UIL State Marching Band Contest Itinerary
UIL Marching Contests Progression Explanation
2023-2024 Tiger Band Yearly Calendar
Tiger Band Volunteers - SignUp.com
Rehearsal Schedule for this week:
Monday UIL State schedule
Tuesday UIL State schedule
Wednesday 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Thursday Full Band 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Friday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
From Mr. Woods:
Rehearsal Schedule for this week:
Monday UIL State schedule
Tuesday UIL State schedule
Wednesday 5:00pm – 7:00pm Full Band
Thursday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
Friday 7:00am - 8:20am Full Band
REQUIRED BOA INDIANAPOLIS TRIP MEETING: Thursday, 11/2 at 6:30pm. This meeting is required for all students and at least one parent/guardian, and all the adults attending the trip. Details concerning travel, accommodations, additional items/meals not covered by trip fee, and an opportunity to ask questions will be offered.
Football Game Schedule/Home/Anderson/Senior Night/November 3rd
4:45pm Band Council Home Game Meal served
5:45pm Uniform room open
6:35pm Call Time--Standing in arcs/inspection complete/Fully dressed in FB formal uniform
6:40pm Walk in pairs into stadium
6:55pm Seniors and parents gather score board end sideline, line up in alpha/beta order
7:04pm Hi Stepper and Band Seniors and Parents presented
7:20pm School Song
7:30pm Game begins, move into stands, Front Ensemble and Pit Crew/Band Movers load trailers
8:30pm Half-time performance (full show with props is the plan, but a post game performance instead is a possibility)
10:15pm Game over
10:30pm Possible Post Game performance or Return to band hall and put up equipment
10:45 or 11:15pm Parents pick you up!!
Uniform: Game FORMAL—with gloves. Black shoes and long black socks. Must have proper spandex shorts and a shirt with sleeves (dri fit NOT required for this performance) to wear under uniform. All hair must meet standard set by Director/Drum Majors/Hair Team. No visible jewelry. GUARD will wear Informal Uniform and change into Performance Costume with undergarments per Mr. Vereen.
Students may wear long sleeved shirts and/or leggings under uniform and letter jackets/Tiger Spirit outerwear in stands.
Senior Parent Night—All seniors and their parents will be recognized before the football game this Friday, November 3rd. Senior parents will meet at 6:55pm in the grass on the score board end of the field. Mr. Woods will be organizing the parents and taking them down to the field. Seniors must fill out the form at Senior/Parent Night info form
BOA GN Send Off Performance – on Monday, November 6th at 8:00pm in Tiger Stadium, the Tiger Band will present “Fugue State” for the last time in Texas! Bring your friends and family to cheer on the Tiger Band to Indianapolis!
Derek Woods
Director of Bands
Dripping Springs H.S.
512-858-3214
President's Update
Hey Band!
Every week I start out by saying, "Wow!" Every week, I am more impressed with this band!
Bands of America Waco Regional Champions!!
I cannot believe that in two weeks we will be home from Indianapolis! The next two weeks are going to be crazy and exhausting, but the memories your students are making will be lifelong.
- State Marching Band Contest Prelims - Monday, October 30 - We perform at 9:15 pm. We are the last band to perform in prelims (amazing draw, Mr. Woods!). Retreat will be drum majors only 30 minutes after our performance. The bands who will be performing in finals will be announced.
- Streaming of SMBC performance - The performance will be streamed by NFHS. You will need a subscription, but you can choose monthly and then cancel after one month.
- State Marching Band Contest Finals - Tuesday, October 31 - If we are in the top 14 for prelims, we will be performing in finals on Tuesday. If we do not make finals, the band will not be traveling to San Antonio to watch.
- Last Regular Season Football Game - Friday, November 3 - This is senior night for the band. If you do not have a senior, we NEED your help in the concession stand. Please sign up. All signups for pit crew and chaperones must be done by Wednesday in order to get the district approval for field access.
Thank you to everyone who helps the band! It takes all of us, and the success that they are having is only possible with support from us!
Go Tiger Band!
Caryn Pacelli
DSBB President
Message from the School Nurse - IMPORTANT!!
Hello Awesome Band/Colorguard Parents!
Our AMAZING trip to the Grand Nationals in Indianapolis is fast approaching. I was a Band Mom for many years and I am so excited to have the opportunity to go along as the Nurse (yes, even riding on the bus); I will be taking care of all medication on the trip.
IF your child takes ANY prescription medication that needs to be given on the trip, you must get the attached form filled out by their doctor (unless we have a permission form on file for the current school year) and returned to me along with the medication, no later than November 6,2023.
If your child takes medication, and you are going on the bus, you may carry and give them the medication without having to fill out any forms.
Form needed to be filled out by a doctor for medication administered on the Indianapolis trip - Overnight Medication Log
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Vicky Metzger, RN
Dripping Springs HS Nurse
Clinic: 512-858-3104
FAX: 512-858-3198
All Parents Must Fill This Out - DSISD Registration is Required
We have had a few instances where parent volunteers have not registered with DSISD and completed the background check. They were not allowed to volunteer. Please complete this step if you have not done so already!
As a reminder, all band volunteers need to be registered as a DSISD volunteer with a completed background check on file. This is the same process to register as a classroom volunteer. You are required to register or update your registration every 12 months.
To register with DSISD as a volunteer or to check and see if you're registration is up-to-date, click here: DSISD Volunteer Registration
Percussion/ Pit Crew Update
It’s been a pretty exciting weekend – Thank you all for your continuous support and flexibility as we dodged the rain storms both Friday and especially Saturday in Waco. My shoes have almost dried out – just in time to put them back on to support our kids at UIL State in San Antonio.
Please pay attention to the details of the final schedule and I will be sending plenty of updates during the day tomorrow. The Alamodome is a bit tricky with parking and since we are performing last, parking might be very limited. I would encourage parents to carpool as much as possible and allow for plenty of time to travel to San Antonio. Also, please dress appropriately – lots of layers – all warm up activities will be outside until we push into the Alamodome for the performance.
Thanks again for all your support – this doesn’t happen without your participation to assist these students.
See you tomorrow!
Allison Muth
713.256.3028 (m
Volunteer Central
Thank you, thank you to ALL of the volunteers who have braved extreme heat and extreme sogginess to support the band. YOU ARE APPRECIATED! Next up is extreme cold. We can do it!
UIL STATE CONTEST - 10/30 & 10/31 - Thank you to everyone for filling our volunteer needs for State! We still have a few open spots for Pit Crew and Prop Pullers, so please sign up if you can help. >> https://signup.com/go/OjQEGJi
Home Game Concessions Stands -
We are hosting two more games and we will need a full house in concessions:
- Friday, 11/3 will be our last home game. We need 12 more folks to sign up.
- Friday, 11/10 we are hosting a play off game. We are asking ALL parents who are not traveling to Indianapolis to sign up for this game if you can. Many of our concessions regulars will be with the band in Indy.
Please sign up now if you can help in ANY way in concessions >> https://signup.com/go/qXHAYBW
Tiger Band Sign-Up Landing Page - As always, you can find ALL of the volunteer needs and spots at this link >> https://signup.com/go/ upuBfCt
Kirsten Brunner
512-923-3713
Uniform Update
Congratulations to the Tiger Band on their BOA Waco 1st Place Championship!
Reminders:
- CLEAN YOUR WHITE SHOES including the laces
- Clean your instrument neck straps/braces
- White and Black Gloves* - Clean them if they are dirty
- Have your Show shirt to wear afterwards
UIL State Marching Prelims and Finals, Alamodome Stadium, San Antonio, Monday and Tuesday October 30th and 31st: Students will be wearing their Formal Competition Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, black and white gloves*, long white socks, and white shoes and will need their show shirt to change into.
Home Game against Anderson and Senior Night, Friday Night, November 3rd: Students will be wearing their Formal Football Uniform. They will need their grey lycra bike shorts, grey dri-fit, black and white gloves*, long black socks, and blackshoes.
* Mr. Woods has requested that gloves will be required for the remainder of the season for instruments requiring them on the field (white on the right hand and black on the left hand).
Thank you,
Su Gibbs and Suzanne Gusella
Co-VP Uniform Coordinators
GO TIGER BAND!
Urgent Need - Concessions Volunteers
We have our last scheduled home game on Friday 11/3 and need to make sure that the concessions stand is fully staffed. This will be Senior Night for band students, and they will be recognized along with their parents. We owe it to the parents with Seniors in the band to take on the responsibility of running the concessions stand for this game so that they can participate and celebrate with their students.
11/10 Playoff Game:
Drip is expected to host its first playoff game on 11/10. With the Grand Nationals trip, many of our parents will be in Indianapolis, so we desperately need parents that will not be traveling with the band to volunteer for concessions for this game.
We have solicited some support from outside groups (at a cost to the band) and we will slim down the menu (no catfish for this game), etc., but we need as many band parents as possible that will not be traveling with the band to help with this game. We need everyone to sign up by 10/30 so that we know what support we have and can appropriately plan for this event.
We need to finish strong, so please do your part to support the Band Boosters largest fund-raising activity.
-->> Concessions Volunteer Sign-up
CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER TRIP TO STATE - GO TIGER BAND!!
HEB Gift Cards Fundraiser Info
Hey Tiger Band! The holidays are fast approaching and they make great gifts! Let’s talk H-E-B cards for a minute!
Each month we have families contributing to Tiger Band just by grocery shopping and filling their gas tanks. If you haven’t signed up, please consider doing so and here’s some math for you to think about .
For us, the family tries to purchase $500 in cards each month. After a few grocery runs and tanks of gas, the amount gets used pretty quickly. That means, at our current discount rate honored by H-E-B, we’ve generated $15 back to the band that month, or $180 each year. We are just 1 of 160 or so families and you can do the math. And if the band were to increase our total monthly order amount to pre-COVID numbers, our discount rate increases as well generating even more for the band. All because I’ve setup a monthly bill pay at my bank using the DSBB PO Box 1522, DS 78620 address and just do my usual shopping.
Thank you for still reading and supporting the Tiger Band!
Laurie Darilek and Jennifer LaRochelle
To those of you still needing to get started with this fundraiser:
Please take the plunge and get your orders in by the 10th of the month so you can start getting your gift cards and the band can receive increased $$ benefits.
Order H-E-B gift cards here: H-E-B Gift Card Order Form
Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
Going forward, we ask that you follow the following procedures for drop off and pickup.
- Drop off for rehearsals – You may use the Driveway Loop to drop off your student, but do not stop or wait. Please pull as far forward (past the first entrance to the loading dock). Be cautious and aware that students will be pushing equipment onto the practice lot.
- Pickup from any rehearsal or event (football games or contests) – Please park in the parking lot and have your student walk to your car. Do not pickup, stop, or wait in the Driveway Loop. Buses will need to use the Driveway Loop to drop off for events, and students need to use the ramps from the band lot into the Driveway Loop for moving equipment back to the band hall after rehearsals.
- Drop off/Pickup for School – For before and after school at regular school start and end times (not a band rehearsal), refer to the drop off and pickup procedures that the school issues.