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Marching Tigers events on 9/9/2017

8/28/2017

 
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Jasper County Fall Festival Parade & Metro East Marching Classic

Our first parade & competition is nearly upon us! On Saturday, September 9th, we perform at the Jasper County Fall Festival Parade in Newton, IL in the morning, followed by a performance and a clinic at the Metro East Marching Classic in O'Fallon, IL in the afternoon.

Please make sure to bring the following items:
  • Department shirt
  • Department shorts
  • Black crew socks
  • Drillmasters
  • Roughly $10-20 in cash for dinner & snacks (lunch is provided)
  • Sweatshirt or light jacket, pants, & comfortable shoes (optional)

The schedule for the day is as follows:
7:00 am..................Call-time at RCHS.
7:10 am..................Rehearsal in stadium
7:40 am..................Front ensemble loads equipment on trailer
8:00 am..................Winds, drumline, & color guard loads equipment
8:15 am..................Buses arrive (Bus 1 & 2 are early bus; bus 3 is late bus)
8:30 am..................Depart for Newton, IL (201 Westend Ave, Newton, IL)
9:00 am..................Estimated arrival at Newton High School & unload
10:00 am................The Jasper County Fall Festival Parade begins
11:00 am................Quick restroom break & load instruments. Grab & run lunch
11:30 am................Depart for O'Fallon, IL (wearing uniforms)
2:00 pm..................Arrival at O'Fallon High School (600 S Smiley St, O'Fallon, IL)
2:00 pm..................Unload instruments & equip. & prepare for performance
2:15 pm..................Ready to move to field A
2:20 pm..................Warm-up on field A
2:40 pm..................Move to stadium
2:50 pm..................Report to stadium for performance
3:00 pm..................Perform
3:20 pm..................Return to buses to load equipment & instruments
3:45-4:59 pm.........Free-time to watch competition & visit concessions
5:00 pm..................Call-time for clinic at trailer
5:20-5:35 pm.........Clinic
5:35 pm..................Travel to stadium with instruments
5:45-6:15 pm.........Awards ceremony for small schools in the stadium
6:30 pm..................Meet at buses 1 & 2 (early buses)
6:40 pm..................Buses 1 & 2 departs for Olney, IL
9:00 pm..................Estimated arrival time for buses 1 & 2, and truck in Olney
10:30 pm................Meet at bus 3 (late bus)
10:40 pm................Buses 3 departs for Olney, IL
12:30 am................Estimated arrival time for bus 3 in Olney

Registration for early buses (buses 1 & 2), and the late bus (bus 3) may be found online at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NaVzVIcyWCH7gkDyMWWhihlaYwTUF42VhQWbYJ2wuMU/edit#gid=0

Students will need to log into their rccu1 accounts prior to signing up for a bus. Please do not delete student's names, or move students from spot to another.



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    The author of these posts is Christopher Jones, Director of Bands at Richland County High School.

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