AREA Marching Contest Saturday, Oct 28th
Saturday, October 28th
Alvin ISD Freedom Field
10855 County Rd 65, Rosharon, TX 77583
On Saturday, October 28th we are performing for the UIL AREA Marching Band Contest at Freedom Field in Alvin ISD. This is a Pre-lims/Finals style contest. We will perform in our pre-lims performance at 10:45am and will be evaluated by 3 music and 2 visual judges. Only the top 7 bands will advance to Finals. Finals will begin that evening at 6:00pm and the 7 finalist will perform again and be ranked based on their finals performance. The top 3 bands in finals will advance to the UIL State Marching Contest at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.
Dress: Full Uniform: Students need to wear LONG BLACK SOCKS with the full uniform. Students will wear their member shirt underneath the uniform. They will also wear black compression shorts or black basketball shorts underneath. Students with long hair will have to put their hair in two low braids” when in uniform. Students are not permitted to wear jewelry when in uniform. Students are not permitted to have nail polish on when in uniform. Students are not permitted to eat when in uniform.
Performance Time 10:45 am
Tickets are $7 and can be purchased ONLINE
Admission- Admission to the contest is $7.00 per person. The admission ticket is good for both Prelims and Finals. Please encourage your parents and other attendees to purchase their tickets before arriving, from the following link, to avoid a large crowd at the entrance.
Clear bag policy- FREEDOM FIELD HAS A CLEAR BAG POLICY. PLEASE INFORM YOUR PARENTS AND POTENTIAL SPECTATORS!
Meals- The band boosters will provide Kolaches, Donuts, and Juice for Breakfast. They will also provide pizza and Gatorades for lunch at the stadium. Students should bring $$$ for concessions for the evening.
Student Schedule
5:15 am - Report to the Band Hall
5:30 am - Rehearse
6:10 am - Eat Change Pack Load(Kolaches, Donuts, & Juice)
7:10 am - Inspection
7:20 am - Meeting
7:40 am - Depart KHS
8:40 am - Arrive at Alvin Freedom Field
9:40 am - Warm-up
10:45 am - PERFORMANCE
11:00 am - Gatorades & Snacks
11:45 am - Depart for Mall
12:30 pm - Lunch at Baybrook Mall(Bring $$$)
2:15 pm - Depart mall
4:15 pm - Pre-Lim Awards(Finals Announcement)
6:00 pm - Finals Begin(Performance time TBA)
7:30 pm - Gatorades & Snacks
8:30 pm - Finals Awards
10:00 pm - Arrive at KHS
10:15 pm - Dismiss