Evening!! Fantastic job last week learning a lot of new information!!!
Parents and students-The directors are aware of the heat situation and will monitor it closely. We will abide by GCSSD Interscholastic Athletic Severe Weather Policy as well as the TSSAA Heat Policy.
WEEK 2 OF BAND CAMP STARTS TOMORROW!!!!!! TO BE ON TIME IS TO BE LATE, TO BE EARLY IS TO BE ON TIME. IN YOUR SEATS AT 8:00 DOEST NOT MEAN COMING IN THE DOOR. YOU NEED YOUR HORN AND BE SEATED AT 8 A.M. SHARP.
Please make sure you are there and are prepared. If you miss any part of band camp you will need to make that time up as band camp is the most important part of the getting the show on the field. If you miss even one block it puts you WAY behind. I will take attendance every day and those that are not there or miss will have to make that time up.
Camp begins with everyone in the band room right at 8am. Below is the schedule for the 2nd week of camp.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS-ANYONE WHO LEAVES CAMPUS FOR DINNER THAT IS NOT GOING WITH THEIR OWN PARENT, MUST HAVE A WRITTEN NOTE OR EMAIL FROM HIS/HER PARENT STATING THIS IS O.K. ALL LICENSED DRIVERS WHO MAY RIDE WITH SOMEONE (OTHER THAN THEIR OWN PARENT) FOR LUNCH/DINNER, MUST ALSO HAVE A NOTE SINCE THEY WILL NOT BE DRIVING THEMSELVES. ANYONE, LICENSED OR NOT, WHO PLANS TO RIDE WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN THEIR OWN PARENT, MUST HAVE A NOTE OR EMAIL SENT PRIOR TO MR. AGEE @ ageej@gcssd.org
LUNCH OPTIONS FOR 2nd WEEK!-Our Color Guard moms will sell lunches the first week and lunch/supper the second week:
· Week Two
o Lunch-same as Week One
o Dinner
§ Monday-Sloppy Joes Meal
§ Tuesday-Walking Tacos Meal
§ Wednesday-Quesadillas Meal
§ Thursday-Spaghetti Meal
§ All of the above meals are $8 each and include drink and treat
Things you will NEED for the 2nd week of band camp
· Tennis shoes-try to avoid new shoes to avoid blisters
· Red gallon or half gallon RED igloo or coleman water jug
· Music
· Pencil
· Sunscreen-make sure you have sunscreen for your body as well as your face/lips!
· Black Towel
· White T shirt with your dot number on it. (we went over this on Friday)
You can bring a lawn chair if you would like and some snacks.
You need to get outside this week and get used to the heat, we will be outside in it every morning.
If you would like you can bring some snacks in a cooler to have while we are outside.
Make sure that you are eating breakfast, nothing too greasy and stay away from milk/dairy products.
Here is the schedule for the second week of band camp
Monday - Thursday-Week 2
· 8:00 Meet in band room
· 8:15 Everyone outside for drill
· 12:00 Lunch
· 1:30 sectionals everyone inside
· 4:00 Dinner Break
· 6:00 Outside music and drill
· 8:30/9:00 Dismiss
Friday-Week 2 will be the same schedule, but we will end at 12 unless we finish everything on Thursday.
You will NEED the same things on the second week as the first week but you will also need 5 plain white Tshirts. We will be writing our drill number on them so that it is easier and faster to tell when someone is out of their dot while setting.
We will also have dress up days that will take place every day the second week. You will need your white tshirt for after we tabulate the dress up points.
The next band fee is due no later than July 18th.
For those who signed up for DCI your ticket cost is $40 and it is due by July 18th also.
If there are any questions about band camp please do not hesitate to ask.
There are some who still need to pay your 2nd band fee and for your DCI ticket.
Disney information: Registration ends February 6, but we ask that you register early to allow us to plan accordingly. Once you register, the website will give you a timeline of when certain amounts should be paid as well as a deadline for when full payment must be completed. If you have family members who want to go with us, please forward this email and information to them.
1. Once clicking the link below, select “Register now” to proceed. You will have to create an account with your email and create a password for the portal. (In some cases, school domain emails may be restricted, please use a Gmail or other email.) You will then receive an email to verify your account before you can continue (Sometimes it may be in your spam folder).
2. Everyone participating on the trip must register with the portal. For anyone under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must complete the registration on their behalf. Multiple people from the same family on the same trip can register together so they have a single log-in. (i.e. a dad chaperoning on a trip with their child or both parents with a child on the same trip). You still register each person and have to select the packages each one is doing and complete all the information required for each participant. Everyone registers under the student cost-all cost the same.
3. Complete all the required information necessary. (personal data, emergency data, etc.)
4. Choose the applicable package for the trip of the person you are registering.
5. Choose an insurance option: Enhanced, Standard or Decline. You must choose one of the 3 to complete your registration. The insurance options will be shown as Enhanced Coverage, Standard Coverage, or Decline. It is encouraged to select and purchase insurance to protect your trip. If purchasing the Enhanced Coverage, you must purchase within 20 days of registration and deposit. Following insurance options, you will continue to the page for setting up your credit card or ACH Transaction options for payment. If you are not selecting insurance, there will be an option to decline and proceed to the payment arrangements.
6. While registering, members will get to the point of completing their info and selecting insurance and a screen is indicating you are almost complete, you just need to “pay the deposit.” The portals have been set up to combine the trip deposit and the insurance together as the ‘deposit.’ The portal has been set-up with the required deposit amount due at registration and the payment dates for additional payments.
7. The portal will show a screen where the total trip cost is displayed with the insurance amount with a ‘proceed to payment’ option. This is not the payment selection. When you proceed to make the payment, the next screen is where you enter your payment method (credit card or ACH) and then the last screen will show ‘Select payment’ options of paying balance, paying deposit or specific amount. The deposit due amount should reflect the amount for the trip deposit and insurance. You can select any of the three options based on your payment amount you desire to pay. You are required to agree to and sign all required documents.
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Once you have completed the steps listed, your registration is complete! You will receive updates or additional information required for the trip to the email used in the registration process. Please Note: You may select Autopay to avoid having to login and make additional payments. You will receive reminders of the upcoming payment, and that the autopay will process the payment on the scheduled date. (please note: ** All refund requests/cancellations will incur a minimum 4% reduction in possible refunds - Covers payment processing fees **)
For now, if you are registering a participating band member, you can either register them separately or just add them as a participant in your registration. Mr. Agee said that can be adjusted later. Remember, you will put them in a quad room and they cannot stay with parents since this is a field trip.
Joseph Agee
Director of Bands
Gibson Co. HS
Dyer, TN 38330