Newton Marching Eagles Band Classic & Marching Maroon Festival - 10/6/18
Please make sure to bring the following items:
- Department shirt
- Department shorts
- Black crew socks
- Drillmasters
- 1 quart water cooler filled with water
- Roughly $10-20 in cash for dinner & snacks (lunch is provided)
- Sweatshirt or light jacket, pants, & comfortable shoes (optional)
The schedule for the day is as follows:
7:00 am..................Call-time for Guard
8:00 am..................Call-time for all winds & percussion
8:05 am..................Winds, drumline, & color guard load equipment
8:45 am..................Rehearsal in stadium (no instruments or front ensemble)
8:45 am..................Front ensemble loads equipment on trailer
10:05 am....................Buses arrive at RCHS, exit 21
10:15 am................Depart for Newton, IL
10:55 am................Arrive at Newton High School
11:00 am................Unload instruments, & equipment
11:30 am................Lunch provided by the Olney Music Boosters & change
12:10 pm................Mental warm-up at trailer in full uniform
12:35 pm................Move to musical warm-up
12:45 pm................Musical warm-up
1:00 pm..................Leave for physical warm-up
1:05 pm..................Physical warm-up
1:20 pm..................Move to staging area
1:30 pm..................Perform at the Newton Marching Eagles Classic (Class 4A)
1:45 pm..................Return to buses to load equipment & instruments
1:45-2:15 pm.........Load equipment and uniforms & free-time
2:15 pm..................Meet in the visitor stands (look for department shirts)
2:20 pm..................Awards ceremony
3:00 pm..................Depart for Robinson, IL
3:45 pm..................Arrive at Robinson High School
3:50 pm..................Unload instruments, & equipment
4:30 pm..................Dinner & change into uniforms
5:00 pm..................Mental warm-up in full uniform
5:25 pm..................Physical warm-up
5:40 pm..................Move to musical warm-up
5:50 pm..................Musical warm-up
6:05 pm..................Move to staging area
6:15 pm..................Perform at the Marching Maroons Band Festival (Class AA)
6:30 pm..................Return to buses to load equipment & instruments
7:15 pm..................Return to stadium to watch Newton & Robinson perform
8:15 pm..................Awards ceremony
8:30 pm..................Meet at buses
8:40 pm..................Buses depart for Olney, IL
9:45 pm......................Estimated arrival time for buses to RCHS.