Glenn Band News - Friday Football and VR Marching Fest

A Very Special Celebration

Glenn Band Fans,

This past Saturday was very special for the Grizzly Band as we brought home the first "Grand Champion" title in our history. We are so proud of our students and our entire band community for reaching this milestone. It was AWESOME to hear and see so many family members and Glenn Band Fans in the stands - you really helped to bring our show to life, and the kids fed off of your energy!

As a recap, here is what the Glenn Band earned at the 2022 Hill Country Marching Festival:

• Outstanding Percussion
• Outstanding Marching
• Outstanding Music
• First Place, class 5A
• Overall Grand Champion, Hill Country Marching Festival

We are thrilled for these honors, and the show isn't done yet - we have much more to add and improve on as we head into "Bandtober". As we add more, we'll continue to seek more volunteers and help - please join in to help your Grand Champion-caliber marching band.

Musically Yours,

Mr. Fig

Newsletter In Summary (Bullet Points)

Here are the major topics covered in the newsletter today. For further details read on below:

• This week's rehearsal calendar: normal schedule (Tues 4-7, Weds 4-6, Thurs 4-7)
• UIL Eligibility takes place beginning tomorrow
• Itineraries for Friday (9/30 Football) and Saturday (10/1 Vista Ridge Marching Festival) are detailed below
• Festival of Bands is next Monday, October 3rd - details will be shared this week
• Next week's calendar is posted below. Please check this now - it is busy. Welcome to Bandtober!
• March-a-Thon Community Show now scheduled for Tuesday, 10/4 @ Bible Stadium
• Seattle Trip: Hotel room signup form posted
• Fundraiser Update!

This Week's Schedule: Normal Rehearsal - Friday Football - Vista Ridge Marching Festival

This Week: Monday, September 26th - Saturday, October 1st

Major Notes: Normal rehearsal schedule, stadium rehearsal cancelled - contest Sat

• Mon, 9/26 --- No rehearsal
• Tues, 9/27 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Weds, 9/28 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-6:00 PM (@ GHS; no stadium rehearsal)
• Thurs, 9/29 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Fri, 9/30 --- Football Game @ Bible (itinerary below)
• Sat, 10/1 --- Vista Ridge Marching Festival --- All day; Prelims showtime 1:30 PM (itinerary below)
  

Itinerary for Football Game (Away) vs. Leander (Friday, September 30th)

Itinerary for Vista Ridge Marching Festival (Saturday, October 1st)

About the Vista Ridge Marching Festival ("Finals Contests")

Texas marching band contests are usually divided into either "single-show" contests or "prelims/finals" contests. Last week at the HCMF we experienced a single-show contest where each band had one shot to perform their show. This week we head to Vista Ridge, where our competition will be more steep. There will be a lot of strong band programs performing!

This show begins early in the morning and finishes the Prelims contest in the early evening. The Finals for VRMF will include 12 bands total. We have built our schedule with the intention of being a finalist band - the competition will be strong and we will need to really put our best effort in this week to be our best!

UIL Eligibility Takes Effect Tomorrow

With the end of our first grading term (the "first six weeks") on Friday, any student that has failed a class for the grading period will be ineligible beginning Tuesday, 9/27. Students are still required to attend rehearsals, but they may not participate in games or competitions. Please email Mr. Fig with any questions.

Upcoming Schedule

OCTOBER CALENDAR - FULL MONTH POSTED HERE

Next Week: Monday, October 3rd - Friday, October 7th (and through Tuesday, 10/11)

Major Notes: Normal rehearsal schedule, stadium rehearsal cancelled - contest Sat

• Mon, 10/3 --- Festival of Bands @ Gupton, 7:45 PM performance time
• Tues, 10/4 --- MARCH-A-THON & Stadium Rehearsal @ Bible, 6:00-9:00 PM
• Weds, 10/5 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-6:00 PM, Homecoming Parade @ 6:30 PM (details incoming)
• Thurs, 10/6 --- Full Band Rehearsal, 4:00-7:00 PM
• Fri, 10/7 --- Football Game @ Bible
• Tues, 10/11 --- Region Marching Contest --- All day; 10:00 AM call time; 6:45 PM showtime

Festival of Bands Itinerary - Next Monday, October 3rd

Festival of Bands Schedule (formatted itinerary coming soon)

3:15 PM Released from class

3:30 PM Rehearsal on PAD

4:00 PM Eat/Pack

5:00 PM Inspection

5:15 PM Travel

6:00 PM Unload Truck

6:30 PM Depart for Warmup

6:50 PM Warmup

7:20 PM Move to Gate

7:30 PM Pit & Prop Report Time

7:35 PM Full Band Report Time

7:40 PM Entrance & Setup

7:45 PM PERFORMANCE TIME

7:55 PM Move to staging area for Grand Finale

8:10 PM All bands staged for GF

8:20 PM Full Band Retreat

8:30 PM Full Band Grand Finale

8:50 PM Load & Depart for GHS

~9:30 PM Arrive @ Glenn

March-a-Thon: Join us on Tuesday, October 4th!

As we head into the end of our fundraiser time, we want to share our results with you, our Glenn Band Fans! We'll be posting more information about this throughout this week, but please join us at Bible Stadium next Tuesday evening for a community performance. We would like to "show and tell" more about the show, to give you insight on what we are doing to help make our 2022 show feel truly "live and in living color".

More info will be shared this week!

October & Band ("Bandtober")

All Texas band students (and families) call October "Bandtober" due to the schedule and challenges faced as we head into the most competitive part of our marching season. Our calendar is even more dense as we push towards the Seattle trip and Honor Band, Region Auditions, Region Marching Contest (Tuesday, 10/11) and Area Marching Contest (Saturday, 10/22).

It's going to be a busy October, but the hard work will be worth it! Keep October's calendar in view - preparation and planning is the biggest key for success as we head through the fall.

March-a-Thon Week THREE Results (Sept 16th-22nd)

We're dipping down in donations as we near the end of our fundraiser - let's push it, everyone!

In week THREE, we raised a total of $3,260

The Bald Ea-Galls raised.... $505!

The Un-Fig-Ivables raised.... $825!

And the Travis-tys raised.... $1930!

THE TRAVISTYS TAKE WEEK THREE AND THE BLITZ BREAKER TROPHY!!!