WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP!

TONIGHT IS OUR BUSIEST GAME OF THE SEASON!  WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF MANY MORE PARENT VOLUNTEERS IF TONIGHT IS TO BE A SUCCESS. 

To sign up, go to http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/962345632561568076

Positions still needing to be filled:

Recycle 3:30-5pm needs 1 of 1

Signage 3:20-5pm needs 1 of 1

Snack Shack 3:30-5pm needs 1 of 2

Nachos Serve 5-7:30pm needs 1 of 2

Recycle 5-7:30pm needs 2 of 3

BBQ Serve 6-8pm needs 1 of 1

On-Call Supply Runner needs 1 of 1

BBQ Cook 7:30-10pm needs 1 of 2

Gate Monitor 7:30-10pm needs 1 of 1

Nachos Serve 7:30-10pm needs 1 of 2

Potatoes Serve 7:30-10pm needs 3 of 8

Recycle 7:30-10pm needs 3 of 3

Snack Shack 7:30-10pm needs 3 of 9

Recycle 9:30-10pm needs 2 of 2

WE ALSO NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS FOR TOMORROW’S TOURNAMENT OF BANDS

Pit needs 11 of 15

Truck AM needs 2 of 4

Truck PM needs 3 of 4

Uniforms AM needs 1 of 5

Uniforms PM needs 4 of 5

Warm Up Water PM needs 1 of 2

Warm Up Water AM needs 1 of 2

REMINDERS FOR TONIGHT

5:30 p.m.       Meet in band quad to get into uniform.

Bring your instruments out to quad with you. You will have no

access to the band room.

See band moms for plumes before leaving for warm up.

Leave your instrument cases between the uniform carts and Mr. Burn’s window. Tubas and percussion: leave cases in area marked with blue tape.

6:00 p.m.        Warm up/Pep band music rehearsal.

After half-time: change out of uniforms, head back to stadium. Take your instruments with you!

Pre-order tickets – you will find them in your hat boxes after half-time. Tuba and Pit will find their tickets taped to the front of their uniform cart. Color Guard pre-order tickets will be distributed by a Color Guard parent.

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT !!!

TAKE YOUR INSTRUMENTS AND FLAGS HOME WITH YOU TONIGHT.

GO DIRECTLY TO CUPERTINO HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY MORNING.

TUBAS AND PERCUSSION WILL LOAD THEIR INSTRUMENTS AT HOMESTEAD AT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING

REMINDERS FOR TOMORROW

8:00am Tubas and percussion meet at Homestead to help load truck.

Saturday morning, the band room will be locked up at 9 am with no further access until after the parade. 

9:30am Meet at truck at Cupertino High School with your CLEAN instrument, hair supplies, shoe bag, gloves, CLEAN BLACK socks, CLEAN marching shoes – Homestead's truck will be along the back fence near the baseball diamond. There are several maps on the Cupertino TOB website showing the parade route, designated areas for each band at CHS (the truck) and directions to Cupertino High School itself. Go to their excellent website at: http://www.tinoband.org.

- Allow extra time to get to Cupertino High School. Stevens Creek and Finch Ave will be closed to traffic at 9 am when the parade begins. You’ll need to park at Cupertino Square (Vallco) near Sears, and walk to CHS with your shoe bag and instrument. The sidewalks will be congested with parade spectators.

- Get in uniform.
- See band moms and solve any uniform issues before 10:00
- Shoes and instrument should be neat and clean!! Bring TWO pairs of clean black socks, one pair for parade and the other for field show!! 
- You will be walking a fair distance in those shoes: apply band aids, extra socks or whatever to prevent blisters. 
- Do not wear jewelry of any kind. No watches, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc.
- Make-up in subdued colors only. If your hair is below your collar, get it under control so that it will stay up under the hat.

10:00 Begin parade march warm up

10:55 Leave staging area

11:20 Step off time

11:45 Homestead in Competition area

12:00 Homestead finishes parade at Cupertino HS. Load truck and put uniforms away neatly on uniform cart. Take shoe bags home to get another pair of CLEAN BLACK socks and to make sure your shoes are CLEAN.

Take your hat (in its hat box) with you. We will be practicing with hats this afternoon.

1:30 Meet at Homestead HS field for full band rehearsal

4:30 Tubas and Percussion help load truck – Dinner Break

6:15 Arrive back at Cupertino HS – change into uniform & begin field show warm up

8:15 Finish warm up – march to stadium

8:30 Homestead in Stand by area

8:45 Homestead performs Angels in the Architecture!

9:00 Put uniforms and hat box away neatly on uniform cart – change into pep band clothes (green band shirt or the show shirt, band jacket and jeans)

Tubas and Percussion help load truck

9:45 Awards ceremony

10:30 Awards Ceremony ends – dismissed – take your own shoe bag and instruments home with you.

11:00 Tubas, percussion, and drum majors help unload truck at Homestead

IF YOU PLAN ON DROPPING OFF STUDENTS BEFORE 9 AM SATURDAY …..

Go to the following www.tinoband.org to find a carpool pass which will allow you to drop off students close to Cupertino HS.  Click on the screen where it directs you to “click here for information about the 2011 Cupertino Tournament of Bands.”

Under Quick Links, click on the following links:

1) Directions for Student Drop-off and Pick-up

2) Carpool Drop-off and Pick-up Pass