Friday, September 1 Football Game Schedule

The 2017 Warren Marching Blue Devils will make their debut this Friday evening (tomorrow – Sep 1, 2017) at halftime of the varsity football game. Come see what your students have been practicing over the past month.

• Please have your child eat dinner before they arrive at O'Plaine
• While in uniform and during varsity football games, students are not allowed to have any food or drink (except water), unless otherwise indicated by the directors
• During home football games, students are not allowed to leave unless dismissed/excused by the directors. Please contact your director by the afternoon of the game if you need to have your child leave early for a legitimate reason which will be determined by the band directors.
• Any questions or conflicts with games, please contact Mr. Jenkins or your student's band director as soon as possible.

Black Shoes - For those that ordered black marching band shoes, students can pick those up as they get their uniform.

Field Crew and parent volunteers

• Please try to arrive around 5:00pm-5:30pm
• Once you arrive, please check-in Judy Andrade (Uniforms) or Phil Megginson (Field Crew).
• If you are assisting on the field, you may pick up your Field Pass from Lucy Carpentier in the cafeteria. Field passes are numbered and each number has been assigned to a specific role/volunteer (e.g. 1st ladder person, 1st speaker person, etc.)

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Sept 1 / Game Day Performance Timeline
 
Boosters:  Bring columns / Set tarps, podium, ladders, PA system
5:00                Final uniform fitting O’Plaine Café
5:30                Call time for all members in cafe – Must wear white band t-shirt and blue mesh shorts
                       Change in café – leave personal items there (parents will keep secure during game)
6:00                Move to practice field behind stadium
6:15                Field rehearsal
7:15                Move to stadium - Sit in band stands
7:25                National Anthem singers, then band plays school fight song
 
First half:       Play in the stands during time outs
                        Play at end of first quarter
                        Fight Song after every Warren score
 
5min mark     Band preps for show
 
SHOW:           March on field
                         Play and march drill for Movements 1 and 2
                         March off field
 
Second half:    Competition band members return to café, unless staying for rest of game
                        Non-competition members return to band stands
                        Play at end of third quarter
                        Fight song after every Warren score
                        Fight song at the end of the game
 
End of game:   non-comp members dismissed: APPROX 9:30-10pm. We stay until the end of the game and have no control over how long a football game lasts.