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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Championship Information
Dear Visual Performance Ensemble parents,
Please look over the following information regarding our championship competition. Especially for new parents, it can be confusing since this event takes place at 2 schools at the same time. Plus, we will share one charter bus with the ECG drumline as opposed to taking separate school buses. The schedule for the beginning of each day is pretty much set, but it will be flexible in the afternoons depending on our performances. We will watch other groups perform and try to fit in some time at Potomac Mills. Students are responsible for their own meals except for breakfast on Sunday morning.
We are asking each VPE member to turn in $10 to off-set the cost of the hotel and charter bus. We underestimated the cost for these items when we calculated the membership fee. This can be paid by cash or check (made payable to LMS Band) and is due before March 28.
Parents who are interested in chaperoning and/or helping with props and watch the competition will have to drive separately. We have just enough room on the bus for all VPE and Drumline members and coaches. Carpooling is recommended, especially since we have such an early departure time. Parents who would like to spend the night at the same hotel as the students on Saturday, should contact the Hampton Inn using the contact information below. A room with 2 double beds cost $92.40 including tax. Let them know you would like a room near the EC Glass group.
The following are locations we will be during the weekend:
The Hampton Inn-Stafford/Quantico
2925 Jefferson Davis HwyStafford, VA 22554
(540) 657-0999
Hotel Contact: Erika Medrano erika.medrano@hilton.com
Potomac Senior High School (VPE prelims and possibly finals here, drum line prelims here)
3401 Panther Pride DriveDumfries, VA 22026
(703) 441-4200
CD Hylton High School (possibly drumline finals here)
14051 Spriggs RdWoodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 580-4000
Potomac Mills Outlet Mall, Woodbridge, VA
Please contact Mrs. Lipford or Ms. Guske with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your patience and support! We will also be able to answer any questions at the Friends and Family show on Thursday, March 26.
Championship Itinerary:
Saturday, March 28, 2009
5amDepart from EC Glass. Wear your unitard on the bus so it is quicker to change into uniform. We will NOT stop for breakfast, so bring it with you. Donations of juice and breakfast food is welcome. We will start hair and make-up on the bus at about 7:30
8am Arrive at Potomac Senior High School and change into uniform, finish hair and make-up.
8:30am Begin official AIA warm-ups
10:04am VPE Prelims performance
10:15am Team picture in uniform with AIA photographer
10:30am Change into Rain t-shirt and jeans and watch the rest of our class perform.
Lunch will be at the competition concessions area. Our class is so large, that it isn’t over until 2:45pm. We should know by 3:30pm if we made finals. The top 3 units from each round, plus the next overall 9 highest scoring units move on to perform at finals on Sunday. We will then travel to CD Hylton HS to watch other classes perform. Dinner will be at those concessions or at a stop between schools.
We will not check into the hotel until about 9:30pm after Assembly Line has performed. Lights out will be at 10:30pm. Students are suggested to bring a cell phone to use to check in with their parents. Students can use Ms. Guske or Mrs. Lipford’s cell phones if they do not have a personal cell phone or a calling card.
Sunday, March 29, 2009:
IF WE MAKE FINALS:We would perform anytime between 1 and 3:00pm. We would eat the continental breakfast at the hotel, check-out, and then travel to Potomac Senior HS to watch the drumline perform in prelims and then we would perform in our finals. Then we would have free time at Potomac Mills mall depending on when our finals performance was.
IF WE DON’T MAKE FINALS:We would eat breakfast and check-out at the same time so that we could travel with the drumline to Potomac Senior HS for their prelims performance. We would watch the groups that DID make finals in our class and then head to Potomac Mills.
IF THE DRUMLINE MAKES FINALS:Since we are all on one charter bus, we cannot leave Woodbridge until the drumline is done. Their finals performance time could be 2:15 and 3:30pm at CD Hylton HS. This would make our approximate return to EC Glass High School at about 9:00pm (stopping for dinner on the way home).
Please look over the following information regarding our championship competition. Especially for new parents, it can be confusing since this event takes place at 2 schools at the same time. Plus, we will share one charter bus with the ECG drumline as opposed to taking separate school buses. The schedule for the beginning of each day is pretty much set, but it will be flexible in the afternoons depending on our performances. We will watch other groups perform and try to fit in some time at Potomac Mills. Students are responsible for their own meals except for breakfast on Sunday morning.
We are asking each VPE member to turn in $10 to off-set the cost of the hotel and charter bus. We underestimated the cost for these items when we calculated the membership fee. This can be paid by cash or check (made payable to LMS Band) and is due before March 28.
Parents who are interested in chaperoning and/or helping with props and watch the competition will have to drive separately. We have just enough room on the bus for all VPE and Drumline members and coaches. Carpooling is recommended, especially since we have such an early departure time. Parents who would like to spend the night at the same hotel as the students on Saturday, should contact the Hampton Inn using the contact information below. A room with 2 double beds cost $92.40 including tax. Let them know you would like a room near the EC Glass group.
The following are locations we will be during the weekend:
The Hampton Inn-Stafford/Quantico
2925 Jefferson Davis HwyStafford, VA 22554
(540) 657-0999
Hotel Contact: Erika Medrano erika.medrano@hilton.com
Potomac Senior High School (VPE prelims and possibly finals here, drum line prelims here)
3401 Panther Pride DriveDumfries, VA 22026
(703) 441-4200
CD Hylton High School (possibly drumline finals here)
14051 Spriggs RdWoodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 580-4000
Potomac Mills Outlet Mall, Woodbridge, VA
Please contact Mrs. Lipford or Ms. Guske with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your patience and support! We will also be able to answer any questions at the Friends and Family show on Thursday, March 26.
Championship Itinerary:
Saturday, March 28, 2009
5amDepart from EC Glass. Wear your unitard on the bus so it is quicker to change into uniform. We will NOT stop for breakfast, so bring it with you. Donations of juice and breakfast food is welcome. We will start hair and make-up on the bus at about 7:30
8am Arrive at Potomac Senior High School and change into uniform, finish hair and make-up.
8:30am Begin official AIA warm-ups
10:04am VPE Prelims performance
10:15am Team picture in uniform with AIA photographer
10:30am Change into Rain t-shirt and jeans and watch the rest of our class perform.
Lunch will be at the competition concessions area. Our class is so large, that it isn’t over until 2:45pm. We should know by 3:30pm if we made finals. The top 3 units from each round, plus the next overall 9 highest scoring units move on to perform at finals on Sunday. We will then travel to CD Hylton HS to watch other classes perform. Dinner will be at those concessions or at a stop between schools.
We will not check into the hotel until about 9:30pm after Assembly Line has performed. Lights out will be at 10:30pm. Students are suggested to bring a cell phone to use to check in with their parents. Students can use Ms. Guske or Mrs. Lipford’s cell phones if they do not have a personal cell phone or a calling card.
Sunday, March 29, 2009:
IF WE MAKE FINALS:We would perform anytime between 1 and 3:00pm. We would eat the continental breakfast at the hotel, check-out, and then travel to Potomac Senior HS to watch the drumline perform in prelims and then we would perform in our finals. Then we would have free time at Potomac Mills mall depending on when our finals performance was.
IF WE DON’T MAKE FINALS:We would eat breakfast and check-out at the same time so that we could travel with the drumline to Potomac Senior HS for their prelims performance. We would watch the groups that DID make finals in our class and then head to Potomac Mills.
IF THE DRUMLINE MAKES FINALS:Since we are all on one charter bus, we cannot leave Woodbridge until the drumline is done. Their finals performance time could be 2:15 and 3:30pm at CD Hylton HS. This would make our approximate return to EC Glass High School at about 9:00pm (stopping for dinner on the way home).
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Reminders and Updates
Our season is soon coming to a close and like any endurance race; we need to sprint at the end to stay ahead. Please look over the calendar reminders. Due to the snow storm and conflicts with school field trips, one rehearsal has been added. Parent volunteers are still needed to help fold the floor on Thursdays, donate bottled water and snacks for championships, and to help put together an awards banquet. Please let Mrs. Lipford or Ms. Guske know if you are available to help.
March Calendar Reminders
Thursday, March 12
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (parent help needed to fold the floor at 8:15pm)
Monday, March 16
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (this is a make-up from the snow day/field trips)
Tuesday, March 17
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (Dress up for St. Patrick’s Day)
Thursday, March 19
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (parent help needed to fold the floor at 8:15pm)
Friday, March 20
Rock Band Tournament @ LMS (students are not required to attend, but asked to sell tickets and/or sign-up bands to compete. Parent help is needed to donate prizes and concession items)
Tuesday, March 24
Rehearsal @ LMS, 6-8:30pm
Thursday, March 26
Friends and Family Performance at 7:00pm in the main gym. All VPE members should report to the auxiliary gym at 6:00pm in uniform and show hair/make-up to rehearse before the performance. This is a FREE event and the bigger the audience the better!
Friday, March 27
After-school rehearsal @ LMS from 3-5:30pm. We will need parent help to load the floor and props and transport them to Woodbridge. All VPE members should take their flag bags home and pack them on the bottom of the charter bus on Saturday. We were previously scheduled to perform at Jefferson Forest HS, but this has not been confirmed.
Saturday, March 28-Sunday, March 29
AIA Championships in Woodbridge, Virginia. Detailed itinerary will be available soon. We will leave Saturday morning and come back Sunday evening. Prelims are on Saturday and Finals (if we are in the top 50%) are on Sunday. We will be traveling with the drum line and they do not perform until Sunday. We will try to schedule in some time to shop at Potomac Mills. You will not be excused from school on Monday, so bring homework.
March Calendar Reminders
Thursday, March 12
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (parent help needed to fold the floor at 8:15pm)
Monday, March 16
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (this is a make-up from the snow day/field trips)
Tuesday, March 17
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (Dress up for St. Patrick’s Day)
Thursday, March 19
Rehearsal @ LMS 6-8:30pm (parent help needed to fold the floor at 8:15pm)
Friday, March 20
Rock Band Tournament @ LMS (students are not required to attend, but asked to sell tickets and/or sign-up bands to compete. Parent help is needed to donate prizes and concession items)
Tuesday, March 24
Rehearsal @ LMS, 6-8:30pm
Thursday, March 26
Friends and Family Performance at 7:00pm in the main gym. All VPE members should report to the auxiliary gym at 6:00pm in uniform and show hair/make-up to rehearse before the performance. This is a FREE event and the bigger the audience the better!
Friday, March 27
After-school rehearsal @ LMS from 3-5:30pm. We will need parent help to load the floor and props and transport them to Woodbridge. All VPE members should take their flag bags home and pack them on the bottom of the charter bus on Saturday. We were previously scheduled to perform at Jefferson Forest HS, but this has not been confirmed.
Saturday, March 28-Sunday, March 29
AIA Championships in Woodbridge, Virginia. Detailed itinerary will be available soon. We will leave Saturday morning and come back Sunday evening. Prelims are on Saturday and Finals (if we are in the top 50%) are on Sunday. We will be traveling with the drum line and they do not perform until Sunday. We will try to schedule in some time to shop at Potomac Mills. You will not be excused from school on Monday, so bring homework.
Monday, March 2, 2009
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