Good Morning Marching Tiger Families,  

We had a fantastic weekend last week.  The weather was great, the bands were great and the booster clubs did an amazing job running our show.  Both, visiting band directors and judges were very complimentary of how organized and professional our show was managed.  

Uniforms
We need students to bring in their white pants no later than Wednesday so that we can get them organized for the Buckeye invitational later next month.  

This Friday for the away game at Central Crossing we will be wearing our purple uniform. 

Traveling to Central Crossing
We will attempt our first "Load and Go" of the season to Central Crossing.  What this means is there will not be a dress rehearsal immediately after school.  Students will simply report per the timeline, load equipment and busses then we are off! This is a common maneuver later in the season when we are traveling long distances for playoff games, but it does have inherent risks.  Directors and chaperones are not responsible for forgotten uniform pieces and instruments.  Students must be responsible and ensure their equipment is loaded and uniform is complete.  If you see your child marching without an instrument or in partial uniform hopefully you can conclude on your own what has happened...  

Friday @ Central Crossing Timeline
4:30 - Report and load Equipment
5:15 - Section leaders do uniform checks, and load busses 
5:30 - Depart for CCHS
6:15 - Arrive at CCHS
7:00 - Kick off 
9:30 - Depart for PHSC *Tentative
10:15 - Arrive at PHSC *Tentative 

Ronald McDonald House Charity Fundraiser
The Marching Tigers have a long history of using their skill sets to help others. Every year we set aside 2 hours to busk for the Ronald McDonald House. (Busking: the activity of playing music in the streets or public place for voluntary donations.)  Donations collected from the morning are then donated to the RMH next to Children's Hospital on Parsons Ave.  This is not a fundraiser for the Marching Tigers. 

This is one of my personal favorite days of the year.  Teaching our children to use their time and talents to help others is one of the more important lessons we can share with them.  

Logistics for Saturday Morning
- Students take their instruments home Friday after the football game 
- Students report to their assigned McDonalds, ready to play at 9am 
- Students wear PHSC spirit wear. 
- We will perform for 2 hours
- Students will be picked up at 11am
- The band room will be open until 11:45 for students to return instruments if necessary
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Parent Volunteers for Friday night
​Vicki and Rick Evans - Bus 1
Kelly Brick - Bus 4
Leah Varone - Bus 3
Patricia Manley - Bus 3
Robin Saionzkowski - Bus 2 
David Horton - Bus 2
Erin Gorgas - Bus 4 

​Thank you Chaperones! 

Good Morning Students and Families, 

First and foremost I want to say thank you to all of the parents/boosters that attended the Canal Winchester Classic and helped cheer, roll, push, transport, chaperone this past Saturday.  An audience cheering for the band truly helps the band in so many ways.  It was an unbelievably hot weekend for a contest, thank you for all the support! 

Uniforms
Students will need their purple uniform and black socks for Friday night.  Saturday will be  competition pants and white socks.  Students need to remember to wear a white t-shirt under their jackets.  NO TANK TOPS OR CUT-OFF T-shirts.  (We are getting better with our uniform prep!  Thank you!!)

Friday Timeline
3:10 - Dress rehearsal on band practice field
4:10 - Dismiss.  Take instruments with you! 
5:30 - Report to Ridgeview parking lot. Students park in grass lot closest to C3 church. (on the ridge)*
5:45 - Warm-up
6:25 - Parade from Ridgeview parking lot. Students park in grass lot closest to C3 church. (on the ridge)* 
6:55 - pregame
7:07 - Kick-off
*I want to continue to encourage SAFE car-pooling and/or parent drop off.


Pickerington Band Festival 
Our home show is this Saturday at PHSN.  Please invite your family and friends to attend and support the Marching Tigers. (Yes, I know the Buckeyes are playing, but our tickets are WAY cheaper than theirs.)  The booster clubs have been working very hard to organize a great show.  If you get a chance, please say thank you to a Tiger or Panther Booster.  This is a time consuming project for them, both clubs have done a great job collaborating.  Not all booster clubs in town get along as well as our two band booster clubs do. 

The most important bit of parent information on Saturday night is transportation for the Marching Tigers is "one-way".  Parents must pick-up their student at Pickerington NORTH at the end of the contest. This serves multiple functions, it encourages parents to come and support their child/children and saves money in our transportation budget.  The band room will be open after the show if students want to return instruments that night. 

Tickets for the event are $7 per person.  However, the boosters are still in need of additional volunteers. If you consider that volunteers get free admission and parents need to pick-up their child after the contest, it only makes sense for you to volunteer TODAY!   It will cost $0 to help the band, see the show and pick-up your child!  


Saturday Timeline 
2:00 - Dress rehearsal at PHSC
4:15 - Load/Change/Snack
5:15 - Depart for PHSN
5:45 - Arrive at PHSN
6:35 - Meet Host
6:40 - Warm-up
7:25 - Depart for Stadium 
7:45 - PERFORM
8:15 - Awards (Seniors help present awards)
8:30 - Load percussion equipment, sound equipment, props. 
****Students are dismissed to their parents after Band Fest.  There is NO bussing back to PHSC!****

​Parent Volunteers (Friday)
Erin Gorgas
Kelly Brick
Patricia Manley
Patty Richardson
Erica Dann
Jessica Hansen
Diane Ouimet
Laura Telfer
Curtis Richardson

Good morning all, 

There is much to go over this week.  I will try my best to be concise. 

We will be hosting Hilliard Bradley this Friday at home in a televised game on Spectrum.  Be sure to take note of the start time change to 7:07 and set your DVR's. 

Uniforms
On Friday our uniform is purple pants with black socks. (no ankle socks!)

Saturday our uniform is full white uniforms.  For the students this means you will wear your white bibbers. White bibbers will be picked up Saturday morning after our dress rehearsal.  

Word of warning: any colorful, bright shorts will show through the white pants.  Be sure to avoid ultra bright shorts under your uniform.  White socks must be worn on Saturday as well. 

Continue to work hard to get your snap hems at the correct height.  We had less gathering last Friday but still need to correct a few.  

ISO: We have 1 pair of tuxedo pants that we need stitch hemmed.  If you have this skillset and are willing to hem 1 pair of pants, please contact Mr Stowe, Vanessa Niekamp, Robin Saionskowski or Katie Kirtin.  

Friday Timeline
​3:10 - Dress rehearsal on band practice field
4:10 - Dismiss.  Take instruments with you! 
5:30 - Report to Ridgeview parking lot. Students park in grass lot closest to C3 church. (on the ridge)*
5:45 - Warm-up
6:25 - Parade from Ridgeview parking lot. Students park in grass lot closest to C3 church. (on the ridge)* 
6:55 - pregame
7:07 - Kick-off
*I want to continue to encourage SAFE car-pooling and/or parent drop off.  

Canal Winchester Classic info
The CW Classic is located at Canal Winchester High School.  The contest starts at 12pm.  The Marching Tigers perform at 2:45 with awards to follow soon after.  Tickets are $8 per person.  Directions and additional information can be found at their contest website:

Students are encouraged to eat a substantial breakfast Saturday morning and pack a light sack lunch to eat before we get into our uniforms.  Students are encouraged to travel with their water jugs all day on Saturday.  We will have water with us as well but not enough to keep the entire band hydrated. Staying hydrated on Saturday will allow us to have a stress-free successful first contest. 

Saturday Timeline
9:00 Practice & Dress rehearsal 
11:00 load, eat, change
11:45 buses arrive at PHSC
12:00 buses depart for CWHS
12:30 buses arrive at CWHS, unload
1:35 meet guides 
1:40 warm up
2:05 send pit and stage props 
2:25 band departs for field 
2:45 Marching Tigers Perform
3:00 host band performs 
3:30 awards 
4:00 load 
4:30 Depart for PHSC
5:00 Arrive at PHSC


Pickerington Band Fest Update
The Booster Club has been sending out sign-ups for Band Fest volunteers.  There is no experience necessary, we simply need people to make the show happen! The greatest gift you can give is your time.  The Marching Tigers are in need of your time, please consider volunteering and being a part of what will most certainly be a fantastic evening of music. 

Volunteers

Friday
Freda Lusk-Koeller
Rick Koeller
Jeff Mayzum
Erin Gorgas
Leah Varone
Patricia Manley
Patty Richardson 
Erica Dann
Jeff Shepherd 

Saturday
Freda Lusk-Koeller
Rick Koeller
Vicki Evans
Rick Evans
Jeff Mayzum 
Erin Gorgas
Kelly Brick
Leah Varone
Patricia Manley
Patty Richardson
​David Horton

Good Afternoon Marching Tigers,

We had a great game this past Friday and had awesome weather for the Labor Day parade.  Doesn't get much better than that! 

This week we have our first away game so our Friday timeline will look different. In addition to having a different looking timeline we are doing a combined pregame with the North Pride, so we must arrive even earlier than a typical away game.  

Uniforms
Quick reminder, uniforms are now at home in your possession.  They still need to be dry-cleaned roughly every other use.  We have a deal with Tide Cleaners in town to have our uniforms cleaned for $6. This covers the entire uniform.  If you only need to get a single piece dry-cleaned the price will be $3 per piece.  Please take advantage of this deal through Tide.  A good smelling student is a happy student! 

We will wear our full uniform with purple pants on Friday.  Many students on Friday were still not able to get their snap hems at the correct length.  Parents can you please help address this by having your child put their bibbers on and adjusting the hem so that there is no gathering of fabric at the ankle.  This will be of great help for us and keep us looking sharp!

A few corrections about uniform protocol.  Students should wear a white t-shirt or section shirt under their fall uniform.  At no point should student have their jackets off during the game.  The only exception would be the battery when they are taking off their harness's.  (But the battery should be putting their jackets back on immediately.) 

Friday Timeline
3:10 - Dress Rehearsal on band field.
4:10 - Eat a quick snack, change into uniforms, load equipment. 
5:15 - Load school busses
5:30 - Depart for North High School
5:50 - Arrive at North High School (parent volunteers meet us at Lakeview at this time)
6:30 - Parade into the stadium
6:45 - Combined Pregame w/North Pride
7:00 - Kick-off
TBA - Bus Departure 

Bussing Expectations
When on the busses we are guests of Petermann Transportation.  Their rules are to be followed at all times.

 My rules to for bussing are:
1.  No food or drink other than water.  
2.  Headphones are to be used at all time for music/cellphones.
3.  Be quiet, calm and courteous at all times.  
4.  Bus hopping is not allowed.  
5.  Chaperones are to be respected and listened to at all times.
5 1/2.  Mr Hakes would like to add "NO SCREAMING"

Saturday Morning Practice
We are practicing Saturday morning.  It is MANDATORY and vital for being prepared for our first competition on September 18th.  I am aware of the conflict with the ACT, those students are obviously excused.  All other students are expected to be in attendance and ready to solidify our show for our first competition.  

​Parent Volunteers
Due to the shortness of our trip to North we will only need help taking attendance getting on the busses.  No need to ride with us.  As always, thank you! 

​Vicki and Rick Evans
Jeff Mayzum
Erin Gorgas
Kelly Brick
Leah Varone
Patricia Manley
Amy Menke
Patty Richardson
Curtis Richardson