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!