L.V. Berkner Mighty Ram Band

BERKNER BAND ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEEK 1 - 🎺 FALL BREAK WEEK 🎷

Monday, October 6 (A)
PM Varsity Marching Band Evening Rehearsal
Tuesday, October 7 (B)
AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
National Night Out gigs (Drumline & Jazz Band)
Wednesday, October 8 (A)
AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal w/Mr. Bradford
Inspired Performers with Mr. Straka
Thursday, October 9 (B) - ELIGIBILITY CHECK DAY
AM ALL Student Gameday Marching Band Rehearsal
Varsity Football Game - Berkner v. Irving MacArthur (HOME)
Cici's Night - details
Friday, October 10 (No classes)

WEEK 2 - 🎺 UIL REGION CONTEST WEEK🎷

Monday, October 13 (No classes)
Special Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal w/Mr. Vanderkolff
Tuesday, October 14 (A)
AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
Wednesday, October 15 (B) - PSAT Testing Day
NO AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
Thursday, October 16 (A)
NO AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
Friday, October 17 (B) - JH Night & Alumni Band
AM ALL Student Gameday Marching Band Rehearsal
w/Mr. Raiford
Varsity Football Game - Berkner v. Lake Highlands (HOME)

WEEK 3 - 🎺 AREA CONTEST WEEK 🎷

Monday, October 20 (A) - STADIUM REHEARSAL
Special Stadium Rehearsal - Varsity Marching Band
This includes all eligible students on Tech Crew/JV
Tuesday, October 21 (B)
AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
Wednesday, October 22 (A)
AM Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
Thursday, October 23 (B)
AM ALL Student Gameday Marching Band Rehearsal
Varsity Football Game - Berkner v. Irving (AWAY)
Friday, October 24
No Varsity Marching Band Rehearsal
Saturday, October 25
UIL Area C Marching Contest

9 Week Eligibility Check

Thursday, October 9th is the 9-week UIL Academic Eligibility check. At 4:20pm, students must be passing all classes effected by eligibility (AP, On Ramps, Honors, Dual Credit are exempt) with a grade of 70 or higher in order to remain academically eligible in accordance with UIL's "no pass, no play" rule.

Check Focus daily and stay on top of your work being turned in and graded.

Fall Break & Mandatory Special Marching Band Rehearsal

Friday, October 10 - Monday, October 13 is RISD Fall Break. On Monday, October 13th all four RISD high school marching bands are rehearsing in preparation for our UIL Region 3 Marching Contest. Berkner's rehearsal is from 7:00am - 11:00am on Monday morning. Our show's drill writer, Jon Vanderkolff, is flying in to have a clinic with our students that morning and we are excited to see the ways in which the show will develop during this rehearsal.

Students are expected to wear any black band shirt, black shorts, and athletic tennis shoes for this rehearsal.

Click here to learn more about Mr. Vanderkolff!

UIL Region 3 Marching Contest

When: Wednesday, October 15th @ 9:00pm
Who: All Varsity, Tech Crew, and JV students
Where: Panther Stadium on Duncanville HS campus

Wednesday, October 15 is UIL Region 3 Marching Contest Day. Parents, we perform at 9:00pm and we hope you all will come out and support your student’s performance! I recommend arriving by 8:15pm to hear the two bands before Berkner. The drive from Richardson can take 1 hour and 25 minutes in rush hour traffic, so we recommend parents leave no later than 6:45pm in order to arrive safely in time to not miss your student!

Click here for our itinerary. This is subject to minor changes.

Special Stadium Rehearsal

When: Monday, October 20th...6:00pm - 9:00pm
Who: All Varsity, Tech Crew, and JV students
Where: Ram-Wildcat Stadium

Inspection will be in any black band shirt, black athletic shorts, tennis shoes, and hair UP since we are wearing shakos during the rehearsal. Students will be bused over to the stadium after school, just like we do for a Home game. Parent pick-up is at 9:00 PM at Ram-Wildcat Stadium for most students. Percussion, loading crew, sound crew, e-crew, field crew and loading crew all ride the buses home, and parent pick-up at BHS for these students is 9:45 PM.

We are also opening up an opportunity for a "Gameday Meal" to be purchased for this rehearsal since it was not included in the original purchase of a season of gameday meals. PayPal link and online order form coming soon.

Parents are encouraged to come watch rehearsal if they wish from the stands during the last hour 8pm to 9pm!

Dallas Cowboys GameDay Experience Raffle

All students have received an envelope during class this week with 3 raffle tickets in it. Students are being asked to sell 3 tickets each between now and Friday, November 14th for this fundraiser. Each ticket is $25.00 and can be sold either in-person as a physical ticket or online!
Click here for our webpage with all the details, entry form, and PayPal link.

Students will be financially responsible for the cost of the tickets should they lose the raffle tickets or not sell them.

Ram Band Movie Night

Who: Berkner Learning Community & Friends
When: Saturday, November 15th @ 7:00pm
Where: Berkner HS B-Field
Tickets: $5.00 per person, available for purchase both in-person and online

Come watch Wicked with the Mighty Ram Band! We will be doing a movie night under the stars on the football field.
Click here to pre-purchase your tickets!

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