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BELONG | INSPIRE | GROW |
BELONG
INSPIRE
GROW
Marching Band Camp Is Here
We hope you are excited to try something new or to rejoin your friends and peers for this year's camp. It is absolutely awesome to have so much already ready for you. A few things might be a little messy at first, but overall I hope your first impression is that your staff and leadership is prepared and ready to help you get going.
Student leaders were hard at work on Friday last week getting strategies and ideas going to help make the start of camp a lot of fun. Parents we have Captains for every group: colorguard, percussion, woodwinds and brass. And every captain has a handful of other students all trained to help families be informed, to offer reminders and wisdom from experience, and most importantly to be positive and and advocate for their peers. Be on the look out for upcoming or ongoing communication from student leaders throughout camp.
Here is who should report, where and when:
ALL PERCUSSION, 1pm meet in the ZONE with Nate and Madi.
arrive early enough so you can move gear
ALL COLORGUARD, 1pm meet in the COMMONS
BRASS and WOODWIND ROOKIES, if you did not march with the Regiment last season - this is you! We will meet in the THEATRE at 1pm.
LEADERSHIP, join your section at 1pm. Be greaters from 12:45pm until we meet. Drum Majors, with Brass and Woodwinds Monday.
There is a lot to go over. We want students and families to know that we plan to keep you busy through the whole camp. Please make every effort to use the open morning schedule to get doctor appointments, and other errands done. We really can't move forward without everyone. If we teach something Tuesday and someone isn't there to receive instructions; we get to re-teach it Wednesday.
At the end of the newsletter is another review of what to bring. We will have sheet music for brass and woodwind players this first time. But after day one, if you lose it - go to the Google Classroom and reprint. I highly encourage you to reprint a DOT CARD and SHOW MUSIC now.
OVERNIGHTER
We will be hosting our first annual MB Camp Overnighter this Thursday night. There will a lot of information that goes out Tuesday. For now, plan on arriving at 8am Thursday this week, and going home Friday before 5pm. We will take care of Lunch and Dinner on Thursday, and Breakfast and Lunch on Friday. PARENTS we could use your help with services, just reach out to Brian German at germanpartyof6@yahoo.com.
Also a final reminder of the invaluable information to get Final Forms completed can be found below. Review the CONFIRMED STUDENT ROSTER, it has information if you or your student has an eligible PHYSICIANS PHYSICAL. You cannot attend camp with Final Forms and your PHYSICAL! Percussion and Colorguard students, remember you are registering for CO-ED MARCHING BAND.
Happy reading!
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HYDRATIONDrink today to hydrate for tomorrow! Start getting your body ready to drink more water. PRACTICE drinking water at home. Check hydration when you use the restroom. | SUNSCREENProtect your most important organ, the organ that protects all your other organs! You don't need to get tanner; protect the skin that makes you beautiful! | GET MOVINGStart walking now. Find a neighborhood band friend. Go for an hour walk everyday with a new Podcast, or just some great music. Can you do six days straight, of 60 minutes each? Start a challenge in your section! |
HYDRATION
Drink today to hydrate for tomorrow! Start getting your body ready to drink more water. PRACTICE drinking water at home. Check hydration when you use the restroom.
SUNSCREEN
Protect your most important organ, the organ that protects all your other organs! You don't need to get tanner; protect the skin that makes you beautiful!
GET MOVING
Start walking now. Find a neighborhood band friend. Go for an hour walk everyday with a new Podcast, or just some great music. Can you do six days straight, of 60 minutes each? Start a challenge in your section!
PHYSICALS and FINAL FORMS
We have three steps to become eligible for our members in the marching band.
STEP ONE
Complete the April Registration Process which you likely did if you are receiving this. We have a confirmation list, but we know who the 100 students are that are marching. CONFIRMED STUDENTS
STEP TWO
Get an updated Physicians Sports Physical signed. A sports physical is good for 2 years in the CVSD. However, you cannot join the marching band until you have one on file that will be good through November 1st, 2022. This CONFIRMED LIST does include student Physical Status. If your name is in red, you will need a physical updated before you can come to camp. If your name is in yellow, we are looking in to an issue with your status. If you have a question about your status, email lwilson@cvsd.org. Lori Wilson, our activities coordinator won't be back in the office for a bit, but an email and some patience should get your questions answered.
SCHEDULE YOUR SPORTS PHYSICAL NOW, DO NOT WAIT
bring this to have your physician sign PHYSICIANS PHYSICAL FORM (CVSD)
- Like sports, students need insurance, a current physical that will NOT expire before the season is over and all forms must have a parent/guardian and student digital signature.
- If you cannot upload your physical in a PDF document , please bring an actual copy to the RHS main office (M-TH 8am-1pm). If you bring in the physical we will make a copy for our records and give you back the original for your records.
- Those who registered for summer camp (colorguard/percussion) thinking that is good for MB: IT IS NOT. August 1st is a new school year and a new registration year.
Complete a NEW Final Forms for the 2022-2023 school year. Final Forms will go live on August 1st. You need to re-do from last year (even colorguard and percussion) all of the medical treatment forms, listing allergies, and giving us permission to treat in the unfortunate case of any injuries or accidents that require medical attention immediately. Here is the link: FINAL FORMS (again it will not go live until August 1st).
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CHECK EMAILSBrass and Woodwinds can check their registered email, and their 356 email for the show music very soon. It will direct you to our Google Classroom (JOIN CODE, fovybqw). | PRACTICEA little bit of practice during this next month can shake some of the cob webs off. Percussion and Colorguard have lots of concepts to develop over the summer through their mini-camps schedule, winds you'll have the show music first! Get ready to be successful by planning a little bit of effort, even just 2 hours ALL week could make you that much better for the first day. | BAND APPStudents should all join, parents can optional join the REGIMENT BAND app by clicking here: REGIMENT APP (click link) Parents should definitely join at least the PARENT BAND app. BAND PARENT APP (click link) This a a great way to communicate. You can turn off notification so you only engage the conversation on your terms. It does not text your phone, it's communication when you want communication. |
CHECK EMAILS
Brass and Woodwinds can check their registered email, and their 356 email for the show music very soon. It will direct you to our Google Classroom (JOIN CODE, fovybqw).
PRACTICE
A little bit of practice during this next month can shake some of the cob webs off. Percussion and Colorguard have lots of concepts to develop over the summer through their mini-camps schedule, winds you'll have the show music first! Get ready to be successful by planning a little bit of effort, even just 2 hours ALL week could make you that much better for the first day.
BAND APP
Students should all join, parents can optional join the REGIMENT BAND app by clicking here:
REGIMENT APP (click link)
Parents should definitely join at least the PARENT BAND app.
BAND PARENT APP (click link)
This a a great way to communicate. You can turn off notification so you only engage the conversation on your terms. It does not text your phone, it's communication when you want communication.
One of the best parts of marching band is the freedom to work with composers and designers from our local arts community and even with people from the broader region of artists. We loved starting off last year by celebrating the opening of Ridgeline HS with "Green With Envy." It was as mysterious and exciting as opening a new high school would come to be. Every year we get to tell a new story, with the choices to honor our student cast members and the community at large with not just excellence but something that celebrates that which is nearest and dearest to our collective hearts!
This year we celebrate what it means to take flight and become birds. We will transform stadiums across the Pacific Northwest this fall with eclectic music, vibrant colors and stages to show the majesty, mischief and thrill as we journey together, learning to fly.
Ultimately this is our first swan song to building our Ridgeline Heritage. For the first time in our school's history, students will graduate! We think about the incredible journey, the joys and perils of these last four years for the class of 2023. All they have learned and endured. These remarkable young people, and their families and friends can hold their breathe with every second as the Ridgeline Regiment helps celebrate and honor all of our students as they grow and flourish:
like a Bird Set Free!
We have two awesome parents who started our Falcon Couture committee: Kristina Kripaitis and Tiffany Thompson. They will fit all brass, woodwind, and percussion students for uniforms during the second week of camp, before the 1pm start.
Please be on time and note that if your sections assigned time for fitting doesn't work; they do have a make-up time slot.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23rd
11:00am - 11:45am, Trumpet and Mellophones (11)
11:45am - 12:30pm, Baritones and Sousaphones (7)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th
11:00am - 11:45am, Flutes and Clarinets (13)
11:45am - 12:30pm, Saxophones (10)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25th
11:00am - 11:45am, Snares, Tenors and Bass Drums (12)
11:45am - 12:30pm, Front Ensemble (13)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26th
11:30am - 12:30pm, Make Ups if you couldn't make your assigned time
