Newsletter 10/25 Midweek

Thursday, Oct. 26

4:30-7:00pm Full Band Rehearsal.

7:30pm Annual Trunk or Treat Halloween Party - HHS9 Cafeteria

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Plano West HS Football Game Itinerary

October 27, 2023

Friday 6:30 AM Hats, shoes, and white Tees in the stadium. Prep for rain!

3:35 PM Game Night Dinner Served in the Cafeteria.

4:15 PM Student Leadership Team Inspection-Ensemble Room. Wear plain Black T-shirt tonight.

4:45 PM Full Band Uniform/Equipment Inspection-Auditorium. Wear plain Black T-shirt tonight.

5:15 PM Load Yellow Buses

5:30 PM Depart for Football Game

6:15 PM Arrive at Clark Stadium-Plano ISD 6600 Stadium Drive, Plano, TX 75023

Unload. Set up Movement Block. Seated in bleachers.

7:00 PM Game Begins. GO HAWKS!

8:15 PM Approx. HALF-TIME Performance

10:00 PM Game Ends

10:30 PM Load buses and depart for Hebron High School

11:45 PM Arrive at Hebron.

Unload. Band Meeting/Dismissal. Change and hang Blue Uniform neatly.

• Blue Uniforms go home for Coppell Invitational.
• Call time is 1:00 PM in Basic Black with Camp Shirt! Wearing Blue Uniforms for Coppell Invitational Show of Shows Performance.
• Guard wear FNL (blue) just like the band for Coppell so that show costume revisions can be made.

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Coppell Invitational Show of Shows

Saturday, October 28, 2023 Buddy Echols Field-Coppell ISD

11:30am Band Hall opens.

1:00pm Rehearse in Basic Black w/ Camp Shirt (w/ Black shoes).

Eat a good BREAKFAST AND LUNCH before you arrive. Uniform Bag w/change of clothes for when we arrive back at Hebron. See Checklist Below!

1:30pm Rehearsal Ends/Load Trucks/Change into full uniform

2:00pm Student Leadership Team Inspection-Ensemble Room

2:30pm Full Band Uniform Inspection-Auditorium

See Checklist Below!

3:00pm Load Buses in Full Uniform

Depart for Coppell HS

3:45pm Arrive at Coppell HS Buddy Echols Field

185 W. Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019

Check-In and Unload to “Movement Block”

4:00pm Block/Plume/Water

4:15pm Warm-up Rehearsal in Indoor Facility

5:15pm Depart warm-up in “Side 2 Entry Block”

Upper Side 2 Entry

5:30pm Watch Flower Mound HS from ground level

5:55pm Band Report Time

6:00pm Coppell Show of Shows Perf.

6:15pm Field Exit-Exit Left-Lower Side 2 Exit

Move to bleachers with instruments.

6:30pm Keller HS Performance

7:00pm Coppell HS Performance

7:30pm Reload equipment and buses.

7:45pm Load buses and depart for Hebron.

8:30pm Arrive at Hebron. Unload/Meeting/Dismissal

Change Clothes/Hang Blue Uniforms. Pick-up

Grey Uniforms. Band Hall opens for luggage drop at 10:00am.

Call Time 11:00am in Summer Uniform for travel and rehearsal.

Admission for Coppell Invitational is FREE!

• We are gathering supplies for the local homeless shelters of North Texas. Please bring welcome donations of socks, toiletries, etc. See HBBC FLYER!!
• Spectator parking is on the northwest and northeast sides of the stadium.

Ticket Info: UIL 6A State Marching Band Contest

6A Prelims Monday, October 30-all day

6A Finals Tuesday, October 31-Afternoon

Single Session Tickets: $20 plus fees
Double Session Tickets: $35 plus fees

Spectators are encouraged to arrive early to avoid congestion at the doors. The Box Office will open 75 minutes prior to first performance of the day and doors will open 45 minutes prior to the first performance in each session.

Tickets are available at the link below, Alamodome box office or through Ticketmaster.

Parking $15 or more with no in and out privileges.

Band kids!

TOMORROW’S TRUNK-OR-TREAT IS MOVED TO HHS9 CAFETERIA.

FOR TRUNK DECORATING PARENTS - Due to rain, Mr. Sealy has moved our Trunk or Treat event to the HHS9 cafeteria. As such, please be ready to decorate a TABLE (instead of a trunk) from which you will greet students and pass out candy.

Parents: You may come set up anytime between 5:30 PM -7:00 PM. We must be ready to go at 7:30 PM!

The candy we have collected throughout the week will be distributed to you by our volunteers throughout the evening. If you'd like to start off with your own bags of candy and then be replenished by our stash, you may do so.

See you all tomorrow night.

Hospitality Crew

(Remember, this is not a community event. It is for band and color guard students only.)

Here are our most pressing volunteer opportunities for the week of October 22nd, please see the graphic below for all the opportunities available.

• We are in dire need of Pit Crew volunteers for Saturday in Coppell. And planning ahead: we need twice as many people as are signed up for UIL State next week on Monday and Tuesday. ALL OF THE PIT CREW SIGNUPS ARE LIVE, so go to our volunteer website and plan ahead, our kids need us!! And remember, no experience is required, we have Pit Crew jobs for everyone!

• The chaperones need to restock their supplies BEFORE State UIL. Please go to their Amazon wishlist and help them out by ordering the items they need to continue taking care of our kids! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3TRNU01NRQ5RZ?ref_=wl_share

• Trunk or Treat is Thursday. We could use some more store-bought desserts and someone with a truck to help haul away trash at the end of the event. See signup for details.

• Looking ahead, our Medical Team needs help in San Antonio. Right now we have 1 person committed to help for the entire trip. If you have medical background or are currently first aid certified, please contact Nikki.

• If you have any questions reach out to Nikki Wilson at volunteers@hebronband.org

If you have any questions, email spiritwear@hebronband.org

Music Travel sent out the final invoices for the trip this week. Make sure to log into your Music Travel Account to verify you are on track. Keep in mind that payments to Music Travel apply ONLY to the trip in November and are separate from the band fees that the Booster Club collects through Presto.

As a reminder all trip fees must be paid in full by October 18th.

Double-check your account balance today and make sure you are on track with your payments. Your account with Music Travel must be settled before we depart, or they will not allow your student to board the bus. Contact Music Travel at support@musictravel.com if you have questions regarding your account or balance.

It is going to be a fun month now that competition season is in full swing, and our Indy trip details are being finalized! #AIATT

1. WE ARE 2/3 OF THE WAY TO FUNDING THE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND!

Thank you to all of our generous band families that have given to our scholarship fund!! There is still time to help these students in need get to Grand Nats!! Any amount is greatly appreciated. You can scan the QR code or go to https://paybee.io/@hebronband@80. Thank you for your generosity. #AIATT

2. UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS (SAVE THE DATE) - Please mark your calendars for our upcoming fundraisers including Poinsettias, Mattresses, and Mulch!!

3. EASY WAYS TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE BAND - Tom Thumb & Kroger Community Give back (https://www.hebronband.org/grocery), Raise Right Gift Cards (https://www.hebronband.org/raiseright), and Company Matching (https://www.hebronband.org/corporate-matching)

The Hebron Band Booster Club would like to let our parents know that the LISD Board of Trustees has voted to call for a $1.23B bond election and a voter-approved tax rate ratification election (VATRE). Both proposals will be up for voter approval on November 7th.

Registered voters residing within Lewisville ISD boundaries will be asked to consider a total of seven propositions that would generate additional funding to support educational programs and conduct maintenance, repairs and renovations across the district. If voters approve all six bond propositions (totaling $1.23B) and the VATRE, the total tax rate will be 10.6 cents lower than last year’s tax rate, a double-digit decrease in the total rate.

Click HERE to view the 2024 LISD Voters Guide. It features specifics on ballot language & a message from Dr. Rapp.

Learn more about the LISD bond package & VATRE at www.lisdbond.com

Important dates to remember:

October 27 - Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail***

November 3 - Early Voting Ends

November 7 - Election Day

*** To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas you must:

• be 65 years or older;

• be sick or disabled;

• be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or

• be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; or

• be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

For more information on early Absentee and By-Mail Voting in Denton County:

https://www.votedenton.gov/early-voting-information/early-voting-by-mail-absentee/