WCHS Band

June 2   June 10-15   June 17-18   June 17-20           June 30

Band Booster Meeting @ 7:00 pm. Band room.   New York Fine Arts Trip   Marching Band Mini-Camp: 9:00-11:00 am; 1:30-3:00 pm; 7:30-9:00 pm   Drumline Camp @ WCHS + Tenors @ 10:00 - 11:30 + Snares @ 1:30 - 4:30 + Base Drums @ 4:30 - 5:30 + Drumline @ 7:00 - 8:30 (only Tu, Wed, and Th)   Marching Band Mini-Camp: 9:00-11:00 am; 1:30-3:00 pm; 7:30-9:00 pm

July 1   July 7   July 28           July 29           July 30   July 31

Marching Band Mini-Camp: 9:00-11:30 am; 1:30-3:30 pm; 7:00-9:00 pm   Band Boosters Meeting @ 7:00 pm. Band Room.   Color Guard: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Freshmen: 9:00 am – 11:30 am Leadership Team: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Leadership Team: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Drumline: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm   Color Guard: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Freshmen: 9:00 am – 11:30 am Leadership Team: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Leadership Team: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Drumline: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm   Band Camp: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Lunch served)   Band Camp: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Lunch served) Freshmen and Freshmen Parents Meeting: 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Aug 1   Aug 2   Aug 4     Aug 5     Aug 6   Aug 7         Aug 11   Aug 14   Aug 19     Aug 25     Aug 29

Band Camp: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Lunch Served)   Band Camp: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm   Band Camp Heat Schedule: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm <-Revised time Pool Party at Washington Park Pool: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm   Band Camp: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm <-Revised time Picnic at Wenger Shelter: 3:00 - 5:00 pm (Dinner served) <-Canceled due to rain   Band Camp: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Lunch Served)   Band Camp: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Volunteer Expo: 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm (Babcook Field) <-Revised time Parents' Meeting: 7:15 pm (Babcook Field) <-Revised time Parents' Show: 7:30 pm (Babcook Field) <-Revised time   Band Boosters Meeting @ 7:00 pm. Band Room.   Evening Rehearsal: 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm (Note later starting time.) Canceled   Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm Planning Meeting for WCHS Invitational @ 6:45 pm in Band Room <-New Date   Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm Planning Meeting for WCHS Invitational @ 6:45 pm in Band Room   Home Football Game vs. Springfield Lanphier 4:45 pm - Call time for competitive band for pictures - Full Uniform 6:00 pm - Call time for noncompetitive band - Camp t-shirts 7:00 pm - Leave for field Second half - noncompetitive band and last names A-G from competitieve band

Sept 1           Sept 2   Sept 3     Sept 8             Sept 10   Sept 12         Sept 13   Sept 18     Sept 20                     Sept 26             Sept 29

Toluca Labor Day Parade: Afternoon @ 2:00 pm 11:00 am - Doors open; 12:30 pm - Busses leave; 4:15 pm - Appr home time Dress: Camp t-shirts and dark blue shorts / pants Bring flip folders for Triumph and Who Are You Directions to Toluca   Band Boosters Meeting @ 7:00 pm. Band Room   Planning Meeting for WCHS Invitational @ 6:45 pm in Band Room Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm - 8:50 pm Run Through   Mid Illini Marching Festival @ Limestone - Rained out. Directions to Limestone 4:30 pm - Doors open 5:00 pm - Busses leave for Limestone. Summer uniform - camp t-shirts. 6:30 pm - Performance at Mid Illini Festival 9:15 pm - Appr. home time.   WCHS Invitational Planning Meeting @ 6:45 pm in band room   Home Football Game vs. Canton 5:45 pm - Call time 7:00 pm - Leave for field Second half - Noncompetitive band and last name H-O from competitive band   Marching Band Retreat: 12:00 - 3:00 pm - Rained out   Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm - 8:50 pm Run Through WCHS Invitational Planning Meeting @ 6:45 pm in Band Room   Pontiac Marching Competition - Directions to Pontiac 2:15 pm * Call time. 2:30 - 4:30 pm * Pre-competition rehearsal and load trailers. 4:30 - 5:45 pm * Dinner break - on own 5:45 pm * Call time 6:15 pm * Leave for Pontiac 7:30 pm * Arrive at Pontiac, stretch, change into uniforms, warm-up 9:00 pm * Performance 9:30 pm * Awards 11:00 pm * Approximate home time   2:00 pm * Homecoming Parade 3:45 - 4:45 pm * Rehearse with grade and middle schools 5:00 - 5:45 pm * Dinner with grade and middle schools 5:45 pm * Call time 7:00 pm * Leave for field Second half: All non-competitive band   Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm - 8:50 pm Run Through  WCHS Marching Invitational Planning Meeting

Oct 4                         Oct 6   Oct 8   Oct 10         Oct 11               Oct 13           Oct 16   Oct 18     Oct 21   Oct 25

WCHS Marching Panther Invitational: All day 10:30 am * Arrive and dress. Please park at Central 11:00 am * Begin taking shuttle bus to Lincoln Grade School 12:05 pm * WCHS parade performance 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm * Lunch break 5:25 pm * Return to field for first award ceremony 6:20 pm * Change into uniforms 6:45 pm * Warm up upstairs 7:10 pm * Warm up in West Gym 7:38 pm * WCHS fieldshow performance 8:00 pm * Second award ceremony. Change and help with cleanup. 9:15 pm * Approximate done time.     Band Boosters Meeting @ 7:00 pm. Band Room   Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm - 8:50 Run Through   Home Football Game vs. Morton - Senior Night 5:45 pm * Call Time; 7:00 pm * March to field * Halftime: Full fieldshow & senior recognition   Metamora Band Competition 3:00 - 5:00 pm - Rehearse at WCHS 6:00 pm - Doors open 6:30 pm - Busses Leave 7:30 pm - Warm up at town square 9:15 pm - Metamora Performance 10:30 pm - Approximate home time   IMEA Auditions in Petersburg 9:00 am - Doors Opne 9:15 am - Bus Leaves fort Porta HS 11:00 am - IMEA Auditions - Dress up - Bring $$ for lunch 4:00 pm - Very Approximate Home Time   Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm and 8:50 Run Through   Mahomet Seymour Competition - Not Attending 1:00 - 3:00 pm - March Band Rehearsal   Final Evening Rehearsal: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm and 8:50 Run Through   U of I Marching Competition: All day - Directions for U of I 5:00 am - Doors open 6:00 am - Busses leave. We will stop at rest area on the way. 10:33 am - Parade 11:40 am - Leave for field 12:12 pm - Fieldshow 1:30 pm - Tailgate Lunch. Afterwards, return to stadium to watch performances. 5:30 pm - Optional - return to busses. Go out to eat at various food places. Note - you must be with a chaperone or parent anywhere besides the stadium. 7:45 pm - Return to stadium to watch Marching Illini 8:30 pm - Awards 11:00 pm - Very approximate home time. Schedule is subject to change if weather is bad. Everyone may go home early (approx. home time of 5:00 - 6:00 pm).

Nov 1       Nov 3   Nov 6   Nov 7-8   Nov 14-15   Nov 15   Nov 17   Nov 18   Nov 20-22   Nov 24     Nov 29

Home football playoff game - Full uniform Call time @ 11:30 am. March to field at 12:30 pm. IMEA District Music Festival in Macomb (optional)   Band Boosters Meeting @ 7:00 pm in band room   WCHS build addition meeting @ 7:00 pm in the Commons   Possible home football playoff game   IMEA District Jazz Festival in Springfield (optional)   Home football playoff game. Call time @ noon. March to field at 12:30 pm.   School building meeting in the commons @ 7:00 pm   Bradley Frosh-Soph Honor Band @ 7:30 pm (Optional) - More Information   Fall Musical - More Information. Call time @ 6:15 pm. Perform @ 7:00 pm.   Fruit orders due. EC - Attend Mr. Tallman's lecture on swing music at Wash. Presbyterian Church   Pep Band A - Tournament of Champions basketball game. Call time  @ 7:00 pm

Dec 1   Dec 2     Dec 4 - 6   Dec 5   Dec 8   Dec 9   Dec 11   Dec 13   Dec 14   Dec 15   Dec 16     Dec 18   Dec 19    Dec 20

School building meeting @ 7:00 pm in the commons.   Concert Band Symposiun at WCHS (Optional) Band Boosters meeting @ 7:00 pm in band room (Rescheduled from Dec 1)   Madrigals. Call time @ 6:00 pm each night   Fruit pick-up. Auto shop @ 3:15 - 6:00 pm   School Building Meeting @ 7:00 pm in the library   Pep Band B - Girls basketball game. Call time @ 6:00 pm   Choral concert at St. Mark's Church @ 7:00 pm.   Pep Band A - Boys basketball game. Call time @ 5:30 pm   Winter Band Concert (All Bands). Call time @ 1:45 pm. Perform @ 2:30 pm.   Winter Jazz Concert (All Jazz Groups). Call time @ 7:00 pm. Perform @ 7:30 pm   Pep Band B - Boys basketball game. Call time @ 6:00 pm. Snowed out. Rescheduled to Dec 20.   Symphonic Winds Rehearsal @ 7:30 - 9:30 pm   Winter break!!!   Pep Band B - Boys basketball. Call time @ 7:00 pm

Jan 5   Jan 8   Jan 9   Jan 10       Jan 15   Jan 17   Jan 20   Jan 22   Jan 23   Jan 28   Jan 28-31   Jan 30

Band Boosters, 7:00 pm, Band Room   Jazz Ensemble rehearsal with Dr. Kelly, 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm   Pep Band A - Boys Basketball, Call time @ 6:00 pm   Concert Band Retreat + Symphonic Band @ 8:20 - 9:45 am + Concert Winds and Symphonic Winds @ 9:45 - 11:45 am and 1:20 - 3:20 pm   Symphonic Winds Rehearsal, 7:30 - 9:30 pm - No rehearsal   Pep Band B - Boys Basketball, Call time @ 5:30 pm   Pep Band A - Boys Basketball. Call time @ 6:00 pm   Symphonic Winds Rehearsal, 7:30 - 9:30 pm   Pep Band B - Girls Basketball. Call time @ 6:00 pm   Pizza and cheesecake orders and money are due See Feb 2   IMEA All State Convention (opt)   Pep Band A - Boys Basketball. Call time @ 6:00 pm

Feb 2     Feb 7   Feb 12   Feb 20     Feb 21                 Feb 24     Feb 27     Feb 27-28   Feb 28

Pizza and cheesecake orders are due Band Booster Meeting @ 7:00 pm - Band Room   Pep Band B - Boys Basketball. Call Time @ 5:30 pm   Pep Band A - Girls Basketball. Call Time @ 6:00 pm   Pep Band B - Boys Basketball. Call Time @ 6:00 pm. Band Booster outing after the game to Denhart's C-Note Pub   Metamora Concert Band Festival Concert Winds:         9:35 am  - Bus Leaves                               10:45 am - Perform and Clinic                               12:15 pm - Concert Winds Home   Symphonic Winds:  1:35 pm - Bus Leaves                               2:45 pm - Perform and Clinic                               4:15 pm - Symphonic Winds Home   Bradley Jazz Festival. Call Time @ 6:30 am. Depart @ 6:40 am. Perform @ 8:00 am.   Pep Bands A & B - Boys Basketball. Call time @ 6:00 pm Rescheduled for March 3   Western Illinios University Honor Band   Pizza & cheese cake pick-up @ 10:00 - 11:00 am behind school.

Mar 2     Mar 3   Mar 6   Mar 7   Mar 12     Mar 17         Mar 20   Mar 24     Mar 28

Band Boosters @ 7:00 pm - Band Room (Note: meeting will be on Monday, even though this is a school holiday.)   Pep Bands A & B. Call time @ 6:30 pm. Pregame only.   Pep Band - Extra Credit. Call time @ 6:30 pm.   IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest (Winds groups at ICC.)   Symphonic Winds to Mid Illini Festival at Pekin. 5:20 pm - Depart for Pekin; 6:30 pm - Concert begins. 8:40 pm - appr. home time,   Performance for Grade Schools - 6th Hour (appr. 1:10 pm)   Spring Band Concerts for Concert Winds and Symphonic Winds Call time - 6:50 pm; Concert - 7:30 pm   Pep Band performance at IHSA Basketball Tournament.   Spring Band Concerts for Symphonic Band, Jazz Machine, Select solos and ensembles.  Call time - 6:50 pm; Concert - 7:30 pm   Putting on the Ritz. Tentative Schedule: Doors Open               5:00 pm Dinner Served            6:00 pm Jazz Ensemble         Call time 6:30       Perform: 7:00; 8:00 pm Jazz Machine           Call time 7:00       Perform: 7:30 pm Everyone else           Call time 8:10       Perform 8:30 pm

Apr 7   Apr 14   Apr 15   Apr 27   Apr 28

Election day. Opportunity to vote on WCHS Renovation and Referendum   Band Boosters @ 7:00 pm. Date changed due to spring break.   Drumline tryouts and extra credit pep band at home baseball game   Jazz band at Sunnyland Christian Church   Bradley Honor Band - 7:30 pm (opt)

May 4   May 6   May 14     May 18     May 19   May 21   May 25   May 26   May 27   May 28

Band Boosters Meeting @ 7:00 pm   Mid Illini Jazz Festival, Perform at 11:35 am Noon, Peoria Courthouse Monument   Spring Band Concerts, Five Points Washington, Call time - 7:00 pm, Performance - 7:30 pm   Spring Jazz Concerts, Five Points Washington, Call time - 7:00 pm, Performance - 7:30 pm   Band Banquet, WCHS Commons, Dinner at 6:00 pm and Program at 7:00 pm   Marching uniform turn-in: 6:30 - 7:30 pm   Memorial Day Parade - Call time: 9:15 am. Wear white t-shirt and nice shorts.   2009-2010 Freshmen Rehearsal, 7:00 - 8:30 pm - Cancelled   Jazz Band at Cherry Fesitival. Performance at 5:30 pm. Cherry Festival schedule.   2009-2010 Freshmen Rehearsal, 7:00 - 8:30 pm - Cancelled