"...attached is a schedule for the day. Your students will receive a pared-down version from us as well. We will have EIU students and staff on hand to guide your students by instrument, voice, or area from one session to the next."
The clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. We will depart RCHS at around 11:15 a.m. to allow time for lunch and the drive to Charleston, IL. We will return at 5:00 p.m. Eight people are attending the trip to EIU. Those people are Jereme Higginbotham, Emma Wells, Evey Mason, Ethan Zuber, Aidan Gomez, Ethan Mehl, Callista Ridgely, and Addison Ridgely. If you are auditioning for band or orchestra, you my print the music by clicking HERE. See the bottom of this message for more details. A message from Dr. Ryan, Professor of Percussion at EIU: "...attached is a schedule for the day. Your students will receive a pared-down version from us as well. We will have EIU students and staff on hand to guide your students by instrument, voice, or area from one session to the next." UPDATED ON 9/20/23 WITH ADJUSTMENT TO EIU SCHEDULE The Marching Tigers compete in the Panther Marching Band Festival at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on Saturday, September 30th, 2023. The packing list includes...
Eat a healthy breakfast before reporting for the call-time. Lunch is at 1:30 p.m.! Granola bars will be available in the morning to tide folks over until lunch. The schedule for the Panther Marching Band Festival: 8:00 am................Call-time for all Marching Tigers in department clothing 8:05 am................Load remaining equipment 8:50 am................Buses arrive at the RCHS circle drive 9:00 am..................Depart for Charleston, IL 10:29 am................Estimated arrival time at Eastern Illinois University 10:30 am................Change into uniforms and unpack equipment 11:10 am................Parade Block A 11:35 am................Move to warmup area B 11:45 am................Warmup on practice field 12:25 pm................Move to the staging area/stadium gate 12:40 pm................Arrive at staging area 12:45 pm..................Perform in the stadium 1:15 pm..................Return to the trailer to stow uniforms and equipment 1:45 pm..................Lunch, provided by the Olney Music Boosters 2:00 pm.................Free time to watch bands and visit concessions! 3:45 pm..................Meet at in a designated location in the home stands 4:15 pm................Awards ceremony in the stadium 5:00 pm................Those departing on Bus #1 (early bus) meet at the buses 5:15 pm................Bus #1 departs for Olney, IL 6:30 pm....................Estimated return time for Bus #1 to RCHS 7:45 pm................All remaining students meet at bus #2 (late bus) 8:00 pm................Bus #2 departs for Olney, IL 9:30 pm.................Estimated return time for Bus #2 to RCHS TICKETS : Adults $10.00; Students and Senior Citizens $5.00. Children 5 and under are free. Festival Programs will be available for $5.00. Cash and check only. I have listed the performance times of class 4A & class 5A below, for those that decide to watch the big marching bands perform. - UPDATED BY EVENT COORDINATOR ON 9/22/23 - The Newton Marching Eagles Classic is scheduled for Saturday, October 7th, 2022. Here are the details for the upcoming event... Please make sure to bring the following items:
The schedule for the day is as follows: 9:45 pm......................All members meet with the student-leadership in the band room (updated upon request by the student-leadership on Oct. 5th) 10:00 am..................Call-time for all members 10:05 am..................Load equipment & uniforms 10:30 am..................Rehearsal in stadium (no instruments or front ensemble) 11:30 am................Lunch provided by the Olney Music Boosters 12:00 pm......................Buses arrive at RCHS, circle drive 12:10 pm..................Depart for Newton, IL 12:45 pm..................Arrive at Newton High School 12:50 pm................Unload instruments and change into uniforms 1:35 pm................Mental warm-up at trailer in full uniform (jackets off) 1:55 pm................Move to the practice field 2:00 pm................Physical warm-up 2:15 pm................Leave for physical warm-up 2:20 pm................Music warm-up 2:35 pm................Move to staging area 2:40 pm.................Arrive at stadium gates 2:45 pm......................Perform at the Newton Marching Eagles Classic (Class A) 2:45 pm..................Move to end zone bleachers for exhibition performance 3:00 pm..................Awards ceremony 3:30 pm..................Return to buses to load equipment & instruments 4:00 pm..................Buses depart for Olney, IL 4:30 pm....................Estimated arrival time for buses to RCHS. UPDATED:
The Marching Tigers performs at the Olney Fine Arts Festival and the Robinson Marching Maroons Band Festival on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023. The packing list includes...
8:30 am...............Call-time for all Marching Tigers at RCHS 8:35 am...............Load equipment and uniforms on to the trailer 9:00 am...............Practice on the practice field (no instruments) 10:20 am..............Buses arrive at RCHS, circle drive 10:30 am..............Depart for Robinson, IL 11:29 am..............Estimated arrival time at Robinson High School (Robinson, IL) 11:30 am..............Lunch provided by the Olney Music Boosters in Robinson 12:15 pm..............Change into uniforms and unpack equipment 1:10 pm................Physical warm-up 1:25 pm................Move to music warm-up 1:35 pm................Music warm-up 1:50 pm................Move to the staging area/stadium gate 2:00 pm..................Perform in the stadium 2:45 pm................Travel to the trailer to store uniforms and equipment 3:15 pm................Free time to watch the other bands and visit concessions! 5:00 pm................Meet in the stands as a group 5:30 pm................Awards ceremony (head to trailer immediately after awards) 6:15 pm................Estimated departure time from Robinson High School 7:30 pm.................Estimated return time to RCHS The Marching Tigers are competing in the Sage City Invitational in Monticello High School on Saturday, September 16th, 2023. The packing list includes...
The schedule for September 16th: 10:00 am...............Call-time for all Marching Tigers in the band room 10:15 am..............Practice with no instruments 11:15 am..............Pack all equipment and lunch 11:50 am..............Buses arrive at the RCHS circle drive 12:00 pm................Depart for Monticello High School (1 Sage St., Monticello, IL) 2:30 pm................Unpack equipment 3:15pm................Sing through music 3:45 pm................Meet guides 3:55 pm................Move to the warm up area 4:00 pm................Warmup 4:30 pm................Depart for stadium gate 4:45 pm................Perform in the stadium 5:00 pm................Travel back to the buses 5:30 pm................Free time (watch competition and visit concessions) 7:30 pm................Meet in the stands 7:45 pm................Awards ceremony in the stadium 8:20 pm................Estimated return time to the buses 8:30 pm................Departure for Olney 11:00 pm...............Estimated return time to RCHS Class 2A = Newton, Effingham & Richland County |
AuthorThe author of these posts is Christopher Jones, Director of Bands at Richland County High School. Archives
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