Hello colorguard!
  
        So I want to start this by saying I'm sooo excited for this show and it is going to be amazing! Also I'd like to welcome all of the new members to the colorguard! You can find a lot of the important information here so use it as a resource! I just wanted to remind everyone about some important information.

IMPORTANT DATES:

June 24-26: (9:00am-4:00pm) These are guard camp days! Colorguard requires a lot of different skills so these camps are to prepare everyone for whats to come. We understand people have made vacation plans that may conflict so if you can not make it please e-mail Brandon. If you are in town you need to be at these days especially new members who have just begun spinning!

June 24: (6:30pm-9:00pm)  DCI at the Cinemas! There will be a sneak-peak preview of Drum Corps International after the first night of guard camp at Crossroads 20 Cinema. The tickets are $15 but this is completely optional! It may be fun to grab a couple friends after camp and go watch some really amazing marching bands so you may want to check it out! Tickets can be ordered online or bought there but you may want to buy them in advance before they run out!

June 29: First Flight Spin Clinic! This is a great chance to take a class on rifle, saber, flag, or even dance by new instructors. You will get to learn new routines! This is optional as well but highly encouraged! The registration starts at 8:30am and the clinic begins at 9:00am. The cost is $30 to preregister and $35 at the door. It's at Broughton High School and all you need to bring is water because they will provide lunch! There was already an e-mail sent out with the per-registration form!

July 20- We'd like to have the annual colorguard sleepover this night, it is totally optional but highly encouraged! Colorguard is a family and this is where we get to bond the most and have a lot of fun without the pressures of spinning! It should be a blast so save the date if you can on your calenders!

July 22-23 and August 5-9: Guard typically has pre-camps and post-camps so I will find out specific details and I will keep you all posted, just keep these dates on your calender!

July 24-27: This is the official first week of band camp with the full band! We will discuss this more as the time gets closer but these days are NOT optional! It's essential we are all there to work hard!

July 28: DCI Trip! The band will be offering a trip to watch Drum Corps live and it is a really important experience for everyone! Not to mention it's great for meeting friends and seeing how great colorguard can be! You get to see colorguard done at the highest level, its inspirational and supperrrr fun! It will be a small additional cost but that all just depends on how many people decide to go! More information will be given later!

July 30-August 2nd: You will get one day to rest up after the DCI trip to prepare for another week of band camp! These will be longer days than ever before where we will start really getting into the show! Then on August 2nd there will be a parent informance and lots of other fun activities like the talent show!

I know there was a lot of information in this post but there is a lot going on this summer. Feel free to contact me or your squad leaders if you have any questions at all! This is all pretty general so I promise you will all get specifics as we get closer to the dates, I just wanted to give everyone an outline of our schedule so we can plan our summers! This also means these may NOT be the only days for colorguard this summer so don't be taken off guard (haha) if more dates are added! Keep in touch with your squad leaders and keep practicing! Don't forget to start conditioning for the summer camps and working on your technique with friends! Hopefully we can all get together some this summer!

Thank you!
       Laney