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July at a Glance

1 Complete health screen form before practice.

1-3 8-12 noon Band Practice (Update p 5-8)

4 10 am Parade (Parade is Cancelled)

4 Band Picnic (postponed until further notice)

27-31 8-4 pm Guard and Percussion Camp

31 8am-12 noon Freshman + Leaders

31 1pm-4pm Band Leadership

August at a Glance

1 8:30-4:00 Band Registration

3 7-11, 12:30-4:30, 6:30-9:00 Band Camp

4 7-11, 12:30-4:30, Band Camp 5:00-6:00 Dinner 6:30 Fanpledge 2020

5 7-11, 12:30-4:30, Band Camp

6 7-11, 12:30-4:30, 6:30-9:00 Band Camp

7 7-11, 12:30-4:30, Band Camp 6-10 Band Luau

8 7:30-2:30 Carwash and Garage Sale

10-11 5:00-9:30, Band Camp

13 First Day of School 5:30-8:30 Practice

14 5:30-8:30 Practice

15 7:00-11:30, 12:30-4:00 Choreo Session

22 7:00-11:30, 12:30-4:00 Choreo Session 8 pm Ice Cream Social

28 7 pm Rowlett HS Football @ Rowlett

September at a Glance

4 7:30 pm Lamar HS Football @ Lumpkins

11 7:30 pm Ennis FB @ Ennis

16 All Region Jazz Auditions @ WHS

18 7:30 pm Midway FB @ Lumpkins

25 7:30 pm Lakeridge FB @ Mansfield

Financial Updates!

Pay Band Fees Online $400 for first student and $250 for other siblings Square Online Site

Pay WISD Instrumental Fees Online $100 for year (pay all at once or installments of $25) WISD Online Payment Site

Event Updates! July 1-3 Practice (8:00-12:00 am) We plan to practice outside with or without parade. See pages 5-7 with details including schedule and Covid 19

proceedures More rehearsal info here! Please complete the Health Screening form on the

morning of July 1 before coming to camp. Click here for health screening form.

4th of July Parade! The City has cancelled the Parade!

Garage Sale and Car Wash Rescheduled for August 8th Saturday, August 8 | Lumpkins Stadium Car Wash 8-2 pm | Garage Sale 8-12 pm Details on page 2.

Form Updates!

Medical History and Physical Forms Medical History forms due to Mr. Cook by July 1. See page 4 for details.

Band Registration Forms It is our goal to have all of our forms ready by the end of this

week! Thank your for your patience!

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Fall Marching Contest Schedule (Tentative/Subject to change)

Date Event Site

Oct. 10 BOA Marching Contest Pennington

Oct. 14 UIL Contest ** Wednesday Duncanville

Oct. 19 BOA Waco McClain

Oct. 24 Area Marching Pennington

Oct. 31 Duncanville Contest (Tentative) Duncanville

Nov. 2-3 State Marching Contest San Antonio

Before/After School Schedule This Schedule will start August 20, 2020.

Full Band Monday 4:45-7:15 pm

Tuesday 4:45-7:15 pm

Thursday 5:30-8:30 pm

Saturday Selected/Communicated

Aug. 28 Rowlett Away 7:00

Sept. 4 Arlington Lamar Home 7:30

Sept. 11 Ennis Away 7:30

Sept. 18 Waco Midway Home 7:30

Sept. 25 Lake Ridge Away 7:30

Oct. 2 Open Date (Stadium Practice)

Oct. 9 Cedar Hill (Homecoming) Home 7:30

Oct. 16 Duncanville (Pink Out) Home 7:30

Oct. 23 Mansfield Away 7:30

Oct. 30 Waco High (Senior Night) Home 7:30

Nov. 5 Desoto (Thursday Night) Away 7:00

Nov. 13 Playoffs Begin TBA

Fall 2020 Football Schedule

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Registration

Parents and/or guardians please accompany your student to help complete process. Thanks! Allow 60-90 minutes to complete the uniform and shoe fitting, pictures, and possible paying of fees. Uniform & Shoe Fitting

All students will be fitted for a uniform. Marching Shoes will be fitted for those in need. Band Fees ($400.00 and $250.00 for siblings)

New this year: Band Fees due July 1. Auto draft capabilities with CNB with signed agreement. Online Square payment options. Payment plans with Boosters w/signed agreement

Individual Band Pictures

Students will take two individual pictures: one with instrument and one in front of green screen for composite. Pictures are available for purchase from McCoys. These photos will be converted into posters and displayed around town at area businesses during the Fall

Marching Season, so don’t miss this opportunity! Band Forms

Online registration will be available this year including all forms (except Physical form) and signatures. Concessions Credit Opportunity and Other Fundraisers:

Concessions Parents/guardians/students can earn up to $80 total (max) in credit towards band fees by working at

Concessions. Varsity games=$40 per game (max 2 games); JV/9th/JH games=$20 per night (max 4 nights) Game/night sign-ups will be available May 30th online.

Individual Fundraisers

Carwash-earn pledges-June

Community Garage Sale-earn from the sale of your own items-June

Cowboy Ticket/Raffle-first 5 tickets to boosters….all others to student account-Marching Season

Registration Schedule Saturday, August 1

8:30-4:00 pm WHS Band Hall

8:30-10:00...A-Cl 10:00-11:30...Co-Ha 11:30-1:00…He-Ma

1:00-2:30...Mc-R 2:30-4:00...S-Z

Band Registration August 1, 2020

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http://www.spiritofwaxahachie.com/MarchingBand/MB_20/PrePhysFormRvsd4_24_20.pdf

WHS Band July Mini-Camp July 1-3, 2020

Location Winds, Battery, and Guard at practice fields behind tennis courts at WHS

Front Ensemble in Band Hall 1 (Enter-garage door and exit-double glass doors

Schedule 8:00-9:45 am Woodwinds, Battery Percussion, Color Guard

10:00-11:45 am Brass, Front Ensemble, Color Guard Please plan to wait in line with 6’ of distance when checking in.

What to Bring/Wear All: Gallon water bottle, sunscreen, athletic attire, appropriate footwear, hats

WISD Health Screen Form if not done online (We will provide)

(We are not sharing food or drink or any personal items)

Woodwinds/Brass: Instruments, reeds/mps, Parade Part as pdf via phone

Percussion: Sticks and mallets (we are not sharing mallets or sticks)

Covid Procedures We will wear masks into rehearsals, during breaks, and when exiting rehearsals.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all students will be required to complete a COVID screening

form weekly and temperature screening daily. Click here to complete online before July 1

Entrance/Exits:

Fields: Enter at tennis courts and exit via concession stand into parking lot

Band Hall 1: Enter via garage door and exit through double glass doors

Directors and students are expected to follow TEA and UIL social distancing guidelines:

When practicing we will stay 10-15’ apart inside and on field

When not practicing we will stay 6-8’ apart at all times including arrival/departure

No spectators will be allowed in the buildings.

Appropriate cleansing and disinfecting will be done on all equipment and areas between each group. All

participants will go through an orientation and be instructed on social distancing rules, equipment safe-

ty, exit and entry procedures and UIL guidelines.

Hand sanitizer and hand washing areas will be available before, during and after workouts.

Medical Forms & Physicals All new students to band program must have a Medical History and Physical Form on file to practice.

All returning students and 8th graders that were in band and athletics last year are good to go but will

need updates by Aug. 1.

The Director of Bands will conduct meetings and train band directors that will be leading summer sessions

with the intent to fully comply with the guidelines set forth by the UIL and state and federal agencies.

Summer band development sessions are not mandatory for students. Directors will continue to provide alter-

nate plans to assist students that choose to continue to shelter in place.

Pre-Rehearsal Screening

All directors and students will be screened for COVID-19 prior to a workout. Screening includes a temper-

ature and symptom check.

All directors and students will submit a WISD COVID-19 screening form at the beginning of each week

prior to workout. Available online.

Responses to screening questions for each person will be recorded and stored so that there is a record of

everyone present in case a student develops COVID-19.

Any person with positive symptoms reported will not be allowed to take part in rehearsals and should con-

tact his or her primary care provider or other appropriate health-care professional for further evaluation.

Restrictions

Students are expected to wear masks when not practicing

Band storage rooms will be closed and not be available

There can be no shared water or food

Water fountains will not be available

No physical contact between directors and students (i.e. high five, pat on the back)

Bathrooms will be designated (Only one student at time will be allowed to enter/exit)

WHS band halls will use restrooms located in the Theater Hall

WHS outdoor spaces will use concession restrooms

Entrances and exits will be separate to maintain social distancing

Indoor facilities will be limited to 50% of max capacity with a no grouping limitations

Band Hall 1-36

Band Hall 2-15

Band Hall 3-13

Cleaning and Disinfecting Facilities and Equipment

All instruments and shared items will be Spray Disinfectanted between each use

Allow solution to be on the equipment for at least 1 minute

Wipe dry before next use

Handwashing Stations are Bathrooms used above

Hand sanitizer stations will be accessible for student access before, during and after rehearsals

WISD Return to Band Practice Info

Exhibiting Signs or Positive COVID-19 Case

If a positive case is identified among a participant in these summer activities, either staff or student,

the group to which that staff or student was assigned and in contact with must be removed from the

sessions while all members of the group self-isolate. If the confirmed individual regularly had close

contact outside a single group, then all of the students and staff with whom the confirmed individual

had close contact shall be removed from workouts for two weeks.

If a student in one cohort tests positive for COVID, the student and that one cohort must isolate. If

that student was part of several cohorts, then the student and all of the cohorts they were a member

of would have to isolate.

Any staff member or student who experiences any of the symptoms of COVID (listed below) should

self-isolate until the below conditions have been met.

In the case of an individual who was diagnosed with COVID-19, the individual may return when all

three of the following criteria are met:

1. at least three days (72 hours) have passed since recovery (resolution of fever without the use of fe-

ver-reducing medications);

2. the individual has improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath);

3. a minimum of ten days have passed since symptoms first appeared

In the case of an individual who has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and does not get evaluated

by a medical professional or tested for COVID-19, the individual is assumed to have COVID-19, and

the individual may not return to workout until the individual has completed the same three-step crite-

ria listed above; or If the individual has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and wants to return to

workout before completing the above self-isolation period, the individual must obtain a medical pro-

fessional’s note clearing the individual for return based on an alternative diagnosis.

Any student or staff member living with someone who experiences any of the symptoms of COVID,

whether they have a positive COVID test or not, should self-isolate for two weeks. If they do not ex-

perience any COVID symptoms during that period, they can return to summer workouts. If they expe-

rience symptoms, they must self-isolate until the conditions outlined above have been met.

COVID Symptoms for Screening

Cough

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Chills

Repeated shaking with chills

Muscle pain

Headache

Sore throat

Loss of taste or smell

Diarrhea

Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit

Known close contact with a person who is a lab confirmed to have COVID-19

Marching Band and Covid 19 Requirements

WISD Health Screen Form

WHS Band Return to Practice Info

University Interscholastic League

UIL Covid Updates

UIL Summer Marching Band Practice and Rehearsals v6-9

Texas Education Agency

TEA Website

TEA Summer Instruction, Activities and School Visits v6-9

Health Protocols for Outdoor Sports Participants

Enter-Drop Off

Exit-Pick Up

Front Ensemble will

enter/exit at Garage/

Bandhall doors