OK...

Long time, no hear, I know. So, I've been told by some of the older guard members that Mckee has announced that there WILL be a fall Marching Band program...I know some of you young ones may not be in the loop, but here's essentially it:

Tigard has some staff changes coming...they don't know exactly who the new team will be, but I've heard Dylan will come back to write drill, I have no idea about the percussion, and there will be new guard staff...again, I know no details of who it's going to be. That being said, I have no idea what my plans are - personally, I would find it awkward to tech under someone who I've probably never actually met, but who knows. Chances are I'll probably be around every now and then throughout the season, but as I have an evening job and am in school full-time, I probably won't be around quite as much as last year. As for the show, I hear it's a "repeat" of a show Tigard did years ago.

Another thing - I apologize for the lack of a middle school program, there were a lot of problems with teacher and budget cuts at the end of the school year, so several of us seriously doubted that a fall program could happen. But, as of now, there will be a show. For those of you who have not done a fall show, it's just colorguard outdoors...where you get to fight the wind and rain...FUN! :)

I strongly suggest all of you to do fall colorguard, you all have the capabilities to push yourself even more than where we left off, and it's a lot of fun. I know there will be definite changes, but don't let that intimidate you...if you ever go on in colorguard, you'll realize you have to work with a ton of different people with different styles, whether you like them or not, you kind of just have to go with it and have an open mind.

So, talk to each other about it and visit the band website and calendar for more info coming. Band Camp is in mid-August, as usual.

http://ths1.ttsd.k12.or.us/departments/perfarts/Band/band1a.html

Love,
Massa Kelsey