Announcements 11/21

1. Remember that the Fruit is being delivered this Friday, Nov. 22. The students will unload the truck and sort the orders during the Percussion and Band classes, and they should be ready to start being delivered between 1:30 and 2:00. (It is going to be raining tomorrow, so it will be helpful for students to bring umbrellas and rain jackets to unload the truck.) You can come at anytime after that to pick up your order and start delivering them. I will be here in the afternoon for those who can't make it until after work. Please get this fruit picked up tomorrow so that it doesn't sit in the band room all weekend.




2. The Percussion Ensemble, the Jazz Band, and three small Band ensembles will be performing at the District Christmas dinner on Dec. 12 at 6 pm. Not all band members are a part of this ensemble. Ask your child if they are involved in any of these ensembles. If they don't know what you are talking about, they are probably not involved. But if they do know what you are talking about and are involved, they need to plan on meeting in the Band room at 5:30 and wearing all black. We will perform at 6 pm and be done by 6:20.



3. I talked to Thomas Tours today, and they will be sending the refund check out within the next week. So it will probably be after Thanksgiving, but I will have the $35 refund for all of the participants of the full St. Louis trip.

Fruit Delivery

The original date that we had wanted for the fruit delivery was today, November 13.  Unfortunately, the fruit will not be ready until next week.  Since they will also be delivering to 3 other schools in the area, it will be cheaper to deliver to all of the schools on the same day.

The fruit will now be delivered next Friday, November 22 at 10:45 am.  We will unload the truck during school time, get it organized into each student's order, and have it ready to be delivered to the customers by the end of school.  Please be prepared to pick up the fruit that day.  I will be at school that afternoon for those who cannot come until work is over.  But it does not need to set in the Band Room all weekend.  

This fruit will be fresh straight from Florida, and in the past has been delicious!  It will be a welcome addition to any Thanksgiving meal that following week.

Parade Song

Christmas Spectacularhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1v5LNAJT81qNUEyemxreXI3Vnc/edit?usp=sharing

Booster Mtg and Friday night

1)  I am going to push back the Booster meeting to 7:30 on Thursday.  The middle school is having their annual chili supper from 5:30-7:30, and I know a number of you will be helping out with that.  So everyone go eat your chili and then walk on up to the Band room for the booster meeting!

2)  I am asking the band for volunteers to attend the playoff game this Friday night.  I am not making it mandatory, but if I could have 43 students sign up to go, we can take one bus and go support the team.  I had about half that go ahead and sign up today, and the rest needed to double check schedules.  I need that number finalized by tomorrow.  We would leave at 4:45 on Friday, and get back around 11:45.  We would only play pep music, and they would need to wear Band T-shirt and Khakis (like we wore at the beginning of the year) with warm clothing underneath.

3)  I am also asking for volunteers to play at the Food Giant grand opening this Sunday at 1 pm.  Again, they would wear Band T-shirts and Khakis, and would meet at Food Giant by 12:45.  I will have the instruments there.  I don't know why they chose this day and time to have the grand opening, but if you can make it, it would be a great opportunity to play for the community.

Announcements 10/27/13

1.  Everyone eat pizza on Monday!  Monday, Oct 28 is SGCHS Band day at PAPA'S PIZZA where 10% of earnings for the day will go to the band.  You can eat in, carry out, or get it delivered.  And while you're at it, go ahead and pick up one for lunch the next day!

2.  Remember to sell your fruit this week!  We need this money to pay for the charter buses that we are taking to state.  All money and order forms are due by Thursday.

3.  We will have our normal rehearsal schedule this week on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30.  No night rehearsals this week.

4.  This Friday night is Senior Night and 8th grade night!  Also, Mt. Zion church will present a 5th quarter in the cafetorium immediately after the game just for the band students.  They will have chili and/or soup to warm the kids up after the game so that they can go home with a full belly and get a good night's sleep for the State competition the next day.

State Contest Itinerary

Itinerary for Division II State Championship


Independence High School, Thompson’s Station, TN

Saturday, November 2nd, 2013



7:30 am Band report to band room. Go to the restroom before we leave!

8:00 am Depart SGCHS. Make sure you have your hat box, gloves, long black socks and shoes.

10:30 am Arrive at Independence High School. Equipment will need to be unloaded

11:00 am Lunch will be provided. Use this time also to go ahead and start focusing on your musical and visual aspects of the performance. We must be at our best to make finals!

11:50 am Start putting on uniforms.

12:20 pm Line-up, receive plumes and travel to warm-up.

12:30 pm Warm- up. During this time there is to be no talking.

1:00 pm Travel to Stadium. Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time. Do not talk. Focus on the upcoming performance.

1:15 pm Perform. Don’t try to do anything special, simply perform what you know.

1:30 pm Arrive back at bus. Put plumes back in plume box, put instruments in cases, change out of uniforms. Hang up uniforms properly and put them back on the equipment racks. After your uniforms and instruments are put up correctly, you are free to go in the stadium to watch some other bands. Do not travel alone. Seniors will report to the buses at 3:45 to change back into uniforms so you can accept the participation trophy and listen to the announcement of scholarships and finalists. Everyone needs to be back in the stadium by 4:15 for the announcements of finalists.

4:15 pm Recognition of Judges, Announcements of Scholarship participants and Finalists.

4:45 pm We will gather at the buses where I will give you the itinerary for the evening performance.

7:00 pm Finals performances start.

9:30

10:00 pm Awards and Final placements. We will load the buses as soon as these are over. If you are leaving with your parents, do not leave until these placements are announced.

11:30 pm Depart Independence High School.

2:00 am Arrive SGCHS. After everything is put up properly, we will be dismissed together.

Crockett County Contest Itinerary

Itinerary for Crockett County Contest


Saturday, October 26th, 2013

3:00 pm Report to band room. Make sure you have your hat box, gloves, long black socks and shoes.

3:30 pm Depart SGCHS.

4:15 pm Arrive at Crockett County. Loading crew will unload. Props and trailers will be assembled. Supper will be provided at the buses. Use the extra time to go in the stadium and watch bands. Do not travel alone!

5:40 pm Put on uniforms. Get your instruments.

6:10 pm Line-up and travel to warm-up.

6:20 pm Warm- up. During this time there is to be no talking.

6:50 pm Travel to Stadium. Keep your chin up and shoulders back the entire time. Look proud!

7:00 pm Perform.

7:15 pm Arrive back at bus. Put plumes back in plume box, put instruments in cases, put hats back in boxes. Keep rest of uniform on. Get back in line, and we will go back in to the stadium together.

7:30 pm Go back into stadium. Leaders will accept awards, everyone else will stand at the fence.

8:30 pm Awards Ceremony. No talking. Pay attention to the ceremony and respect the other bands who are listening for and receiving their awards. Clap for all winning bands.

9:30 pm Report back to buses, put uniforms on racks, load trailers.

10:15 pm After trailers have been loaded, we will leave Crockett County High School.

11:00 pm Approximate return to school. After everything is put up correctly, everyone will be dismissed together.