8/31/14 UDPATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS

- Millsaps football game Saturday

- Booster meeting September 9

JA BAND SCHEDULE 9/3-6

WEDNESDAY, 9/3 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

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

FRIDAY, 9/5 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00

SATURDAY, 9/6 - Drumline at Millsaps football game, 5:00 arrival. Dropoff instructions will be sent via email this week.

BOOSTER UPDATE from CHARLETTE OSWALT

The next JA Band Booster meeting will be Tuesday, September 9 at 6:30 in the Band Hall. We will discuss the MAIS Marching Festival and other upcoming events.

Thank you to Karen Harris, Lisa Thomas, and Kim Burns for providing the pregame dinner for the band on Friday. The students greatly appreciate these meals before home games.

Thanks also to all the parents who came to help with the mat and poles for the halftime performance.

SAN ANTONIO TRIP UPDATE

All trip participants should have received an email from trip planner Sue Guindon this week to finalize hotel room details. Contact her at sue.guindon@gmail.com if you have any questions.

8/24/14 UPDATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS

- Bottled water donations are needed.

- Be sure to check the weekly schedule below for a slightly expanded rehearsal schedule, to make the most of visual consultant Rick Subel's visit.

- Thank you to the band families and members who have made this blog a successful means of communication about JA Band activities for the past 5 years. This week the blog's total number of pageviews passed 50,000.

BAND BOOSTER UPDATE - from Charlette Oswalt

Thank you to all the parents who have generously offered to provide meals before home games. The students enjoy the meals and the time together before the games.

Everyone who volunteered should have received an email with the schedule. If you did not receive the email or have any questions or problems with your assigned date, please let Charlette Oswalt (ceoswalt@go.olemiss.edu) know ASAP. A couple reminders:

- Paper goods will be in the Band Hall, provided by the Boosters
- Meals need to be set up and ready for the kids at 4:30

JA BAND SCHEDULE 8/25-29

MONDAY, 8/25 - 2:10 - 5:00 (one hour later than usual)

TUESDAY, 8/26 - 2:10 - 3:00
Percussion - 3:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00
Guard - 5:00 - 8:00
Horns - 6:00 - 8:00

WEDNESDAY, 8/27 - 2:10 - 4:00
Horns & Percussion - 4:00 - 5:00 (one hour later than usual)

THURSDAY, 8/28 - 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY, 8/29 - 2:10 - 3:00

HOME FOOTBALL GAME v. ST. GEORGE'S

4:30 - Dinner provided by Boosters in the Band Hall. Listen for instructions about changing into uniform.

5:30 - Warmup on the practice lot.

PREGAME - Drumline and guard march as a unit around the track to the home stands. (Perform National Anthem if requested.)

FIRST & SECOND QUARTER - Drumline in the stands, until dismissed to prepare for halftime show.

HALFTIME - Performance of competition show. Parent help needed with mat.

THIRD QUARTER - Break - students may visit concessions if desired

FOURTH QUARTER - Drumline in stands

POSTGAME - Band marches as a unit back to the Band Hall. Students dismissed when all equipment is put away.

8/17/14 UPDATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS

- Change to PERCUSSION Tuesday schedule - Sectional 3:00 - 4:00, full band rehearsal 6:30 - 8:00

- Away football Friday @ Northeast Lauderdale in Meridian - band families welcome on the bus, 3:30 departure from JA

- Thanks to Charlotte McClellan and Lisa Thomas for manning the Booster tent at All Sports Night, and to Charlette Oswalt for organizing.

JA BAND SCHEDULE 8/18-22

MONDAY, 8/18 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 8/19 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:00
Percussion - 3:00 - 4:00 and 6:30 - 8:00
Guard - 5:00 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 8:00
Horns - 6:00 - 8:00

WEDNESDAY, 8/20 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY, 8/21 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY, 8/22 - AWAY football game - drumline in the stands. Attire is band t-shirts, and students need to bring $$ for fast food dinner.
3:15 - Load bus - Band families welcome
3:30 - Departure
5:00 - Fast Food dinner in Meridian
7:00 - Kickoff @ Northeast Lauderdale HS
11:30 (approximate) - Return to JA

PHOTO GALLERY

Thanks to Charlotte McClellan for these photos from All Sports Night:

 

 

8/10/14 UDPATE

BAND BLOG BULLETS

- Outdoor rehearsals start MONDAY - Bring a comfortable change of clothes and SHOES for marching on the asphalt.

- PARENT VOLUNTEERS needed on Tuesday at All Sports Night - Set up and man the tent selling popsicles. Setup at 5:00. Contact Charlette Oswalt (ceoswalt@go.olemiss.edu) if you can help.

- Drumline has been invited to play at the Millsaps game on September 6 - 6:00 pm kickoff

JA BAND SCHEDULE 8/11-15

MONDAY, 8/11 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY, 8/12 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:10

ALL SPORTS NIGHT - Attire is Band t-shirts and shorts

5:00 - Guard and Percussion move equipment to Activities Building
5:30 - Will Tribble, Grady Fisher, and Hannah McCowan report to the front of the Administration Building for a photo of the 17 JA student athletes who scored a 30 or over on the ACT. Congrats!
5:45 - All band members report to the band hall
6:00 - All Sports Night activities begin
6:15 - Band moves to the Activities Building for rehearsal after All Sports Night introductions
8:00 - Rehearsal ends. Students will be dismissed after all equipment is returned to the band hall

WEDNESDAY, 8/13 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:10

THURSDAY, 8/14 - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:10

FRIDAY, 8/15 - No Rehearsal (Canoe trip for some students)

BOA SAN ANTONIO TRIP

Most band families have responded to trip planner Sue Guindon. If you have not yet let her know whether you plan to travel with the band, please email her at sue.guindon@gmail.com.

8/3/14 UPDATE

Thanks to the JA Band members for an outstanding Band Camp. The students worked incredibly hard, for long hours each day. The staff is very proud of them and very excited about this season.

Here is the typical weekly JA Band schedule, beginning Monday, August 11:

MONDAY - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

TUESDAY - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:10
Guard - 5:00 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 8:00
Horns & Percussion - 6:00 - 8:00

WEDNESDAY - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

THURSDAY - Rehearsal 2:10 - 4:00

FRIDAY - Rehearsal 2:10 - 3:10
Evening schedule dependent on football. See the Upcoming Events list to the right.

Each student should bring comfortable clothes each day to change into for rehearsal.

Any changes to the usual schedule will be announced in the blog each week.

MARCHING SHOES

Here is the link for those horn and percussion students who need to order new marching shoes (be sure to choose BLACK): MTX MARCHING SHOES at FJM

The students will be wearing the shoes on the mat this year, so they need to fit well and look sharp (clean and polished).

PHOTO GALLERY

Here are the group photos from Wednesday:

More photos, including all individual shots, have been uploaded to the online photo gallery: BAND PORTRAITS 2014

Pics have also been uploaded here: BAND CAMP 2014

Thanks to Charlotte McClellan for sharing her photos from the Premiere Performance. Many more are uploaded here: PREMIERE PERFORMANCE 2014

BOA SAN ANTONIO TRIP

All JA Band families should have received an email from our trip planner, Sue Guindon (sue.guindon@gmail.com), last week.

Please respond to Sue as soon as possible, whether you are joining the band on the trip or not, so that reservations can be made and tickets purchased.

Here is the tentative itinerary for the trip:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

7:00 am departure from JA, lunch and rest stops enroute, arrival in San Antonio 7:00 pm. Dinner in the area.

HOTEL - HAMPTON INN SAN ANTONIO DOWNTOWN-RIVERWALK

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

JA Band Preliminary Performance late morning/early afternoon

Lunch in the area

Halloween night at Six Flags Fiesta Texas - costumes permitted

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Activity choices for the morning/early afternoon, split into chaperoned groups, may include Rivercenter Mall, the Alamo, Riverwalk, or Natural Bridge Caverns

3:00 - Alamodome for Preliminary results. Dinner in the area, then BOA Championship Finals, as performers or spectators, dependent on results.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Return travel to JA. Meal and rest stops enroute, approximate arrival 10-11pm.