Weekly Update: 9/27 - 10/2

 Great job on Saturday everybody!  We scored a rating of "EXCELLENT".  In case you are unaware, the ratings for competitions are:

Superior

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

* Judges score sheets will be posted on the whiteboard.  Audio adjudications will be reviewed in band classes!

This week's marching band schedule...

Monday:  6:00 - 8:00 PM practice.          Wednesday:  3:15 - 5:00 practice.     Friday:  3:15 - 4:30 practice

Friday football game:  Home Game. (It's 7th grade band night so they'll be in the stands with us!)

Saturday: ( New Albany Marching Band Festival ) begins 7 PM.

*NOTE:  Band members and parents:  There are some students whose pants are exceedingly long.  They are all bunched-up and are even sliding underneath their shoes as they're marching. It is the student's/parent's responsibility to have them hemmed/adjusted if needed!  Also... black socks are required.  Please do not wear ankle socks.  the skin of your ankles should not be showing.  Thanks!   * These things will be taken into consideration when assigning the "UNIFORM CHECK GRADE" this weekend.

Saturday Schedule:

4:15 PM:  Report to band room.  Shine shoes, polish instruments, get uniform together.

4:45 PM:  Load buses and leave for New Albany 

5:45 PM:  Arrive (Immediately roll-in pit instrument to the track).  Take-out instruments, tune in your sections and then line-up in 2's.  You will NOT need flip books!

* We'll place our instruments on the track and then find our spot in the bleachers.  From there you'll have time to visit the food trucks before the show starts.

7:00 PM:  Show begins.  We'll let you know more about logistics (when to take-out instrument, warm-up and tuning, etc...

More information for spectators will follow!