Float Preview Party!

We are famous! Thanks to Big Buddah and wonderful job done, everyone!

Days of '47 Youth Parade

Nice job everyone!

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!

Sandy City Parade

Our second parade on the 4th was the Sandy City Parade. Here are the pictures from that one.

Here are a couple videos of the horn flash. I hope you can see it ok.

Again, fantastic job everyone! Hope you all had a good 4th of July!

Park City Parade

We went to the Park City Parade for the first time this year, and it was AMAZING! The crowd, the weather, the food after, and the band and guard performed FANTASTICALLY!! Here are some pictures from the parade, and a video of the 3rd song, Patriotic Spectacular.

It was a great parade!! Wonderful job everyone!

SANDY CITY PARADE

6:00pm Students meet at Sandy City Hall – southwest side. Parents/students should drive down State Street and park anywhere available (Fuddruckers, Sweet Tomatoes, etc. – North of South Towne Mall) and walk to City Hall.

Parade begins at 6pm

West Jordan is #81 in this parade

7:00ish West Jordan on parade route

8:00 West Jordan finishes parade and students head home!

Park City Parade

8:15- Load trailer
8:30- Load bus and depart for Park City
11:00- Parade begins WJ is #21
12:00- End of Parade eat lunch
12:30- Load bus
1:30- Arrive @ WJ

Info on Sandy parade to come...