Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Game Week 1
APPOLOGIES THAT THE BLOG IS WRITTEN IN ONE BIG PARAGRAPH...WILL TRY TO HAVE IT FIXED BY NEXT WEEK!!!!
All Guard Girls received the Booster's Pizza Kit fundraiser info. Guard Girls are REQUIRED to sell at least one kit each, selling more would be greatly appreciated. Order forms along with payments are due to Donna & Rebecca on or before September 13th. Kits will be delivered the following week.
Practice this week in shorts/tees...daily 7th period, Tuesday night 6-9, and Thursday afterschool until 5 p.m.
Don't forget that Practice Blacks will be required starting next week!!
No Pep Rally this week...the 1st of 4 pep rallies this fall will be September 13th!!
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. FYI...JefCoEd Code of Conduct says only 6 parent excuses per semester permitted.
Plan ahead this week for Friday...no colored polish...clear or French manicure only. No jewelry. No visible piercings or tattoos.
Friday afternoon report time is 4:30 p.m...arrive wearing OGHS uniform and jazz shoes...spanx to remove rolls, jiggle, bounce. Full makeup, hair just like program pics, with guard gloves. Black guard bag...poms, clear disposable ponchos, and stain stick inside!! Vets bring black Tig blankets too!!
Tigerettes are required to ride the bus to the game. They may be checked off by their Parent or by another adult designated in writing by their parent at the end of the game. Tigs riding the bus home are NOT permitted to switch buses...they go to the game and return to the school on the same bus!! They MUST have a ride waiting on them at school when the buses return...again...we can't leave until they do!!
Tigerettes are expected to behave in an appropriate manner at all times. 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 (PDA), 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.
Tigerettes dress alike every Friday. Assigned dress is REQUIRED participation...all day...no exceptions. Make sure you listen 7th period to what the Seniors ask of you...again ...plan well, and do what is expected.
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. Tigerettes do not leave games early...they will be dismissed from the band section at the end of the game.
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!!!
Students only in the bandroom and school buildings on Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday nights.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation regarding policy issues 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 and the smooth operation of our group as a whole.
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...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 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!!!
Spring Trip information will be coming up in September...expect deposits & forms to be due in October!!
2014 Winter Guard invitations will be given out the last week of September, the required meeting/notarized forms/full payment will be due Tues/Oct 1st.
2013 Fall Contest Schedule
Exhibition TBA on Sept 24th still pending.
JefCoEd Band Jamboree on Sept 28th is confirmed.
Hoover Contest on Oct 19th @ Hoover Met Stadium is confirmed.
BOA Super Regional on Oct 26th @ Georgia Dome is confirmed.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Guard Stuff!!!
Skirts
The girls looked great walking around in the uniform on picture day and the pics should be fabulous...but we did however see the need for their bottoms to be more securely covered before they perform...black dance shorts have been ordered and will do the trick!!
Alterations
If your daughter needs minor alterations to her uniform or costume please call Gay Vanderburg @ 491-4032 to schedule an appointment asap. Gay knows how our Guard items should fit and can tell you just what is needed to tweak uniform skirts that are too tight or costume legs that are too loose. Her work is exceptional and her prices are great!!
Practice Wear
Guard members must have gloves, shorts, tshirt, and athletic shoes in class everyday starting Monday, Aug 19th. Anything forgotten will require laps...repeat offenders will have laps doubled. Please make sure the pink mesh capezio bag is packed for practice and ready to go everyday Monday-Friday. Girls will need a bottle of water everyday during 7th period band...they can bring it with them from home or they can buy for $1 from the Winter Guard in the guardroom every afternoon. Girls will need water jugs on Tuesday nights when our practice time is longer.
Guard members must wear Practice Blacks on Tuesday nights starting in September. Practice Blacks = solid black ballet leotard and solid black soffee type shorts. Gloves & athletic shoes are of course a must. Black leggings and black sweatshirts are not to be worn until the weather becomes much, much cooler.
School Dress Code
Tigerettes are expected to follow school dress code as written.
Positive Public Image
Please make sure social sites like instagram 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 in a positive light. Check your pages often and make sure to delete any questionable content should it pop up. Think before you post...do not retweet comments from others that contain questionable language or content. 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 2013 Thumper would prob say..."if you can't post or load something nice online, then don't post or load any content at all."
Parents if your daughter has a smart phone/laptop/ipad/ipod type device we strongly suggest that you have one too...if they have a fb, instagram, or twitter you should have one too and we strongly suggest that you should also have access to their accounts whenever you need it. Let's not forget that our girls are children posting/playing in what can quickly & 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 an old time format that only they or you see & read. Today the things they write and pictures they post (even when set to private) are seen and then quickly 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 we all live in the world of social media today.
One other reminder for both parents and students is for everyone to remember that cell phone use is prohibited during the school day. Everything you do on a cell phone is time stamped so if a question should come up about a student using their cells...the timeline is proof. This includes texting.
Attendance
Tardies, checkins/checkouts, and school absences will be more closely monitored across the County this school year. Expect violations in this area to be handled more quickly and firmly.
The girls looked great walking around in the uniform on picture day and the pics should be fabulous...but we did however see the need for their bottoms to be more securely covered before they perform...black dance shorts have been ordered and will do the trick!!
Alterations
If your daughter needs minor alterations to her uniform or costume please call Gay Vanderburg @ 491-4032 to schedule an appointment asap. Gay knows how our Guard items should fit and can tell you just what is needed to tweak uniform skirts that are too tight or costume legs that are too loose. Her work is exceptional and her prices are great!!
Practice Wear
Guard members must have gloves, shorts, tshirt, and athletic shoes in class everyday starting Monday, Aug 19th. Anything forgotten will require laps...repeat offenders will have laps doubled. Please make sure the pink mesh capezio bag is packed for practice and ready to go everyday Monday-Friday. Girls will need a bottle of water everyday during 7th period band...they can bring it with them from home or they can buy for $1 from the Winter Guard in the guardroom every afternoon. Girls will need water jugs on Tuesday nights when our practice time is longer.
Guard members must wear Practice Blacks on Tuesday nights starting in September. Practice Blacks = solid black ballet leotard and solid black soffee type shorts. Gloves & athletic shoes are of course a must. Black leggings and black sweatshirts are not to be worn until the weather becomes much, much cooler.
School Dress Code
Tigerettes are expected to follow school dress code as written.
Positive Public Image
Please make sure social sites like instagram 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 in a positive light. Check your pages often and make sure to delete any questionable content should it pop up. Think before you post...do not retweet comments from others that contain questionable language or content. 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 2013 Thumper would prob say..."if you can't post or load something nice online, then don't post or load any content at all."
Parents if your daughter has a smart phone/laptop/ipad/ipod type device we strongly suggest that you have one too...if they have a fb, instagram, or twitter you should have one too and we strongly suggest that you should also have access to their accounts whenever you need it. Let's not forget that our girls are children posting/playing in what can quickly & 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 an old time format that only they or you see & read. Today the things they write and pictures they post (even when set to private) are seen and then quickly 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 we all live in the world of social media today.
One other reminder for both parents and students is for everyone to remember that cell phone use is prohibited during the school day. Everything you do on a cell phone is time stamped so if a question should come up about a student using their cells...the timeline is proof. This includes texting.
Attendance
Tardies, checkins/checkouts, and school absences will be more closely monitored across the County this school year. Expect violations in this area to be handled more quickly and firmly.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Picture Day and Schedule Update!!
PICTURE DAY...
Pictures will be made for the football program and yearbook this Friday 8 a.m. We will take whole group pics first, then small groups, then individuals. Tigs will NOT practice Friday...they dismiss at 10 a.m. Parents should drop off like normal before 8 a.m. and have a ride waiting for pickup promptly at 10.
Tigerettes report Friday morning completely dressed and ready to take pictures!!! It will be hot so please have a bottle of water with you...not a jug...just a water bottle.
Tigs wear...OGHS uniform, tan jazz shoes with "no show" footies to avoid blisters. No gloves. A black bra with black straps providing great support is required. Seamless undies are also required. The goal here is to remove all jiggle, bounce, and body rippling. FYI...most girls...regardless of size...wear a spanx type garment to smooth & tone their appearance in uniform.
Hair must be worn down and straight...no ribbons, pins, clips...no middle parts...no bangs. Make up should be done with natural colors and with a heavy application.
TENTATIVE FALL SHOW DATES...
Tuesday, September 24th..................................TBA
Saturday, September 28th.................................JefCoEd Band Jamboree
Saturday, October 5th.......................................TBA
Saturday, October 19th.....................................Hoover Invitational
Saturday, October 26th.....................................BOA Super Regional
Georgia Dome/Atlanta, GA
UPDATED GUARD DATES/TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS...
August 6-8.................practice 8 a.m. to noon.
August 9....................picture day 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
August 12 & 13.........practice 8 a.m. to noon.
Guard practice on August 14-15-16 is cancelled!!!
School starts Monday, August 19th...girls will need shorts, tee, tennis shoes for 7th period. Our first Tuesday night practice is August 20th 6-9 p.m. Our first Thursday afterschool will be August 22nd until 5.
Pictures will be made for the football program and yearbook this Friday 8 a.m. We will take whole group pics first, then small groups, then individuals. Tigs will NOT practice Friday...they dismiss at 10 a.m. Parents should drop off like normal before 8 a.m. and have a ride waiting for pickup promptly at 10.
Tigerettes report Friday morning completely dressed and ready to take pictures!!! It will be hot so please have a bottle of water with you...not a jug...just a water bottle.
Tigs wear...OGHS uniform, tan jazz shoes with "no show" footies to avoid blisters. No gloves. A black bra with black straps providing great support is required. Seamless undies are also required. The goal here is to remove all jiggle, bounce, and body rippling. FYI...most girls...regardless of size...wear a spanx type garment to smooth & tone their appearance in uniform.
Hair must be worn down and straight...no ribbons, pins, clips...no middle parts...no bangs. Make up should be done with natural colors and with a heavy application.
TENTATIVE FALL SHOW DATES...
Tuesday, September 24th..................................TBA
Saturday, September 28th.................................JefCoEd Band Jamboree
Saturday, October 5th.......................................TBA
Saturday, October 19th.....................................Hoover Invitational
Saturday, October 26th.....................................BOA Super Regional
Georgia Dome/Atlanta, GA
UPDATED GUARD DATES/TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS...
August 6-8.................practice 8 a.m. to noon.
August 9....................picture day 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
August 12 & 13.........practice 8 a.m. to noon.
Guard practice on August 14-15-16 is cancelled!!!
School starts Monday, August 19th...girls will need shorts, tee, tennis shoes for 7th period. Our first Tuesday night practice is August 20th 6-9 p.m. Our first Thursday afterschool will be August 22nd until 5.
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