Please add the new music-drama-dance organization website to your contacts. You will find a collection of dates, performances, needs, meetings, etc. All in one place!

eastfinearts.com 

Solo-Ensemble Festival, Feb. 24

performance schedule above

Preble High School needs parent volunteers to supervise performance rooms. A couple hours of your time would make a huge difference! 

The organizers also make sure that you can get time to be present for your student's performance. The link to sign up is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScThViaBiLH_KF9_08nrLUuUyZ9H0fetvvsgvWIb1mI8MbP_Q/viewform?usp=sf_link 

Nov. 18 - Band Concert

yes, this is the same day as the parade!!!!!!!!!!!

• 4:00 - start time

• concert dress -
  > marching pants,
  > dress shoes or marching shoes (no tennis shoes/sneakers or slide),
  > "nice" shirt
  > marching jacket

• Arrive at 3:15 to put on concert dress 

• Warm-up and tune 3:30

• This will be an entire afternoon of concerts
  > 2:00 - orchestra concert
  > 3:00 - choir concert
  > 4:00 - band concert

Nov. 18 - Green Bay Holiday Parade

·       8:30am - Arrive early to change into uniform = black marching shoes, black socks, white gloves, full marching uniform and santa hat (remember to wear appropriate amounts of clothing under uniform). Santa hats available in band room if you don’t have your own  J. Hats must be red and white or red and black.

·       9:00 – at school to load bus.  Door 8.  You will get instrument, etc., out of band room. We will not take cases, only instruments.

·       9:15 – bus leaves school.

·       9:30 – bus unloads downtown.

·       10:00 – parade begins         

·       10:15 – estimated time that East group will begin marching [we are unit #17]

·       11:00 – estimated time that East group will return to school

·       Make sure to eat breakfast.  It is not a long parade but will still require a fair amount of energy (especially in cold weather).

·       Dress appropriate for weather. 

If you will be picking up your student at the parade, you MUST contact me for a transportation waiver form before Thursday (Nov. 16).  This must be signed and returned to school Friday, Nov. 17, for Activity Director’s approval. You will also be required to take responsibility for the instrument (including case and percussion instruments). You may not meet to pick up a student at the parade unless you have pre-approved permission 

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A UNIFORM YET - 

get it taken care of during lunch, or before/after school

GBAPS Marching Showcase

Oct. 7, 2023 at Preble HS

additional information for spectators above

10:00am arrive at Preble – leave case in auditorium or bring everything to stadium

10:15am meet on football field to run through show

11:00am return football field for combined rehearsal

Noon lunch (provided)

12:30pm          dress – full uniform (marching shoes, black socks, marching pants, jacket, overlay, white gloves, hat), you must take shoes and gloves home Fri

12:55pm report to field for start of show as a group

1:00pm show starts w/school songs and SSB

2:00pm            approximately time of show conclusion, clean up space in auditorium and take uniforms and instruments 

3:00pm           East band room will be open to drop off instruments, OR - bring to school Monday

Reminder: this performance is part of you marching grade - if you are in the football game on Oct. 7,  you will have an alternate assignment per GBAPS school board policy

***Homecoming Week***

Sept. 18

Music parents' meeting in cafeteria, 6:30pm

Sept. 21  

pep band for soccer and volleyball (same as Sept. 12)

Sept. 22

• Advisory/Homebase - combined band rehearsal 

• 2:00 - pep assembly, we play as everyone enters the assembly (4th and 5th periods are usually shortened) it is outside in the bleachers, in the gym if rain

• 4:00 - arrive to get ready for parade (uniform is black marching pants, black marching shoes, black socks-you need to get these yourself, and a black tee shirt or long sleeve shirt, white gloves and marching hat)

• 4:30 - go outside to line up for parade in front of school

• 5:00 - parade

• tailgate in parking lot after parade - meals are $5 or you can bring your own.

• 6:00 - put on last parts of uniform before going out for pep band (black jacket, overlay)

• 6:30 - in bleachers (nothing except plain water after you put on the overlay)

• 7:00 - football game starts - you must sit as a group for this game!

• 7:45 (approximately) - halftime - marching show (football player instruments will be brought out before the game and stationed on the track)

• 8:15 (approximately) - halftime is done - football players return to field and a responsible group will put their instruments away - everyone else put away instruments - change out of uniforms - hang up uniforms

• after everything is put away, you may return to watch the game or go home - band room will not be open after the game

PLEASE PLAN AHEAD!!! We will go through things in class each day as a reminder starting on Friday, Sept. 15. 

Wed., Aug. 23

We WILL have practice tonight. It is cool in the band room and that's where we will be until 7:30. Will go out to march for a little bit at 7:30.

Football practice starts at 8:00, and if you are in football, I will have you headed to that in plenty of time.

Bellin Run Pep Band

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Allouez Optimists Park/Miracle Field on Libal 

7:45am-9:45am

We survived the freezing parade temperatures and wind!!! 

Yay!

Thank you parents for all your help - and hand warmers ;-)

Final Performances for Trimester 1, 2022

Green Bay Holiday Parade, Saturday, November 19. all morning (specific times will be announced when the schedule is announced from Downtown Green Bay)

GBAPS Marching Showcase

at Southwest High School

Oct. 8, 2022

You were awesome on the 11th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So many positive comments from runners including one of the ladies who works at McDonald's, friends of mine, past music parents and former band students. Special shout out to our guest snare drummer, Adriana Montoya Valdez! You rock, girl!!!

Bravo!

GBAPS Marching Showcase

The entire show is linked above and the East only portion at approximately minute 42.

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Parents of Freshmen, please read the "pep band" page on times and procedures.

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PARADE HIGHLIGHTS

  East Red Devil Marching Show 2016