McCluer North Band Boosters: August 2014

Thursday, August 28, 2014

General Home Football Game information

What Band Parents Should Know About Home Football Games:

Our first home football game will be this Saturday! We are all looking forward to seeing the halftime show that our students have been working on so very hard!
Home games are considered performances, and all students in marching band are required to attend unless previously excused by Mr. Schroyer. Otherwise, if a student is ill, the parent must call Mr. S at 506-9278 before the time that the students are to arrive.
Your student should arrive at school dressed in the band tee shirt, athletic shorts (no denim or cargo shorts). They should have black socks to wear. Long hair should be pulled back in a ponytail or bun, but high ponytails or hair piled high on the head will cause the hat to sit wrong.
We will advise a time to report in future emails. All band members will need to get their uniforms on, get their instruments ready, tune, and be ready to warm up at the direction of Mr. S. The first marching event is always a bit chaotic, with uniforms needing last minute repairs, students needing help finding the correct hat, figuring out where their gloves or armbands are.
“The Pit” refers to the Front Ensemble, or non-marching percussion. Their very large instruments, and the drum majors’ podiums, need to be taken down to the field before the game begins. Parental assistance is needed for this.
“Troop” is the band’s entry into the stadium, and supervising parents will need to troop with the band. The band will play the pregame, including the National Anthem and the school song, and then exit the field to their bleachers. During the game, they will play spirit songs and cadences, and cheer! Cell phones/texting are strictly prohibited, and Mr. S. has instructed supervising band parents to confiscate all phones ringing or seen during the game.
Parents are needed to help the Pit on and off the field, and to set up/take down the drum majors’ podiums. After the half time show, the students are allowed a short break, and then will return to their bleachers to continue playing until the end of the game. The pit instruments are returned to the band room after the half time show, which means pushing them uphill!
Parents are needed to assist students with uniforms before and after the game. (Afterwards, students usually need help getting their pants on the hanger correctly. If they do not, we all notice it the next time the student wears the pants!) We also ice coolers of water and take them down to the band’s bleachers to keep the band hydrated.
The band boosters have a tent at the game, at which we sell Spirit sticks, seat cushion, and other items. We also do a 50-50 raffle during each football game.
Please consider volunteering to assist at one or more of our home games! It’s a great way to support your student! Please don’t worry about not being sure what to do. We all just pitch in and do whatever is needed. The parents who came before us never left manual to tell us what to do, we have a good time doing whatever it takes….it’s a lot like parenting! Just come when your student comes, we’ll definitely find a job for you!

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Car Wash Cancelled!

Band Boosters,
The car wash scheduled for this coming Saturday, August 23rd @ Advance Auto Parts is being cancelled. There are several factors but most important are the fact that we have not had classes yet so we were not able to get sign up sheets out (so we know if we would have enought help) nor are we able to get our supplies (drying towels, rags, brushes, buckets & signs) out of the school's basement storage room. These things coupled with the excessive heat alert and the events in our community led us to this decision.

If you had posted the flyer @ your church or business please drop by & mark the event as cancelled. If your student knows any other student who does not receive emails please ask them to pass along this information. We will have someone @ Advance Auto early Saturday to let any students who show up know we cancelled. Thank you to those who gave their opinions on this as well as to those who had offered to help. We'll try again in the spring!

McCluer North Band Boosters

McCluer North Band Boosters

Thursday, August 28, 2014

General Home Football Game information

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Car Wash Cancelled!

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

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