Sep. 10, 2023
Good evening!! Great job Saturday!
Monday - Guard 3:30-5:00, Percussjon 5:00-8:00
Tuesday - Full Band Practice 3:15-5:00 sectionals for everyone till 6:00
Thursday - Full Band practice 3:00-5:00
Friday - Football vs. Peabody (middle school night & Senior Night) Call time 5:00 on the field dressed in uniform!!!!
Saturday - Hornet Invitational at South Gibson
When it comes to after school rehearsals, we do have a dress code:
Tuesday - Blue rehearsal shirt for band, Red for guard
Thursday - Red rehearsal shirt for band, Blue for guard
Friday Games - Blue rehearsal shirt under uniform
Saturday Comps - Red rehearsal shirt under uniform!
Ride home forms are always due NO LATER than Thursday at 3pm. You can find one on the table in the front of the high school band room or on our website under forms. No forms due this week!
As we travel for games and contests, please remember we have a caravan order of directors, Bus 1, 18-Wheeler, Bus 2, Equipment, and then parents/friends who follow. Please don't get in between the first 5 so we can keep our radio contact. We do love our supporters following us, we just need to keep those radios close!
Contest season is starting, and we have a big season ahead of us. We need to have everyone at every practice and be prepared. We need to practice like winners!!
Miss Sharon will send links tomorrow to our hotel for state and several hotels nearby.
Rules for being able to perform are as follows: Must have passed ALL memorization tests, no ISS and have participated in 2 full runs of the show prior to the performance. Starting this Friday if you have not passed tests or you miss making you not there for two runs of the show then you will stand at attention on the sidelines as we perform the show. You are still required to attend even if you are not eligible to preform.
Keep an eye on the band calendar as it has been updated and gives all dates for rehearsals, games, and contests. ALL rehearsals are mandatory, your grade will suffer if you miss, that does include the one during fall break. Plan accordingly.
Make sure that you look at your handbook for consequences for missing performances and rehearsals.
Make sure that you are paying your Band fees. These can be paid by putting cash/check in the box in the band room. We are no longer doing PayPal as we were losing money because of the fee. All shoe and shirt payments must be paid in order to receive the order.
As we gear up to do fundraisers everyone needs to understand that not participating is not an option. With a smaller ensemble everyone has to step up and do their part to raise money. We may be smaller but the things we have to do and participate in did not shrink. For all fundraisers each student will be tasked with a set number of items to sell or to get a certain amount in donations. YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MAKE IT TO THAT SET NUMBER OR DONATION!!!!! IT TAKES EVERYONE DOING THEIR PART TO RUN THIS ORGANIZATION! THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!
September 15th - Football Vs. Peabody Call time 5:00 dressed
September 16th - Hornet Invitational call time 11:00am
September 22nd - Football @ Camden call time 3:30pm
September 23rd - WTSBOA/UCI call time TBA