Twas the day before band camp! Let’s do this thing! I had a great time meeting many of our new families last Friday. What a great group!
Week at a Glance:
Monday-Thursday: 7:30AM-12:30PM & 5:30-8:30
Lunch will not be served this week as there is not a place for us all to meet to eat and prepare the food. We are still hopeful that we will be able to occupy MSHS next week.
Peaches are scheduled to be delivered Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Pick up will be at the MSHS Cafeteria.
Thursday (7/18) at 3:30PM we will have band pictures in the MSHS Gym! If we achieve our goals for the week, we will cancel the Thursday evening rehearsal. Let’s work hard!
Meeting/Drop Off Locations this week:
Winds (woodwinds and brass): Church beside MSMS
Percussion: MSMS Band Room
Color Guard: Muscle Shoals Parks and Rec Gym 2
Majorettes: MSCA Multipurpose Room
We will not meet as a full band very much this week. It will mostly be a separate Winds/Percussion/Auxiliary camp week. Please be observant of the communication with your instructors on locations/meeting places. Some groups may use the practice field throughout the day.
Reminder about snack/drink drop off: Students will be required to bring 1 case of water and 1 pack of snacks for band camp. Snacks should be individually wrapped snack packs. Freshmen (salty snack and 1 case of water) and Sophomores (sweet snack and 1 case of water) drop off on July 15th, and Juniors (salty snack and 1 case of water) and Seniors (sweet snack and 1 case of water) drop off on July 22nd. Winds will bring their water/snacks to the church beside MSMS. Percussion will bring their water/snacks to MSMS. Auxiliaries, please wait to bring your snacks and waters until we are back at MSHS.
Band Camp Supplies
In order to have a successful band camp, there are required materials that each student must bring. Alabama summers can be brutal, but we make sure that student health is our top priority. Students will need:
- 1 Gallon Water Jug, can be ordered off Amazon or found at Walmart, Target, etc.
- Sunscreen!!
- Hat and/or sunglasses
- Lacing Athletic Tennis Shoes (no converse or high top sneakers)
- Backpack
- Appropriate athletic attire. (no jeans, turtle necks)
- Breakfast – even for our students who don’t normally eat breakfast, we will be doing a physical activity in the heat, making it important for something to be on their stomachs. Please bring granola bars if you skip breakfast. Eggs with bacon and toast is a great meal to start the day!
- Optional: towel/yoga mat, snacks, Gatorade, sandals for meals, extra shoes/socks if they get wet, jacket for inside practices, gold bond, fan, frog tog, etc.
Student medical conditions: If your student has any medical concerns that the directors are unaware of, that needs to be taken care of promptly Monday morning or sooner. Please do not send students without letting us know these conditions.
Additional info:
- Students will not be allowed to leave campus during band camp except during the break
- All students need to leave campus during the break as they will be unattended.
- The staff will keep close tabs on weather, including heat indices and stronger storms.
- Students may not miss band camp rehearsals.
- Students are responsible for cleaning up areas we use on campus.
- Winds and percussion will need to have black socks with their uniforms.
- Shoes will be ordered immediately after the last freshman is measured.
- The band will receive a show shirt and dry wicking shirt to wear under uniforms.
- Marching Band Fees (excluding auxiliaries) are $375 per student. This does not include marching band shoes. This fee is due September 1st. This should be paid on MySchoolBucks!
