TNette News (First Game Edition)
8/26-8/30
Week at a Glance
Monday: 7:30 AM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM (Full Band Run-through)
- Happy Birthday to Olivia!
Wednesday: 7:30 AM
Thursday: 7:30 AM (little white lie t-shirt day, remember the expectations we discussed)
- Happy Birthday to Chloe!
Friday: 7:30 AM (Arrive fully ready in costume)
GAMEDAY! SEE BELOW
REMINDERS
Please see the gift guide from socials!
We have a few gifts coming up--please get with the social in your squad if you have a question!
Need anything in the Newsletter?
If you have a request for the newsletter please email it word-for-word with **Newsletter Addition** in the email subject line by the Friday before!
GAMEDAY!
Pep Rally 8.30
What to Wear
- Blue Cargo Pants
- White Pep Rally Shoes (no show socks)
- Nike Pros
- Black Racer Back Sports Bra (no logo, does not have to be the team one)
- White Long Sleeve
- Hair in mid-pony, middle part
- Performance Make-up (plum lips)
- Earrings (will talk about later this week---if you do not have your ears pierced, you are responsible for adapters)
7:30: Arrive Ready to Dance Hall for Warm-Up
7:45: Gym Spacing
9:05: Fight Song (Pep begins)
9:10: Chants
9:14: TNettes Performance
9:30 Alma Mater
9:35: Dismissal
Expectations for Pep Rally
- Smile 100% of the time, remember your body language and facial expressions reflect our program--you may end up in a video that goes viral in any given moment!
- Be enthusiastic!!
- Do not break formation, this includes while marching
- Cell Phones left in Dance Hall--all doors will be locked
- Follow the leader---Chelsea will lead any arm motions, etc during the pep rally and march
- Participate and stay engaged in the Pep Rally while we are not directly performing, chime into all chants and be loud!!
- Be smart dancers--this means to stay aware of your surroundings and be ready to adapt on the spot
- Return to the Dance Hall in an orderly fashion, no running. We will return as a group
- Quickly get dress and return to class
- Soak it in!!! Allen High School has THE best Pep Rallies! Don't take it granted!
Parents--please stay tuned for Pep Rally logistics.
8.30 Home Game
Every week we will have a Gameday Itinerary, we try our best to make the times as exact as possible but not everything can be predicted down to the minute. The itinerary is our best guess and provides a general outline. Call-time is firm!
Please revisit the Gameday/Performance expectations in the handbook
Here is our general checklist--this is not updated week to week. We will continue to review this document this week (we may find a few things that need to be on there as we continue to prepare).
ATBC Updates
Sponsorships Update!
The gift card raffle has started for sponsorships! Each student will earn one ticket per $100 of sponsorships they bring in for a chance to win a Lululemon, Kendra Scott, Chick-Fil-A, Sonic, or Starbucks gift card. We have distributed the first round of tickets earned so far and will send in more tickets periodically.
The Tallenette posters have been ordered and will be distributed to the girls as soon as they arrive. Special shout out to Danni Williams for designing a beautiful team poster!
We are 45% of the way to our goal, so let’s keep going out into the community and to our friends and family to find sponsors! Thanks to all for your efforts so far!
Parent Corner
Thank You
I want to thank all of you for such a positive start to the new year! Our students have been overwhelmingly positive and hardworking. I know that is a direct reflection of the tone that is set at home, so THANK YOU! There are three opportunities to come cheer on the Tallenettes SHINE this Friday!
1) AHS Pep Rally @ 9:00 (logistics will be sent out once I confirm with our campus operations team)
2) Come line the sidewalk/parking lot by the athletic complex and cheer on our girls and the escadrille as we walk into the stadium! This a great time to wish them luck and show your support. Approx arrival time to Eagle Stadium is 6:05
3) And of course......our FIRST HALFTIME PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON. Estimated performance time is 8:15 PM
Help Needed!
Game Day Snacks
We need parents to sign up to bring snacks for the girls for each home & away game.
The snacks need to be single-serve packages like pretzels, goldfish, skinny pop popcorn, Chex Mix, animal crackers, Nilla Wafers, Dots, etc. (nothing greasy, no Takis or Cheetos). We will need at least 45 per Home game, and 90 for AWAY games.
You can send the snacks with your daughter on Thursday or Friday morning or have them bring to the game at call time the week of your assigned game. Please plan ahead, parents are not allowed to come down the aisle to drop off where the band/Tallenettes sit during the game.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA5A923AAFA7-50381129-game
Bob/Tallenette Practice Donuts
We need your help in showing appreciation to our "Bobs" and to continue this special tradition for our girls! We need volunteers to help set up/clean up and to bring the food items the morning of practice.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA5A923AAFA7-50650610-morning
Important Bob Details 9/6
AM
7:30 Bob and Tallenette Call-time (arrive straight to track field--Bobs park at the pac visitor parking)
7:35: Standby for Band Run-through
8:00ish: Breakfast behind the stands (see above for sign up)
We will have a firm cut off at 8:30 a.m. for Bobs to go about their day and for Tallenettes to begin 1st period rehearsal
(Tip: Traffic gets heavy around the start of 1st period)
PM
Gameday logistics are all "normal" for the start of the game
Bobs will meet Tallenettes in the tunnel with 6:00 left on the gamecock for 2nd quarter
A director will come to the top of the band section to let the BOBS down
Wear Khaki shorts, athletic shoes of your choice, white Tallenette Polo
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT QUICK BOB ACTION ITEM
All Bobs need to complete a volunteer background check because they will be around other students
Please fill out the standard volunteer background check at https://www.allenisd.org/page/volunteer-registration by Tuesday August 27th, this must be renewed each school year