Alvin Marching Contest 9/30/23

Saturday, September 30th

Freedom Field
10855 County Rd 65, Rosharon, TX 77583

On Saturday, September 30th we are performing for the Alvin Invitational 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 2:30pm 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 and the 7 finalist will perform again and be ranked based on their finals performance.

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 pull their hair into a “2 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 2:30pm

Performance Schedule

Tickets

• Admission to the contest is $5.00 per person, CARD ONLY.  The admission ticket is good for both Prelims and Finals.  Please encourage your parents, and other attendees, to purchase their tickets from the following link before arriving, to avoid a large crowd at the entrance.  They’ll still need to show their proof of purchase before entering the stadium.

• We will also have this QR code posted at the front gate for ticket purchase.

TICKET LINK:  https://gofan.co/event/1132000?schoolId=TX50348_1

Parking (spectators) – Entry #1 and #2 on map

• Spectator entry will be the main entrance (#2 on map) off of Iowa Colony Blvd - but can also use entry #1 if necessary.

• Spectator lots will be to the immediate right and left of those entrances.

• Spectators will enter through the Home Side main gates.

Meals- The band boosters will provide Chick-fil-a chicken Breakfast biscuit, chips, and drinks for lunch. They will also provide gatorade after our pre-lim performance and snacks for the evening. Students should bring $$$ for concessions for the evening.

Student Schedule

8:45 am - Report to the Band Hall
9:00 am - Rehearse at KHS Stadium
10:00am - Eat Change Pack Load(chic-fil-a biscuits)
11:00 am - Inspection
11:15 am - Meeting
11:30 am - Depart KHS
12:30 pm - Arrive at Freedom Field
1:30 pm - Warm-up
2:15 pm - PERFORMANCE(Gatorades after)
5:30 pm - Pre-Lim Awards(Finals Announcement)
7:00pm - Finals Begin(Performance time TBA)
8:00 pm - Bring $$$ for Concession
9:00 pm - Finals Awards
10:30 pm - Arrive at KHS
10:45 pm - Dismiss

Widdy Up Fundraiser

Amount Raised: $23,305

I am so proud of the Kempner Band and our community. We raised $23,305 which is the single biggest fundraiser that we have had in the 7 years I have been at Kempner. Thank you to everyone who donated!!! I am incredibly grateful for all of the support our band has received. This money will go directly to paying for equipment, music, instruments, instructors, uniforms, transportation, and so much more. We were very close to our goal of $25,000.

Mr. Brodt

Kaitlin Matthews was our Top Fundraiser and will receive Air Pod pros and gets to be drum major for the last game

Daniel Matthews, Levi Cano, and Alex Lausser were our next top 3 fundraises and win Air Pods

These Students will receive donuts on 10/13/23

These Students will recieve an 8X10 photo of the band at competition

• We will be dying Mr. Dratler’s hair at the end of rehearsal on 10/6/23

• Ms. Yen will play the fight song at the end of rehearsal on 10/10/23

• We will shave Mr. Robillard’s beard at the end of rehearsal on 10/10/23

Metrics

• 81 students raised money

• We received 420 total donations

• The average donation was $52.84

• 65 students raised $50 or more

• 44 students raised $150 or more

• 36 students raised $300 or more

• 57 students raised $0

• 6 students never set up their account

GOAL: $25,000

We are kicking off our Widdyup fundraiser this Monday, Sept 11th. WiddyUP is a fundraising platform where kids create and share awesome videos with friends, family and anyone else in a unique way to raise money. You can learn more about Widdup here https://www.widdyup.com/

Click here to set up you account and get started. You can also scan the QR code below.

https://www.widdyup.com/students/register/Dj3DbiAK2TSAEGWaUdQe1qUX

Contact Sheet- We are sending home a contact sheet that students need to fill out and bring back tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept 12th. Every student needs at least 15 contacts. They will input their contacts into the Widdy-Up page and Widdy-Up will send their pitch video to their contacts and request donations.

We have created a pitch video that every student may us if the wish. Students can also create their own personalized pitch video. Please watch these examples of pitch videos. Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4.

Pitch Video Script

Hey everyone! It’s (your name). I’m raising money for the Kempner High School band. We’re raising money so our band can buy instruments, equipment, props and all the things we need to be successful at contest this year, you know how competitive band is in Texas!!! With your help, our band can have the best year ever. My goal is to raise $500. If you make a donation, you’ll get an exclusive video of me playing a song on the (your instrument). Love you and thank you for your support!!

Video Tips

Incentives:

Individual Prizes

• Each student that fundraises $50 or more will get a full size candy bar on Sept 27th

• Each student that raises $150 or more will get donuts on Oct 13th

• Each student that fundraises $300 or more will get a 8 x 10 photo of the band at competition

• Top 3 individual Fundraisers win Air Pods

• Top Fundraiser gets Air Pod pros and gets to be drum major for the last game

Section Prizes

• Each section with 100% members raising $50 or more gets to throw water balloons at Band Directors

• Each section with 100% members raising $150 or more gets to skip rehearsal on Oct 30th

• Each section with 100% members raising $300 or more gets a movie night at Cinemark

Director Incentives

• If we raise $10,000 Mr. Dratler will dye his hair Maroon and Silver for a week

• If we raise $15,000 Ms. Yen will play the Fight Song on the trumpet in front of the band

• If we raise $20,000 Mr. Robillard will shave his beard

• If we raise $25,000 Mr. Brodt will shave a K, Mr. Dratler will shave an H, and Mr. Robillard will shave an S the back of their heads

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