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I went to Parent Orientation, What's Next?
Discover the answers in the FAQ document for offline reading.
- When is “Marching Season”?
- How long does it take to learn a show?
- When are the competitions?
- Who teaches the Marching Band their show?
- How is the program funded?
- Besides the Marching Band, what other ensembles are in this program?
- What does the “Marching Band” consist of?
- What competition circuit is the Marching Band in??
- Are there other competition circuits?
- Do we compete against other schools in our district?
- Who judges the competitions?
- How are the competitions scored?
- Where is the Championship competition?
- There are a lot of adults assisting the band. Are these people paid?
- Why are all of these volunteers needed?
- Why go to the trouble of preparing a hot meal? Aren’t there snack stands at the competition?
- What’s the schedule like on competition days?
- Do the volunteers watch the other groups, too?
- What is the “sea of teal”?
- I have been receiving calls and emails from various committee chairmen asking me to volunteer. When I talked to my son about this, he said that few parents are involved and that I shouldn’t come. From all of the discussions so far, it sounds like there are actually a lot of parents who volunteer. Who’s right?
- You mentioned two rental trucks. Is there really that much equipment to move?
- Who drives these trucks?
- You mentioned an ATV. Why is this necessary?
- Let’s go back to the chaperones. What are their responsibilities?
- Am I required to buy a uniform?
- Since we’re talking about spending money, what about the Championship competition and traveling?
- Are more parent chaperones needed for overnight travel?
- How much are the program fees?
- What if I can’t afford the fees?
- What are the individual fundraisers?
- You mentioned group fundraisers. How are those different from individual fundraisers?
- What kind of group fundraisers are there?
- It sounds like a lot of my child’s time is involved in rehearsals. When will he find time to do homework?
- What is the benefit….beyond high school?
- I’ve heard that something special happens at the Tuesday night rehearsals. What is that?
- What activities occur during the Spring?
- Spring - Are trucks utilized for Colorguard and Drumline?
- You mentioned earlier that we also host a couple of shows in the Spring. What’s that about?
- Are there other music programs in the Spring?
- Sounds like Spring is just as busy as Fall. What else is going on?
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