sumner high school

Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival Parade-Trip - Leavenworth, Washington  
Friday September 23–Saturday September 24, 2011

This is our first competitive event and our most important performance to-date this year.  We have been to this parade before (in 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2007) and have had a great time and performed very well - I hope it will be the same this year.  We are attending this event to give you the chance to perform and be evaluated as well as to hear and see other bands from around the Northwest.  It should be a fun trip – Leavenworth is a beautiful area and there will be a lot of people in attendance at this big event. 

Time-Line for the Week

Information

• ALL Permission Slips due on Thursday September 22nd in the forms box.  YOU make sure that your parents sign both the medical information and both signatures at the bottom of the form and YOU make sure the form is turned-in to the forms-box ON-TIME
• Bring with you:
  MB-CG Uniforms in Garment Bags with strong hangars
  A change of clothes for Saturday after the parade
  Sleeping bag & pillow (and air mattress if you want)
  Personal Gear for clean-up, etc.
  Money for Meals/Snacks/Souvenirs (Friday Dinner & Saturday Lunch)
• Keep the buses clean and remember to take good care of your uniforms.  We are  guests at Cashmere HS and we make sure to clean-up things and treat things correctly.  We stay in our assigned area and do not wander around.  We are  planning on sharing time and performing with the Cashmere HS Band on  Saturday morning before we leave for the parade – have fun and play nice.
• If you have any questions, please ask Mrs. Carl or myself or the parent chaperones  prior to doing something that might be the wrong thing – asking first is good.
• This is a big event and we want to do a great job.  We expect excellent behavior at  all times on this trip and we want you to have a great time.  Be aware of all of  the time-lines and don’t be late in returning to the buses.  Make sure your uniform and instrument is cleaned-up and in inspection-ready shape.  No jewelry, no hair down on collars, all of the specifics that are important in being inspected.  Act with class and maturity at all times
• We do well because we play confidently, the routines are cleaned-up and tight, we  watch our lines carefully and have excellent alignment, we are aware of the cadences and roll-offs, and we perform with enthusaism and energy.  Thank you  for your hard work so far this year and let’s have a grat time representing our Band Program and our School.

Sumner HS MB Uniform Checklist:
We will be Inspected and Judged PRIOR to the start of the parade and during the  event as well – the way we look is as important as the way we perform if we want to be totally excellent in our performance – always take your visual appearance seriously.  Please check and prepare the following:

• MB Jacket and Pants hung on STRONG Plastic–Metal or Wooden Hangar
• MB Hat in Hat Box (not put in Garment Bag, but stacked in the trailer)
• Clean Black Band Shoes and Solid Black Socks
• Purple T-Shirt and possibly BLACK Under-Armour Cold Gear (or equivalent) if it’s going to be cold (Leavenworth is up in the mountains)
• Gauntlets and Gloves
• Hair will be put-up if it’s on your jacket-collar
• We wear NO visible jewelry in uniform
• Make sure your bag-tag is on your garment bag
• EVERYBODY helps to both load and unload the uniforms from the trailer –assist the parent-chaperones to make it a smooth and quick operation