It is with sadness that the SGCHS Band announces the cancellation of their Fall Competitive Marching Band season. The risk of the safety of the students was too great. At marching competitions they would have been exposed to people from dozens of communities at a time and at rehearsals we could not have more than 50 people at a time without unnecessarily raising the risk of exposure to the virus. Also, many competitions have recently been announcing their cancellation, limiting the performance opportunities available to us this fall. Specifically, with today’s announcement that the Division II State Marching Band Championships were cancelled, we saw no reason to risk student safety by proceeding with a traditional competitive marching schedule.
Along with this comes the announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 Hornet Invitational. I will begin contacting the judges and vendors to let them know. I thank those who have already put in work for this event, and I look forward to hosting this great event again as soon as we can.
We are still going to have Marching Band this fall in some form. It is going to look different but I am still going to put the same effort and passion into making this year just as memorable for the Band as any other year. Be prepared to roll with the punches, be willing to change directions and plan on a dime, and be ready to have fun as we look forward to being together again in the SGC Band this fall! Go Band!
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