Hello Everyone!
I hope you all are doing well and are getting excited for Saturday!
In this email you will find urgent action items, a detailed itinerary for Saturday and general Show Day reminders.
URGENT ACTION ITEMS
- WE STILL NEED CARPOOL VOLUNTEERS! As of right now, I have received communication from four parents who are willing and able to drive. That brings us to 22 spots for guard members. We are short 3 spots! Please email me as soon as you can if you are able to drive this Saturday.
Each volunteer must complete a three step clearing process:
- Step 1: Fill out the Volunteer Clearance Form
- Step 2: Get fingerprinted (CLICK HERE for live scan locations)
- Step 3: Fill out the Driver Insurance Form as soon as possible. Once the Driver Insurance Form has been completed it needs to be submitted to the school office to complete the clearance process.
- EMERGENCY FORMS
Each colorguard member must have an Emergency Contact Form filled out for our competition season. EVEN IF YOUR STUDENT FILLED OUT A FORM FOR FALL SEASON we are asking you to fill out the form again for the winter season. A guard instructor or Guard parent will have the forms present at EACH competition. NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, have your student submit it to me during B period or rehearsal.
- EQUIPMENT TRUCKING VOLUNTEERS
We are fortunate this year to have a brand new custom floor for our show,and we found a volunteer to drive our Uhaul trail for the season. A big thank you to Toby Baird!
* PLEASE NOTE: We will be using the Percussion truck to load our floor and equipment. We will not be needing a truck driver for this weekend*
GENERAL SHOWDAY REMINDERS:
- UNIFORMS
For our first show the guard will be wearing Show Blacks and will not be wearing uniforms. The colorguard staff is currently working on getting the pieces ordered as soon as possible. More information regarding uniforms will be sent out once the pieces are ordered. This includes payments and arrival times. Until then guard members are required to wear Show Blacks. The guard staff asks each member to follow the Do’s and Don’ts listed below:
DO:
- Wear solid black clothing items
- Wear stretchy/comfortable items that you can move in
- Showcase your personality in the items (variety is encouraged)
DON’T:
- Wear clothing items with logos, pictures or words
- Wear faded black or dark gray items
- Wear crop tops. At the very most only 1 inch of skin can be shown between the bottom and top half of the outfit. Including when arms are raised up.
Feel free to reach out to me if you have any further questions regarding Show Blacks.
- SHOW LUNCHES/MEALS
This year students and parents will be responsible for their own meals and lunches on show days. Students will need to either bring their own packed lunch OR bring money for concessions / food trucks at the show site. Staff will be sure to have some water bottles for extra hydration, but members should additionally have their own water bottles for the day.
- For the show on Saturday students will have 30 minutes to either grab food from the snack bar or eat a packed lunch.
- If you are interested in what options are available at the snack bar, CLICK HERE
SHOW ITINERARY
Please click THIS LINK for the full schedule for Saturday. In the linked document you will fill a minute by minute schedule, performance schedule, maps of the school, snack bar menu, and general information from the host school.
Thank you all for your help, and we look forward to seeing the guard at their first show! If you have any questions be sure to contact me at kladuca@pleasantonusd.net
Kindly,
Kristi LaDuca