Announcements 10/27/19

1) Congratulations again on our best finish ever (by far) at the Bandmaster's Championship.  You all were ready to PERFORM, not just go through the motions, and the judges recognized that! 

2)  Keep bringing it to our final rehearsals during STATE WEEK!  We will have signups for the assigned seating on the charter buses this week.  We will have our normal Tuesday and Thursday rehearsals.  And then we will have a special year-end celebration Friday night at 5:30 followed immediately by our final rehearsal on the football field from 6:30 to 8:30.  Food will be provided for you Friday night at 5:30 by Mt. Zion Church.  (We will not be attending the game Friday night.  The team has already wrapped up the region title and I want everyone to get a good night's rest before Saturday.  Mr. Rogers and Coach Stidham have our full support).

3)  Report time on Saturday is 7:45 am.  We will load the buses and leave at 8:15. 

Announcements 10/20/19

1)  This Friday night is Senior Night.  Senior parents, I will let you know as soon as I am told what time you need to be there.  In the past, they wanted parents at the field at 6:15 to start at 6:30.  The Band will be at the field to watch the Senior Introductions, so seniors can give their instrument to an underclassman so it is down there for the National Anthem.  Senior parents are not allowed to work the pit crew Friday night - they must remain in the stands to watch their babies in their last home performance! 

2)  Saturday is the Bandmasters Championship at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.  Report time for Front Ensemble is 10:30 and for everyone else it is 11 am.  You will be fed lunch after the rehearsal.  When we get to Memphis, we will have Pizza for an early supper because of the high prices of concessions at the Liberty Bowl.  If you want pizza, please bring $5 this week. 

3)  As you wash your uniforms, it was suggested by one of our parents to use Color Catcher sheets and to wash the pants separately from the jackets.  She saw that by doing this it would greatly extend the life of the bright Columbia Blue color of the jackets.  Thank you for taking care of our new uniforms - we have received so many compliments from people throughout the season!

Mid Week Announcements

1)  If your child is planning on going on the New York trip next Spring, the next fundraiser is ready to go.  Yankee Candle forms will be available during class today.  In order for the products to be delivered by Christmas Break they will need to be turned back in by November 5th.  100% of the profit will go toward the student's account for the NY Trip.  Profits vary depending on the item but usually range from 40-45% of the cost of the item. 

2)  This Friday the band will only be performing pep songs due to the long travel time to Covington.  It's much the same situation as McNairy a few weeks back.  The students will be wearing Khaki bottoms and their Band shirts or Sections shirts just like earlier in the season.  Also keep in mind the weather is supposed to be in the high 40s/low 50s during the game so a jacket or a Band Sweatshirt/Hoodie is encouraged to keep warm.  In a couple of weeks, we will do the same thing for the Bolivar game.

3)  This Saturday is the Gibson County competition.  If there are any changes in plans due to a slight chance of rain, I will let you know ASAP.  But in the past, we have kept the same schedule no matter what and made decisions about performance once we have arrived at the event.  Also, for more information about concessions, admission price, and other things about the contest, you can go here: https://sites.google.com/site/gchsmarchingpioneers/Home/gchs-marching-invitational    

Gibson County Itinerary

Itinerary for Gibson County Contest

Saturday, October 19^th, 2019

9:00 am               Front Ensemble report to field to set up instruments for rehearsal. Everyone else make sure you are at the field by 9 am with instruments and flags ready to go.

9:30 am               Stretch routine on practice field followed by rehearsal.

10:00 am             End Rehearsal.  Load instruments and equipment, use restroom, eat snacks, load buses.

10:50 am             Depart SGCHS.  Make sure you have your hat box, long black socks, shoes, and gloves.

11:35 am             Arrive at Gibson County. Loading crew will unload.  Props and trailers will be assembled.  Use the extra time to go in the stadium, eat lunch, watch bands, meet other band members, and generally enjoy your time responsibly.  Do not travel alone! 

1:45 pm               Put on uniforms.  Get your instruments.

2:05 pm               Line-up and travel to warm-up.   

2:20 pm               Warm- up.   

2:50 pm               Travel to Stadium.  Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time.  Look proud!

3:00 pm               Performance.

3:20 pm               Arrive back at bus.  Put plumes back in plume box, put instruments in cases, put uniforms up properly.  Leaders will wear uniforms for Awards.  Make sure everyone is back in the stadium by 4:00.

4:00 pm               Awards Ceremony and announcements of finalists.   

Performance time for Finals is based on Random Draw.  If we make Finals, a schedule for Finals

performance will be announced at the buses following the Awards Ceremony.

9:45 pm               Finals Awards Ceremony

10:45 pm             Load equipment and buses.

11:30 pm             Arrive at SGCHS.

Announcements 10/13/19

1)  I hope everyone enjoyed your week off that you earned by doing so well at Huntingdon!  Time to get back to work!  We will be cleaning sets, improving fundamentals, cleaning flag work, and improving articulation based off feedback from the judges this week.  They love what we are doing, they just want us to perform it - not just go through the motions.  Let's fine tune and get confidence in every phase of music and visual performance so that we are ready for another tough class this Saturday at Gibson County!

2)  Game on Friday is at Covington HS.  Report time will be 5 pm with a departure time of 5:30.  

3)  Gibson County contest on Saturday.  Let's make finals again!  Report time is going to be 9:30 on the practice field.  A full itinerary will be posted Monday.

4)  We are going to be starting the Yankee Candle fundraiser very soon.  Be ready for this one as 100% of the profit will go toward the student's account for the spring NY Trip.