Congratulations on finishing your first game last Friday! We have a lot of work to make sure we are ready for this weekend’s game vs. Alexandria City and our first competition at Woodbridge. Let’s be ready to have our strongest week of rehearsal so we can finish the closer!
Monday 9/9 – No rehearsal/meeting – sectionals at section leader’s discretion
Tuesday 9/10 – Rehearsal 5:00-7:30
Wednesday 9/11 – Rehearsal 2:30-5:00
Thursday 9/12 – Rehearsal 5:00-7:30
Friday 9/13 – Football Game vs. Alexandria City HS
- 5:30 – Report and start getting ready for the game
- Percussion and guard, take equipment down to stadium
- All equipment/props must be taken down at the same time
- Percussion and guard, take equipment down to stadium
- 6:15 – Uniform inspection
- 6:30 – Warm up in Driver’s Ed. lot
- 6:40 – March over to stadium for National Anthem
- 7:00 – Game starts
- *8:00 – Halftime Performance “The Good, The Bad, and The Bruin”
- *9:30 – Game ends, students return to the band room, and are dismissed after clean up.
*Times are approximate and depend on when the game clock runs.
Saturday 9/14 – Competition: Woodbridge Viking Invitational at Woodbridge Senior High School
- 9:30 – Morning Rehearsal
- 11:30 – Rehearsal ends, get dressed and load trailer
- 12:30 – Bus departs FPHS
- 1:00 – Arrive at WSHS and unload bus/trailer
- 2:00 – Warm up
- 2:30 – Transit/On Deck
- 2:50 – “The Good, The Bad, and The Bruin”
- 3:00 – Return to buses, load equipment, and change out of uniform
- 3:30 – Back to stadium to watch the rest of the performing bands
- 6:30 – Awards
- 7:00 – Back to buses and depart WSHS
- 7:30 – Return to FPHS, unload equipment, clean band room, and dismiss