Contest 2 - This Saturday

Contest #1 went great last Saturday. Our young band held its own against many of the best bands in Mississippi, and we were definitely a crowd favorite! We hit the ground Monday in preparation for tomorrow, where we will compete against some of the best bands in West TN. I can't believe how much progress our band has made given that 2/3rds of them are freshmen and sophomores, with almost half of the band being freshmen. The work being put in this year will be transformational to our program moving forward, and I couldn't be prouder of our upperclassmen for how they've handled the season so far. We only have one month left; let's make the most of it!!

See you all tomorrow! Read carefully. The itinerary's call time has changed due to bad weather this week.

Show up, be loud, and cheer any time you see staff on the track/field clapping!!

I am happy to answer any questions you have. I will be checking my email on and off throughout the evening.

12:30pm - Facilities open

1:10pm - Call time & divisional rehearsal

2:10pm - Full ensemble rehearsal

3:10pm - Load trailer & buses

4:10pm - Latest time to depart HHS (WE WILL LEAVE ASAP after loading. We will not wait for 4:10pm unless we absolutely have to. This is our hard departure time.)

4:30pm - Arrive, unload, concessions

5:45pm - Block up, visual warmup

6:05pm - Travel to official warmup

6:15pm - Warm up

6:45pm - Move to field

6:55pm - Staging at field

7:00pm - Perform!!

7:12pm - Off field, travel back to staging area

7:30pm - Back at buses, changing

7:45pm - Bulk of students travel back to stadium for Collierville/Ole Miss/maybe Bartlett performance. Loading crew stays to load equipment.

8:00pm - Bartlett performance

8:20pm - Collierville exhibition performance

8:35pm - Ole Miss exhibition performance

8:55pm - Awards. ALL HHS students TOGETHER, except drum majors on field. Parents stay on the home side away from the band if they wish to stay for awards–not required.

9:45pm - Load buses, depart ASAP (hopefully a bit earlier)

10:05pm - Arrive at HHS, unpack

10:45pm - Directors leave HHS

Some students have shared that they are going to try to attend homecoming after the performance. This is fine, but they need to have a plan, and parents/guardians must submit this form: https://forms.gle/hCPfZYJd1usMhN1p6

Note

• White member shirt (to wear during rehearsal AND to have under your uniform that night)
• Athletic shorts (no neon)
• Long black socks AND ideally a change of socks
• Any sticks, reeds, mouthpieces, etc. needed to perform
• Sunscreen
• Water bottle

• Drink a LOT of water today to get hydrated.
• Get a great night's sleep this evening!
• Do not overplay your instrument this evening. A bit of work is highly encouraged., but do not play until the point of muscle breakdown.
• Eat a filling, not-too-heavy breakfast Saturday morning.
• Take a thorough shower Saturday morning, and generously apply deodorant.

Dropoff: Call time will be at at 1:10, meaning 100% ready to go with instrument at the call location. Do not pull into the school at call time--get here a bit before 1 at the latest.

Pickup: Band staff will leave at 10:45pm. Please plan on being ready for pickup before that. Parents of students not picked up by 10:45pm will be called. If we don't hear back or anticipate it taking longer than 15 additional minutes, we will call nonemergency services and all staff other than Mr. Carpenter will leave after 30 total minutes. Mr. Carpenter will leave after nonemergency arrives. Please be respectful of folks' time with their families and our amazing staff's time to rest after a very hard day. Thank you!