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FMBC IN GENERAL

FMBC is a Prelims/Finals event held at Tropicana Field, in which Marching Bands compete from across the entire state, to determine a champion in each class. We will perform first at 2:32pm (this time is subject to change), and depending on the scores and rankings, we will perform again between 8:26 and 9:22pm. On the attached itinerary, you will see time ranges for all items after dinner. The chosen times all depend on placement in Prelims. 

Families are strongly encouraged to attend both Prelims and Finals! This is our last performance of the 2016 show, "MESH" - your student would love to see you in the stands! Prelims cost is $15 per person - 8 and under are free. Finals will require a separate wristband, which costs $20. Parking at the Trop is $15. CASH ONLY FOR WRISTBANDS AND PARKING!

FMBC MEALS

Students will need to come to rehearsal with a packed lunch for the bus ride to the Trop. They will also need money for an early dinner - after Prelims, we will go to a nearby shopping center that houses a Publix, pizza restaurant, McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Burger King. Please send the appropriate amount of money for this meal. Lastly, we will be bringing in a meal for the kids after Finals. We will be collecting $10 for this meal on Tuesday, Nov 8th, following rehearsal. There will be boosters outside the auditorium to collect the money.  Please make sure you send the money with them, as we do not want to see any student go without eating.  Chaperones and Prop Crew will also need to place your order and pay. 

FMBC ATTIRE

While we will go to the Trop in half dress, after Prelims, we will change into tour shirt and blue jeans. Please make sure all students have these items packed in their Warhawk bags, with appropriate shoes. 

Friday

5:00pm-8:00pm           Rehearsal – LOAD PROPS, DO NOT LOAD INSTRUMENTS

Saturday

9:00am                                    Rehearsal Begins

10:15am                      Final Runthrough of “MESH”

10:30am                      Load Trucks (Prop/Instruments)

11:35am                      Inspection

11:40am                      Trucks Depart for Trop

11:45am                      Load Buses

12:00pm                      Buses Depart for Trop – eat packed lunches!

12:15pm                      Trucks Arrive Trop

12:35pm                      Buses Arrive Trop/Unload                             

1:22pm                                    Check In

1:25pm                                    Move to Warmup

1:36pm                                    Warm Up

2:18pm                                    Move To Gate

2:32pm                                    Prelims Performance

2:46pm                                    Pictures, store instruments at truck

3:00pm                                    Retreat, Seniors and Officers

3:45pm                                    Retreat Ends, Move to Truck

4:00pm                                    Debrief from Staff

4:10pm                                    Store Instruments, Change into Tour Shirt & Blue Jeans

4:45pm                         Buses depart for Lunch – NEED MONEY

5:00pm                                    Arrive at Site: Northeast Park Shopping Center

294 37th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704

Publix, Pizza, Burger King, McDonalds, Taco Bell

6:00pm-7:00pm           Load Buses

6:30pm-7:30pm           Depart for Trop

6:45pm-7:45pm           Arrive at Trop, Full Uniform

7:16pm-8:12pm           4A Check In

7:30pm-8:26pm           4A Enter Warm Up

8:12pm-9:08pm           4A Gate

8:26pm-9:22pm           4A Class Finals Performances

8:40pm-9:40pm           Return To Lot, Debrief From Staff

8:55pm-9:55pm           Load Trucks, Dinner – money will be collected in advance!

11:00pm                      Band At Gate For Full Retreat (All 25 Finalist Bands).

11:14pm                      Retreat Ceremony

11:45pm                      Finals Retreat Ceremony Concludes; Return To Buses

12:00am                      Final Debrief From Staff With Students

12:30am                      (Approximate) Buses Depart Trop

1:00am                        (Approximate) Arrive SHS/Unload Equipment, Store Uniforms

1:30am                        (Approximate) Students Dismissed    

9:00am                       Rehearsal

11:30pm                     Practice Field Entry

11:30pm                     Run through

12:15pm                     Instruments to truck – QM and Front Ensemble load

Lunch and Rest!

4:30 pm                      Student Report Time SHS  

5:00 pm                      Inspection - Half Dress

5:15 pm                      Load Buses                                      

5:45 pm                      Depart SHS

6:15 pm                      Arrive and unload equipment

7:15 pm                      Warm Up Rotation

7:50 pm                      Gate/Holding

8:00 pm                      Performance

8:15 pm                      Set Retreat Block and visit concessions.

QM/Pit to truck for loading.

9:10 pm                      Retreat Ceremony

9:45 pm                      Back to Buses

10:00 pm                    Load

10:45 pm                    Depart for SHS

11:30 pm                    Arrive, unload

12:15 am                    Students Dismissed

Here are some details:

Rehearsals - November 4, 10, 14  IN CLASS! 

Dress rehearsal - Tuesday November 15 at Seminole High School Auditorium… 7-9 p.m

Concert Date - Thursday November 17 at Largo High School Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. start time. Itinerary to come home next week.

Concert admission and parking is free – donations to LHS accepted to cover costs of hosting.

Each school will perform individually and all schools together for finale songs! Come out for an evening of great music! 

 

We are in great need of concession stand workers (need 7) and grillers (need 6, no one has signed up) for Friday’s football game against Osceola.  We really need underclassmen parents to step up and help out.  The concession stands are fun to work and are a great way to get to know other parents.  This is Senior Night and the senior parents get the night off to participate in the half time activities recognizing their students for their years of participation in band.   Please sign up at the link below.  Any questions, please contact Renee Hall @ 466-8201.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ea5ab2aaa8-football1

 

5:00 pm          Middle School student arrival

o   Reception: Aerobics Room

o   Middle School Equipment Storage: Chorus Room

5:45 pm          Middle school students to Chorus Room, equipment

6:00 pm          SHS Uniform Inspection

6:15 pm          Middle School Students join in Band Room

6:30 pm          Warm up; review joint stand tunes

6:45 pm          Play marching band show for SMS/OMS

7:00 pm          Line up; to stadium

7:10 pm          Pregame (National Anthem; Fight Song)

7:30 pm          Kick Off

8:20 pm          Approximate:  Half Time    (Senior Night for Marching Band)

8:45 pm          Approximate:  3rd Quarter Concession Stand Visit- bring $$ ($4-10)

9:15 pm          Approximate:  3rd quarter ends at 5:00 minutes left on time clock. 

            Return to stands! 

9:45 pm          4th quarter- warm up for post-show performances

10:00 pm        Approximate:  end of game.  

  • Sing Alma Mater with football team
  • Seminole Performance

10:15 pm        Middle School students dismissed

10:45 pm        Approximate: Return to band room; dismissal.

SHS Band Parents, This is the FINAL week for our Fan Cloth fundraiser. With your help, we could make from $2,880 to $6,300! For example: if every band family sells 3 items, we can make a profit of $2,880. If every band family sells 4 items, we can make a profit of $4,320 and so on, the more we sell, the more we make (all profits will go into the general fund).

These items make perfect gifts for the upcoming holidays. Think of band camp, 9 to 9 practices, week night practices, and competitions - the jackets, hats, shirts, etc., are all quality brands that will last long and we will look great showing off our high school and band pride. Please share the catalog with family and friends - there is something for everyone and you can personalize many of the items! You can print extra order forms from www.fancloth.com/downloads. In order to ensure prompt delivery before the holidays, orders must be in the blue box by 11/4/16. Remember, do not add tax. Please email Lourdes Pickart at luly632@gmail.com with any questions.

Here's the final water duty link for this marching season. There are 6 dates where we need help. Please take a look and sign up where you can.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4facaf2faaf94-november

 

SENIOR NIGHT

Hi, Parents! For those who are new to the program, Senior Night is an evening set aside to honor our seniors and their families for their years of dedication and loyalty to our great band program. There is an on field ceremony, small tokens of our appreciation, and a reception immediately following the game on this coming Friday, November 4th. We are requesting that all Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior families contribute a dish or drinks to the celebration. After all, sooner or later, we will ALL be senior families - and won't it be nice to feel treasured? Let's make this night last in the memories of our senior families - they certainly deserve it!

We are expecting approximately 80-100 guests and will need many hands to help set up, serve, and clean up afterwards. Food and drink donations may be dropped off in the gym concession stand before or during the football game. No later than 8:30pm, please! Also, please mark your dishes with your name if you are not able to pick them up after the reception.

MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT

We also could use some hands to help serve at a reception, before the game, for students from both Seminole Middle and Osceola Middle schools.  This is their first introduction to our band program and we want it to be a very positive experience for them.  They are our future!  See the link below for signups.

If you have any questions for either Senior Night or Middle School Night, please contact Donna Moore mooredonnarn@gmail.com or text/call (727) 560-6972 with questions. Thank you in advance for your participation! 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044EAAA72CA75-seniormiddle

 

This Saturday, the Warhawk Band competes at Wiregrass Ranch HS. Because this show is Prelims-Finals, the schedule looks a bit different. Please note that your student should plan to pack a lunch to eat on the bus ride there. After the Prelims performance, students will leave campus to eat dinner at the Shoppes at Wiregrass. Their three restaurant choices will be Moe's, Panera Bread, and POSSIBLY Red Robin, depending on the wait time. Chaperones will assess this upon arrival. Students should bring money to cover this meal.  The schedule is also attached.

In addition, we will be purchasing meals from WGRHS concessions after Finals retreat. The kids will eat this meal on the bus ride home. This week the officers will be collecting preorders from all students, as well as money to cover the cost of their order. Below, please find the menu choices and their prices. All orders must be paid before Friday, or food items will not be ordered. 

PDQ - $5.00 (We think this is either a chicken sandwich, or chicken nuggets. We have an email in to clarify and will let you know!)

Cheeseburger - $3.50

Hamburger - $3.00

Hot Dog - $2.00

Chips - $1.00

 

Water - $1.00

WIREGRASS RANCH ITINERARY – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH

LOAD TRUCKS FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER GAME

SATURDAY, 10/29 - EAT BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL, PACK LUNCH FOR BUS!

10:15am Report

10:45am Half Dress Inspection

10:50am Trucks Depart for Wiregrass Ranch HS

11:05am Load Buses

11:20am Buses Depart for WGRHS – Eat Packed Lunch/Snack On Bus

12:10pm Trucks Arrive WGRHS/Unload

12:40pm Buses Arrive WGRHS/Unload

2:10pm Warm Up

2:55pm Walk to Gate

3:05pm Gate Time

3:15pm Prelims Performance

3:30pm Debrief With Staff, instruments to truck, half dress

OFFICERS STAY FULL DRESS

4:00pm Load Buses (Except Officers)

4:30pm Depart for Dinner @ Shoppes at Wiregrass – NEED $$

Choices: Panera, Red Robin, Moe’s

4:45pm Arrive Dinner

5:15pm Retreat - Officers

5:45 pm Retreat Ends

6:00pm Officers Depart for Dinner

6:30pm Students Report to Buses

6:45pm Load Buses

7:00pm Depart Dinner

7:15pm Arrive WGRHS – Full Uniform, Instruments Unpacked

8:25pm – 8:55pm Finals - Enter Warm Up

9:10pm – 9:40pm Walk to Gate

9:20pm – 9:50pm Finals Gate

9:30pm – 10:00pm Finals Performances

10:15pm Chaperones Pick Up Preordered Food From Concessions; Take to

Trucks (STUDENTS PAY IN ADVANCE)

10:30 pm Retreat – Drum Majors, Seniors & Leadership

11:00 pm Finals Retreat Ceremony Concludes

11:15pm To Trucks, Load

11:50pm Chaperones Distribute Food, Load Buses

12:00am (Approximate) Buses Depart WCRHS – Eat On Buses

1:15am (Approximate) Arrive SHS/Unload Equipment, Store Uniforms

2:00am (Approximate) Students Dismissed

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