End of School Reminders!!

Grades...exams are this week. See your teachers for exact dates & times. Report cards should be mailed home the first week of June. You will be contacted that week if we find problems with your academic progress that requires probation or summer school or renders you ineligible as a performer. Off Season Hair...all agreed to maintain a shoulder length hairstyle. While we feel sure that some of you may need a good trim as the school year ends, do not think for a second that a chin length hairstyle is okay...no matter your grade level we view this as defiance...hair must be shoulder length or longer when prepared for performance...very simply stated, it is not what you agreed to do when you tried out last January so just don’t do it. Hair Color...NATURAL!!! A few of you have gone too dark or too light...make sure this is corrected before you come back for summer band camp. HAIR COLOR CHANGE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED DURING THE FALL OR WINTER SEASON. Please have real hairdressers do highlighting/lowlighting/coloring and have them work off your natural hair color...fyi...the real color of your hair is the color growing out of your head at the root...lol. Fall Hair Style...down & straight in uniform...messy bun in costume...PLEASE NO BANGS. Please learn how to do a messy sock bun this summer...also make sure you find a way to do the straight hair thing...practice makes perfect. Off Season Weight...remember that extra pounds weaken your ability to move & perform with ease. Please eat sensibly & stay in shape...uniform/costume alterations are paid for by parents. Fitness 1440 in Hueytown offers a $99 summer special for students age 13+...it includes use of gym equipment and tons of fun classes like zumba & spin class to help keep you strong & healthy!! Off Season Skills...please take an honest look at your skills in all areas and work to improve in the off season. Flags, weapons, and dance!! Former OG Guard Captain/current UA MDBCG member Sydney Johnson is available to teach private lessons this summer. She is well skilled in all areas...flag, weapons, and body. The cost is $20 per hour per person if you come to her home OR $25 per hour if she comes to your home. CASH payment is expected at the time the lesson is given. Moms please contact Sydney @ 532-7258 to schedule lessons. UA Alta Marea is also hosting spin clinics this summer...go to www.alabamacolorguard.com for the details...Tigs would sign up individually and parents are responsible for transportation, etc. Weekly private lessons and attending spin clincs are optional but they sure are great, fun ways to grow and build skills this summer!! Social Media...in today’s world, social media plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. In efforts to keep our social media profiles showing nothing but our best, here are a few tips to keeping your profile clean, powerful, and positive this summer. First, avoid using offensive or derogatory language on social media sites such as FB, Instagram, or Twitter...also avoid retreating or liking items that contain questionable content/words. Lots of people have access to these sites and you want to be sure that you always present the best YOU possible. Next, keep personal arguments & venting off social media sites. Keep your photos clean & respectable. Social media sites are no place for mean words nor the place for photos that suggest anything other than a positive image. One last online behavior to avoid is a current trend in social media--posting a location, status, or photo that "appears positive" but in reality is only being put out there to jab at someone or hurt their feelings...a location, post, or picture intended solely to let others know they are NOT included is an example of a very negative trend that we should all work hard to avoid. So please, consider all these things & think before you post...the old saying still rings true...if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all!! (these apply to texting and email as well!!) Staying Informed...parents & Tigs please make sure you keep Remind 101 working on your cell phones. If you need to know something we should be able to get you the info very quickly that way. Remind 101 and this blog has replaced almost all notes sent home. It is a quicker and more effective way for us to get you the info needed. Tigerettes are held accountable for everything sent/posted. (Fake and/or non-members will always be deleted from Remind 101) Please note for clarity: The Guard blog and Guard Remind 101 may contain different info from the Bands...Tigs always follow instructions found on the Guard blog and the Guard 101. Those who schedule private lessons understand there is a risk of accident or injury involved in spinning/dance...they do so with the understanding that they bear full responsibility and the person(s) or company providing the service will not be held liable should accident or injury occur. :0) Philippians 4:8...finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. :0)