Home Game(Senior Night) Saturday, October 21st at Mercer Stadium

Kempner Band Family,

Mercer Stadium- 16403 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479

We have our 8th Football Game this Saturday, October 21st at Mercer Stadium Stadium at 1:00pm against Fulshear High School. We will sit on the Home side and perform to the Home side at Half Time. A full itinerary for Saturday is listed below.  I hope that many of you can make it out to support our students.

Senior Night: We will recognize Seniors before the game at 12:20pm. Please check the list of Seniors and verify information is correct. Seniors need to dress in formal attire and will be escorted by their parents and/or immediate family members. Please fill out this information doc for announcements. Anyone who wishes to escort their senior student who is NOT a Parent/Guardian must be approved by Mr. Brodt. Escorts will need to purchase a ticket to get into the stadium. NO PARENTS/GUARDIANS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ESCORT THEIR SENIOR WITHOUT PURCHASING A TICKET.

Senior Information: Must be completed by Thursday, Oct 19th. https://forms.gle/gtvUXMHfrx9k8NsV6

Emergency Contact Information- All students must turn this in or they will not be allowed to travel with us and can’t go to the game.

Tickets- THERE WILL BE NO CASH SALES AT THE GATE. Tickets should be available on this website. Click the link; Tickets .

Dress: Full Uniform: Students will be wearing their full uniform for this performance. Maroon Member Shirt, Bibbers(uniform pants), Long Black Socks, and Black MTX Marching Shoes.. Students with long hair will have to put their hair in a double braid 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.

Equipment Needed: Instrument, flip folder with music, liar, water jug(pre-filled with ice-water). 

Meals- If you paid for the meal plan, the meal is Kolache Factory and Shipley’s Donuts – 2 kolaches, 2 donuts and drink. If you did not purchase the meal plan, you may bring a sack lunch to eat during ECPL time. Students must have a written note from a parent to leave campus to eat during ECPL. ECPL stands for Eat Change Pack Load.

Dismissal- When we arrive back to school, we will not dismiss any students until all equipment has been put away and checked.

CLEAR BAG POLICY - Note FBISD has implemented a clear bag policy for all games at District sports facilities including Hall Stadium, Hopson Field House, Mercer Stadium, Wheeler Field House, Cook Natatorium, and Aquatic Practice Facility.

The following types of bags are permitted:

  • Clear, plastic, vinyl, or PVC bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12” in size

  • Clear, plastic, one-gallon, re-sealable, Ziploc-style bags

  • Clutch bags approximately the size of a hand (4½” x 6½” or smaller)


7:00 am - Arrive at KHS
7:30 am - Rehearse
9:40 am - Eat, Change, Pack, Load
10:40 am - Inspection(picture in gym)
10:50 am - Meeting
11:00 am - Depart
11:30 am - Arrive at Mercer Stadium

12:00 am - Seniors Line Up
12:20 pm - SENIOR RECOGNITION
1:00 pm - Kick-off
2:00 pm - Halftime performance!
3:30 pm - Game ends
4:00 pm - Depart for KHS
4:30 pm - Arrive at KHS
5:00 pm - Dismiss

Cougar Kick-Off

COUGAR KICK-OFF

On Friday, August 11th we will have our annual Cougar Kick-Off at the Kempner Football Stadium here on our campus. The Kick-Off will begin at 7:30pm. There will be performances by the Brigade, Cheerleaders, Football team, and it will be our first public performance of the 2023 competition show “Fade to Black”! Admission is free so please come out and see what our students have been working so hard to put together.

Uniform: Students need to wear their Hot Weather uniform for this performance. Maroon Member Shirt, Black Basket Ball Shorts, Black ankle socks, and Black MTX Marching Shoes.

Grades: This is a required event for all band students. This performance will count as a double Major grade. Students must be present and participate to earn a grade of 100%.

Honor Band Celebration

After the performance, we will have a celebration to Honor the Wind Ensemble for advancing to the State Semi-Finals in Concert Band for the first time in school history! We will have cake and refreshments in the band hall and we will unveil the banner to recognize this marvelous achievement. We will also recognize the members of the 22-23 Wind Ensemble.

Lock-In

LOCK-IN

Friday, August 4th

9pm-Midnight

@ Kempner High School

After band camp this Friday the lock-in will be 9pm-12am. Band students will play games, sing karaoke, eat food, and have a great time all evening together.

What to bring: You must bring one of the donation items listed below. You can bring any entertainment systems or games you would like. You may also bring footballs, basketballs, or frisbees.

Chaperones: Parent volunteers are needed to supervise the kids, serve food and snacks and help with clean-up. Please be on the lookout for a future Sign-up genius. Thank you in advance for your support!

Donation Item:

Flutes-paper plates

Clarinets-hotdogs

Saxophones-chips

Mellophones-cookies

Trumpets-12 pack of soda

Trombones-hotdog buns

Tuba/euph-water bottles

Guard-candy

Percussion- granola bars

"A standard above excellence, a goal beyond victory."

I.H. Kempner High School Band Program 14777 Voss Rd, Sugar Land, TX 77498