THAT WYLIE BUGLE 10/28-11/2

CONGRATULATIONS on a historic performance at the Duncanville Marching Invitational on Saturday! This is the highest rank Wylie ever received at the DMI. Awards were:

• Prelims - 2nd Place Overall | 1st Place Content & Design | 1st Place Color Guard
  
• Finals - 2nd Place Overall | 1st Place Color Guard
  

So proud of you all and how you took care of business and handled yourselves.

Tomorrow Bob Chreste will be in rehearsal all day with us as we head FULL STEAM into Area on Saturday!

We only have 2 weeks left in the marching season and it will go FAST. Remember, this is when you turn it up a notch, not when you coast. Get all of you 300 individual points and 400 ensemble points!

• 11/2 - Area J (new area) Marching Contest - 4 will advance to state
  
• 11/9-11/12 - BOA San Antonio Super Regional Weekend/UIL State!!!
  

Senior night is on Friday, November 1st. Click the link below for information and fill out the google form ASAP.

• 7:00am-8:20am
• 5:00pm-8:00pm EVENING/Stadium COMPETITION REHEARSAL with Bob Chreste

WEDNESDAY - Competition Rehearsal (Sound Crew)

• 7:00am-8:20am

• 7:00am-8:20am

FRIDAY - Competition Rehearsal (Sound Crew/Prop Crew)

• 7:00am-8:20am

Been a month since we had a Friday Game!

PEP RALLY

DRILL TEAM - SHUT UP AND DANCE

CHOIR SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM

• No PreGame due to Senior Night activities
• 5:10PM Dinner
  
• 5:40PM Change
  
• 6:00PM Inspection
  
• 6:15PM March to Stadium
  
• 6:30PM SENIOR NIGHT ACTIVITIES
  
• 7:00PM Kick-off
  
• 8:15PM Half Time
  
• 9:30PM Game over/Go home and be ready for AREA J MARCHING CONTEST!

INSPECTION ITEMS

• Flip Folder with music organized
  
• Drill Team - SHUT UP AND DANCE
  
• Flip Folder lyre
  
• TWB Water Jug filled with water
  
• Instrument
  
• TWB Cap or Visor
  
• SECTION Shirt
  
• Compression Shorts
  
• LEGACY UNIFORM
  
• LONG black socks with NO LOGO
  
• MTX Marching Shoes (Air Dixon)
  
• No jewelry in uniform
  

Top 10 advance to finals / Top 4 advance to the UIL State Championship

TICKET PRICE: All Day Pass (Prelims and Finals) - $5 (Pre-school age children are free)

• 7:00AM Band Hall Opens
  
• 7:30PM Load Trailer/Change
  
• 8:15PM Inspection and load buses
  
• 8:45AM Depart WHS
  
• 9:30AM Arrive at McKinney Stadium
  
• 10:15AM Warm Up
  
• 11:15AM Performance
  
• 11:30AM Load
  
• 12:00PM Depart for WHS
  
• 12:45PM Arrive at WHS/Lunch
  
• 1:15PM Move time / nap time – All will remain at WHS
  
• 2:15PM Short rehearsal – No Props
  
• 3:00PM Load
  
• 3:30PM Depart for McKinney ISD Stadium in bibbers, no performance top on.
  
• 4:15PM Arrive / Sit on visitor side for announcement of results
  
• 4:30PM Announcement of Finalists (finals performance is a draw, not ordered by rank)
  
• 6:00PM Dinner or Warm up
  
• 7:00PM Finals begins
  
• 9:30PM Organize for Full Band Retreat (if we have already performed)
  
• 9:45PM Finals concludes
  
• 10:00PM Retreat and announcement of the 4 state advancing bands
  
• 10:45PM Depart for WHS
  
• 11:30PM Arrive at WHS – unload / go home
  

Below is a link to the tentative schedule and information about the San Antonio BOA trip. Should we advance to UIL State Championships we would return Tuesday instead of Monday.

Monday, November 4 - 1st half of lunch (lunch provided)

THIS WEEK

• Monday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS WITH MR. CHRESTE
• Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday CONCERT INSTRUMENTS . . . LOTS OF WINTER CONCERT MUSIC AND ALL-STATE ETUDES
• Friday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS TO GET READY FOR AREA!!!

THIS WEEK

• Monday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS WITH MR. CHRESTE
• Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday CONCERT INSTRUMENTS . . . LOTS OF WINTER CONCERT MUSIC AND ALL-STATE ETUDES
• Friday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS TO GET READY FOR AREA!!!

EXTENDED REHEARSALS

• Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
  
• If you have another club or school activity that meets during that time, please contact me using the form linked below AT LEAST 24 hours in advance. Often times we can come up with a solution where you can participate in both things.
  
• NEW! Use this form to communicate Extended Rehearsal needs at least one day prior. https://forms.gle/Df8xSRNjv9DkYLvX7

THIS WEEK

• Monday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS WITH MR. CHRESTE
• Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday CONCERT INSTRUMENTS . . . LOTS OF WINTER CONCERT MUSIC AND ALL-STATE ETUDES
• Friday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS TO GET READY FOR AREA!!!

THIS WEEK

• Monday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS WITH MR. CHRESTE
• Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday CONCERT INSTRUMENTS . . . LOTS OF WINTER CONCERT MUSIC AND ALL-STATE ETUDES
• Friday MARCHING INSTRUMENTS TO GET READY FOR AREA!!!

• "Mr. Holloway said I have to stick to the percussion loading procedure" - Stay diligent with loading procedures for Area this weekend.
• Continue to clean percussion windows in the show
• EVERYONE is done learning the snare and 2-mallets etudes this week. Pass-Offs continue.
• Make-ups can be done before/after school or via video.

REMINDER: Varsity Winter Guard audition #2 TUESDAY 5-6PM!! Parent Meeting in Band Hall 7pm

Goal for this week: Push to Area, BOA San Antonio and STATE!!

Class time:

Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur - Cleaning and 12(ish) person runs

Friday - TBA (Special Olympics in Gym)

Rehearsal shirt colors/attire this week:

• Monday AM - White
• Monday PM - White guard tank
• Wednesday AM - Pink
• Thursday AM - Tie-Dye
• Friday AM - Black shirt
• Friday PM - Black guard tank

GAME ATTIRE: LEGACY Uniform (formerly "Friday Nights")

Band boosters is providing hamburgers and veggie burgers for the band on Saturday for lunch. They will be cooked by Chef Kris and his pit crew helpers. Parents, we need your help with toppings, desserts (the kids love the homemade kind!) and fruit. Please sign up here to help. Thank you for feeding the band!

We thank our GOLD LEVEL sponsor C&C Clinical Laboratory Consulting!

We thank our SILVER LEVEL sponsor Juzt Jaz Boutique!

Do you own or know a local business that would like to support TWB? Our sponsorship package is ready and we'd love to have some business partners! Please share this corporate sponsorship link with any companies that are interested.

Oct 31 Freshman game concessions https://band.us/band/94505425/post/616

Parents, please join us for our next band booster meeting on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:00 PM in the band hall. We will be kicking off our 50th anniversary celebration of THAT WYLIE BAND with cookies and punch, unveiling our 50th anniversary shirt design, and a few give-aways. We'll also be discussing life after Bandtober with details of events in November and December. See you there!

Remember that parents who come to at least 5 booster meetings this year will get a free ticket to the Band Gala. There will not be a meeting in December.

Thank you to our new media team lead by Mitchell Moore for photographing all of our events. Click the link below to find photos of you/your TWB member. THESE ARE FANTASTIC!!

NOVEMBER

• 1st - Football vs. Lakeview Centennial (Senior Night)
• 2nd - Area J Marching Contest (McKinney ISD Stadium) Top 4 Advance to State
• 8th - Football vs. Wylie East (Away)
• 9th-10th - BOA San Antonio (Alamodome)
• 11th-12th - UIL 6A State Marching Championships (Alamodome)
• 18th - Freshmen All-Region Audition (Clark HS)
• 22nd-23rd - All Region Jazz Clinic & Concert
• 23-December 1 - Thanksgiving Break

DECEMBER

• 7th - All-Region Phase 1 Audition (Wylie HS)
• 7th - Wind Symphony/Symphony Orchestra/A Capella Choir Concert (Montgomery Center)
• 9th - All-Region Phase 2 Audition (Wylie HS)
• 10th - Winter Concert (Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Winds/Symphonic Band/Jazz Band)
• 21st - Christmas Break Begins

Mark your calendars for this fun event! We will need students and parents to help. More details will be provided at the Nov5 band booster meeting.

• October 5th – Wylie Marching Invitational - All day
  
• October 12th – Bands Of America Prosper - All day (Prelims/Finals)
  
• October 19th – UIL Marching Contest (Plano Kimbrough Stadium)- ½ day, Schedule TBA
  
• October 26st – Duncanville Marching Invitational - All day (Prelims/Finals)
  
• November 2nd – UIL Area J Marching Contest - All day (Prelims/Finals) 4 Advance to State Marching Championships
  
• November 9-12 - Bands Of America Super Regional San Antonio / UIL State Marching Championships

• SAT Boot Camp #1 (March 15th, 2025) | Deadline: Wednesday, Mar. 12th, 2025
• SAT Boot Camp #2 (March 29th, 2025) | Deadline: Wednesday, Mar. 26th, 2025
• ACT Boot Camp (June 7th, 2025) | Deadline: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

dixont@wylieisd.net

Mr. Schroeder - Inventory / Lockers / Wind Ensemble / Symphonic Band

mark.schroeder@wylieisd.net

Mr. Lisko - Uniforms / Symphonic Winds / Jazz Band

stephen.lisko@wylieisd.net

Mr. Holloway - Percussion

alex.holloway@wylieisd.net

Mr. Jackson - Color Guard / Winter Guard

walter.jackson@wylieisd.net

Mrs. Stone - Finances

verna.stone@wylieisd.net