Game Week 1

No tardies, checkins, or checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays!!
Doctor's excuse always required when you miss school/band those days.

Please note that the JefCoEd new Code of Conduct book states 4 parent note absences,
ckins, or ckouts per class missed per semester is the max.

5th block everyday = gloves, ts, shorts, and athletic shoes!!

Today = BBQ pickup 3:13 to 5 p.m. in the bandroom!

Tuesday = Practice 5-7:30 p.m. (weapons til 8)

Thursday = Afterschool practice until 4:30

Thursday = Abby & Bailey working concessions.

Friday, Sept 1 = $110 cruise payment due to Donna...no cash & no personal checks!

Pep Rally outside at 2:15 p.m. due to gym reconstruction.

Home Game vs Brookwood = Parents of Morgan, Allyson, & Mallory working concessions.

We have Friday dress up handled for group this week & will post details by noon Wednesday!

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WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE!!


Friday @ school...Pep Rally will be on field or in auditorium @ 2:15!

Tigs come to school with hair down flatironed straight, full makeup, wearing tank Seniors bought (over black sports bra) with jeans and athletic shoes...no converse, toms, etc. They bring their pep dress in a garment bag along with their monogramed guard bag which must contain black bike shorts, jazz shoes, poms, makeup & hair stuff for touch ups. The garment bag & guard bag must be brought to guard room before school so we can lock it up for the day. Tigs will get hawaiin leis to wear all day when they drop off their bags in guard room before school that morning.

Friday @ 3:05...all Tigs must leave campus & return at report time.
If you live too far away find a Tig who lives closer to buddy up with on Fridays.

Friday @ game...Report time is 6 pm...

Tigs arrive wearing black sequin leotard and fringe short bottoms over tan body stocking with jazz shoes...full makeup, hair down flatironed straight...bring guard bag containing poms, a solid black towel or small throw to sit on during the game...a stain stick and bug spray also come in handy. We purchased and will have clear ponchos for the Tigerettes if it rains.

Other notes...

As was discussed at the required Booster meeting Band & Tigs will no longer have a third quarter break. Water will be provided during the game but no other foods/drinks are permitted...and yes that means we can't drop by to give Tigs a sip or a bite of anything! So please make sure your daughter eats a little something before she arrives at the game this week and plan to have dinner after the game.

All attending the game Friday night should expect to pay for parking.

We are super excited for you to see the girls dance at the Pep Rally and perform the first parts of Through The Woods at halftime. They have been working very hard and we hope you will be as thrilled with their efforts as we are. Please remember our show is a work in progress and honestly won't look totally clean & finished until mid-October...please be patient with our work and positive with your comments during the season.

Winter Guard is selling comfort color Oak Grove shirts this week...
short sleeve, long sleeve, or sweatshirts...red or grey...see me or Rebecca!

Guard Fall Concessions Assignments--REQUIRED!!

Aug 31st Seniors Abby & Bailey

Sept 1st Parents of Morgan, Mallory, & Allyson

Sept 7th Seniors Blakeleigh & Lexi

Sept 8th Parents of Cheyenne, AlexisT, Zoey, Shelbie, McKenna, Gracin, Grace, & Spencer

Sept 14th Seniors Kaley & Gracie

Sept 22nd Parents of Priscilla, Aubanie, Bethany, Olivia, & Kaitlin

Oct 9th Seniors Autumn & Katelyn

Oct 13th Parents of Ashley, Kyleigh, & Madison

Oct 27th Parents of Alyssa, Haley, Trinity


Concession work is required to fund our program!!

"Buyout" should you go that route is $100 money order to OGHS Band due 10 days PRIOR to your assigned event.

"No Show" is $150 money order to OGHS Band due immediately/before the next scheduled Tig performance.

You may contact Concession Manager Heather Henak at hhenak@aol.com with any questions. Thanks!!

Eclipse & Fall Jamboree Week!!

Eclipse = parent signed checkout note to 3rd block teacher and leave campus by 11:30! This is Principal excused and does not count toward the 4 permitted parent notes per semester mentioned below.

The following applies all fall...
No tardies, checkins, or checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays!!
Doctor's excuse always required when you miss those days.

5th block = ts, shorts, and athletic shoes everyday!!

Tuesday = Practice 5-8 p.m.
Thursday = Afterschool practice until 4:45

Please note that the JefCoEd new Code of Conduct book states 4 parent note absences, ckins, or ckouts per class missed per semester is the max.

Friday/Aug 25th = Dress Up Day = "Sink the Spartans"
Dress as a pirate, mermaid, or sailor at school.

Football Jamboree Game @ PGHS is optional...this is not a guard event/it is parent responsibility event!! (Middle school students in grades 7-8-9 must have an adult attend with them if they go to the game...per safety we don't want our young girls dropped off & picked up)

Guard members are expected to behave in an appropriate manner at all times....even more so at school events like the Football Jamboree game this Friday night. Attendance at the Jamboree game is optional and the responsibility of the parent. Guard does not dress alike for this game but you still need to LOOK GOOD!! In or out of uniform every choice you make has a consequence. Do not jeopardize your reputation, or the reputation of our group, 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!!

Guard members will dress alike every Friday starting this week...see SINK THE SPARTANS above!! The required dress will be announced each day of that school week. Girls will be assigned a THEME. Make sure to listen, plan, and do what is expected....no checkouts or calls home for forgotten items.

Before games and rehearsals...Members are given a specific “report time”. Guard members 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!! Guard 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.

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No boyfriend or friend/visitors at rehearsals!!!

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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 observers should please 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 or school
buildings on Tuesday nights. Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

THANKS FOR A GREAT START TO A GREAT YEAR :0)

Important Dates!!

Friday, August 18th.....Meet The Tigers @ OGHS 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept 19th.....Crimson Cavalcade featuring the UA Million Dollar Band

Saturday, October 7th.....Bands of America Regional @ Jacksonville State University

Saturday, October 21st.....Hoover Invitational Band Contest @ Hoover Met

Saturday, October 28th.....BOA Super Regional @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta

Friday, November 17th.....Christmas Parade @ The Summit!!