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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Band Jamboree and Contest

The band jamboree will be held this Saturday, September 26 at Hueytown High School. Our call time to be at Gardendale HS is 2:30 pm. We will meet at the football stadium to warm up and have a short practice/run through before we leave. The boosters will provide dinner before we leave to go to Hueytown. We plan to leave between 4:30-4:45. We are supposed to be in the stadium at Hueytown between 5:00-5:30. The program begins at 6:30. Our performance time is 8:36. The last group performs at 9:12. We should be back to Gardendale between 10:00-10:30 pm. If you would like to sign your child out after the event Saturday night, it must be done before we leave Gardendale at 4:30. We will not be signing students out at Hueytown. We will be watching the other county band performances and will not be able to sign out because of the bus parking situation that evening.

There were three different dates for possible contests listed on our schedule for this fall. We will have on contest on Saturday, October 17. We will not be doing contests on October 3 or October 10.

Our call time for the away game at Minor this Friday is 5:00 pm.

Spring Trip Payment Information

Click the link below for the spring trip letter and information on payments and due dates.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaeS1VNnBaU3dCM0k/view?usp=sharing

Monday, September 14, 2015

Homecoming Week Events and Times

Monday-   Percussion Practice 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday-   Full band practice until 4:30 p.mBonfire- Meet at Moncrief Park at 6:00 p.m. We will finish by 7:00 p.m. We will wear our maroon jerseys if we have them by Tuesday. They are $10.00 each for those who ordered them.

Thursday- Full band practice until 4:45 p.m.

Friday- Pep Rally at 9:00 a.m. Students will be able to check out after the pep rally if they bring a note from a parent. The note should include the student's name, grade, and a phone number where a parent can be reached if calls are made to verify notes. Parade- Students who check out should be back at the band room by 12:30 to get instruments and prepare for the parade. Students who don't check out should let their teacher know that they need to be at the band room at 12:30 for the parade. We will be lined up at the senior parking lot by the courtyard at 12:45. The parade begins at 1:00 p.m. and should finish by 1:30-1:45. Students do not have to check back into school to participate in the parade. If they are checked out, they can leave as soon as the parade is finished and equipment is put away. We will wear our maroon band jerseys (we will get this week $10.00 each), khaki shorts, and tennis shoes for the parade. Football Game- Call time for the game is 5:30 p.m. We will do our normal halftime show before the game at approximately 6:35 or 6:40 p.m. During halftime we will be playing for the homecoming court on the field. It is just like a regular game and we will be playing in the stands during all four quarters. We will wear uniforms for the game.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Spring Trip Information

The students were given a letter with information about the spring trip on Monday of this week. The bottom portion of the letter should be returned by Friday. I need to get an idea of how many students will be participating so that I can have an exact price and break the amount up into monthly payments. This will also let me know how many buses we will need. Students can use money earned through fundraisers to help pay for the trip.  The link below will take you to the letter that was sent home. Please print and return the bottom portion by Friday, September 4.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaRmk5ekNZRHo4VmM/view?usp=sharing

Gardendale vs. Huffman

Call time for the game this week is 5:30 p.m. Students should wear their gray band t-shirts. They also need to have their black socks, black gloves, and black band shoes. They should eat dinner before getting to the band room at 5:30. The boosters will provide water during the first quarter and a drink and snack after halftime.