Sep. 18, 2022

Announcements:

• Great Job this weekend!! I am very Proud!!

• This week we will be finishing the closer and cleaning the first two tunes. Make sure you have your dot book, dot sheet, and music.

• At this point any grade changes for playing tests are complete. I have my list of students at the school who have retested for grade changes. You must play off all of our memorization tests and pass to be able to march this Friday and Saturday.

• For you to be able to march for a performance you must be at rehearsal and complete 2 run throughs of the show each week. If you have questions, see me.

• This Thursday we will be wearing marching band shoes and hats during rehearsal. This will be every Thursday rehearsal from here on. If your child has not paid for their shoes, they need to do this before Thursday. Cost is $40.

• Parents, if you can please as many of you possible please attend the last 15 minutes of rehearsal this Thursday. As we did last year, we would like you to know the big important moments in the show. This will help you know when to clap and yell!!!!

IMPORTANT FOR THIS WEEK

• Parents, for this coming week we are in need of some items to help feed the band on Saturday, as this is one where we leave before 9am and won't return until 10pm or later. We need the following things:

  • 26 lbs. of prepared taco meat in Ziplock bags brought in by the end of practice on Thursday. When brining in the meat, put it in the back office in the freezer. DO NOT JUST SIT I IN A CHAIR OR IN THE BAND ROOM!!!!!

  • 2 - 254 oz tubs of sour cream

  • 4 - 8 cup bags of shredded cheese

  • 10 - 16 oz jars of standard salsa

  • 80 - little bags of Doritos.

• We will wear uniforms this Friday. Below is a list of things that you must have:

  • Long solid black socks

  • No hair can touch the shoulders

  • Our current viper marching shoes/Guard shoes

  • Black gloves (bought from Mr. Leslie for $5)

  • No jewelry can be worn except the band penny.

  • Blue rehearsal shirt

• We will also be traveling to South Gibson For our first band competition. Attached is the Itinerary and our performance time. We will rehearse that morning. This is a mandatory rehearsal. You miss the rehearsal then you will not perform.

  • Long solid black socks

  • No hair can touch the shoulders

  • Our current viper marching shoes/Guard shoes

  • Black gloves (bought from Mr. Leslie for $5)

  • No jewelry can be worn except the band penny.

  • Red rehearsal shirt

• You need your water jug at every rehearsal. This is a must as we will not be using cups. You will also need your water jug for football games and competitions. Do not show up expecting to have little cups of water at any of these.

• You will also need your rehearsal shirts. These should be paid for by now. The order for how to wear these is as follows:

  • Tuesday - Band wears Blue ; Guard wears Red

  • Thursday - Band wears Red; Guard wears Blue

  • Friday football games - Band Blue under uniform; Guard - Guard Shirts or uniforms

  • Saturday Competitions - Band Red under uniform - Guard - Uniform

  • Failure to wear the correct color or not wear your shirt at all will result in 4 laps. BE PREPARED EACH DAY!

• Make sure you wear tennis shoes on rehearsal days or bring them with you.

• Make sure that you have watched the YouTube videos to be prepared for body warm up and opening body. When we post a video please do not post it to any Facebook page. All of our music and things are copyrighted and so it can only be done with our permission.

• Make sure you stay up to date with our band calendar!

• Make sure that you have downloaded the Band app and have joined our class. This is taking the place of remind. We will not be using remind anymore. https://band.us/n/a4a5687fZfyag

• Also make sure to keep an eye on our band website www.gchsmarchingpioneers.org

Competition/Fundraiser Info

• We need adults to sign up for jobs for the competition. Email Tina Eddlemon to sign up at eddlemont@gcssd.org

• Make sure that you bring in your 12 packs before fall break!!!

  • Seniors 2 12 packs of Dr. Pepper

  • Juniors 3 12 packs of Pepsi

  • Sophomores 3 12 packs of Mt. Dew

  • Freshmen 3 12 packs of Sunkist

  • Middle School 3 12 packs of Siera mist

• One of the 12 packs of the 3 needs to be diet of that drink. This excludes Siera mist and Sunkist. for Sunkist it would need to be the zero sugar.

• This is our biggest fundraiser, and we need everyone to help!

• Cheesecake fundraiser ends this Tuesday. Students must sell 10 products each or get $50 in donations. This must be done in order to participate in any traveling. Don't let others do the work for you. There is no reward for laziness.

• Please check the website under the tab "Band Etiquette" for how to act at all performances.

Upcoming Dates

• Sep. 23 - Football vs. Lake County (Home)

• Sep. 24 - WTSBOA and Union City Competition (All Day)

• Sep. 30 - Football @ Huntington (We will Travel)

• Oct. 1 - Huntington Competition (All Day)

• Oct. 3-7 - Fall Break

• Oct. 6 - MANDATORY rehearsal

• Oct. 8 - Davy Crockett Parade MANDATORY