Band Update – 9/9/19
Hello!
It is supposed to be HOT this week! We must be outside for rehearsals. Please remind your kiddo to bring a change of clothes/hat, sunscreen, and a BOTTLE OF WATER!!! Thanks for the help!
Here’s our week:
- Monday, 9/9 – M100 Percussion – 3:30-4:45pm
- M100 Color Guard – 3:30-6pm
- Tuesday, 9/10 – Full M100 Rehearsal – 3:30-6pm
- Wednesday, 9/11 – Jazz Band – 3:30-5pm
- Thursday, 9/12 – Full M100 Rehearsal – 3:30-6pm
- Friday, 9/13 – Football v. Collinsville – 5:45pm – Public School Stadium (West) We will again wear full uniform, so marching shoes, long black socks, athletic shorts, show shirt!
- We meet by the trailer at 5:45pm to unload/get dressed.
- We’ll play pregame at 6:45pm
- We sit in the stands the 1st Quarter
- 2nd Quarter we go warm up for halftime
- Halftime is anywhere between 8-8:15pm (depends on the flow of the game)
- We return to the stands for the 3rd Quarter
- 4th Quarter we’ll pack up/be free to go!
- Kids always ask what time we’ll be done – 8:30-9pm is a rough estimate!
- We do unload the trailer at AHS after games!
Looking ahead:
- Monday, 9/16 – M100 Percussion – 3:30-4:45pm
- M100 Color Guard – 3:30-6pm
- Tuesday, 9/17 – Full M100 Rehearsal – 3:30-6pm
- Wednesday, 9/18 – Jazz Band – 3:30-5pm
- Thursday, 9/19 – Full M100 Rehearsal – 3:30-6pm
- Friday, 9/20 – ABOB Trivia Night – 7pm, Best Western Premier. More info: ABOB Trivia Night! Student leaders will play at trivia night – I’ll have more info. for them soon!
- Saturday, 9/21 – Mt. Zion Marching Music Games – Times TBA (Plan all afternoon/evening!)
- We will need a team of parents to help prepare a sack “Linner” (Lunch/dinner) for the kids. Please let me know if you are available approx. 10:30am-12noon that day to help put food in bags!
- Monday, 9/23 – M100 Percussion – 3:30-4:45pm
- M100 Color Guard – 3:30-6pm
- Tuesday, 9/24 – Full M100 Rehearsal – 3:30-6pm
- Wednesday, 9/25 – Jazz Band – 3:30-5pm
- Thursday, 9/26 – Full M100 Rehearsal – 3:30-6pm
- Friday, 9/27 – Football v. ESL – 5:45pm, Public School Stadium (West)
- Saturday, 9/28 – Gateway Marching Invitational – Collinsville HS. Times TBA (plan afternoon/evening)
Other reminders:
- The Medical Information Form is way past due – please get those in! We usually have a notary at rehearsal! All forms are at the bottom of this update.
Marching 100 info:
- We all ready have a change to the Fall Calendar – Homecoming has been moved, so the first two weeks in October have changed. We do not have a game on 10/4, and we will attend the Washington, MO Band Festival. The Homecoming Game will be on 10/11, and we will not attend the Bi-State Marching Invitational in Potosi, MO. Please toss October from the previous calendar – A new Calendar can be found here: UPDATED M100 2019 Calendar.
- Here are electronic versions of the other forms:
- M100 Handbook 2019 – please send in the Student Info Form (last page) if you have not done so!
- M100 Medical Information Form – must be notarized, needs to be in by the end of June.
That’s it! Have a great week!