JV Parent Information

Ok Parents! This blog is for you guys too.

The competition dates are as follows:
Saturday, February 7th Westview Evaluation Show
Saturday, February 21rst Evergreen Competition
Saturday, February 28th Tigard Competition (I suggest you all come to that one)
Saturday, March 14th Championships

Some information for the first timers:
Competitions are ALWAYS supervised by Myself, Kelsey, Tisha, Dylan, Mike and Karyln.
The kids will never be unsupervised at any time. There is also a rule of three, if they go anywhere within the competition space it must be with three other members of the performing unit (i.e. a drumline member, or jv and varsity guard member)

If the kids will be leaving a competition (not the way they came on the bus) with parents or, with friends parents etc. They must physically show me or Kelsey themselves WITH THE PARENTS they are leaving with as well as a signed approval note. Nobody may leave until those two things have occured. We want to make sure you're safe and accounted for.

Drop off and pick up times will be announced for the first competition as soon as I know what they are. Generally it's fairly early in the morning between 7-9 am and pick up time between 10pm-12am. Competitions are ALL day. Kids will have to show up a little earlier than the scheduled time to do hair and make up because once the bus takes off it's a whirlwind day.

The kids should bring a few things to each competition
1.The uniform!! Always always always make sure your uniform is packed the night before a competition, and re-check again in the morning. The bus cannot wait for you if you forget your uniform at home. Gloves are a part of your uniform so don't forget them either.
2. Your Equipment. Same deal with the uniform. Make sure you have ALL equipment the night before.
3.Money. I'm not sure if the parents are doing what they did last year where a designated set of parents buys lunch and everyone pays them back. but just in case bring money. Each school has a concessions stand...but beware that prices can be kind of steep so it'd be a safe bet to bring $10 or more.
4. Warm Clothing. It's cold. It's winter. Bring lots of clothing to bundle up in. We get to the school very early in the morning on competition days and sometimes are forced to wait outside while doing hair and make-up. Don't freeze to death. Socks included!
5.Something to do in between performing. Lots of hours go by between us performing and us leaving for home. So bring things to keep you occupied like homework. It's also fun to watch other guards in the free time as well as watch the drumlines.

It's also traditional for the Winterguard teams to do something called Secret Pal. We put everyones name into a hat and each person picks a name. You then get a gift (under $20) for that person, to be given competition day. It's a fun thing to jazz everyone up for competition day and I think it's a sign of trust and friendship and I'd like to carry on the tradition.

Ok...I think I've covered everything. If Parent's have more questions please don't hesitate to call or email me anytime of the day or night. I'm always happy to help you guys.
email:
laurenneel@yahoo.com

phone:
971-533-0517