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It’s Friday again, and it’s competition time! Please read carefully for information about tomorrow, and next week’s craziness.

Thank you ALL for coming last night. It was really nice to have a captive audience for our kids to feel an energy rush. We are really close to making this thing hit on all fronts. Excited for tomorrow!

Saturday
Please make sure your child is here at or before their call time. They will need a backpack filled with clothing for any type of weather, snacks, money for concessions, and more importantly, black socks and marching shoes. They should be wearing their yellow "Shine" shirts for the day.

We strongly encourage families to attend and support the Titan Pride at their first competition of the year. Go Titans!

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, Dig for the Cure (performance at volleyball game/fundraiser for cancer research)
Call time is 6:10pm. We are providing a tee shirt for them to wear, purchased by the administration. Students should be picked up between 7:45 and 8. They will text you ahead of time.

Wednesday, Evening rehearsal (6:30-8:30)
Students to be in section tee shirts

Thursday, Evening rehearsal (6:30-8:30)
Students to be in yellow "Shine" shirts

The above is a slightly different schedule, but no added evenings, just what was on original schedule.

Saturday, Bronco Invitational
Attached you will find an itinerary for our competition NEXT week marked "Bronco Invitational"

Senior Parents
Senior Night will be at our football game on October 16th. Look for more information soon on that.

Have a great Friday!

Sign up for your bus for our marching band trips this season. This is a one time sign up and the bus selection will stay the same for all marching events unless Mr. Thurmond makes a change. If you don’t sign up by Thursday you will be assigned to a bus.

Bus Sign Up!

Happy Friday Titans!

Another week gone by and now we hit competition season! Woohoo! This means we have commitments 3 out of the 4 Saturdays in October, so plan ahead.

Tonight
Call time for battery is 5pm. Uniform shirt, shorts, black socks, marching shoes.
Call time for all others is 5:45pm. Uniform shirt, shorts, black socks, marching shoes.
Please make sure the kids eat before they arrive.
Please pick them up around 9:30pm

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, Evening Rehearsal
6:30-8:30pm
With this being competition week it is CRUCIAL that the kids are at rehearsal. We’ve had lots of absences lately (some unexcused) and it is very difficult to prepare without everyone in attendance. Please avoid all conflicts (only exception is school activity related). “Section” tee shirts worn this night.

Thursday, Evening Rehearsal and PARENT PREVIEW
6:30-8:30pm
This is our last rehearsal prior to Saturday’s competition. We are wanting to have as many/all parents as we can in the stadium around 7:45pm to 1. Have a captive preview of the show. and 2. To learn the audience participation spots in the show to help add energy for Saturday. Any/all parents/family/friends encouraged to attend to help our kids prepare.
Students will wear the yellow “Shine” shirt for this rehearsal.

Saturday, Park Hill Marching Festival
Attached you will find the itinerary for the day. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
Call time for full drumline, drum majors, and brass soloists is 7:45am
Call time for all others is 9:30am
All students should arrive in yellow “Shine” shirts, shorts, black socks, and marching shoes.
Please have students eat breakfast before they arrive.
We will be serving lunch during the day.
Students can bring money if they’d like addition concessions.
We encourage parents to join us all day OR show up for performances. These events are fundraisers for the schools hosting them, so there will be an admission fee. The more parents we have the better!!!!!

Future Information

1. The rehearsal mentioned last week scheduled for Friday, October 23rd, has been postponed to a later date. More info to follow.
2. Boys have been fitted for their concert tuxedo. We provide the coat, pants, and cummerbund, but families need to provide their son with a TUXEDO shirt (this is not a normal white dress shirt) and a black BOWTIE. First performance for this uniform is in November.
3. Girls concert dresses will arrive next week. There may be need for you to have it altered prior to November performances.
4. Students planning to audition for All-District Band, should be practicing regularly as the audition is quickly approaching.
5. Start getting the concert instrument in playing condition, as we will begin concert season the week of October 26.
6. Band Camp 2016 is July 25-29, please mark your calendar now!

Have a great weekend!

Park Hill Festival

What a day yesterday! Man, was I exhausted. Hope your kiddos were able to endure the long day and accomplish all of their other things in life. THANK YOU for being flexible and making it happen.

TONIGHT
Call time is 4:15pm for ALL members of the marching band. I realize some will be coming from other school activities, and I have worked that out with several of the sponsors, so no worries. Uniform shirts, black socks, marching shoes for tonight. Reminder: we will perform AFTER the game 🙂

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday and Thursday rehearsals as scheduled. 6:30pm -8:30pm in section tee shirts
Friday night football game vs LSHS. Big Game!!!!
Call time will be 5pm for battery and 5:45pm for all others

Updates/Future Reminders/New Items

1. Band button pictures were sent home from rehearsal last night! They are for parents/family members to wear to games and competitions in support of your son/daughter. If you didn’t get what you thought you ordered, please contact me directly.
2. All-District Band Auditions (required for lettering in band): There will be a mandatory informational meeting on Tuesday morning, 9/22 at 7:10am for all students interested in auditioning for the KC Metro District #3 All-District Band. Please make sure students are there on time for the meeting.
3. Pep Band lists and schedules have been posted on the band room door. Each student (all wind players, Kevin McMilian, and Justin McKinney) has been assigned to one of the two pep bands (Titan Band OR Pride Band). I have attached the same document to this email so you can get them on your family calendar for January and February. Each band will attend 5 scheduled basketball games. The kids have been told about conflicts and how to solve them.
4. Percussion Ensemble – This ensemble will meet during 1st hour beginning in January and will also have additional rehearsals outside of class (TBD). All percussionists in first hour will be a part of this ensemble to perform at State Large Ensemble Contest in April. This will satisfy the same requirement that all wind players will satisfy by being in the pep band.
5. New Addition to the Schedule – I always hate add things to an already busy schedule, but this is a great opportunity for our kids and program. On Friday, October 23 (non-school day), we will join the other two marching bands for a "fake parade" with the intent of recording it and submitting it as an audition for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA in 2017/18. This rehearsal/recording session will take place from 3pm to 5pm. It is POSSIBLE that we will have a home playoff game that evening as well. Please add this to your family calendar.
6. If you didn’t already see my CHARMS email, we are in need of volunteers next Wednesday and Thursday during the day to help fit our boys in tuxedos. If you are available between 7:15am and 1:30pm (or a part of that), please contact Carol Mosier at cmosier@kc.rr.com

Thank you! Have a great weekend!

Hi there! Hoping you all get a chance to see this tonight (WEDNESDAY)

2 VERY important changes for tomorrow:

1. For the parade tomorrow, please have students come to school in non-athletic shorts and an LSW shirt that is navy, grey, or white. (all students have at least one shirt that fits this request)
Make sure they bring/wear it to school as we leave before school lets out for the day (1:15)

2. Not sure why I didn’t think of this sooner, so I apologize if it creates any logistical issues for you. Instead of having mandatory homework/study time between dinner and rehearsal, we are just going to start rehearsal early and end early. Therefore, tomorrow’s updated schedule looks like this:

1:15 – students released from 6th hour
1:30 – students load buses with instruments for parade
1:45 – arrive at First Baptist Church downtown and head to gymnasium for music rehearsal
3:00 – line up for parade
3:30 – parade begins
4:00 – dinner is served in First Baptist Church gymnasium
4:45 – load buses to return to school for rehearsal
5:15 – rehearsal begins
7:30 – REHEARSAL ENDS (please pick your son/daughter up at this time)

THANK YOU!