MARION ISD BAND CALENDAR
2019-2019
JULY 2019
15-18 Guard Camp for show music choreography. (REQUIRED)
9am-4pm
Band Student Leadership will be meeting this week as well. More info to follow.
22 Band Booster Meeting @ 7pm-Band Hall
29 First Day of Summer Band 8am-2pm (All Summer band is required of all band members.)
30 Summer Band 8am-2pm
31 Summer Band 8am-2pm
AUGUST 2019
1 First Day to do learn Drill Summer Band 8am-2pm
ALL TSHIRT/SHORTS/SHOES MONEY IS DUE! CHECKS MADE OUT TO MARION BAND BOOSTERS.
3 Sausage Supper and City of Marion Parade (Required Performance)
5 Summer Band 8am-2pm
6 Summer Band 8am-2pm
7 Summer Band 8am-2pm
8 Summer Band 8am-2pm
MOVEMENT 1 MUST BE PASSED OFF AND PLAYED BY MEMORY BY THIS DATE!
10 Band Pool Party @ Olympia Hills Pool in Universal City
12 Summer Band 6pm-9m
13 Summer Band 6pm-9pm
14 Summer Band 6pm-9pm
15 Summer Band 6pm-9pm (Parent’s Night/Ice Cream Social @ 7pm)
19 First Day of School
Band Practice 6pm-9pm
21 Meet the Bulldogs 6pm (Football Field)
26 Band 6pm-9pm
Band Booster Meeting @ 6pm
30 AWAY FB Game against Luling
SEPTEMBER 2019
2 Labor Day-NO SCHOOL/NO PRACTICE
6 AWAY FB Game against Navarro
9 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
13 HOME FB Game against Blanco
16 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
20 HOME FB Game against Hondo
21 Region Jazz Auditions @ LaVernia @ 10:00am
23 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
Band Booster Meeting 7pm
27 AWAY FB Game against Randolph
6 WEEK GRADE CHECK
EVERYONE MUST BE PASSING BY THIS DAY!!!!!!
28 Capital City Marching Contest @ Berger Stadium in Austin (Prelims/Finals Format)
30 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
OCTOBER 2019
4 HOME FB Game against Cole
5 Rough Riders Marching Contest @ Heroes Stadium (San Antonio) NO SAT/NO ACT
7 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
11 End of 1st 9 weeks (EVERYONE MUST BE PASSING BY THIS DAY)
EARLY OUT
AWAY FB Game against Jourdanton
12 Edna Marching Invitational @ Edna TX (Prelims/Finals Format)
14 HOLIDAY-NO SCHOOL/NO PRACTICE
18 HOME FB Game against Karnes City(HOMECOMING)
BAND WILL PERFORM FULL SHOW AFTER THE GAME
19 UIL Region Marching Contest @ Heroes Stadium (NO SAT/ACT)
22 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
Band Booster Meeting @ 7pm
25 Bye Week (No Game)
POSSIBLE PRACTICE/RUN THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL
26 UIL AREA Marching Band Contest (Site to be determined)
28 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
NOVEMBER 2019
1 AWAY FB Game against Cotulla
2 Possible Marching Band Contest
4-6 State Marching Band Contest @ Alamodome San Antonio
8 HOME FB Game against Lytle-Senior Night
15 Possible Play off FB Game
18 Band Booster Meeting @ 7pm
22 Possible Play off FB Game
25-29 Thanksgiving Break
28/29 Possible Play off FB Game
DECEMBER 2019
2 HS Region Band Auditions @ La Vernia HS 4pm
9 HS Region Clinic/Concert @ La Vernia HS
12 Band Holiday/Winter Concert-MHS Gym @ 6pm
19 Early Out
20 End of 2nd 9 weeks/Early Out
21-31 Christmas Break
JANUARY 2020
1-3 Christmas Holiday
6 Staff Inservice
8 School Starts Back/ 3rd 9 weeks begins
Band Practice 6pm-9pm
11 Area Band Auditions @ Orange Grove HS-Corpus Christi
13 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
17 NO SCHOOL
20 NO SCHOOL
25 MS Region Band Auditions @ La Vernia HS
27 Band Booster Meeting @ 7pm
FEBRUARY 2020
1 UIL Solo/Ensemble Contest @ Cuero HS
3 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
4 MS Region Band Clinic/Concert @ La Vernia HS
12-15 TMEA Convention/ATSSB All-State Band Rehearsals & Concerts
17 NO SCHOOL/ STAFF INSERVICE
24 Band Practice 6pm-9pm
Band Booster Meeting @ 7pm
27-28 HS UIL Concert/Sight-reading Contest @ Canyon Lake HS
MARCH 2020
6 Early Release
9-13 Spring Break
26 MS UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest @ Cuero HS
27 Drum Major/Section Leader/Color Guard Leadership packets are due.
30 Band Booster Meeting @ 7pm
APRIL 2020
6 5pm-9pm Directors Meeting/Color Guard Practice for Battle of Flowers in (SA)- Alamo Stadium
7-9 Guard/Drum Major Auditions @ 4:15pm
10 Good Friday
12 Bad Weather Make-up Day
20 5pm-9pm Percussion/Herald Trumpets/Guard rehearsal for Battle of Flowers in (SA)-Alamo Stadium
22 9:45am-12:45pm Mass Band Rehearsal in SA @ Alamo Stadium
23 6:30pm Battle of Flowers Band Festival @ Alamo Stadium in SA
27 Band Booster Meeting
30 HS/MS Band Spring Concert in HS Gym @ 6pm
MAY 2020
5 Band Banquet @ Seguin Coleseum @ 6pm
18 Band Booster Meeting
21 Early Out
22 End of 4th 9 weeks & Early Out
23 Graduation @ Trinity University
24-25 UIL State Solo/Ensemble Contest @ Austin TBA
28-30 Possible Band Spring Trip