Archive for June, 2011
MARCHING BAND STARTS 7/5/2011
June 26th, 2011
Rehearsal begins 7/5/2011 for the 2011 Marching Bears season. Rehearsal is 5-9pm. Students need the following items EVERY REHEARSAL!!!
SHOES – running (preferred as talked about in April) or tennis shoes. NO FLIP FLOPS!!!
SHIRTS – tank tops or t-shirts – NO BIKINI TOPS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MUST WEAR SHIRTS
SHORTS – loose fitting – no tighties!!! Avoid blue jeans if long pants are needed – sweats preferred for better body movement
WATER JUG for splash breaks. May be filled at home or school. Water coolers only available for band camp.
DOT BOOK – small steno pad for writing down drill sets, visual movements and any other notes needed. Please have a pencil attached to it. Also, run string through it so that you can wear it AROUND your body during all rehearsal time.
MUSIC & INSTRUMENT – duh statement….but needed to be said
GREAT ATTITUDE – a great show needs a great attitude to be successful – BRING IT!!!
REHEARSALS BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 5 AND CONCLUDE AT 9. THE FIELD NEEDS TO BE SET UP BY 5PM AND WILL START BEING TORN DOWN AT 9PM. Students will have nights assigned to them so that the same people are not setting up every day or the same ones aren’t staying late every night. We understand that the assigned night may be inconvenient, so simply trade. We ask that everyone does their fair share. Jobs will be assigned by section, but any job, night and time is able to be interchanged.
The fee for marching band is $150. Ad sales begin July 5 and end July 13. 100% of ad sales will be applied to outstanding fees. The balance is due by the first day of band camp. Payments will ONLY be accepted in an envelope with student’s name and marching band on the outside of the envelope. Debbie Arrington will be available 4:30-5:15 and 8:30-9:15 on Monday and Tuesday evenings. She will be keeping track of payments. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE MONEY TO MR. BRIGGS!!!!!
Shirt orders will be due on Wednesday, July 6 – student and parent shirt orders. Payments for additional shirts will be due July 20 (night before first contest). Student’s shirt “payment” is included in fees. Students will also be receiving a pair of shorts (with pockets this year!!!!) with their shirt to be worn to and from contests and under uniforms.
If you have any other questions, please contact Mr. Briggs via email (staceylbriggs@monroecentral.org) or leave a message on his office phone (765-468-7545 x 3150). You may send text messages to communicate possible tardiness and reasons for that tardiness or to remind Mr. Briggs of a PRE-ARRANGED absences. Please do not text questions that can wait can be communicated via email or phone. Facebook is also UNACCEPTABLE for communicating individual messages to Mr. Briggs because he does not always check his Facebook. Mass messages will be posted on the website AND with a link on Facebook for people to check. If you do not have internet and/or Facebook, you (the student) are responsible for picking up the information in paper form available at each rehearsal.
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BUSY JUNE 23-24
June 22nd, 2011
Thursday, June 23, the MCBBA will hold a Longebarger Basket Event. Tickets are $10 per person for 15 chances at a basket. Doors open at 5:30 and play begins at 6:30. Concessions are available.
We need volunteers to help check possible winner’s cards (age 18+) and concession people (any age). If you can help, please show up between 4:30 and 5:00 on Thursday.
Friday – GLASSMEN DRUM & BUGLE CORPS arrive. They will arrive approximately 4am, but rehearsal won’t begin until at least 8; more likely 9. They will leave MC approximately 4pm. Rehearsal is open to the public. Come witness this great corps we have the pleasure of housing.
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