Weekly Update
Marching Band June Rehearsals and Performance
Mon. 6/10: New Members and Section Leaders 1pm-3pm
Tues. 6/11: All Members 1pm-4.30pm
Wed. 6/12: All Members 1pm-4.30pm
Thurs. 6/13: All Members 1pm-4.30pm
Sun. 6/16: Prairie Fest Parade Call Time Noon at East View Elementary (see below)
June Rehearsals: Music, Instruments, and Supplies
During the June rehearsals, students will be rehearsing for the parade as well as for the Fall competition show. All students will receive the music during the first rehearsals.
Students needing to use a Sousaphone, Mellophone, and Percussion instrument will receive the instruments during rehearsal.
For each rehearsal, students need to wear gym shoes (athletic shoes), socks, and comfortable clothing. All students should wear and bring sunscreen, as well as bring water.
Rehearsals in June will start in the band room (accessible through door #3).
Water Donations Needed
Throughout the marching band season, students are given water at performances and meals. Please consider donating a case of water bottles to the band water supply. Thank you for anything you can donate.
Rehearsals: Inclement Weather
Regardless of weather, rehearsals will take place. If the weather is inclement, we will have rehearsal indoors.
Marching Band Uniforms
During June rehearsals, students will receive Marching Band Uniforms. Students who play a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument will need to complete a marching band shoe order form and return the payment listed by August 1st. A link to the shoe form can be found on the following site http://www.oswegoeasthighschoolbands.com/marching-band.html
Thank you to the parents who indicated they can help on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday of the June 11-13 rehearsal(s). An email will be sent to those parents to help explain how the distribution of uniforms will work.
Prairie Fest Parade: Sunday, June 16th
The Prairie Fest Parade starts at the back of East View Elementary School (across from Oswego High School), travels down Main Street, and ends at the Oswego Senior Center on Washington Street in Oswego.
Call time for students is noon at East View Elementary School. Students should bring their instruments with them. Dress for the parade is the OEHS Marching Tee (received during June rehearsals), gym shoes, socks, and khaki shorts or pants.
The OEHS Marching Band is entry number 40 this year. The parade officially steps off at 1pm. We are hoping that the students will have stepped off, gone through the parade route, and will be finished at the Oswego Senior Center by 2pm.
We are in need of some younger family members/siblings of marching band members to carry our marching band banner during the parade. Please email Ms. Cooper if you have a family interested in carrying the banner.
Contacting Band Directors
Please note the emails for the band directors:
Ms. Cooper: kcooper01@sd308.org
Mr. Rexroat: srexroat@sd308.org
There is a secretary in the district, Kim Cooper, who has a similar email to Ms. Cooper. Please make sure you are including the “01” after the kcooper in the email so the email is sent to Ms. Cooper. Kim has been fantastic about forwarding emails, but we are trying to help end the need to do so.
P.E. Exemption Option: First Semester 2019
For the upcoming school year, all Marching Band students have the option to opt out of P.E. first semester.
· Students will receive a P (Pass) on their report card to show they completed the "Fall PE Exemption"
· No grade will be assigned nor will the GPA be impacted
· Sophomores will need to make sure they take the PE 10-2 in the Spring with the state required CPR unit
· No credit will be assigned, but the students will still have the correct amount of P.E. credit needed for graduation and for universities
· The PE will be replaced with an Academic Study Period (study hall) not another elective
You can obtain a PE Exemption Form from Student Services or your band director. The form will need to be completed within the first 2 weeks of school (but preferably sooner so they can adjust schedules accordingly).
Mon. 6/10: New Members and Section Leaders 1pm-3pm
Tues. 6/11: All Members 1pm-4.30pm
Wed. 6/12: All Members 1pm-4.30pm
Thurs. 6/13: All Members 1pm-4.30pm
Sun. 6/16: Prairie Fest Parade Call Time Noon at East View Elementary (see below)
June Rehearsals: Music, Instruments, and Supplies
During the June rehearsals, students will be rehearsing for the parade as well as for the Fall competition show. All students will receive the music during the first rehearsals.
Students needing to use a Sousaphone, Mellophone, and Percussion instrument will receive the instruments during rehearsal.
For each rehearsal, students need to wear gym shoes (athletic shoes), socks, and comfortable clothing. All students should wear and bring sunscreen, as well as bring water.
Rehearsals in June will start in the band room (accessible through door #3).
Water Donations Needed
Throughout the marching band season, students are given water at performances and meals. Please consider donating a case of water bottles to the band water supply. Thank you for anything you can donate.
Rehearsals: Inclement Weather
Regardless of weather, rehearsals will take place. If the weather is inclement, we will have rehearsal indoors.
Marching Band Uniforms
During June rehearsals, students will receive Marching Band Uniforms. Students who play a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument will need to complete a marching band shoe order form and return the payment listed by August 1st. A link to the shoe form can be found on the following site http://www.oswegoeasthighschoolbands.com/marching-band.html
Thank you to the parents who indicated they can help on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday of the June 11-13 rehearsal(s). An email will be sent to those parents to help explain how the distribution of uniforms will work.
Prairie Fest Parade: Sunday, June 16th
The Prairie Fest Parade starts at the back of East View Elementary School (across from Oswego High School), travels down Main Street, and ends at the Oswego Senior Center on Washington Street in Oswego.
Call time for students is noon at East View Elementary School. Students should bring their instruments with them. Dress for the parade is the OEHS Marching Tee (received during June rehearsals), gym shoes, socks, and khaki shorts or pants.
The OEHS Marching Band is entry number 40 this year. The parade officially steps off at 1pm. We are hoping that the students will have stepped off, gone through the parade route, and will be finished at the Oswego Senior Center by 2pm.
We are in need of some younger family members/siblings of marching band members to carry our marching band banner during the parade. Please email Ms. Cooper if you have a family interested in carrying the banner.
Contacting Band Directors
Please note the emails for the band directors:
Ms. Cooper: kcooper01@sd308.org
Mr. Rexroat: srexroat@sd308.org
There is a secretary in the district, Kim Cooper, who has a similar email to Ms. Cooper. Please make sure you are including the “01” after the kcooper in the email so the email is sent to Ms. Cooper. Kim has been fantastic about forwarding emails, but we are trying to help end the need to do so.
P.E. Exemption Option: First Semester 2019
For the upcoming school year, all Marching Band students have the option to opt out of P.E. first semester.
· Students will receive a P (Pass) on their report card to show they completed the "Fall PE Exemption"
· No grade will be assigned nor will the GPA be impacted
· Sophomores will need to make sure they take the PE 10-2 in the Spring with the state required CPR unit
· No credit will be assigned, but the students will still have the correct amount of P.E. credit needed for graduation and for universities
· The PE will be replaced with an Academic Study Period (study hall) not another elective
You can obtain a PE Exemption Form from Student Services or your band director. The form will need to be completed within the first 2 weeks of school (but preferably sooner so they can adjust schedules accordingly).