Marching Band

  • Marching Band Announcement

    2025 Summer Practices and Band Camp

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jyF08VKmWsIMa0OpMYa-1DuI7y9XPylQwxypq3tFPZk/edit?usp=sharing

     

    CHS MB Google Form

    https://forms.gle/GwRz6ycPcRMPKcXf7

    A scaled-down version of the handbook will be handed out during the second week of band camp. I will not print out the entire body, but a digital copy of the full handbook can be found on this page. See below.  All forms and payments are due back on August 27.  If you missed the last day of camp, you can pick up a handbook at the Aug. 21 rehearsal.  Please contact me if you have any questions. 

    Band Handbook

    The full CHS Band Handbook is included below.  It includes important forms about uniforms, student medical information, permission slips, etc. Handbook forms and payments will be due on Wednesday, August 27. Please turn them in as soon as possible.  The handbook also includes the full music department performance schedule(which could change and will be updated through Remind 101 and my band page).

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ge2aVHis2s2UTmhKGm9icgQKsCaSkOjz3zaMUaNVn9k/edit?usp=sharing

     

    Congratulations to the 2025 Student Leaders! 

    Student leaders, please continue to contact your section confirming their participation in the 2025 CHS marching band. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

    Drum Majors-Casper Charnik and Madeline Perry 

    Upper Brass-Sean Stewart

    Upper Woodwinds Leaders-Pranavi Vovveti

    Alto/Tenor/Bari Saxes-Maceo Clark and Akil Henderson

    Low Winds-Jared Goff

    Drumline Captain-Diana Bedolla

    Pit Captain-Braden Butherus 

    Color Guard Captain-Annabelle Tucker

    Asst. Color Guard Captain-Isabella Williams

     

    2025 CHS Summer Letter

     CHRISTIANA HIGH SCHOOL &

    MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS ACADEMY

    190 Salem Church Road

    Newark, Delaware 19713

    Phone: (302) 631-2400

    Fax: (302) 454-3490
                                                                                                                               

    Summer 2025

    Dear Christiana Marching Band Families,

    Welcome to the 2025-2026 Christiana High School Band! Our goal this year is to give each and every student a positive musical experience, as well as experiences they can use later in life.  The level of music we choose will challenge the members of our band to become better musicians.  Much of what we do in a band is learning to work together, learning about time management and the value of teamwork. These concepts are going to be stressed throughout the entire year.  The student leader is an upperclassman that will help you with your transition into the Christiana Band Program.  

    We hope many of the new families will join our Music Booster Association.  It is an active support group for the band, choir and string organizations.  They have been a big part of the success of the Christiana High School music department.  Please join and become an active part of the music department and your student’s musical education.  The booster board can give you more information about how to become an “active member.” Our first two booster meetings will take place on July 14th and August 25th at 7:30. We will meet in person in the band room during the marching band season, so parents can just pick up their students directly after the meeting.  Once the marching band season is completed, we will move to a zoom format. More information to follow. 
     

    Any Marching Band information, such as schedules, updates, Music Booster officer contact information, marching staff etc. can be obtained on our band page on the CHS Website. www.christianahs.org/band. Band information will be updated throughout the summer and the school year. It will be updated through the use of the website and Remind 101.  If you have any questions, please contact me at jeffrey.dombchik@christina.k12.de.us 

    Our team is looking forward to meeting all of you and having a successful year.  We will continue to work together to establish a musical environment in which students and parents can be proud.

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Jeffrey Dombchik, M.I.

    Director of Bands

    Non-CTE Elective Department Chair

    CSD Music Department Chair

    Christiana High School

     

    2025 Summer Practices and Band Schedule

    Marching Band Staff

    Director-Mr. Dombchik

    Asst. Director/Brass Specialist-Ms. Snyder 

    Woodwind and Drill Tech-Mrs. Carmack

    Upper Brass Specialist/Drill Tech.-Ms. Sawall

    Pit Instructor-Mrs. Salerni and Brandon Leonhard

    Drumline Instructor-Mr. Chris McCall

    Color Guard Instructor-Mrs.Taylor Axelsson

    Music Arranger-Mr. Mracko

    Drill Designer-Jason Keller

     

    Marching Band Google Drive

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uxuxofVRMRwYsQFwWKMqGlBcE3v4zeEi?usp=sharing

     
    We will keep all the music, videos, and recordings on this Google Drive. We will be updating it over the next month as the show is being written. 
     

    Flag/Instrument Pick-up information:

    All equipment will be handed out during rehearsals and band camp. 

     

    Band Page-Go to the faculty directory on the CHS website, Find my name and then click “view website” and then click on “band.” 

    Remind 101-Go to the remind app. The class name is @chsmbmrd or text the class name to 81010 if you just want the texts and not the app.

    Phone number- Please make sure we have the most updated home/cell for all students.

    Updated e-mail- Our music boosters will send out e-mail information throughout the season about schedules, fundraising, etc. I will send e-mails as well. Boosters, Music Booster e-mail-chsvikingmusicboosters@gmail.com

    Uniforms

    We will need t-shirts and shoe sizes for new members. Uniform information will be in the band handbook. I am waiting to see if there are any other changes before I send the book or post any schedules. A condensed version of the handbook will be handed out during the second week of band camp. The full version will be available online. 

    Volunteer Forms

    Please let me know if you have ever volunteered for a CSD school district program.  If so, you will not need another volunteer form. The district is moving more to online and Google forms. Let me check to see if they have put parent volunteer forms online.  

    Help for games and performances

    We will need chaperons and parents to help with uniforms for all games. We will need help with the pit crew and driving the two trailers.  Please contact Mrs. Oldis or Mrs. Goff if you can help with any of these items. I am looking forward to a great season, and please let me know if you have any questions. Music Booster : chsvikingmusicboosters@gmail.com 

     

    2025 Marching Band Schedule and Practices

    Schedule subject to change. 

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uKGCw4Wktxhy0ZVGjZFMsH6CAKnjDGCLclrWcr6kHY8/edit?usp=sharing

     

    2025-2026 Musical, Concert, Jazz and Steel Drum Schedule

    Winter Concert: 12/8/2024-7:00.

    CSD Marching Band Tour-12/17 and 1/7

    Musical: 2/26/2026, 2/27/2026, 2/28/2026-7:00.

    2/28/2025 matinee at 1:00. 

    Music in our Schools Month Concert: March 11th-7:00. 

    District Concert Schedule

    Rehearsal at Glasgow-3/26/2026: 7:00-9:00 (6:00 Adv. Steel Drums).

    District Band Rehearsal (During the school day at Glasgow HS.) 3/27/2025: 8:00-1:30.

    District Band Concert at Glasgow HS: 3/28/2025: 4:00.

    Pops Concert: 4/29/2026-7:00.

    Music Department Banquet (G Cafeteria): 5/7/2026-6:30.

    UD Jazz Festival: Date TBA. 

    Cape Henlopean Jazz Festival: May 15th 11:15 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Performance time TBA

    Adv. Steel Band CSD Tour-May 18th 8:30-1:45.

    Christiana High School Graduation: 6/7/2024? 10:00 a.m. graduation.  Venue to TBA?