Welcome to Sante Fe Trail Elementary Bands

First of all, congratulations to the Marching Indians for an incredibly successful day in Warrensburg. A huge thank you to all the parents that attended and helped, we had a fantastic crew! It was a dream come true to place 3rd out of 21 bands in prelims! Then placing fifth in finals, which is the best showing we’ve had in over two decades, well done! As we push forward for one more week of intensity, students, keep the intensity until we’re finished next Saturday night. No regrets if you continue to work hard!

Our last two early rehearsals for varsity will be Monday and Wednesday of this week. The final Monday night rehearsal is this week as well.

Friday, Oct. 25th- no school.  Home football game: Feeder night, Senior night, Light show.

Feeder night details:

4:45PM- any junior or senior that’s been assigned a middle school little brother or sister, please be at North ready to greet middle school students. The list of little/big brother/sister will be posted by the band office by Wednesday. We will feed you dinner once middle school students arrive.

5:00- All varsity and JV students should check out their uniform.

6:00- rehearsal on the JV field with varsity, JV, and middle school band students.

6:45- shortened pregame show, including middle school students.

7:00- game begins

7:45ish- halftime show and senior recognition.  Parents/escorts of seniors, we will have you report to the track the last couple minutes of the 1^st half and arrange you in alphabetical order, by students last name.  We will provide a flower that you will give to your child at the conclusion of the halftime show.  Casual/business attire is usually worn by parents.  At the end of halftime, all students report to the band room to return uniforms to prepare for the LIGHT SHOW!  Varsity band members, wear jeans and/or dark clothes for the light show.  You should definitely bring two moderate sized flash lights WITH FRESH BATTERIES.  Additional lighting is optional but encouraged.  Boosters will provide duct tape to attach your flashlights to your legs.

9:30ish- The band will perform the light show 12 minutes after the game concludes.  At the conclusion of the light show, everyone should go home, getting a good night’s rest in preparation of the Olathe Marching festival the following day.

Saturday, Oct. 26- Olathe Marching Festival

Itinerary:

10:45AM- band room opens, load truck, check out uniforms

12:15PM- depart North in full uniform

12:45- arrive at Olathe Northwest HS

2:00-begin warmup

2:45- stage to gate

3:15- PERFORMANCE

3:30- return to buses, take off uniforms, remain in show shirt, return to stadium to watch bands.

5:15- prelim awards in stadium

5:30-10:30- all bands march in the 2^nd round.  The order of booster provided dinner, getting back in uniform, performance time, will be determined on when we perform.  We will find that out at the prelim awards ceremony.

10:45- finals awards

11:00- return to bus.  Departure/arrival back at North will depend on a variety of things.  My ballpark guess is that we’re back to North around midnight.

Parents, I haven’t heard how much tickets are, but I’m assuming $10 per person.  Of course, our kids as well as probably 15 parent helpers get in free.  HELPERS- please have cash on you in case you need to purchase additional tickets.  Both performances are in the Olathe Northwest stadium.

Monday, Oct. 28- Final marching performance/yearbook picture.  North stadium.

5:00PM- begin uniform distribution.

5:30- ALL varsity/JV students should report to the field house.  Individual/small group pictures will be taken in the field house from 5:30-6:15PM.  The official yearbook picture will be taken at 6:15, then warmup begins.

6:45- PARENTS- you are invited to be in the rose garden to be in the middle of our warmup circle.  It’s a lot of fun!  You get to hear what the kids do before every performance.

7:00- JV will perform their show in the stadium, followed by the final performance of the varsity band.  All students then return uniforms.  Then the 2019 marching season will be in the books!

No early rehearsal for varsity Monday morning. We still have Monday night rehearsal, 6:30PM-8:30PM.

Friday, October 18 – home football game. Typical schedule- band room opens up at 5:00PM, attendance taken on JV field at 6:15PM. This is a required performance for JV and varsity students. At the conclusion of the game, everyone turns in their uniform.

Saturday, Oct. 19- UCM Warrensburg Marching Festival (varsity only)

Itinerary as follows:

11:30AM- load truck/begin uniform disbursement

12:30PM- depart North in full uniform

1:45- arrive @ UCM campus, unload truck

2:45- warm-up

3:30- stage to stadium

3:45- PERFORMANCE

4:00- prelim awards ceremony

If we do not make finals:

4:30- load truck, light dinner provided by boosters, return to North

6:30- arrive at North, unload truck, return uniforms

If we make finals:

5:15-8:00- we will either perform again, then eat, or vice versa, depending on when our performance slot is.

8:00- finals awards ceremony

8:15- load truck, return to North

9:45- arrive at North, unload truck, return uniforms

Due to incoming inclement weather, I have just been notified that Friday nights football game has been moved to tomorrow night! I need you to email me today if you cannot make the game. If we have too many absences with the varsity band, we will not be able to do our show.   In that case, it would be a pep band, in the stands situation. Varsity, please do what you can to make tomorrow night work. You don’t need to email me that you can go, you just need to email me ASAP if you cannot attend.

I don’t have all of the details, but I think everything would work just like Friday night would have worked, varsity band plays the show before the game, then a shortened halftime show with homecoming festivities

The homecoming parade is still scheduled for Friday afternoon. I will email more as I learn more.

Sept. 16- 6:30-8:30PM.  Monday night rehearsal for varsity band.  Please bring your own water, we will take more breaks than normal due to forecasted heat.

Sept. 18- Itinerary for Bonner Springs Marching Festival:

No uniform distribution, show shirts only (with dark shorts)

9:05AM- all larger wind players (sousaphone, bone, etc.) should have instruments in cases, on band room floor at the end of block 1 rehearsal.

11:45-All block 2 drumline students should eat 1^st lunch and report to band ASAP to begin loading truck.  Drill team should eat 1^st lunch and change into uniforms

1:10PM- All block 1 varsity wind students should report to block V as usual, and report to the band room at the beginning of block 7, in their show shirts and dark shorts, ready to load the bus.

1:30- depart North to Bonner Springs HS

1:55- arrive at Bonner Springs HS, unload truck

2:30- begin warmup process

3:05- report to back gate

3:10- PERFORMANCE

3:20- clinic

3:50- finish clinic, begin to load truck

4:20- depart Bonner Springs

4:50- arrive back at North, unload truck and dismiss

Parents- the festival is at Bonner Springs High School, in their stadium.  The address is 100 McDanield St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012.  No admission fee.  Everyone is welcome to cheer the Marching Indians in their first festival performance of the year.

Nothing on Friday night or the weekend!

Band announcements, Sept. 9^th-13th

-Seniors, anyone interested in participating in the Shooting Stars scholarship program, please see me ASAP to discuss.

-There is a booster meeting this Tuesday, September 10, from 5:45 to 6:45PM in the band room. Everyone is welcome to attend. Parents, this is a great way to get plugged into our booster organization.

-All band students, the homecoming bonfire is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 7:45 to 8:45PM. This is an optional event, in which the band plays pep band tunes during the bonfire.

Itinerary for Friday night’s home football game (Sept. 13): 

5:00PM-  band room opens for uniform distribution. You don’t have to be in the band room right at 5:00PM, but please don’t wait until 5:50, as you will not be ready in time for attendance.

6:00-  Drumline warms up in rosegarden.

6:15-  all bandmembers, JV and varsity, in full uniform on the football field behind the stadium. Please be on time, as this is when attendance is taken for the game.

6:45-  Full band performs pregame on the stadium field.

7:00-  football game begins and the full band is in the stands for the duration of the game playing pep band tunes.

7:45ish-  varsity band will perform the halftime show.

At the conclusion of half time,  The SM North Marching Invitational parent meeting will be held during 3^rd quarter of the football game!  Parents, we highly encourage you to attend this meeting in the band room during 3^rd quarter. The meeting will conclude before fourth quarter begins so you can continue to watch the band perform in the stands.  The SM North Marching Invitational, to be held October 12, is THE biggest event we host all year. We generally need over 100 parents to fill a small role during the day. We will host over 1,400 visiting marching band students from Kansas and Missouri, and we need everyone’s help! This is definitely an “ALL HANDS ON DECK” day for parents.  Trust me, you will have a lot of fun on Oct. 12, it’s a very festive day.  😊

9:30ish-  football game will end, and everyone returns their uniform before leaving.

Students, please make sure you wear long black socks to the football game. I would also encourage you to wear shorts and a light T-shirt to wear underneath the band uniform. Please do not wear jeans, or pants that we could see underneath your uniform. Lighter clothing such as shorts and T-shirts will also make sure you don’t get too hot.

-Finally, parents, thank you so much for taking care of your band fee this year. About 80% of you have paid the yearly fee. If you haven’t done so, please submit a check to “Shaw-Mi-No”, or go to www.smnorthbands.org, click group member payments. There is an online form that will then direct you to PayPal. Again, thank you!  Drill team fees are $50, JV fees are $75 and varsity fees are $125.  This fee pays for uniform cleaning, shoes, music/lyre, show shirt, and a host of other expenses incurred over the school year.

Looking forward to our first home game, to show all of the hard work the band kids have been doing!

Mr. Reed

Ms. Fillingham

Varsity band- we will be outside Tuesday morning (Sept. 3^rd) at 7:40AM.

Friday, Sept. 6^th– Away football game @ SM South.  North band room opens at 5:45PM, buses depart at 6:10PM.  We should be back to North somewhere around 10:00PM.  In order to participate with the pep-band, you must ride the band buses to and from SM South.  Wear show shirt or school colors.  Although this is an optional performance for all varsity and JV band members, students will be awarded lettering points.  This is the only away football game opportunity of the year, so join us for a fun-filled night, playing rock tunes in the stands, as we cheer our football team on.

Students- if you’ve received a zero in Skyward for your permission packet, please turn it in Tuesday or ASAP. The sooner it’s turned in, the closer to 50 points you will receive. I’m attaching the packet so you can print, sign and return to me.  We definitely need the form turned in before you participate with a band activity, such as this week’s away game, or next week’s (Sept. 13^th) home game.

Congrats to Sydney Blake for representing band as our Homecoming nominee!