Marching Unit - Waunakee Community School District

Marching Unit

Everything you need to know for the Memorial Day Parade!!

The final combined performance of the year for the MS Band is the Memorial Day Parade and Observance at Village Park. This performance is a very important public service as we honor the Veterans of our community. The idea of community service through performance is stressed in Band: we are very fortunate to have community support for our band program and it is vital that we show our appreciation by performing well on Memorial Day.

Uniform:

· Purple band shirt----tucked in & sleeves down;

· If it is cold, wear something purple under your band shirt. You will need to be able to roll the sleeves up when we perform so that the shirt underneath is “invisible.”

· Khaki/ white/ tan shorts, capris, or pants:

· No short-shorts! Be sure they reach to mid thigh. You need pockets to carry music & lyres.

· No shorts hanging below the hips! Use a belt if your shorts are loose.

· Athletic shoes (prefer white); Short white socks or footies;

· No jewelry. Sunglasses will be allowed if they are plain (boring). If you don’t need the sunglasses, you will need to carry them during the parade (pockets).

· Hair: long hair will be most comfortable pulled back into a ponytail, with “whispies” clipped in place. Plain hair bands & clips, please.

Remember to bring: instrument, lyre, music for Star Spangled Banner & Eternal Father.

9:00 Chaperones: please report to the MS Band Room for a quick meeting. You will

march with the band. Remember comfortable walking shoes. No special uniform is required, but white top and khaki bottoms would be great!

9:15-25 a.m. Students report to the Middle School

9:30 Load all instrument cases on the trailer & get in formation.

Line up, take attendance and run through final instructions.

Load all instrument cases on the trailer & get in formation.

10:00 Leave the MS. We will march to the parade start at Murphy & Main Streets.

Once we leave the school, you will not have access to it again until school on Tuesday.

10:30 the parade begins at Main Street & O’Malley Street. We march down Main Street to

Village Park for the Ceremony.

11:30 Ceremony ends. Students get instrument cases from the trailer, put instruments away &

take them home. Students are dismissed from the park.

Make arrangements to have your ride pick you up at THE PARK at 11:30!!!!

You will NOT be able to get back to the MS; you will not have access to a phone!

Rain info:

REPORT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON TIME NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!

Report to the MS! Do NOT call---just show up!

EMERGENCY PHONE CONTACT:

If you have a family or medical emergency and find you will not be able to attend the Parade, call the WMS BAND OFFICE and leave a voice message BEFORE the parade.

849-2085

1^st Sunday in May nearest the 17^th- Syttende Mai Parade - in Stoughton

On even numbered years the combined 7th & 8th Grade Middle School Band marches in this parade. Syttende Mai means "May 17th" and is Norwegian Constitution Day.

For more information about Syttende Mai, visit this link.

Our schedule for the May 16th, 2004 Parade was as follows:

(Students should eat a big, nutritious breakfast/lunch before coming to the Middle School. This meal will need to last them until they get home after 4:30 pm! They will need lots of good fuel and lots of water to help them perform their best!)
10:45-11:00 Students report to the Middle School. Students wear our marching uniform: purple band shirt, khaki shorts/pants, athletic shoes & white socks. Students only need to bring their instrument, a nutritious snack, and a disposable bottle of water.
11:00-12:00 Attendance, instructions and final marching practice.
12:00-12:25 Snack break & restroom break before loading.
12:45 Load equipment & busses. No gum, food, beverages on bus!
1:00 Leave Waunakee Middle School.
2:00 Arrive at Mandt Park in Stoughton. Report to our position.
Hurry up and wait! (Don't whine!!)
The parade begins at 1:30. Depending on our position in the parade we will need to wait 45 minutes to an hour.
At the end of the parade we enjoy a cold soda before boarding the bus for the return to Waunakee Middle School. (No food, gum or beverages on bus).
ONLY those students who have turned in a signed parent note by 5/14/04 may meet their parents at the bus and leave with them.
The parade ends around 3:15 and we should be back to the school around 4:15-4:30. The Middle School WILL NOT be open; there will be no phone access. Parents should plan to pick up their student by 4:30.

Everything you need to know for the Syttende Mai Parade on Sunday!!

· Combined Rehearsal: Friday during 2^nd hour. Don’t forget your instrument! 8^th graders: if you have a home instrument, bring it on Friday!!

· If we get rained out, report to the MS at 11:00 on Sunday.

· Sunday report time (if no rain on Friday): get to MS 11:45-12:00. We will take roll, get instructions, line up and load. Eat lunch before you come to the MS!

· Uniform: purple band shirt----tucked in for the parade; khaki/ white/ tan shorts or pants (no capris, please); athletic shoes (prefer white); short white socks; no jewelry; sunglasses will be allowed if they are plain (boring). If you don’t need the sunglasses, you will need to carry them during the parade (pockets).

Remember, the purpose of a uniform is to make you look THE SAME!!!

· Band shirts:will be delivered Thursday or Friday; they will be put in your instrument slot.

· Remember to bring: instrument!

· If you sunburn easily, wear sunscreen!

· Do not bring money---you will not have any place to spend it.

· Once we leave the buses, you will not have access to them until after the parade.

· Water: bring a large, disposable bottle of plain water for the parade. It is very important to keep hydrated. DO NOT bring soda or carbonated beverages---they will be confiscated. DO NOT bring food, gum or candy---it will be confiscated. Remember: eat a good lunch before you come to the Middle School. We will not have water bottles or spray bottles during the parade. It will be your job to drink enough water before the parade. You will get a free cold soda at the end of the parade.

· Times: we will get to Stoughton around 2:00. The parade begins at 1:30 and we are number 79. We will report to our spot in the line-up and then wait for our turn. BE PATIENT and COOPERATIVE. Parades require us to “Hurry up & wait”. Don’t whine!! The parade ends around 3:30. We should get back to Waunakee Middle School around 4-4:15 p.m. The school will be locked---you will not be able to get to the phone. Please have your ride waiting for you.

· Transportation home with parents: the School Board Policy regarding transportation to school events requires that you ride the bus both ways. If you have special circumstances, the only way you may ride with parents is if you turn in a note to me by 3:30 on Friday. Please don’t put me in a bad position by asking to ride home with parents on Sunday if you did not turn in a note.

· Rain info: REPORT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON TIME NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!! We will go to Stoughton. The parade may be delayed, but we will go. We may stay on the buses in the rain, but we will go. Report to the MS! Do not call---just show up!

· 8^th Grade School Horns: (baritones, tuba, t. sax and horns): you will bring your home horn and march with it; if you will not be in the parade, bring your home horn on Monday. I will be checking these instruments in, cleaning them and handing them out to the incoming 7^th grade students.

· Chaperones: please report 15 minutes before the students for a quick meeting. You will march with the band. Remember comfortable walking shoes. No special uniform is required, but white top and khaki bottoms would be great!

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