DEGA DARLINS

Go to the Dega Addition blog and check out the comments under the post... Counting down. Angelic posted something good.

Wow! What a great rehearsal you had on Monday night with Brian. I am amazed at the amount of work you got done. A lot to clean no doubt.

Next week, the week of competition, we will have our regular practice with Brian on Monday from 5-8. Due to the fact that he will add new work on Monday as well, Brian will come back to Dega on Thursday from 5:30-8. (Take the hour between band and winter guard to go get something to eat or have someone bring you something to eat.) Yep, two rehearsals with Brian in one week. Get lots of rest this weekend. We want to make every effort to have a successful performance at the Oak Grove competition, especially since it will be your first time in your new classification.

I am excited about the next contest and I hope you are too.

I should have an itineray available for the oak grove contest soon.

Great Job on Saturday at your first competition of the 2009 Winter Guard season. I am so proud of each of you. Keep up the good work! Receiving the 2nd place trophy was a great accomplishment and being promoted to Scholastic AAA even bigger... WOW!

With this accomplishment will no doubt come lots of hard work. We will now do the entire song, rather than the cut version. The time requirements changed when you got promoted. I am looking forward to a very outstanding and exciting year.

We will have regular practice on Monday with Brian... as far as I know it will be in the ZEJH gym. However, if that changes I will let you know.

Thanks ladies for representing your band, your school and yourselves to such a high degree on Saturday. People are recognizing you and what you are doing. I also want to thank you for setting such a great example for the Dega Darlins Addition and the Ellis Emeralds.

What a great start! How exciting!

Great practice today! I am looking forward to Saturday and I hope you are too! One day left!

Ladies, ladies, ladies.....wow! What a great job you did at practice Monday night. Brian said he may not have had a group of girls that worked so hard. I am very impressed and excited. I hope you are too.

Keep working in class and at home, especially with the sabre. Thursday we will do as many run throughs as possible. Notice on the calendar that the time is different due to competition coming up and the new material we added on Monday.

Love you guys!

Hey Girls!

I hope you are having a great weekend. I just wanted to let you know a few updated details about practice on Monday. It will be held at Shocco Springs from 5:30-8:00.(notice the time change.) We had to move to a location where we could be in a gym with Brian.

Brian said that you guys would be learning a 'chunk' on Monday so rest up...haha. Gotta love him! and we DO!

If you have a few seconds... go to the Ellis Emerald Blogspot. Mr. McDaniel, Marcus and I worked on the Ellis floor today. It turned out quite good. Check it out.

Also, a few reminders:

• Review your handout that you received on Friday. Don't forget to give it to your parents so they can review it too.
• On Monday bring your travel forms.
• Monday wear your uniforms to practice. If its at the bandroom I can bring it or you can pick it up between 3-5 (at the bandroom), when addition has practice.
• We will have Thursday practice. TIME CHANGE... immediatly following band practice until 6:00. I will let you know where, but hopefully in the Ellis Gym for a last run through before the competition.

We will have rehearsal this week at ZEJH. Plan to go from 5:00-8:00, so that we can make up a little for having to cancel next week.

Field day is approaching fast.

We will have practice for an hour after your band practice on thrusday to review work from Monday. We will have it in the lunchroom at THS.

See you tomorrow!

Below is a schedule that has been posted for the Pell City competition on January 24, 2009. As most of you know this competion is called 'field day' and is basicially a coming out point for all guards that are participating in Winter Guard. There is another location as well in TN. I will give you a more detailed schedule about departure times and such at your next practice, but wanted to give you this so that you can see who is coming and the estimated times. Keep in mind that sometimes they make adjustments to the schedule. Also, go ahead and start making your travel plans; Everyone must ride with a parent, either your own or someone elses. NO students will be allowed to drive.

Welcome and National Anthem 4:00 PM
Guard Contest

Unit Class Body Movement Ready Perform critique Room
Ellis Emeralds 3:47 PM 3:53 PM 3:59 PM 4:05 PM 4:25 PM A
Panteras Cadet 3:53 PM 3:59 PM 4:05 PM 4:11 PM 4:31 PM A

Novice/SB
Hewitt-Trussville HS 3:59 PM 4:06 PM 4:13 PM 4:18 PM 4:39 PM B
Moody Winter Guard 4:04 PM 4:11 PM 4:18 PM 4:25 PM 4:46 PM B
Pelham HS JV 4:11 PM 4:18 PM 4:25 PM 4:32 PM 4:53 PM B
Fort Payne HS 4:18 PM 4:25 PM 4:32 PM 4:39 PM 5:00 PM A
Dega Darlins Addition 4:25 PM 4:32 PM 4:39 PM 4:46 PM 5:07 PM A
Shades Valley JV 4:32 PM 4:39 PM 4:46 PM 4:53 PM 5:14 PM A
Pell City HS_ Panteras 4:39 PM 4:46 PM 4:53 PM 5:00 PM 5:21 PM B
Dega Darlins 4:46 PM 4:53 PM 5:00 PM 5:07 PM 5:28 PM B
Bob Jones HS 4:53 PM 5:00 PM 5:07 PM 5:14 PM 5:35 PM B
Spain Park HS 5:00 PM 5:07 PM 5:14 PM 5:21 PM 5:42 PM A

Break 5:28 PM
SAAA/AA/A
Thompson HS 5:51 PM 5:59 PM 6:07 PM 6:15 PM 6:54 PM A
CG of Chelsea High 5:59 PM 6:07 PM 6:15 PM 6:23 PM 7:02 PM A
Pelham HS Varsity 6:07 PM 6:15 PM 6:23 PM 6:31 PM 7:10 PM A
Pell City HS_ Panteras 6:15 PM 6:23 PM 6:31 PM 6:39 PM 7:18 PM B
Oak Grove HS 6:23 PM 6:31 PM 6:39 PM 6:47 PM * B
Shades Valley HS 6:31 PM 6:39 PM 6:47 PM 6:55 PM * B
Brookwood Crimson Star 6:39 PM 6:47 PM 6:55 PM 7:03 PM * A
Hoover HS Winter Guard 6:47 PM 6:55 PM 7:03 PM 7:11 PM * A

Amor IA 6:55 PM 7:03 PM 7:11 PM 7:19 PM * A
University of Alabama 7:03 PM 7:12 PM 7:21 PM 7:27 PM * B


Contest Concludes at 7:36PM
Awards Begin at 7:50PM (full retreat)
Clinic (hands on with Capella WG) from 9:00- 10:00
Instructors critique will follow the contest.
Please sign up with the T&P judge before the end of the contest.

Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, practice for tonight has been cancelled.

As of right now, we will not reschedule this practice, however, keep in mind that the progress of all practices determines the amount of additional practices we must have. Come next monday ready to work. (Monday's rehearsal will be in the ZEJH Gym.) We will have practice on Thursday as planned.

See you at school tomorrow.

Just a reminder that we will have our regularly scheduled rehearsal on Monday night (5-7:30) with Brian. I am hoping to secure a gym on Monday. If so I will post it on here and attempt to call you guys.

Happy New Year!