This weekend, the Gahr Marching Gladiators competed at the University High School Field Tournament and won 1st place in Division 5A with a score of 90.100! The band also won the following caption awards: High Visual Performance, High Music Effect, High Visual Effect, High Percussion, High Auxiliary, and overall Tournament Sweepstakes! On Friday, the students had a great performance at the Homecoming Pep Rally, as well as at the Homecoming Football Game and Middle School Band Night! Thank you to our incredible booster parents for their hard work and support, and congratulations to the members of the Gahr Marching Gladiators!! STUDENTS: We will be finishing the closer this week before the Chino Invitational Field Tournament. Please read the schedules and itineraries below so you are prepared for this week. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE REHEARSAL THURSDAY DUE TO HALLOWEEN, BUT WE WILL REHEARSE FRIDAY FROM 3-5:30PM.

 
MONDAY 10/28
QUARTER GRADES DUE
6:30AM Jazz Band - rhythm section only
3:00-5:00PM Rehearsal (learning closer drill)

TUESDAY 10/29
6:30AM Jazz Band - winds only
4:45PM Set up for rehearsal
5:00-8:15PM Rehearsal (finish closer drill, full ensemble)

WEDNESDAY 10/30
7:00AM Band Room open
7:25AM Wind Symphony rehearsal/run-through (Nightmare Before Christmas, Sorcerer's Apprentice)
2:45PM Take instruments and music home
4:45PM Wind Symphony call time at Ross Middle School
5:00PM Dress rehearsal (wear all black or Halloween costume)
6:00PM Pizza Mingle (provided)
7:00PM Concert Starts!
8:15PM Approximate end time
COLD STONE'S ICE CREAM FUNDRAISER!

THURSDAY 10/31
Happy Halloween! 
NO JAZZ BAND
NO REHEARSAL

FRIDAY 11/1
4th Payment of $125 Due - click here to pay online
3:00-5:30PM Rehearsal

SATURDAY 11/2
SCSBOA CHINO INVITATIONAL FIELD TOURNAMENT
http://www.chino77thcavalry.com/invitational.html
Hydrate the night before, eat a good breakfast before you arrive. Bring everything you need for full uniform and $10-15 for concessions at the show.
8:30AM Call time, set up on practice field - DO NOT BE LATE
9:00PM Rehearsal (block 1)
12:00PM Lunch (provided)
1:00PM Rehearsal (block 2)
2:45PM Run-through (need at least 6 parents to help with front ensemble)
3:00PM Load equipment - EVERYONE HELPS
(Synths/pit break down equipment ASAP, tubas/drums in cases ASAP)
4:00PM Students change into uniform ASAP
4:30PM Load busses / Equipment trucks depart
4:45PM Depart for Chino High School - 5472 Park Pl, Chino, CA 91710
6:00PM Sack dinner / Restrooms / Unload
6:30PM Warm up
7:15PM Full Ensemble (need at least 6 parents to help with front ensemble)
7:50PM Gate Time
8:00PM Performance Time
8:15PM Push back to busses, debrief
8:30PM Load equipment ASAP, change out of uniform (hang correctly)
Band wears blue Gahr Marching Gladiators hoodie or band jacket
9:15PM Watch 6A bands, eat concessions (bring $10-15)
10:45PM Awards (USE RESTROOM BEFORE AWARDS)
11:15PM Walk back to busses
11:30PM Depart for Gahr High School
12:10AM Arrive back at Gahr, unload ASAP - EVERYONE HELPS
12:30AM Dismissal


UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:
11/2/19 - SCSBOA Chino Invitational Field Tournament @ Chino HS, 8PM performance time
http://www.chino77thcavalry.com/invitational.html

11/9/19 - WBA Super Show @ El Camino College, 6:45PM performance time
https://www.westernbands.org/events/details.php?ID=48

11/16/19 - California State Band Championship Semi-Finals @ Yorba Linda HS
https://csbc.compsuite.io/events/24514

We have a BIG WEEK ahead with the Homecoming Pep Rally during class on Friday, our last home football game & 8th grade band night, and Saturday's photo day and the University Field Show Tournament! Please make sure you review the schedule below so you are well prepared. All Wind Ensemble students (and anyone interested in auditioning for 2nd semester) have a rehearsal this Wednesday from 3-5PM on music for next week's Halloween Concert. This Thursday, we will have a small group traveling to see the "President's Own" Marine Band perform at Long Beach Poly HS at 7:30PM (bus leaves at 6:00PM).

STUDENTS: This week we will continuing to learn the closer, make sure the ballad is solid, and review Movement 1 and 2. Make sure you're getting ahead on homework, staying hydrated, and getting as much rest as possible.

​PARENTS: Thank you so much to everyone who helped with props and lunch this past Saturday! If you can help donate for Friday's dinner or Saturday's lunch please sign up on this link - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084DADAD29A0F49-friday. We will need help this Friday to run concessions at the football game, as well as Saturday for lunch and the field show tournament (uniforms, equipment, props, etc.).

 
3RD DONATION OF $125 PAST DUE
The 3rd donation of $125 was due Friday, October 4th in the Drop Box. ​We cannot pay our instructional staff or for field show competitions without your donation. ​Checks are made payable to "Gahr Band Boosters." If you are making a cash payment, please get a receipt from Mr. Loney before turning it into the Drop Box. You can also make an online payment here.


THIS WEEK...

MONDAY 10/21
6:30AM Jazz Band rhythm section only
3:00-5:00PM Rehearsal

TUESDAY 10/22
6:30AM Jazz Band winds only
Study Hall / Practice during class period
4:45PM Set up at stadium field with all props
5:00-8:15PM Rehearsal (continue closer drill, review ballad, Mvt. 1 and 2)

WEDNESDAY 10/23
3:00-5:00PM Wind Ensemble rehearsal (Nightmare Before Christmas, Sorcerer's Apprentice)

THURSDAY 10/24
6:30AM Jazz Band - everyone
3:00-5:30PM Rehearsal (full ensemble Mvt. 1, 2, 3)
6:00PM Load bus and depart for ANDREW OSMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, 1600 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90401
7:30PM "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band
MORE INFO: https://marineband.ticketleap.com/longbeach/
9:30PM Approximate end time / Load bus ASAP
10:00PM Return back to Gahr for pick up

FRIDAY 10/25
WEAR FIELD SHOW T-SHIRT AND JEANS TO SCHOOL (same attire for Pep Rally)
Make sure you bring everything you need for FULL UNIFORM - black compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, polished black marching shoes.
3RD/4TH/5TH Students set up, rehearse, run-through for Homecoming Pep Rally
Color Guard is wearing FULL GUARD UNIFORM.
Make sure you have your flip folder and lyre, memorize Mvt. 1, 2, 3 and have "Entry of the Gladiators"

3:00-4:00PM Rehearsal / Run-through in Stadium
4:00-5:00PM Break / Dinner provided / Start changing
5:15PM 8th Graders start arriving / Check-in & Mingle
5:30PM Sectionals on pep tunes
6:00PM Run pep tunes as a group - alumni invite to play!! Wear an old show shirt and bring instrument.
6:30PM Pre-game / Play pep tunes in stands
7:00PM Homecoming Game vs. Warren HS
8:00PM Approximate half-time performance / 8th graders served pizza
PARENTS: If you plan to help at Saturday's competition, please do a "test run" with us at the football game. We will have props, front sideline covers, and front ensemble equipment to push on.
9:30PM Walk Back to Band Room / Put Away Equipment
​9:45PM Dismissal*
*The end time of a football game varies. The Gahr Marching Gladiators always stay until the end of the game to support our school and team. Please have your student call you for pick-up time or check our website/Facebook/Twitter for realtime updates.
HYDRATE & GO TO BED. REHEARSAL, PHOTO DAY, & UNIVERSITY FIELD TOURNAMENT TOMORROW!
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A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND ALUMNI THAT MADE THE GAHR INVITATIONAL A HUGE SUCCESS!! We received nothing but positive comments about how friendly our parents were, how yummy the food was, and overall how smooth the tournament ran! We had tremendous support from our ALUMNI students and parents who stepped up to fill in where we needed help. All areas ran smoothly - from the spectator and VIP parking, the band check-in, bus and trailer parking, the new entrance/exit routes for the bands, stadium traffic, concessions and satellite concessions, the bake sale, Gladi-taters, cup-o-corn, jewelry, staff hospitality, Mr. Stockwell as our MC, and our fantastic student and alumni hosts. Thank you to the parents in charge of each area who began planning in committees months ago. It was incredible to see our alumni parents and students filling in as hosts, helping at hospitality, concessions, parking, check-in... you name it. We could not have done it without you! We would like to thank ABCUSD Board President, Ernie Nishii; ABCUSD Clerk of the Board, Sophia Tse; ABCUSD Board Member, Letty Mendoza; and new principal of Gahr High School, Ricardo Lois, for their attendance at the event. Please join us at our next booster meeting on Wednesday, November 6th where we will recap and celebrate all the great things about the tournament, as well as look for areas of improvement to make the next Gahr Invitational Field Tournament even smoother! Thank you all again for all your great work!

STUDENTS: This is an important week where we will be learning Movement 3 of our field show! Make sure you're getting ahead on homework, staying hydrated, and getting as much rest as possible. Next week we have three performances - the Homecoming Pep Rally, the Homecoming Game / 8th Grade Band Night, and the University Field Show Tournament!

3RD DONATION OF $125 PAST DUE
The 3rd donation of $125 was due Friday, October 4th in the Drop Box. ​We cannot pay our instructional staff or for field show competitions without your donation. ​Checks are made payable to "Gahr Band Boosters." If you are making a cash payment, please get a receipt from Mr. Loney before turning it into the Drop Box. You can also make an online payment here.

HOMECOMING PEP RALLY 10/25
​Next Friday, October 25th we have a Pep Rally during school! Please wear your field show shirt and jeans. Color Guard will be wearing full uniform. Have pep tunes ready to play and we will be performing movement 1 and 2 for the school.

HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME & 8TH GRADE BAND NIGHT 10/25
Next Friday, October 25th we also have the Homecoming Game and our 8th Grade Band Night! Make sure you bring everything you need for FULL UNIFORM - black compression shirt, black compression shorts, long black socks, polished black marching shoes. We will have quick run-through after school, a dinner break, and then will be back to change to uniform and practice the pep tunes with the 8th graders. During half-time we will be performing our field show for them.

PHOTO DAY AND UNIVERSITY FIELD TOURNAMENT 10/26
Next Saturday, October 26th is the University Field Tournament! Students have rehearsal at 9:30AM, run-through at 11:15AM (parent help needed), loading at 11:30AM, lunch (provided) at 12:30PM, changing into full uniform at 1:30PM, and band photos at 2:00PM. The bus will be departing at approximately 4:30PM and we perform at 7:35PM at University High School. Please see below for the full itinerary. Remember to hydrate and bring everything you need, including money if you want snacks at concessions after the performance. Price for spectators is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, and children 6 and under are free. Click here for more info: https://csbc.compsuite.io/events/22533
HYDRATE AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST. BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR FULL UNIFORM AND THE COMPETITION. BRING MONEY FOR DINNER AT THE COMPETITION ($10-15).
9:00AM Band Room opens
9:25AM Rehearsal on practice field with all props
11:15AM Run-through - PARENT HELPERS NEEDED
11:30AM Load equipment and props - EVERYONE HELPS
12:30PM Lunch (provided)
1:30PM Change into full uniform ASAP
2:00PM Band Group Photo - GIVE THE ORDER FORM AND PAYMENT DIRECTLY TO PHOTOGRAPHER.
2:45PM Buddy & individual photos
4:00PM Load busses (still changed into full uniform) 4:30PM Depart University High School
5:30PM Arrive / Use restrooms / Eat sack dinner / Unload (we will need parent help to set up props)
PUT CONCESSION MONEY IN YOUR POCKET BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE COMING BACK TO THE BUS UNITL AFTER AWARDS
6:15PM Warm up
6:41PM Official Warm Up time
7:20PM Gate time
7:35PM Performance
7:50PM Push equipment to side / Debrief
8:00PM Return to stadium to eat concessions, watch other bands, and use restroom - GROUPS 4+
8:45PM Awards - GAHR IS A CLASS ACT ON AND OFF THE FIELD. STUDENTS & PARENTS - PLEASE CHEER FOR YOUR LEADERS AND THE BAND NO MATTER THE PLACEMENT AND BE RESPECTFUL IN THE STANDS!
9:00PM Walk to busses
9:15PM LOAD EQUIPMENT AND PROPS FIRST BEFORE CHANGING - EVERYONE HELPS.
10:00PM Change out of uniform, hang CORRECTLY with sleeve (leave bag unzipped)
10:30PM Depart back to Gahr High School
11:15PM UNLOAD EQUIPMENT - EVERYONE HELPS
11:55PM Approximate Dismissal Time