Saturday's Chaperones!

Bus 1
Vickie Evans
Rick Evans

Bus 2
Robin Crane
Donna Mason

Bus 3
Kim Phelps
Matt Phelps

Bus 4
John Lawrence
Vanessa Lawrence

Bus 5
Constanza Sands
Jessica Hansen

All,

Thank you for a fantastic final contest in New Philadelphia.  I'm very thankful for those who made the trek, we loved hearing you cheer in the stands.  The band finished their regular competition season scoring a record high 271.25!  They finish second overall, won best visual performance and won the Esprit De Corps award.  Esprit De Corps is awarded to the band who represented themselves in a positive light on and off the field and for those who carry a confidence and pride in the program!  It was a great day.  

Wednesday
Due to an increasing chance of rain throughout the day I have decided to reschedule rehearsal to immediately after school in an attempt to get practice in.  Our rehearsal will run from 3:30-5:30.  Thank you for your understanding as we prepare for State Contest on Saturday.

Friday
We will not be traveling to Grove City this Friday.  It was errantly added to the calendar at the beginning of the year.  This is a great opportunity to let your students attend the game as a "typical" student and participate in the student section.  Additionally, there will not be practice after school.  

Saturday
We are finally able to say that our State Contest date and time is finalized.  We will be at Hilliard Bradley HS performing at 8:30.  Awards will immediately follow our performance.  Its going to be an exciting day for our last show.  

As a sign of appreciation the administration has again offered to buy dinner for the Marching Tigers before State Contest.  If available to help with set up and tear down of this meal please contact Robin at the [email protected] email.  The hurdle for us to overcome is the craft bazaar.  It is my understanding that we will be able to use the commons to feed the kids at 4:00pm but will most likely have craft show stragglers still in the building.  A good group of parents willing to help this meal go smoothly is very much needed and appreciated.  Many hands make light work!  I'll order the pizza to arrive at Central by 4:00. Be sure to thank Mrs. Tennenbaum and our admin team for sponsoring dinner for the Marching Tigers on Saturday.

Saturday Timeline
3:00 - Report to the band room
4:30 - Pizza Dinner
5:00 - Load/change Clothes 
5:45 - Depart for Hilliard Bradley
6:30 - Arrive
7:30 - warm-up
8:30 - Perform
8:45 - Awards
9:00 - Load
9:30 - Depart for PHSC
10:15 - arrive home 

Bus 1
Jeff Mayzum
Kendra Lee

Bus 2
Vanessa Lawrence
Robin Crane

Bus 3
Robin Saionzkowski
Erin Gorgas

Bus 4
Christine Hanson
Patricia Manley

Bus 5
Patty Richardson
​Sheila Kelly

Good Morning Everyone!

Congrats
I want to congratulate everyone involved last Friday.  We had a great night and really demonstrated some class.  I really love how our band allows the rivalry to remain on the field yet remains extremely supportive of the entire community at the same time.  Thank you for fostering this at home.  

Planning for Playoff's
We are entering into the last two weeks of the regular marching band season, I want to take a moment to reiterate that playoff games have been on the calendar since the issuing of the calendar.  It is expected that every Marching Tiger participates and plans accordingly just like the regular season.  It is no secret that our football team is very good.  Pretending that our appearance in the playoffs is a surprise is not a valid excuse.

​Playoff games are when we perform script tigers and do other fun things.  I will cancel script tigers when I receive notice of too many unexcused absences and will do a simple block band show. 

New Philadelphia Contest
We are approaching our last District Contest of the season.  This is our last attempt to improve our numeric score and to protect our overall rating of Superior before our appearance at State Marching Band Finals.  Please consider making the trip out east to support the Marching Tigers.

Meals for Saturday will be on their own.  Students are expected to eat a good lunch before they arrive to school Saturday afternoon.  All band members will have time to eat dinner at New Philly after our performance and before awards.  By law students are not to eat on the school buses. Not all drivers enforce this law the same. It is up to the driver's discretion. Please be respectful of how the bus driver decides to enforce this law when carrying on snacks or food for the bus ride.

It's going to be a very late arrival Saturday night.  Please plan accordingly, do not leave your child sitting in the cold!  And please continue to refrain from picking up kids at the gray doors behind the dumpsters.  This is a safety concern that is easily controlled by keeping ALL cars out of the cove and in the parking lot.  (The kids are young and can walk!)

2:00 - Dress rehearsal 
3:00 - Load/change
4:00 - Depart for Quaker Stadium  (please note the location is not the high school. See previous FYI.)
6:15 - Arrive
7:15 - Warm-up
8:15 - Perform
9:45 - Awards
10:15 - Depart
12:15 - Arrive

Senior Night!
Congrats to the Seniors and parents who have been apart of the Marching Tigers for the past 4 years.  I am very proud of everyone and look forward to celebrating!

For non-seniors this Friday is similar to homecoming.  The uniform expectations stay the same and the halftime show is similar to a homecoming show,  

Senior Parents - Please arrive down on the track around 6pm.  Be prepared for Mrs. England to help you get in alphabetical order.

3:45 - Seniors drop off costumes at Ridgeview.  Seniors - Do not be late, you need to be on the practice field at 4!
4:00 - Dress rehearsal with seniors.
4:30 - Seniors Dismissed (finish changing then meet parents on track around 6pm.  
4:30 - Underclassmen tunnel rehearsal/ pregame rehearsal.
5:00 - Load/change 
6:00 - Line-up in the LT lot. 
6:05 - Depart 
6:15 - Form Tunnel on track
6:20 - Begin recognizing seniors
6:40 - Perform Amazing Grace with seniors encircled on the track.  (Seniors take parents inside the tunnel) Photos to follow.  
6:45 - Band members in uniform make their way back field to perform pregame.  
6:50 - Perform Pregame
7:00 - Kick-off/ Seniors report to inside Ridgeview to change.  

State Marching Band Finals
State Marching Band Finals will be held at Hilliard Bradley on November 2nd.  Our tentative performance time is 8:30.  Our time is still subject to change until the end of this week.  I will keep everyone informed.  

Thank you for volunteering to chaperone.  Please arrive at the High School 30 minutes before departure. 

Bus 1
Jeff Mayzum
Carol Lawson


Bus 2
Robin Crane
Robin Saionzkowski


Bus 3
Christine Hanson
Jessica Hansen


Bus 4
Rick Evans
Patricia Manley


Bus 5
Vanessa Lawrence
John Lawrence


Nurse
O’livia Artis

All,

8th Grade night and Homecoming was a great success!  Thank you to all that participated and helped with pit equipment.
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Rivalry Week
It's Rivalry week and we are traveling to North High School.  It's always an exciting football game and one of the best High School football game atmospheres around, though it's always a better when  the game is played in the Ditch!  

Information regarding the game can be found in this graphic from the district office.  

Student safety is a huge concern for this event.  Field passes are limited to alleviate the strain put on the law enforcement officers.  As of Tuesday morning I'm not aware of how many field passes I will receive.  

Please plan to arrive early to support the Marching Tigers and North Pride in a special combined pregame.  It's fun to play up the rivalry of the football programs but both bands are very supportive of each other and we try to take every opportunity to combine as a symbol of community support.  See the timeline pregame details.  


Friday Timeline
4:00 - Dress rehearsal/walkthrough
4:20 - Load/Change
5:20 - Depart for Lakeview
5:45 - Arrive at Lakeview
6:45 - Pregame 
7:00 - Kick-off

Senior Night Update
Looking ahead to week 9 we need to make sure all seniors have filled out the senior bio survey.  Please note: in the interest of time we will edit the bios down to be concise and remove anything that is not appropriate or that does not pertain to your education, accomplishments and future plans.​

New Philly Contest update (10/26)
Our performance time in New Philadelphia is at 8:15pm.  Awards are not until 9:45!  It's going to be a late evening, plan accordingly for student pickup.  Student report time will be in the early afternoon.    

The football stadium is NOT located at the New Philadelphia High School! Please see the map below!

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OMEA State Marching Band Finals Update
We are currently scheduled for the November 2 at Hilliard Bradley.  The date and location is locked in.  Our performance time is currently 8:30pm but is still subject to change.   I will keep you all posted.  

The Marching Tigers had a fantastic performance this past Saturday.  There must be something about the Canal Winchester stadium our band loves, this is the second year they have won the Canal Winchester Classic.  As always we are very thankful for all those who volunteer to help!  

Week 7 is a challenging week because of all the additional events taking place.  I will go though each event in calendar order. 


Thursday

SCE Gig
We have been asked to play a short gig at Sycamore Creek Elementary for their 10 year anniversary.  Initially I asked leadership to play the gig.  Since a large majority of our band come from SCE I have opened up the gig to leadership and anyone who went to Sycamore Creek Elementary.  It's not a mandatory gig but is a great community service opportunity for the students.  The dress is Pickerington Central gear and the report time is 5:15.  The gig is only 30 minutes, 5:30-6:00.  All students should take their instruments home after school (on Thursday) then bring them back Friday morning.  

Friday

8th Grade Night - Pregame
Friday night we invite all the current 8th graders to perform pregame with the Marching Tigers.  It's a special night for us as we welcome all perspective Marching Tigers into the family.  

Homecoming Announcement - Halftime
At halftime the Marching Tigers will participate in the Homecoming celebration.  We will Not be running a portion of the competition show.  

Competition Show Run - Postgame
We plan on getting a full run of the competition show as soon as we can clear the field Friday night.  Please plan on sticking around and supporting the Marching Tigers.  The trade off is the late-night dismissal but it's worth the effort to make sure the band stays fresh on the new ending we are adding.  

4:00    Report to the HS
5:30    Load and change
6:15     Line-up in the LT lot.
6:20    Parade to Tiger Stadium
6:35     Arrive at Tiger Stadium
7:00     kickoff

Saturday

Every year the band participates in a charity event supporting the Ronald McDonald House.  We play for change donations at various McDonalds restaurants in Pickeringtion to help offset the living costs of those seeking treatment at Children's Hospital.  It's a fantastic way for our students to learn how to be selfless, develop a concern for others and to help those in need.  

The band will perform for 2 hours with intermittent breaks starting at 9am and finishing at 11am.  Students will need to transport their own instruments to their assigned location.  I will post the band lists on the google classroom not on the blog to protect student anonymity.  Your child will tell you what location they need to go to Saturday morning, thank you for your understanding.  

I will have the band room open until 12pm for students to return instruments to the band room.  

McDonalds location 1
1091 Hill Road North
Pickerington

McDonalds location 2 
7620 Diley Road NW
Canal Winchester 


Congratulations to Mr Gorgas!
For those who may not know, Mr. Gorgas became somewhat of a sensation this weekend when he had his debut as a Music Arranger for the Ohio State University Marching Band.  

He arranged this past week’s halftime show which ended up going viral, gaining the attention of current and former astronauts and NASA.

I wanted to take a second to say “I know him” and you do too!  

He’s not the kind of guy to draw attention to himself so I figured I needed to share his accomplishments with his students

If you get a chance, please tell him congrats!  

My apologies for posting this later than anticipated.  Please plan to arrive 30 minutes before departure.  Thank you for volunteering, its going to be a great weekend!  Go Tigers!

Friday - GLHS 

Bus 1
Vanessa Lawrence
John Lawrence 

Bus 2
Laura Telfer
Jessica Hansen

Bus 3
Christine Hanson
Erin Gorgas

Bus 4
Rick Evens 
Kim Phelps

Bus 5
Patricia Manley
Danielle Sillings

Saturday - CWHS

Bus 1
Carol Lawson
Emily Kessler

Bus 2
Kim Nevers
Robin Crain

Bus 3
Kim Phelps
Christine Hanson

Bus 4
Alisha Landis
Patricia Manley

Bus 5
Vicki Evans
Rick Evans

Boosters & Students,

We had a fantastic, memorable performance in Ohio stadium this past Saturday! We finished the highest we have ever placed and due to some rules changes within OMEA were able to see some fantastic bands from the BOA circuit.  Performing in Ohio Stadium is always a memorable experience  and this year was no exception. As always I want to thank those who helped make it possible, it is much appreciated.

I do want to clear up some rumors that have been floating around since Saturday. 
- There is no district policy that states there must be 3 chaperones per bus. 

- There is no district policy that states that there needs to be a board approved nurse on the trip.  It is what I feel is most beneficial for kids. 

- The entire band staff is trained in basic first-aid as well as other district employee's on each trip.  In the event of ANY type of injury or illness chaperones need to inform members of the staff, period.  Nothing is to withheld from the staff, ever.  

-We did have a student who became ill due to temperature and nerves before the performance and was seen by the OSU paramedic in the south-east tunnel of Ohio Stadium. OSU still did a great job making sure the student was good before dismissing them to the band on the west sideline.  


Information for Friday:

Uniforms
Despite the hot weather we are currently experiencing Friday's high is 30 degree's cooler!  Students must understand that denim jeans are not appropriate to wear under the uniform.  They will destroy the seams on the inside of the uniform pants and hang below the hemline of the uniform pants. It will be cool but not so cold that winter hats are necessary. If we make it into the playoffs and weather becomes extreme then we will lift the dress code to allow for neutral warm hats etc.  

Student Pick-up
There isn't much to be said here other than thank you for keeping the cove area outside the band room free and open for students to safely unload equipment and move around.  Continue to help us keep this area safe for our kids. 

​Friday

4:00        Load Equipment (Front ensemble can start right after school)
4:30        Walk-through of football game show W/O instruments. 
5:15        Band Buses depart for GLHS
6:00        Arrive @ GLHS
6:45        In the stands 
7:00        Kick-off


​Uniforms 
Reminder that Saturday is a "Contest White" performance.  We are getting better about jewelry!  Please keep in mind that earrings needs to be small, neutral and understated.  If earrings can be removed without causing personal harm we ask you to do so.  Fingernails must be clear and or neutral.  

Releasing students to Parents while not at PHSC
Parents are allowed to check-out students at the end of a contest.  We ask that all parents do the following.
- Send your student with a note stating you are checking your child out early after the show.
- Give the note to the chaperone for the attendance folder.
- Find a Director before leaving so that we can confirm that the student is leaving with a parent or guardian. 
- None of the staff will dismiss a student into the custody of anyone who is not the legal guardian or parent.  This is to ensure student safety.  There will be no exceptions to this.  


Saturday

10:00    Report to field for a run-through 
11:00    Load
12:00    Depart for CWHS
12:30    Arrive @ CWHS
1:30        Warm-up
2:30        Perform
4:00        Load buses and depart
4:30     Arrive @PHSC


Chaperone info will be announced in the morning after we collect any last minute availability.  All level 2 volunteers can submit their availability to [email protected]