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Jasper County Fall Festival Parade on Saturday, 9/8/2018 & Afternoon Practice

8/29/2018

 

Jasper County Fall Festival Parade in Newton, IL on 9/8 followed by an Afternoon Practice at RCHS

9/7 UPDATE: Due to anticipated rains, the Jasper County Fall Festival has been postponed. We will not march in the parade this year. We will continue to hold a practice from 1-3 PM on Saturday at RCHS. In the event of rain, we will be inside.

Our first away performance is nearly upon us! The Marching Tigers perform at the Jasper County Fall Festival Parade in Newton, IL the morning Saturday, September 8th.

Please make sure to bring the following items:
  • Department shirt
  • Department shorts
  • Black crew socks
  • Marching band uniform
  • Drillmasters
  • Sun screen
  • 1 quart water cooler

The schedule for the day is as follows:
8:00 am..................Call-time at RCHS
8:05 am..................Load instruments & equipment on the trailer
8:15 am..................Buses arrive
8:30 am..................Depart for Newton, IL (201 Westend Ave, Newton, IL)
9:00 am..................Estimated arrival at Newton High School & unload
10:00 am................The Jasper County Fall Festival Parade begins
10:45 am................Estimated end of parade (E. Washington St. & N. 3rd Ave.)
11:00 am................Restroom break & load instruments.
11:45 am................Depart for Olney
(Mr. Jones, & DMs stay behind in van)
12:30 pm................Estimated arrival time to RCHS
12:30 pm................30-minute lunch break

1:00 pm..................Practice at RCHS for all members of the Marching Tigers
4:00 pm..................Practice ends

8th Grade Band Night with the Marching Tigers

8/29/2018

 
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8th Grade Band Night at the RCHS vs. Red Hill Football Game on Friday, September 7th, 2018

We are excited to announce the second annual 8th Grade Band Night at the RCHS vs. Red Hill football game at Richland County High School. 8th Grade band students from St. Joseph Catholic School & Richland County Middle School are invited to perform a portion of the half-time performance, and to perform in the stands with the RCHS Marching Tigers. Interested students may contact Mr. Combs (RCMS), or Mrs. Gawthrop (St. Joe) for more details.

Uniform: St. Joe or RCMS school shirts (blue/white or orange/black), jeans, and tennis shoes. Marching Tigers wear the uniform.

Equipment: Your instrument & flip folder

Music: provided by RCHS Bands to St. Joe & RCMS once names have been submitted
  • Time-Out Tunes
  • Holiday

5:00 pm.……….………….Call-time for all RCHS Marching Tigers members & change into uniform.

5:20 pm.………….……….Parents drop off 8th Grader students at the RCHS band room (RCHS entrance 21)

5:30 pm……………………Rehearse in the band room

6:20 pm........................Drumline joins the football team for warmup at the stadium

6:20 pm…………………..Set parade block and march to the stadium. 8th Grade band students in the back of the parade block.

6:50 pm……………………Pre-game (Star-Spangled Banner, School Song, followed by the tunnel)

7:00 pm……………………Game begins (stand-tunes & half-time show. 3rd quarter off for concessions)

Half-time Performance:
  • Perform An American Overture, The Promise of Living, & Holiday. 8th Grade students will take the field after The Promise of Living to perform Holiday with the Marching Tigers. The band is not marching for Holiday.

9:20 pm……………………Estimated end to the football game

Please feel free to bring money for concessions. The band takes a break over the 3rd quarter.

Parent Pick-Up: Parents may meet their students outside the band room after the game.

Please feel free to contact me for any further questions. I may be reached at (618) 393-2191 ext. 3137, or at cjones@rccu1.net.


Best Regards,


Christopher Jones
Director of Bands
Richland County High School

2018 Marching Tigers Practice Schedule

8/15/2018

 

2018 Marching Tigers Practice Schedule


​REGULAR PRACTICES:
​
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS:
(7:00-9:20 is DRILL & MUSIC)
  • All members of the Marching Tigers: 7-9:20 AM

TUESDAYS:
(7:00 - 9:20 is MUSIC ONLY - Sectional Rehearsal)
  • Winds & percussion only: 7-7:59 AM (no color guard)
  • All members of the Marching Tigers: 8-9:20 AM

THURSDAYS:
(7:00 - 7:59 is MUSIC ONLY; 8:00 - 9:20 DRILL & MUSIC)
  • Winds & percussion only: 7-7:59 AM (no color guard)
  • All members of the Marching Tigers: 8-9:20 AM

Drumline:  Rehearsals will occur before school during regularly scheduled practices, and on Mondays from 3:15-4:30 PM (minus those involved in afternoon athletic practices). Front Ensemble does not rehearse with the drumline on Monday afternoons. 

Color Guard: Rehearsals for this section will occur on Thursday evenings from 6-8 PM. Members of the Color Guard are excused from zero hour (7-8 AM) rehearsals on Tuesdays & Thursdays.​

http://www.richlandcountyhsbands.org/information-on-the-2018-season.html

August 15th, 2018

8/15/2018

 

RCHS Bands & Choir Disney World Payments

The 2019 RCHS Bands & Choir Quadannual Disney World Trip falls the Spring of 2019. The date of the trip runs from May 30th to June 4th. Included in the trip is a performance down Disney's Main Street for the band and a performance in one of the parks for the choir. I have included the itinerary for this trip at the bottom of this post. You may ask for a copy of the itinerary by emailing me at cjones@rccu1.net.

The cost per student runs $952.03. Parents or guardians may elect to pay outright, or make quarterly payments. The quarterly payments schedule is as follows:

  • April 5 - $100 deposit per traveler
  • July 5 - $200 per traveler
  • Nov 5 - $200 per traveler
  • Feb 5 - $200 per traveler
  • April 5 – Final balance

The students may use the funds in their student accounts to cover the cost of the trip.

The RCHS Music Department will frequently hold fundraisers to help offset the cost for parents & guardians. We are, in fact, hosting a fundraiser at this very moment. Eighth grade students from St. Joe, RCMS, as well as RCHS bands & choir students are selling candy bars for $1. For every candy bar they sell, 50 cents goes into their student accounts. Each box earns the students $32 towards their student accounts.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to direct them to Mr. Jones at (618) 838-2191 ext 3137, or by email at cjones@rccu1.net.

2018 Meet the Tigers

8/15/2018

 

The Marching Tigers performs for Meet the Tigers on Friday, 8/17/18​

The Marching Tigers will perform the Spar Spangled Banner, School Song, and the first movement to the show this Friday at 6:30 PM in the RCHS stadium. The band is not marching the field show for this performance.

The call-time for all Marching Tigers is 5:30 PM in the rehearsal hall. Students, please eat a healthy dinner and drink plenty of water prior to the call-time. 

This event is hosted by the athletic department to showcase members of the dance team, cheerleaders, fall teams, and the Marching Tigers. 

The performance uniform for Meet the Tigers is the summer uniform (department shirts, department shorts, black crew socks, and Drillmaster shoes). Students, please do not wear old show shirts or section shirts.Those of you that participate in a fall sport (examples: football, cheer leading, dance, tennis..) will wear your sport/cheer uniforms instead. I anticipate the band will be done by 7:30 PM at the latest.

Just a reminder that the RCHS Bands performance & events calendar may be found at ​https://www.rchsbands.net/2018-2019-calendar.html. 
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    The author of these posts is Christopher Jones, Director of Bands at Richland County High School.

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