C.W. Davis Middle School Bands
Calendar of Events
2025-2026
August
5 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
13 6th Grade Instrument Petting Zoo 5:00-7:30pm in DMS Band Room
14 6th Grade Band Parent Meeting/Instrument Rental Night in DMS Cafeteria, 7:00 pm
25 6th Grade Jump Start Camp 3:30-5:30pm at DMS Band Room (Where students learn how to put
instruments together and make a for the first time)
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September
2 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
3 7th/8th District Honor Band Optional Practice 3:30-5:00 pm, continuing every Wednesday
12 All band students - Rock-A-Thon! 3:30 pm – 9:30 pm, DMS Cafeteria
22 7th/8th Registration deadline for GMEA District and All-State Auditions
October
7 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
18 Branch Classic Marching Band Competition, FBHS, All Day (Extra Credit Opportunity/Baked Good
Sale)
24 6-8th Grade, Middle School Night with FBHS Marching Band, 3:30-9:30pm at FBHS Stadium
November
3 8th grade after-school practice, 3:30-5:30 pm
11 Veterans Concert, 8th Grade Band at 9:00 am at DMS Gym
19 7th/8th Mock Auditions for GMEA District Auditions, 4:30 pm – 7:00 p.m., Band Room
December
1,8 8th Grade after-school practice, 3:30-5 pm
2 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
4 7th Grade after-school practice, 3:30-5:30 pm
6 7th/8th GMEA District Honor Band and 1st Round of All-State Auditions, West Gainesville MS
9 7/8th Grade Band-SOUNDS OF SEASON CONCERT at the Venue at Friendship Springs, 6:00 pm
11 6th Grade after-school practice 3:30-5:30 pm
12-13 Selected 7th/8th Grade-University of Georgia Middle School Band Festival (MidFest), Athens, GA
15 6th grade Winter Concert 6:30 at DMS Gym
January
6 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
10 7/8th Grade GMEA 2nd Round of All-State Band Auditions, Union Grove Middle School
23-24 7/8th Grade GMEA District Honor Band at The Venue at Friendship Springs
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February
2 8th Grade practice for LGPE begins, continuing every Monday, 3:30- 5:00 pm until LGPE in March
3 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
12 8th Grade Pre-LGPE Concert at The Venue at Friendship Springs at 6:30 pm
TBA 6-8th Grade National Anthem/Pep Tunes Fundraiser at Georgia Swarm Pro Lacrosse at Gas South
Arena
March
3 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
3-5 8th Grade GMEA District I Middle School Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE), Option 1, Exact Day TBD
5-7 7/8th Grade who made the audition, GMEA All-State Band, Athens, GA
18 6-8th Grade Solo and Ensemble optional practice every Wednesday from 3:30-5:00 pm until the
event in April
April
14 Band Parent Booster Meeting at FBHS Band Room from 7-8 pm
14 Solo and Ensemble Festival at DMS
20, 27 8th Grade after-school practice, 3:30-5 pm
21, 28 7th Grade after-school practice 3:30-5 pm
23, 30 6th Grade after-school practice 3:30-5pm (If in Chorus, should go to the concert on the 30th.)
May
2 Selected students for Beginning Honor Band/Jazz Band, East Jackson High School
4 Band Spring Concert, 6th Grade at 6:00pm, 7th Grade at 6:45pm, and 8th Grade at 7:30pm at
DMS Gym
16-17 8th Grade Band Trip to Carowinds
*Please realize this is only the "highlights" and that the schedule is always somewhat fluid. Some dates may have to change and there may be events added. Check email, the website, the band's Facebook page, etc. often for updates.