<![CDATA[Pickerington Central Marching Tigers - MR. STOWE\'S F.Y.I.]]>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:35:52 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Preview Concert and Contest]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:33:52 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/preview-concert-and-contestGood Morning Parents,

This week, March 5th we have a preview concert in Preparation for the OMEA LG (Large Group) Competition on March 13th.  The purposes of the preview concert are 2 fold, it allows the students to get a run of their concert music in front of a friendly audience before we perform in front of a Judge.  It also allows parents the opportunity to take video and photos without risk of disqualifying the ensemble at LG Contest.  (I'll Explain more on that later) 

Dates, Times, Locations, Dress codes

Preview Concert 
March 5th 
@ PHSC PAC
Report Time, 7PM
Jeans and summer band shirts

This is a combined performance with the Choirs!  We will begin at 7pm with the choirs performing first.  There will be a brief transition between choirs and bands to reset the stage for our portion of the concert.  Both the Choirs and Bands are dressing casually for this concert to match informal nature of the stage.  We will get a sneak-peak of the the set for the musical, Mamma Mia! which will run the week before spring break.  (Be on the lookout for tickets soon)  

As I mentioned earlier, this concert is where photos and videos ARE allowed.  OMEA does not allow for videos at LG Contest and only allow photos for a brief moment at the end of a performance.  If you are caught taking video at LG contest the consequence is disqualification of the performing group.  This is mostly due to copyright infringement, as purchasing a piece of music only warrants you the right to perform, not the right to perform, record and publish.  This is different during Marching Band Season as I obtain full copyright licensing for our music to meet the requirements from OMEA. 

OMEA LG Contest
March 13 
@ Teays Valley High School 
Report Time to PHSC Band Room, 4:00
Concert Black 

No School on Friday the 13th
This is simply a coincidence.  OMEA and PLSD do not share calendars.  Due to resources OMEA is on a 3 week rotation annually to serve all the districts in Ohio. March 13/14 is the assigned date for District 15, also known as, our district. 

Uniform for contest
All students must wear ALL BLACK clothing.  Gentlemen should wear a long sleeved dress shirt (with a collar), dress shoes and black pants.  Ladies should wear all black as well, making sure that their shoulders are completely covered, dresses or skirts must fall below the knee when seated.  Every year I'm asked about an accent color, completely black clothing is the answer.  


Timeline for Contest
As you can see Wind Ensemble instructions are in red while Symphonic Band instructions are in Purple. All students will have an opportunity to grab something to eat at concessions.  Please plan to send money or pack a snack.  It is a late night for everyone.  

4:30 - 3 Buses arrive at PHSC
4:45 - Depart (hopefully we can depart sooner) 3-4 Parent chaperones needed 
5:30 - Arrive at TVHS, check-in to home rooms/ Wind Ensemble to Cafeteria for food (with Chaps)
6:25 - Symphonic Band to Warm-up
6:45 - Wind Ensemble to Auditorium with chaperones
7:00 - Symphonic Band Stage Performance
7:30 - Symphonic Band Sight Reading/Wind Ensemble to Home Room/ Symphonic Band to Cafeteria after putting gear away.
8:25 - Wind Ensemble to Warm-up
8:50 - Symphonic Band to Auditorium 
9:05 - Wind Ensemble Stage Performance 
9:30 - Wind Ensemble Sight Reading/Symphonic Band take cases to box truck (Chaps & Hakes?)
9:50 - Finalize the Load 
10:15 - Depart for Pickerington 
11:00 - Arrive at PHSC

Volunteer Needs
We will need 4 chaperones.  Preferably 2 Wind Ensemble parents and 2 Symphonic Band parents to look after each group while Directors are with the performing group.  The timeline/schedule is made and you will be able to see your student perform.  ]]><![CDATA[Winter Concert Program 12/10/25]]>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:43:55 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/winter-concert-program-121025
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]]><![CDATA[Week 4 of the Playoffs and so much more...]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:55:32 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/week-4-of-the-playoffs-and-so-much-moreMarching Tiger Families,

First off, thank you for your patience waiting for this FYI.  The larger company that owns weebly and other sites had technical issues yesterday and shutdown all access to their products, preventing me from posting the FYI. 

Friday's Football Game
Our game this Friday is an away game at the Historic Crew Stadium.  Tickets are available through the OHSAA website.  I'd just be sure to make a note that we are at the "Old" Crew Stadium.  We are not the home team, which means we play in the stands and do a brief halftime show.  

Timeline
4:15 - Band Room Opens
5:15 - Load buses
6:15 - Arrive at Historic Crew Stadium
7:08 - Kick-off
TBD - Arrive at PHSC 


Uniform Update
We will wear our purple uniforms and maintain the same expectations for uniforms inspection.  As a quick reminder, face paint is not allowed in uniform as it can stain the white portions of our uniform jackets.  If we the rain holds in the forecast we will issue raincoats for this game.  The raincoats are limited and we ask students to wear the smallest jacket they can fit in while still being able to button up the jacket.  This typically ensures the large sizes are available for those who need them.  Do not use the raincoat pockets.  Inevitably students will leave personal items in the coat pockets.  This makes for a frustrating evening once you realize you now have to check every raincoat pocket for your phone...  Just don't use the raincoat pockets and your evening will be fine! 


****TONIGHT*** November 19 London Parent meeting
If you are traveling to London we will have our Final Parent Meeting virtually at 7pm on November 19th.  Please plan to come to the meeting as we will cover the travel plans, explain flight groups and protocols and more.  The final Chaperone Meeting is December 3rd at 7pm.  This is an organizational meeting for directors and chaperones.  Students and followers do not need to attend.  

Solo and Ensemble
Solo and Ensemble is early this year.  Every 3 years the Districts in OMEA rotate though a 3 weekend cycle, There is an early, middle and late weekend which ensures that there are enough judges to go around the state.  As luck would have it, we are the first weekend this year on January 17th at PHSN. In the next few days I'll be sharing forms with students to enter their plans for Solo and Ensemble.  Students in Wind Ensemble are required to participate in this event, Symphonic band and concert band are not required but encouraged to participate as Solo and Ensemble promotes the most individual growth for student musicianship.  Please start making those final selections for S&E so that I can start finding accompanists and selecting music for everyone. 

Breakfast with Santa
This is a fundraiser and community service project on December 6th, 7:30am-12pm.  The Jazz Band is the only band ensemble that performs at this event, however we ask the rest of the band students and parents to volunteer in various capacities throughout the morning. In addition to the obvious breakfast with Santa we host a themed basket raffle, craft table, hot chocolate bar and donation station for the Ronald McDonald House. 

The Section leaders for each section of the band are responsible for putting together themed baskets for the raffle.  These range from baskets for young children with crayons and coloring books to portable fire pits and and s'more kits for the adults.  As long as there is a theme and all the items in the baskets are school appropriate we are fine! 

Because BWS is the week after Thanksgiving break I know kids are going to be scrambling when we come back to get their baskets started.  As parents, if you work in retail or have the ability through your line of work to offer something to "kick-start" your child's basket please let them know!  This could be the starter they need to get rolling on the project. 

Parent Volunteers 11/21
Nurse: 
Julie Ketcham

Bus/Chaperone/Field Help:
Chris Mirakian
Emily Haverfield
Hope Hill
Heather Edwards
Lisa Winters
Lauryn Winters
Melissa Wyatt

Guard:
Anne Shreffler

]]><![CDATA[Playoff's Week 3 vs Upper Arlington, Changes to Winter Concert and Solo & Ensemble]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:30:59 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/playoffs-week-3-vs-upper-arlington-changes-to-winter-concert-and-solo-ensembleMarching Tiger Families,

This week's FYI​ is going to cover a wide-range of topics, I do apologize in advance for the jumping around various upcoming events.  

UA at Home this Friday
We are hosting our final Home football game of the season on Friday.  If we win this week then all additional football games in the playoffs will be held at neutral sites.  Fortunately the weather looks like it is working out in our favor and will warm-up for Friday's game.  So lets enjoy our last night with a "home" game.  

Halftime this Friday will look vary familiar.  With a large portion of our leadership participating in Capital University's Honor Band Weekend we will do another simple halftime performance.  

Winter Concert
There has been some issues surrounding the scheduling of our winter concert, the logistics schedule for London and our students who are involved in both Christmas Chorale and Band.  Without getting too deep I will simply say, we can't have a concert with instruments that are in a shipping container headed to London...  (The previous solution was a concert date swap with Ridgeview)

The finalized plan for the winter concert was decided by prioritizing the student opportunities to perform, both in band and chorale.  I realize the changes made might inconvenience some families but we felt it is necessary for students to meet the expectations of their previously made commitments vs convenience to families and friends.    

We will use the following Schedule for our Winter Concert. And I do apologize for all the confusion caused by my quick solutions without taking an additional step back and seeing the complete picture before communicating home to you.  The PHSC High School Winter Band Concert will be held on December 10th at 5:00pm.  The Ridgeview Junior High Concert will also be held on December 10th but at 7:00pm.  

Solo and Ensemble
Solo and Ensemble is early this year.  Every 3 years the Districts in OMEA rotate though a 3 weekend cycle, There is an early, middle and late weekend which ensures that there are enough judges to go around the state.  As luck would have it, we are the first weekend this year on January 17th at PHSN. In the next few days I'll be sharing forms with students to enter their plans for Solo and Ensemble.  Students in Wind Ensemble are required to participate in this event, Symphonic band and concert band are not required but encouraged to participate as Solo and Ensemble promotes the most individual growth for student musicianship.  Please start making those final selections for S&E so that I can start finding accompanists and selecting music for everyone. 

Uniform update for the UA game
We will wear our purple uniforms and maintain the same expectations for uniforms inspection.  As a quick reminder, face paint is not allowed in uniform as it can stain the white portions of our uniform jackets.  

The weather looks good for Friday but as the weather gets colder, we are still required to be in proper uniform.  No winter hats when on the field and no hoodies popping out the back of your uniform jackets.  Any blankets need to be pre-placed in the band stand for the home games in advance as we will not get to the bleachers until after we march pregame.  This 

November 19 London Parent meeting
If you are traveling to London we will have our Final Parent Meeting virtually at 7pm on November 19th.  Please plan to come to the meeting as we will cover the travel plans, explain flight groups and protocols and more.  The final Chaperone Meeting is December 3rd at 7pm.  This is an organizational meeting for directors and chaperones.  Students and followers do not need to attend.  

Friday Timeline
5:00 - Band room opens
6:00 - Meet at Flagpoles in uniform 
6:40 - March to stadium
6:45 - enter stadium
6:50 - Begin Pregame 
7:00 - Kick-off 

Parent Volunteers
Nurse:
Julie Ketcham

Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler

Field Help:
Chris Mirakian
Emily Haverfield
Lisa Mezquita
Hope Hill
Heather Edwards
Jennifer Dryer
]]><![CDATA[Play-offs Week 2 vs GMHS]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:34:59 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/play-offs-week-2-vs-gmhsGood Morning Marching Tiger Families, 

We are into week 2 of the playoffs!  After a successful competition season we are also in full swing converting to concert band.  You could call this portion of the fall "limbo" between marching and concert seasons.  This essentially means we are switching our focus from 100% marching band to 20% marching 80% concert band.   This will outwardly look like less involved halftime shows on Friday night.  


Uniform update
We will wear our purple uniforms and maintain the same expectations for uniforms inspection.  As a quick reminder, face paint is not allowed in uniform as it can stain the white portions of our uniform jackets.  Uniforms for week 3 as with any additional playoff game will be determined based upon the weather forecast in the weekly FYI.  

Additionally as the weather gets colder, we are still required to be in proper uniform.  No winter hats when on the field and no hoodies popping out the back of your uniform jackets.  Any blankets need to be preplaced in the band stand for the home games in advance as we will not get to the bleachers until after we march pregame. 

November 19 London Parent meeting
If you are traveling to London we will have our Final Parent Meeting virtually at 7pm on November 19th.  Please plan to come to the meeting as we will cover the travel plans, explain flight groups and protocols and more.  The final Chaperone Meeting is December 3rd at 7pm.  This is an organizational meeting for directors and chaperones.  Students and followers do not need to attend.  

Friday Timeline
3:10-4:10 Dress rehearsal in Tiger stadium
5:15 - Band room opens
5:45 - Meet at Flagpoles in uniform 
6:20 - March to stadium
6:30 - enter stadium
6:45 - Begin Pregame 
7:00 - Kick-off 

Parent volunteers
​Nurse
Julie Ketcham
Field Help
Chris Mirakian
Lisa Mezquita
Emily Haverfield
Hope Hill
Anne Shreffler
Miranda LeMaster
Tony Gerardi
Tracy Gerardi ]]><![CDATA[Away @ Reynoldsburg and SMBF]]>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:37:32 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/away-reynoldsburg-and-smbfGood Morning Marching Tiger Families,

It is was a wonderful weekend hopefully filled with memories that will be kept forever.  The kiddos did a fantastic job and the boosters were amazing as well.  Thank you for such a memorable weekend of music and friendship.  

Before we breakdown the final weekend of the competitive marching season, I'd like to explain playoff football band expectations.  For the playoffs we do not march our competition show, we let the final performance at SMBF stand as the last performance.  Instead, we will use music that we are prepping for our London trip and other selections we try to reserve for later in the season when not preparing for a large trip.  Because we aren't performing our competition show, we no longer rehearse our 6 hours throughout the week.  Instead we will rehearse outside on Fridays during class and a brief afterschool rehearsal before we load and depart.  If weather becomes a factor, we will adjust what day we go outside.  

The attendance expectations for playoff football is simple, if there is a football game, all members of the band band are expected to attend.  Playoff football is a reality of living in Pickerington and the additional games each year should be expected when looking at the band calendar.  With that said, please use the Planned Absence Forms for any family events/emergencies that might come up.  

Friday @ Reynoldsburg

We will have a dress rehearsal after school, students are not permitted to leave campus between the dress rehearsal and buses departing.  This expectation is simply to keep kids safe and limit the opportunities for things to go wrong due to young drivers and an unnecessary sense of urgency.  Plan accordingly

Friday and Saturday Uniforms
Purple pants and black socks for the game on Friday. White pants and socks for Saturday. Hair always needs to up or pulled back into a bun.  Ear rings are also something I keep asking kids to remove.  Small studs are perfectly fine, we do not want students wearing dangly or hooped ear rings.  We want to look uniform, not pretty! 

Friday Timeline
3:10 - Dress rehearsal on the practice field
4:30 - Load/Snack/Change
5:30 - Load buses 
6:15 - Arrive at Reynoldsburg HS (Livingston campus) 
7:00 - Kickoff
TBD - Arrive at PHSC (Color guard Final Room Clean-up)

Saturday SMBF Timeline
10:00 - Dress Rehearsal
11:00 -  Load/Snack/Change
12:00 - Depart For Hilliard Bradley
1:00 - Arrive at Hilliard Bradley
2:00 - Warm-up
3:00 - Perform​
3:30 - Stay on track for Central Crossing performance followed by awards (Students who need to leave for The Diary of Anne Frank performance in the evening are dismissed as soon as we finish performing.  Parents please have a note for your child or the children you are shuttling back to Central and give it to a director before departing)
3:45 - Load EQ
4:15 Depart
5:15 Arrive at PHSC 

The Website for OMEA has details for parking, tickets and Merch.  Please use this link to go to the OMEA SMBF website. 
SMBF Website
Parent Volunteers for the Weekend 
Friday @ Reynoldsburg
Load Truck:
John Mezquita
Josh Warmund
Chris Mirakian
Nurse:
Brittany Long
Chaperone/Field Help:
Chris Mirakian
Athe Norris
Dan Kruse
Emily Haverfield
Heather Edwards
Hope Hill
LIsa Mezquita
Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler
Holly Jean Hummel


Saturday @ SMBF
Load Truck:
James Pelfrey
John Mezquita
Josh Warmund
Chris Mirakian
Nurse:
Julie Ketcham
Chaperone/Field Help:
Chris Mirakian
Heather Edwards
Hope Hill
Emily Haverfield
Janel Theiss
Joy Shaw
James Pelfrey
Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler
]]><![CDATA[Senior Night and Double Header FYI]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:32:28 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/senior-night-and-double-header-fyiMarching Tiger Families,

We have a busy week!  Friday we have Senior Night at the football game which will change some of our normal Pregame activities and a double competition on Saturday.  I'll go though the FYI for the weekend in chronological order for everyone. 

Senior Night
Senior Parents, your report time to the field is 5:40.  The Athletic Department handout says 5:40 report, I would encourage all the senior parents to be in the stadium by 5:30, just to make sure there is enough time to organize the line-up. When you arrive Lisa Mezquita will be there to help arrange you in alpha order for the presentation of Seniors.  The presentation begins at 6:00pm. The band Seniors will join you at this time as well.  After the senior recognition the seniors will head back to the band room to prepare for Senior Night shenanigans.  The Freshmen-Junior classes will perform the SSB. 

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​Friday Timeline
3:10 Dress Rehearsal, turf field (no seniors)
3:50 Dismiss 
5:30 Band form block at Flagpoles. (Seniors and families report to track) 
5:45 Parade to stadium, form tunnel.
6:00 Senior Recognition begins 
6:45 Band head back field for pregame.
6:50 Pregame 
7:00 Kickoff 

Saturday Double Competition
Our two competitions are both North East of Pickerington.  
Competition 1 is at White Field hosted by Newark High School.  N. 11th St. Newark Ohio 43055.  Take note the parking for spectators can get interesting at Newark.  There is handicap parking close to the stadium but the majority of parking is a shuttle from the HS to the stadium.  It is free and runs frequently.  I would allow some additional time to make sure you are not rushed by the shuttle service. 

After Competition 1 we will travel to Dillion State Park.  The boosters rented a shelter house where we will serve a picnic style meal for the kids.  I heard at the booster meeting the donations for this are going well, but please feel free to check with Emily if there are any additional or last minute needs.  Specifically we be at Big Run Shelter House at Dillion State park.  Natural resource Rd 1, Zanesville Ohio, 43701 
Students are encouraged to bring blankets for a picnic, yard games/tailgating games are allowed. We have storage under the semi trailer to house things like corn hole boards and other activities.  (No Lawn darts, please!!!)

Our final stop of the night will be to Tri-Valley High School. This will be our last stop before returning home.  Tri-Valley High School is located at 46 E Muskingum Ave, Dresden, OH 43821 Parking for this competition is much easier on the spectators and honestly has a great viewing point for anyone that can't climb steps.  Spectators enter from the top of the stadium which allows spectators will limited mobility to have a better view of the field from above than other typical stadiums.  Tri-Valley Stadium is on a hillside.  

Saturday Timeline
10:00 - Band Room Opens
11:00 - Depart for Newark 
12:00 - Arrive at Newark 
1:00 - Warm-up 
1:45 - Perform 
2:00 - Start Load-in 
2:30 - Depart for Dillon Lake
3:00 - Arrive 
5:15 - Load and depart for Tri-Valley
5:40 - Arrive at Tri-Valley
6:30 - Warm-up 
7:30 - Perform 
8:35 - Awards
9:00 - Depart for PHSC 
10:30 - Arrive at PHSC

Parent Volunteers - Friday
Nurse:
Julie Ketcham

Field Help:
Athe Norris
Chris Mirakian
Dan Kruse
Heather Edwards
Hope Hill
Lisa Mezquita
Kristie Blanton
James Pelfrey

Guard Help:
Holly Jean Hummel
Load Truck:
John Mezquita
Josh Warmund
Chris Mirakian

Parent Volunteers - Saturday
Nurse:
Julie Ketcham

Field Help/Chaperone:
Brittany Long
Chris Mirakian
Heather Edwards
Hope Hill
Jennifer Dryer
Joy Shaw
Janel Theiss
Lisa Mezquita 
Josh Warmund (ride bus only)

Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler
​Holly Jean Hummel




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]]><![CDATA[Week 7 Grove City Invitational]]>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:22:55 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/week-7-grove-city-invitationalMarching Tiger Families,

This week is a big week!  On Saturday we compete at our first competition where we can earn a rating and a ranking. (we are eligible for caption awards since this isn't our show)  The FYI will be short this week, mostly uniform information and a timeline for Saturday. 

We will not be traveling to the game this Friday.  Instead we will be having practice from 3:00 (asap after school) to 5:00pm.  On Saturday we will have one final dress rehearsal to touch things up, then head out.  See Timeline for details. 

Uniforms
On Saturday it is full whites.  Just remember your white socks and no jewelry or hooped or dangly ear rings.  Regardless of gender all hair needs to be up inside of the hat.  (gentlemen....) 

Reminders
No Bluetooth speakers on the bus.  Bus drivers and chaperones are there for your safety.  Do as you have been instructed.  Good manners go along way!  Each bus driver is different when it comes to food.  The policy is, "No Food". Pack snacks at your own risk and be respectful with your trash.  

Timeline
2:00 - Dress Rehearsal
3:30 - Load EQ, eat, change
4:40 - Buses arrive and load
5:30 - Arrive at GCHS
6:30 - Warm-up
7:20 - Perform 
8:30 - Awards (students must sit in visitor's bleachers)
8:45 -  Load buses (Stowe & Hakes at Director's Clinic) 
9:00 - Depart for PHSC 
9:45  - Arrive at PHSC (unload all EQ)  Mellophones - Final Clean-up Duty

Load Truck:
John Mezquita
Chris Mirakian
Josh Warmund
James Pelfrey

Nurse:
Melissa Wyatt

Field Help/Travel with Band:
Chris Mirakian
Athe Norris
Heather Edwards
Emily Haverfield
Joy Shaw
Hope Hill
James Pelfrey
Brittany Taylor
Therera Garee (not on bus)

Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler


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]]><![CDATA[Week 6, Homecoming vs. LHS]]>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:14:24 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/week-6-homecoming-vs-lhsWe had a fantastic Band Fest.  Many thanks to everyone who participated.  I think my Social Media post from this weekend summed up the feeling of gratitude I felt as I sat with the heating pad on my back late Saturday night. 
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I love the pure joy on their faces!
Looking ahead, the show isn't finished and we have already started making improvements to the production.  This week the goal is to get the final sets of the drill learned and start cleaning back at page 1.  Even if that means in the rain on Wednesday.  Please make sure your kids come to school with old shoes and maybe a raincoat if needed this Wednesday.  (We won't bring instruments out in sustained rain) 

Homecoming
We won't be doing a run of the competition show this Friday, instead we will be participating in the Homecoming presentation.  Pregame will be as normal.  

Uniforms
Uniforms are operating as they should.  Shoes are a big problem.  They need to go home with the students.  They get left out and mixed up or lost when left in the room.  All I can do to help is say, you should have taken them home... 

Timeline
No Dress rehearsal
5:00 - Band Room Opens
5:45 - Full Band Report to Flag poles.
6:00 - Warm-up/ pep session
6:30 - Parade to stadium. 
6:50 - pregame
7:00 - Kick-off
TBA - Tuba section, Final Clean-up

Important Dates
10/4 - Grove City Competition 
10/18 - Double Header comp
10/25 - ***Tentative*** State Marching Band Finals @ Hilliard Bradley. (Requested 12-3pm)

Parent Volunteers
Nurse:
Melissa Wyatt

Field Help:
Chris Mirakian
Athe Norris
Jennifer Dryer
Heather Edwards
Kristie Blanton
James Pelfrey
Tony Phan

Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler​


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]]><![CDATA[Week 5 Away@CWHS and Pick Band Fest]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:35:09 GMThttps://www.pickeringtonmarchingtigers.org/mr-stowes-fyi/week-5-awaycwhs-and-pick-band-festMarching Tiger Families,

My apologies for the late FYI.  It was written and lost this morning when I attempted to upload to the weebly site.  Makes the day frustrating, but here it is! 

This week is going to be a busy one.  My suggestion is to get as much sleep as you can before this weekend.  With two events happening I'll cover the game on Friday then Band fest specifically. 

Friday
We are away at Canal Winchester.  Due to the field being close in proximity to the bus and equipment parking we will start our load after halftime and leave mostly leadership instruments out to finish the 4th quarter of the game.  This will ensure a timely departure and return home.  

We will not unload any gear once we return.  The equipment trucks will park in the gravel lot next to Tiger Stadium and we will have our dress rehearsal on Saturday in Tiger stadium.  

Uniforms
Everyone should be well aware of uniform expectations by now.  I do want to reiterate there is no face paint, glitter or accessories while in uniform.  This is to keep the uniforms looking sharp and clean.  If it is unseasonably hot again on Friday we will shed the jackets.  Be sure to wear your white show shirt under your bibbers. 

Friday Timeline
3:10 - Dress Rehearsal
4:10 - Load EQ, Snack, Change (Do not leave campus, pack what you need and bring to school)
5:15 - Buses depart for CW
5:45 - Buses Arrive at CW
7:00 - Kick off
TBD - Return Home, (Students be sure to text rides in advance) 
TBD - Clarinets have final clean-up duty

Saturday Band Fest
Band fest still needs volunteers.  We host this event every year and always need last minute parents to step up and help out.  Please email Emily Haverfield our booster president to get the latest regarding volunteer needs.  phscbbcopresident@gmail.com 

In addition to our competition Saturday, PHSC Cross Country is hosting their Invitational on campus.  It will be in everyone's best interest to take home everything they need for dress rehearsal the night before and report to Tiger Stadium via Pickerington road.  Hill road is a part of the cross country meet and you WILL get stuck in traffic due to the XC track.  All students and staff should plan to park in the Tiger Stadium parking lot and overflow onto the streets next to Tiger stadium.  Please plan ahead for this!  

Uniforms for Contests
We wear our white contest pants for competitions.  This means that white socks are needed and students should be mindful of the shorts worn under their bibbers.  Light colors work best, grays and lighter.  Avoid dark or neon colors as we will be able to see your shorts through the white bibbers!!!  (yikes...) 

Busing for Pick Band Fest
Busing for Band Fest is 1 way!  We do this to save a few $1,000 in transportation budget and to encourage parents to come to the competition to see their child perform.  This group is really finding their stride, please come celebrate their hard work with us by attending Band Fest.  You will have to pick up your kid anyway!!!!

When At Pick Band Fest
I plan to let students who don't have unload responsibilities to dismiss to the stadium once we arrive at North to take care of any last minute needs.  Bathroom, water, etc.  (No pop/soda). I will give them a specific time to return to the EQ trucks before we head to warm-up.  

After we perform, students involved in presenting awards will need to quickly celebrate our run with friends then report to side 1 of the home sideline to get ready for the awards ceremony.  Booster parents will be there to help you get lined up in order and hand you the trophy to present.  

After Awards we will perform Amazing Grace with North.  Do not rush the field, we will call both bands out.  North will set their music arc and we will fill in between based on instrumentation. 

Once Amazing Grace is complete, Central will block up on the track and Cadence back to the EQ trailers for a load-in.  Once students have loaded EQ you are dismissed.  Please return to central to hang uniforms.  

Saturday Timeline
12:00 -2:00 - Dress Rehearsal in Tiger Stadium.  Avoid Hill Rd. entrance. 
4:45 - Band room opens. Parking lot reopened next to tennis courts. (do the normal thing)
5:45 - depart
6:15 - Arrive at PHSN
7:20 - Warm-up
8:30 - Perform 
9:00 - Awards
TBD - Amazing Grace
TBD - Parade to EQ truck, Load
All students return to Central to unload EQ and hang uniforms. 
TBD - Percussion have final clean-up duty 

Friday Parent Volunteers

Load Truck:
John Mezquita
Josh Warmund
Chris Mirakian

Nurse:
Holly Jean Hummel

Field Help:
Chris Mirakian
Barb Gilbert
Athe Norris
Lisa Mezquita
Heather Edwards
Emily Haverfield
Joy Shaw
Josh Warmund
Theresa Garee

Color Guard Help:
Anne Shreffler
Holly Jean Hummel

Saturday Parent Help
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Load Truck
Chris Hartung
John Mezquita
James Pelfrey
Chris Mirakian

Nurse
Brittany Long

Field Help
Lisa Mezquita
Heather Edwards
Barb Gilbert
Joy Shaw
James Pelfrey
Tiffany McDaniel
Janel Theiss
Chris Mirakian

Guard Help
Anne Shreffler
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