Leaders… do not sign up for the DCI Trip! The DCI trip is already included in your Leadership Camp registration fee!

Schedule

July 21 – 9am to 5pm – Leadership workday
July 22 – 8am to 5pm – Leadership camp
July 23 – 8am start, overnight in San Antonio – Leadership retreat to San Antonio
July 24 – Leadership attends DCI San Antonio, returning late Saturday night

Cost $150.00 for the entire 4 day workshop, training & retreat (includes DCI ticket, hotel stay in San Antonio and dinner on the RiverWalk).  Go to the student screen in Charms and click Finances to pay via PayPal from home.

July 24^th details on overnight event for the GHS Band Leadership 2010-2011:

Chaperones are needed, all meals & expenses paid for those volunteering (except for fast food lunch Saturday and concession stand dinner Saturday night).  We depart at noon on 7/23 and return late night Saturday night 7/24.  Chaperones will be riding the bus with the students.  Click on the hand on the Charms calendar to volunteer!

The only additional $ leaders and chaperones will need to bring is for Saturday…. for fast food lunch and concession stand dinner (at least $20.00 total).

You can also pay for the camp by check, payable to GPAA BAND.  Please bring it by the band hall Monday through Thursday from 8am to noon as soon as possible.

Fees

• $30.00 fee to attend.
• 40 student limit, first come-first serve to pay by PayPal or by check.
• Paying by PayPal is a new feature for our band program this year!  Simply send a quick email to schayotj@georgetownisd.org and I will send you all the info on paying from home
• Paying by check involves dropping a check by the GHS band hall Monday-Thursday from 8:00am to noon as soon as possible.  Checks payable to GPAA BAND.  Remember, first come-first serve… so bring it soon!

Details for 7/24

http://www.dci.org/schedule/detail.cfm?event=d3772b7f-723c-4e95-a136-d291d554dfa3

Itinerary

• Take roll at GHS at 6:30am to travel by bus to San Antonio.
• Bring spending $$ for fast food lunch and concession stand dinner (at least $20.00 total)
• Bring a lawn chair to sit in on Saturday.
• 5 chaperones needed, sign up by clicking the “hand” on the Charms Calendar.  Chaperones ticket is paid, but spending money for food is not included.
• We will watch two different DCI corps rehearse during the day and then watch the show that evening at the Judson Stadium.
• Anticipated return time is 1:30am to GHS

As the July camp start dates approach, please take a few minutes to make sure you are ready for camp!

1.  Physical – Be sure you get a physical dated after May 1^st, 2010 using the following form:  http://www.georgetownisd.org/ghs/trainers/med_forms.htm

Click on Fine Arts Physical Packet.  Be sure this is filled out in full with ALL signatures.  No need to mail it to us, just bring it with you on your first scheduled day of camp in July.

2.  Music – Download your sheet music for Movement 1 of the marching show, print and practice DAILY to prepare for camp.  This can be done at www.charmsoffice.com in the parent/student area under handouts.  An .mp3 recording is also available for you to download to your iPod.  Click here for instructions: Charms Login Information

** If you do not know which part to download (ie 1st part, 2nd part, 3rd part, etc… ), the list of assignments is in under the handouts in Charms in the file “Part Distribution Fall 2010 Winds.pdf”

3.  Instrument – Many instruments are back from the shop for summer repair.  Email Mr. Schayot to arrange pick-up of your marching instrument schayotj@georgetownisd.org

4.  Shoes – Check your shoes that you intend to wear for camp.  They should be Athletic / Cross Trainer tennis shoes (no skater shoes, Converse [Chuck Taylor’s], ballet flats, boots, slippers, sandals, flip flops, etc.)  Many students may need to go shopping before camp begins.  You MUST have the correct footwear to be allowed on the field!

5. Conditioning – Starting immediately, be sure you take 20 minute walks outside daily and gradually increase distance.  This will acclimate your body to the heat and get your legs ready to march!

Summer Camp Instructions:

• Students should bring their marching instrument, pencil, sunscreen, large jug of ice water (a gallon a day is appropriate), one bottle of fluid replacement drink per day & a sack lunch.
• All band students are required to wear tennis shoes – a cross-training shoe is best. (unacceptable footwear would be Chuck Taylors, Skate shoes, sandals, work boots, flip flops or sketchers… ALL of these listed shoes are NOT ALLOWED on the field! Please send your child in a good fitting tennis or cross-training shoe).
• We also require shorts for every student every day of camp.
• We require that the students wear light-colored clothing as we will be spending the morning hours outside. Sunglasses and a hat are also very important as we march facing the sun.
• An initial coating of sunscreen should be applied at home in the morning before you arrive as there is not time built into the schedule to apply sunscreen once the sun comes out. You WILL have multiple water breaks where you can re-apply sunscreen.
• Water jugs are provided by the band leadership with ice water at all rehearsals… please use these only as REFILLS. Please bring your own full jug of ice water to every rehearsal.
• It is necessary to bring a jug of water as well as one full bottle of any type of fluid replacement drink (gatorade, powerade etc). The students will be given water breaks every 20 minutes. They should alternate between water and fluid replacement drinks.
• Parents, please take a moment this week to check your student’s tennis shoes. We stand up for the entire day… parents should check their student’s shoes to check for good cushioning support. (The sole of the tennis shoe over time is meant to wear down the cushioning support. This can make standing for long periods of time painful. A good fitting shoe might not have good cushioning support anymore if it has been used for an entire marching season already.)
• A sack lunch must be brought each day as no band students will not be allowed off campus during lunch.
• Food- Even if you do not usually eat breakfast, you should eat before coming to rehearsal. We are going to be working very hard, and you don’t want to show up hungry. This also contributes to a lot of people passing out in the heat because they haven’t eaten food or had enough water the night before.
• All morning rehearsals begin promptly at 8:00am on the marching field behind the tennis courts on the east side of GHS. Student drop off & pick-up is ALWAYS in the west parking lot outside the double doors of the music building at GHS. Please do NOT drop off students in the main circular parking lot or in back of the school. An appropriate daily arrival time is 7:45am.
• We will be conditioning the students athletically. Students need to be prepared to stretch & run each day.We will certainly be earning our PE credit!
• Get some sleep! If you are barely staying awake because you went to bed too late, you won’t be any good to anyone! Prepare your mind and body for a lot of hard work and a great time playing music.
• We will be following the guidelines set forward by UIL during all summer band rehearsals. You can refer to these guidelines at http://www.uil.utexas.edu/music/HealthTips.html

Upcoming Fees: Each band student is please asked to pay their “fair share” deposit at their respective uniform checkout. That is coming up soon. The fair share deposit is $100.00 for every student (except colorguard) and is must be paid before a uniform is checked out to the student. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are August 3rd (Tuesday) & Freshmen are August 5th (Thursday). New students will also be ordering their marching shoes, shorts & polo which will run an estimated $80.00 in addition to the “fair share” deposit. (just to give you a heads up on expected cost at the checkout night).  These payments will cover 1/3 of your total band fee for 2010-2011 which is anticipated to be around $300.00 with 3 monthly payments (by credit card via Charms/PayPal or by check).

YES! This year, you will be able to pay many of our band / guard fees and trip fees ONLINE!!!

Be advised that PayPal will automatically add a 3% “Priority Shipping” charge.  This is not an error.  This is the fee that PayPal adds to each transaction.  This way, only the families using the PayPal option will be the ones paying for the service.

Click HERE for step-by-step instructions on paying online with a credit card using PayPal through Charms!

Be sure you have downloaded the Charms instructions for logging into Charms first! Click HERE.

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