Registration

Welcome to Band and Color Guard Registration!

STEP 1 (New Students ONLY): Register with CHARMS

New students can register by clicking the button above:

MANDATORY: CHARMS is the district provided student management system and registration is required to ensure proper communication re: band placement, band events, volunteerism, finances and more.

STEP 2: Update Your CHARMS Account Information 

MANDATORY: CHARMS is the district provided student management system and registration is required to ensure proper communication re: band placement, band events, volunteerism, finances and more.

STEP 3: Make a Fairshare Payment

Click the Button Above For Information on Fairshare Fees, Due Dates and Payment Options

MANDATORY: As mentioned above, all students will be required to pay a minimum Fairshare Down Payment by May 31st 2024 in order to secure their overlay/competition uniform, their Color Guard performance uniform and/or their New Student Gear Bundles.  Please visit THIS PAGE for more information. 

Students who do not make this payment on time risk forfeiting their spot on the marching field as they will not have the full required uniform.  All students must make this payment regardless of Fairshare waivers made in past years.

STEP 4: Order Any Additional Marching Gear

New BAND students will receive a New Student Bundle as a part of their Fairshare Down Payment including the following items:

Want an extra set of gloves or shirt? Did your feet grow a size over the summer? Both New and Returning BAND students can order additional desired gear via our Webstore (only available now through May 20th).  All pre-season sales via this site will close on May 15th to ensure order delivery in time for our July Band Camp delivery dates.

Color Guard members will need to order either the required Returning Student Uniform Package or the New Student Uniform Package, in addition to ordering a flag bag, performance shoes and gloves.  All will be available for purchase HERE.

STEP 5: Purchase Additional REQUIRED Items Needed Before our First Game (BAND, Color Guard, confirm additional items needed with Director)

BAND REQUIRED

STEP 6: Complete All Forms in CHARMS 

MANDATORY: All Students and Parents must sign the UIL 8 Hour Rule acknowledgement and the Student Expectation form located in the Documents section of your student's CHARMS account.  Use the buttons below to access login pages, handbooks or instructions for how to complete that step.

2024-2025 Conduct Agreement

coming soon...

STEP 7: Complete the Nurse/Medication/Field Trip Form (2024-2025 form coming soon)

MANDATORY: This year, the Directors are asking that you complete the Medication/Field Trip Form for the Nurse's office at the beginning of the year.  This cannot be done via CHARMS or RankOne, so please follow the directions below:

STEP 8: Upload Physical and Complete District Forms via Rank One Sport

MANDATORY: All participants must complete the UIL required pre-participation physical for each school year.  You must also complete all online paperwork through Rank One (opens 4/1/24). This is a CISD process and separate from any forms you complete in Charms.  Your student will not be allowed to march in July until this process is complete.

Visit the GOHS Sports Medicine page for information about the process required for the 2024-2025 school year.  Physical forms are available for download on that site or the buttons below if you want to have your student's physical done with a private physician. Physicals are also offered by Houston Methodist for $25 (payable via School Cash Online) and will take place on 4/4/24 at GOHS and 4/9/24 at York.  You must bring a copy of the Physical Consent form to have your student's physical done at school, click the button below to download and print a copy.

STEP 9: Download the Required Communication App

Directors are currently determining which app they will use next year, check back for more information.

MANDATORY: This app is how the Directors will communicate with both Students and Parents. Want to know about last minute date changes? What time the bus will be at the school? Competition updates? This is the place.

Download the App from your phone's App Store.  You will need the Team codes to join.

You can find the codes that will allow you to join the Band Student, Band Parent and Guard Student/Parent SportsYou "Teams" in CHARMS under Handouts and Files, look for the PDF file entitled "SportsYouCodes2023"  If you cannot get into CHARMS, please request assistance with gaining access by contacting charms@grandoaksband.org.  

STEP 10: Purchase a Meal Plan

Due Date: TBD

The Boosters coordinate a meal plan throughout the Marching Season, providing enrolled students with meals before games and before or during most competitions.  Enrollment is voluntary and is NOT included in Fairshare.  If you wish us to feed your child (past offerings have included Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane's & MOD Pizza), please order and pay for your student's Meal Plan in the following way:

2. Pay for your student's Meal Plan via:

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