Saturday April 1, 2017Raymond Gomez Sports Complex

A TECA Sanctioned contest hosted by theKingsville Independent School District,

H.M. King High School Band Boosters andH.M. King High School Fine Arts Department

TECA Circuit Championship Finals

Welcome to H.M. King High School. We are excited that we get to serve you by

hosting this year’s TECA State Championship Finals. We hope you have a great

experience while you are here. We are very proud of our brand new school, fine

arts center and sports complex. We take great pride in these great facilities and

we ask that you please help us by picking up after yourself.

All WGI rules will be strictly enforced such as, WEARING SHOES AT ALL TIMES

outside the performance gym and/or indoor warm up areas. ABSOLUTELY NO

GLITTER, CONFETTI, POWDER or DIRT allowed inside the gyms, especially during

retreat.

Thank you,

Porfirio Mendez Jr. and H.M. King Band Staff

H.M. King HS TECA Championships Contest Information

1. Location, Directions and Map

The Location of this contest is:H.M. King High School2210 S. Brahma BlvdKingsville, TX 78363

From San Antonio and North:

Take I37 south towards Corpus Christi. Take exit 14 for US-77 toward Kingsville/ Brownsville. Continue onto US-77 and take exit toward Gen. Cavazos Blvd. Turn Right on General Cavazos Blvd. And then Take another right at S. Brahma Blvd. The school will be on your right.

From Laredo:

Take TX-359 towards Hebronville. In Hebronville, TX-359 turns into W. Viggie St. Stay on W. Viggie St. till you get back to TX-359, where you make a left on TX-359 until you get into Benavides. Make a right turn on 2295. Stay on 2295, passing HWY 281 where 2295 turns into 141. Stay on141 until you enter Kingsville where 141 now turns into King St. Stay on King St. and make a right on 14th St. until it turns into S. Brahma Blvd. The school will be on your left.

From the Rio Grande Valley

Take 281 from Mcallen, through Edinburg. Exit TX 285/ Falfurrias and make right hand turn at the light. You will travel on TX-285 until you teachRiviera and make a left hand turn towards Highway 77 Follow it north and exit General Cavazos Blvd. Make a left under the bridge. Make a right on S. Brahma Blvd., the school will be on your right.

From Brownsville

Take I-69 E/US-77 north. Exit General Cavazos Blvd. Make a left under the overpass. Make a right on S. Brahma Blvd., the school will be on your right.

1.2. Contest Flow and Parking

All contest rules and regulations from the 2017 TECA Constitution and By-Laws and the 2017 TECA and WGI Rule books will be followed.

All spectator parking will be will in front of the school. When the parking lotgets full, off-set parking will be in parking lot across the street.

Buses will unload at the “Sign In and Drop Off” designated on the map.Bus parking will be by the baseball field. Entrance to parking lot will be on General Cavazos Blvd.

Percussion trailer parking will be in the back parking lot of school. Percussion groups may unload and warm-up here.

All props, performance shoes and equipment must be padded and taped according to the TECA and WGI rule book specifications. Please refer to the2017 WGI Color Guard and Adjudication Manuel and Rule Book.

Check In

The check-in table will be located at the entrance of the cafeteria. Admission will be given to all performing members plus 10 student crew members. Any extra members will be asked to pay the regular admission price.

Your school will be pre-assigned a table for which to store your equipment and will be assigned a Student Monitor that will walk you through all phases of the contest. Please understand that tables are assigned by school, not by performing group (i.e. if a school has an “A” group and a “B” group, they will still receive oneset of tables). Please do not leave valuables unsupervised. Most of the first floor will be closed off with the exception of the cafeteria, restrooms, and long hallway.

The second floor of the school will not be open, please make sure your students stay on the first floor.

Students are NOT allowed to do any equipment work 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 rulebook specifications. Please refer to the 2017 WGI Color Guard and Adjudication Manualand Rule Book. Maps of the school and performance times will be available in the director’s packet at the check-in table.

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 noexceptions. This goes for performances as well as retreat!

Official Photo

Lifetouch National School Studios will be taking group and candid photos throughout the day. Group photos will be taken in the Mariachi Room inside the Fine Arts Building prior to warm up. Each unit will be led to the Mariachi Room from the cafeteria for the photo. From the photo, the unit will proceed to the Body Warm-Up. Drumlines will be escorted to Mariachi Room for picture prior to performance.

Body Warm-Up, Equipment Warm-Up, and Performance Notes

There will be a brief amount of time where travel outside will be necessary to get to and from the Body Warm Up. Body Warm Up will be in the Main Band Hall. Students may stretch or do a body type of run through. 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 P.E. 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, you will be led to the Performance Gym. You will be placed in holding until your official set up and performance time starts. Wait for the cue from the TECA timing person.

Official Video

Each unit will be allowed to have ONLY ONE person making a video archive copy of their show. Video passes will be distributed at check in.

Video Taping/Recording

To comply with Federal Copyright Laws, each unit may have one person taping their performance. Taping will only be allowed within a designated area and will only be allowed for your unit’s performance. Taping 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 State Championship performance. Please refrain from posting video of your performance on Youtube, Facebook, etc.

Additional Help and InformationYou may get additional information via the TECA website at www.go-teca.orgYou may also call the HM King Band Hall at (361) 595-8600You may also email Porfirio Mendez Jr. at pmendez@kingsvilleisd.com

AdmissionStudents: $6Adults: $12This price is for ONE contest only. Either Colorguard or Drumline contest

A Hopper pass will be available that allows you to go to both Colorguard and Drumline contest Adult Hopper pass: $20Student Hopper pass: $10

All proceeds benefit the TECA Scholarship Fund.

ConcessionsConcessions will be available all day. There will be a concession stand between the two gyms. Outside food or drink will NOT be allowed inside the school or on school grounds.

The Kingsville Brahma Band Boosters will have the following items available all day:

Doughnuts (morning only) 50 cents

Nachos $2

Frito Pie $2

Hot Cheetos/Cheese $2

Chips $1

Candy $1

Hot Dogs $2

Slice of Pizza $2

Popcorn $1

Pickle $1

Sodas $2

Water $1

Gatorade $2

Meal Deal: $7 Brisket Sandwich and $6 Sausage Wrap

(ORDER FORM ATTACHED)

MEAL DEAL ORDER FORM

MEAL DEALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCED PURCHASE ONLY!These deals will not be available on the day of the event without pre-purchase.Please contact Dru Lomas at brahmabandbooster@gmail.com for moreinformation.

*Chopped Brisket Meal Deal: Chopped Brisket Sandwich + Chips + Choice of drink

*Sausage Wrap Meal Deal: Sausage Wrap + Chips + Choice of drink

***Choice of drink is Coke or Water only***

Name of Group/School: _____________________________________

Director Name: ____________________________________________

Chopped Brisket Sandwich Meal Deal $7.00

Quantity_______ # of cokes ______ # of waters ______ Total $__________

Sausage Meal Deal $6.00

Quantity_______ # of cokes ______ # of waters ______ Total $__________

Estimated time of pick up _______________ Total amount Due__________

Orders may be scanned and emailed to brahmabandbooster@gmail.com Payments must be made the day of the event.

Please make checks payable to “Brahma Band Booster Club”

***DUE TO THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEENSEMI-FINALS AND FINALS, SCHEDULING ORDERS

MUST BE RECIEVED BY NO LATER THAN MARCH 28, 2017***