BAND BLOG HOMECOMING EDITION!!! IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ!!


Hello everyone! Here is the information for Marching Band on Homecoming Friday:

BAND STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE SCHOOL ALL DAY LONG! PLEASE MAKE APPROPRIATE PLANS!! This is the longest day of the year for the marching band. There will be no time to go home or anything else. The upside is that we have dinner for them (more on that later).

Freshmen will be released for the pep assembly halfway through 5th hour. All 10-12 band students will be let go at the end of fifth hour. Come directly to the band room, grab your instrument and go to the field house.

We will play at the pep assembly 6th hour. Band members should have all music with them. If they need music they need to put in a request for it by tomorrow.

At the conclusion of the pep assembly the band will then have a dress rehearsal with the court at the football stadium.

After dress rehearsal we will get into uniform and load the busses at 3:30. The busses will take us to Paige field. The parade will start at 4:30 and proceed down Barnard street and turn at Clinton. The busses will pick up at the Citizen's parking lot at the corner of Byron and Grand River. Upon return we will tailgate and feed the band. We are catering the event from Buffalo Wild Wings!!! Hooray!!! If students could bring a $2.00 donation to help cover the costs, it would be appreciated.

Step for the game is at 6:30

PARENTS PLEASE READ:

We will be performing the "halftime show" (Beatles and the Who) before the game since court activities will be occupying halftime.

We then rock out at the game and cheer our Highlanders to victory.


PLEASE BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE PARADE AND THE GAME TO SCHOOL THAT MORNING. YOU WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO GET IT LATER.

MAKE SURE TO HAVE:

Music
Black Socks
Black Shoes
Band Shirt (You can wear something different during the day since it is green and gold day, but have the band shirt at least for the uniform.


HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE!!! Starting this evening!! If you just drink water on Friday, it will be too late! We dont want to lose anyone to dehydration or heat exhaustion.


Couple of requests and announcements:

#1. We have noticed that some marchers have been using non-regulation footwear (such as sandals, bare feet, flip flops etc) at rehearsal. Starting tomorrow, they will be docked points for each rehearsal they are not prepared.

#2. The color guard would like to borrow a boom box for the rest of the season. If you have one to lend, please email Mr. Smigell at smigellj@howellschools.com oer Mrs Kimball at kimballa@howellschools.com

#3. We would like to Welcome Ms. Angie Kimball to the marching staff as our new assistant director!! Yay ms. Kimball!

#4. The microphone to our wireless address system has shorted out. Any band parent with electrical experience who would like to help us fix it would be WORSHIPPED.


Ok.. I think that is it. Things have been going ridiculously well. I am so very proud of the children and thankful to all of the parents who help. I literally would not be able to do it without you.


GO HIGHLANDERS!!!


-Smigell and Kimball