Vol. 5 No. 9

Parents & Students,

THANK YOU for a fantastic 8th grade night experience. All students seemed to have a genuinely great time and I hope we see all of our 8th grade guests in uniform next year! Our football team is having a great year . . . which means it is not out of line for us all to consider a Friday, November 11th commitment for a playoff game. A win over Alpharetta would help us hold onto a top 2 spot, but we are securely in playoffs right now even with a loss this Friday (personally, I would enjoy spoiling Alpharetta's homecoming with a victory). We will not add any rehearsals to the band calendar - but we will attend the playoff game(s) with our team and have a typical Friday commitment (change, runthrough, food, game).

We hope you will be able to join us for our monthly parent meeting tonight at 7:30. We will have some New Orleans updates, but be focusing on competitions, concerts, and the ending of the marching season.

Last opening update - please check the timelines for this weekend - and next week's schedule. They may have changed or involve different information for your student. Thanks for your attention to detail as we prepare for our first contest this Saturday and a concert next week.

THIS WEEK

Tuesday - 4-5:30 Sections (Guard 6:30) Thursday - PAWS-5:30 Stadium

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

4:00 - Stadium Rehearsal 5:45 - Runthrough 6:00 - Load and Dinner 6:50 - Load buses and depart for Alpharetta (uniform will be BLUE SHOW SHIRT and blue jeans (or similar dark pants) and tennis shoes) 10:30 - Approximate return to Cambridge (will not unload trailer at this time)

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

11:00 - Guard & Battery report for warmup 12:15 - ALL Report to Cambridge (check-in with section leader) - Change into half-uniform - prepare for contest 12:45 - Load Buses 1:00 - Depart for Collins Hill HS 2:00 - Arrive/Unload/Full Uniform 3:00 - Warmup Location 4:00 - PERFORMANCE 5:00 - Dinner in stands @ Collins Hill (provided by boosters) - Watch bands 9:00 - Awards Presentation 10:30 - Approximate Return to Cambridge

NEXT WEEK

Monday - 4-6 Indoor Rehearsal (Guard in Stadium) Tuesday - No Rehearsal - CONCERT AT 7:30 Thursday - Guard ONLY 4-6 Friday - BYE WEEK - NO GAME

LOOKING AHEAD

Enjoy some additional time in the schedule next week due to our football bye week. The final week of our season will involve a preparation for our senior night football game and the White Columns Invitational at Milton HS. Let's plan on a large parent/friends cheering section at this great final local show and have a terrific final Saturday on November 5th!!

As previously mentioned, it is likely that Cambridge will play a football game on November 11th. We will continue to perform in support of Bears Football and our band family as long as the team is playing. Thanks for your understanding with the schedule.

Enjoy the changing fall weather (we hope) and thanks for all you do to support the Bears Band Family!!!

Ryan Borger & Katie Groves

Band Directors