Announcements: Week of 8/14/2023

BRASS AND WOODWIND STUDENTS PLEASE ORDER LYRES/FLIP FOLDERS

• CLICK HERE to order lyres and flip folders
• Items ordered by Wednesday will be delivered to NHS in time for Thursday night’s rehearsal

• • Flutes need: flute lyre with flip folder
  • Clarinets need:  flip folder and clarinet lyre (or Yamaha clarinet lyre if your clarinet is made by Yamaha)
  • Saxes need: flip folder and sax lyre
  • Trumpets, Horns, and Baritones need: clamp on trumpet lyre with flip folder
  • Tubas need: Flute lyre with flip folder (yes, you read that correctly-tubas need the flute lyre with flip folder)

• ALL Brass and Woodwinds should order 10 extra pages

SNACKS AND DRINKS NEEDED

• Please drop off a package of snacks (crackers, granola bars, snack cakes, etc.) AND a case of 8-12 ct sports drink (not soft drinks)
• These will be used to provide snacks to students during the season
• Please send snacks and drinks with your student to either Tuesday or Thursday rehearsal
• We need to get these in this week so we have what we need so we can provide for the students Saturday before and after the football game

CHAPERONES NEEDED

• We need at least 25 chaperones for this Saturday’s football game at Bank of America Stadium
• Please sign up HERE to help chaperone our students (must be approved RHSD volunteer and complete NHS Band chaperone training)

LAST CALL: TEAM SHOP
ALL supporters will need the first item in the shop

• CLICK HERE To Shop The NHS Band Team Shop
• Closes TODAY
• First item is our show shirt for this year (the western design is on the back).
• Family and friends are asked to support the students by wearing this show shirt to marching band performances.

TUESDAY 8/15-Rehearsal

• 6pm-7pm outside to review Parts 1, 2, and 3
• 7pm-8pm winds and percussion in band room with 150 middle school band students to prepare for the football game this Saturday
• Drop off drinks and snacks

THURSDAY 8/17-Teacher Rally (Winds and Percussion only)

• Attire-Kahki shorts, band show shirt for Deadwood 1849, sneakers (not crocs, sandals, or flip flops)
• 9:15am-arrive at Winthrop Coliseum
• 11:30am-pick up students at Winthrop Coliseum

THURSDAY 8/17-Rehearsal

• 6pm-7pm outside to review Parts 1, 2, and 3
• 7pm-8pm winds and percussion in band room with 150 middle school band students to prepare for the football game this Saturday
• Students will receive: shirts for Saturday’s performance and ordered lyres/ flip folders
• Drop off drinks and snacks

SATURDAY 8/19-Keep Pounding Classic Football Game

• 1pm-arrive at NHS Band Room
• Pizza will be provided
• Attire is Keep Pounding Classic t-shirt (provided Thursday), comfortable shorts, and sneakers (not crocks, sandals, or flip flops)
• We will not visit the concession stand at Bank of America Stadium
• Snack will be provided on the buses during our return trip
• 10pm-pick up your child at the NHS Band Room (NOTE-they will likely be hungry as will have only had a snack since our pizza lunch)