Gulf Coast Marching Contest 10/7/23

Saturday, October 7th

Challenger Columbia Stadium
1955 W Nasa Blvd, Webster, TX 77598

On Saturday, October 7th we are performing for the Gulf Coast Marching Band Contest at Challenger Stadium in Clear Creek ISD. This is a Pre-lims/Finals style contest. We will perform in our pre-lims performance at 12:30pm and will be evaluated by 3 music, 2 visual judges, percussion judge, and guard judge. Only the top 10 bands will advance to Finals. Finals will begin that evening and the 10 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 12:30pm

Performance Schedule

Tickets

Gf Coast Classic Ticket Pricing

Adults:

$17 - Prelims, $17 - Finals, $24 - All Day Access

Student (Age 11-18):

$12 - Prelims, $12 - Finals, $17 - All Day Access

Child (Age 0-10):

$0

Parking (spectators)

Spectators will enter the stadium grounds at the northernmost entrance on Nasa Blvd. Please make sure your parents and

spectators allow time to park, walk into the stadium, and find a seat prior to your performance time.

Meals- The band boosters will provide Breakfast Tacos, Donuts, & Juice at 8:00am. They will also provide Pizza and gatorade after our pre-lim performance and snacks for the evening. Students should bring $$$ for concessions for the evening.

Student Schedule

6:45 am - Report to the Band Hall
7:00 am - Rehearse at KHS Stadium
8:00am - Eat Change Pack Load(Breakfast Tacos, Donuts, & Juice)
9:00 am - Inspection
9:15 pm - Meeting
9:30 pm - Depart KHS
10:30 pm - Arrive at Clear Creek Challenger Stadium
11:25 pm - Warm-up
12:30 pm - PERFORMANCE
1:30 pm - Lunch in the parking lot(Pizza and Gatorade)
2:30pm -Watch other Bands
4:30 pm - Pre-Lim Awards(Finals Announcement)
6:30pm - Finals Begin(Performance time TBA)
7:30pm - Bring $$$ for Concessions
9:00 pm - Finals Awards
11:00 pm - Dismiss

(Canceled)FBISD Band Night 10/3/23

!!!Canceled due to rain and lightning!!!

Tuesday, October 3rd

Hall Stadium
3333 Hurricane Ln, Missouri City, TX 77459

On Tuesday, October 3rd we are performing for the FBISD Band Night at Hall Stadium. Our middle school students will all be there to see the Kempner Band. We will perform in our at 9:05pm. We will be evaluated by 3 UIL judges and 1 percussion judge and 1 guard judge. We will recieve UIL style ratings, there is no ranking or placements.

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.

Admission is FREE

Performance Time 9:05pm

Performance Schedule

Meals- The band boosters will provide Pizza and Drinks for the meal. They will also provide gatorade after our performance . ALL students are fed for contest meals.

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)

Student Schedule

2:45 pm - School ends
3:00 pm - Rehearsal begins
4:30 pm - Eat, Change, Pack, Load
5:30 pm - Inspection
5:45 pm - Meeting
6:00 pm - Depart
7:00 pm - Arrive at Hall Stadium
7:55 pm - Warm-UP
9:05 pm - PERFORMANCE
9:30 pm - Load
10:00 pm - Depart for KHS
10:30 pm - Arrive at KHS
10:45 pm - Dismiss

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