Announcements 4/25/21

1)  The teapot parade is this Saturday.  Look for the full itinerary that was posted last Friday to get the times associated with the Parade that morning and the Mass Band rehearsal that evening.

2)  Color Guard will rehearse this Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 pm.

3)  Full Band rehearsal this Thursday from 3:30 to 5 pm.  Everyone needs to be there since this is the only rehearsal we are having together before the parade.  If it is raining, we will meet in the gym.

4)  In person Booster meeting this Thursday at 6:30 in the Cafeteria.  This will replace the May 4th meeting originally scheduled since we needed to go ahead and discuss details about Saturday and Strawberry Festival week.  We will discuss details about the upcoming parades, volunteers that are needed for Strawberry Festival week, Band Awards night details, and Summer rehearsal dates. 

5)  The students did a GREAT job on their Concert Festival recording last week.  Those will be scored by judges this coming weekend.  Now it's time to focus on memorizing music for the parades.  Let's get these songs memorized for Saturday!

Announcements 4/11/21

1)  Our Spring Concert is this Tuesday at 7 pm in the Gym.  Students need to be in the gym by 6:30 for warm-up.  Concert attire (dressy clothes)- no jeans, no hats.  Concert is free admission.  Audience members can sit together as a family but need to space 6 feet from other families and will need to wear masks.  Both sides of the gym will be open for audience members, and we will not have a limit or tickets like we had a the Christmas Concert.  

2) Color Guard will practice for the parades Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5 pm.  

3)  Color Guard - there will also be a special rehearsal this Saturday at Gibson County High School with the rest of the Mass Band Guard to learn the routine for the Mass Band songs for the Spring Parades.  It will be from 9 am until 4 pm in the gymnasium.  You can either bring your own lunch or bring $5 for them to provide you a lunch there.   Bring water, a white based shirt (doesn't have to be plain white, it can have writing on it), wear comfortable shoes, and of course bring your flag.  You will need to take that flag with you after Thursday's practice because if you forget it we won't be able to enter our school Saturday morning due to the ACT being given there that day.  Do your best to be there Saturday so that everyone in the Mass Guard can learn it all at the same time.  

4)  Percussion students who are trying out for drumline will be practicing this Tuesday and Thursday.

5)  Jazz Band will rehearse on Thursday after school.  

Announcements 4/4/21

1)  I hope everyone had a refreshing Spring Break!  April is shaping up to be a busy month, so I will be sending out more reminders and mid-week announcements than usual.  The good thing is that right now everything is good to go as scheduled!

2)  The Color Guard auditions are going to be tomorrow (Monday) right after school.  The audition times will be the same as the original audition date.  

3)  Current Color Guard members who want to be in the Spring Parades will begin afterschool rehearsals this Tuesday and rehearse every Tuesday and Thursday in April from 3:30 to 5 pm.  More information will be given this week about an event on April 17 for color guard members to learn the routine for the Mass Band song with the other Guard members of the Mass Band.\

4)  We will have an afterschool rehearsal this Tuesday and Friday for Percussion members wishing to try out for the 2021 Marching Percussion.  Times are 4:00 to 6:30 to help accommodate the Percussion Instructor's schedule. You may stay in the Band room if you wish from 3-4 to hang out, warm up, and practice.  

5)  After the Percussion rehearsal on Tuesday, we will have a meeting for Percussion parents in the Cafeteria at 6:30 to introduce the Percussion instructor and go over our plans for the upcoming year for the Percussion line!  It will last about 30 minutes and we ask that you sit with your family in groups 6 feet apart from other families.  You may come in through the Chorus Room in the back of the school while the percussion finish their rehearsal - we will have that door open for you starting at 6 pm.

6) We will have a Band Booster meeting this Tuesday night at 7:30 over Zoom since we were unable to meet last Thursday.  We will be going over Rose Parade information, Band Banquet, Concert updates, parade updates, and more!

7)  Jazz Band will rehearse this Thursday after school.