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Parents – Please come to view the composite photos on November 14th from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm.  These photos are the individual band pictures that were taken last month.  We are encouraging parents to come to the band room to view the proofs and place an order.

Students who participate in Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Studies, and the Percussion Ensemble have a “concert black” dress requirement. Male students wear tuxedos and female students wear long black dresses.  Payment should be dropped in the blue box or arranged with Beckie Biglin. 

Returning students can wear their attire from last year, if it still fits well, since no changes have been made to the formal wear requirements. New students will need to purchase their concert blacks. Arrangements have been made to order as a group to minimize price and shipping costs.

Specific ordering information, including exact prices, are included on the following pages.

Female Students: An order form, including a photo of the dress and a sizing chart, are provided on the attachment. The dresses should arrive & be distributed to the students by the end of November. The length will require alteration as they are all shipped with extra length to accommodate all girls’ heights. Alterations must be done in a timely manner since the Winter Concert is on December 12th. Girls are required to provide black dress shoes of their own choosing.

Male Students:  Tuxedos should arrive & be distributed to students by the end of November. Please have students try on the tuxedos right away in case further alterations are needed. Boys will also be required to provide black dress shoes of their own choosing.

For those that cannot afford to purchase their own concert attire, there are limited tuxes and dresses available that have been donated from band alumni students. Please note that not all sizes are available. If you need to borrow concert attire, please let us know so we can arrange a time to try on items available to borrow. You will need to have the items cleaned by a dry cleaner and returned at the end of the season. Shoes are not available for borrowing. You will have to provide your own.

Did you know that you can earn donations for The Warhawk Band just by shopping on Amazon? Yes, earn money for our band program for something that many of us already do!  Please register for Amazon Smile and use the Smile portal for your Amazon purchases. Amazon will donate a portion of all eligible purchases directly to our band program. Anyone can register, you don't have to be a band booster or affiliated with our program. Ask your friends and family to register, or if they already participate, to consider designating us as one of the non-profits they donate to. Instructions are attached. Contact Trina Weatherly if you have any questions.

9:00am  Rehearsal
11:45am   Run-through
12:00pm Rehearsal ends; Load Semitrailer.
 
   Lunch and Rest!
2:30pm All Students Report Time  
2:45pm Semi Leaves                                                                                                                                                
3:15pm  Inspection - half dress
3:25pm  Load Buses
3:40pm  Depart SHS
5:10pm  Arrive RHS - Unload Equipment
6:00pm  To Stretch Block
6:25pm  Move to Warm Up
6:35pm  Warm Up
7:25pm  Move to Gate 
7:35pm  Gate Time
7:40pm  Performance
8:00pm  Entire Band returns to trucks to load equipment
8:30pm Students to concessions – (Need money!) Prop Crew, QM’s, and Pit continue to load truck.
9:15pm  Report for Retreat – Drum Majors
10:20pm  To Buses
10:35pm  Depart RHS
11:50pm  Approximate - Arrive SHS - unload equipment
12:30am  Dismissed-once truck is unloaded and uniforms put away.