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