August 30, 2015

Post date: Aug 30, 2015 4:15:08 PM

Rehearsal Schedule for the Week:

  • Monday - NO SCHOOL! Staff Professional Development Day. Guard Sectional (3:15-5:00); Percussion Sectional (5-8)

  • Tuesday - Full Band (3-5); Hornline Sectionals (5-6)

  • Thursday - Full Band (3-5)

  • Friday - FB vs. McKenzie @ 7:00 - Students must be in their seats at 6:00!

Announcements:

  • Thanks to all those who came out to the game this past Friday! A special THANK YOU to all the pit dads/moms who make every performance possible! What a great crowd we had cheering for the Pioneers and the Marching Pioneers! It always makes for a better halftime show when so many of you are there cheering on this great group of kids!

  • All show music memorization tests are complete and all grades have been recorded in PowerSchool so you can see how your child performed.

  • Braided Bread Orders + Money are due THIS TUESDAY! Each student was asked to sell at least 5 loaves or get $30 in donations. An order form is attached to this email if you need an extra one or have misplaced yours.

  • The September Band Fee Payment of $30 is due THIS TUESDAY! A lot of the band's bills are due on the first so if you are on the band fee payment schedule please make every effort to pay your band fee on Tuesday so that the band can ensure that it can pay all of its bills on the first as well!

  • The hornline will have a Memorization Test over "Amazing Grace" during their sectional time THIS TUESDAY! Be sure your student has it memorized.

  • Band Shoes did not arrive this past week. We will hopefully get them in this week. I have put in an email to our distributor but have not heard back from him as of today.

  • THEME SHIRTS HAVE ARRIVED! Ms. Sharon will be packaging and filling all orders that have been paid in full and students will receive their orders at some point this week so everyone can wear the new theme shirt at next week's home game! Remember each band student receives one theme shirt for FREE because it's part of the uniform. Anytime that we wear uniforms students MUST have on a theme shirt under his/her jacket!

  • Continue to download and take a look at All-West Music at http://gchsmarchingpioneers.org under the "forms and practice tools" tab. If you don't have a printer at home I will be more than happy to print off a copy for your student at school. Simply have them ask me to print them a copy. Auditions are not until January so a little bit of practice time now will really increase your child's chances of making one of the All West bands when auditions take place in January!

  • Hopefuly each of you is planning to come and help out at our marching contest that will be held on Saturday, October 3rd @ GC! The contest, right now, is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am and finals awards are slated for some time around 10 pm. It will be a full day and we need your help! Contact Kim Todd at dokitodd@live.com to get plugged in for this event!

Upcoming Dates:

  • Labor Day is NEXT MONDAY! NO SCHOOL! NO REHEARSALS!

  • Next Tuesday (8th) we will have full band rehearsal from 3-5 and then EVERYONE will have sectionals from 5-6!

  • Friday, September 11th - FB @ Fulton City @ 7:30 - We WILL TRAVEL to this game! Meet/Departure time is still TBD. I would expect meet time would be around 5:15.

  • Saturday, September 12th - Skyhawk Marching Band Invitational at UT Martin! UT Martin has yet to release a performance schedule so our meet/rehearsal time/performance time has yet to be determined. I would expect an early afternoon meet/rehearsal time.

  • Monday, September 14th - Band Booster Meeting - 7:00 pm - Band Room. We need EVERYONE if possible to attend this last meeting that we will have BEFORE our contest that we will hold on October 3rd! It takes an army to run this event and we need each one of you there to help make this a successful event!