Month: July 2022

Tickets

• Your child will receive the Pirates tickets you ordered at Tuesday’s practice.
• Band members’ tickets will not be included in those envelopes. We will be handing band members’ tickets out as we enter the game after we perform the anthem.
• Please check to make sure you have received the number of extra tickets you ordered.
• If there is a problem with the number of tickets you receive, please send us an email ASAP. Remember: band members’ tickets will not be handed out.

PNC Protocols

• Please visit the PNC Park website. Take special note of the section on CASHLESS procedures. PNC Park will not accept any cash at all: not for concessions, souvenirs, etc. If your child would like to buy snacks/drinks/souvenirs at the ballpark, they will need to use a pre-paid card. There are reverse ATMs at the ballpark but we are not sure how convenient and/or timely those stations will be to access from our seats. Consider purchasing a prepaid card to send with your child for concessions and souvenirs.
• Also, check out the bag policies for your information.
• https://www.mlb.com/pirates/ballpark/information/gameday

A few other details

• Students will receive their blue band t-shirts either at Tuesday’s practice or on Wednesday before we leave for Pittsburgh.
• Students will wear the Summer Uniform: black Dinkles shoes, black crew socks, black shorts (see Monongalia County Schools dress code for appropriate shorts length), and blue band t-shirt. Band commanders, majorettes, and silks should wear the Summer uniform as decided by their director.
• Chaperones should arrive to MMS band room at 1:30 on Wednesday. Thank you for volunteering!
• Don’t forget that students need to bring a packed lunch with them on the bus. When we arrive at our parking places, the kids will eat their food and then get ready to go to the check-in area. It will be quite a while before they get into the stadium and are able to get concessions, so please don’t forget the packed lunch. No sugar drinks, please.
• We will use the Remind app to communicate our arrival time back at MMS after the game. If you have not signed up for our Remind, text @mmsbandb to 81010.
• Students who are not riding the bus home will need to sign out with Mr. Shaffer.

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 we have been asked to perform the National Anthem at the Pirates game at PNC Park.  This is a great opportunity for our kids.

There are some seats available on the buses for parents/guardians. We need a few adult chaperones to help us. Please send an email to mailto:mmsmarchingband@gmail.com to volunteer.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

• Practice 9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m. at Mountaineer Middle School
• Bring instrument and flip folder

Wednesday, August 3, 2022:

• 1:30pm Meet in the Band Room
• 2:30pm We will load the bus.
• Please bring a packed lunch/snack.
• 4:30pm Arrive at PNC, eat lunch/snack and prepare for the performance.
• 5:00pm Check in.  We will enter by the outfield tunnel.
• 5:30pm Meet at Mazeroski Gate
• 7:00pm Perform
• After we perform, we will return to the bus and put equipment away.  We will then, using our ticket, enter the ballpark to watch the game. We have an allotment of 200 tickets.  Adult chaperones will need to accompany students as they return to the game. At the end of the game, we will return to the bus and travel back to Mountaineer Middle School.

• The cost for each student is $20.00
• The cost for each parent is $20.00
• Ticket forms were sent home with students

Student Rehearsal and Performance Schedule

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 9:30 am – 11:00 am

• Practice for PNC with Westwood at Mountaineer Middle School.  YOU WILL NEED YOUR FLIP FOLDER.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

• Band shirt, black shorts, black socks and black band shoes. Majorettes and Flags wear assigned outfits from your individual instructors.
• 1:00pm Mr. Shaffer will be at MMS for any problems that may arise.
• 1:30pm Meet in the band room to receive instructions.
• 1:45pm Drums in the Band room to pack and load.
• 2:30pm Everyone in the band room for final instructions.
• Check to be sure you have:
  • INSTRUMENT AND FLIP FOLDER
  • SUMMER UNIFORM
  • Bring your own LUNCH/SNACK; WATERS WILL BE AVAILABLE
• 2:45 LOAD BUSES
  • Bus 1: 8th graders/teachers/chaperones
  • Bus 2: 7th graders/teachers/chaperones
• 5:30 pm Meet at Mazeroski Gate. Arrival time is dependent on road/traffic conditions.
• 7:00 pm Perform the National Anthem!
  • Directly after, we will return to the bus, put horns and equipment away and go back to the stadium for the game.
• At this point you will need to use your ticket to enter the park. Make sure you get one from an adult.
• We will go to our assigned seats. We have a 200 seat block so parents will be seated nearby.
• Students MUST stay in seats. Any student going for food/drink/bathroom must be accompanied by an adult.
• After the 7th inning stretch we will return to our buses for the trip home.
• Students who are not riding the bus home MUST be signed out.
• All students who are signing out need to arrange for a “buddy” to unload their instrument at MMS.
• 11:00 pm ESTIMATED arrival time back at Mountaineer Middle School. This arrival time depends on Pittsburgh traffic.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7/25/22-7/28/22:

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ALL STUDENTS

End of Band Camp Party will be Thursday, 7/28/22 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Mountaineer Middle School. Don’t forget to check the Sign-up Genius to donate items for the party. Invitations to the Sign-up Genius were emailed to the address you provided on your child’s Contact Information form. If you did not receive an invitation for the Sign-up Genius, please check to make sure your child’s Contact Information form was returned and/or email us at mmsmarchingband@gmail.com.

Students will need:

• Instrument
• Music
• Flip folder
• Percussion equipment
• Majorettes/Silks equipment
• Bottle of water (no drinks with sugar)
• Sunscreen
• Shoes with closed toe and full back (no flip flops or sandals; tennis shoes recommended)
• Comfortable clothing, including socks

Optional:

• Hat
• Sunglasses

**PLEASE RETURN ALL FORMS AND FEES ASAP**

• Complete and return forms and fees. Check the FORMS tab on this website to find the forms that need to be completed. Return them to Mr. Shaffer at your next band practice. If this is a financial hardship, please speak privately with Mr. Shaffer.
  • All West Virginia students must have a current physical to participate in band. Physicals completed after May 1, 2022 can be used for all sports including band throughout the 2022-2023 school year.
• Sign up for Remind App by texting @mmsbandb to 81010. If you have not received any emails from us, please check to make sure your child’s Contact Information form was returned and/or email us at mmsmarchingband@gmail.com to be added.
• Sign up to donate items for our End Of Band Camp Party on the Sign-up Genius that will be emailed to the email address on the Contact Information form. Email us if you do not receive an invitation to the Sign-up by Monday, July 25, 2022.
• Assemble SUMMER UNIFORM. Details are in a post on this website called “Summer Uniform Information”.
• Make sure each student has a flip folder. Flip folders may be purchased at Fawley’s Music in Sabraton. Bring flip folders to band camp.

• Monday, 7/18/22 and Wednesday 7/20/22
  • 9:00-10:00 Trumpets, horns, trombones, baritones, tubas, drums
  • 10:00-11:00 Full band
  • 11:00-12:00 Flutes, clarinets, saxophones
• Tuesday, 7/19/22 and Thursday, 7/21/22
  • 9:00-10:00 Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, drums
  • 10:00-11:00 Full band
  • 11:00-12:00 Trumpets, horns, trombones, baritones, tubas
• Majorettes: Every day from 9:00-11:00 and also their instrument’s sectional on days it is from 11:00-12:00
• Silks: Every day from 10:00-12:00 and also their instrument’s sectional on days it is from 9:00-10:00

Summer band uniform:

• The 2022-23 band t-shirt will be provided by the band boosters for each student and will be passed out hopefully during band camp
• Now is the time to begin organizing your child’s summer band uniform. Better to start collecting these things now rather than at the last minute. The summer uniforms will be worn for the Pirates game on August 3. The following items need to be provided and purchased BY EACH STUDENT prior to August 3:
  • Black shorts (Refer to Mon County Schools dress code for acceptable length)
  • Black crew socks (mid-calf)
  • Black Dinkle marching band shoes (these are available at O.B. Fawley Music store in Sabraton or can be found online. If ordering, check with Mr. Shaffer to determine the correct style. There are some used Dinkle shoes in the uniform room at the school that students may wear. Check with Mr. Shaffer or one of the band booster parents for assistance in trying on used shoes)
  • Majorettes and Silks will need to purchase the style and color of socks/shoes/shorts required for their uniform as determined by their instructor

• If you have financial difficulty providing any of the above items, please speak discreetly to Mr. Shaffer.

• Monday, 7/11/22 and Wednesday, 7/13/22
  • 9:00-10:00 Trumpets, horns, trombones, baritones, tubas, drums
  • 10:00-11:00 Full band
  • 11:00-12:00 Flutes, clarinets, saxophones
• Tuesday, 7/12/22 and Thursday 7/14/22
  • 9:00-10:00 Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, drums
  • 10:00-11:00 Full band
  • 11:00-12:00 Trumpets, horns, trombones, baritones, tubas
• Majorettes: Every day from 9:00-11:00 and also their instrument’s sectional on days it is from 11:00-12:00
• Silks: Every day from 10:00-12:00 and also their instrument’s sectional on days it is from 9:00-10:00

• Monday, 7/4/22 No band
• Tuesday, 7/5/22 and Thursday, 7/7/22
  • 9:00-10:00 Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, drums
  • 10:00-11:00 Full band
  • 11:00-12:00 Trumpets, horns, trombones, baritones, tubas
• Wednesday, 7/6/22
  • 9:00-10:00 Trumpets, horns, trombones, baritones, tubas, drums
  • 10:00-11:00 Full band
  • 11:00-12:00 Flutes, clarinets, saxophones
• Majorettes: Every day from 9:00-11:00 and also their instrument’s sectional on days it is from 11:00-12:00
• Silks: Every day from 10:00-12:00 and also their instrument’s sectional on days it is from 9:00-10:00

To join our Remind, text @mmsbandb to 81010