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Americana Parade |
Centerville-Washington Township Fourth
of July Parade. Only Summer performance. |
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Awards Night (held in May) |
All participants in sponsored Band programs are recognized and honored. |
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BOA |
Bands Of America is the organization which sanctions and conducts Regional and National High School Marching Band competitions. |
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Band Beat |
Newsletter of the Centerville Band Boosters, Inc.; An invaluable source of information and schedule of upcoming Band events. Read it and save it for future reference. |
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Band Bulletin Board |
Located just outside the Band room. A "Must See" for all students, parents, and Boosters. |
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Band Fees |
Fees assessed to each Band participant to help defray the various operation expenses. Defined and specified for each group and outlined in the Parents Handbook. |
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Band Sticker |
The oval yellow CHS Band sticker, invariably seen in the rear window of band member and Booster vehicles. |
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Big Trip |
A once-every-four-year trip by the JAZZ and JAZZ "groupies" to sunny climates for P, R, & R (performing, rest, and relaxation). |
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Board Meetings |
Monthly meetings of the Centerville Band Boosters, Inc. Executive Board. Open to all Boosters. Time and place announced in the Band Beat | |
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Bob the Lobster |
Stuffed or plastic Lobster given as an award to the hardest working section(s) during Band Camp and August practice. |
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Buttons |
Picture buttons of performing members and "name" buttons bearing Booster's names and JAZZ "section". Helps to put a name with a face or match a parent to a student. |
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Cabinets |
Large metal traveling wheeled closets containing uniforms and maintenance items needed to dress the Jazz for performances. This is where uniforms are kept. They never go home. |
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Cabinet Moms |
Mothers who help members into and out of their uniforms. They are responsible for the uniforms during performance season. |
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Calendar |
Annual community Calendar/July fundraiser. Boosters do total production from ad sales through layout, printing and sale. | |
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Calendar Blitz |
A single, all-out sales event targeting the entire community with calendar sales. Participation of all members is REQUIRED. | |
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Centerville Contest |
Name of a local band competition held at Centerville High School Stadium. Recently has become known as the Mid-States Band Association contest. Also a means of fundraising. |
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Check-Offs |
Verification by squad/section leaders that a member has mastered elements of the performance (music, drill, etc.). |
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Checkbook |
Seemingly mandatory survival gear for all Boosters. Used to pay for personal/lost uniform items, tickets, T-shirts, food, spirit booth items, etc. Don't leave home without it. |
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Chili Supper |
Pre-performance social affair at CHS, family catered, usually on a "chilly" October day. |
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Color Guard |
Non-instrumental members of the JAZZ, often known simply as the "Guard". Dances and performs with rifles, sabers, flags, and much, much more. |
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CG mini-camp |
Initial training session for Color Guard members held prior to Band Camp. |
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Concert Band |
Open to 9th- and 10th -grade students demonstrating a reasonable level of instrumental proficiency. Performs concerts and other functions, studies variety of music/skills/theory for course credit. |
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DCI |
Drum Corps International, a sanctioning and governing organization for private marching corps. Events run through summer. |
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Dr. Beat |
Electronic metronome device, used for marching practice. (NOT normally used as an instrument of torture.) |
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Dressers |
Help performers into and out-of uniforms/costumes. See also Cabinet Moms. |
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Drill Books |
Booklet showing movements and positions for field drill. Mark field position to which each member moves during a performance. Each member needs to supply a notebook for drill pages. |
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Drive-by Foodings |
Term for the primary method of supplying food to the hungry JAZZ hoard. Parents "drop off" requested food goods for collection and later distribution to the traveling unit. |
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Drivers |
Daredevil stunt parents who perform "tractor/trailer" tricks with the Band Equipment trailer to the awe and edification of all that see. These drivers are CDL licensed and certified to drive heavy vehicles to where ever the JAZZ may go. |
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Early |
Showing up MORE THAN 15 minutes before the scheduled time of a Band practice or event. |
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How to get the most up to the minute Information regarding anything regarding band or booster activities. |
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Ensemble |
Various performing "sub-groups" of the Centerville Bands. Consist of selected instruments playing specially arranged music. |
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Event Coordinator |
Parent/Booster in over-all charge of running a particular Band event. |
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Fairhaven |
Church on E. Whipp Road where the CHS Fine Arts Dept. performs its annual winter holiday program | |
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Flats |
1) Props used during performance consisting of decorated fabric stretched over a variety of portable frames |
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2) Full container of flowers in the Spring Flower Fundraiser. |
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General Meeting |
One of four business meetings intended for all Band Boosters: February, May, July, and December. Elections are held at the December meeting. |
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Going To The Truck |
Opportunity to congratulate the Band members after a performance at a competition and to get up to the minute information on what's next. Meet where ever the truck is parked. |
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Holiday-At-Home |
Labor Day parade and festivities in Kettering. One of the first performances of the new band season. |
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Hootch |
Brick house in middle of south parking lots. Holds miscellaneous outsized Band equipment. The place where staff climbs up to get a better look at the drill. Refer to The Tower. |
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Ice Cream Social |
Centerville-Washington Township Fire Dept. fund raiser. Band members and Boosters provide service assistance. Our community service project. |
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Jazz chaser |
Band Booster, known to follow the "Jazz" to performances far and wide. (NOT a Pit Crew drink.) |
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Jazz clothing |
Normally slippery tights, Umbro shorts, and black T-shirt. Designed to aid the rapid on/off of uniforms. Can also serve as billboard space for special Band talents and Tour information. |
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Jazz connection |
The telephone answering machine used for special Band duty. During competitions and trips, its message relays the latest information to Jazz chasers kept at home by other, more mundane responsibilities. |
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Jazz I, II, III |
Ensembles that practice after school, once competition season is over. Groups decided by audition. Musical focus includes Jazz, Funk, and Blues. |
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Jazz on the Lawn |
Outdoor jazz concert at CHS during Fine Arts Week in May (NOT where to find your Band member after a show). |
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Late |
Defined as arriving AT the scheduled time of an event or practice. | |
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Mickey and Minnie |
Special Jazz Band member/mascots that travel to big competitions for good luck, complete with their musical and guard uniforms. |
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Mid-States Contest |
A MSBA sanctioned event held at CHS. Follows a BOA competition format. Uses all the volunteer parent manpower we have. Also a fundraising opportunity. |
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Nationals |
The BOA Grand National Competition, held in Indianapolis at the RCA (Hoosier) Dome, usually in mid-November. |
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Northmont Premiere |
Local field performance of bands at Northmont High School stadium (Englewood, Ohio), in early September. Not an adjudicated event (no judges). One of the first public field performances of the competition show of the new season. |
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OMEA |
Ohio Music Educators Association |
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On-Time |
Defined as being present 15 minutes BEFORE the start of a scheduled event or practice. |
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