We are in the heart of marching competition season! Our last two competitions come later this month. These last two weeks were fun-packed as we did our field show for the Sacramento City College Panther football game and for our last home game versus Florin. In both cases the home team won big. Coincidence? I think not!
Students have practice charts due every Friday as the homework for class. Students should expect to practice at least 20-30 minutes PER DAY. Since all testing going forward is with the memorized march while marching or marking time in place, so students should practice accordingly. For a student also in an additional music class, their one practice chart counts for both classes.
October 31st we are in intense rehearsal until 4:30 pm. Students are picking apart the march while marching. Be ready for an intense workout! Percussion and guard go until 5:30.
November 2nd is a shortened day because it’s the end of the quarter. Students are released from 6th period at 12:15. We ask that students either bring their lunch or eat in the cafeteria so we can start our 7th period class promptly at 1 pm. Class time will go until 3:30 pm with the percussion and guard going until 5:30 pm. This allows us extra time to hone our marching skills.
November 10th is our next competition in Napa and TOC in Fairfield is on November 17th. In both cases transportation is by district school bus. We need someone to tow our trailer. We also request we have some parents ride the bus as chaperons and help with feeding our students. The competitions are a fun way to volunteer and get to know our marching band and color guard family.
Since those two weeks are competition weeks, I want to remind all students and parents the importance of attendance. During these weeks we must have everyone attend for the FULL rehearsal. There will be no excused absences, tardiness or early dismissals. Please do NOT make any appointments that will pull your student out of class during these times. Please understand that being there for the FULL rehearsal may mean missing/being late to a sports event or being late to a church event. We MUST have everyone there for the full time! The bulk of our “seat hours” occur during the time between the beginning of school and the Thanksgiving break, which begins after TOC.
Thanks for your continued support!
Mrs. Wilmer and staff
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