Color guard, majorette, and dance line:
*Please refer to your sponsors for exact rehearsal times and locations for the week of July 17-21.
*Your rehearsal schedules and locations are sometimes a little different.
Instrumentalists – Music Camp – week of July 17-21:
*Unless you are on Leadership Team, your first day of rehearsal is Monday, July 17 from 8am to 12pm.
*Music Camp is OUTSIDE at Chelsea High School each day from July 17-21, 8am to 12pm.
*Bring lots of water, gatorade or powerade, sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, etc. You are encouraged to bring coolers or some type of method to keep the liquids cold.
*Wear laced tennis shoes. We will be marching.
*You will need your instrument.
Parking, drop-off and pick-up location for week of July 17-21:
*Parking and any drop-off or pick-up should be done from the student parking lot and not the back lot.
*However, beware of road construction on Highway 11. You may need to use the east entrance to the school (bus road) if construction is happening near the main entrance.
Band lockers:
*You may rent a locker in the band room for the year starting Monday, July 17.
*Band lockers are $5 cash.
Uniform fitting:
*As you know, we are awaiting our NEW band uniforms to be shipped.
*Instrumentalists will be fitted for uniforms as soon as they have arrived and have been organized.
*More details to follow.
ALL STUDENTS – week of July 24-28:
*We will rehearse with all students on the soccer field (not the front field) the week of July 24-28.
*Times for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are 8am to 12pm.
*Times for Tuesday and Thursday are 8am to 3pm.
*If you did not purchase band camp lunch for Tuesday and Thursday through online registration, please bring your own lunch.
*We will begin learning drill for the halftime show.
*Bring LOTS of water, gatorade or powerade, sunglasses, hats, sunscreen, etc.
*You MUST hydrate and take care of yourself!
*You must wear laced tennis or athletic shoes.
Tents for band camp week:
*Students and parents may use tents for shade during the week of July 24-28, and July 31 and August 1.
*Tents can be set up on Sunday, July 23 on the soccer field starting at 2pm.
*This is not required and students often share tents.
*We are not responsible for the tents or items left out during that week.
*Tents must come down at the end of practice on August 1.
*Tents should be set up next to the fence on the perimeter of the field.
Rookie ceremony:
*Our new band members (rookies) will be assigned an older mentor who will help them throughout the season.
*The rookies and mentors will go through a fun ceremony at 11:45am on Friday, July 28.
*More details to follow.
Band pictures:
*Band pictures are scheduled for Wednesday, August 2, in the morning.
*These will be taken on the Chelsea High campus.
*We may need some modifications due to our new uniforms not being shipped yet.
*More details to follow.
Parent Preview show:
*Parent Preview of all of our hard work is scheduled for Thursday, August 3 at 7:00pm.
*This is always dependent on weather.
*More details to follow.
New Remind Codes:
*Please sign up for Remind if you have not already!!!
*Remind is a one-way texting service we use for announcements.
*This is for students and parents!
*You will sign up for the class or category that best fits your role in the band.
*For 8th grade marchers, text @2bk9kgc to 81010.
*For Color Guard, text @d8k78c to 81010.
*For Concert Band, text @e87c97 to 81010.
*For Dance Line and Majorette, text @c6d3823 to 81010.
*For Wind Ensemble, text @dbdee8 to 81010.
*This is an important communication tool, so please sign up asap!
Thank you for your patience and attention with all that information! Time to start stocking up on water and Gatorade. I appreciate your willingness to plan ahead and make the start of this season as successful as we can! If you have any questions, please email me at plawley@shelbyed.org.