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This Saturday, Oct. 19, is our first band competition of the season. We are so lucky that this first competition is close by, making it easy to attend to cheer on our students.
Here is some info and reminders to help your student(s) day run smoothly:
1. Students have practice in the morning at Amador with attendance block at 8:54am and rehearsal beginning at 9:00am - please remind your student marching shoes are mandatory at this practice.
2. Students will be dismissed about 12:45, except the ones who are helping with loading the trucks. We strongly encourage students to go home so they can rest and fuel up for the long night ahead.
3. Students are to report back to school at 3:45 wearing their travel uniform and carrying their garment bag with the rest of their uniform.
4. Students will be eating dinner on the bus: think non-messy as you help them pack a dinner. Some examples are salads, cold pasta, sandwiches, wraps, burritos, fruit, etc. Please do not pack glass containers (for obvious reasons) or Boba (tends to come back up). Don't forget water!
5. When they arrive at the competition they will immediately change into their full uniform and will be preparing for their performance which will begin at 7:50pm
6. After their performance they stay for awards and lastly change clothes and have a provided snack before returning back to Amador.
7. Buses will return to Amador late - currently scheduled for 10:15pm. They will pull up to the curb so please park in the parking spaces and NOT the curb for pick up.
Here is some info and reminders to help your day run smoothly:
1. We strongly encourage all families to try to attend and cheer our marching band on! If you are able to volunteer, RA's and RW's are still in need of volunteers. If you are unable to, that's OK...come out to watch and cheer! It means a lot to our students to see a great big "Sea of Purple "when they look into the stands!
2. Amador is scheduled to perform at 7:50pm, but the performances in our level begin at 6:35pm. It is fun to come out early and enjoy all of the shows, but if you can't we recommend arriving at least 3 performances ahead of ours (roughly 7:00pm). Here is link to the WBA event link: https://westernbands.org/events/details.php?ID=1055
3. Wear your purple!!! Be mindful, though, that competitions are COLD - sweatshirts, beanies, gloves, scarves, coats, and even blankets are all helpful. If you have stadium seats, your bum will thank you as most bleachers are metal and COLD.
4. Keep in mind that you do need to pay an admittance fee, usually $5-10.
If you have any questions, please email Lori at newmemberliaison@amadormusic.org
Looking forward to seeing all of you Saturday decked out in PURPLE!
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