Hello Viper Families!
I hope this email finds you well and you had a successful first week back at school! I know the admin team is hard at work adjusting and fine-tuning schedules, so I am confident that soon everyone will be where they belong during the school day!
As far as band is concerned, we are off to a great start!! There are MANY new faces in some classes, including over 40 in beginning band! There are many opportunities for growth and sharing some wonderful experiences together throughout the year.
This week we host our first football game of the year against Cypress Creek on Friday. Below you will see a signup genius link to volunteer for help in the stands and with equipment this Friday (and future Fridays as well). Please consider helping out and signing up! Equipment crew is pretty self-explanatory, as we need parents to help push equipment on and off the field for halftime and back up to the band room post performance. Stands helpers are parents who help out by being with the band in the stands, helping with water, running uniform needs and more. For home games, these are the “chaperones” that we would have for the away games.
SIGN UP GENIUS– https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054AA4A82FABF58-50770804-viper
ADDITIONALLY, WE NEED HELP WITH CONCESSIONS. If a few of our chaperone volunteers can help get pre-orders assembled for our home games that would be incredible.
The schedule for Friday is as follows:
BEFORE SCHOOL – PEP RALLY IN COURTYARD. STUDENTS REPORT TO BAND ROOM AT 6:45AM.(Edited 8/22, band students not performing at the pep rally- WEAR RED SHIRT
- 2:45pm Short rehearsal in stadium
- 3:45pm Rehearsal concludes- pack up all equipment
- 4:00pm Dinner Break (students can quickly go off campus or bring their own food)
- 5:30pm Meet in band room and review uniform procedures- get into uniform
- 6:15pm Uniform inspection, head down to stadium
- 6:53pm National Anthem
- 7:00pm Kickoff
- 8:15pm APPROXIMATE halftime performance
- 9:45pm APPROXIMATE conclusion of game
- 10:15pm APPROXIMATE dismissal
All parents/friends/families are encouraged to attend the game and support the band (and the team)! Chaperones get in free (our allotment of 10). Tickets for games can be purchased online herehttps://ocps.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?schools=279
Weather delays can affect timing. I will still use the parent Remind for now to update parents on any schedule adjustments.
UNIFORM- Students need the following for their uniform:
- Athletic, well-fitted shorts to wear under the uniform bibs
- LONG BLACK SOCKS
- RED Viper Vanguard T-Shirt
- LONG BLACK SOCKS
- Hair styled to be off of shoulders (men and women with long hair)
- Marching Band Shoes (new order shoes arriving this week)
WE WILL WEAR RED SHIRTS THIS FRIDAY!
The schedule for the week is as follows:
- Tuesday – Marching Band 5:30-8:30
- Wednesday – Marching Band 2:30-5:30
- Friday – Home Game vs. Cypress
LOOKING AHEAD – Week of 8-26
- Tuesday – Marching Band 5:30-8:30pm
- Wednesday – Marching Band 2:30-5:30pm
- Friday – AWAY game AT COLONIAL
Concession Pre-Orders
Pre-orders for home games are STRONGLY encouraged as time off in the 3rd quarter is always very short. Pre-orders are $6 and ready for our third quarter break each game.
PRE-ORDER for Concessions at Cypress Game- https://forms.gle/mAiQnoDUMrto8wMx7
Thank you for reading to the end! Have a great week
Bill Cunningham
Director of Bands
PAC Rental Coordinator
Lake Buena Vista High School