Great job by band & guard last Friday night...so excited about jamboree week ahead!! Please note a few new things that should help the group experience go more smoothly & then as always the basics and this week's plans for review...
1. Double laps start today! Every tidbit of info for the Guard from this point will be listed here on the blog. If it is listed here each girl is responsible for making it happen. The opposite is also true, if it is not explained somewhere on the blog girls obviously will not be held responsible...we are not trying to trick anyone...haha.
2. Captains and their family members are asked not to respond to calls, emails, or texts related to things explained on the blog. Simply put...it is not fair for their senior experience/personal time to be clouded with questions about things already detailed for everyone on the blog.
3. We have had home games and an away game so the basic processes for operation should be evident. The blog will now be the "one & only stop" for all Guard info. Directors will text when the blog is posted or updated during the week, but other than that they will email or text girls and parents only in event of urgent or emergency situations.
4. Our practice plans for this week are drastically different because of rain coming in today and tomorrow. Please see that info below.
Review of basic info...
Blog updates for clarity or correction after the initial post of the week will always show up in red.
No tardies, checkins, or checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays without a doctor's excuse. School, band, guard rules apply.
Guard gloves are needed at every practice/game/performance.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays during 7th period girls need athletic type shoes and clothes they can practice in. Changing clothes is not required these periods due to time constraints.
Tuesday nights, Thursday afterschools girls will need weather appropriate practice clothes and athletic type shoes.
No boyfriends or visitors at rehearsals.
Friday dress/hair/makeup & any pep rally plans will be announced during 7th period during each week...girls must listen in class and are expected to follow verbal instructions provided.
Pep Rally uniform is worn with nude one strap bra and jazz shoes.
Black uniform is worn with regular strap black bra, Leggs Sheer Energy (sheer to the waist) pantyhose in SUNTAN, and jazz shoes.
Costume is worn with black or nude regular strap bra and jazz shoes.
Bra straps in each case should match the color of the bra. Spanx type garments should be worn as needed to eliminate bounce, jiggle, and rolls. Bodystocking was provided for warmth and will be worn with costume when needed later in the season.
Jazz shoes should be wiped clean.
Pep/uniform/costume should be spot cleaned only.
Guard bag should always contain poms, black guard jacket, black blanket, and clear ponchos.
Game/Contest day nails must be clear or french manicure.
No jewelry or visible tattoos on game/contest days.
Tigerettes are required to be in the company of at least two other guard members at all times at all rehearsals & games/contests...both home & away...there is safety in numbers.
Before games, rehearsals, and for contests girls 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!! Girls 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 that afternoon.
Home Games...girls are dismissed from the band section at the end of the game. No early departures.
Away Games/Contests...members may be checked off the Guard bus at the end of the event. No early departures. Parent/adult is required to go to our bus for check 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 may be expected to help unload the truck. Ride should be waiting when we get back to the school. Tigs may only be checked off the bus 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 information. Cell calls & text can't be used to arrange check off.
Cell Phones & Bus seating (explained to girls 7th period prior to the first away game). Always plan to have a bus partner, seniors are the only ones permitted to sit by themselves when we travel...goal is nobody leftout or alone. Cell phones are put away most of the time when we travel to avoid lack of focus, lack of group involvement, etc.
Parents are welcomed to observe Tuesday night rehearsals. Please make sure that noise is kept to a minimum since 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 please in the bandroom or school buildings on practice or event nights.
Reminders...
1. Spring Trip payments due to Mr. Henson by the 10th of each month as explained in the trip info packet.
2. Band Jamboree tickets are on sale in the band office. $5 per ticket.
All proceeds go to OGHS Band. (If you buy at the gate you pay more and the money goes to GHS Band)
3. Home Concession...please see the work schedule on the band blog.
www.ogband.blogspot.com
4. WG...3 signed/notarized orange forms & $300 fee via bank check or money order is due on or before October 1st. No exception. Confirmed staging dates for A Guard is as follows...
Saturday & Sunday, November 3 & 4th
Saturday & Sunday, December 15 & 16th
Saturday & Sunday, January 26 & 27th
Saturday & Sunday, February 23 & 24th
5. Band T-shirt Parent Order info is also listed on the band blog.
6. iPad Raffle stuff is due to Mr. Henson next week.
GUARD PLANS FOR THIS WEEK
MONDAY = Guard Pics 7th Period
TUESDAY = Afterschool in ts/shorts til 4:30, no 6-9 practice
WEDNESDAY = 7th Period
THURSDAY = Afterschool in ts/shorts til 4. Dinner provided by boosters 4-5 p.m. Thursday night 5-8 with costumes/props.
FRIDAY...check back later this week!!
White t & jeans to school. Bring Pep Rally Uniform, Jazz Shoes, poms.
Pep Rally @ 2:30. Game Report time is 5:45...wear asian costume, heavy but natural makeup, and hair in bun!! Have loaded guard bag :0)
SATURDAY...JefCoEd Band Jamboree at Gardendale HS!!
Report time for Guard is noon...eat before arrival!!
Arrive wearing proper undergarments, shorts, t, and athletic shoes.
Hair in high bun or high ponytail...no bangs, no twigs...Sr & Jr moms only please be in the guard room at 2:15 if you can help us with hair/buns.
Bring makeup, Asian costume, jazz shoes...spanx as needed.
Bring wallet with CASH for concession...the crowd is always huge so the girls will not have time or ability to search out parents for money. Parents should arrive early if they want front side seating.
Loaded Guard Bag including charged cell phone.
Last but certainly not least...
We thank you parents who go so far above and beyond to make your daughter's group...our Tigerettes at OGHS...run smoothly and efficiently. We appreciate your respect of & understanding of & compliance with group plans/procedures as well as your ability to go with the flow. Our goal is the same as most parents we feel sure...we want the guard program to produce smart, sweet, selfless girls who are responsible, caring, independent, and who display strong talents on field, in the classroom, and in their everyday lives. After a very hectic week last week and a rainy start to this one we ask that you please remember nothing done is ever intended to cause student/parent problems, every decision made is well thought out and choices made are those that we feel are the best possible for the good of the group and each of it's members.
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Philippians 4:7...And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
