September 21-26 Schedule

Congratulations to the Glass Band for Placing 2nd overall in class at the USSBA William Byrd Competition on September 19. The band placed FIRST in Overall Effect. Overall, a great first time out for the Glass Band!

Monday, Sept 21: practice 6-8:30
Wednesday, Sept 23: practice afterschool until 5:30
Friday, Sept 25: practice afterschool + Game!
Saturday, Sept 26: Competition at George Washington HS, Danville, Virginia

September 26 Itinerary

11:00 Practice at ECG (eat a good breakfast before coming)

1:00 Load Truck

Uniform Check-out (leave in uni bags…we will change there)

1:45 Depart ECG

Lunch/Dinner Stop on the way (fast food, bring your own $$)

4:45 Arrival in Danville

5:00 Dress/Restrooms

5:45 Warm-up

6:45 Performance

Following the performance, Return instruments/equipment to truck/buses

Change out of uniform.

Concessions stop on the way back to stands (bring $$)

7:45 Sit Together in stands and watch remaining groups.

10pm Awards

12am Return to ECG

There will be first, second, and third place awards in each class. In addition, there will be first and second place awards in each class for all specialty areas (drum majors, percussion, and colorguard.) Each class champion will receive a check for $100.00. The Grand Champion Award will be given to the Band with the highest score regardless of class. In addition, there will be an award given to the best "Pit Crew" for the day so tell your workers (parents, boosters, etc.) to brush up on their set-up times!

DIRECTIONS From Lynchburg: Take 29 South through Chatham towards Danville. Take the exit to the right for Danville (29 business). Do not continue on the bypass! Follow 29 business all the way through town to the Danville City limits (Approx. 8 miles). Continue through the city until you see Piedmont Mall sitting on the hill to your right (do not exit for the mall, though!). Continue for approx. one (1) mile to the next stoplight. Turn right onto Broad Street. This is the Campus of G.W.

Pro Video will be on site taping every band. Order your DVD and take it home with you. Mail in your form, email us, or bring this form with you to the competition. Good Luck to all the bands.

To order a video of the performance on Sept 26, contact (434) 239-7879 Vaprovideo@aol.com. Cost is $20 for the Glass performance.
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Looking Ahead....(subject to change)

Competition at Kempsville HS

Virginia Beach, Virginia

October 3-4, 2009

Itinerary

October 3

7:15 Meet at ECG

Load Buses/Trucks

Depart

Stop for Lunch on the way

1:00 Arrive at Practice Location (Va Beach area TBA)

Practice

3:00 Load Equipment

Dress

4:00 Arrive at Kempsville HS

4:30 Official Warm-up Time

5:20 Tentative Performance

7:00 Awards

8:00 Dinner (Mall?)

10:00 Return to Hotel

11:00 In Rooms

October 4

7am Permission to leave rooms

Enjoy Beach, Boardwalk area in groups of 3 or more.

Eat Lunch on your own at one of the many boardwalk eateries

1:30 Load Buses and Return to ECG

6:00 Arrive at Glass