CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK!

Hey Band! (hey, what??) IT’S CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK!

Here’s the basic information you need to know (full show schedule will be finalized and published later this week):

·      ** We have 2 rehearsals left – Monday Oct. 31 and Wednesday Nov. 2. Attendance is essential. No coming late, no leaving early. (BTW, school-appropriate Halloween costumes are welcome on Monday, as long as they don't get in the way of what you need to do for rehearsal!)

·      ** The 2022 NWAPA Championships will take place at Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon.

·      ** We will be leaving for Eugene/Springfield Friday evening, around 9pm. We’ll pick up our Tualatin friends on the way.

·      ** We will be staying at the Comfort Suites Riverbend in Springfield, traveling to and from Eugene/Springfield by STA, the TTSD contracted bus company.

·     **  Breakfast is included at the hotel. Lunch will be at selected area restaurants and dinner will be available at Autzen Stadium concessions. Snacky food will be available at the band equipment trailer after Prelims award announcements – thanks, Band Boosters! Ensemble members are welcome and encouraged to pack snacks, sandwiches, etc. for eating throughout the day/evening. Any student who needs assistance with meal purchases should talk to McKee - we can totally take care of things.

·      ** TTSD policy requires all students traveling on an overnight trip take a rapid COVID test, with a negative result. Tests will be provided to all students at the Wednesday rehearsal and must be completed before Friday. CLICK HERE to go to the form.

 

A short narrative: Realistically, Tigard will probably not be performing in Finals at Championships. Only 15 bands will qualify – the winner in each class (AAAA, AAA, AA, and A), and then the next 11 scores. We should assume all AAAA and AAA bands will qualify, which total 10 bands. Add in the winner in AA and A and there are 3 slots left. Will we score higher than S. Albany again? Probably. Are there any other AA bands we might outscore? Possibly, but there are 10 AA bands, and the likelihood of us outscoring 8 of them is not realistic. So, to qualify for Finals we would need to take 1^st place in A, and we were a full 7 points behind Aloha on Saturday, and that difference would be very difficult to overcome. Could we do it? Maybe! So, let’s make sure that our performance in Prelims is as full of energy and as excellent as we can make it. Let’s do this!