Napa Competition Itinerary for November 9th!

General Information

If your parent is driving to watch and needs a driving packet, or a parent is driving you home early from the competition, please inform me immediately! Parents who are driving to support the group – you will need to park in the public parking garage next to the competition zone. Only the bus and trailer may park in the bus parking lot on Second Street or on the street.
Please make sure you have paid for your food and equipment! A second bill went out 1 ½ weeks ago.
I hope to get a picture order form. If so, it will be on a clipboard next to the Marching Band agenda.

Marching band & color guard rehearsals in November

Friday, November 1st – block 12:30 – 2 pm. Drum line 2 – 5 pm
Call time for game – 6:15 pm
Monday, November 4th – block & guard 3 – 4:30 pm. Drum line 5:30 – 7pm
Wednesday, November 6th – block & guard 3 – 5:30 pm. Drum line 5:30 – 7pm
Friday, November 8th – block, guard, percussion 3 – 5.
Call time for game – 6:15 pm. Leave at half time (about 8 pm) to load trailer.
Saturday, November 9th – Napa competition. Check itinerary for times.
Monday, November 11th – Veteran’s Day – No school or rehearsal.
Wednesday, November 13th - block & guard 3 – 5:30 pm. Drum line 5:30 – 7pm
Friday, November 15th – block, guard, drum line 3 – 5:30pm. Load trailer 5:30 – 6:10pm
Saturday, November 16th – TOC at Lincoln of Stockton. Check itinerary for times.
Monday, November 18th – begin winter percussion clinics 3 – 5:30 pm; guard & block 3 – 4:30 pm

Schedule for Friday, 11/8

Friday – Practice from 3 – 5:00 pm. Dress warmly. Call time for the game is 6:15pm. We will stay until after we play at halftime, then return to the room to load the trailer. We should be done by 8:30-9pm.
It is YOUR responsibility to make sure your instrument is in line, including drum line and guard equipment. Everyone helps get stuff out to the trailer.

Saturday, 11/9 – Competition Day!!
Students will have 1 ½ - 2 hours on the bus where they can sleep.

5:55am --- Call time. Come dressed in your bibbers, black socks and shoes. ONLY your baldrick is in your garment bag. Put your name on your garment bag.
Guard – come in your uniform with hair done.
Load the baldricks onto the rack & into the trailer.
6:15am --- load bus. You can bring a pillow if you want. No one enters the bus until the trailer is completely loaded.
6:30am --- Leave RHS parking lot. We CANNOT wait for anyone because we are on a tight schedule.
8:15am (approx.) --- arrive at the bus parking lot. Unload trailer. Mrs. Wilmer will go to registration so follow the direction of the crews and parents. Procedure will be similar to Del Oro with percussion warming up first. Percussion set up for warm-up.
Students must follow directions of crews once you receive your garment bag, instrument and shako box.
Get out instrument, put garment bag, and case where crew says and go to warm-up area. You will get your plumes just prior to formation.
Guard – get flags from crew. Find a warm-up spot and go through routine.
9: 55am – Proceed in SINGLE file from staging area to formation area.
10:00am – Formation / Inspection in the inspection zone. There we will be counted to insure we are in correct class. We are in class 1A for bands up to 40 block members.
10:10am – Proceed to final warm-up zone, then quiet zone where we will do final block up for competition. We are the 5th of 6 bands in our class to compete.
10:40am – WE ARE ON!! Street competition! Let’s do it!
10:45am -- Percussion competition zone. Competition ends. Proceed to pictures. Put away instruments, then you may choose to change and go back to watch larger groups or return your garment bag and shoe and shako boxes to the crews. We will load the trailer during this time.
12:10pm – Back at the bus to proceed to the stadium for lunch! Make sure to pick up your trash, cleanup crew work with parents and EVERYONE thank the parent volunteers who made and served lunch.
2:05pm -- Proceed to the stadium for the awards ceremony. Concert percussion competition is in the stadium from 1:30 – 2:00. If you watch the percussion, come back to the bus so we can go over as a group. The group sits together. Shawn, Ashley and Chase P. go to the south end of the stadium in your uniforms. You must be there by 2:15. I go to the north east corner. Parent chaperons stay with students.
2:30pm – Awards ceremony. Keep your fingers crossed!
3:15pm (approximately) – End of awards ceremony. Make sure to use the restroom on your way back. Proceed to bus for return trip. We will leave as soon after the ceremony as possible. Let's be polite to our band family members and stay quiet on the bus after a loooong day.
5:15pm (approximately) – Return to RHS. Unload trailer. Take home instruments, garment bag and shoe box. Shakos and percussion equipment go into the room.

Thanks for a great day! See you at practice next week to prepare for Tournament of Champions at Stockton. It is our last competition, so be ready to work hard.

Del Oro competition, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013

We continue in the heart of the marching season. Our first competition went well. This Saturday is our second of four. It is critical we have ALL students at every practice for the FULL rehearsal this week. Make sure you are airing out your uniform by taking it out of the garment bag.
We still need someone to pull the trailer and parents to carpool! Please email Mrs. Wilmer at rosemontmusic@gmail.com to give/get information.

Schedule for 10/14 to 10/18

Monday --- practice from 3 - 5:30 BE EARLY!!!! Dress appropriately for marching. Wear your marching shoes to help break them in. Percussion ready to push to 7 pm.
Wednesday --- practice from 3:00 – 5:30 pm. BE EARLY!!!! Dress appropriately for marching. Work hard the entire time! Percussion push until 7 pm. Outside.
Friday --- practice from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. BE EARLY!!!! Dress appropriately for marching. Percussion will work to 7 pm. Preparations for Saturday will take another 15 minutes. Do not expect to leave before 6:15 pm.

After rehearsal on Friday – Make sure instrument is in line in the music room.
Percussion & Guard – make sure your harness, drum, or flag get onto the trailer. Percussion, break down both of the P3s (percussion practice platforms) for the trailer.

Make sure your food fee of $30.00 is paid. A receipt is given. The boosters serve the students a snack pre-performance and hot lunch post-performance. To make it work EVERY student must contribute. It is part of being in the marching band/color guard family. If you plan to use your Brewfest funds for this fee, please let Mrs. Wilmer know, otherwise, please pay Mrs. Wilmer ASAP! Checks made payable to RHS Music Boosters.

Please check the schedule carefully for departure time and clothing information.

Saturday – Competition Day!!

All --Bring a change of clothes including DEODORANT, RHS music shirt (guard), socks & shoes, and extra black socks in a separate bag AND bring a place to put your marching shoes that is NOT your garment bag. I suggest your shoe box.
If you tend to sweat profusely (like me), wear a black shirt under your bibbers and bring your RHS music shirt to wear for the awards ceremony.
Marching block - Come dressed in your black shirt, bibbers, black crew-length (3 or more inches above ankle bone) socks and marching shoes. Your gauntlets are in your shako box. Your gloves & baldrick are in your garment bag. Put your name on your garment bag.
Guard – come in complete uniform with hair done.
7:07 am --- Call time. Get instrument lined up outside the trailer. Give your garment bag to the garment crew. Do your job to get the trailer loaded. Take your change of clothes to your ride.
7:45am --- load cars. No one gets into their car until the trailer is completely loaded.
7:50am --- Leave RHS parking lot. We are on a tight schedule & will not wait.
8:45 am (approx.) --- arrive at the parking lot. Inside trailer crew to their job positions.
Percussion – warm up with instruments.
Guard – follow Mr. Moreno's directions. Get flags from crew when instructed.
Block – help parents set up pop ups, tables & unload trailer.
9:50am --- get instruments. Everyone goes to staging area & warm up. Follow directions of instructors.
9:55 am – begin warm-up.
10:50 am - Students get in line to pick up garment bag, and shako box. Students must follow directions of crews once you receive your garment bag and shako box.
Put on your baldrick, gauntlets and shakos. Grab your gloves. Put garment bag, shako box and case where crew says and get snack from trailer. After snack, get out instrument, put on gloves and put case where instructed. You will be called to get your plumes.
11:00pm --- Begin moving to formation area.
11:05 pm - formation
11:20 pm --- percussion competition. Be flexible.
11:35 pm --- competition time!
Once done - walk back to trailer. Stay in single file. We must walk on the same side as the judges’ stand for the bulk of the walk back.
Stand in line to return plumes, shoes and shako boxes. Once all equipment (with gauntlets and gloves) are in boxes, give to crew to place in trailer. Then pick up garment bag to change. Changing rooms are located in the gym locker rooms. Be respectful of our space; remember our motto to leave a space cleaner than when we arrived. If you see a place to help, ask first, then join in.

About 12:25 pm --- Lunch --- at the trailer. Be sure to thank the boosters! Section assigned to help the boosters clean up help out.
About 1:00 pm – proceed to quad for awards ceremony.
1:30pm --- awards ceremony. Representatives are Shawn, Chase and Haley.
About 2:10pm --- return to trailer to pack. Make sure to stop at the restroom first. Once done, return to cars for ride back to RHS.
About 3:20pm --- return to RHS. Take instrument and shako box to the music room. Take your garment bag and shoe box home. You will be dismissed from the room. Do not leave before then.

Make sure to unzip and air out your uniform once home.
It will not get dry cleaned again until after the season.
Thanks for a great day!

Franklin of Elk Grove Competition, Saturday, Oct. 12

Now begins the heart of the marching season. As stated in the syllabus, our four competitions are on four Saturdays. The first is this Saturday at Franklin HS of Elk Grove. It is critical we have ALL students at every practice for the FULL rehearsal this week.

We still need someone to pull the trailer and parents to carpool! Please email Mrs. Wilmer at rosemontmusic@gmail.com to give/get information.

Schedule for 10/7 to 10/11

Monday --- practice from 3 - 5:30 BE EARLY!!!! Dress appropriately for marching. Wear your marching shoes to help break them in. Students may be pulled out in small groups for baldrick (jacket) and shako (hat) sizing. Percussion ready to push to 6:30 pm.
Tuesday - guard practice 3 - 5:30
Wednesday --- practice from 3:00 – 5:30 pm. BE EARLY!!!! Dress appropriately for marching. Work hard the entire time! Percussion have time during ending stages of rehearsal and until 6 pm.
Thursday - guard practice 3 - 5:30.
Friday --- practice from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. BE EARLY!!!! Dress appropriately for marching. Work hard the entire time! Preparations for Saturday will take another 45 minutes. Do not expect to leave before 6:45 pm.

After rehearsal on Friday - Put instrument in case; pick up shako box from ensemble room. Take both to the main room and follow the directions of the shako and instrument crew. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure these items are in the proper place for the crew to load. Pick up your uniform, if you have not already done so.
Percussion & Guard – make sure your harness, drum, or flag get onto the trailer. Percussion, make sure both of the P3s (percussion practice platforms) get onto the trailer too.

Make sure your food fee of $30.00 is paid. A receipt is given. The boosters serve the students a snack pre-performance and hot lunch post-performance. To make it work EVERY student must contribute. It is part of being in the marching band/color guard family. If you plan to use your Brewfest funds for this fee, please let Mrs. Wilmer know, otherwise, please pay Mrs. Wilmer ASAP! Checks made payable to RHS Music Boosters.

Each student by section is assigned a job inside or outside the trailer helping get the equipment out and the group ready, putting items away correctly afterwards, or helping the boosters with food. The procedure should be efficient and quiet. The boosters’ job is NOT to load/unload the trailer or keep track of any equipment or cases.

Please check the schedule carefully for departure time and clothing information.

Saturday – Competition Day!!

All --Bring a change of clothes including DEODORANT, RHS music shirt (guard), socks & shoes, and extra black socks in a separate bag AND bring a place to put your marching shoes that is NOT your garment bag. I suggest your shoe box.
If you tend to sweat profusely (like me), wear a black shirt under your bibbers and bring your RHS music shirt to wear for the awards ceremony.
Marching block - Come dressed in your black shirt, bibbers, black crew-length (3 or more inches above ankle bone) socks and marching shoes. Your gauntlets are in your shako box. Your gloves & baldrick are in your garment bag. Put your name on your garment bag.
Guard – come in complete uniform with hair done.
7:57 am --- Call time. Get instrument and shako out of music room. Give your garment bag/shoe box to the garment crew. Give your instrument and shako box to the appropriate crew. Take your change of clothes to your ride.
8:45am --- load cars. No one gets into their car until the trailer is completely loaded.
8:55am --- Leave RHS parking lot. We are on a tight schedule & will not wait.
9:25 am (approx.) --- arrive at the parking lot. Inside trailer crew to their job positions.
Percussion – warm up with instruments.
Guard – follow Mr. Moreno's directions. Get flags from crew when instructed.
Block – help parents set up pop ups, tables & unload trailer.
10:30am --- get instruments. Everyone goes to staging area & warm up. Follow directions of instructors.
10:35 am – begin warm-up.
11:35 am - Students get in line to pick up garment bag, and shako box. Students must follow directions of crews once you receive your garment bag and shako box.
Put on your baldrick, gauntlets and shakos. Grab your gloves. Put garment bag, shako box and case where crew says and get snack from trailer. After snack, get out instrument, put on gloves and put case where instructed. You will be called to get your plumes.
11:45pm --- Begin moving to formation area.
11:55 pm - formation
12:25 pm --- competition time!
12:40 pm --- percussion competition. Be flexible.
Once done - walk back to trailer.

Stand in line to return plumes, shoes and shako boxes. Once all equipment (with gauntlets and gloves) are in boxes, give to crew to place in trailer. Then pick up garment bag to change. Changing rooms are located in the gym locker rooms. Be respectful of our space; remember our motto to leave a space cleaner than when we arrived. If you see a place to help, ask first, then join in.

Once done – go back out to watch larger bands.

About 2:15 pm --- Lunch --- at the trailer. Be sure to thank the boosters! Section assigned to help the boosters clean up help out.
About 3:30 pm – proceed to quad for awards ceremony.
4:00pm --- awards ceremony. Representatives are Shawn, Chase and Haley.
About 4:40pm --- return to cars for trip home. Make sure to stop at the restroom first.
About 5:30pm --- return to RHS. Take instrument and shako box to the music room. Take your garment bag and shoe box home. You will be dismissed from the room. Do not leave until then.

Make sure to unzip and air out your uniform once home.
It will not get dry cleaned again until after the season, AND we have the Del Oro competition next week!

Thanks for a great day!