August 13, 2018 Dear marching band student and parent, The purpose of this letter is to provide information concerning our FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME this Friday, as well as the competition sites where we will be performing this season. HOME FOOTBALL GAME (ATHENS VS. CARDINAL GIBBONS H.S.) Friday, August 17, 2018 Report to ADHS band room 5:45pm Warm-up (front parking lot) 6:00pm Walk to staging area 6:20pm March to stadium 6:35pm Pregame 6:50pm Game begins 7:00pm Halftime Performance @7:50pm Dismissal (at flagpole near band room) @9:45pm Students are to wear their SHOW TEE SHIRT, shorts (make certain that they are not too short and fit comfortably), socks and tennis shoes. Students will need their flip folders and lyres; they should also bring a small amount of money for drinks/snacks following their performance. 2018 BAND COMPETITION LOCATIONS September 29 West Craven H.S., Vanceboro, NC October 6 Overhills H.S., Spring Lake, NC October 20 Western Alamance H.S., Elon, NC October 27 Porter Ridge & Providence H.S., Charlotte, NC November 4 Cary H.S., Cary NC Our “fall tour” takes us throughout NC so that we can perform for a wide field of audiences and adjudicators, get adjudicated with different scoring systems, and compete among different bands. Most importantly, we travel the State because we are the Athens Drive H.S. #1 AMBASSADOR! Ya Gotta Luv That! -- “Doc" jmarkoch@wcpss.net |