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Here you will find all of the lastest details on our Marching Eagles including Mr. Kershaw's weekly emails.

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WDMB - WEEK 4 - GETTING STRONGER!

9/25/2017

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PictureCurrent Group II Open Standings
Our first competition of the season is in the books!  WD came in a strong 2nd!  We know this is only the beginning of our season and we have a long way to go and grow.  Thank you to everyone who went to Collingswood to support us.  Your cheers are our fuel and energy.  Keep them coming!

This week's list of thank yous...
  • Thank you to all of our pit parents who helped us get to and from everywhere we needed to be.  Everything is running smoothly!
  • Thank you to the parents who send in snacks for the kids.  They always appreciate it!
  • Thank you to our band parents for the construction of our new gong stand.  It is the envy of the gong world!

This week we need to get to work.  The competition is tight.  We will be working hard this week to get the finale of the show primed and ready.  We will have an altered rehearsal schedule due to this week's football bye week.  Rehearsals will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday.

We will have our color guard costumes and flags in this week!  This will make a huge impact on our presentation!

Tour shirt orders are due this Wednesday.  Order forms are available in the front of the band room.  $15/shirt

Saturday we will be traveling up to Brick Memorial High School and we are going head to head with the same 3 bands we saw at Collingswood.  Rematch!  Tickets are available from Mr. Kershaw.  

Brick Memorial
Adults $10 (available from Mr. Kershaw)
Students/Seniors $8 (available at the gate)


Brick Memorial High School
2001 Lanes Mill Rd 
Brick, NJ 08724

Sunday we will be traveling up to North Jersey to Madison HS.  We always like to travel to the other end of our state at least once a season to see our North Jersey competitors. They always treat us Southerners well and we look forward to performing on artificial turf!  Tickets will be available once we receive them.  The drive is long, about an hour and 45 minutes. 


Madison:
Adults: $10 (available from Mr. Kershaw)
Students: TBA (available at the gate)

Madison High School
170 Ridgedale Ave
Madison, NJ 07940

​Here is this week’s schedule:

Monday, 9/25 - Nothing Scheduled

Tuesday, 9/26 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday, 9/27 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Thursday, 9/28 - Nothing Scheduled

Friday, 9/29 – Rehearsal 5pm-9pm

Saturday, 9/30 -Brick Memorial TOB
11:00a - Rehearsal Begins
2:00p - Rehearsal Ends/Meal (provided)
4:15p - Depart for Brick Memorial HS
6:15p - Arrive at Brick Memorial HS
8:15p - WDHS Performs
9:30p - Awards
10:30p - Depart for WDHS
11:45p - Arrive at WDHS, truck stays loaded
11:50p - Dismissed


Sunday, 10/1 - Madison TOB
9:00a - Rehearsal Begins
10:15p - Rehearsal Ends/Load
11:15p - Depart for Madison HS
12:15p - Lunch on bus (student provided)
1:15p - Arrive at Madison HS
3:30p - WDHS Performs
4:00p - Awards
5:00p - Depart for WDHS
7:00p - Arrive at WDHS/unload
​7:20p - Dismissed

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WDMB - WEEK 3 - TOB DEBUT

9/18/2017

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This was a great week for rehearsals and the band has grown to the next level.  This past week the band has really made significant strides in performance level.  Our performance this week at our first home game was a great success and we will only get stronger!

Thank you to all of our incredible band parents who worked so hard preparing and working the concession stand.  So many hands make that operation a success.  Thank you to all who have contributed your time & efforts.

This week we head out into competition and we are ready! This week we will be working on making our show shine brighter.  We work to stand a little taller.  Play our music with more confidence.  Spin our equipment with more strength and control.  Its going to be a great week.

2017 WDMB Tour Shirt Orders:  Orders for this year's "El Corazon" tour shirt will be taken through Friday, 9/29.  Order forms are in the front of the band room.

Color Guard Shoes will be ordered this week. Shoes are $30.  Please forward your shoe payment to Mr. Kershaw.  Please make checks out to “West Deptford High School”  We are using the same shoe as last year so returning members only need shoes if they outgrew their old ones.

Football this week:  The WD football team is hosting Overbrook HS this upcoming Friday.  We have a similar schedule as this past week reporting at 5pm. Color guard will report directly to our practice field to complete Part IV drill.

Competition! OK, here we go!!!  First show is this weekend at Collingswood HS.  This is about a 15 minute drive from WDHS.  This show is very close and we hope to fill the stands with WD supporters! We will be competing against 3 other Group II, Open Class bands.  WD Performs at 7:45pm.  Be sure to make some noise for the WDMB!

Competition Tickets!  Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for Students/Seniors.  Only adult tickets are available from Mr. Kershaw.  Students/Seniors tickets are available at the gate at the show.  Be sure to purchase your adult tickets from Mr. Kershaw. We keep the proceeds from the adult tickets we sell.  Only cash is accepted for all ticket sales.

Uniforms!  This we we are planning on being in full uniform for both performances (football & competition).  We are still waiting on the arrival of our color guard costumes.  We are expecting them in any day!

Band members will need to be in full uniform. This includes:
  • Band Jacket (provided)
  • Band Pants (provided)
  • Shako/hat (provided)
  • Black Band shoes
  • Black dress socks (no short/no-show socks)
Band members are to wear gym shorts & black t-shirt under their uniform.  
Note: Pants should never be worn under the band pants.

Color guard uniform details will be confirmed once uniforms are received.

Here is this week's schedule:

Competition School Address:
Collingswood High School
424 W Collings Ave
Collingswood, NJ 08108

Monday, 9/18 - Nothing Scheduled

Tuesday, 9/19 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday, 9/20 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Thursday, 9/21 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
 - Color Guard 5pm w/Kershaw - Part IV Drill

Friday, 9/22 - FB Performance (H) Overbrook HS
5:00pm -  Report
6:30pm - Move to stadium
6:40pm - Overbrook Band-Pregame performance
6:55pm - National Anthem
7:00pm -  Game Begins
8:10pm  - WDMB Halftime performance!
9:30pm  - Game ends/Load
9:45pm - Dismissed

Saturday, 9/24 - Collingswood TOB
Competition School Address: 
Collingswood High School, 424 W Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108
12:00p - Rehearsal Begins
3:30p - Rehearsal Ends/Load
3:45p - Dinner (provided by BP's)
5:15p - Depart for Collingswood HS
5:45p - Arrive at Collingswood HS
7:45p - WDHS Performs
10:00p - Awards
11:00p - Depart for WDHS
11:30p - Arrive at WDHS/Unload
11:45p - Dismissed

Collingswood TOB Competition Schedule: Lineup
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WDMB - WEEK TWO - FB (H) WILLINGBORO

9/11/2017

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The 2017 "El Corazón" tour has begun!  This past Saturday we marched our first performance at the WD/Audubon football game.  Its was a perfectly beautiful, sunny day for a first performance.  We performed the first half of our show and started our journey into the season. => THANK YOU to the parents who were on hand to help with pit crew!

Congratulations to our FB team on their debut shutout win, WD 24, Audubon 0!

This past week we were able to get everyone fitted for their full band uniforms.  
=> THANK YOU to the parents who were on hand to hem pants! 
Full uniforms will be distributed this Wednesday!

We are entering week two of the season with a big to-do list.  We will be working hard finishing and polishing our performance. This week we will be performing Parts I, II & III of our show.  Rehearsals are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

We will again use our alternate uniforms for this week's football game. Musicians, please be sure that you have black dress socks that are at least calf high.  Please do not wear no-show or ankle height black socks.  Thank you!

Parents, We will have our monthly meeting tonight at 8pm in the HS band room.  Now that the season is underway we have many upcoming events to prep for.  We will see you there!

Here is this week's schedule:

Monday, 9/11 - Band Parents Meeting 8pm - HS Band Room

Tuesday, 9/12 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Wednesday, 9/13 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
- Full uniforms will be distributed after rehearsal

Thursday, 9/14 - Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Friday, 9/15 - FB Performance (H) Willingboro HS
5:00pm -  Report
6:30pm - Move to stadium
6:40pm - Willingboro Band-Pregame performance
6:55pm - National Anthem
7:00pm -  Game Begins
8:10pm  - WDMB Halftime performance!
9:30pm  - Game ends/Load
9:45pm - Dismissed
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