Gibson County Contest Itinerary

Itinerary for Gibson County Contest

Saturday, October 4^th, 2014

9:30 am Report to Practice field with instruments.

10:15 am              End Rehearsal.  Load instruments and equipment, use restroom, eat snacks, load buses.
11:00 am              Depart SGCHS.  Make sure you have hat box, long black socks, shoes, and gloves.
11:45 am              Arrive at Gibson County. Loading crew will unload.  Props and trailers will be assembled.  Lunch will be provided at the buses. Use the extra time to go in the stadium and watch bands.  Do not travel alone! 
1:40 pm                Put on uniforms.  Get your instruments.
2:05 pm                Line-up and travel to warm-up.   
2:15 pm                Warm- up.  During this time there is to be no talking. 
2:45 pm                Travel to Stadium.  Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!
3:00 pm                Perform.  Don’t try to do anything special, simply perform what you know.
3:30 pm                Arrive back at bus.  Put plumes back in plume box, put instruments in cases, put uniforms up properly.  Leaders will keep uniforms on for Awards.
4:15 pm                Go back into stadium. 
4:45 pm                Awards Ceremony and announcements of finalists.   

Performance time for Finals is based on Random Draw.  A schedule for Finals performance will be

announced at the buses following the Awards Ceremony.

10:00 pm              Finals Awards Ceremony
11:00 pm              Load equipment and buses.

11:50 pm              Arrive at SGCHS.

Announcements 9/28/14

1)  Drumline sectional Rehearsal Monday from 3:30 to 4:45.  No Front Ensemble, just the marching drums.

2)  Low Winds (Tuba, Trombone, Baritone, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet) sectional Rehearsal Monday from 3:30 to 4:45.

3)  Booster meeting this Thursday at 6:30 pm.  We will finalize a lot of details about the Hornet Invitational!

4)  Report time for Friday's Home Game vs. Milan will be 5:45 pm.  

5)  Report time for Saturday's contest at Gibson County will be 9:30 am on the Practice field.  A full itinerary will be posted tomorrow (Monday).

6) The Band will be participating at the Beta Club's Trunk-or-Treat at SGC on Monday October 27th.  Leaders need to come up with an idea on how to dress up our "trunk".  Everyone else - start bringing candy.  Lots of candy!  Miss Matamoros said they ran out of candy last year early in the event.  Since the Beta Club will not be doing the Canned Creation contest this year, this is our chance to go all out and give back to the community!

7)  Everyone will need to wash their uniform this week before the weekend performances.  

Announcements 9/21/14

1)  Everyone did such a great job Saturday at Henry County's contest that the football team decided to give the whole band (including parents) the night off this Friday night.  Okay, you got me - it's a bye week.  Take Friday night to rest and relax for Saturday.

2)  Saturday is an all day competition (it is actually two performances in one day)  Make sure you are rested and ready to perform at your highest both times.  Once again we are in a tough class!

3)  Drumline and Front Ensemble rehearsal on Monday from 3:30 to 4:45

4)  Everyone in the band needs to get their uniforms washed again before this weekend.   They need to be cleaned after performing in such warm weather this past weekend!

5)  We won't have time to listen to all the judges comments during class, so I will be playing the comments over the speaker in the Band room starting at 7:20 am the next few mornings.  If you can make to the Band Room in the mornings, this is a good chance to get more feedback from the judges this past weekend.

Liberty Contest Itinerary

Itinerary for WTSBOA/Liberty Contest

Saturday, September 27^th, 2014

 

8:00 am Be on practice field with instruments for a short rehearsal.  Beginning of the show.

9:00 am                Load instruments, use restroom, get on bus. Make sure that you have any money that you might need, black socks, your instrument, and clothes to wear when you change out of uniform.   

9:30 am                Depart SGCHS.

10:00 am              Arrive at Liberty. Eat snacks and drink water while props are being put together. Guard will put on make-up.  You may choose to go watch some bands, also.

11:00 am              Start putting uniforms on.

11:35 am              Line-up, receive plumes and travel to warm-up.

11:45 am              Warm- up.

12:15 am              Travel to Stadium.  Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!

12:25 am              Perform.

12:40 pm              Arrive back at bus, put instruments in cases.  Change out of uniforms.  Seniors will keep uniforms on to accept trophies, and need to be back in the stadium by 1:00.  Everyone must be back inside the stadium by 1:15.  When changing out of uniforms, put plumes back in plume box, hang up uniforms properly, put them in the uniform bags, and hang them on the racks.

1:15 pm                Award Ceremony.  We will clap and support everyone as the awards are handed out.  There will be absolutely no booing or loud negative responses. 

 

* We will have to leave the stadium and come back in between the contests so the workers can clean the stands for the evening competition. We will use this time to eat lunch provided by the Boosters.

 

3:00 pm                Evening contest begins.  You can go into the stadium and watch bands/eat concessions.  Do not travel alone!

6:15 pm                Start putting uniforms on.  This means you will have to leave the stadium after Calloway County performs.

7:00 pm                Line-up, receive plumes and travel to warm-up

7:10 pm                Warm-up.

7:40 pm                Travel to Stadium. Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!

7:50 pm                Perform

8:05 pm                We will march off the field and lineup behind the endzone for the Awards Ceremony.  Leaders will accept awards. 

9:00 pm                After awards we will take uniforms off and put them on the racks, load instruments and props, and clean up the area around our bus.  After all this is done, we will load the buses and go home.

10:00 pm              Arrive at SGCHS.  Everyone will help put the equipment in the correct place.

10:30 pm              After everything is put up correctly, the band will be dismissed to go home.

Opportunities for this weekend

A couple of opportunities for this weekend:

The game at Obion County on Friday night is Military Appreciation Night.  If you are serving or have served in the Military, you get into the game for free.

The Henry County Competition this weekend is being live-streamed over the internet.  Here are the directions to watch from home: go to  http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9799793/events/3338794 and Register or Sign-in to a free Livestream account.  (If this link doesn’t work, go to http://new.livestream.com/watch, search for "Henry County Marching Invitational",and Click on the appropriate page (should be the first one to come up)  We are scheduled to perform at 7:45 pm.

Henry County Contest

Itinerary for Henry County Contest

Saturday, September 20^th, 2014

 

12:15 pm              Report to school to prepare for a short rehearsal.

12:30 pm              Be on practice field with instruments for a short rehearsal.  Beginning of the show.

1:30 pm                Load instruments on buses, use restroom, get on bus.

2:10 pm                Depart SGCHS. 

3:30 pm                Arrive at Henry County High School.   Watch bands, relax.  Guard will get make-up and hair ready at this time.  Props and pit trailers will need to be put together during this time. Supper will start at 5:30 at the buses. 

6:20 pm                Get Uniforms on and get instruments out.

6:50 pm                Line-up and travel to warm-up.   

7:00 pm                Warm- up. 

7:30 pm                Travel to Stadium.  Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!

7:45 pm                Perform.  Don’t try to do anything special, simply perform what you know.

8:00 pm                Take off uniforms, load buses.  Go back to watch rest of the bands.  Leaders stay in Uniforms.

10:00 pm              Awards Ceremony.  We will clap and support everyone as the awards are handed out.  There will be absolutely no booing or loud negative responses.  After awards, get on buses and prepare to leave after roll is called.

11:00 pm              Depart Henry County High School.

12:15 pm              Arrive at SGCHS.  After all instruments are unloaded and put in their proper place, you will be dismissed.

Obion County Itinerary

Itinerary

Away Football Game vs. Obion County

Friday, September 19, 2014

4:40 pm – Report to Band Room.  Put on uniform.  No jewelry or make-up.

5:05 pm – Load up on to your assigned bus.  Chaperones will call roll.

5:15 pm – Depart SGCHS.

6:30 pm – Arrive at Obion County’s Stadium.  Chaperones, leaders and Percussion will get off the bus first to unload the trailer and box truck.  Get your instrument case, and line up.  We will march in with cases and unpack when we get to the stands.  You will be able to put your instrument in your case for safe keeping during the 3^rd quarter.

7:00 pm - Game Begins.  Pay attention to the game, cheer for the team, act in a professional manner.  Be ready to play pep songs at any time.  Remember the rules for food with uniforms. NO CELL PHONES!

9:45 pm - Approximate end of game.  Line up and march back to buses.  Take your instruments to the truck to be loaded and then load the buses.

10:15 pm - After all equipment is loaded and students are on their assigned bus, we will depart.

11:30 pm – Arrive at SGCHS.  We will leave the instruments on the bus and get them in the morning for the Saturday rehearsal.  Put the uniforms on the mobile racks.  After uniforms are put up properly, you will be dismissed as a group. 

Announcements 9/14/14

1)  Drumline and Front Ensemble Rehearsal Monday from 3:30 to 4:45.  

2)  We are still looking for sponsors for trophies and programs.  Remember that an option is for an individual to sponsor a trophy and request that a specific student hand it out.  Also, we are up to 13 bands in our competition so there will be lots of people looking at the ads in the programs.  

3)  For Saturday's contest, students need to wear their Band T-shirts and either wear shorts underneath their uniforms or bring pants to change into.  Do not wear pants underneath the uniforms as they will drop below the uniform pants and be seen.  Dressing rooms are available at Henry County High School.  

4) If you are interested in either the personalized yard sign or the vinyl decals that go on windows of cars, sign up for those or let me know you want one by the end of the week.  Yard signs are $10 and decals are $5

5)  I plan on using props and guard barriers this Friday night, so please be ready to help out at halftime.  With the full program on the field and our first competition this Saturday, the show is on!  Go Band!

Yard Signs

We now have yard signs available thanks to Anndrea Dyer!  If you want a sign for your yard that says:

"Home of a Marching Hornet"  with your child's name on it

Email Anndrea Dyer at dyera@gcssd.org.

They are $10.  Try to let her know by next Wednesday, September 17

Announcements 9/7/14

1.  Remember the night rehearsal this Tuesday from 6-8 pm, students need to be on the practice field at 6 pm.  We will not have the regular 3:30 to 5:30 rehearsal that day, but will be back on regular schedule Thursday.

2.  We will have a drumline rehearsal tomorrow (Monday) from 3:30 to 4:45 to help get caught up on music.  Front Ensemble will not need to be at this rehearsal, but will need to be there next Monday.

3.  It all changes this Friday:  Uniforms!!  Students will need to invest in long black socks.  I have gloves available for wind players for $2 a piece.  Treat them well and keep up with them, and they can last all season.  With uniforms on, NO make-up is allowed, no jewelry including earrings and rings, and no fingernail polish.  We need to all look the same - we need to look uniform.  Hair will need to go up into the hat.  Finally, food choices in uniform will be limited:  Water only, burgers, hot dogs, and popcorn only and with no condiments.  No Nachos and cheese.  No Sprite.  Parents and friends, PLEASE do not try to sneak cokes or pizza to band students.  There is a valid reason for doing all this. Please respect that.

4.  We start competitions in two weeks.  Please help our food committee out by bring $20 to feed the students at every competition (5 weekends and 6 competitions) this season.

5.  Report time for this Friday's home game is 5:30.  It is earlier than last week due to uniforms being worn for the first time.  If any parent would like to help inspect uniforms this Friday (just making sure they fit right the first time out), please join us in the Band Room.

6.  Sponsorships are still available for trophies and programs for the competition.  Remember - program ads can be a picture of a students with a message beside it.  And with trophies - you can sponsor one and request that your child present that specific trophy at the competition.

Westview Itinerary

Itinerary

Football Game vs. Westview

Friday, September 5, 2014 @ SGCHS

 

6:00 pm – Report to Band Room.  Front Ensemble will hook up trailers, Drumline will take stands to stadium. 

6:05 pm – Warm-up.  Run through National Anthem.

6:32 pm – March to the 4 arcs on the Football Field for National Anthem.  Take your lyres with you.  The Band Room will be locked.  You need to take any money you may need for the 3^rd quarter with you.  Leave your cell phones either in the Band Room or with a parent.  Cell phones are not allowed in the stadium when you are with the band! 

6:42 pm – Play National Anthem.

7:00 pm - Game Begins.  You will get the 3^rd quarter off to eat, drink and visit friends and family. You must be back and ready to play at the end of the 3^rd quarter.  Anyone late will owe pushups.  Remember during this time that you are still representing the band and the school.  Remain professional.

10:00 pm - Approximate end of game.  We will line up and march back to the band room.  Dismiss after all equipment is put up properly.

 

 

We will be wearing Band T-shirts, Khaki bottoms, tennis shoes, no hats.

Announcements 9/1/14

1)  Afterschool rehearsals this Tuesday and Thursday, Home Game Friday.

2)  Booster meeting this Thursday.  We will be talking a lot about the Hornet Invitational and the jobs that need to be done.  Be there to make sure you get the job you want!

3)  A Head's up:  Next Tuesday's rehearsal is the Night Rehearsal from 6 to 8 pm. That means we will not have the regular 3:30 to 5:30 rehearsal that day. This night rehearsal has been on the schedule since March.  The main purpose of this rehearsal is to give parents the chance to learn the basics of how the props will operate on the field and how the pit crew works on the sideline.  If you have signed up for pit crew this year and still are not 100% sure what to do, make plans to be here as we will have experienced parents there to guide the process along.

4)  As we prepare for contests starting in 3 weeks, our food committee has worked hard to gather prices on food that we plan to feed the students at each of our 5 contests.  In year's past we have asked students to bring in a few dollars each week to pay for this food.  This year, the food committee is asking each student to pay a one-time $20 for the whole year.  This will give the students one meal and lots of snacks at each contest, including the pizza at State Competition.  (As a comparison, a hamburger and coke inside the stadium usually costs $5 at each contest.  For a total of $20 for five contests, this is actually a very good deal.)

5)  We are still accepting sponsors for Hornet Invitational Trophies and Program Ads.  Note that the two Grand Champion trophies already have sponsors, but we still have plenty of 1st-3rd place trophies available for businesses or individuals to sponsor.