Pep Band for Danville Game
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 (23:43:09)

Posted by BandDirector

Due to the game change and widespread illness, we will be taking a Pep Band to the Danville Game. This will consist of:

1 Flute
4 Clarinets
2 Altos
1 Tenor Sax
5 Trumpets
1 Mellophone
4 Trombones
3 Tubas

4 Color Guard
7 Dance Team

ALL Percussion

EVERYONE should come prepared to go to the game. With different people getting sick on different days, it will not be possible for me to let you know who is going for the pep band performance until I see who is healthy and accounted for tomorrow. Leadership, grade, and years of experience will be determining factors of who is selected to go with the pep band. However, with the sickness that we have all been experiencing, some spots may be opened and underclassmen will be required to fill them. I will let everyone know who is and is not going by 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

Those in the pep band will be leaving at 4:40 p.m. from the Band Room. Wear the regular band uniform with no shako. Visual units should contact captains to determine what uniform to wear. We will try to stop somewhere along the way to eat.

If you have been sick this week, you will hopefully have been without fever long enough to return on Thursday. A vast majority of swine flu infections present symptoms that end in 3-4 days. However, if you are still not well, you must have a doctor's excuse that applies to Thursday. If your doctor's excuse is not good for Thursday, you must return to the doctor and get an excuse from participating in the game. Disciplinary action, up to and possibly including dismissal, will result without a proper excuse for the proper dates. Your excuse must be obtained by you before we leave for the game (in other words, don't go to the doctor on Saturday and say you were sick on Thursday), and you must turn it into me when you return to school. Again, this is only for those who do not have an excuse that applies to Thursday.

I understand that many people have been sick and I want to strongly encourage you to stay home if you have a fever. If you do not have a fever and have not had a fever for an extended period of time--with no fever reducing medication--I want to encourage you to come back to school, even if your excuse says you may stay out for a longer period of time,

If you have any questions--other than, "Am I/Is my child going with the pep band?"--feel free to contact me. I will answer the previous question tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m.