June Information

I hope your summer is off to a great start! This post will contain all the information you need to know to make it through June. It's a pretty quiet month in the band world, so do something fun with your time away from school and enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having!

As a reminder, Mr. Doherty is getting married and will be unavailable from June 4th through June 19th. Ms. Aubihl is going out of the country and will be sporadically available until June 27th.

Time Sensitive

• Summer uniform orders must be placed by June 8th. Due to the quick turn around, we cannot accept any late orders. Please be sure that your order is in before the due date.

• All new members must purchase the polo and shorts

• All returning members must purchase the shorts

• Click here to order!

• If you have not registered for band camp, you need to register this week. We need to submit numbers to Camp Bountiful to ensure that they will have enough food for us, among other things! Click here to visit the band camp tab and register now!

June Sectional Dates

• The Color Guard and Percussion sections will have several sectionals in June. On the following dates, Guard and Battery will rehearse from 5-8p and the Pit will rehearse 6:30-8p

• 5/31, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/27

Band Camp

• It's time to begin preparations for band camp! Click here to visit the band camp tab and review the documents in the "Forms & Documents" section. I have updated this section to include all forms that are listed in the Form Checklist. We will have a notary available at select practices this summer. More info soon!

Where to Find Information

• Rehearsals

• Click on the Calendar tab to view and subscribe to our google calendar. You will also find PDFs of our summer and fall schedules.

• General Information

• The "Members" tab has the due dates and cost of our fees, and our band handbook. The handbook is a new addition and has the answers to almost any question you could have!

• The "Updates" tab contains all previous band updates and is a useful tool for staying up to date on band activities.

• Music

• All of our music is available in our password protected music folder on the "Members" tab. Your section leader has the password if you don't remember it. Please have all music printed and ready to go before our first rehearsal.

• Band Camp

• Click on the "Band Camp" tab for everything you need to know!

Prepare for Practice

While you're enjoying your time off, don't forget about us!

• Stay active! Getting outside this month will help you acclimate to the heat and will ensure that you feel great at practice.

• Get a nice pair of running shoes. Quality shoes will make every single day of practice better!

• Play your instrument. We got off to a great start at our first practice, keep the momentum going!

• Please have the following items ready for the first rehearsal

Last (full) Day Reminders!

We're almost 24 hours from the finish line! Please see below for some important end-of-year updates.

Graduation

• We need volunteers to load the truck at 10:15am on Sunday. Please email Mr. Doherty if you can help!

• Report time is 5:15p, report in concert attire. We will return to Scioto around 9:30p. Scroll down a few updates for the full details

Uniforms

• Summer uniform orders are due by June 8th. All members must purchase the shorts, new members must purchase the green polo and shorts. Other items are optional. Click here to order!

• Marching Band uniforms must be turned in by tomorrow, 5/26. Uniforms should be washed and labeled.

May/June Sectional Dates

• Sectional dates for percussion and color guard have been added to the google calendar. If you are unable to attend, email Mr. Doherty before June 3rd.

Last Week of School!

Congratulations seniors, we will miss you!

• Summer uniform orders are due June 8th. Click here to place your order. We cannot accept any late orders.

• The preview picture for the men's shorts is black, but they are actually grey. This is a technical glitch, all shorts are the same color.

• All new members must buy the polo and shorts, all returning members must buy the shorts.

• Marching band uniforms must be turned in by Wednesday, 5/24. Rising seniors can keep theirs at home.

• The first marching band practice is tomorrow, 5/23, 6:00-8:30p. Parents, please join us for the parent meeting from 7:30-8:30p. Please wear running shoes, and athletic clothes, bring your instrument and a water bottle. Music will be provided.

• The time has come to start your band camp paperwork! Click here to visit the band camp page, then click on the "Mandatory Form Checklist" for more information.