June 26, 2015

Post date: Jun 26, 2015 3:24:41 PM

Announcements:

• • A BIG THANK YOU to Robin Frances, Alan Abbott, Dave Halliburton, and all the students who came out this past Saturday to help unload a spread dirt on the practice field! Another THANK YOU to Brent Jones, Mary Alice McKeand, and Taylor Pannell for coming back on Monday to help lay the sod! I couldn't have done it all without the help!

  • Thanks to all the parents who showed up to help put up the fireworks tent last Tuesday night! Conditions weren't ideal (Thunderstorm!) but you guys got it done anyway!

  • June rehearsals are now complete! We played through the entire show! There is still a lot of work to be done to make it great. Make sure your student is practicing!

  • As I type these announcements the drill is being written for the field show. Only students who attended at least 2 out of the 3 June rehearsals will have a spot in the field show. Anyone who shows up at camp who did not attend 2 out of the 3 June rehearsals will be placed as an alternate until a student drops out, is injured, or is simply not pulling his/her weight in learning the show.

  • Most students should be fitted for his/her uniform at this point. We will finish up any remaining fittings at camp as the parents' schedules allows.

  • Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to work at the Firework Stand at some point over the next week. We still have a few slots still available to work (especially on July 4th). Contact Kim Todd if you haven't signed up!

  • The Fireworks stand is open today (Friday) from 4-10, tomorrow & Sunday (2-10). Next week the stand will be open Monday and Tuesday 4-10, Wednesday and Thursday 2-10, Friday 2-midnight, and next Saturday the 4th from 8am-midnight! Come buy your fireworks from the band! Every dollar you spend supports the kids of this band. Every firework is buy 1 get 1 free! Invite your friends, family, neighbors, etc. to the Dyer Food Rite to purchase their fireworks from us! Remember we accept credit/debit cards!

  • The guard will be selling homemade ice cream NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT (July 3rd) as part of the Dyer Station Celebration Street Dance! If you have volunteered to bring ice cream please have it in Dyer between 6 and 6:30 in a disposable container that the guard can put on ice and not have to worry about returning to you after the event. We still need volunteers to bring some ice cream. Contact Rhonda Upchurch at rhondaup@gmail.com if you have not signed up to bring some ice cream. Even though the guard mans the fundraiser the profits goes to the general fund so we need EVERYONE'S help and not just guard members/parents.

  • You guys sold 227 boxes of peaches, 75 Boston Butts, and got over $250 in donations during our recent June rehearsal fundraisers! Thanks for your efforts to make both of these fundraisers successful. The tentative date for peaches to be delivered is July 9th. I will let you know times to pick them up when we get closer to that date but make plans now to pick up your peaches on the 9th!

  • All forms (5) and the first band fee payment ($35) was due this past Tuesday night! Forms MUST BE turned in for a student to participate at camp. If the band fee was not turned in and payment arrangements have not been made then this is considered a debt and needs to be paid ASAP! The band has a lot of expenses this time of the year (building of props, guard flags, percussion equipment, guard uniforms, band camp staff, cleaning of band uniforms, etc.) and we need you to pay your band fees on time if at all possible! The next band fee payment of $125 is due the FIRST day of band camp (July 6th for guard and percussion; July 8th for all hornline members)!

  • Guard gloves and uniforms have been ordered! If the initial guard fee of $60 has not been paid then the student will not be issued their pair of gloves at camp.

  • The 4th of July Parades are just a little over a week away! We will rehearse NEXT FRIDAY (3rd) from 9-11am in the band room/outside (dress appropriately)! The parades begin on Saturday (4th) starting at Dyer @9. We will meet just across the tracks behind the old F&M Bank Building (current City Hall) at 8:15. Immediately following that parade we will travel to Kenton for the 10:30 parade there. We will meet there at the old Plastech building at 10:15. Students will have to provide his/her own transportation to both parades. I will have the band room open 30 minutes before the Dyer parade and 30 minutes after the Kenton parade for students to pick up/drop off equipment. The attire for the day will be khaki shorts, red, white, or blue tshirt, and tennis shoes! If a student attends rehearsal and BOTH parades he/she will receive lettering credit for the 2015-16 school year!

  • The students leaders (Band Captains, Drum Majors, Section Leaders, etc.) will line the practice field THIS WEDNEDAY (July 1st) @ 8:00 am! All student leaders are expected to attend or get someone from within their section to be there to cover for them.

  • Band Camp begins a week from Monday (July 6th) for guard/percussion members! CAMP IS REQUIRED FOR ALL MEMBERS! Camp will run from 8-4:30. Students will have a lunch break from 11:30-1:00 to either eat lunch that they have brought in the gym or go somewhere off campus for lunch! The guard will be outside to learn drill the first day so dress/prepare accordingly!

  • Hornline members will begin camp July 8th and will continue the 9th & 10th from 8:00-11:30! ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED! We will meet in the band room briefly to check roll and then be outside the rest of the time. Plan accordingly with attire, water/Gatorade, sun screen, snacks, etc.

  • Be sure your student is spending some time outside getting used to the heat so they aren't miserable at camp! HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE!

Upcoming Dates:

• • July 13-17 - Full Band Camp - 8am-DARK! ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED BY EVERY BAND MEMBER! If a student misses a day of band camp he/she MUST have a doctor's note for an emergent reason (not just routine appointments) or an alternate will take his/her spot on the field. Lunch (11:30-1:00)/dinner (4:30-6:00) will be the student's responsibility each day. They can pack a meal and eat it in the gym or they can ride with another student (WITH YOUR PERMISSION!) to get something to eat!

  • July 20-24 - NO REHEARSALS! Enjoy the week off to rest and relax after camp!

  • July 28th & 30th - Post Camp Rehearsals - 6pm-9pm - ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!

  • Monday, August 3rd - School Starts!

  • Tuesday, August 4th - Regular after school rehearsals begin! Check the calendar on the website or the handbook as the when/where/how long these rehearsals take place. All after school rehearsals are MANDATORY and are a part of your student's grade for the band class!