Regular Rehearsals Continue!
\nThe regular marching rehearsal schedule is 7:00am-8:30am Monday through Friday. Please note one important exception below:
\nMonday, Oct 12: Stadium Rehearsal 5-9pm – note that there is no school this day.
\n*it is important that everyone arrives on time everyday. As a reminder, for every minute you are late = 1 lap and 10 points off of your participation grade. Also, tutoring is expected to be done in the afternoons so we can maximize our rehearsal time. With that being said, please pass your classes!
\nFriday Morning Rehearsal \/ Pep Rally
\nThe first pep rally of the year is this Friday. For the first time, we will all be in the stadium! Because of this, our rehearsal schedule will be a bit different. Please see details below:
\n7:00 am – 9:15 am: Marching Rehearsal on the Grid
\n9:15 am – 9:30 am: Break \/ Move to stadium
\n9:45 am – 10:45 am: Pep Rally
\n11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Marching Rehearsal in the stadium (band and Eaglettes will be blocked for 2nd and 3rd period).
\n12:00 pm – 12:25 pm: Change \/ Go to 4th period or lunch
\n* rehearsals were approved by Mr. Bruner and are within the UIL 8 hour rule as the second rehearsal occurs during the school day and we did not rehearse during Labor Day Holiday.
\nWe will rehearse with the Eaglettes after the pep rally. This is especially important to note because ALL woodwinds, brass and drumline students must remember to bring their flip folders stuffed with this week\u2019s drill team tune (which happens to be Happy this week). Anyone who forgets his\/her flip folder, drill team tune, or attire at this rehearsal will automatically fail inspection for this week, so make sure you remember!
\nYou can always find the \u201cdrill team tune\u201d for the week by going to the Official Band Calendar at www.richardsonband.org
\nAttire for Friday morning rehearsals is:
\nBlack Athletic Shorts or GEB Athletic Shorts
\n(EQ)librium shirt
\nWater bottles
\nPass-offs… want to try again?
\nWind players can come and re-attempt movement I\/school song pass-offs for any of the directors after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays before 5:30pm. We can\u2019t guarantee availability every day (some days there are meetings, etc), but we\u2019ll do our best to be in our offices between 4:10-5:30pm those days for the next few weeks. If you drop by, we\u2019ll be happy to fire up the click track for you.
\nIn the mean time, want to practice step offs with the click track?
\nThe click tracks for Mvt. I and II are now posted in the student area in Charms. In order to log into Charms, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.charmsoffice.com\/charms\/plogin.asp. Your school code is “RichardsonHSB”, and your password for the student area is your ID number. You will be able to find the click track in the “Click Track” folder in the “Handouts & Files” section.
\nRHS vs Wylie (Home)
\nThe first HOME football game of the year is coming up this Friday night! As always, full details can be found on the Official Band Calendar at www.richardsonband.org.
\nWhen the bell rings to release school, dinner will be served in the Eagles Nest for those who signed up for the meal plan. Please note that this is only for those who signed up for the Football Game meal plan.
\nWith this being a home football game, we have a little more time this week. Please note that we\u2019ll be wearing the Summer Uniform again this week.
\nHome Games: Freshman students\/parents, you might be asking yourself…what\u2019s different with home games vs. away games? Well two main things: tailgate and after parties
\nTailgate occurs at 6:30pm in the parking lot just outside the band hall and is a mini pep-rally involving the band, cheer leaders and Eaglettes. Directly following the Tailgate, the band marches into the stadium and enters the stands. Any and all Eagle fans are invited!
\nAfter Parties are hosted by the various classes of the band (Seniors, Juniors, etc) and take place in the Eagles Nest after home games. These are events for the entire band family to celebrate our hard work and outstanding performance. They last for 1 hour after the band is released from the stands after which, the band hall is closed and all students must be picked up. We\u2019ll send out a Twitter message letting everyone know what time the Band Hall will close for the evening which can be viewed via the Twitter feed or at www.richardsonband.org.
\nGame Details
\nDrill Team Tune: Happy?Dinner Served: 4:10pm?Inspection: 5:45pm?Tailgate: 6:30pm?Kickoff: 7:30pm
\nSummer Uniform: GEB Dri-fit shirt, GEB black athletic shorts, black ANKLE socks, marching shoes.
\n*failure to have the items mentioned above as well as not having your instrument, flip folder, lyre and FILLED water bottle will result in failing inspection. As a reminder we do not talk during inspection lines .
\nGuard Uniform: Please ask Ms. Maldonado
\nMandatory Spring Trip Informational Meeting
\nSeptember 15, 2015 – 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the band hall.
\nBand Handbook
\nFreshmen received a copy of the band handbook today. All other parents and students please see the link below. Please sign and return the handbook forms (pages v and xvii) to Mr. McKinney\u2019s box by Friday, September 18th. Students should have received copies of these two forms in class today as well. Students will receive a 100 as a participation grade in their classes upon returning both sheets signed.
\nhttps:\/\/richardsonband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/RHS-Band-Handbook-15-16.pdf
\nThe handbook and the forms can also be accessed on Charms.
\nThank you,<\/p>\n
Mr. Marquez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Regular Rehearsals Continue! The regular marching rehearsal schedule is 7:00am-8:30am Monday through Friday. Please note one important exception below: Monday, Oct 12: Stadium Rehearsal 5-9pm – note that there is no school this day. *it is important that everyone arrives on time everyday. As a reminder, for every minute you are late = 1 lap and 10 points off of your participation grade. Also, tutoring is expected to be done in the afternoons so we can maximize our rehearsal time. With that being said, please pass your classes! Friday Morning Rehearsal \/ Pep Rally The first pep rally of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1506802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1506802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1506802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richardsonband.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1506802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}