MB PSAT testers

If you are in MB, you CAN NOT take the PSAT test when it is given at Tigard High - you'll be in Eugene that day. And no, I will not allow you to miss the competition to take the test - that would be detrimental to the group and let your bandmates down. No worries - La Salle High School in Milwaukie has graciously offered to allow a limited number of us to test with them when they take it on Wednesday morning October 17. Yay! 

If taking the PSAT this year is important to you (this is a test primarily for Juniors), please email McKee to sign up to take the mid-week La Salle PSAT test. You must bring a check for $25 to McKee by Friday September 21, made payable to THS Band Boosters (we will then write one check for La Salle). To take the test, you must be at La Salle High School on Wednesday October 17 by 7:30 in the morning. Your absence for the morning of the test WILL be excused. 

Please note: This is NOT a THS Band field trip, and WE WILL NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM THE TESTING SITE. You and your parent will need to decide how you will travel to and from the test. In the past, some have arranged to car pool, with perhaps one parent taking a group to La Salle and another picking the group up when finished. After you finish, you will return to THS and finish out your day.

Again, email McKee and bring your $25 check on or before Friday September 21 to participate in the La Salle PSAT. 

SHOW TIME!!!

Hey Band! (hey what?)

It's time for our first performance of the year  - yay! Here's what you need to know:

• Call time for MB is 5:30
• Call time for everyone else is 5:45
• Dress for the evening is pep shirt, marching shoes, and pants (jeans, for example)
• Don't have marching shoes? Make sure your shoes are close-toed types [athletic shoes are a good choice]

PLEASE make sure you eat well and hydrate tonight and tomorrow. This is essential!

And for those who aren't sure what will happen, here's the nitty gritty:

• Pit loads
• Band warms up
• Everyone lines up and marches in
• We create the tunnel for the team to run through (not sure what that means? Don't worry - just follow the person in front of you)
• Fight Song, then Banner
• We move to the stands and pep, pep, pep for the team
• Partway through 2nd quarter, we move down from the stands and warm up (pit moves to the north sideline)
• MB lines up to take the field; Pep Band moves in behind
• MB presents show opener and helicopters to the back hash when done; Pep Band runs out to join
• Band plays Hey Baby! and Fight Song for Tigerettes
• Band gathers in the south endzone - plays Fight Song when team runs out
• Short break during the beginning of 3rd quarter - eat cheese!
• More pep, pep, pep
• Tigard wins and we play Celebration!
• Band lines up on field and we march out
• Everyone meets in the band room (Parents, please wait outside - the room's too small to invite everyone in. Thanks!) A few minutes of chatting, then put things away
• AND, go home! 

Got it? Good! Now, go get some rest - we've got a big day ahead of us!

A Special "Thank You"!

The final thing that had to be accomplished at Wednesday night's rehearsal was to teach and practice how to get on and off the field in a performance situation. No big deal, right? Au contraire, mon frere! It's actually quite a complicated ballet to get the drumline, guard, horns, and especially the pit on, set, picked up, and off in a timely and effective fashion. The pit rehearsal part always takes the longest, but the good news is that everyone now knows what to do and we're ready to go for Friday's performance! 

Thank you to all the parents who waited patiently for the kids to finish - especially the pit parents. That took a long time - whew! And we promise - such a late ending time will not happen again. 

Thanks again -it made all the difference.

Tuesday Night Special!

Hey folks - we've got our first public performance coming up this Friday! Whoo hoo! To make sure we're at our best, we're going to add that additional rehearsal this Tuesday evening. The band room will be open at 6:30 for the pit to start loading - please make sure you arrive early enough to be on the field and ready to rehearse by 7pm.

We'll be done on the field by 8:30. And Pit, remember that it always takes us an additional 20 minutes or so to get all your stuff put away.

See you Tuesday!