Week 5 of School – 9/16/19-9/21/19 – Guard Sectional, Midwest Sectional, Greenback Night, Midwest Payment, Comalander Stadium Rehearsal w/ Clinician-Mr. Vollmar, Friends and Family Night BOA McAllen
Middle School Night was a great success! Thank you, students, for your great work with our future members. Thank you to the BPA for getting shirts for the students as well. Thank you to the middle school staff for being awesome! The Band Garage Sale went very well and thank you to those parents and students that helped to set it up, sell and tear down! Great work, Ms. Angiono! Good auditions by our region jazz auditionees and a big congratulations to Bryce G. on Trumpet for placing 1st Chair at Region Jazz Auditions! Way to go!
Cookie Dough will be in MONDAY! Everyone who had orders will need to pick them up before or after rehearsal. Any leftovers cannot be stored and will become a donation to a local fire department. Please pick up your orders!
Marching uniforms MUST BE RETURNED ON MONDAY! We will have time in classes to switch out parts of the uniform and must have all parts back. Washing instructions were sent out in a previous email and can still be found online.
We will have Friends and Family Night Thursday at Comalander Stadium Rehearsal. This will be a mini support sendoff to our BOA contest. Invite your friends and family to come out at 8pm, watch the end of our rehearsal and full run through of our 2019-2020 production: Tempted.
Here is the schedule for the week:
MONDAY – Rehearsal/Cookie Dough Pick Up/Uniform Return
Before School Tutorials
8:15am – Leadership Meeting
1st Period – Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Music Theory
3rd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble into 5th lunch
6th Period – Symphonic Band starting from 5th lunch
7th Period – Concert Band/Guard
8th Period – Concert Percussion
4:45pm – band rehearsal begins
7:15pm – Rehearsal ends. See ya!
TUESDAY – Colorguard Sectional Rehearsal
Before School Tutorials
7:30am – Midwest Sectional
1st Period – Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Music Theory
3rd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble into 5th lunch
6th Period – Symphonic Band starting from 5th lunch
7th Period – Concert Band/Guard
8th Period – Concert Percussion
4:45pm – Guard Sectional/Midwest Rehearsal
6:15pm – Midwest Sectional ends6:30 – Greenback Night
7:15pm – Guard Rehearsal ends
WEDNESDAY – Midwest Rehearsal and Payment Due/Guard Lunch Recruitment(details in class)/ Wind and Percussion Rehearsal
Before School Tutorials
7:30am – Midwest Sectional
1st Period – Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Music Theory
3rd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble into 5th lunch/guard lunch recruitment
5th period – Guard lunch recruitment
6th Period – Symphonic Band starting from 5th lunch/guard lunch recruitment
7th Period – Concert Band/Guard
8th Period – Concert Percussion
4:45pm- Winds and Percussion Rehearsal/Crew and Band on and off field run with props during full run through
7:15pm – Rehearsal ends
THURSDAY – Stadium Rehearsal-Comalander/Midwest Sectional
Before School Tutorials
7:30am – Percussion Midwest Sectional
1st Period – Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Music Theory
3rd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble into 5th lunch
6th Period – Symphonic Band starting from 5th lunch
7th Period – Concert Band/Guard
8th Period – Concert Percussion
5:30pm – Stadium Rehearsal Begins at Comalander-wear section shirts, marching shoes and shakos.
8:00pm – Friends and Family Night!
8:30pm – Rehearsal Ends – see ya!
FRIDAY - BOA McAllen Departure
Before School Tutorials
1st Period – Instrumental Ensemble
2nd Period – Music Theory
3rd Period – Instrumental Ensemble
4th Period – Wind Ensemble into 5th lunch
6th Period – All students report to Band Hall by 2:10pm – you need to have checked into you 6th period class or eaten lunch by this time.
2:10 – report to band hall and change into white shirt, athletic shorts and marching shoes for run through
2:30pm/7th period – run through begins on turf field
3:00pm – Run through ends/pack and load/bring healthy snacks on bus
3:30pm – inspection
3:45pm – departure for McAllen
8:30pm – Arrival in McAllen, TX 78501 followed by dinner
Hampton Inn and Suites 10 W Expressway 83
10:20pm – Lights out
Saturday – BOA McAllen
5:30am – wake up
5:50am – breakfast at hotel
6:45am – depart in full uniform for Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX. Wearing Travel T under uniform.
7:00am – arrive/restroom/water/unload
7:50am – Visual Warm Up in Lot B Begins
7:55am – Pit Warm Up Begins
8:10am – Visual Warm Up Ends
8:10am – Music Warm Up Begins
8:25am – Pit Warm Up ends
8:35am – Pit Report Time
8:40am – Music Warm Up Ends
8:50am – Band Gate Report Time
9:00am – Performance
9:20am – Load and depart for hotel
12:00pm – Lunch provided at hotel
1:00pm – Hotel Check out
1:30pm – Depart for La Plaza Mall time2200 S 10th St (must be in Show Shirt and marching shoes in mall w/compression shorts/volleyball shorts under shorts or jeans.)
4:00pm – Staff and Drum Majors depart for stadium
4:45pm – Presentation of Awards
5:30pm – Meet at buses, depart for Stadium
6:00pm – Dinner at Stadium
7:45pm – Finals Begins
10:15pm – Finals Ends
10:30pm – Finals Presentation
11:15pm – Depart for San Antonio/meal provided
4:00am – Arrive on campus/dismissal
***STUDENTS:BOA is here, please be ready at all times provided above. You will need to bring healthy snacks, water, Gatorade/Powerade/Propel with you as well as things to keep you warm on the bus. Homework and things to study during travel are needed as well. Bring your own hair supplies for the bus: gel, hair ties, bobby pins that match your hair color. If you wear a hair band, it must match your hair color. We will be wearing you Travel T and Show Shirt this weekend, so have that with you. Our run through will need to be in a white shirt and athletic shorts, but you can change into what you would like for the bus ride. Please plan ahead and get rest on the bus.
***PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Thank you for your assistance at our last game and garage sale! As you can see above, we have a busy schedule, so please come and support the kids at Friends and Family Night. We will not be at our next football game, but the Bradley Band will be there in our place to support the team. Thank you Bradley Bears! Check out our band website for various volunteer opportunities. In order to do so, you must cleared a background check. We NEED your help on fundraisers! Please participate. Please start using the google calendar for up to date Charger Band happenings. You can sync the calendar to your smart phone by clicking the +google button at the bottom right of the calendar at www.wcchargerband.org
Let’s have a GREAT week!
-Ms. Stevenson
