Welcome back to the real world!  Hope you all had a relaxing, productive break!  Mine was filled with a few gigs, a bunch of yard work, and a bunch of crazy babies!  We start the final push towards the end of school now (less than 2 months!), so a lot to get done in a short amount of time.  Here’s the plan for the week:

• Monday, April 9th
  • 2nd Block
    • Stumpy
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Stumpy/Involution
  • After School
    • 3:45-4:00 – Setup for Backsticking, Stumpy, and get percussion ready for Mah Na Mah Na.  Those not playing may go home after school or practice.
    • 4:00-4:30 – Backsticking
    • 4:30-5:30 – Mah-na Mah-na w/ East Cooper 8th Graders
    • 5:30-6:15 – Stumpy w/ Mr. Ratliff
• Tuesday, April 10th
  • 2nd Block – Surge
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – The River
    • Upperclassmen – Individual Practice/Involution
  • After School – Concert Band Rehearsals
    • 4:00-5:00 – Concert Band 2
    • 5:00-6:30 – Concert Band 1
    • 6:30-8:30 – Symphonic Band
• Wednesday, April 11th
  • 2nd Block – Joaquin
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
  • After School – Drum Major Auditions – 4:00-7:00
• Thursday, April 12th
  • 2nd Block – Lemon Speed
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – The River
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
  • After School – Jazz Band 4:00-6:00
• Friday, April 13th
  • 2nd Block – TBD
  • 3rd Block
    • Freshmen – Health
    • Upperclassmen – Involution
• Saturday, April 14th – Leadership Workshop
  • 9:00am-1:00pm
  • This is intended for everyone interested in a leadership position this year, anyone interested in leadership in the future, or anyone that just wants to get better at life stuff.

Future Dates:

• April 9th               4:30-5:30               First rehearsal with East Cooper Honors 8th graders
• April 19th              4:00-6:00              Spring Training (HS only)
• April 22nd            4:00-9:00              Percussion Dress Rehearsal in PAC
• April 23-25           4:00-8:00              Percussion Dress Rehearsals in PAC
• April 26th            7:00                          Jazz and Percussion Concert
• May 2^nd                5:00-7:00               Marching Band Spring Training
• May 7th                 4:00-7:00              Percussion Recital in Band Room
• May 9^th                 4:30-6:30               Percussion Spring Training
• May 10th               7:00                        Wando Spring Concert
• May 14th               6:30                        End of Year Celebration
• May 16^th               4:30-6:30               Percussion Spring Training
• May 22^nd              5:00-6:30               Percussion Spring Training
• May 22^nd              6:30-8:00               Marching Band Spring Training
• May 30^th               4:30-6:30               Percussion Spring Training