Thanksgiving Week Schedule
Practice Version
Giant 50/50 Raffle
Please sell your tickets and turn in money and unsold tickets by Friday, 12/12 – Drawing will be held at Holiday Concert on 12/17
All Male Concert Band Students:
Make sure you have Concert Attire from Adams and Madams in town by week’s end – HOLDIAY CONCERT IS 12/17
All Students: PRACTICE ALL CHRISTMAS WALK MUSIC
Thursday – HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Times of clouds and Sun! Lo 31 Hi 40
EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST PLEASE!
YOU MUST HAVE GLOVES FOR PRACTICE
7:00 am Hair Braiding – if you need your hair braided COME AT
THIS TIME
7:30 am Guard/Pit and Drums arrive and stretch/warm-up
Move equipment out to Lieder
7:45 am rest arrive and head out to Lieder Field
7:55 am Rehearsal – Warm-up, chunk and SHOW GLOVES!!!!!
8:45 am Run-Thru – equipment on track after
9:05 am Hair Braiding (on your own only) and Get Dressed
9:55 am Lined up in 2’s for inspection
10:00 am March down to Lieder Field – Pioneer Pride and Class!!!!
10:10 am Senior Recognition for Football and Cheerleading
Must be in stands prior to this ceremony
10:30 am Kick-off
11:30 pm ½ time (approx.) Cheerleaders perform, then GL, then us
Refreshments IN FRONT LOBBY(GL has around 60)
Pit and Guard stow equipment nicely
Guard get changed – please Pioneer it up!!!!
12:00 pm ½ time over – again approximately
1:45 pm Game Over – Na, Na and Alma Mater!
1:55 pm March Back Around
2:05 pm Hang up Uniforms and CLEAN UP! – unpack and CLEAN UP!
2:30 pm Go home and experience tryptophan heaven!
…A fallacy – the amount of tryptophan is insignificant to produce a lethargic reaction – according to Answers.com
Friday – NP Holiday Walk – PLEASE BRING HOLIDAY HATS!
No Hair Braiding! Clear and COLD! Lo 24
4:30 pm Brass, Woodwinds and Drums arrive and rehearse in the band room
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LYRES AND FOLIOS!
5:00 pm Color Guard and Pit arrive
Guard – wear jeans and Pioneer Green Tops with many layers
5:10 pm Get Dressed – VERY COLD! LAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You may wear a holiday hat – if you don’t have one – regular hat
Please cover your ears!
5:30 pm Lined up in Parade Block
5:40 pm Move out!!!!!
6:00 pm Santa arrives and hurls hard candy at unsuspecting parade attendees from a high altitude
We will play various holiday favorites and many Holiday Versions of Current Repertoire
6:15 pm Continue on the parade route and continue on to school
6:45 pm Return to school – put everything away and leave!
This is an approximate time!
Upcoming Marching Band Activities
Marching Band Awards are Thursday, December 11th – A FORMAL OCCASION
PLEASE WEAR FORMAL ATTIRE
Awards Dinner for Students and Staff: 6 – 7pm in NP Cafeteria
Awards for EVERYONE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS: 7:30 – 9:15pm in NP Auditorium