Poinsettia Fundraiser Delivery / COTA Information / Dallas Christmas Parade Information

Hi Everyone!

 

We hope all of you are doing well.  Here are some important things for you to know about the next few weeks:

Poinsettia Fundraiser 

Our Poinsettia Fundraiser will be available for pickup on Thursday of this week.  We will have them in the band room and you can pick up anytime after school before 7 PM.

 

COTA Information

Our annual Holiday Collaboration of the Arts concert is next Thursday, December 11th, at 6:30 PM in the SPHS Theater.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased starting TODAY through our Simple Raise store.   We STRONGLY RECOMMEND you purchase tickets early, because the event always sells out!  Buy your tickets early!  Students should be in the band room on the 11th (dressed and ready to perform!) no later than 5:30 PM.  The Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band will all warm up in the Band Room together at 5:30 PM.  We will be wearing "Sunday Best" again for this performance.  Students are encouraged to wear holiday attire to this event.

Here is the link to purchase tickets: South Paulding High School Band

Dallas Christmas Parade information

We are excited for the marching band to participate in the annual Dallas Christmas Parade this year.  The parade is on December 6th.  Our students will meet that morning at the Paulding Senior Center at 9 AM.  The parade starts at 11:30 AM.  Students should be finished with the parade by 12:30 PM. 

 

For students who are driving themselves, they will be required to park at the Paulding Senior Center. 

 

The band will transport sousaphones, flags, percussion instruments, and marching band uniforms to the parade.  Students will wear their marching band uniforms and Santa hats.  Students are responsible for securing their own Santa hat.

 

*We recommend you drop your students off with us at the Paulding Senior Center, park somewhere in Downtown Dallas, and watch the parade somewhere towards the end of the parade so when students are done they do not have to walk all the way back to the beginning of the parade.  *

*****We have had problems in the past with students forgetting to bring their marching band shoes.*** **Please help your child remember shoes on the morning of the parade!

 

Here's the address for the Paulding Senior Center: 210 Paulding Ln, Dallas, GA 30132.

This Week (10/27)

Hello Everyone!  Here is everything you need to know for this week:

 

1.     The Marching Band will only practice on THURSDAY this week.  No rehearsal on Monday or Tuesday.  Thursday’s rehearsal is also our annual costume contest and Trunk or Treat event.  We have shared with students that they must be able to practice in whatever they are wearing to practice.  We have also shared with them that they may NOT wear their costumes to school, only to band practice.  PARENTS – if you are participating in the Trunk or Treat for the band after practice, please plan to be here and be set up by 5:30 in the parking lot in the bus loop.  Many have reached out to ask – we have 157 in the band this year.   Younger siblings are OK to participate as well.  For those who are planning to pick their kids up afterwords... we anticipate everything being finished around 6:30 PM.

 

2.      Our Poinsettia Fundraiser order forms are due back on Thursday as well.

 

3.     This Friday is our Senior Night.  Students (non-seniors) should plan to be here and in uniform no later than 5:30 PM.  Seniors should plan to be here by 5 PM.  Seniors will receive 2 complimentary tickets for the game.  More information for Seniors below.

Here is our schedule for seniors for Senior Night:

5:00 PM – Seniors meet in the commons area for our Senior Dinner.

5:35 PM – Senior Group Photo for our Senior Banner

5:45 PM – Seniors and Senior Parents will have time for photos in our Commons Area.

6:00 pm - Seniors and Senior Parents begin to move down to the football stadium and line up alphabetically by last name for the ceremony. The line will form near the pavilion on the home side.
6:15 pm – Senior Night ceremony begins.

 

 

4.     We are very excited about our fall concert on Monday, November 3rd. Here is everything you need to know:

• The concert will take place in the South Paulding High School Theater and will start at 6:30 PM.
• Students should wear “Sunday Best” attire, which means no jeans, shorts, tennis shoes, or t-shirts.
• Students in the Concert Band and Symphonic Band should start warming up by 5:30 PM. The Wind Ensemble should arrive no later than 5:45 PM.
• All students are required to stay and listen to each other’s performances. Our Marching Band will make a special appearance at the end of the concert!
• There is no fee to attend this concert.

 

As always, let us know if you have any questions.

 

Thanks!

Carrollton HS Band Competition Schedule

Hello Everyone,

Below is the information for our competition at Carrollton High School on October 25th.

Saturday October 25th - Band Contest - Carrollton HS

Schedule for Saturday the 25th:

Students Arrive @ SPHS - 12:30 PM
Practice Ends - Students Eat / Change / Load Busses - 3:15 PM
Depart SPHS - 4:45 PM
Arrive @ Carrollton HS - 5:40 PM
Warmup - 6:40 PM
Perform - 7:40 PM
Awards - 9:30 PM
Depart Carrollton HS - 10:45 PM
Arrive @ SPHS - 11:45 PM

The band will feed our students an early dinner on for this event, but they may want to bring money to eat in the concession stand for a late meal as well.

As always, we would LOVE for you to come out to Carrollton HS to support us.  Below is some information you may need:

Address for Carrollton HS:

201 Trojan Drive
Carrollton, GA 30117

There is a entrance fee of $10 per person.  Children 10 and under are free.  Tickets are available on GoFan.  Here is the link to purchase tickets: Legacy of Champions Marching Competition - Performing Arts - Oct 25, 2025

Thank you!

This Week! (10/6)

Hi Everyone,

This week is a busy week with Homecoming!  Here is everything you need to know:

Monday - Marching Band Rehearsal 3:45 - 5:40.  We are going to release students a hair early from practice today so Seniors can get to the senior meeting happening in the school.

Tuesday - Homecoming Parade!  Students need to bring their casual uniform with them to school.  Students will change into their casual uniform right at the end of the school day and practice in their casual uniform.  Practice still starts at 3:45. We will end practice sometime around 6:00 and line up for the homecoming parade.  Parents, we encourage you to attend tomorrow evening!  The parade starts at 6:30 and takes place on the main entrance to SPHS. We will play in a community pep-rally immediately following the parade.  We estimate being finished with the parade and community pep-rally by 7:30.  

Wednesday - OFF

Thursday - Marching Band Rehearsal from 3:45 - 6:30

Friday - Friday is a DLD for the PCSD.  Student call time for that evening is 6:00 PM.  Students will have to find a way to get back to the school by 6:00 PM.  The band room will be open as early as 4:00 PM on Friday.

We do still need help in the concession stand on Friday.  The good news is that we are planning on doing our regular halftime show AFTER the game, so concession stand workers will still be able to see the show!  Sign-ups are available through the "events" tab in Cut Time.

Thank you!

Mum Update / Exhibition Pre-Order Meals / Post-Game Tonight

Hi Everyone,

Our Mum Fundraiser has arrived and they are BEAUTIFUL!  They will be ready for pick up right at the end of the school day.  Please do make sure your mums go home either after school or after the game this evening - we don't want anything stored in the building over the weekend.

East Paulding High School is hosting our band exhibition this year and is offering "preorder" meals for students.  As always, we will feed our students before we leave from SPHS that evening, but many students may want to eat again at the exhibition.  Ordering ahead of time will keep your students from having to wait in long concession stand lines.  EPHS is offering a hamburger combo, cheeseburger combo, and a hotdog combo.  We set up the order through our Simple Raise store - orders must be made no later than Sunday evening.  (As always, Simple Raise does not charge fees but does ask for a tip.  You can change the suggested tip amount by clicking "custom" on the checkout screen.)  Here is the link to make an order: 

South Paulding High School Band-10fcdd56-1354-4862-9d30-4143ef31c4a5

Tonight, due to New Manchester having homecoming, we are performing after the game.  This means we may get home a little later than normal - our HOPE is to be back at SPHS by 11:45 PM.

Thanks!

This Week!

Hi Everyone,

We have a regular practice schedule this week!  Friday we are AWAY at New Manchester - we will plan to leave SPHS at 5:30 PM and should be back around 11:30 PM.  Here is everything you need to know for the next few weeks (it is quite a bit!)

1. MUM Fundraiser - mums will be delivered this week.  We're still waiting on confirmation on which day they will be delivered, but we will let you know as soon as we know.

2. Cheese Fundraiser - We passed out fundraising information for our Annual Cheese Fundraiser right before the break.  Please check with your students for their order forms.  The cheese fundraiser is due back in on Friday, October 10th.  Here is a link to the cheese order form: Cheese Form

3. Homecoming Parade - Our homecoming parade is next Tuesday, October 7th here at SPHS.  Students should plan to bring their casual uniform to school with them.  We will plan to practice in our casual uniforms and move straight from practice to the parade.  Parents – we encourage you to attend the parade and community pep rally tomorrow evening.  The parade starts at 6:30 and the community pep rally will happen directly after the parade in the South Paulding HS Football Stadium.  Students should be done sometime around 7:30 PM on the 7th.

4. 2025 Paulding County Marching Band Exhibition

Tuesday, October 14th is our Marching Band Exhibition which will be hosted at East Paulding HS.  That day is also a 2 hour early release day for the district.  Students should plan to stay with us at the end of the day.  Here is our schedule:

 

Tuesday, October 14th – Marching Band Exhibition

4:15 PM - Depart SPHS

4:45 PM - Arrive @ EPHS

5:30 PM – Mass Band Rehearsal at the SPHS football practice field.

6:30 PM – The exhibition begins.

8:15 PM – SPHS Performs

9:15 PM – The exhibition concludes.  Students will help clean up / put up equipment and load busses to come back to SPHS.

Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased at this link:

2025 Paulding County Marching Band Exhibition - Band - Oct 14, 2025

Tickets will also be available for purchase at the gate for $10.  Children 5 and under are free.  PCSD employees are admitted free of charge with their county badge.  8^th grade band students are also admitted for free with a ticket provided by their middle school band director.

5. Rockmart HS Band Competition

Here is the schedule for our band contest at Rockmart High School on October the 18th.  

Saturday October 18th - Band Contest – Rockmart High School

Schedule for Saturday the 18th:

Rehearsal starts at SPHS - 1:00 PM
Practice Ends - Students Eat / Change / Load Busses - 3:45 PM
Depart SPHS - 5:15 PM
Arrive @ Rockmart HS - 6:15 PM
Warmup - 7:40 PM
Perform - 8:40 PM
Awards - 9:30 PM
Depart Rockmart HS - 10:30 PM
Arrive @ SPHS - 11:30 PM

The band will feed our students before we leave for RHS, but they may want to bring money to eat in the concession stand for a late snack as well.

As always, we would LOVE for you to come out to Rockmart HS to support us!  Below is some information you may need:

Address for Rockmart High School:

990 Cartersville Hwy

Rockmart, GA 30153

There is an entrance fee of $11 per person.  Children 4 and under are free.  Here is the link to purchase tickets:

2025 Yellow Jacket Classic - Band - Oct 18, 2025

This Week (9/2)

Good Afternoon,

 

Here is everything you need to know about this week:

 

Tuesday – Marching Band Rehearsal from 3:45 – 6:30 PM

 

Wednesday – OFF

 

Thursday – Marching Band Rehearsal from 3:45 – 6:30 PM

 

Friday – AWAY vs. North Paulding HS

Students should plan to stay after school on Friday.

3:25 PM – School Ends.  Students begin to load equipment.

4:00 PM – Students eat in the commons

4:45 PM – Students change into uniforms / finish loading the trailer

5:15 PM – Students meet in the band room

5:30 PM – Depart for NPHS

6:15 PM – Arrive @ NPHS

7:30 PM – KICKOFF!

10:15 PM – Game Ends

10:45 PM – Depart for SPHS

11:30 PM – Arrive @ SPHS

 

Saturday  - Paulding Meadows

We are looking forward to a great performance and great fundraising weekend at Paulding Meadows!  Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help us make this event a success!

PARENTS – We still need 3 adult gate workers on Sunday (11-2) & 3 parking lot workers on Sunday (12-2).

 

Paulding Meadows is THIS weekend.  The Marching Band will perform at Paulding Meadows on Saturday, September 6th, at 9:45 AM.  Students will wear their Casual Uniform for this performance.  Students will be done performing by 10:30 AM. Students should plan to arrive at Earl Duncan Park no later than 8:30 AM.  For those who are new to Paulding Meadows, traffic in the morning can really be an issue. **All members of the band must use the Northside Elementary School entrance on Saturday morning for the performance. **Enter Northside Elementary, drive to the back of the parking lot, and you will see a gate that leads you into Earl Duncan Park. Follow this road until you see our Band Trailers. Please plan on arriving EARLY so that your child is not LATE. For those parents who are not working with the Band for Paulding Meadows, tickets are $5 per person. If anyone stops you at the Northside Elementary School entrance, just let them know that your child is performing in the band. They will then direct you to the proper location to meet us.

We are still seeking donations for our food booth, where we’ll be selling our crowd-favorite fried Oreos, along with Pepsi-brand 12 oz canned drinks and bottled water. Your contributions make a big difference, and we truly appreciate anything you can provide from the list below:

Requested Donations:

• 12 oz cans of the following Pepsi products:
• Pepsi
• Diet Pepsi
• Mountain Dew
• Diet Mountain Dew
• Crush Orange
• Mug Root Beer
• Starry

Please deliver all donations to the band room by Today, September 2nd.