Friday, July 17, 2009

Parade info for this weekend

FRIDAY 7/17

Please make sure your instrument has transportation home today before 2:30pm, transportation back to the school Saturday morning, transportation home Saturday afternoon, and transportation back to school Monday morning. THANK YOU!

SATURDAY 7/18 – Days of ’47 Youth Parade (the parade is being televised on KSL and KUTV)

8:45am Meet at WJHS and load trailer

9:00 Load bus and depart for downtown SLC

9:30 Unload bus and trailer – head to warm-up area

(we usually warm up in a Nursery parking lot just north of 600 S on 600 E)

10:00 Parade begins

Parade route begins on 600 E & 500 S. Travels west on 500 S to the City and County Building between 400 S and 500 S

11:15 Finish parade

11:30 Play on steps of City/County building (10 minutes of Pep Band music)

11:45 Load trailer and bus

12:30pm Return to WJHS – unload bus and trailer (be sure to take instruments home!)

MONDAY 7/20

Rehearsal Monday will be spent mostly indoors working on Pep Band music for the Float Preview Party

TUESDAY 7/21 – Days of ’47 Float Preview Party

NO REHEARSAL

Students WILL have access to the band room both before and after the performance.

10:00am Load bus and depart for South Towne Expo Center

10:30 Unload bus and head to warm-up area

(we usually warm up at the northwest end of the Expo Center)

11:15 WJ plays as they march through float set-up

Performs Pep Band music on stage in center

Plays as they march through float set-up, again

12:00pm Load bus and depart for WJHS

12:30 Unload bus

We are waiting for our Days of ’47 Parade information packet to arrive, with our entry number. As soon as we get it, we will construct a schedule and provide copies to students, as well as e-mail it out and update CHARMS and our blog.

Should you have any questions – feel free to give Mrs. Leyva a call at 801-580-4161.

Be sure to leave a message if you get voice mail. Thank you!

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