Monday September 17th, 2018
Blue Sheet, Vol 7, No 6
Parents & Students,
Welcome to the Blue Sheet - our weekly announcements for Marching Band!!
Important Action Item - Fulton County Exhibition is THIS SATURDAY and we are still in need of parent volunteers. This is truly a situation where many hands make like work - there is a job for everyone and we would love to continue to be asked to serve the district by hosting this event. PARKING HAS BEEN UPDATED ON THE SIGNUP GENIUS - not asking for anyone to serve a 6-hour shift anymore - it is much more manageable and should make it easier for you to help. Please check our volunteers link on the website or click this link to go to our Exhibition Signup! - https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20F0C4DAAAD29A7FC1-fulton
THIS WEEK (9/17)
Monday - 3:45-5:30 Music Rehearsal **3:45-6 for Percussion
Tuesday - 3-5:30 (Stadium) PAWS REHEARSAL
Wednesday - Guard 4-6 Sectionals
Thursday - 4-6:30 Parking Lot
Friday - Football @ Grady Stadium (vs. North Atlanta)
* see schedule below - this is unique *
Saturday - FULTON COUNTY EXHIBITION - HOSTED AT CAMBRIDGE
NEXT WEEK (9/24)
Monday - 3:45-5:30 Music Rehearsal **3:45-6 for Guard and Percussion
Tuesday - 3-5:30 (Stadium) FIRST PAWS REHEARSAL
Thursday - 4-6:30 Parking Lot
Friday - Football vs. Chattahoochee
Saturday - Creekview Contest (see below)
FRIDAY TIMELINE
3:30 - WE WILL WEAR SHOW SHIRTS AND SHORTS THIS WEEKEND
3:50 - Transition to Stadium
4:00 - Stadium Rehearsal
5:45 - Dismiss to Dinner
6:45 - Load buses for game
8:00 - Scheduled Kickoff
12:00 - Return to Cambridge
* It is homecoming for N. Atlanta so we will only be playing stand tunes - no show *
SATURDAY TIMELINE
12:00 - Stadium Rehearsal
3:00 - Dismiss to band room (snack provided in cafeteria or band hallway)
- Relax and cool down before show prep
4:30 - Report to Section Leaders for final information and clean-up responsibilities
4:45 - Dress in half-uniform
5:00 - Head to stadium together
5:15 - Quick re-warm and stretch
5:45 - Staged for performance
6:00 - PERFORM
6:15 - Get box lunch meals from Jason’s Deli (provided)
** Continue to watch bands or assist in hosting FCMBE
8:30 - Cleanup responsibilities/Return to band room and change/dismissal
BLITZ DAY RESCHEDULED
Apologies for rescheduling our Blitz Day - we are close to meeting our goal for this one major student-driven fundraiser and having a good Blitz Day could make the difference. We will be doing our Blitz on Sunday, September 30th and signing up volunteer drivers and student sellers this week. Thanks for your understanding.
CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE
As an additional reminder - we have created a google form for the notification of absences. We know we are missing a few students this weekend due to the calendar change. Please use the following form for all absences moving forward:
https://goo.gl/forms/354jJYA2kWu8SN7E3
FLORIDA TRAVEL REMINDER
Signups will be up tomorrow for housing for the Florida Trip. We will be finalizing those details this week - sign up for your roommates in the band room on Tuesday!
VOLUNTEERS
As mentioned above, we have need for some additional support for the Fulton County Exhibition! Please visit the website and click on the Signup Genius to volunteer. We so appreciate your assistance with this large county event!!
LOOKING AHEAD
And now - the reason you are glad you read all the way to the end. Next weekend we are at the Creekview Marching Competition. Our performance time is 3:40 PM - it is a large show that starts at 12:30 and ends with awards at 9:30. Students/Parents can expect we will rehearse for a couple of hours around 10AM. We will feed the students lunch here at Cambridge before we go to Creekview - but dinner at Creekview will be the students responsibility. This will be a long Saturday - but a good first true contest weekend to see a lot of bands and have a great time at our first scored contest.
Ryan Borger & Katie Groves
Cambridge Bands