State Playoffs- Gardendale vs. Ft. Payne

Gardendale will travel to Ft. Payne High School on Friday, November 7 for the first round of the state playoffs. We have chartered buses and will load equipment starting at 1:30 that afternoon. We will stop to eat on the way. Students will need to bring money for the food court in the mall. They have the usual choices- Chick-fil-a, Pizza, Chinese, Japanese.

Itinerary for Friday, November 7
1:30-   Load equipment
2:15-   Check roll and leave
3:30-   Arrive at the Gadsden Mall- Eat dinner- Change into uniforms
5:00-   Leave the mall
6:00-   Arrive at Ft. Payne High School
7:00-   Kick-Off
9:30-   Game ends- Load equipment
10:00- Check roll and leave Ft. Payne
12:00- Arrive at Gardendale High School

Directions to the Gadsden Mall
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gardendale+High+School,+800+Main+St,+Gardendale,+AL+35071/Gadsden+Mall,+1001+Rainbow+Dr+%2351,+Gadsden,+AL+35901/@33.886785,-86.4072971,9z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889040d4575b8c3:0x65c1a2e4af5dd2cc!2m2!1d-86.811987!2d33.64734!1m5!1m1!1s0x888a39540b027ab5:0xd140a15987c9a803!2m2!1d-86.007678!2d33.996138

Directions to Ft. Payne HS from the Gadsden Mall
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gadsden+Mall,+1001+Rainbow+Dr+%2351,+Gadsden,+AL+35901/Fort+Payne+High+School,+201+45th+St+NE,+Fort+Payne,+AL+35967/@34.2940789,-85.8757234,10z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x888a39540b027ab5:0xd140a15987c9a803!2m2!1d-86.007678!2d33.996138!1m5!1m1!1s0x8861d42fc28ca407:0xf746819f7582eb6f!2m2!1d-85.674133!2d34.487586


Directions to Ft. Payne HS from Gardendale HS
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gardendale+High+School,+800+Main+St,+Gardendale,+AL+35071/Fort+Payne+High+School,+201+45th+St+NE,+Fort+Payne,+AL+35967/@34.1097488,-86.2567246,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889040d4575b8c3:0x65c1a2e4af5dd2cc!2m2!1d-86.811987!2d33.64734!1m5!1m1!1s0x8861d42fc28ca407:0xf746819f7582eb6f!2m2!1d-85.674133!2d34.487586!2m1!6e4!3e0

Gardendale vs. Pelham

The game this week will be played Thursday, October 30 at Pelham High School. The call time for the students will be 4:00. We plan to leave at 4:30. The game begins at 7:00 p.m. Students should eat before call time. The boosters will provide a drink and snack after halftime as usual.

Gardendale vs. Clay-Chalkville

Call time for tonight's game is 5:30 p.m. Parents of seniors are asked to be at the bottom of the hill in the stadium by 6:15. Senior recognition will begin around 6:30. Eighth grade band students from Bragg will be participating in the stands with the high school band at the game tonight. Please help to make them feel welcomed.

Post Awards Ceremony at Hayden

UAB Honor Band 2014

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to participate in the 2014 UAB Honor Band Festival:

Kaitlyn Hardy
Janna Mann
Caroline Griffin
Ian Namie
Noah Bagwell
Jacob Anderson
Joanna Ellis
Katie Beth Lewey
Abbey Rowell
Tiffany Posey
Lauren Lindsey
Nick Bagwell
Garrett Wood
Hayden Green
Dylan Layton
Will Starnes
Adam Brown
Josh Anderson

Please register online at https://secure.touchnet.com/C21564_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=369   click add to cart, then enter your information on the next page and then continue.

Selected Students

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaLTRyWTRfY1g2T2s/view?usp=sharing


Honor Band Final Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaanpXWEl4em5oaU0/view?usp=sharing

Honor Band Schedules

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaZzZQTUVwYUNHcTA/view?usp=sharing



Congratulations!!!!!!!

All-County Results

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2014 All-County Band!

Abbey Rowell- 2nd Chair Clarinet
Tiffany Posey- 9th Chair Clatinet
Joanna Ellis- 4th Chair Flute
Janna Mann- 5th Chair Flute
Katie Beth Lewey- 7th Chair Flute
Josh Anderson- 2nd Chair Snare
Nick Bagwell- 1st Chair Tenor Sax
Will Starnes- 1st Chair Trombone
Dylan Layton- 12th Chair Trombone
Hayden Green- 5th Chair Trumpet
Austin Leavins- 12 Chair Trumpet
Christian Everhart- 4th Chair Horn

Congratulations!

GHS vs. Ft. Payne and Hayden Contest

Friday

Call time for Friday's home game vs. Ft. Payne is 5:30. Students should eat before they come to the school at 5:30. They should wear their gray band t-shirt.



Saturday

Call time the Hayden Contest this Saturday will be 2:15. We will have a short rehearsal at the stadium. The boosters will provide a meal for the students before we leave. We will perform at 6:40 p.m. The stadium at Hayden is not at the high school. It is behind their elementary school on 160.

Saturday Schedule:  
2:15     Call time- Rehearsal/Run through at stadium/Load instrument trailer
3:30     Eat
4:15     Load buses/check roll
4:30     Leave
5:00     Arrive at Hayden/use restroom/unload instruments
5:45     Line up to move to warm-up
5:55     Warm-up
6:25     Walk to stadium
6:40     Peformance
6:50     Load equipment onto trailer/change clothes
7:00     Walk back to stadium
7:45     Watch Hayden
8:20     Awards Ceremony
8:40     Load buses/check roll/Leave
9:30     Arive at GHS (arrival time back at GHS is approximate-we are at the mercy of the
            competition to stay on schedule)


Competition Schedule of all bands for Saturday

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15UcZMGFUvaRnVzeC1IcjN3bHc/view?usp=sharing

Directions to the Hayden competition

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gardendale+High+School,+800+Main+St,+Gardendale,+AL+35071/Hayden+Elementary+School,+Hayden,+AL/@33.7881297,-86.8027409,11z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889040d4575b8c3:0x65c1a2e4af5dd2cc!2m2!1d-86.811987!2d33.64734!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889af0ed2696e23:0x84a72c08bd0a37e2!2m2!1d-86.769645!2d33.883113

Gardendale at Woodlawn

The game against Woodlawn this Friday will be played at Lawson Field.  Follow the link below for directions. Call time for the students is 5:00 p.m. We plan to leave at 5:30.  Students should eat dinner before coming to the band room at 5:00.

We do not have a competition this Saturday, October 11.  We will have one next Saturday, October 18 at Hayden High School. Call time will be announced later when I receive the schedule for that day.

Directions to Lawson Field

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/800+Main+St,+Gardendale,+AL+35071/Lawson+Stadium,+Birmingham,+AL/@33.5951943,-86.7752066,12z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88890412728d7781:0xab0410fdd992a063!2m2!1d-86.8114663!2d33.6476846!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889105c3f53649f:0xd3367550da15e10d!2m2!1d-86.718987!2d33.536003

ABC 33/40 Band of the Week

Congratulations to the GHS Rocket Band for being selected as the ABC 33/40 Band of the Week. The segment will air Friday night at 10:40 p.m.