Current Schedule

2023-24 Sumner HS Marching Band & Color Guard

(Updated 9/24/2023)

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Sumner HS Band Program Students, Parents and Families:

Thanks for an excellent week of rehearsals and a first field show performance at last Thursday’s Sumner HS Home FB Game. We know it was a lot to throw at you to get things done on our opener (on just one field rehearsal before the game) but you did a great job. Thanks also for your excellent work on Saturday at our morning rehearsal - we’ve now got our opener drill finished and we’re almost halfway done with our second drill, which we’ll hopefully perform in its entirety at this Thursday’s Home FB Game. The complete Drum Major uniforms look great, the special Color Guard costumes for the field show look fantastic, and we’re on our way getting better every single rehearsal and performance. As you know, our home football schedule is a little unbalanced this season, as we’ve got another game this Thursday followed by the next 2 weeks being away games before our final regular season Homecoming Game on Friday October 13th, but at least our rehearsal schedule will be our regular Monday and Wednesday nights for the next 2 weeks before we have any more changes. In addition to the schedule for the next 2 weeks, we’ve included every upcoming event and rehearsal we know of through our BIG Auburn Veterans Day Parade and Field Show Competition on Saturday November 11th - now there is likely to be FB Playoff Games starting in late October and continuing through the possible State Championships in early December, but we’ll just have to wait and see how things work out. In any case, keep working hard and get better every day with the music, the drill, the routines, and the GE and we’ll see how things stack-up in the end. You are great people and parents to work with and things are going really well so far. I have also attached to this BLAST the note and picture I’m going to send from us to the students, families, and administration of Farmingdale HS in New York state, who had the tragic charter bus accident last Thursday as they were headed to Band Camp. Thank you very much for participating and for Mrs. Fuge getting the moving picture in support of those students from us - I hope they’ll understand how much we feel for them and while it won’t ever get back to what it was, we support them from thousands of miles away. Some other important items:

Remember to PAY YOUR FEES TO THE SBPA - we need to get things paid-for
Remember that starting September 25th Monday, 4th Period 9/10 Band members will now take SECOND LUNCH, so come to Band Class FIRST after 3rd Period
If you still haven’t received your complete MB or CG UNIFORMS (especially shoes), make sure that I’ve got the information to get things ordered ASAP
Remember, Jazz Rehearsals & Sectionals on Tuesday and Wednesday ONLY this week due to the Thursday night Home FB Game, but we’ll get back to our regular schedule again next week (Tuesday thru Friday)

Here’s our day-by-day schedule for the next 2 weeks:

Schedule for THIS WEEK:

SEPTEMBER 25 MONDAY LATE-START/ADVISORY CLASS SCHEDULE

NO ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ REHEARSALS
1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
2:45-3:45PM BLC MEETING
6:00-9:00PM EVENING MB-CG REHEARSAL

REVIEW BOTH MUSIC AND DRILL SEGMENTS
CLEAN-UP AND IMPROVE ALL DRILL ONE SEGMENTS
MULTIPLE REP RUN-THRUS

SEPTEMBER 26 TUESDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ, 1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
3:30-5:30PM COLOR GUARD REHEARSAL

SEPTEMBER 27 WEDNESDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ, 1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
6:00-9:00PM - MB-CG EVENING REHEARSAL PRE-PERFORMANCE MUST-ATTEND REHEARSAL

REVIEW MUSIC/DRILL TO BOTH SEGMENTS
FINALIZE ALL DRILL SEGMENTS (ENTRY AND EXIT)
PREGAME RUN-THRU

SEPTEMBER 28 THURSDAY ADJUSTED CLASS SCHEDULE

BRING MB & CG UNIFORMS TO SCHOOL
NO ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ REHEARSALS ON FB GAME DAYS
1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10
NO COLOR GUARD REHEARSAL
4:30PM HATS-ON PRE-PERFORMANCE MB & CG REHEARSAL AT SUNSET STADIUM (HT & PG)
5:00PM DINNER AND CHANGE INTO UNIFORMS
6:00PM WARM-UPS IN COURTYARD
6:30PM MARCH TO STADIUM AND HOME FB GAME
10:00PM FOOTBALL GAME ENDS - TAKE UNIFORMS HOME

SEPTEMBER 29 FRIDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

NO ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ REHEARSALS DUE TO LATE-NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME-ENDING
1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
2:45-4:45PM COLOR GUARD REHEARSAL

SEPTEMBER 30 SATURDAY

NO BAND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

OCTOBER 1 SUNDAY

NO BAND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES - WATCH FOR THE NEW BLAST OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Highlights for NEXT WEEK:

OCTOBER 2 MONDAY LATE-START/ADVISORY CLASS SCHEDULE

NO ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ REHEARSALS
1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
2:45-3:45PM BLC MEETING
6:00-9:00PM EVENING MB-CG REHEARSAL

REVIEW OPENER AND SECOND DRILLS
START WORK ON DRILL 3 - “MASQUERADE”
MULTIPLE REP RUN-THRUS

OCTOBER 3 TUESDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ, 1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
3:30-5:30PM COLOR GUARD REHEARSAL

OCTOBER 4 WEDNESDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ, 1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
6:00-9:00PM - MB-CG EVENING REHEARSAL PRE-PERFORMANCE MUST-ATTEND REHEARSAL

REVIEW DRILL SEGMENTS ALREADY LEARNED
CONTINUE TO WORK ON DRILL 3 POSITIONS
PARADE WORK FOR SATURDAY’S CWWM EVENT

OCTOBER 5 THURSDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ, 1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES
2:45-4:45PM COLOR GUARD REHEARSAL

OCTOBER 6 FRIDAY REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

ZERO-PERIOD JAZZ, 1ST PERIOD DL, 3RD PERIOD 11/12, 4TH PERIOD 9/10 CLASSES

OCTOBER 7 SATURDAY COME WALK WITH ME BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK
(WE LEAD THE PARADE OF THOUSANDS OF WALKERS FROM THE OLD CANNERY TO SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL)

8:00AM MB-CG REPORT TO SUMNER HS IN UNIFORM
8:15AM WALK TO OLD CANNERY
9:00AM WALK STARTS DOWN MAIN STREET
9:30AM REFORM TO CF AND PERFORM PEP PIECES
10:00AM EVENT ENDS - TAKE UNIFORMS HOME

OCTOBER 8 SUNDAY

NO BAND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES - WATCH FOR THE NEW BLAST OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Our Upcoming Week-By-Week Rehearsal and Performance Schedule Thru Auburn:

October 10 Tuesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal (changed date)
October 11 Wednesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal - MUST-ATTEND
OCTOBER 13 FRIDAY MB-CG SUMNER HS HOMECOMING PARADE AND HOMECOMING FB GAME
October 16 Monday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal
October 18 Wednesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal - MUST-ATTEND
OCTOBER 21 SATURDAY MB-CG HARVEST FIELD SHOW COMPETITION AT YAKIMA, WA (TIMES TBD BY RANKINGS)
October 24 Tuesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal (changed date)
October 27 Friday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal (changed date)
OCTOBER 28 SATURDAY MB-CG SUNSET FESTIVAL OF BAND FIELD SHOW COMPETITION AT OUR OWN SUNSET STADIUM WE ARE THE HOST-BAND (TIMES TBD)
October 31 Tuesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal (changed date)
November 1 Wednesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal
POSSIBLE HOME FB PLAYOFF GAME THIS WEEK - DATE/TIME TBD

Continued Upcoming Week-By-Week Rehearsal and Performance Schedule Thru The Auburn Parade and Field Show Championship Competition:

November 6 Monday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal
November 8 Wednesday MB-CG 6:00-9:00PM Rehearsal - MUST-ATTEND
POSSIBLE HOME FB PLAYOFF GAME THIS WEEK - DATE/TIME TBD
NOVEMBER 11 SATURDAY AUBURN VETERANS DAY PARADE AND FIELD SHOW COMPETITION (TIMES TBD)

We do a lot of things over the course of the fall - it starts fast and it doesn’t let-up until the Championship on Saturday November 11th. It obviously takes a lot of time and commitment to participate and be successful, but you are doing a great job so far as we finish out the first month of rehearsals, performances, and activities - we’ve learned so much and have really come together in ways both musically and otherwise. Thank you again for giving a great effort to do your best - all that I can say to you now as individuals and as a great group is to just keep it up and see where we are on Saturday November 11th!

Thanks very much