Monday, October 25, 2010

Chelsea Game & BOA Super Regional in ATL!!

Please check this site often should weather be a factor this week!!

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Monday = 4th block rehearsal
Tuesday = 4th block rehearsal and 6-8 pm in practice blacks
Wednesday = 4th block rehearsal
Thursday = 4th block rehearsal
Friday = last 4th block rehearsal before BOA ATL
Saturday = 5:45 a.m. report time

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Chelsea Game is Thursday...report time TBA...wearing red uniforms.
Normal check off procedures apply.

Guard members MUST be here for 4th block rehearsal on Friday...checking in or not that day is totally up to parents.

Band is staying afterschool Friday until 4...GUARD IS NOT!!

Parents please see that your daughters get some rest Friday afternoon and night. Saturday will be a very long day for them and their performance will suffer if they are permitted to be out & about...then up all night Friday night.

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Oak Grove HS Guard/BOA Schedule for Saturday, October 30, 2010

5:45 a.m. Report to OGHS wearing undergarments and
bodystocking under comfortable modest travel wear.
Have everything with you when you arrive!! Costumes
clean and on hanger. Shoes must be clean as well.

6:00 a.m. Depart for Atlanta...you will dress on the bus...bring
lite morning snacks..won’t eat until after performance.

TBA (Eastern) Body Warm-up
TBA a.m. Equipment Warm-up
TBA a.m. Holding

12:30 p.m. BOA Prelim Performance!!!!
Following performance we will re-load the truck.

Guard will then change into clean Tryout T and nice jeans. Bring black cami if needed underneath and have a black belt. Any athletic shoes are fine to wear. Headband will remain in your hair the entire day to help “identify you” with our show and group...the only jacket you will wear is our black & rhinestone guard jacket...the only bag/purse you are permitted to carry is your new mesh...please make sure your cash/wallet and any small items needed for the day are in that one bag...you will get mesh bag this week.

1:30 p.m. Re-enter the Georgia Dome to watch bands/eat.
5:00 p.m. Prelim Awards Ceremony

Following the awards ceremony the Georgia Dome will be cleared. If we win our class we perform an exhibition and will stay for finals & the retreat medal ceremony. If we do not win our class we will head home with a fast food dinner stop enroute. Optional end of year “gifting” will be done on the bus on the way home...there are 31Tigerettes.

Finals = top bands that competed in prelims. We suggest parents purchase
prelim tickets only. If we are lucky enough to win and stay for finals parents
can decide at that point whether to buy & stay or not.

Guard members will NOT be permitted to check off the bus for this event!!
They will stay with the Guard group the entire day. They will be given cell phone breaks to check in with parents, but otherwise the cells will remain OFF and in mesh bag!! There will be tons of souvenir items and all types of food available...just remember you will be paying DOME prices which are DOME regulated and tend to be high end.

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Concert Band and WG will begin sometime next week. Please locate your instrument and have it ready to begin when the Band Director says the word. Instructions for playoff gamedays will be posted here as soon as we have info.

Thanks in advance for making this week as great as possible!! UNITED!!!

Friday, October 22, 2010

Georgia Dome Here We Come!!!

Wow, hard to believe the regular season has gone by so quickly this fall. Hard to believe that the work we began back in July during the 100 degree weather will come to an end this next week. Good things have taken place this fall, and we hope to have the greatest/strongest run of the fall season at the Georgia Dome on Oct 30th.

Seniors will be recognized before tonight's game here at home. We will travel to Chelsea for the last regular season home game next Thursday, and will participate either home or away in all playoff games scheduled. The first playoff game will be Friday, November 5th...time & location yet to be determined. Playoff games continue until the team loses.

All school, band, guard rules and procedures apply for the remainder of the season!

Report time tonight is 5:30...wearing white with headband...bring poms.

Next week looks like this...

Monday = 4th block rehearsal
Tuesday = 4th block rehearsal and 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday = 4th block rehearsal
Thursday = 4th block rehearsal...Chelsea game info TBA!!
Friday = last 4th block rehearsal before BOA ATL
Saturday = 5:45 a.m. report time

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Oak Grove HS Guard/BOA Schedule for Saturday, October 30, 2010

5:45 a.m. Report to OGHS wearing undergarments and
bodystocking under comfortable modest travel wear.
Have everything with you when you arrive!! Costumes
clean and on hanger. Shoes must be cleaned up as well.

6:00 a.m. Depart for Atlanta...you will dress on the bus...bring
lite morning snacks..won’t eat until after performance.

TBA (Eastern) Body Warm-up
TBA a.m. Equipment Warm-up
TBA a.m. Holding

12:30 p.m. BOA Prelim Performance!!!!
Following performance we will re-load the truck.

Guard will then change into a clean Tryout T and nice jeans. Bring black cami if needed underneath and have a black belt. Any athletic shoes are fine to wear. Headband will remain in your hair the entire day to help “identify you” with our show and group...the only jacket you will wear is our black & rhinestone guard jacket...the only bag/purse you are permitted to carry is your new mesh...please make sure your cash/wallet and any small items needed for the day are in that one bag...you will get mesh bag next week.

1:30 p.m. Re-enter the Georgia Dome to watch bands/eat.
5:00 p.m. Prelim Awards Ceremony

Following the awards ceremony the Georgia Dome will be cleared. If we win our class we perform an exhibition and will stay for finals & the retreat medal ceremony. If we do not win our class we will head home with a fast food dinner stop enroute. Optional end of year “gifting” will be done on the bus on the way home...there are 31Tigerettes.

Finals = top bands that competed in prelims. We suggest parents purchase
prelim tickets only. If we are lucky enough to win and stay for finals parents
can decide at that point whether to buy & stay or not.

Guard members will NOT be permitted to check off the bus for this event!!
They will stay with the Guard group the entire day. They will be given cell phone breaks to check in with parents, but otherwise the cells will remain OFF and in mesh bag!! There will be tons of souvenir items and all types of food available...just remember you will be paying DOME prices which are DOME regulated and tend to be high end.

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Concert Band and WG will begin sometime the first week of November. Please locate your instrument and have it ready to begin when the Band Director says the word. Instructions for playoff gamedays will be posted here as soon as we have the info.

Monday, October 18, 2010

OG vs. Tarrant

UPDATE...WEDNESDAY, 10/20/10...NEXT WEEK'S VARSITY GAME AT CHELSEA HS HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY NIGHT RATHER THAN FRIDAY!! MORE INFO NEXT WEEK, BUT SO YOU CAN PLAN AHEAD...WE WILL HAVE OUR LAST REHEARSAL BEFORE ATL ON FRIDAY DURING THAT 4TH BLOCK AND OUR BOA DEPARTURE TIME ON SATURDAY, OCT 30TH IS 6 A.M.

SEE INFO FOR REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK POSTED BELOW!!!!!!!!!!




Appreciate the great week we had last week...your hard work since last spring has continued to pay off. You heard your name called at JSU and then again last Saturday night at Hoover...hard work and a great attitude always create success!!

Tuesday 4th block will be going over judge sheets, etc.

Tuesday night in practice blacks...6-8 p.m. only.

Wednesday 4th block = t and shorts or sweats pending weather

Thursday same as 4th block, afterschool til 4

Info about Friday's pep rally and senior recognition plans will be posted by 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Please don't forget your next trip payment will be due November 1st.

HERE IS THE INFO FOR THIS WEEK...POSTED 10/20/10...

WHITE CAMI TOP, JEANS, WHITE TENNIES, JACKET, STRAIGHT HAIR ON FRIDAY. BRING SKIRT FOR PEP RALLY. REPORT TIME IS 5:30 FRIDAY NIGHT. WEARING WHITE COSTUME, BRING LOADED GUARD BAG W/POMS. ALL SCHOOL, BAND, GUARD RULES & PROCEDURES APPLY!!

GUARD MEMBERS WERE GIVEN 5 GREEN GUN/TV BAND FUNDRAISER TICKETS YESTERDAY DURING 4TH BLOCK. TICKETS ARE $5 EACH...GUARD MEMBERS MUST SELL AT LEAST ONE TICKET. THE TICKET MONEY & STUBS, ALONG WITH ANY UNSOLD TICKETS MUST BE TURNED IN TO DONNA OR REBECCA BY NOVEMBER 15TH. DRAWING ON 11/19 FOR PRIZES. PLEASE NOTE GUARD MEMBERS CAN MAKE $2.50 OFF EVERY TICKET SOLD OVER THE INITIAL FIVE ISSUED...MONEY EARNED VIA FUNDRAISER WOULD BE APPLIED TO SPRING TRIP ACCOUNT. IF YOU NEED MORE TICKETS SEE REBECCA. THANKS!!!!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

OG @ Fayette and the Hoover Contest!!

Congrats are in order for the great work you did on the field both Friday and Saturday nights. We appreciate your focus and were so proud that you could see your efforts pay off by hearing your name called on Saturday.

Monday--4th block--take a look at the DVD...review judge comments. Bring books you need to get caught up on classwork left over from a very busy homecoming week and any absences that haven't been taken care of. Check with teachers during that day to get anything you may be missing done while you can... grades go in for report cards this week!! You will not have to dress out.

Tuesday--4th block--Study Hall again...won't dress out.

Tuesday night--no practice to allow extra time for exam study.

Wednesday--4th block...t's & shorts, focused ready to work!!

Thursday--practice til 5...same as Wednesday!!

Friday--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS...OG @ Fayette County HS!!

Saturday--HOOVER CONTEST!!

The Monday after Hoover--NO SCHOOL FOR ANY OF US!!!

The information packet for Friday's game and the Hoover show will go home with Guard on Tuesday afternoon. Both are obviously required events.

Thanks!!

Monday, October 4, 2010

2011 OGHS Homecoming Week and... Bands of America Regional @ JSU!!!!

The packet with this week's information was given to the Guard 4th block on Monday. Parents please make sure you get your hands on that packet and read all the info. Email if you have questions. Thanks!!