Wakeland Band and Color Guard
August 5, 2018
Band Camp is in full swing!
Good evening everyone!
What a terrific week last week! The staff cannot thank you enough for your hard work and commitment to creating excellence.
You continue to push us every day and we are extremely excited to see how special this year will be.
As we head into this week, please make sure we are taking care of ourselves to get ready for the school year and come to rehearsal prepared with all items.
Daily Summer Camp Materials Needed:
- Instrument and all accessories needed
- Water (please bring your own gallon cooler for now. We will be issuing out the uniform gallon cooler once they arrive for the students to use this school year)
- Light Colored athletic attire
- Tennis Shoes
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Pencil
- Music
- Great attitude!
- Snack/Small Lunch
- Dot Book w/ all updated sets written in
- If you have a pop-up shade tent I invite you to bring it up for band camp to help provide shade for the students during our outdoor rehearsal. ~ Thanks!
Nutrition
Please make sure you eating adequate nutrients for the long days of band camp ahead of us.
Try to avoid dairy and heavy items for breakfast. We encourage students to bring a small snack to have when we give them longer breaks. Fruit, granola bars, etc.
All students need to be drinking large amounts of water to replenish. Gatorade is also recommended in moderation.
Weekly Schedule
DCI Finals Watch Party
Snacks will be provided.
Livestream will begin in the WHS Auditorium approx. @ 6:00pm.
Details on DCI Finals: https://www.dci.org/news/day-by-day-guide-the-2018-dci-world-championships
We have many Wakeland students and alumni marching this summer and performing in the 2018 championships!
Current Students Marching:
Gunnar Gfeller- Troopers
Abby Kiesling - Blue Stars
Alan Wemhoff- Boston Crusaders
Staff members and Drum Corps:
Mr. Smith - Carolina Crown, The Cavaliers
Mrs. Seneca - The Cadets
Mr. Collins - Carolina Crown
Mr. Carmona - Santa Clara Vanguard
Mr. Hall - Crossmen
Mr. Alonzo - The Cavaliers, The Blue Devils
Mr. Samuels - The Blue Devils
Ms. Jesko - Crossmen
Ms. Dewey - The Blue Devils
Mr. Galbreth - The Blue Devils
Saturday, Aug 11, 2018, 06:00 PM
Wakeland High School, Legacy Drive, Frisco, TX, USA
School Year Rehearsal Schedule
Please review the Google Calendar and plan accordingly.
Full Season Weekly Rehearsal Schedule
Thank you and have a GREAT week!
Tanner Smith
Director of Bands
Wakeland High School
469-633-5730