Hello GEB,<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Contest Season!\u00a0 Please see below for details this week (10\/02\/17-10\/07\/17). There is ALOT information in this email; please read through it all.<\/p>\n
The eligibility report was released on Friday and 201\/203 (99%) of you PASSED your non-exempt classes; I am SO proud of you! Thank you for taking care of business in the classroom!<\/p>\n
Regular Rehearsals Continue<\/p>\n
Remember to bring your dot book, pencil and have all of the music memorized.<\/p>\n
I wanted to remind you of some rehearsal exceptions (that has been on the calendar since April):
\nFriday, October 6th: Rehearsal from 9:00am – 12:00pm. There is no school on this day but there is a rehearsal with a clinician\/Eaglettes in the morning and a game in the evening. Game Meal Plan will be provided just a little earlier than usual (3:45pm). After loading instruments, students will have a break from 12:30pm – 3:45pm. Lunch will be on their own.
\nMonday, October 9th: No Rehearsal
\nFriday Morning Rehearsal\/Drill Team Information<\/p>\n
As a reminder on game days, we will rehearse in the STADIUM. ALL woodwinds, brass and drumline students must bring their flip folder stuffed with this week\u2019s drill team tune (Bang Bang); we will pass it out in classes this week. Anyone who forgets his\/her flip folder and drill team tune at this rehearsal will automatically fail inspection for the week, so make sure you remember! Again, this rehearsal will be from 9:00am – 12:00pm.<\/p>\n
RHS vs Jesuit (AWAY) 10\/06\/17<\/p>\n
The third AWAY 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.<\/p>\n
Dinner will be served in the Eagles Nest for those who signed up for the meal plan at 3:45pm. Please note that this is only for those who signed up for the Football Game meal plan.<\/p>\n
Game Details
\nDrill Team Tune: Bang Bang
\nDinner Served: 3:45 PM (Eagles Nest – Canes)
\nInspection: 5:15 PM
\nTailgate: 6:30 PM
\nKickoff: 7:30 PM<\/p>\n
Postell Stadium
\n12345 Inwood Rd.
\nDallas, TX 75244<\/p>\n
FULL UNIFORM: GEB Compression Shirt, GEB black athletic shorts, LONG black socks and marching shoes.<\/p>\n
Guard – Ask Ms. Maldonado<\/p>\n
A student will fail inspection if he\/she:<\/p>\n
? shows up late
\n? wears the wrong attire
\n? is missing uniform items
\n? is missing instrument (and parts of instrument)
\n? has a unclean and not fully functioning working instrument
\n? is missing a lyre\/flip folder
\n? is lacking a filled water bottle (water only)
\n? wears make-up\/nail polish
\n? wears jewelry (religious affiliation allowed)
\n? has an unnatural hair color (blue, green, etc.)
\n? has the incorrect \u201cshow hair\u201d
\n? is not clean-shaven (boys)
\n? talks<\/p>\n
After the game, everyone will hang their uniform correctly and turn in their shoes.<\/p>\n
Parents – we will need MANY volunteers for the football game. Mrs. Forssell will be sending out information so be on the look out and sign-up!<\/p>\n
Marching Contest – A Beginner\u2019s Guide<\/p>\n
There are two types main types of marching contests that we will attend this year. \u201cInvitational\u201d and \u201cUIL\u201d contests.
\nFor Invitational Contests:
\n1) We do not find out performance times until about two weeks before the contests.
\n2) Usually there are 20+ marching bands entered into each contest. Each one of these bands performs in the preliminary round, which starts early in the morning and goes until about 5:30pm. As stated above, we will be scheduled a preliminary performance time about two weeks in advance.
\n3) There are 5-7 judges in prelims who rank each of the bands based upon the scores they earn in each of their captions (or categories such as marching, music, percussion, guard, general effect). The top 10 bands from prelims will perform again in finals that evening. Bands will either perform in random or ranked order in finals (10th place performs first, 9th place performs second, etc). This means that should we make finals (which is a BIG deal in itself), we will not know our finals performance time until at least 6pm that day.
\n4) Each of the 10 finalist bands perform in the evening, usually starting around 7pm. After all the finalists perform, the judges tabulate the finals scores and the final contest ranks are announced.\u00a0Scoring starts all over again in finals and typically, many of the judges switch captions (or the categories in which they are judging) in finals. This makes the finals round almost like a whole new contest.
\n5) All of this makes contest day a pretty long day. You should plan for our non-UIL contest (Little Elm\/Desoto) to take all day.<\/p>\n
For Region UIL Contests:
\n1) We will find out our performance time about two weeks in advance. This contest happens during the school day and the kids will miss classes in order to attend.
\n2) Each band only performs once at the Region UIL contest. There are no prelims or finals.
\n3) Three judges will each give the band a rating on a scale of 1 to 5.
\n– 1 (Superior)? – 2 (Excellent)? – 3 (Good)? – 4 (Fair)? – 5 (Poor)
\n4) As opposed to the Invitational style contest where bands are competing against each other, at UIL, bands are not ranked against each other. Rather, the bands are each evaluated independently and given a rating based upon the UIL standards.
\n5) The band is given an overall rating based on the combination of the three judges scores. For example, if a band gets a 1, 1, 2\u2026 that band’s overall rating would be a 1 (called a 1st Division or \u201cSuperior\u201d rating).
\nLittle Elm Classic on the Lake Marching Contest 10\/07\/17
\nOur first contest of the season is on, October 7th at Little Elm Marching Contest. Below is ALL the information you\u2019ll need for the day:<\/p>\n
Schedule<\/p>\n
9:00am: Call Time
\n9:15am: Rehearsal at Eagle Stadium
\n11:00am: Rehearsal ends, load trucks
\n11:15am: Lunch!
\n12:15pm: Change into uniform
\n12:45pm: Inspection
\n1:05pm: Depart for Little Elm
\n2:00pm: Arrive at Little Elm\/Check In
\n3:30pm: Warm-up
\n4:15pm: Prelims Performance
\n5:30pm: Finals announced<\/p>\n
The Little Elm Classic on the Lake Marching Contest is a Prelims\/Finals format contest. There will be 23 bands at this event. If we advance to finals, we will not know what time we perform until 5:30pm or so. Dinner will be provided to all of the students.<\/p>\n
7:30pm: Finals Begin
\n10:15pm: Final Results
\n11:30pm: Expected ETA at RHS. Brief meeting then dismissal.<\/p>\n
*should we not make finals, we may be returning sooner. A message through TWTTER will be sent out when we are on our way home.<\/p>\n
Parent Info<\/p>\n
If you are a parent who is not chaperoning\/helping on the field, we NEED you in the stands supporting the band. The location of the contest is:<\/p>\n
LEISD Athletic Complex
\n1151 East Eldorado Parkway
\nLittle Elm, Texas 75068<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how this works: when the band enters the field and the announcer calls our name, we need a fleet of parents in the stands cheering and going NUTS for the kids. This is all part of the competition! It sends a message to the judges that\u2026 \u201chey, you really need to pay attention to this band!\u201d While we have many parents already traveling with the band as volunteers, they will be down on the field helping with equipment. Come out and see what your kids have been toiling away for because trust me, the football games have just been a preview of the contest show.<\/p>\n
Parking is free. Admission to the contest is $10.00 for spectators and free for 3 and under. For our volunteers, Little Elm only provides us with a set number of volunteer passes. This means that you should be prepared to pay the $10.00 entry fee just in case we don\u2019t have enough to cover everyone.\u00a0While I know that can be frustrating, keep in mind that this is a very important fundraiser for the LEHS Band.<\/p>\n
Student Info<\/p>\n
You are going to need to bring a good number of items with you on Saturday. Pay careful attention as we\u2019ll have several different \u201coutfits\u201d for the day.
\nWhen you arrive in the morning, you\u2019ll need to be wearing:
\n\u2022 Compression Shirt (you may wear your Arabian Nights shirt on top)
\n\u2022 GEB Black Athletic shorts
\n\u2022 Long black socks (MUST HAVE)
\nYou\u2019ll need to bring a duffle bag\/back pack. Inside your duffle\/backpack, you\u2019ll need our \u201cstands uniform\u201d which will be:
\n\u2022 Arabian Nights Show Shirt
\n\u2022 Shorts\/jeans (school appropriate) and sweater (in case it gets cold)
\n\u2022 Tennis shoes
\nYou\u2019ll come at 9:00am, drop your items off in the locker room, grab your instrument and head to the stadium. You should be in the block by 9:15am. Section leaders arrive at 8:45am to tape the field.<\/p>\n
After rehearsal concludes at 11:00am, you will begin to load up the trucks (props, percussion, low reeds\/low brass, etc.). Lunch will be served starting at 11:15am. Once you have eaten, you will head to the uniform room and put on your full uniform. You should be changing into full uniform no later than 12:15pm. Inspection is at 12:45pm \u2013 At inspection, we\u2019ll be dressed in and will have:
\n\u2022 Compression Shirt\/GEB Black Shorts (under uniform)
\n\u2022 Long black socks (under uniform)
\n\u2022 Full Contest Uniform (including gloves)
\n\u2022 Marching Shoes
\n\u2022 Instrument in case (for winds that did not place on truck)
\n\u2022 Duffle bag\/backpack (with your stands uniform inside: jeans\/shorts that are school appropriate, Arabian Nights shirt, sweater and tennis shoes)<\/p>\n
At 1:05pm, we\u2019ll load buses and head to Little Elm. Upon our arrival, you\u2019ll get all the instructions you\u2019ll need.<\/p>\n
After our prelims performance, we will hear if we will be advancing to finals. Everyone will receive dinner via the contest meal plan between prelims and finals OR after finals. You may want to bring additional money for\u00a0souvenirs\u00a0and\/or concession stand goodies.<\/p>\n
This will be a long day so make sure you\u2019re resting up throughout the week! The good news is that there is NO SCHOOL OR REHEARSAL on Monday, October 9th.<\/p>\n
*students who are academically ineligible may not (by state law) be anywhere near the band during the contest. This includes but not limited to: traveling, sitting or eating (contest meals) with the band. Failure to abide by this rule could result is loss of UIL status for the entire program.<\/p>\n
Upcoming Contests
\nWed, October 11: PSAT (there is morning rehearsal)
\nFri, October 13: Pep Rally, UT Rehearsal, OU Pre-Game, JH Night
\nSat, October 14: Desoto Classic Invitational Marching Contest (Prelims\/Finals)
\nTue, October 17: RHS vs Berkner Volleyball Performance
\nFrid, October 20: RHS vs LH
\nWed, October 25: Region 3 UIL Marching Contest (evening performance)<\/p>\n
Thank you,<\/p>\n
Mr. Marquez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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