Practice til 4:30!
Follow community pep rally instructions posted below. BRING POMS!!
Friday school...arrive wearing Black Band T, skinny BLUE jeans, and converse. Hair high pony/makeup with red lip. Bring pep dress, tan jazz shoes, and poms with you to school. You will be called out for morning pep rally...report quickly to guard room to change into pep dress. Do morning pep rally. Go back to guard room and change back into black t, skinny BLUE jeans, and converse. Attend class all day. No checkins outs or tardies to class. You will change again for afternoon pep rally.
Girls will dance twice at each pep rally!!
Parents are asked to remain in the gym and gym lobby area when attending pep rallies.
Report time Friday night is 5:45...wearing SEQUIN UNIFORM and TAN Jazz shoes.
Perform Pregame at 6:30.
Rules and procedures previously posted still apply. Undergarment guidelines do too!
Saturday Jamboree info will post after lunch tomorrow...expect...
rehearsal, dress in costume in guard room, go to jamboree.
Sooooooo excited about Homecoming and our exhibitions next week...this is a long but necessary post!! Trying to stay ahead of the game so posting early to help folks be prepared...here is the prep for the first part of next week!!
Monday--PJ Day @ OGHS...all Tigs are expected to wear cute girly pjs with white converse. They should also bring $3 to buy a ticket to go to the volleyball game 5th block because yesterday's practice was FABULOUS!! ps...concession stand will be open during the game!!
Tuesday--Tie Dye Day @ OGHS...all Tigs are expected to wear a cute girly tie dye shirt with skinny jeans & converse. They should also bring poms to use for the Elementary Homecoming Parade 2nd block.
Girls will stay afterschool with Donna & Rebecca on Tuesday afternoon due to quick turn around and the gracious Band & Guard Pizza Dinner provided by Alexis Rainey's Mom. Bigs will assist Middles and Littles...there will be no need for parents pop ins...we will see you all at Northridge HS at 5:30 for the band exhibition!! Admission/parking fee may or may not be required...sorry but we won't know until we arrive.
Here is the school address for your gps...
Northridge HS
2901 Northridge Road
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406
Parents...front side seating is limited...it would be a good idea for you to be in the stadium by 5:30 to have a chance to sit in the middle for best viewing. Please remember that while we/you may not know anyone personally in the stadium...they know our Band and they know our Girls...so please make only positive comments about what you see and hear. Negative words and actions reflect badly on our girls who are working so hard...thank you all for keeping everything POSITIVE!! Also we know this probably seems weird BUT...please do not wear any Tigerette logo items to these type events. We are Tigerettes at school but at exhibitions & contests everything we do, wear, and say is OGHS Guard...that's why you moms got Guard mom tees the day of tryouts. We know it sounds goofy but it is the way we need to work to give the girls their best chance of success. If we look good (even our mommies/families) we perform good...and if we perform good....good things happen!! Thank you in advance for your support & cooperation in this area!!
Now for costume instructions...
Girls will bring their loaded black sequin guard bag AND everything needed to dress IN COSTUME for game with them to school TUESDAY Their bags MUST be brought to the Guard Room by the Tigerette BEFORE SCHOOL!! (it is not okay for parents to deliver things later in day or afterschool...we are working very hard to encourage student responsibility and independence)
Here is what is needed in the guard bag...COSTUME, SEAMLESS/COLOR CORRECT UNDIES/SPANX THAT REMOVE ALL LINES, BOUNCE, & JIGGLE, JAZZ SHOES, HAIR & MAKEUP ITEMS. no poms. BLACK TOWEL OR BLACK SMALL THIN BLACK THROW TO SIT ON (NO BLANKETS), CLEAR PONCHO, BUG SPRAY, STAIN STICK/PEN...CHARGED CELL PHONE...FEM PRODUCTS...SMALL WALLET WITH CASH FOR CONCESSIONS. (Signed parent note to go with adult if that is needed for after the exhibition)
All girls wear bodystockings under their costumes!!
Costume Dress = Dress, Goggles & hair colored bobby pins, Tan Jazz Shoes, 1 black glove...hair curled or straight in HIGH pony.
Costume Unitard = Unitard, Black Jazz Shoes, Black Feather & black bobby pins...hair curled or straight in a LOW right side pony.
Costume Short-tard = Short-tard, Black Jazz Shoes, Black hat & bobby pins, Black leg wrap & black fishnets...hair down curled or straight use headband under hat if needed to keep hair out of face during performance.
Wednesday--"Merica" Day @ OGHS...dress up this day is optional for Tigs due to late night on Tuesday. Jamboree Ticket money and/or leftover tickets are due to Rebecca 5th block. Sheet sale info will be sent home with Tigs who did not sell Dreamland.
Thursday--Class Color Day @ OGHS...Tigs expected to participate...7th/purple, 8/yellow, 9/pink, 10/Green, 11/NEON Blue, 12/ROYAL Blue.
COMMUNITY BONFIRE...TIGS REPORT TO MEMORIAL PARK AT 6:45 WEARING TRYOUT T, SKINNY JEANS, CONVERSE, & POMS...HAIR IN HIGH PONY!!
Friday--will post Thursday morning next week!!
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All policies, procedures, and rules previously stated, texted, posted still apply!!
Some additional notes...
Boyfriends and other friends who attend exhibitions/contests during the season MUST be in the company of an adult. Experience shows that if/when they show up alone we can't guarantee their positive behavior, they become a distraction & liability for our group...so they are with an adult or they stay home. Believe us...we want them to come...we just have to make sure someone is keeping them in check. Band & Guard will be in assigned seats at this event. Space is limited...parents, family, friends, and boyfriends should not expect to sit in or near the band/guard designated area.
Disney Trip payments are due to Donna on or before October 1st...see info packet!
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STUDENTS WERE GIVEN VERY EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION TODAY AT SCHOOL IN REGARD TO BEING ON CAMPUS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. HERE IS AN EXCERPT OF THE INFO...
Homecoming...
· Do not come on ANY PART of the OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GROUNDS after school hours without permission or without a school board employee.
· If you come to school grounds after school hours you are trespassing on private property.
· If you enter the school grounds after school hours without permission it is a felony.
· If you are caught on campus after school hours AFTER this warning it is defiance of an administrator and you will receive a Class 3 offense.
· If you are a part of a group that vandalizes property you are guilty as well.
Be careful who you hang around with next week!!
Attendance...
Teachers are to send a write up to the assistant principal for each time a student achieves one of the tardy infractions below.
3 tardies – writing assignment
6 tardies – ISS 1 day
9 tardies – ISS 1 day – required in school parent conference
12 tardies – ISS 2 days – required in school parent conference
15 tardies – ISS 3 days - required in school parent conference
18 tardies – Class 2
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Vandalism vs. Pranks!!
Please make sure that you know & respect the difference in vandalism and pranks when you are out & about during Homecoming week!
Vandalism is anything done to cause harm to a person, a place, or a thing. Vandalism leaves damage that requires "fixing". Vandalism causes people to get in trouble, it damages property, it puts our school activities at risk, and most importantly it puts safety & well being at risk. Examples: spray painting, sugaring, salting, glittering, egging, shave creaming, breaking, tearing up, trenching, stealing, use of profane/suggestive language on signs, or tampering with pets. Vandalism is wrong!!
Pranks are things done that don't cause damage or harm to a person, place, or thing. TP in trees/yards, bed sheet (from thrift store) signs draped over fencing or rails, sidewalk chalk are all examples of pranks that don't require anything but a little cleanup...no damage left after cleanup.
Parents please know where your babies are and who they are with during homecoming week...don't need anyone in trouble and more importantly don't need anyone injured/harmed in any way.
Please know as well that Tigs are welcomed to TP director yards but Tigs will also be involved in those yards being cleaned up this year...want kids to have fun but too busy & tired to clean up the mess!
Please respect teachers who do not share the same opinion as Rebecca & I...some teachers do not want their property touched...stay away from their homes!!
Last but not least...checking out and back in to go eat lunch on Homecoming Day is no longer an option! If we have a mom or group of moms or a church who would like to host the Tigerettes for a "Homecoming Breakfast at 7 a.m." next Friday please contact Donna asap. (clarification..."HOST" meaning coordinate/plan/pay for/provide...place, food/drink, plates/napkins/silverware...Rebecca & I would attend but have nothing to do with coordinating and can't ask girls for money to make it happen.)
#BusyButFunWeekAhead
