Lot's of info presented here...please take time to read everything!!
Please remember that we always follow doctor's instructions. Parents please help us by seeing that your daughter stays well hydrated and that she is getting plenty of rest at night. Girls please help us by not drinking or eating after each other, by staying hydrated, by getting enough sleep, and also by not participating in activities that could cause injury. If you are a girl who has previous problems with sprains/strains please make sure you are wearing proper support.
Everyone must realize as well that when the doctor says "no participation" that means the girl dresses for practice or performance but "sits out"...girls get back in quicker if they watch & know what is going on. If the doctor says "no school" that means she can't attend band events/games/contests at all. Performance and/or travel on Fridays and Saturdays will be based on ability to practice full out, and ability to learn the work missed while sick or injured. Thanks in advance for doing your part to stay healthy so we have everyone on the field in the coming weeks.
Girls are doing a great job thus far!! We are VERY proud of the progress and look forward to the continued growth of the show. Hope to have a good "skeleton" of our show next Friday night. We also appreciate the wonderful support provided by our Guard Parents...we doubt any other Guard in the world has such a great group of parents to work with...thank you so very much for all you have done & will do to make the season great!!!
Tuesday night and Thursday afternoon practice will continue in shorts and t's until the weather really cools down for us...too hot for black leotard and shorts/leggings.
Make sure you stock clear ponchos & stain sticks for the season ahead!!
Reminder that all state, county, & local procedures/rules apply at, for, and in regard to events & student participation. No tardies, checkins, or checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays. Any absence on those days will require a doctor or dental excuse, a funeral excuse, or principal excuse.
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 2012 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 the parent of a daughter who 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 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.
All that said...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...work hard 24/7 to make a GREAT IMPACT not just a GOOD IMPRESSION!!
For the future...
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 bring your pepwear with you to school. Make sure to 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 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!
Lastly...
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 “no 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!!
Guard 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.
Arriving & Leaving practice/games 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!!!
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Here is a link to the OGHS Varsity Football schedule and a repeat of our contest dates so you add them to your family calendar and plan way ahead...
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/oak-grove-tigers-(bessemer,al)/football/schedule.htm
Homecoming will be the game against Brookwood.
Senior Night will be the game against Calera.
JefCoEd Band Jamboree is Saturday, September 22
BOA Regional @ JSU is Saturday, October 13
Hoover Band Contest is Saturday, October 20
BOA Super Regional @ Georgia Dome in Atlanta is Saturday, October 27
We will not need the cases of water for the fridge this fall as was mentioned earlier...the much shorter 7th period class makes our time on the field 40 mins max so it not needed like it was in the past on that long block schedule.
Also...girls will keep their weapons gloves with them after this week...we can move faster if the gloves are in the bag with 7th period clothes & shoes.
See everyone at the required Booster meeting next Monday night at 6:30!!
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Galatians 6:9...Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
