DEGA DARLINS

We will have an hour practice on friday. Your time is from 4:30-5:30 at ZEJH. Ellis Emeralds will go before you and Addition will go after you. You are more than welcome to come watch and help with all three groups.

In preparation for Hoover, we will have practice Monday as usual from 5-8 at ZEJH.

We will also have practice on Thursday from 5-7 at ZEJH.

Keep in mind that we may do a run through on Friday afternoon 4:30-5:30.

Please practice your routines individually in the meantime.

Every contest is important, but this one will help determine where we are placed for championship performance. We need to be prepared to do the absolute best we can!

In our class is Sparkman, Spain Park, Pell City, Fultondale, Tupelo, and Chelsea. Your performance time for those coming to watch is 7:23pm.. the last in our class... a great spot.

Spread the word to those that may not read this.

Practice on Monday, Feb. 23rd, will be at the ZEJH gym... however due to ZEJH cheerleader clinic we will begin at 5:30. We will go til 8:00 p.m.

See you there!

Practice on Monday, Feb. 23rd will be at Talladega High School.

5-8 with Brian.

There are pictures available online for viewing and purchase by Bateman photo from the Oak Grove competition. Bateman photography is the official photographer of the SCGC and will have pictures up for each event the week following the performance. There are some great pictures available. Click here to view.

Enjoy!

I am proud of the work that you guys did on Monday and the motivation that you seemed to have driving you. Keep up the hard work and your eye on the end goal... SCGC championships 2009.

Practice the new stuff that Brian gave us and toss your flag and sabre every chance you get. The more comfortable you are the better. See you soon!

Ellis Emeralds 4:39
Dega Darlins Addition 5:13
Dega Darlins 6:55

The Ellis Emeralda and Addition will be pretty much back to back, however, there will be about on hour before your performance time after the Addition. We can discuss what you want to do as far as changing, but you will have time to change into your outfit if you do not want to wear it under your uniform all day.

The competition in your class is: Hewitt-Trussville, Fultondale H.S., Pell City, Spain Park, Thompson and Chelsea. Several good guards, but so are you! We will just have to do our best and see what happens. This weekend should at least be interesting with all three groups.

Only one rehearsal left before Oak Grove!

I am very proud of you ladies for the amount of work that you have put forth the past two times that Brian has come to Dega. It is hard to believe how much you have gotten done.

Don't forget the schedule for Saturday. I still don't have your exact performance time, but if I get it prior to Saturday I will let you know. We still plan to arrive there at 3:00.

We will meet at the THS bandroom at 11:30.
Reminder: Turn in your travel forms.

Practice on Thursday will be from 5-8 in the ZEJH gym... see you there!

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!