October 7, 2013

Our game this Friday will be at home against Shades Valley at 7:00p.m.  Call time will be 5:45.  Student drivers need to be here by 5:30 to park in the lot at the end of the school.

*Students should wear their band t-shirt and basketball shorts
*Bring or wear black socks
*Bring or wear band shoes
*Bring your black gloves
*The boosters will provide drinks and snacks after halftime so students do not need money

Since this is homecoming, we will do our regular half time show prior to the game around 6:35 or 6:40p.m.  We will be on the field during half time playing while the homecoming court is announced.

Practice will be on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday this week.  It is very important that everyone be at practice every day this week because we have our first competition this coming Saturday.  We want to be well prepared.

Bon Fire-  Our community bon fire is Tuesday, October 8 at 7:00p.m. at Moncrief Park.  Students should be there by 6:45 that evening.  It should end by approximately 7:45.  We have new shirts for the students to wear for this and the parade on Friday.  They may wear shorts or jeans to the bon fire. 

Parade-  Our homecoming parade will be on Friday at 1:00p.m.  We will wear the new shirt, khaki shorts, and tennis shoes for the parade.  If students check out after the pep rally Friday morning, they need to be back at the band room by 12:30 to prepare for the parade.  They do not have to check back in for the parade and they may leave immediately after we finish the parade.  Students who do not check out will still report to the band room at 12:30 and will remain in the band room after the parade until 3:03.

Call time for Saturday will be 2:15p.m.  This week's competition will be at Pinson Valley High School.  We perform at 6:30p.m.   We will have a short rehearsal/run through at the stadium when we arrive at 2:15.  We will eat around 3:30.  The boosters are providing this meal so students will not need money.  We will load equipment and buses after we eat.  We plan to leave here at 4:15.  When we arrive at Pinson, we will make a restroom stop and then unload our equipment.  Our warm-up time is 5:30.  We are the last band performing in the competition.  Pinson Valley, the host band, and UAB will perform after us.  Awards begin at 7:30p.m.  We should leave there around 8:00 or 8:15 and be back to Gardendale between 8:30 and 9:00p.m. if the competition stays on schedule.

UAB Honor Band forms are due to me by Wednesday, October 9.  I will not accept them after Wednesday at 3:30p.m.  The deadline on the form says Friday October 11, but that is the director's deadline to submit all of the forms online.  I will need time to put all of the information in and submit it to UAB.

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