FOOTBALL GAMES RULES

1. Arrive at school at the appropriate call time.

2. Always wear your band T-shirt underneath your uniform.

3. Make sure that you have your band shoes and black socks before you leave home.

4. Either bring your own dinner or buy from the concession stand.

5. Keep your uniform on UNLESS a staff member says it is ok to take off your jackets. Your jacket should remain zipped, but you may undo your collar. Hats should be off while in the bleachers. If a staff member says no jackets, then your shirt stays tucked in and your suspenders stay up. Jackets should be folded neatly and set on the bleachers. No exceptions!!! Your uniform is a representation of the band. Treat it with care and be proud of the group you represent.

6. Sit in your own section in the bleachers. Do not move to sit by your friends. During pep tunes, EVERYONE plays. There is to be no outside visitors into the band section during the game.

7. During pep tunes, the woodwinds remain sitting while the brass and percussion stand up.

8. Provided all of the rules are followed, you will have the 3rd quarter free.

9. Be back in your seat by the start of the 4th quarter.

10. Once you are in uniform, there is to be no food or drinks in the stands except water. This includes the 4th quarter. Do all of your eating/drinking before the game or during the 3rd quarter.

11. The bleachers MUST be clean when we leave the stadium after a game. Please throw away your trash at the end of the 4th quarter. The Band Parents will bring around trash bags for you to clean up at the end of the game.

12. Do not leave the bleachers unless you have permission.

13. There will be no backtalk or disrespect tolerated towards chaperones or staff.

BAND COMPETITION RULES

1 Arrive at school at the appropriate call time.

2. Always wear your band T-shirt underneath your uniform.

3 Make sure that you have your band shoes and black socks before you leave home.

4. Either bring your own dinner or buy from the concession stand.

5. Keep your uniform on UNLESS a staff member says it is ok to take off your jackets. Your jacket should remain zipped, but you may undo your collar. Hats should be off while in the bleachers. If a staff member says it is ok to take off your jackets, then your shirt stays tucked in and your suspenders stay up. Jackets should be folded neatly and set on the bleachers. No exceptions!!! Your uniform is a representation of the band. Treat it with care and be proud of the group you represent.

6. It is vital that the band warms up and tune up together. Make sure that you are ready to go and are not holding up everyone.

7. When we are done performing, percussion and sousaphones usually go back to the trailer to put up their equipment. Everyone else goes directly to the stands to watch other bands or the awards ceremony. EVERYONE SITS TOGETHER IN ONE SECTION. No exceptions!!!

8. Do not leave the bleachers after we perform until a staff member allows you to go to the concession stand for food or to the bathroom.

9. There will be no disrespect tolerated towards other bands. We will be gracious winners and losers. If someone else beat us, they have worked hard and deserve some recognition. It is always polite to clap and cheer for the other bands. It is a classy, mature way to represent the band, school and yourself.

10. After the awards ceremony report directly to the buses unless told to do something else.

11. Remember to think twice before doing anything questionable.