Camp Report

On Saturday, May 10th, the Lighthouse Brigade began learning the drill charts for their 2008 production of "From The New World"!!

Despite some chilly temperatures and a number of members not able to be there - every chart I had ready for Saturday was learned! I explained to the members that Saturday was a kind of dress rehearsal for what we will be doing during mini-camp and mini-camp will be a dress rehearsal for what we will be doing during band camp. If the speed we learned drill charts on Saturday is an indication of what band camp will be like in June - I think we will be in great shape to finish the show and have enough days of camp left to put in some serious cleaning before we begin our competitive season!

Here are some thing members will need for mini-camp:

- Themselves (I expect EVERYONE to be there unless you have cleared something with me in advance). "I have to work" is NOT a valid excuse. By the end of mini-camp I expect to have charts 1 - 22 learned.

- Hat (no hat = running)

- Water

- Sunscreen (a must!!)

- proper athletic shoes (NO bare feet or sandals are allowed)

- "Dot" book (w/pen or pencil)

- all music memorized

Here is the schedule for Mini-Camp @ Gifford Elementary School:

Friday, May 23rd - 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Saturday, May 24th - 9:00am - 9:00pm (bring a bag lunch - Racine Band Boosters will provide dinner!)

Sunday, May 25th - 1:00pm - 6:00pm (parent concert in the auditorium @ 5:00pm - in full uniform!!)

Monday, May 26th - 8:00am - 1:00pm (we will be bussed to the parade and bussed back to Gifford for announcements and clean-up). Parade begins at West Blvd/Washington Ave and goes to the cemetary where the Veteran's Ceremony will take place.

See you all in a few weeks!!