Sunday, September 28, 2014

9/28/14 UPDATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS


- First Competition Saturday at Clinton! Watch for an email this week with dropoff instructions and other final details.

- Thank you to the parents who came to help get the show on the field during pregame Friday. Thanks also to Charlotte McClellan, Angela Hayes, Kate Bowman, and Nancye McCowan for providing the pregame meal.

JA BAND SCHEDULE 9/29 - 10/4


MONDAY, 9/29 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 9/30 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
Guard - 5:00 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 8:00
Percussion - 3:00 - 4:00 and 6:15 - 8:00
Horns - 6:15 - 8:00

WEDNESDAY, 10/1 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 10/2 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY, 10/3 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
HOME football game v. Hillcrest Christian School
4:30 - Meal provided in Band Hall
5:30 - Warmup in band lot
6:30 - Watch Hillcrest Band's pregame performance
7:00 - Kickoff
HALFTIME - PERFORMANCE - PARENT HELP NEEDED
Post game - Students dismissed after all equipment put away

SATURDAY, 10/4 - CLINTON ARROW INVITATIONAL

11:30 Percussion, 12:00 Guard & Horns - Report time at Clinton HS - watch for email this week with dropoff instructions
12:45 - Warmup
1:45 - PERFORMANCE - PARENT HELP NEEDED
4:40 - Retreat and Awards

CLINTON SCHEDULE of PERFORMANCES:
1:15 - Union HS
1:30 - Petal HS
1:45 - Jackson Academy
2:00 - Northwest Rankin HS
2:45 - Germantown HS
3:00 - Warren Central HS
3:15 - Cleveland HS
3:30 - Kosciusko HS
3:45 - Pearl HS
4:00 - Clinton HS
4:15 - Hinds Community College
4:40 - Retreat

UPCOMING EVENTS:

FRIDAY, 10/10 - Football @ Prep - PREGAME PERFORMANCE

SATURDAY, 10/11 - Pearl Marching Invitational

7:15 - PERFORMANCE time at Pearl

MAIS MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL PROGRAM ADS


Don't miss out on placing an ad in the souvenir program for the MAIS Festival, which will be at JA on October 25. Here is the information:



Contact Sue Guindon at sue.guindon@gmail.com with any questions.

PHOTO GALLERY


Thanks to Charlotte McClellan for the following photos from the Homecoming night performance. More are posted to the online gallery here: JA BAND FALL 2014.









Sunday, September 21, 2014

9/21/14 UPDATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS


- Happy Birthday Monday to the hardest-working guard director anywhere, Cammie Carter!

- Homecoming Friday - PARENT HELP NEEDED FOR PREGAME PERFORMANCE - meet by 6:15 in the band lot.

JA BAND SCHEDULE, 9/22-26


MONDAY, 9/22 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 9/23 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
GUARD - 5:00 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 8:00
PERCUSSION - 3:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00
HORNS - 6:00 - 8:00

WEDNESDAY, 9/24 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 9/25 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY, 9/26 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
4:30 - Meal provided in Band Hall
5:30 - Warmup
6:30 - (Approximate) - PREGAME PERFORMANCE of show - PARENT HELP NEEDED
Halftime - Band will perform in support of Homecoming ceremony
Postgame - Band members dismissed when all equipment is put away

UPCOMING EVENT UPDATES


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 - CLINTON ARROW INVITATIONAL

11:00 - Meet at Clinton
1:45 - Performance - PARENT HELP  NEEDED
4:45 - Retreat

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 - PEARL MARCHING INVITATIONAL

We have not received a confirmed performance time for Pearl, but it will be in the evening.

PHOTO GALLERY

Congratulations to JA Band members Caroline Burford and Hannah McCowan for being selected as Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce Junior Diplomats. This is Caroline's second year in the program, and she has been named a Co-Captain. Also in the photo is former JA Band Booster President and current Ridgeland CC member Jim Lowery.





Sunday, September 14, 2014

9/14/14 UPDATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS

- THANK YOU to the parents who attended the Booster meeting on Tuesday, and who came to help with the mat and poles at the game on Friday! More help is needed -- see below.

- Raider Night Thursday -- see details below.

- Make sure all competitions are marked on your calendars (highlighted in the box to the right)! EVERY student is needed for every performance.

JA BAND SCHEDULE 9/15-19


MONDAY, 9/15 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 9/16 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
PERCUSSION - 3:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00
GUARD - 5:00 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 8:00
HORNS - 6:15 - 8:00

WEDNESDAY, 9/17 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 9/18 - Raider Night - Early dismissal 12:05
FULL BAND - 4:30 - 6:30 - Performance for Raider Night guests - Jazz Band polo shirts

FRIDAY, 9/19 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00

PARENT HELP NEEDED!


We need parents at every performance to place the mat and poles and to remove them after the show. Here are the performance dates for the rest of the season:

Friday, 9/26 - Homecoming game - PREGAME performance
Friday, 10/3 - Home Game - HALFTIME performance
Saturday, 10/4 - Clinton Competition - Performance time approximately 1:30
Friday, 10/10 - Game @ Prep - PREGAME performance
Saturday, 10/11 - Pearl Competition - Evening performance
Friday, 10/24 - Home Game - HALFTIME performance
Saturday, 10/25 - MAIS Marching Festival @ JA - mid-afternoon

Friday, 10/31 - Alamodome for the BOA Super Regional

PLEASE mark your calendars and make every effort to support these hard-working students. The band can not take the field without this assistance.

It will be especially helpful if those parents who are traveling to San Antonio are able to help at as many upcoming events as possible, to become familiar with the procedure before the trip. At BOA events, the timing is critical for setup and removal of equipment, and there is NOT time in the schedule for a rehearsal in San Antonio.

Thank you to Catherine Arnold, Cheryl Johnson, and Nikki Williams for providing the pregame meal on Friday.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

9/7/14 UPDATE


BAND BLOG BULLETS


- JA Band BOOSTER MEETING Tuesday, September 9, at 7:00 pm in the band hall. Please come to discuss the San Antonio trip, MAIS Marching Festival, and other band activities.

- Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 18, Raider Night. 12:05 early dismissal, band performance 4:30 - 6:30 for Raider Night guests.

JA BAND SCHEDULE 9/8-12


MONDAY, 9/8 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 9/9 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00

Booster Meeting - 7:00

The band will not be able to take the field for rehearsal until 6:30, after the girls' soccer game. To maximize our use of the field, our first opportunity for the full band to rehearse there, we will end at 8:15.

Guard 5:00 - 6:00, 6:30 - 8:15
Horns and Percussion 6:00 - 8:15

WEDNESDAY, 9/10 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 9/11 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY, 9/12 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00

4:30 - Meal provided in the band hall
5:30 - Set to set warmup on parking lot
7:00 - Kickoff - JA v. Heritage Academy
HALFTIME - Show performance - Parent help needed
POST GAME - Students dismissed after all equipment returned to the band hall

BUSY SATURDAY FOR THE JA BAND


Best of luck to JA Guard members Kayla YoungAnna Claire Williams, and Caroline Burford who attended the MS Lions All State Band color guard workshop on Saturday, to help them prepare for the auditions in November.



Here are some pics from the band's participation at the Millsaps football game on Saturday:



Congrats to JA Band member Aaron Dallaire, who traveled to Starkville to be a part of the MSU Honor Marching Band on Saturday. Here is a photo that one of the MSU Famous Maroon Band directors posted of the rehearsal:


Congratulations to JA Alumni Annie Campbell and Abbi Thomas for their continued success at the next level. Both are Guard Captains at their respective universities, Annie at MSU and Abbi at USM. As captains, they provide leadership and also choreography for their groups' performances. On Saturday, 8/30, they even shared a field at the USM v. MSU game.

Here is a photo Abbi shared from this Saturday's game at USM: