Welcome back!!!!

Thank you for your amazing hard work and congratulations on a solid performance at UIL on Saturday! Keep it going!!! Next up: Duncanville Marching Invitational

1. Clean, polish, clean, polish

2. Maximize every second of every rehearsal

3. Dare to be great

1. Marching Rehearsals, this week

• Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

2. Sectionals/Masterclasses during class this week (NO PRIVATE LESSONS ON SECTIONAL DAYS)

• SYMPHONIC & WIND ENSEMBLE - Tuesdays Woodwinds / Wednesdays Brass
• Concert - Wednesday

3. Pep-Rally, Friday

• DRESS: SHOW shirt, jeans
• 9:25a - Students released from 1st period
• 9:35a - Warm-up near bridge
• 9:50a - Grandioso march to gym
• 9:58a - Pep-Rally begins

4. Grandioso March thru the Halls, Friday during 7th period

5. Football Game #9, HOME vs PESH Friday @ Clark Stadium

• 7th period release!!!
• Uniform Rack Locations: Woodwinds in Practice Room Hallway; Guard in Ens. Rm; Brass & Perc. in Band Hall
• REQUIRED ATTIRE: SHOW shirt, GREY Plano Band shorts, GREY Plano Band socks, marching shoes
• Friday's uniform: FORMAL
• 3:38p - 6th period ends. Go to band hall, change, & prepare for "Grandioso"march-thru the halls"
• 4:00p - Meet on practice field
• 4:15p - March thru the halls begins
• 4:35p: Load equipment
• 5:00p: Dinner on porch/cafe
• ALL trash must be cleaned up & thrown away when finished!
• 5:20p: Change into full uniform & marching shoes - NO JEWELRY / HAIR UP!!!
• Carry shako box to bus
• 5:40p: Load Bus
• 6:00p: Arrive to stadium
• 6:05p: Exit bus in FULL uniform with all zippers zipped up (take shako in box with you) / unload
• Neatly stack cases & shako boxes
• 6:15p: Warm-up
• 6:30p: Grandioso march-around begins
• 7:00p: Game start
• AFTER GAME:

1. Unload bus
2. Check-in uniform on your designated Uniform Rack - THIS MUST BE DONE
3. Get instrument from truck / store in locker
   
   1. You must check-in your uniform with your U-Crew member FIRST. You can leave once your U-Crew member clears you. Do not simply put your uniform on your rack and leave!!
4. NO CiCi's this week!

6. Duncanville Marching Invitational, Saturday (itinerary attached)

1. All Region Entry Fee - $11 - DUE Friday - PAY HERE or to the black box

2. Band Spring Trip Payment #4 - $111 - DUE Nov 10 ($408 total in account)

3. REMINDER: Family contribution must be paid in full by Dec. 15 in order to go on the band trip!

1. WE, SYM - All-State Music Evaluation 2nd 1/2 Etude #1 - DUE Oct 23 woodwinds only (6 Cumulative All-State Test = Semester 2 Chair Placement)

2. CON - Etude #3 - TBD (6 Cumulative Tests = Semester 2 Chair Placement)

1. Marching Rehearsal week of Oct. 28:

• Mon, Tues, *Wed, Thurs
• Wednesday (10/30) rehearsal is at Clark Stadium from 5:30-7:30
• Transportation on your own!

2. Football Game #10, AWAY @ Rock Hill HS (Prosper), Nov. 1

3. UIL AREA J Marching Contest, Nov. 2 @ McKinney ISD Stadium (itinerary attached)

• Prelim performance time: 3:00pm

Students that received a failing grade in an onlevel class on 9.20 are still ineligible to participate in this Friday's game and Saturday's competition.

Students who received a failing grade in an onlevel course on October 11 (end of 1st Nine Weeks) ARE eligible this week but become ineligible for the Nov. 1 football game & Nov. 2 Area J Marching Contest

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