Daily Bulletin for 8/19

TUESDAY'S HOURLY WEATHER FORECAST:

Last update 8/19/24

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THIS WEEK'S OBJECTIVES:
MONDAY (8/19): Objectives complete! Well done, band!


TUESDAY (8/20): Memorized warm-ups, Los Dos Bandidos, Wanted Dead or Alive, & Silverado. Learn sets 20-23.

• 7:00-7:39...............................Winds and drumline only (no colorguard) in your chairs in the band room. You need your tuners, Inside the Circle book, and show music. Our primary focus is Silverado. However, we may also touch on the first two movements.
• 7:40-7:44...............................Put away tuners, and music, before making your way (carefully avoiding buses) to the grass on the circle drive. 
• 7:45-7:59...............................Rehearse Full Volume, Los Dos Bandidos, & Wanted Dead or Alive in a circle.
• 8:00-8:04...............................Colorguard joins the band. Parade Block B (not A) to the practice field. No tuners or music!
• 8:05-9:04................................Learn sets 20-23 (starting out with no instruments. May add instruments at the end)
• 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
• 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.

No music and tuners outside, please (except for Alex and Hadley). Colorguard need not report until 8 a.m.


WEDNESDAY (8/21):  Learn sets 23-26 (no instruments). Review sets 15A-23 (with instruments). Run sets 1-23 (with instruments).

• 7:00-7:19...............................Winds, drumline, and colorguard march in Parade Block A to the field, stretch, and run a lap.
• 7:20-7:34................................Marching fundamentals on the practice field
• 7:35-8:39................................Learn sets 23-26 (without instruments)
• 8:40-8:54................................Review sets 15A-23 (with instruments)
• 8:55-9:04................................Run sets 1-23 (with instruments)
• 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
• 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.

THURSDAY (8/22): Memorized warm-ups, Los Dos Bandidos, Wanted Dead or Alive, & Silverado. Review sets 1-26 (with instruments).

• 7:00-7:39...............................Winds and drumline only (no colorguard) in your chairs in the band room. You need your tuners, Inside the Circle book, and show music. Our primary focus is memorizing Silverado.
• 7:40-7:44...............................Put away tuners, and music, before making your way (carefully avoiding buses) to the grass on the circle drive. 
• 7:45-7:59...............................Rehearse Full Volume, Los Dos Bandidos, & Wanted Dead or Alive in a circle.
• 8:00-8:04...............................Colorguard joins the band. Parade Block B (not A) to the practice field. No tuners or music!
• 8:05-9:04................................Review 1-26 (starting out with no instruments. May add instruments at the end)
• 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block B back to the school
• 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.

• 6:00-8:00................................Colorguard only evening rehearsal. The colorguard is exempt from 7:00-7:59 rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

No music and tuners outside, please (except for Alex and Hadley). Colorguard need not report until 8 a.m.

FRIDAY (8/23): Learn sets 26-28C (no instruments). Review sets 15A-26 (with instruments). Run sets 1-23 (with instruments).

• 7:00-7:19...............................Winds, drumline, and colorguard march in Parade Block A to the field, stretch, and run a lap.
• 7:20-7:34................................Marching fundamentals on the practice field
• 7:35-8:39................................Learn sets 26-28C (without instruments)
• 8:40-8:54................................Review sets 15A-26 (with instruments)
• 8:55-9:04................................Run sets 1-26 (with instruments)
• 9:05-9:09.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
• 9:10-9:15..................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.

SATURDAY (8/24): Review and clean 1-28C 

• 9:00-9:19...............................Winds, drumline, and colorguard march in Parade Block A to the track, stretch, and run a lap.
• 9:20-9:34................................Marching fundamentals on the track
• 9:35-10:29................................Learn sets 15A-28C (without instruments)
• 10:30-11:14................................Review sets 15A-28C (with instruments)
• 11:15-11:49................................Run sets 1-28C (with instruments)
• 11:50-11:59.................................March in Parade Block A back to the school
• 12:00........................................Stow instruments, guard equipment, drill charts, coordinates, lanyards, water bottles, Drillmasters, Crossovers, and/or StylePLUS shoes.

PLEASE NOTE: The schedule above is a plan that may change, based on the weather, and how the band is performing on any given rehearsal. Consider this a pacing-guide for the ensemble, and not a stead-fast schedule. The schedule is subject to change as needed.

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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• 2027 Florida Trip Meeting: The Disney World, Universal Studios, and Cocoa Beach trip meeting on Thursday, September 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center
  
• Please grab your flip folder and lyre, and put those items in your locker.
• The music department is open for lunch this week.

• UPDATED MEETING DATES/TIMES WITH MRS. DEIMEL (3:15 P.M.):
  • MONDAY = Emma Meadows, Ethan Mehl, Jordi Mendoza, Callista Ridgely, Addison Ridgely, Brandon Seessengood, & Evey Mason
  • TUESDAY = Parker Brown, Emily Roth, Carly Houchin, Liam Ryden, Luke Seiler, Jasper Tracy, & Ethan Zuber
• Please pay your band fees, and for apparel orders. For the band to pay our financial obligations, outstanding balances need to be paid this week.
• Lawrenceville vs. Richland County Home Varsity Football Game on September 13, 2024 <added to the calendar on August 19th. Was not originally included on the performance calendar.

OLD ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• You will still need to bring your water canteen/cooler to practices, competitions, and games. Keep them full. You don't need sunblock for the 7:00-9:15 a.m. rehearsals. That being said, I recommend wearing sunblock for games (at least your neck and face), Saturday morning rehearsals, and for competitions.
• If you do not have a way to get to the school for 7 a.m. rehearsals, please message me this weekend. We will find a ride for you; whether it be a parent, or an upper clansmen. All I need is a note, a message, or an email from your parent/guardian that it is okay for you to ride with someone else. We do this every season for every practice. Marching Tigers are always here for each other!
• Just a reminder that doors are unlocked at the following times for weekday rehearsals:
  • Band Room glass doors = 6:45 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
  • Main Entrance (student parking) = 6:50 a.m. until 6:58 a.m.

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We have four birthdays to celebrate today - Happy Birthday shout outs go out to Bradlee Carpenter, Braxten Scheiber, Olyvia Waltz, and to the gentleman who knows his way around the anatomy of a cat, Mr. Powell.
  

• Lunch Reminder: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors - if you choose to leave for lunch you can not re-enter the school until the 1:00 bell.
• Attention Freshmen, yearbooks will be distributed during lunch in the commons area tomorrow.
• Students, there are (4) bells in the morning. They are as follows:
  • 7:35 AM - Enter building
  • 7:45 AM - Enter main academic hallway
  • 7:50 AM - Students can move to the 2nd floor
  • 8:00 AM - Tardy bell
• You should report to your OTE class towards the end of the day today. Students, check your schedules. If you don’t have a class entered as of yet, you should by this afternoon so please check again after lunch.
• Junior students enrolled in Auto Service at OCC should report Monday and Tuesday. Seniors Auto Service students will report Wednesday and Thursday.

• Our Tiger Golf squad finished in 7th place out of 16 teams at the Effingham St. Anthony tournament over the weekend. Tiger roars go to Reese Glover as he claimed 6th place overall with a round of 75. Ayden Nealis shot a 77 and took 11th place. Carsyn Ameter finished with a round of 90 and took 36th place, and Carter Blank shot a 107 and finished in 80th place. 

• Tiger good luck wishes go to our Tiger golf squad this afternoon as they are on the road to Robinson.
• Students, due to the strong demand and popularity of the class attendance percentage challenge last year, it’s time to start tracking our class attendance percentages yet again this year. Remember, if your class meets or beats the percentage number, your class will receive a one hour lunch at the end of the term. 
  • All righty folks, the moment we’ve all been waiting for:
    • All classes, you have to meet or beat 95% for the first term to earn your one hour lunch. Get to class - every class!!

Today is Monday, it’s time for the word of the day sponsored by Laren John Deere Erwin. The word of the day is Bamboozled. According to Merriam Webster, bamboozled means to deceive by underhanded methods - to confuse or frustrate. I am bamboozled by Mr. Wheeler’s outfits on a daily basis.

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