Oct 9 2010 Itineray

EIU Itinerary

11:00              Arrive at NCHS, Load trailer—Make sure you have your instrument,                        uniform, hat, gloves, gauntlets, and black socks

11:30              Leave NCHS

12:30              Arrive at EIU

                        Unload and get dressed by 1:30, ready to move to warm-up field

1:10                Be dresses ready to go lined up in long lines

1:20                Leave for Warm-up

1:30                Warm-up Field B

2:00                Leave for Performance

2:15                Performance

2:45                Return and load trailers

3:45                Awards

4:00               Return to buses leave for NCHS

4:45                Return to NCHS

Panther Marching Band Festival - Oct 9

Class 1A
10:00 AM: Cambridge
10:15 AM: Okaw Valley
10:30 AM: LeRoy
10:45 AM: Blue Ridge
11:00 AM: Bement
11:15 AM: Arcola
11:30 AM: Georgetown-Ridge Farm
11:45 AM: Heritage

12:00 PM: Break

Class 2A
12:30 PM: Lawrenceville
12:45 PM: Sullivan
1:00 PM: El Paso-Gridley
1:15 PM: Wesclin
1:30 PM: Hoopeston Area
1:45 PM: Casey-Westfield
2:00 PM: Carterville
2:15 PM: Bismarck-Henning
2:30 PM: Newton
2:45 PM: Paxton-Buckley-Loda
3:00 PM: East Richland
3:15 PM: Paris
3:30 PM: Shelbyville
3:45 PM: Robinson

4:00 PM: Break

Class 3A
4:15 PM: Charleston
4:30 PM: Urbana
4:45 PM: Salem
5:00 PM: Centralia
5:15 PM: Champaign Central
5:30 PM: Mahomet-Seymour
5:45 PM: Marion
6:00 PM: Highland
6:15 PM: Champaign Centennial
6:30 PM: Jacksonville

6:45 PM: Break

Class 4A
7:15 PM: Joliet West
7:30 PM: Granite City
7:45 PM: Belleville West
8:00 PM: Normal West

8:30 PM: EIU Panther Marching Band

8:45 PM: Awards

Newton Band Classic/Effingham Competition

Newton/Effingham Itinerary

11:15 AM arrive and get dressed

12:00 move to warm-up area

12:10 marching warm-up

12:45 Marching Eagles performance

-following our performance, get changed and place uniform and hat

on the racks; have equipment ready to go. As you can see we don’t have much time.

1:00 Awards

1:30 PM Leave NCHS

2:00 Arrive @ Effingham

Unload and dressed by 2:30; be ready to move to warm-up field

2:55 Move to Practice field

3:05 Practice field – lined

3:20 Leave for indoor warm-up

3:30 Indoor warm-up

3:45 Depart for field

3:55 Arrive @ NW Gate of performance field. Drum clicks are acceptable. No cadences

4:00 PM Marching Eagles Performance

We will be taking the busses up to the fast food area of Effingham. If you are not going with us you must be signed out by then.

Drum Majors should be back in uniform by 8:40PM. Please be at the SE gate by 9:00 PM.

9:15 Awards

10:00 arrive @ NCHS

Sept 4, 2010 O'Fallon Competition

O’Fallon Itinerary

11:45        Arrive @ NCHS (eat lunch before arrival)

• Check your uniform for all the appropriate pieces (including hat, gloves, gauntlets, shoes
• and black socks)
• Check your instrument or percussion equipment (including sticks and mallets)
• Recheck to see that you have everything. Do not wait until the last minute. Load your uniform and instrument/equipment

12:15-12:30    Leave NCHS-

2:45        Arrive @ O’Fallon
              Unload
              Get dressed- be dressed by 3:20
3:45        Tuning
4:15        On the practice field
4:50        At performance field
5:00        Performance
5:20        Back to the busses to change clothes, reload trailer, and go eat!!

7:30        Arrive back to watch O’Fallon Band and await the awards ceremony.
8:45        Awards
9:30         Leave for home
11:30      Arrive @ NCHS

REMEMBER:

1. Make sure you bring money for supper, they will have concessions at the stadium, and a McDonalds a few blocks away.  If you leave the school grounds, you must travel in groups.
2. If you plan on riding home with a parent you need to bring a note with you on the bus to give to your chaperone.  All parents must sign their children out with the bus chaperone at the end of the event. 

2010 Newton Classic

Each band student is required to bring one 24 pack (cans) Pepsi product for the Classic.  Soda should be taken to the band room no later than Tuesday, September 14.  Please mark your case with you name.

Freshman - Mt. Dew

Sophomores - Dr. Pepper

Juniors - Pepsi

Senior Girls - Diet Pepsi

Senior Boys - 7 Up

Eagle Discount Cards

We still have plenty of Eagle Discount cards to be sold!  Please continue selling these cards.  Remember, $4 from each card goes directly to your band trip account.  Contact Kris Newton to get more cards at dkln@shawneelink.net.

Show your Marching Eagle pride with a personalized 6" x 6" window decal.  Decals are $10 with $3 going to the Band Boosters general fund.  Payment and order forms must be turned in to Mr. Ridlen and Mr. Finley before September 10.  To download the order form CLICK HERE.   Then choose the "Download" option.

 
 

Band Boosters Meeting

The band boosters will hold their next meeting on Thursday, September 9 at 7 pm in the high school art room.  All parents are encouraged to attend to discuss the 2011 band trip to Disney, current and future fundraising opportunities, the 2010 Band Classic and the 2010 marching season.

Summer Camp Schedules

July 14 - 19:  Color Guard Camp 5 - 9 pm

2009 Competition Photos

Photos are available for the 2009 competition season.  To preview, click on the competition below and you will be directed to the appropriate photos.

Half-Time Show

EIU

Robinson

Newton Classic

Effingham

 U of I

Oblong