Announcements Week of Oct 6

It’s Bandtober!  The next few weeks are the busiest, and most rewarding, part of our season!  Families: We hope you will attend our upcoming performances!  This is a great time to look for details we have added and to recognize the improvement these students have made since July!

Please review the details below so you know what’s going on, and continue to look for further communication with additional details/volunteer requests/etc etc. 

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY Oct 6 -  Rehearsal 6pm-8pm

8th Graders will be joining us!  We will rehearse at our practice field then move to the stadium. We will have an open rehearsal/performance of pre-game/halftime at 6:45 in the stadium for the 8th graders and any parents who want to watch.

SATURDAY Oct 11 - Grandville Invitational

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Parents/Family/Friends/Etc are encouraged to attend! Admission at gate is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for Senior Citizens and Students 6 and older, children 5 and under are free. A family rate ticket is $35.00 for two adults and immediate children. Programs are $5.00.

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  • 8:00am - Short Warm-Up Rehearsal 

  • 8:45am - Load Semi/Get Dressed

  • 9:30am - Depart CHS for Grandville

  • 10:00am - Arrive Grandville/Unload

  • 10:45am - Warm-Up

  • 11:15am - Leave Warm-Up

  • 11:20am - Staging

  • 11:30am - Perform!

  • 11:45am - Watch Remaining Bands (Special Guest GVSU!)

  • 12:15am - Awards

  • 12:45am - Load remaining Equipment

  • 1:00am - Approx. Depart for CHS

  • 1:30am - Approx. Arrive at CHS/unload

LOOKING AHEAD: 

Tuesday Oct 14: MSBOA Marching Festival at Kenowa Hills. This is a school night. We will depart CHS as late as possible and we will load and return immediately following our performance.  Family and Friends are encouraged to attend.  $10/adult, $5/student at gate.

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  • 4:45 - Load Semi/Get Dressed

  • 5:45 - Depart CHS for Kenowa Hills

  • 6:30 - Arrive Kenowa Hills/Unload

  • 7:00 - Warm-Up

  • 7:25 - Leave Warm-Up

  • 7:35pm - Staging

  • 7:45pm - Perform!

  • 8:00pm - Load Equipment

  • 8:15pm - Approx. Depart for CHS

  • 8:45pm - Approx. Arrive CHS/Unload/Change

  • 9:00pm - Approx. Get Picked Up

Oct 18: Alma College Invitational: Afternoon-Evening Best Guess 2pm-9pm

Still waiting on final performance time - We’ve been told it will be around 6.  As soon as we have our performance time a final itinerary/Volunteer sign-up will be created and sent.

Oct 20: Fall Concert (Sounds of the Stadium on Stage in FAC!) - 7:00pm HS FAC

  • Call Time RTP in Band Room 6:30pm

Oct 24: Final Home Football Game - Senior Night!

  • Senior Times/tickets/info/activities will be sent shortly


BAND BOOSTERS:

Scrap Drive will be Oct 12


OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Announcements Week of September 29

CONGRATULATIONS on earning First Place at the Grand Haven Invitational on Saturday!  We are so proud of all of you!   Our Schedule gets busier as we enter “Bandtober” so please pay close attention to announcements and your calendar! Please encourage your student to get plenty of sleep, eat healthy and plan ahead!


MERCH!

Merch Sale ends Monday!  Let’s fill the stands at all of our events with this awesome Cal Bands Gear! 

A small percentage of each sale helps support our program!

Sale ENDS on Monday Sept. 29 at 11:59pm! 

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THIS WEEK:


MONDAY September 29 -  Rehearsal 6pm-8pm

  • Using feedback from our judges we get to really dig in and make improvements!


FRIDAY October 3 - Homecoming Parade and Game!  This is one of our busiest days.  Check the Volunteer Link here to know how you can help make it successful!


  • 2:45pm - Uniform Room Opens

  • 3:30pm - RTP (ready to play)  in Full Uniform - Line Up and March to Calapalooza

  • 3:55pm - Calapalooza Performance

  • 4:10pm - March to Parade Staging/Break - Water and Snacks available

  • 5:00pm- Homecoming Parade

  • 5:45pm - Dinner (Pizza at Track/in bleachers)

  • 6:45pm- Pregame Performance

  • 7:00pm - Kick-Off

  • 9:15pm - Approximate game ending/Return to Band Room

  • 9:30pm - Approximate Arrival at Band Room/Change

  • 9:45pm - Approximate Pick-Up Time



LOOKING AHEAD: 


Oct 11: Grandville Invitational - Performance Time 11:30am.  We should be back and done by 1:30 (now that we’ve traveled for the first time I’ll be able to better estimate our return in the final itinerary)

Oct 14: MSBOA Marching Festival at Kenowa Hills - Performance Time 7:45pm. This is a school night. We will depart CHS as late as possible and we will load and return immediately following our performance.  Estimated return time 9:00pm

Oct 18: Final Details Pending: Afternoon-Evening Best Guess 2pm-9pm

Oct 20: Fall Concert (Sounds of the Stadium on Stage in FAC!) - 7:00pm HS FAC

Oct 24: Final Home Football Game - Senior Night!


BAND BOOSTERS:


  • Scrap Drive will be Oct 12

  • MERCH SALE: Click Here - Store Closes Sept 29 at 11:59pm



OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Announcements Week of September 22

Our First Invitational is this week! (details below) Parents are always welcome and encouraged to attend these performances!  Invitationals allow us to get feedback from an expert panel of judges so we can continue to improve, and families get to see the band in an environment where the band is the focus!  

MERCH!

Our Merch Sale Starts NOW!  Let’s fill the stands at all of our events with this awesome Cal Bands Gear!  (copies of the show shirt will be added soon)

A small percentage of each sale helps support our program!

Sale ENDS on Monday Sept. 29 at 11:59pm! 

Click here to view store

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY September 22 -  Rehearsal 6pm-8pm

We’ve got lots of little additions/improvements to make before we are seen by judges, so be on time and ready to go!


Saturday September 27 - Grand Haven Invitational at Grand Haven HS (map)

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Parents are welcome and Encouraged to Attend. Tickets available at Gate -  Adults $7, Senior Citizens $5, k-12 Students $5, Family Price $22 (two adults max).

Students: Please eat prior to call time (but bring snacks or something to eat later on the bus if you get hungry)

  • 3:30pm - Band Room Opens

  • 4:00pm - RTP on Practice Field for Warm-Up Rehearsal

  • 5:00pm - Load Semi

  • 5:15pm - Uniform Room opens to change

  • 6:00pm - Depart CHS for Grand Haven HS

  • 7:00pm - Arrive at Grand Haven HS and Unload

  • 7:45pm- Warm-Up

  • 8:10pm - Move to Performance

  • 8:25pm - Staging

  • 8:30pm - PERFORMANCE!

  • 8:45pm - Watch Last Band perform from endzone 

  • 9:00pm - Awards

  • 9:15pm - Return to Semi and Load

  • 9:30pm - Approximate Departure from Grand Haven

  • 10:30pm - Approximate arrival at CHS/Unload/Change/PickUp

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LOOKING AHEAD: 

Look for an email this week with the rest of our invitationals itineraries and details!

BAND BOOSTERS:

  • Scrap Drive will be Oct 12

  • MERCH SALE: Click Here - Store Closes Sept 29 at 11:59pm

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:


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Announcements Week of Sept 15

It’s Home Game Week! (and it appears it will be normalish!)  


THIS WEEK:


  • MONDAY September 15 - PICTURES and Rehearsal 6pm-8pm

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  • 5:30pm - Uniform Room will open (some of you are coming from other practices, so just do your best to get there asap)

  • 6:00pm - Inspection - Go to stadium.  We will do group pictures, section pictures, then individual pictures.  Once individual pictures are done students can return to band room, change, and be done for the night.  Information for purchase will be emailed.


  • FRIDAY September 19 - Home Football VS. Grandville

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  • 4:30pm - Band Room Opens - Hotdogs to eat before changing! (parents: see volunteer list)

  • 5:00pm - Uniform Room Opens

  • 5:45pm - READY TO PLAY (RTP) - in Uniform outside band room (inspection, warm-up, Rehearsal)

  • 6:25pm - March to Stadium

  • 6:50pm - Approximate Pre-Game

  • 7:00pm - Kick-off

  • 8:00pm - approx half-time show

  • 9:15pm - Approximate return to Band Room/Change

  • 9:30pm - Approximate Pick-Up at Band Room

    • Please note that some times are approximate based on speed of game, weather, etc.


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LOOKING AHEAD: 


Sept. 27 - Grand Haven Marching Invite - EVENING - We now know it is in the evening, but we won’t find out our performance time until later this week most likely.  We will send an itinerary as soon as we get our performance time.  


BAND BOOSTERS:


  • We had a great planning meeting for our Dec 5 Jazz night/raffle/auction - more details soon!

  • Merch sale coming soon!

  • Scrap Drive will be Oct 12




OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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