Vol. 5 No. 8

Parents & Students,

Hope you all enjoyed a restful fall break. We have a very standard but exciting weekend this week as we welcome our 8th grade future band members on Friday. The show will be performed at halftime and we will enjoy a 3rd quarter break with our 8th grade extended family.

Please read the NEXT WEEK section carefully as it details our upcoming October 22 contest at Collins Hill. That will be a very full contest with 22 bands - those planning on attending should arrive early for parking and enjoy a day full of great bands! As an additional reminder - our last contest (and final competitive commitment) is Saturday, November 5th at Milton HS for the White Columns Invitational.

One additional reminder before we get to the schedule information - we will have a general parents meeting on Tuesday, October 18th at 7:30 in the band room. There is also a chorus concert that night - don't be surprised if the parking lot is a bit more full than usual. We will try to be efficient with the meeting so many of you can enjoy some of the chorus concert.

THIS WEEK

Thursday - PAWS-5:30 Stadium Friday - Football vs. Northview (8th Grade Night) 4:00 - Warmup in Stadium and wait for 8th grade bands (in under-uniform) 4:30 - PreGame Rehearsal to include 8th grade band members 5:00 - Dismiss to dinner 5:30 - 8th Parent Meeting in Orchestra Room** 5:45 - Change/Sections time 6:15 - Courtyard Final Reps 6:35 - March to Stadium for PreGame with 8th Grade!!

NEXT WEEK

Monday - 4-6:30 Stadium Tuesday - 4-5:30 Sections (Guard later) Thursday - PAWS-5:30 Friday - Football @ Alpharetta (Homecoming - we may perform PREGAME) Saturday @ Collins Hill HS 9:30 - Report to Cambridge (warmup/rehearsal) 11:00 - Full Runthrough 11:30 - Lunch/Polish/Load 12:45 - Load Buses 1:00 - Depart for Collins Hill 4:00 - PERFORMANCE 5:00 - Dinner at Collins Hill 9:00 - AWARDS 10:45 - Approximate Return to Cambridge

LOOKING AHEAD

We have a concert on Tuesday, October 25th. The schedule that week will be very light with our bye week that weekend!! We will have one final week of marching band beginning with October 31st (YES, we practice on Halloween ). Please keep the posted band calendar on your frequently visited pages online - and look for some exciting upgrades to our website!!

Hope to see you on the 18th at the parent meeting and on the 25th at our Fall Pops Concert!!

Ryan Borger & Katie Groves Band Directors