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UCM Info for Parents

Hello!

What a day we had at the Bronco Invitational! The Drumline and Colorguard took first place in our division in the indoor competition. The band got their field performance completed just before the event was cancelled due to lightning. Although there were no results posted, the performance was very good and I’m amazed at the progress that was made from the prior week at Park Hill. Good job band! Keep up the good work!! I really love that final movement and your last formation looked great!!

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UCM Festival of Champions Schedule

Well, the last week of marching band (aside from some playoff games) is upon us. We are making one last push to get our best performance to happen this Saturday in Warrensburg. Here is some information for the week:

Monday, October 15th
Drumline Rehearsal, 2:30 – 4:30

Tuesday, October 16th
Full Band Rehearsal, 6pm to 9pm
As last week, students should be in Aerodynamic shirts and black marching shoes/socks.

Friday, October 19th
Football game, call time is 5:45pm for all students except Seniors
All Seniors should report at 5:30pm to get dressed and prepare for Senior Night Festivities. All Senior Parents should report to the track in the stadium at 6:10pm to escort your son/daughter for Senior Night.
After the game, we will load the trucks for Saturday’s competition

Saturday, October 20th
Here is the itinerary for our competition.

Parents, as mentioned in last week’s update, I am selling tickets to this event. They are $13 a piece and that will get you into the whole day’s events. Part of the profit will come back to the band IF you purchase through me. Please send cash or a check made payable to UCM by tomorrow night’s rehearsal or during your PT conference with me later in the week.

New York City Trip
Many students have not made their October 1st payment of $200. Please make sure this is done immediately as we are paying bills every week. Also, please keep informed that each payment is $200 from here on out. Please have them in on the 1st of every month through December.

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UCM Festival of Champions

The schedule for the festival is posted online, and the Titan Pride schedule will be coming out shortly. The drum line (in Black division) performs at 9:52 and the guard (in Black division) performs at 1:00. The Titan Pride band takes the field in preliminary performance at 2:18.

The field show competition is divided into Prelims and Finals. The band is in the Red Division (second largest class), which is based on band size. Top two bands from each class will perform in finals as well as the next four highest scoring bands regardless of their class size. Finals competition begins at 6:30.

Good luck Titan Pride. Let’s finish the year on a high note!

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Bronco Invitational

The Titan Pride band was one of two bands to finish their show before the remaining outdoor performances were cancelled due to lightning. Many of the remaining bands took thier performances inside for judge’s critique only. No placements were awarded.

In the indoor competition, the drum line and color guard both finished first in the Silver Division. Despite the weather, it was a great day to be a Titan!

The full details of the festival are available here.

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Bronco Invitational Update

Well, the weather is not looking good for this Saturday. Because of this, the scheduling of the Bronco Invitational Marching Competition has been bumped up. The new schedule is:

  • 9:30am – Parent volunteers meet at LSW to finish loading and caravan to LSN.
  • 10:30am – Drumline & Colorguard arrive at LSN and report to LSW Music Parent tent.
  • 11:30am – Band members arrive LSN and report to LSW Music Parent tent.
  • 12:20pm – Drumline performs in Indoor Competition.
  • 12:30pm – Colorguard performs in Indoor Competition.
  • 1:30pm – Marching Band performs in Field Competition.
  • 2:15pm – Meal is served.
  • 5:30pm – Awards Ceremony. Students will be dismissed to meet their parents after the ceremony.

The UCM schedule for next weekend should be coming out soon. Please plan on a long day for this event. Approximate departure time will be 8:30ish AM and arrival time will be 11:30ish PM. Please purchase your tickets from Mr. Thurmond if you have not already done so!

I hope to see you Saturday at LSN.

Bret Fischer
Band Liaison

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Band Pictures

Hello!

Just a quick message to let you know about pictures that have been taken of the choir and band. We have a music parent who is a professional photographer and has been taking pictures at a variety of band and choir events, Jeremy Flowers.

You can view these pictures by going to Jeremy’s Facebook fan page. Thank you Jeremy!!!

Bret Fischer
Band Liaison

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Bronco Invitational

Hello!

Congratulations to the Titan Pride Marching Band for an excellent start to the season. In the Indoor Competition, our drumline took 3rd place and the colorguard took 1st place. On the field, our band took 4th place within their division and 5th place overall (out of 17 bands). Way to go Titan Pride!

The Bronco Invitational is this Saturday, October 13th at Lee’s Summit North High School. Bus transportation will not be provided for this event. We need a few parent volunteers to meet at LSW at 11am to load the grills and tent, then go to LSN to set up camp. We will also need some volunteers to help grill and serve food (we serve the band at 5pm). Following is an outline of the schedule:

11:00 AM Parent volunteers meet at LSW, finish loading trucks and car avan to LSN.
12:30 PM Drumline & Colorguard arrive at LSN and meet at Music Parent tent.
2:00 PM All Band members arrive at LSN and meet at Music Parent tent.
2:20 PM Drumline performs in Indoor Competition.
2:30 PM Colorguard performs in Indoor Competition.
4:00 PM Band performs in Field Competition.
5:00 PM Dinner is served. Parents and family are welcome to eat for $7 per meal.
7:15 PM Awards Ceremony. Students are dismissed after the ceremony.
For more information about this event, you can visit www.midwestmarching.com. Please let me know if you are available to help and hope to see you Saturday!

Bret Fischer
Band Liaison

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Titan Pride Update for 10-5

Greetings! We are really excited about tomorrow. The Titan Pride is ready to roll. I hope you plan to be in attendance and cheer them on, as this is important to the emotion of the performance, the kids feed off of your enthusiasm. Be loud and be excited!

Just in case you missed it last week, here is the itinerary for TOMORROW’s competition. Make sure the students are at LSW on time, with black shoes, black socks, and grey show shirt. It is supposed to be a little chilly, so I suggest some sweatpants and sweatshirt or jacket for the rest of the day.

Next week is a little different than in the past, here is the layout:

Monday, October 8th
Drumline Rehearsal, 2:30 to 4:30

Tuesday, October 9th
Members of the Symphony Orchestra (certain members of the band selected back in August, they know who they are, so if you’re unsure, just ask your child)
Fall Orchestra Concert, in full tuxedo uniform, call is 6:30pm

Thursday, October 11th
Full Band Rehearsal, 5:55pm to 9pm

Friday, October 12th
Loading crew to load trucks after school
Students wishing to audition for All District Band must pay a $10 audition fee by this day. Checks can be made payable to LSWHS.

Saturday, October 13th
Bronco Invitational, we do NOT take a bus to this event, so students should be dropped off on the west side of Lee’s Summit North High School in the parking lot, across the street from Backyard Burger. Students should also be picked up at LSNHS as well.
Here is an itinerary for this event, please do not get it confused with tomorrow’s itinerary:

Bronco Invitational

Announcement for UCM Festival of Champions
This is our last competition on Saturday, October 20th. I am selling tickets for this event, as you need a ticket to watch the performances at ALL competitions. We get 10% of the ticket sales back to us after the event takes place, so please consider purchasing your ticket in advance through me so we can get credit for it. Tickets are $13 each for the whole day. If you would like tickets, please email me the number of tickets you would like, and send a check made payable to UCM (but CASH is preferred).

Hope to see you tomorrow.

Clifton D. Thurmond