Texas Educational Colorguard Association South Zone State Championships hosted by the PSJA North Colorguard Contact: Cynthia Santa Ana Phone: 956-254-0463 956-325-5155 Email: psjanorthcolorguard@yahoo.com PSJA North High School Saturday, April 2, 2016 10:00 am
I. Location Address/Directions PSJA North High School 500 E. Nolana Loop Pharr, TX 78577 956-354-2386 (Bandhall) From San Antonio/Austin: PSJA North Contest Information 1. Take I-37 South towards Rio Grande Valley 2. Merge into US-281 South and continue towards Rio Grande Valley 3. Take the Nolana Loop Exit and merge into North Cage Blvd. 4. Turn left on Nolana Loop and your destination will be on the right From Corpus Christi/Kingsville: 1. Take US-77 South towards Rio Grande Valley 2. Turn right on TX-285 West towards Falfurrias 3. Turn left on US-281 South/Railroad St. and continue towards Rio Grande Valley 4. Take the Nolana Loop Exit and merge into North Cage Blvd. 5. Turn left on Nolana Loop and your destination will be on the right From Laredo: 1. Take TX-359 East towards Hebbronville 2. Turn right on TX-16 South/Smith St. 3. Follow TX-16 South and turn left on East Dannelly St. 4. Merge on TX-285 East/Fal St. and continue towards Falfurrias 5. Turn Right on US-281 South/Railroad St. and continue Rio Grande Valley 6. Take the Nolana Loop Exit and merge into North Cage Blvd. 7. Turn left on Nolana Loop and your destination will be on the right From Rio Grande Valley: If traveling north, take US-281 South and take the Nolana Loop exit. Merge into North Cage Blvd and turn left on Nolana Loop. Your destination will be on the right. If traveling east, take US-83 West and take the US-281 North exit towards Edinburg. Take the Nolana Loop Exit and merge into North Cage Blvd. Turn right on Nolana Loop and your destination will be on the right. If traveling west, take US-83 East and take the US-281 North exit towards Edinburg. Take the Nolana Loop Exit and merge into North Cage Blvd. Turn right on Nolana Loop and your destination will be on the right. If traveling south, take US-281 North/South Cage Blvd and turn right on Nolana Loop. Your destination will be on the right.
II. Contest Flow All Contest Rules and Regulations from the 2013 T.E.C.A Constitution and Bi-Laws and the 2016 WGI Rule Book will be followed. Check In: The check-in table will be located on the east side of the school (in the entrance by the flagpole) on Raider Drive. Performers, crew, and directors will receive a stamp or wristband to distinguish participants from spectators. You will be pre-assigned a table for which to store your equipment and will be assigned a Student Host that will walk you through all phases of the show. Concessions will be available to your unit. Please Note: Outside food or drink will not be allowed inside the school. Students are NOT allowed to spin in the cafeteria. If you need extra equipment warm-up, you may do so outside. Equipment Inspection At this point all equipment will be inspected. All props, performance shoes, and equipment must be padded and taped according to the TECA and WGI rule book specifications. Please refer to the 2016 WGI Color Guard and Adjudication Manual and Rule Book. Maps of the school and performance times will be available in the director s packet at the check-in table. Guard, Crew, and Staff Admission Performing members and crew members will need to check in at the check-in table when they arrive on campus. Admission will be given to all performing members, 3 directors plus 10 student crew members. Official Photo Lifetouch National School Studios will be taking group and candid photos throughout the day. Group photos will be taken prior to your performance time. Each unit will be led to the camera area for the photo. From the photo, the unit will proceed to the warm up areas. Body Warm-up, Equipment Warm-up, and Performance Notes Body Warm up will be in the Bandhall. Students may stretch or do body type of run throughs. No equipment will be utilized during this segment of the official warm up time. After body warm up, your guard will be led to the warm up gym and be placed in holding until their equipment warm-up time starts. A sound system will be made available to you if you need one. After your equipment warm-up, your guard will be led to the performance area. You will be placed in holding until your official set up and performance time starts.
A strict limit of 10 air grams per unit will be enforced to keep the contest on time. WE WILL BE UTILIZING A HORIZONTAL CENTER LINE FLOW FOR THE PERFORMANCE AREA. From the audience perspective, you will enter back left and exit front left. Guard Entrance Guard Exit Spectator Entrance Audience/Judges Post-Performance After you exit the performance area, staff members will need to make sure that all of their equipment is put away, then proceed to the sound table and pick up your recording(s). There will be two retreats throughout the day. The first retreat (for cadet and novice groups) will occur after the end of the novice units and the second retreat (for regional, scholastic, and national groups) will occur after the end of the national units. Students will need to start their retreat line up in the warm up area after the last unit of their classification of the afternoon/evening. Retreat will follow the last performing group. (Instructors may need to help with the line-up of their students) There will be NO CRITIQUE at the 2016 TECA State Championships. Video Taping/Recording: To comply with Federal Copyright Laws, each unit may have only one person recording their performance. Recording will only be allowed within a designated area and will only be allowed for your unit s performance. Recording will not be allowed of any other unit or performance. T.E.C.A. will provide a Director s DVD of their respective unit in Championship performance which will be mailed to the directors address. Please refrain from posting video of your performance on YouTube, Facebook, etc
Glitter No glitter of any kind will be carried out onto the floor. This includes, but is not limited to, glitter in the performers hands, small containers, glitter in flags or glitter in any device that is used to toss, throw, or project glitter. There will be no exceptions. This goes for performances as well as retreat! Spectators/School Bus Parking Spectators can park on the north side of the campus (entrance is on Nolana) and if more parking is necessary, they can park on south or east parking lots. School buses/trailers/trucks can park on south parking lot, which is located near the bandhall. If additional parking is still needed, there is a field ACROSS the school. See Map for more details. III. Admission (spectators) Unit Contest Students $6.00 (must have valid student ID) Adult $12.00 IV. Concessions Concessions will be available all day. Outside food or drink will not be allowed inside the school at any time during the day. A Pre-ordered Meal Plan is being offered at a discount price. If you are interested in ordering meals for your group, please complete the attached form. The deadline for pre-ordering the meal deals is April 1, 2016. (Please see attached order form) V. Souvenirs and other stuff Outside vendors will be selling their souvenirs, so bring your extra $$$$!!!! VI. Online help and information You may get online information and help via the TECA website at http://www.go-teca.org or call me at 956-254-0463.
Check In Concession/ (Entrance by the Flagpole) Souvenirs Performance Gym ( A Gym) Spectator Restroom Cafeteria (Holding Area) Judges Room Picture Room Equipment Warm Up ( B Gym) Body Warm Up (Bandhall)
Spectator Parking Check In (Entrance by the Flagpole) Performance Gym ( A Gym) Cafeteria (Holding Area) Student Drop Off Entrance Student Drop Off Exit Equipment Warm Up Prop Storage ( B Gym) Body Warm Up (Bandhall) Bus/Truck/Trailer Parking Spectator Parking (if necessary) Additional Parking
Meal Deal Order Form MEAL DEALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCE PURCHASE ONLY (Note: Prices for orders placed on contest day will be different) Hamburger Meal Deal: Hamburger + Chips + Choice of Soda or Water $5.00 Hot Dog Meal: 2 hotdogs + Chips + Choice of Soda or Water. $4.00 Pizza Meal: 2 slices of Pizza + Chips + Choice of Soda or Water.$4.00 Name of Group/School: Name of Director: Pick-Up Time: Name of person that will be picking up meals: Quantity Price for each Total Hamburger Meal $5.00 Hot Dog Meal $4.00 Pizza Meal $4.00 Total Amount Due: Please make checks payable to PSJA North Colorguard. Order forms and checks may be mailed to: PSJA North Colorguard 4203 Laguna Vista Pharr, TX 78577 Or, orders must be emailed to cynthia.ana@psjaisd.us and payment can be made the day of the event. ****ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY April 1, 2016****