Band & Guard 8:00a.m.

Band & Guard 8:00a.m. Saturday October 22, 2011 WBA Marching Band & Color Guard Competition Gilroy High School 750 West 10th Street, Gilroy, CA Admission Charge: $12 General/$8 students & seniors Arrive to CHS Band Room with all of your belongings for the day -You will be staying at school all day until we depart to Gilroy High School 8:30 a.m. Rehearsal will start on the track field 12:30 p.m. Rehearsal is over 12:45 Lunch will be served to everyone at CHS by our Cougar Kitchen 1:00 p.m. Start Loading Goose -After you are done loading, start getting dressed and freshen up in restrooms on campus -Everyone needs to use the restrooms before departing on the school bus *There will be no stops on the drive there and back Band & Guard 2:00 p.m. -Band & Guard members will be dressed in half uniform & will start to load the school buses -Everyone uses the restrooms before loading the school buses 2:30 p.m. Depart CHS in 4 school buses *Make sure you have the following items before you leave (Hat, Full Uniform, instrument, black socks, guard equipment) 5:15 p.m. Arrive, Park, and Un-load 5:30 p.m. Dinner is served at Gilroy High School (Meal provided by our wonderful Cougar Kitchen) 6:15 p.m. Get dressed in Full Uniform for warm-up (Make sure you use the restroom before warm-up) 6:45 p.m. Line up in two s & Warm-up Begins 8:30 p.m. Move over to the Gilroy Stadium 8:45 p.m. Clovis High School Competes in 5A Competition 9:00 p.m. Performance is over and group will march back to the Goose & Buses to start Loading 9:20 p.m. everyone except for those still loading the Goose will come back for awards 9:30 p.m. Awards Presentation 10:15 p.m. Line up and travel back to the Buses -Load Goose and School Buses with all equipment -Everyone uses the restrooms 10:30 p.m. Load 4 school buses and depart to CHS 10:45 p.m. Depart Gilroy, CA to CHS 1:15 a.m. arrive to CHS and un-load the Goose 1:30-1:45 a.m. Go home and enjoy your Sunday! - Parents, please arrive at CHS no later than 1:45 a.m. to pick up your child If you want to drive your child home after the competition, a parent release form must be filled out and given to the head chaperone at the time of your departure. All parent release forms can be found under the file/form section in your Charms file.

Gilroy/Christopher Alliance Gilroy High School Show 750 West Tenth Street Gilroy, CA 95020 Greg Grant, Director 925-381-8873 (C) ggrant@gusd.k12.ca.us Dear Director: Thank you for choosing the WBA Competition at Gilroy High School. I am sure your stay will be pleasant and I wish all of your groups the best of luck and a good show. Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Start Time: 5:25PM Gates open at 4:45 Location: Gilroy High School Stadium (Garcia/Elder Sports Complex) Ticket Prices: Adult $12 Students with valid ID/ Seniors $8 Directions: From areas around the bay area, take US 101 north or south toward Gilroy. Exit 10 th Street and head west (left if traveling north, right if heading south) continue on 10 th Street to Princevalle Street. Please see attached map for your designated parking area. From the valley: take Hwy 152 west. Follow the signs into Gilroy; Hwy 152 will become 10 th Street as you cross US 101. Continue on 10 th Street to Princevalle Street. Parking for busses will be scattered around campus and spectators will be parked in the student lot. Please see attached map for your designated parking area. Parking attendants will assist your group upon arrival. Upon your arrival: You will be greeted by the Host AT YOUR BUS. The Host will meet you within 15 minutes of your arrival and give you a final packet containing wristbands and any updates regarding your start time. Please stay at your bus and with your band, we will find you. Individual warm-up zones are not assigned. The enclosed map will identify open warmup areas on campus. As customary, performers will be allowed to sit in the backfield stands at no charge with the wristbands provided. Please be aware that sound travels very well in our stadium and students should be again asked to be respectful to the performers on the field and keep distractions to a minimum.

Please go over the flow chart on the next pages with your pit crew and band, we will mark things clearly. No spectator will be able to enter or exit the performance area via the band entrance/ exit area designated on the map. After performing, all students and parents must enter through the main gates. Only individuals with the WBA Official Pass may utilize the band entrance/exit gate. Sorry, No exceptions. Please be aware: our field is multi purpose, so there are many extra lines for soccer and field hockey. The white lines are for football markings. There are also 2 sets of hash marks, the ones closest to the sidelines are high school hash marks. In case of heavy rain the show may be performed as a standstill in our gyms. The practice fields may be used for warm-up until the start of the show at 4:00. After that, you may only use the interior of the campus and the grassy areas adjacent to 10 th Street and Princeville Street for warming up. The areas immediately surrounding the gyms and parking lots will be silent zones and need to be kept clear of groups warming up and stretching so that groups can get by easily. Bands will be responsible for taking flash drives to the box prior to their perfromance. Finally, please consider joining us in our beautiful cafeteria for a bite to eat and some relaxation. Band Directors and their Staff are welcome. Have a great performance and a safe trip! Greg Grant Director, Gilroy/Christopher Alliance Pit Crew Information: Referring to the chart: As Band 1 is preparing to perform, Band 2 is entering the stadium (pit first) from behind the snack bar and stationing themselves well behind the end zone as to not be a distraction. Band 3 is waiting by the gate near P12, and staying to the left. As Band 1 finishes their performance, they will exit to their right and stay on the left side of the track, and continue behind the snack bar and into the basketball courts. Band 2 will take the field, and after Band 1 is in the basketball courts, Band 3 can then proceed into the stadium area. We are trying our best to minimize traffic problems with spectators and bands.

October 22, 2011 Hosted by Gilroy/Christopher Alliance Band and Color Guard Gilroy High School, Garcia/Elder Sports Complex Class Band Performance Time National Anthem 5:25 A Gonzales 5:37 A Los Banos HS 5:50 A Independence 76 th Cavalry Band & Color Guard 6:03 AA Evergreen Valley 6:16 AA Live Oak Emerald Regime Band & Guard 6:29 AAA Madera South HS Stallion Band 6:42 AAA Valley Christian High School 6:55 AAA Los Altos HS Eagle Marching Band & Guard 7:08 AAA Milpitas HS 7:21 AAA Madera HS Marching Band & Guard 7:34 Exhibition Gilroy/ Christopher Alliance Marching Band and Guard 7:47 ----- Intermission ----- AAAA Los Gatos HS Wildcat Marching Band & Guard 8:15 AAAA Leigh High School Band 8:30 AAAAA Clovis HS 8:45 AAAAA Homestead HS 9:00 AAAAA James Logan 9:15 ----- Awards to Follow -----