Hello WDMB Family,
 
Another great performance!  We could not be more proud of our Marching Eagles as they took the highest score of the evening at the Collingswood TOB show.  It was great to see our color guard in their performance costumes.  Each week, the show keeps growing and developing.  Thank you to all of those who came out to cheer us on.  WD definitely had the strongest presence.

Currently WD is ranked #1 in all Group III!  Our score of 87.1 is the second highest score in all of TOB (175+ Bands)!
Click here for this week's rankings: http://www.tob-info.net/scores/outdoor/2014/week4.html

This week we will be competing on Saturday & Sunday.  Clearview & Madison TOB Competitions. 
Tickets for this week's show will be available from Mr. Kershaw.  

Clearview Tickets: 
$10 for adults (available from Mr. Kershaw)
$7 for students & Seniors (available at the gate only)

We have not received our tickets from Madison yet but we will send out ticket pricing as soon as we receive them. 

This week is unique being that we have football on Thursday due to the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur on Friday.  Being that this is a school night, we will leaving after the 1st half.
 
Here is this week’s schedule:
 
Monday, 9/29 - Nothing Scheduled
 
Tuesday, 9/30 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday, 10/1 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
 
Thursday, 10/2 - Football at Haddonfield
4:30pm - Report/Load
5:00pm - Depart for Haddonfield
5:30pm - Arrive at Haddonfield
6:40pm - WDHS Pregame performance 
7:00pm - Game Begins
8:10pm - Watch Haddonfield's Halftime show
8:30pm - Depart for WDHS
9:00pm - Arrive, unload
9:20pm - Dismissed

Friday, 10/4 - Nothing Scheduled
 
Saturday, 10/5 - Clearview TOB
11:30pm – Rehearsal Begins
2:45pm – Rehearsal Ends/Load
3:15pm - Dinner (Provided)
4:45pm – Depart for Clearview Regional HS
5:15pm – Arrive at Clearview Regional HS
7:15pm – West Deptford Performs
10:00pm - Awards
11:00pm - Depart for WDHS
11:20pm - Arrive/Truck stays loaded
11:30pm - Dismissed

Clearview Competition Schedule
4:30 Triton (1A)
4:45 Mainland Regional (1A)
5:00 Gloucester City (1A)
5:15 Archbishop Ryan (1A)
5:30 Lindenwold (1A)
5:45 Central Regional (2A)
6:00 Pitman (1O)
6:15 Haddon Heights (1O)
6:30 Collingswood (1O)
INTERMISSION 
7:00 Southern Regional (3O)
7:15 West Deptford (3O)
7:30 Pennsauken (3O)
7:45 Washington Township (3O)
8:00 Williamstown (2O)
8:15 Pemberton (2O)
8:30 Oakcrest (2O)
8:45 Audubon (2O)
9:00 Deptford (2O)
9:15 Timber Creek (2O)
9:30 Clearview (2O)
10:00 AWARDS

Sunday, 10/5 - Madison TOB
Stadium Address: 170 Ridgedale Ave, Madison, NJ 07940
Tickets: TBA Adults & TBA Students & Senior Citizens
9:00am - Rehearsal Begins
10:30am - Rehearsal ends/load
11:30am - Depart for Madison HS
12:00pm - Lunch on bus (student provided)
1:15pm - Arrive at Madison HS
3:30pm - WDMB Performs
4:45pm - Awards
5:45pm - Depart for WDHS
7:30pm - Arrive at WDHS/Unload
8:00pm - Dismissed

Madison Competition Schedule
1:00 John F Kennedy (2A) 
1:15 Jefferson High Schoo (2A)
1:30 Raritan (1A)  
1:45 North Bergan (3A) 
2:00 MemorialGroup (3A)  
2:15 Toms River South (4A) 
2:30 Tottenville (4A) 
Intermission    
3:15 Roselle Park (1O) 
3:30 West Deptford (3O)   
3:45 Governor Livingston (2O)  
4:00 Arthur L. Johnson (2O)   
4:15 Madison (2O)  (Exhibition) 

Hello WDMB Family,   Our first competition performance of this season was everything we hoped it would be!  WHAT A GREAT START!!!  Southern Regional TOB Grand Champions!!!  WD had the highest score of all the competing bands.   The word is out that the WDMB has come to play and the good news is that we have only just begun.  There is a lot more to put into this show!  The following things are still yet to come: color guard costumes, color guard show flags (Parts III & VI), Prop enhancements, more choreography for the band proper...and more, and more, and more....  

There are many thanks to pass out...  

=> Thank you to the parents who came out last Wednesday to help rebuild our props.  This was a HUGE help!  

=> Thank you to Ed Kopec and John Phillips for rebuilding the inside of the band trailer.  The new custom bass drum storage cubbies are awesome.  The kids love it!  

=> Thank you to Jimmy Cornelius for replacing the wheels on our pit carts and equipment and working on our quad.  Its nice to be rolling smoothly once again!  

=> Thank you to all of the parents who came out to work at the concession stand.  This first game was a HUGE event and so were everyone’s efforts.  It really is impressive what our parents do each FB game.  

=> Thank you to all of the WDMB family & friends who made the journey to Southern Regional to cheer us on.  Your cheers are our fuel and help us maximize our performance levels.  

This week we will be competing at the Collingswood TOB Competition.  Tickets for this week's show will be available from Mr. Kershaw.  We have not received our tickets from Collingswood yet but we will send out ticket pricing as soon as we receive them.   

Here is this week’s schedule:  

Monday, 9/22 - Nothing Scheduled  

Tuesday, 9/23 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday, 9/24 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm  

Thursday, 9/25 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday, 9/26 - Football (H) Overbrook HS
5:00pm -  Report/Warm-ups
6:30pm  - Move to stadium
6:40pm  - Pregame performance by Overbrook HS
7:00pm -  Game Begins
8:10pm - WD Halftime Performance!
9:30pm  - Game ends/Load
9:45pm -  Dismissed  

Saturday, 9/27 - Collingswood TOB
1:00pm – Rehearsal Begins
5:00pm – Rehearsal Ends/Load/Dinner
7:00pm – Depart for Collingswood HS
7:30pm – Arrive at Collingswood HS
9:30pm – West Deptford Performs
10:30pm - Awards
11:30pm - Depart for WDHS
11:50pm - Arrive/Unload
12:05am - Dismissed  

Collingswood Competition Schedule:
Competition Schedule
5:55 PM National Anthem
6:00 PM Gloucester City (1A)
6:15 PM Barnegat (1A)
6:30 PM Archbishop Ryan (1A)
6:45 PM Shade-Central (1A)
7:00 PM Triton (1A)
7:15 PM Haddonfield (1A)
7:30 PM Woodbury (2A)
7:45 PM Eastern Regional (2A) 8:00 PM Intermission 8:15 PM Audubon (2O)
8:30 PM Governor Livingston (2O)
8:45 PM Timber Creek (2O)
9:00 PM Clearview (2O)
9:15 PM Oakcrest (2O)
9:30 PM West Deptford (3O)
9:45 PM Gateway (1O)
10:00 PM Pitman (1O)
10:15 PM Collingswood (1O) 10:30 PM Awards

Hello WDMB  Family,

And we are off...  We had our first public performance at the WD/Sterling football game and got a great response from the Sterling football crowd!  As far as first performances go, this one was one of the best in recent memory.

This week we will be preparing for our first competition of the season.  We will be working to strengthen our performance as we build the end of the show.  We are striving to perform the entire program this week! 

Tickets for this week's show are available from Mr. Kershaw.  
Only cash is accepted for ticket purchases.
Tickets are $10 for adults
Student/Senior Citizen tickets are available at the show site gate for $5.

Parent involvement: On Wednesday night we are looking for some help as we re-purpose our field props from last year.  Drills, nails, bolts and saws will be on hand.  Please come on out to help if you are available. More info will be coming on what exactly we need.

Tour shirt orders are now being taken.  Orders are due in this Thursday.  $20/shirt  Please make checks payable to "West Deptford High School"

Band Shoes: We will be putting in another order this week.  Any band member who still need shoes will need to provide Mr. Kershaw  their size by Tuesday.  Shoes are $35.  Please make checks payable to "West Deptford High School"

Here is this week’s schedule:

Monday, 9/15 - Nothing Scheduled 

Tuesday, 9/16 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
- Full uniform will be distributed

Wednesday, 9/17 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Thursday, 9/18 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
-Tour shirt orders are due!

Friday, 9/19 - Football (H) Audubon HS
5:00pm -  Report/Warm-ups
6:30pm  - Move to stadium
6:40pm  - Pregame performance by Audubon HS
7:00pm -  Game Begins
8:10pm - WD Halftime Performance!
9:30pm  - Game ends/Load
9:45pm -  Dismissed

Saturday, 9/20 - Southern Regional TOB
11:00am – Rehearsal begins 
2:30pm – Rehearsal ends/Load
3:00pm - Dinner (provided) 
4:15pm – Depart for Southern Regional HS
6:00pm – Arrive at Southern Regional HS 
6:30pm – Competition Starts 
8:20pm – West Deptford Performs 
8:55pm - Awards 
10:00pm - Depart for WDHS 
11:45pm - Arrive/Unload 
12:15am - Dismissed 

Southern Regional Competition Schedule: 
Mainland HS (1-A) 6:35 
Barnegat HS (1-A) 6:50 
Eastern HS (2-A) 7:05 
Gateway HS (1-O) 7:20 
BREAK 7:35 
Oakcrest HS (2-O) 7:50 
Deptford HS (2-O) 8:05 
West Deptford HS (3-O) 8:20 
Southern Regional (3-O) 8:35 
Awards 8:55