The following is a Public Service Announcement

My Friends,

We are going to be busy busy busy from here on out... Here's an annotated schedule type thing so as to avoid any confusion and to keep you up-to-date-ed:

Thursday 10-16 ~ Ensemble Rehearsal 3-5pm: another silent rehearsal, everyone should be there, we've got to learn the drill to Finale and last-new guard transitions

Friday 10-17 ~ Football @ Mahanoy: Before we depart we will dress and take a group photo in the new uniforms (it must be done). Report time is 5pm. We will play and MARCH the show in it's entirety for the first time (finally, yay!)

Saturday 10-18 ~ Competition @ Conrad Weiser:
Band Room Opens at 10am
Rehearsal begins in opening set at 11am
Rehearsal ends at 1pm-ish
Boosters are feeding us Pizza and we're packing gear after Rehearsal
Departure is 3pm
Arrival at CW is about 4:15pm
We'll go straight to the warm up area
Our performance time is 6pm
After our performance we'll pack the gear and CHANGE OUT OF OUR UNIFORMS
Students need to wear North Schuylkilly Gear
You'll get to hit up concession stands and be good spectators until Awards at 9pm
There are two other bands in our class: Blue Mountain and Upper Dauphin
We should arrive home around (cross your fingers) 11:30pm

Monday 10-20 ~ Guard and Percussion rehearsal (the last one of the season!)
Tuesday 10-21 ~ Winds rehearsal (the last one of the season!)

Wednesday 10-22 ~ St. Clair Halloween Parade: Wear a halloween costume, we're playing Thriller. Report time is 5:15 for a 5:45 Departure. Step Off is 7pm. Home at ??? (We've never done this gig before)

Thursday 10-23 ~ Ensemble rehearsal: We'll run the show over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

Friday 10-24 ~ Football @ Panther Valley: Report time will likely be 5pm.

Sunday 10-26 ~ Frackville Halloween Parade: More costumes, more Thriller. This shortie will have a report time of 11:30ish if I'm not mistaken and a return time of 1:30 at the latest.

Monday 10-27 ~ IU Red Ribbon Day Trip: during the school day we'll rock out at the IU. You'll be back in time more 1st lunch-ish

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10-28,29,30 ~ Ensemble Rehearsal 3-5pm

Friday 10-31 ~ Senior Night! Thriller Pre Pre Game Performance: Wear Costumes it's the last (regular season) football game.

Saturday 11-1 ~ Competition @ Governor Mifflin: stay tuned for details

Sunday & Monday 11-2 & 3 ~ the first two bandless days in a row: woot!

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11-4,5,6 ~ Ensemble Rehearsal 3-5pm

Saturday 11-8 ~ Championships Competition @ Hershey: stay tuned for details


Please keep in mind that should the football team go well into the play-offs we will be obligated to attend their games, all of which will be away. We will NOT continue to rehearse after Championships regardless of our possible remaining football requirements.