HOME FOOTBALL GAME AND SATURDAY PRACTICE
WE HAVE ANOTHER BUSY WEEK WITH A FIELD SHOW COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AT 6:30PM, OUR FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME AT GAHR, AND AN IMPORTANT SATURDAY REHEARSAL FROM 1-5PM. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
Congratulations again on a strong performance at the Mayfair Field Tournament! Thank you to everyone who came to last Wednesday’s Booster Meeting and who supported the program on Thursday by eating at Frantone’s. And great job pep band and drumline at last Thursday’s away football game!!
PARENTS: On Friday we will be providing the students an early dinner, selling concessions and merch at the game, and helping push equipment and props for the half-time show. Please use this Sign Up Genius link to volunteer:
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STUDENTS: We are moving on to Movement 2 and 3 this week. Keep practicing before school, at break and lunch, and after school so we can continue to make progress learning the show. We have an important rehearsal this Saturday 10/15 from 1-5PM. We will not be serving any food because it’s just a one-block rehearsal, so eat lunch before you arrive. Please make sure you’re continuing to stay hydrated, eat during the day, and stay on top of your school work.
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GAHR INVITATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY AT 6:30PM
We have an important Field Show Committee Meeting this Wednesday, October 12th at 6:30PM in the Gahr HS Band Room. We’re hosting 30 bands and need YOUR HELP to make it successful. This is also the first time we’ll be hosting the tournament on our new Astroturf field!! If you don’t have a shift yet, use this link to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48afa82ea3f8c61-7thannual
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HOME FOOTBALL GAME & SENIOR NIGHT THIS FRIDAY 10/14
We have our first Home Football Game at Gahr High School this Friday 10/14! It is also “Senior Night” at 6:20PM where the school recognizes the students in football, cheer, and band – and seniors are typically escorted by parents/guardians as their name is called.
WINDS: WE WILL HAVE A PEP TUNE REHEARSAL ON FRIDAY MORNING AT 7:30AM, so bring your flip folder and lyre! Make sure you also review the Star-Spangled Banner to be played before the stadium ribbon cutting.
ALL STUDENTS: We will have a short rehearsal and run-through after school on the practice field until approximately 4:15PM. Students will then need to push equipment and props to the stadium. Parents will be feeding the students dinner (chicken sandwiches) at 4:30PM. At 5:15PM, band will be changing into FULL UNIFORM — so make sure you bring your black sleeveless compression top, black compression shorts, long black socks, and your black marching shoes. Color Guard students need to bring everything for full costume/hair/make up. We will run pep tunes and cadences at 5:30PM, then head into the stadium to support our band and color guard seniors for SENIOR NIGHT!
At approximately 6:20PM, seniors will be called onto the track to be recognized and escorted by their parents/guardians. After that, we will play the National Anthem, and then there will be a ceremony/ribbon cutting for the new stadium field. The game will begin like normal at 7:00PM. We need parent help at the game to sell concessions, merch, and to help push equipment/props at halftime. Please click here to sign up to volunteer.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND NIGHT NEXT FRIDAY 10/21
“Middle School Band Night” is next Friday, October 21st! We will have a short rehearsal and run-through after school, dinner break, then students will change into full uniform. Bring your black sleeveless compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, and black marching shoes. Middle schoolers check in at 5:15PM at the Gahr High School Band Room. We’ll have sectionals and a short rehearsal, followed by our FREE "Show & Tell" performance at 7:00PM in the stadium! If you know any band or color guard students in middle school, please share this link with them to sign up:
https://www.gahrband.org/ms-band-night
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PHOTO DAY & UNIVERSITY FIELD TOURNAMENT NEXT SATURDAY 10/22
CSBC INFO: https://csbc.compsuite.io/events/40175
ADDRESS: 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
HYDRATE AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST. BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR REHEARSAL AND THE COMPETITION. BRING MONEY FOR DINNER AT THE COMPETITION ($10-15).
8:00AM Call time / Set up for rehearsal
8:30AM Rehearsal at practice field
10:45AM Full timed run-through — PARENTS NEEDED WHO ARE HELPING AT THE COMPETITION
11:00AM Push equipment to uHauls/trailer
11:30AM Lunch (provided)
12:15PM Change into full uniform ASAP
12:45PM Line up for group photo
1:00PM Group photo / Parents please help load equipment & props
HAVE PHOTO ORDER FORM AND PAYMENT READY TO GIVE DIRECTLY TO PHOTOGRAPHER
1:30PM Individual & buddy photos — BATTERY, TUBAS, AND FRONT ENSEMBLE GO FIRST
2:30PM Finish photos / Finish loading
3:15PM Stack cases / Use restroom / Meet in Band Room
3:30PM Load busses
3:45PM Depart for University High School — 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
4:30PM Sack dinner / Restrooms / Unload
5:00PM Walk to warm up
5:15PM Warm Up
6:15PM Ensemble
6:40PM Walk to gate
6:50PM Gate time — ALL PARENTS MUST PURCHASE A WRISTBAND, EVEN IF YOU ARE HELPING TO PUSH EQUIPMENT & PROPS. PLEASE DO THIS IN ADVANCE SO YOU CAN ENTER THE STADIUM.
7:00PM Performance time!
7:15PM Push equipment to side / Debrief / Get back into stadium
7:30PM Watch bands & eat concessions — GROUPS OF 4 OR MORE
8:20PM Awards — The Gahr Marching Gladiators students AND parents are a class act in the stands. We don’t say anything bad about any other group. We clap and cheer for everyone, especially our own student leaders who are representing us — no matter the placement or score.
8:50PM Push equipment back to trailer/uHauls
9:00PM Load equipment ASAP — EVERYONE HELPS
9:45PM Load busses
10:00PM Depart for Gahr HS
10:45PM Arrive back at Gahr HS. Unload ASAP — EVERYONE HELPS
11:15PM Change out of uniform/costume — HANG CORRECTLY
11:30PM Dismissal
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All students should be caught up with the first three (3) donations of $150 by this point. You can make a payment online here. Checks should be made payable to "Gahr Band Boosters." If you are making a cash payment, please get a receipt from Mr. Loney before turning it into the drop box. We cannot pay our instructional staff, production costs, or for competitions without your donation. Please communicate with Mr. Loney if you have any issues with your financial obligation.
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HAWAII PERFORMANCE TRIP! — Click here to download the itinerary and payment sheet. The performance trip includes accommodations for 6 days and 5 nights, a performance at the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, a clinic at the University of Hawaii, a visit to Diamond Head State Monument, a dolphin and snorkeling excursion, a luau, and more!! ALL PAYMENTS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO WORLDSTRIDES AND YOU MUST KEEP UP WITH THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO KEEP YOUR SPOT ON THE TRIP. Please follow the instructions below if you still need to register:
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/REHEARSALS:
❇️ 10/14 Home Football Game vs. Firebaugh HS and Senior Night
❇️ 10/15 Saturday Rehearsal 1-5PM (finishing ballad)
❇️ 10/21 Middle School Band & Color Guard Night @ Gahr HS
❇️ 10/22 Band Photo Day and University Field Show Tournament (CSBC)
❇️ 10/28 Homecoming Football Game vs. Lynwood HS
❇️ 10/29 SoCal Super Show @ El Camino College (WBA)
❇️ 11/4 Gahr Invitational rehearsal/run-through 3:30-6:00PM
❇️ 11/5 Gahr Invitational Field Tournament (CSBC)
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THIS WEEK:
Monday 10/10
7:20AM Jazz Band
3:30-5:30PM Winds & Front Ensemble rehearsal (Mvt. 2)
6:00-8:30PM Battery rehearsal (Mvt. 3)
Tuesday 10/11
7:20AM Jazz Band
5:00PM Set up at stadium / jog / stretch
5:30-8:30PM Rehearsal (learn Mvt. 2 drill)
Wednesday 10/12
MEMORIZATION TEST MVT. 2
6th Period-5:30PM Color Guard rehearsal
6:30PM Gahr Invitational Committee Meeting in Band Room!
We’re less than a month out and need all hands on deck to make it successful!!
Thursday 10/13
7:20AM Jazz Band
3:30-6:00PM Rehearsal (Mvt. 1)
Friday 10/14
WEAR FIELD SHOW SHIRT TO SCHOOL
HOME FOOTBALL GAME & SENIOR NIGHT
BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR REHEARSAL & FULL UNIFORM/COSTUME
7:30AM Pep Tune Rehearsal (with Jazz Band)
9:00AM Coffee with the Principal
6th Period — Warm up / Set up for rehearsal
3:30PM Rehearsal / Run-through
4:15PM Push everything to stadium
4:30PM Dinner (provided)
5:15PM Change to full uniform
5:40PM Run pep tunes / cadences
**PIT: Please make sure drum set, bass, and rhythm section is set up for pep tunes
6:05PM WALK TO STADIUM
6:20PM Band Senior Night!
6:35PM National Anthem
6:40PM Principal/VIPs Speeches and Ribbon Cutting / Band ready for pep tunes
7:00PM Home Game vs Firebaugh HS
8:15PM Approximate halftime performance
**Pit and color guard go back to put away equipment and change out of uniform
9:30PM Approximate end of game
**Winds and battery go back to put away equipment and change out of uniform
9:45PM Change and hang uniform/costume
10:15PM Dismissal
**Drink a lot of water and go to bed ASAP. Good luck on PSATs!
Saturday 10/15
Important Saturday Rehearsal 1-5PM
Hydrate and eat a good lunch before you arrive.
12:15PM Band Room open
1:00PM Rehearsal
4:45PM Run-through Mvt. 2
5:00PM Dismissal