GREAT start last Friday night!!
Thanks to all who test drove on Saturday!!
Please don't forget to bring your case of water to the guard room on Tuesday night.
Pizza Fundraiser money (CASH ONLY) due on or before September 6th.
Tuesday night in practice blacks...black leotard and shorts...too hot for leggings. A & B Guard members will need their long black skirts for rehearsal as well.
Thursday afterschool til 4 in shorts and ts.
WG Notarized forms due on or before September 1!!
Make sure you stock clear ponchos this week!!
No Pep Rally Friday.
Friday's dress will be announced during 4th block this week.
Guard report time this Friday night is TBA. Green costume..arrive ready!!
Costume and Uniform should only be spot cleaned & really needs to be hung up to dry out after each use. Balling it up in your bag after the game is a sure way to get very stinky fast...lol...same is true for guard gloves...lol.
All procedures/rules apply & are the same as previously posted.
And last but not least...a public service announcement...
Please make sure social sites like facebook and twitter stay clean. Make sure your walls and photos are set to PRIVATE so only you & your friends can see them. Pics, comments, etc. on your page should always represent you & our group well. Check your pages often and make sure to delete any questionable content should it pop up. Think before you post...LOTS of folks read what you say/post on public forums, and that can get you (and us) into very sticky situations. Remember and apply Thumper's rule to all posts/pics..."if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." In 2011 Thumper would prob add..."if you can't post or load something nice online, then don't post or load any content at all."
If you are a parent and your daughter has a smart phone/laptop/ipad/ipod type device we strongly suggest that you have one too...if they have a fb or twitter you should at least consider having them too and also access to their accounts. Kids under the age of 18 they are children posting/playing in what can easily become a very adult online world. Sadly, we don't live in the past where girls used a diary or journal to vent their feelings, they don't use a format that only they or you see & read. Today the things they write and pictures they post (even set to private) are seen and circulate thru the whole community...not just because it's Oak Grove and people talk, but simply because the kids put it out there for the all to see and it is the social media world we live in today.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Game Week 1 Info!!
Lot's of info presented here...please take time to read everything!!
If any of you have a great shot of the cross scene from last fall please post it for us on facebook OR email to Donna asap.
The band will attend all football games scheduled this season. JefCoEd reversed their decision and also found funds to pay for band travel for the two they wanted us to skip.
Tigs that are scheduled to have a parent in the concession stand this Friday at the home game against West Blocton on 8/26/11...Megan Burchfield, Meghan Carr, and Danielle Russo.
Band Pizza Fundraiser booklets went home with Tigs on Tuesday. $10 per book, no checks...$50 due in numbered bag on or before September 6. Lost or stolen booklets must be paid for by student...no booklets may be returned. Band needs money!
Those with Tigerette picture concerns should contact Bill Miller.
We are now accepting cases of water...one case per girl please brought in on Tuesday nights only. Bottled water is available for the girls during 4th block on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tuesday nights and Thursdays 4th block/afterschool will require use of a water jug.
No tardies, checkins, or checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays! Absences on those days will require a doctor or dental excuse, a funeral excuse, or written documentation of a non-recurring family emergency.
THURSDAY REHEARSAL AFTERSCHOOL UNTIL 4...shorts/t & water jug. FRIDAY 4th Block Pep Rally @ 2:30 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT Report time is 6 p.m...wear Green Costume, nude color bra, spanx as needed, ballet shoes, black guard gloves, hair straight/no braid, and full make up. No bodystocking this week due to hot weather...but again...if spanx type garment is needed please make sure it is worn.
Tigerettes are expected to behave in an appropriate manner at all times...even more so at school events. In or out of uniform every choice you make has a consequence. Do not jeopardize your reputation, or the reputation of our Guard, by participating in public displays of affection, ignore and do not respond to ugly talk or gestures. All school rules, band rules, guard rules apply at school events/activities. Pay attention, make sure your words and your actions stay positive at all times...strive hard to make a GREAT IMPACT not just a GOOD IMPRESSION!!
Friday gamedays...plan ahead...no colored polish...clear or French manicure only. No jewelry. No visible piercings or tattoos. Hot or Cold, Rain or Shine Be Prepared!!! Black blanket, bug spray, clear poncho, & a stain stick must be in your bag!!
Tigerettes will dress alike every Friday we have a game. The required dress will be announced each day of that school week. You will be assigned a specific top, hairstyle, jeans, & will wear them along with the white pep rally tennis shoes all day at school. Make sure you listen, plan , and do what is expected...no checkouts or calls home.
Before games and rehearsals...members are given a specific “report time”. TIGS are not permitted to stay on campus afterschool. All must leave campus and are not permitted to return to campus until 15 minutes prior to report time...no exceptions!! You can’t be on campus unsupervised. If you live too far to make it back you will need to find a friend who lives closer to go home with Friday afternoons.
At games...Tigerettes have assigned seats in the stands and will remain in the correct order the entire time!! No food/drinks/gum/candy in the stands. NO APPLICATION OF MAKEUP OR HAIR PRODUCTS!! Visitors to the band section are expected to speak and move on. Restroom visits must be taken care of prior to game & during third quarter break...this is a privilege...NO PDA...you must be with two other Guard members even at home games. Your 1st priority on break is to go to the restroom and get in line at the concessions stand...be responsible!! Tigerettes report back to the stands one minute prior to Band Director’s called time.
After the games/contests when we are away...Tigerettes may be checked off the bus at the end of away events. Parent/adult is required to come to our bus to check you off. Tigs are not permitted to check off our bus and ride a different band bus home. If you ride home on a band bus it is the same one you came on & you will be expected to help unload the truck before you leave campus. Those who ride the bus home MUST have a ride waiting on them when we get back to the school. Cell phones will not be used for last minute travel permission this season!!! Tigerettes may only be checked off the bus at the end of away games by their parent or by an ADULT designated in writing by their parent. We are unable to verify notes turned in so please know that any student providing a “fake” note would be written up for providing false info. We thank you in advance for your cooperation regarding policy issues like these and ask that you remember they are not intended to cause student/parent problems, but are put in place to help ensure the safety of all participants.
Tigerettes are required to be in the company of at least two other Guard members at all times at all rehearsals & games...both home & away...there is safety in numbers...safety from vultures and also safety from the rumor mill!!!
No boyfriends at rehearsals!!!
Parents are welcomed to observe Tuesday night rehearsals. Please make sure however that noise is kept to a minimum because we are in the process of instructing & learning. Also know that observers should sit in the end sections of the stadium only. The middle section is used by directors for instruction during the rehearsal. Students only in the bandroom and school buildings on Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday nights. Thanks in advance for your cooperation!
Please don’t forget that laps are required when you show for rehearsal/events late or unprepared. We thank you in advance for being a responsible member...arriving on time and having all items needed for rehearsal. We also appreciate you “not whining” when your lack of preparation or time management sends you around the field.
Remember it is hard work and a good attitude that create success!!
OTHER REMINDERS...
Doctor’s excuses...a doc’s note is required for any rehearsal missed due to illness. We always follow doctor’s orders...without a doc’s release or instructions we can’t let you practice or perform.
Tigerette clothes/items...this is a repeat of instruction during summer camp...DO NOT wear or carry any of our new items (uniform, costume, or pep) until your Captains or Directors instruct you to do so...we must keep everything fresh/new for this fall. Tigerettes are the only people who should be wearing Tigerette/Guard items.
Practice wear update...starting next week we will wear black dance clothes ONLY on Tuesday nights...all 4th block practice (including afterschool Thursdays) will be done in t’s, shorts for the remainder of the fall season.
Arriving & Leaving on time...make sure your parents and/or your ride know the correct times you are to arrive as well as the correct time to pick you up...we can’t leave til you do!!!
Winter Guard...please get us your signed & notarized forms as quickly as possible but not later than September 1!! WG fee is due on or before October 1st!! Our first fundraiser event is in September.
2011 Fall Contest Schedule
JefCoEd Band Jamboree on Sept 24th...location TBA.
BOA Regional Contest on Oct 8th @ JSU
Hoover Contest on Oct 15th @ Regions Park
BOA Super Regional on Oct 29th @ Georgia Dome
If any of you have a great shot of the cross scene from last fall please post it for us on facebook OR email to Donna asap.
The band will attend all football games scheduled this season. JefCoEd reversed their decision and also found funds to pay for band travel for the two they wanted us to skip.
Tigs that are scheduled to have a parent in the concession stand this Friday at the home game against West Blocton on 8/26/11...Megan Burchfield, Meghan Carr, and Danielle Russo.
Band Pizza Fundraiser booklets went home with Tigs on Tuesday. $10 per book, no checks...$50 due in numbered bag on or before September 6. Lost or stolen booklets must be paid for by student...no booklets may be returned. Band needs money!
Those with Tigerette picture concerns should contact Bill Miller.
We are now accepting cases of water...one case per girl please brought in on Tuesday nights only. Bottled water is available for the girls during 4th block on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tuesday nights and Thursdays 4th block/afterschool will require use of a water jug.
No tardies, checkins, or checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays! Absences on those days will require a doctor or dental excuse, a funeral excuse, or written documentation of a non-recurring family emergency.
THURSDAY REHEARSAL AFTERSCHOOL UNTIL 4...shorts/t & water jug. FRIDAY 4th Block Pep Rally @ 2:30 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT Report time is 6 p.m...wear Green Costume, nude color bra, spanx as needed, ballet shoes, black guard gloves, hair straight/no braid, and full make up. No bodystocking this week due to hot weather...but again...if spanx type garment is needed please make sure it is worn.
Tigerettes are expected to behave in an appropriate manner at all times...even more so at school events. In or out of uniform every choice you make has a consequence. Do not jeopardize your reputation, or the reputation of our Guard, by participating in public displays of affection, ignore and do not respond to ugly talk or gestures. All school rules, band rules, guard rules apply at school events/activities. Pay attention, make sure your words and your actions stay positive at all times...strive hard to make a GREAT IMPACT not just a GOOD IMPRESSION!!
Friday gamedays...plan ahead...no colored polish...clear or French manicure only. No jewelry. No visible piercings or tattoos. Hot or Cold, Rain or Shine Be Prepared!!! Black blanket, bug spray, clear poncho, & a stain stick must be in your bag!!
Tigerettes will dress alike every Friday we have a game. The required dress will be announced each day of that school week. You will be assigned a specific top, hairstyle, jeans, & will wear them along with the white pep rally tennis shoes all day at school. Make sure you listen, plan , and do what is expected...no checkouts or calls home.
Before games and rehearsals...members are given a specific “report time”. TIGS are not permitted to stay on campus afterschool. All must leave campus and are not permitted to return to campus until 15 minutes prior to report time...no exceptions!! You can’t be on campus unsupervised. If you live too far to make it back you will need to find a friend who lives closer to go home with Friday afternoons.
At games...Tigerettes have assigned seats in the stands and will remain in the correct order the entire time!! No food/drinks/gum/candy in the stands. NO APPLICATION OF MAKEUP OR HAIR PRODUCTS!! Visitors to the band section are expected to speak and move on. Restroom visits must be taken care of prior to game & during third quarter break...this is a privilege...NO PDA...you must be with two other Guard members even at home games. Your 1st priority on break is to go to the restroom and get in line at the concessions stand...be responsible!! Tigerettes report back to the stands one minute prior to Band Director’s called time.
After the games/contests when we are away...Tigerettes may be checked off the bus at the end of away events. Parent/adult is required to come to our bus to check you off. Tigs are not permitted to check off our bus and ride a different band bus home. If you ride home on a band bus it is the same one you came on & you will be expected to help unload the truck before you leave campus. Those who ride the bus home MUST have a ride waiting on them when we get back to the school. Cell phones will not be used for last minute travel permission this season!!! Tigerettes may only be checked off the bus at the end of away games by their parent or by an ADULT designated in writing by their parent. We are unable to verify notes turned in so please know that any student providing a “fake” note would be written up for providing false info. We thank you in advance for your cooperation regarding policy issues like these and ask that you remember they are not intended to cause student/parent problems, but are put in place to help ensure the safety of all participants.
Tigerettes are required to be in the company of at least two other Guard members at all times at all rehearsals & games...both home & away...there is safety in numbers...safety from vultures and also safety from the rumor mill!!!
No boyfriends at rehearsals!!!
Parents are welcomed to observe Tuesday night rehearsals. Please make sure however that noise is kept to a minimum because we are in the process of instructing & learning. Also know that observers should sit in the end sections of the stadium only. The middle section is used by directors for instruction during the rehearsal. Students only in the bandroom and school buildings on Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday nights. Thanks in advance for your cooperation!
Please don’t forget that laps are required when you show for rehearsal/events late or unprepared. We thank you in advance for being a responsible member...arriving on time and having all items needed for rehearsal. We also appreciate you “not whining” when your lack of preparation or time management sends you around the field.
Remember it is hard work and a good attitude that create success!!
OTHER REMINDERS...
Doctor’s excuses...a doc’s note is required for any rehearsal missed due to illness. We always follow doctor’s orders...without a doc’s release or instructions we can’t let you practice or perform.
Tigerette clothes/items...this is a repeat of instruction during summer camp...DO NOT wear or carry any of our new items (uniform, costume, or pep) until your Captains or Directors instruct you to do so...we must keep everything fresh/new for this fall. Tigerettes are the only people who should be wearing Tigerette/Guard items.
Practice wear update...starting next week we will wear black dance clothes ONLY on Tuesday nights...all 4th block practice (including afterschool Thursdays) will be done in t’s, shorts for the remainder of the fall season.
Arriving & Leaving on time...make sure your parents and/or your ride know the correct times you are to arrive as well as the correct time to pick you up...we can’t leave til you do!!!
Winter Guard...please get us your signed & notarized forms as quickly as possible but not later than September 1!! WG fee is due on or before October 1st!! Our first fundraiser event is in September.
2011 Fall Contest Schedule
JefCoEd Band Jamboree on Sept 24th...location TBA.
BOA Regional Contest on Oct 8th @ JSU
Hoover Contest on Oct 15th @ Regions Park
BOA Super Regional on Oct 29th @ Georgia Dome
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Game Week 1
Info for this first game week will be posted by 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience. Practice tonight 6-9 p.m. in shorts and ts.
Required meeting for those interested in WG is this afternoon at 5:30 in Donna's classroom. Student and one parent/guardian must be present.
Thanks!!
Required meeting for those interested in WG is this afternoon at 5:30 in Donna's classroom. Student and one parent/guardian must be present.
Thanks!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
2012 Winter Guard
Guard members who are interested in participating in Winter Guard need to ask us for an info packet asap. The required student/parent meeting is Tuesday, August 23 @ 5:30 p.m. in Donna's classroom. There are no UA games to work this season, WG(s) will do one WG fundraising activity per month starting in September. If you do not attend the required meeting you are not permitted to participate. Thanks!!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Fall Jamboree Game @ OG!!
Sorry folks...school is kicking us this week and we just don't have time to post. Girls will be given verbal instructions during 4th block. Thanks!!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Dress Code, Required Booster Meeting, & Fall Jamboree!!
Dress Code
Teachers are expected to check students through out the day for dress/skirt length, sheer tops/bottoms, low necklines, and proper straps on tops. The appearance of ANY cleavage at all will result in office visit. Dress/skirts that are even close to questionable will result in office visit. Tops must have straps 1 inch or wider. Sheer shirts/pants MUST have layer to prevent see-thru.
The ONLY piercings permitted are female ears!! Teachers have been instructed to take up any and all pierced jewelry and spacers...nose rings, tongue rings, lip rings, brow rings, male earrings, spacers, etc. ARE NOT PERMITTED AT SCHOOL OR SCHOOL EVENTS. Those items will be placed in a baggy labeled with the student's name and placed in the office safe UNTIL JUNE 1, 2012 when a parent can pick them up!!!!!
Students who refuse to hand over jewelry/spacers will be referred to the office for DEFIANCE which is a CLASS TWO OFFENSE. No more covering it up or just taking it out...if a teacher sees it, it is gone until JUNE!!! No visible tattoos!!
As you can see the absolute best thing to do is wear clothes that don't cause you problems, let piercings grow up until next summer, and have lots of flesh tone bandaids to cover tattoos until next June. As a student at OGHS you are expected to follow the dress code, as a Tigerette and a representative of what our Guard looks like on campus and at school events YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW DRESS CODE GUIDELINES.
Booster Meeting details are listed below...
As was detailed in pre-tryout materials...all parents are required to work home concessions at OGHS as part of their financial obligation to the band. Each child in band normally has two assigned parent work concession games each fall. For example...one parent can work two games OR two parents can work one game to complete their financial obligation. And yes, if you have more than one child in the marching program you have to do the same work for each child.
A payout has been offered in the past for parents who could not or would not work concessions. The payout has been $25 per game (and yes per child per assigned game) if the parent paid out one week prior to the scheduled game. The no-show or "last min during the week of" cancellation fee was $50. We are not sure of the exact amount but you can expect an increase in those fees this fall....probably in the range of $50 pre-pay out one week prior and $100 no-show or week of cancellation.
The Boosters will clarify the new payout amount at the meeting, and yes...obviously last minute cancellations due to illness can be re-scheduled to avoid the fee when the parent submits a doctor's excuse to verify their illness and inability to work as scheduled to the Concessions Manager(s).
We require that at least one parent for every Guard Girl and the GUARD GIRL HERSELF attend the meeting to get their concession work certification for a couple reasons...
1. In the event the band runs other fundraisers during the year that involve the production of food items we must be prepared to do our part.
2. Guard girls who choose to do winter guard and their parents will be working Dipping Dot stands at Bryant Denney at UA home games to raise money for the winter season.
Mandatory Band Booster Meeting
Time Monday, August 15 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location OGHS Band Room / Auditorium
Health Department will be there for Concession Purposes....Parent Tshirt order will be taken....Information for the entire year will be given. This meeting is mandatory. Be there!
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Parents for the following students are scheduled to work in the concession stand on 8/19/11...information about prepaying out and/or no show fees...along with the remainder of the fall concession schedule will be available at the booster meeting mentioned above.
Rebecca Burchfield
Makenzie Valentine
Wesley Goodwin
Alexis Farley
Megan Anthony
Dylan Young
Shannon Downing
Erin Mardant
Peyton Garrison
Meredith Custred
Cassidy Hughes
Dylan LaFoy
Heather Ingram
Hunter Burchfield
Joyce Bousack
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Fall Jamboree Info regarding report time, what the girls wear, and what we do will be posted on the blog by Tuesday @ 1 p.m. Thanks!!
Teachers are expected to check students through out the day for dress/skirt length, sheer tops/bottoms, low necklines, and proper straps on tops. The appearance of ANY cleavage at all will result in office visit. Dress/skirts that are even close to questionable will result in office visit. Tops must have straps 1 inch or wider. Sheer shirts/pants MUST have layer to prevent see-thru.
The ONLY piercings permitted are female ears!! Teachers have been instructed to take up any and all pierced jewelry and spacers...nose rings, tongue rings, lip rings, brow rings, male earrings, spacers, etc. ARE NOT PERMITTED AT SCHOOL OR SCHOOL EVENTS. Those items will be placed in a baggy labeled with the student's name and placed in the office safe UNTIL JUNE 1, 2012 when a parent can pick them up!!!!!
Students who refuse to hand over jewelry/spacers will be referred to the office for DEFIANCE which is a CLASS TWO OFFENSE. No more covering it up or just taking it out...if a teacher sees it, it is gone until JUNE!!! No visible tattoos!!
As you can see the absolute best thing to do is wear clothes that don't cause you problems, let piercings grow up until next summer, and have lots of flesh tone bandaids to cover tattoos until next June. As a student at OGHS you are expected to follow the dress code, as a Tigerette and a representative of what our Guard looks like on campus and at school events YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW DRESS CODE GUIDELINES.
Booster Meeting details are listed below...
As was detailed in pre-tryout materials...all parents are required to work home concessions at OGHS as part of their financial obligation to the band. Each child in band normally has two assigned parent work concession games each fall. For example...one parent can work two games OR two parents can work one game to complete their financial obligation. And yes, if you have more than one child in the marching program you have to do the same work for each child.
A payout has been offered in the past for parents who could not or would not work concessions. The payout has been $25 per game (and yes per child per assigned game) if the parent paid out one week prior to the scheduled game. The no-show or "last min during the week of" cancellation fee was $50. We are not sure of the exact amount but you can expect an increase in those fees this fall....probably in the range of $50 pre-pay out one week prior and $100 no-show or week of cancellation.
The Boosters will clarify the new payout amount at the meeting, and yes...obviously last minute cancellations due to illness can be re-scheduled to avoid the fee when the parent submits a doctor's excuse to verify their illness and inability to work as scheduled to the Concessions Manager(s).
We require that at least one parent for every Guard Girl and the GUARD GIRL HERSELF attend the meeting to get their concession work certification for a couple reasons...
1. In the event the band runs other fundraisers during the year that involve the production of food items we must be prepared to do our part.
2. Guard girls who choose to do winter guard and their parents will be working Dipping Dot stands at Bryant Denney at UA home games to raise money for the winter season.
Mandatory Band Booster Meeting
Time Monday, August 15 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location OGHS Band Room / Auditorium
Health Department will be there for Concession Purposes....Parent Tshirt order will be taken....Information for the entire year will be given. This meeting is mandatory. Be there!
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Parents for the following students are scheduled to work in the concession stand on 8/19/11...information about prepaying out and/or no show fees...along with the remainder of the fall concession schedule will be available at the booster meeting mentioned above.
Rebecca Burchfield
Makenzie Valentine
Wesley Goodwin
Alexis Farley
Megan Anthony
Dylan Young
Shannon Downing
Erin Mardant
Peyton Garrison
Meredith Custred
Cassidy Hughes
Dylan LaFoy
Heather Ingram
Hunter Burchfield
Joyce Bousack
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Fall Jamboree Info regarding report time, what the girls wear, and what we do will be posted on the blog by Tuesday @ 1 p.m. Thanks!!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Pic Request, Hair, & Thursday Practice Update!!
Pic Request...If any of you have a great shot of the "cross scene" from last year's fall show please post/re-post/share it today on facebook for us!!
Hair Issues...
We have a handful of girls who are not following our requested guideline for natural color hair. The natural hair color guideline was part of Tigerette info that was signed for and notarized prior to tryouts in January and was repeated here on the blog last April. Tigs and Parents we need your help to correct this issue.
A few girls have hair that has gotten a little too light due to time in the sun this summer...those girls can get a good conditioner or toner and be good to go. We do however have another 2-3 girls who have chosen to ignore the guideline and chemically change their natural hair color to one that is either way too dark or way too white. Sadly we even had changed hair color after we started camp which is also another thing we asked not to happen. Blonds should be blond, reds red, browns brown, and blacks black...that is all we expect.
The bottom line is it is simply not fair to the 28+ girls who are doing exactly what is expected not to address the obvious disregard for the guideline, so please understand that from this point on any girl with hair issues will not perform at events with the group until those issues are corrected. The girl(s) will either follow directions and look like we need the Guard to look or they will be suspended from performance events until they comply as they agreed to do prior to tryouts.
Please take a close look at the root color of your (your daughter's) hair as well as eyebrow color and make sure that the base hair color is one that matches. A good idea of your/her natural color is also taking a look at pics of the girls in 6th and 7th grade before most of them begin playing with color. Highlights and lowlights are not a problem as long as they are small strands that blend with the natural color...normally no more than one shade lighter or darker works very well on everyone.
The Tigerettes will dress and perform in the stands with the band on Friday, August 19th. Hair issues must be corrected prior to that date. We have 32 gorgeous girls and we simply want them to stay that way!!
Guard Practice on Thursday, August 11th...
Guard practice that was scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. has now been changed to 6 to 8 p.m. This is a time change for the Guard only and DOES NOT apply to band members. Thanks!!
Hair Issues...
We have a handful of girls who are not following our requested guideline for natural color hair. The natural hair color guideline was part of Tigerette info that was signed for and notarized prior to tryouts in January and was repeated here on the blog last April. Tigs and Parents we need your help to correct this issue.
A few girls have hair that has gotten a little too light due to time in the sun this summer...those girls can get a good conditioner or toner and be good to go. We do however have another 2-3 girls who have chosen to ignore the guideline and chemically change their natural hair color to one that is either way too dark or way too white. Sadly we even had changed hair color after we started camp which is also another thing we asked not to happen. Blonds should be blond, reds red, browns brown, and blacks black...that is all we expect.
The bottom line is it is simply not fair to the 28+ girls who are doing exactly what is expected not to address the obvious disregard for the guideline, so please understand that from this point on any girl with hair issues will not perform at events with the group until those issues are corrected. The girl(s) will either follow directions and look like we need the Guard to look or they will be suspended from performance events until they comply as they agreed to do prior to tryouts.
Please take a close look at the root color of your (your daughter's) hair as well as eyebrow color and make sure that the base hair color is one that matches. A good idea of your/her natural color is also taking a look at pics of the girls in 6th and 7th grade before most of them begin playing with color. Highlights and lowlights are not a problem as long as they are small strands that blend with the natural color...normally no more than one shade lighter or darker works very well on everyone.
The Tigerettes will dress and perform in the stands with the band on Friday, August 19th. Hair issues must be corrected prior to that date. We have 32 gorgeous girls and we simply want them to stay that way!!
Guard Practice on Thursday, August 11th...
Guard practice that was scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. has now been changed to 6 to 8 p.m. This is a time change for the Guard only and DOES NOT apply to band members. Thanks!!
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