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Below are some things I want you to think about and enforce through the season as it relates to home football games:
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  1. Section leaders will need to hand out uniforms to all section members, so you will need to get here early.  If you cant make it early, please arrange with another member of your section to do this.  Nothing clogs up the system worse than waiting for you to come grab them.
  2. Make sure everyone is in the Bandroom before call time!
  3. When warming up, ALL section members must be actively engaged and at attention.  Even in these warmups is an opportunity to teach the younger members that we expect professionalism at all times.  If not, you will have a hard time getting them focused when it counts at competitions.  When you are tuning or when there are breaks, I dont expect it then.  However, every time you start another warmup, EXPECT that your section members are at attention, playing the correct notes and horn angles are PERFECT....ALWAYS!  You may have to remind people REPEATEDLY.  Dont stop reminding them and keep this expectation through the season.
  4. When marching over to the stadium, we should always look like professionals.  Dont let section members talk.  Keep everyone focused until we break to get into the stands.  Everyone can remove hats when we get into the stadium and in our spots.  
  5. Dont let section members (and you DEFINITELY don't do this) hold other people's instruments or goof around.  Our job is to support the action of the football game and need to be ready IN SECONDS to play the school song if we score.
  6. When you are dismissed at 6 minutes before half and when you are warming up....this is another opportunity to get your section focused.  If there are still inappropriate traditions happening at this time, please put an end to it this year.  Remember - all it takes is for one student to be offended and then the program looks bad, you look bad, we all look bad.  Its NOT worth it.  Start a more meaningful tradition that could be around for decades!  
  7. When the band moves into starting position on the track....keep everyone engaged!  Dont let them talk or screw around....this is another time to start to focus on the task at hand.  Again, if you dont start strong with that expectation, you will have a hard time getting it at competitions when it is REALLY NEEDED.
  8. Diana - call them to attention when the clock hits zero.  Wait about 60 seconds before you give the command for taps and forward march (this will give the tech kids a head start to get props into position).
  9. At end of show, EVERYONE stays focused and at attention until I am done talking to the group.  
  10. Frontline - NO ONE leaves the trailer until everything is packed up and done.  We set up as a team, we play as a team, we tear down as a team.  
  11. When walking back to the PAC after we are finished, make sure no one wears the hat backwards, puts the hat on the instrument, has part of the uniform unbuttoned, etc.  People see us and we need to look professional at all times.
  12. Please make sure all uniforms are hung up correctly and that all uniforms get turned back into the parents.  
  13. I will remind the band to pick up after themselves tonight, please remind them as well.  We should NEVER leave a mess for the custodians to clean up after home football games.

Thanks for all you do!  I told all of you when you interviewed for this position, that it wouldn't be easy.  It WILL be worth it though.  Looking forward to tonight!

Mr. Stahle
This illustration was an incredible reminder to me today of all the work that goes into success.  There are no shortcuts. There are no overnight successes.  Success means work.

Icebergs have two parts: What people see (above the surface) and what people don’t see (below the surface).  If you’re like me, you get mesmerized by someone’s “above the surface” success and don’t count all the costs they paid to get there (below the surface).  Here are the “below the surface” costs of success:
  • Dedication
  • Hard work
  • Good habits
  • Disappointment
  • Sacrifice
  • Failure
  • Persistence

Success takes work.  Is your dream worth the cost?  If not, get a better dream.  If so, get back to work.
Eyes with Pride