Here is the last TWIGEB of the year – communication from this point on will primarily be sent out by your student’s ensemble director.
Cookie Dough
Fundraiser Cookie Dough will be delivered to RHS on Thursday, Nov. 5th and will be available to pick up in hallway by the uniform room that day from 4-6 pm. You must pick up your cookie dough during this time because we do not have refrigerated facilities to store it. Please bring your pink order form copy so you can double check your order. Contact Idell Perkins at secretary@richardsonband.org if you have questions about cookie dough pick-up.
Friday Morning Rehearsal / Pep Rally
Our last pep rally of this semester is this Friday and we will all be in the stadium once again, pending weather. Please see details below:
7:00 am – 8:05 am: Marching Rehearsal on the Grid
8:05 am – 8:45 am: Head to stadium to rehearse with the drill team. This will be quite tricky as all of the pep-rally items will be set-up. Front Ensemble – put instruments away
8:45 am – 9:15 am: Break
9:45 am – 10:45 am: Pep Rally
10:45 am – Return to class (we will NOT have rehearsal after the pep rally). Please head to 2nd period. You are ONLY blocked for 0 hour and 1st period.
As mentioned, we will rehearse with the Eaglettes BEFORE the pep rally. Please remember to bring your flip folders stuffed with this week’s drill team tune (which happens to be Greased Lightning/We Go Together).
You can always find the “drill team tune” for the week by going to the Official Band Calendar at www.richardsonband.org
Attire for Friday morning rehearsals is:
(EQ)librium shirt / Jacket
Tennis Shoes
RHS vs Highland Park (Home)
We’re back at Home for our last football game as the RHS Eagles take on Highland Park! Unfortunately, even if the Eagles win on Friday, we will not be advancing to play-offs. As always, full details can be found on the Official Band Calendar at www.richardsonband.org. There will be an after party at the conclusion of the game.
Game Details
Drill Team Tune: Greased Lightning/We Go Together?Dinner Served: 4:10pm?Inspection: 5:45pm
Tailgate: 6:30pm?Kickoff: 7:30pm
Full Contest Uniform: marching shoes, black socks (mid calf length or higher), bibbers (uniform pants), GEB underarmor, jacket, baldric (sash), shako (hat).
Guard Uniform: Contest costume
*failure to have the items mentioned above as well as not having your instrument, flip folder, lyre and GEB silver water bottle FILLED WITH WATER will result in failing inspection. As a reminder we do not talk during inspection lines.
Other reminders include:
No nail polish
No jewelry (earrings, necklaces, rings, etc.)
No unnatural hair colors (blue, green, etc.)
Boys – clean shaven or trimmed facial hair
Girls – show hair
Senior Night
The time is here! Each year, we gather together on the final home game of the season to pay tribute and express our appreciation to the Senior Class. There will be three portions to the Senior Night recognitions: Pep-Rally, Pre-Game and Halftime. Please see the information below for details about each.
Please note: Any senior participating must be academically eligible to do so as this event occurs at a UIL football game.
Pep-Rally
As is tradition, there should be a Senior Parent portion of the Pep-Rally where you will have the opportunity to “perform” proudly before the RHS Community. The Pep-Rally portion is completely optional but due to the comedy it brings us all, highly encouraged.
Pre-Game
As we have done the last several years, all organizations will recognize its Seniors in the same manner at the Pre-Game ceremony.
Each Senior band member, accompanied by parents (or guardians) will be recognized at Pre-Game. Seniors and parents will line up at the south end zone at 6:55pm. The presentation will start at 7:00pm. All Band Seniors and parents will line up in alphabetical order (by last name) and prepare to be escorted down the field. Parents and Senior will walk down the field together, stop at the 50 and then walk between the Eaglettes and Cheerleaders before lining up on the track. After everyone from all of the organizations have been recognized, seniors will be dismissed to join the band in the stands.
Band parents – please wear a Band T-Shirt, polo or some other kind of GEB gear.
Halftime
Before the start of the show, seniors will come to the front of the field to meet the drum majors for the Senior Salute.
The announcement of the Band Beau and Sweetheart will occur at halftime as well.
Post Game
After the game, we will play the fight song and Alma Mater and do the full dismissal, after which you will be released to the field to participate in the Senior Walk. The Senior Walk takes place roughly 5-10 minutes after the completion of the game and you will no problem getting to the field from the stands in time.
We’re all looking forward to another great Senior Night!
Band Beau and Sweetheart
Students – please use the following link to cast your ballot for Band Beau and Band Sweetheart. Use your g.risd.org email to log in. Provide your first and last names and ID number on the form as a second form of verification. Only vote ONCE – any duplicate ballots will be deleted. Link closes on Wednesday @ 5:00 pm.
http://goo.gl/forms/Gj8pHKONnj
Upcoming Events
11/09 – Dr. Michelle Stanley – “Careers in the Music Field” presentation (during 1st period)
11/09 – Spirit Night @ Pluckers
11/09 – West JH Band Blast (section leaders, drumline and West JH alums)
11/13 – Northwood Hills/ACM Pep Rally (drumline)
11/14 – 9th Grade All-Region Auditions
Thank you,
Mr. Marquez