Wooster High School Bands
Band Newsletter
SUMMER 2024 MARCHING BAND EDITION
WEBSITE
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CUTTIME is the new charms!
Throughout this year, you will receive text messages from CutTime. CutTime helps us communicate with you, assign instruments to students, collect fees/costs, communicate events, and track volunteer opportunities. If your phone number has changed, or if you have never received a CutTime message, please get in touch with Mr. French, Mr. Walters or Mr. Fleischaker to have your information updated.
Text messaging is this software's primary communication method; each message will have a unique link to your profile. No password or login name is required with this magic link. CutTime does not have an "app", so on your smartphone, we suggest bookmarking the unique link sent to you with..."save to home screen"(which all smartphones provide).
If you haven't saved your unique link and need another one, use one of the following pages to have the link resent to your phone number on file.
If you're curious about the experience of CutTime for guardians and students, you can watch a few of their feature videos using the link below.
FINAL FORMS
We need everyone to make sure they have joined the “Coed Band” group in Final Forms, as this is how we will access your emergency medical information. You will also use Final Forms to digitally sign the band handbook. Please take care of this at your earliest convenience.
BAND CAMP DATES & TIMES; marching band season schedule is available throught cuttime, and also on our calendar page which is linked below.
***THIS YEAR'S SCHEDULE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IN YEARS PAST.
PLEASE REVIEW THE CALENDAR!***
Rookie Camp: July 29-30, 9-11 AM (all leaders and rookies).
***NEW THIS YEAR*** Pre-Camp (Music Only) - 11 AM - 12:30 PM (all winds and percussion.)
Leader Training: July 29, 7 - 8:30 AM
Band Parent Preview Night: August 12, 6 - 7 PM (Practice Field.... brief performance followed by parent meeting)
Drumline Camp: July 24-26, 9 AM - 12 Noon; July 29 - 30, 9-11:00 AM
Full Band Camp: July 31 - August 4, August 7-11 (various times; see calendar for specific times)
FUN BAND CAMP EVENTS!
Activity Night #1 (TBD!): Friday, August 2, 7-9 PM
Pool Party and Cookout: Wednesday, August 7, 7:30-9:00 PM (Freedlander Pool)
Activity Night #2 (TBD!): Monday, August 12, 7-9 PM
Pie Day!! - Friday, August 9
Water Fight! (epic camp-ending battle!) - Tuesday, August 13
Band performs at Cedar Point - Wednesday, August 14
End-of-Camp Bonfire: Saturday, August 17, 8 PM (exact location TBD)
VOLUNTEERS
Parents, we need your help with multiple aspects of band camp and the marching band season. We will be requesting volunteers for vairous activities through the CutTime system. Keep an eye out for these volunteer opportunities! We will need chaperones, concessions workers, band camp activity supervisors, etc. Thanks in advance for any time that you can give!
MARCHING BAND UNIFORM INFORMATION
Our marching band uniforms consist of a uniform jacket, pants and hat, which are all provided by the school. Auxiliary members are also provided a uniform. Those items will be fit to the students on uniform distribution day. We call this our "winter uniform", or our "wools". There is a cleaning fee that covers the cost of dry cleaning the uniforms, which is payable in the main office once school gets rolling. You can pay that fee at your convenience.
Additionally, there are more personal items which families must purchase for their band members. These items consist of marching shoes, marching gloves and marching spats. These items can be purchased at uniform distribution day from the Music Parents, or at your convenience any time before the first game. Auxiliary members will work with their instructors on their personal items.
We also have a "summer uniform" which we wear when the weather is warmer. These consist of a t-shirt, which you must purchase in person at fitting day. Summer uniforms also consist of khaki shorts (white shorts for auxiliary members), white shoes and white socks, which we ask families to procure for themselves.
Below is a list that explains what is needed and how to get it. All items payable to the Music Parents are also available on our online store (woomusic.revtrak.net) in order to support CC payments for those that desire to do so. ITEMS SHOULD NOT BE ORDERED FROM THE ONLINE STORE UNTIL YOU HAVE ATTENDED FITTING DAY TO DETERMINE CORRECT SIZING OF ITEMS. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks for your support, and we can't wait to perform for you!
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Band uniform cleaning fee (for ALL band members, including aux. members)....... $22 paid to the main office
Black marching shoes - NEW (there is a sizing run available to find your size)...........$35 paid to Music Parents
Black marching shoes - USED (if you can find a pair that fits from our collection).......$5 paid to Music Parents
Marching Gloves (2 pair recommended for the season)..............................$3.50 per pair paid to Music Parents
Marching Spats (one pair recommended)....................................................$12.50 per pair paid to Music Parents
Summer Uniform T-Shirt....................................................................................................$12 paid to Music Parents
Marching Beret (TUBA PLAYERS ONLY).............................................................................$21 paid to Music Parents
Summer uniform shorts (khaki shorts), white socks and white shoes.................band members buy their own