Announcements 10/30/16

1)  We are asking for water one more time for this coming week and weekend.  I couldn't have imagined asking for water the week of State, but it's been a weird, hot fall.

2)  For more information about the Division II State Championship competition, you can go to tnsmbc.com

3)  Band Booster meeting this week.  We will be discussing State, upcoming fundraisers, and Breakfast with Santa.

4) We will not be attending the football playoff game this Friday, nor will we have a Friday night rehearsal.  Please get some rest and some sleep.  We will need to be at school really early for a very long day on Saturday.  

5)  A full itinerary for State will be posted on Monday.

Choctaw Classic Itinerary

Itinerary for Choctaw Classic (Dyer Co. Contest)

Saturday, October 29^th, 2016

 

12:00 noon          Report to Practice field with instruments.

1:00 pm                End Rehearsal.  Load instruments and equipment, use restroom, eat snacks, load buses.

2:00 pm                Depart SGCHS.

3:00 pm                Arrive at Dyer County High School. Unload instruments.  You have this time to go in and watch bands.  Do Not Travel Alone.  Don’t eat too much while you are in the stadium. 

5:00 pm                Put on uniforms, get instruments.          

5:20 pm                Line-up and travel to warm-up.   

5:30 pm                Warm- up.  During this time there is to be no talking. 

6:00 pm                Travel to Stadium.  Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!

6:15 pm                Perform.  Don’t try to do anything special, simply perform what you know.

6:30 pm                Put instruments in cases.   Properly fold and hang your uniforms.  Leaders be at the field ready to go on for awards by 7:55.

8:00 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. 

9:30 pm                Depart Dyer County High School.

10:30 pm              Arrive at SGCHS.  Everyone will be dismissed once everything is put away properly.

Announcements 10/23/16

1)  Senior night is this Friday night.  Seniors - remember to pay for your Senior Banners if you want to keep them after the game Friday night.

2)  Report time Friday night is 6 pm.  We might need a handful of extra parents to help with the field show since the parents of Seniors students will be sitting in the stands to watch the show.  

3)  Report time for Saturday is 12 noon at the practice field.  We perform at 6:15 at Dyer County High School.  A full itinerary will be posted tomorrow.

Mid-Week Announcements

1)  We are in need of some small to medium size grills for Saturday.  Propane is best.  The burgers have actually already been cooked and frozen, we will just need to warm them up and cook the hot dogs.  We will also need water for this Saturday.  We have plenty of everything else - chips, candy, plates, napkins, condiments.  I also have a place on Tiger Lane (beside the parking lot) reserved for us to cook and serve the food.  We should be able to fit the grills on the big trailer, but if not I may be asking someone to transport them if you are already driving down there.  We will be getting the food ready as soon as our performance is over.  It will be over at 5:45.  

2)  The Bandmasters competition will be live-streamed at www.banddirector.com. You can find the competition schedule at http://www.tigerbandalumni.com/Bandmasters/regbands.htm.   Last year, they also had an online vote of some sort for Favorite Band.  I will let you know about that as soon as I find out. 

3)  Make sure the students eat luch before they arrive on Saturday at 11:45.  There will not be a lot of time to eat in between our practice and loading up the buses.

Bandmasters Itinerary

Itinerary for Bandmasters Championship at the Liberty Bowl

Saturday, October 22^nd, 2016

 

11:45 am              Be on practice field for a short rehearsal.  Beginning of the show.  ACT Participants are not required to be a part of this rehearsal.

12:45 pm              Use the restroom and load buses

1:00 pm                Depart SGCHS. 

3:00 pm                Arrive at Liberty Bowl.   Eat some snacks since you won’t be able to eat supper until after we perform.  Props and pit trailers will need to be put together during this time.

4:00 pm                Get Uniforms on and get instruments out.

4:30 pm                Line-up and travel to warm-up.   

4:45 pm                Warm- up. 

5:15 pm                Travel to Stadium.  Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!

5:30 pm                Perform.  Don’t try to do anything special, simply perform what you know.

5:45 pm                Take off uniforms, load instruments.   Boosters will feed you hamburgers and hot dogs.

9:45 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.

10:45 pm              Depart Liberty Bowl.

12:45 am              Arrive at SGCHS.  After all instruments are unloaded and put in their proper place, you will be dismissed.

Announcements 10/16/16

1)  What a great job you did on Saturday!  I received numerous compliments from Directors, students, parents, and other attendees about our hospitality, our organization, and our clean bathrooms!  This has become one of the finest competitions in West Tennessee and it is because of the hard work that our students and parents put into it.  I cannot even begin to thank you enough!

2)  A change of plans for this coming Friday - We will not be attending the Dyersburg game. Dyersburg will be announcing their Senior Night Bios during Halftime, leaving us no time to perform. Instead, we will have a Friday Night rehearsal on our football field from 7 to 8 pm.  We will pack up after the rehearsal for the competition on Saturday.

3)  We will still meet early on Saturday.  I want to do a marching run-through of the show at the practice field just to have it fresh in our heads.  We will not be using instruments, flags, or props.  Just a marching rehearsal.  

4)  Our performance time Saturday has changed slightly.  We will be performing at 5:30 instead of 5:45.  A full itinerary will be posted on Monday.

Announcements 10/16/16

1)  What a great job you did on Saturday!  I received numerous compliments from Directors, students, parents, and other attendees about our hospitality, our organization, and our clean bathrooms!  This has become one of the finest competitions in West Tennessee and it is because of the hard work that our students and parents put into it.  I cannot even begin to thank you enough!

2)  A change of plans for this coming Friday - We will not be attending the Dyersburg game. Dyersburg will be announcing their Senior Night Bios during Halftime, leaving us no time to perform. Instead, we will have a Friday Night rehearsal on our football field from 7 to 8 pm.  We will pack up after the rehearsal for the competition on Saturday.

3)  We will still meet early on Saturday.  I want to do a marching run-through of the show at the practice field just to have it fresh in our heads.  We will not be using instruments, flags, or props.  Just a marching rehearsal.  

4)  Our performance time Saturday has changed slightly.  We will be performing at 5:30 instead of 5:45.  A full itinerary will be posted on Monday.

Announcements 10/16/16

1)  What a great job you did on Saturday!  I received numerous compliments from Directors, students, parents, and other attendees about our hospitality, our organization, and our clean bathrooms!  This has become one of the finest competitions in West Tennessee and it is because of the hard work that our students and parents put into it.  I cannot even begin to thank you enough!

2)  A change of plans for this coming Friday - We will not be attending the Dyersburg game. Dyersburg will be announcing their Senior Night Bios during Halftime, leaving us no time to perform. Instead, we will have a Friday Night rehearsal on our football field from 7 to 8 pm.  We will pack up after the rehearsal for the competition on Saturday.

3)  We will still meet early on Saturday.  I want to do a marching run-through of the show at the practice field just to have it fresh in our heads.  We will not be using instruments, flags, or props.  Just a marching rehearsal.  

4)  Our performance time Saturday has changed slightly.  We will be performing at 5:30 instead of 5:45.  A full itinerary will be posted on Monday.

Mid-week announcements

1)  Amro's representative cannot make it this Saturday to grill at the Director Hospitality tent.  I need a couple of people assigned to concessions to man the Director hospitality tent.  You will just keep a cooler full of drinks and grill some burgers for the directors.  

2)  We will be wearing our Band T-shirts Saturday.  Besides that it doesn't matter about the pants and shoes.  Try to wear something SGC related or black when it cools down that night.

Announcements 10/11/16

1)  Hope everyone enjoyed your Fall Break!  We will have our regular afternoon rehearsal on Thursday afternoon, but not Tuesday.

2)  Report time for Friday's game will be 5:45.  It is 8th grade night, so we will warm-up with the 8th grade band at 6:15.

3)  The students who were in the RTI Chamber Ensemble class - we need to meet as often as we can during Intermission this week to prepare for Saturday.  

4)  On Saturday, report time for students and parents will be 11 am in the Cafeteria.  I will go over some brief announcements and then send everyone to their jobs.  We anticipate the first bands arriving at noon.  We will clean everything up after the awards.  I anticipate us being done around 10 pm.

5)  On Saturday, please park at Mt. Zion Church.  I need someone from the Cleaning/Maintenance team to provide transportation from Mt. Zion to SGC by way of 4-wheeler and trailer.  Last year, we even had some hay on there to put a little fall fun in it!

6)  Parents, the students will be thoroughly trained in their jobs during class this week.  If you are unsure about parts of your job, they will be able to answer them for you. Also, keep in mind that I assign enough people per job that there will be opportunities for breaks or watching some bands that you want to watch.  The most important thing is that everyone does their job to continue to make this event one of the most successful competitions in West Tennessee!

Upcoming competitions

1) I just found out our performance time at Bandmasters is 5:45 pm.  An itinerary will be posted in the near future.  I don't know about Dyer County yet.

2)  We perform at 9:45 am at Division II State.  Report time will be 4:45 am.  

3)  With the saxdoctor.com website being down, it's been hard to find results and schedules for contests.  I have found this website that will serve the same need for the time being: http://tnmarchingbandscores.weebly.com/

Announcements 10/2/16

1)  Band Booster meeting this Tuesday at 6:30 pm.  If you can be there, this is the one you need to be at.  It's the last one before our Hornet Invitational.  You will learn more about your jobs and what they entail.  We have done a great job with this event the last two years and it is because of the hard work the parents and students put into the event!  

2)  We will be having our normal rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday.

3)  Football game Thursday night at Westview in Martin.  We will leave at 5:30 pm.  What this means is that we will stop rehearsal early, eat, and then put on uniforms and leave.  Parents, I need you to help provide the food.  We will need sandwiches, finger foods, drinks, cookies, chips, plates, cups, and napkins.  I will be talking more about this at Tuesday's meeting.  I plan on eating around 4:30.  A full itinerary for Thursday's game will be posted on Monday.

4)  We have nothing planned on Friday or Saturday this weekend.  Fall Break is next Monday and Tuesday.  There will be no rehearsal on that Tuesday of Fall Break.  

5)  It's still not too late for more trophy sponsors for the Hornet Invitational.