas HS in Houston. St. Thomas is a private school in Houston and they played us last year here at CSHS. In May I did some research and learned that the stadium at St. Thomas has no visitor stands whatsoever. This also means, no restrooms or other facilities to support a crowd. I light of learning this, we have decided that we will not take the full band to this game; only the drumline, captains and section leaders will be going. We will play during the game and support the team, but not perform at halftime. I might be looking to add a few more trumpets and will let students now about that. Sorry about this and thanks for your flexibility.

Also, there is a possibility of a similar event happening on Oct. 27th in Waco. This game is right before our UIL Area Contest in Houston. There may be an adjustment to this game as well. Please stay tuned.

2017 Marching Show Sheet Music Available for Download

Sheet music for our 2017 Marching Show entitled "Scenes from the Garden" is now available for download at the following link:

  2017 Marching Show Sheet Music

Corporate Sponsorships Needed!

We need additional corporate sponsorships for the 2017-18 school year. If you own or work for a company that is interested in sponsoring the Cougar Band, please contact our Booster President, Markus Nimocks, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We have had a couple people reach out to us already and we have not forgotten you – we will be sending out renewals and information on new sponsorships in the next week. We would love to add your company to the list! Sponsorships begin at only $100/year and benefits vary by sponsorship level. Higher levels include advertising space in our programs and newsletters, a link on our website, signage on the fences approaching the stadium and our tower next to the practice area, and recognition at half-time of football games. Please contact Markus Nimocks for details (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)!