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Mr. Kuntz

10/22 - 10/26 Weekly Schedule

Updated: Oct 24

This Week's Rehearsals

- Tuesday, 10/22

- Middle School Recruitment Field Trip (during the school day)

- Students, please notify your teachers ahead of time!

- Rain Date on Wednesday, 10/23

- Rehearsal (6pm - 9pm, 5:15pm report)

- Thursday, 10/24 - Rehearsal (6pm - 9pm, 5:15pm report)



Friday, 10/25 - Home Football Game vs Kingsway HS (Senior Night & Middle School Band Night!)

*Wear your blue member shirt and eat dinner before you arrive. You will not be able to eat a snack until 3rd quarter.


**Please note, any mention of MS (Middle School) students below is for the students not currently in Marching Band. 8th graders that are currently in Marching Band will follow the same schedule/procedure as the High School students.


- 4:45pm - Report for attendance, Pack Trailers, and Change Into Uniforms while MS students report to the theater entrance for attendance with Ms. Park.

- 5:30pm - Rehearse the National Anthem and some pep tunes with the MS students in the High School Theater Parking Lot

- 6pm - Depart for the stadium

- Pregame - All MS Band students will join the HS Band students on the field to play the National Anthem

- 7pm - Game Starts

- Halftime performance!

- 9:30pm – Approximate game end

- 10:10pm – Approximate Return to WHS

- 10:20pm - Approximate Dismissal after clean up


Parent Volunteer Opportunities at the Competition:

- Concession Stand (potentially our last one of the season!)

- Prop and Instrument Pushing

- Please visit the sign up genius on the Band website to sign up:



Saturday, 10/26 - NJMBDA Competition at Kingsway Regional HS (201 Kings Hwy, Woolwich Township, NJ 08085)

- 10am - Report to High School for attendance and to watch film from last night's performance.

- Make sure you bring your 2024 tour shirt to change into it after rehearsal.

- 10:45am - Load Trailers, Set Up Props, and Travel to Practice Field

- Students, bring all cases, covers, etc. to pack at the Middle School after rehearsal.

- 11:45am - Rehearsal Begins

- 2:15pm - Pack blue trailer and box truck at the Middle School Stadium

- Parents, if you're helping with truck packing, please meet us at the Middle School.

- 2:45pm Eat late lunch and change into uniforms

- 3:45pm - Depart Williamstown

- 4:20pm - Arrive at Kingsway Regional HS

- Unpack the trucks

- Build the props

- Use the bathrooms (last opportunity to use bathrooms until after the performance)

- 5:15pm - Warm Up

- 6:30pm - Perform

- After our performance:

- Watch Clearview and Kingsway perform

- Students will have the opportunity to purchase concessions (most likely cash only) immediately following our performance

- Parents can pack up props.

- 7:30pm - Awards

- All students should be sitting in a group during the awards ceremony.

- No staff judges critique.

- After awards, pack up all wind and percussion instruments

- 9pm - Load Buses and return home

- 9:35pm - Approximate Return to WHS

- 10:05pm - Approximate Dismissal (after clean up)


Parent Volunteer Opportunities at the Competition:

- Prop and Instrument Pushing/ Set up Help

- Please visit the sign up genius on the Band website to sign up:



Upcoming rehearsals and performances

- Tuesday, 10/29 - Rehearsal (6pm - 9pm, 5:15pm report)

- Wednesday, 10/30 - HS Fall Band Concert in Middle School Auditorium

- Only Wind Ensemble and Concert Band are performing. All are welcome to attend! Free event!

- Thursday, 10/31 - No Rehearsal. Enjoy Halloween!

- Friday, 11/1 - Playoff Football Game or Rehearsal

- If we have a home playoff football game we will perform during half time.

- If we have an away playoff football game we will only be a pep band.

- If we don't have a playoff football game, we will rehearse from 4:30pm - 7:30pm (this includes set up and clean up).

*This is a slight change compared to what's on the original calendar. On the original calendar we scheduled a Christmas parade rehearsal if there's no playoff football. Please contact Mr. Kuntz asap if you have any pre-existing conflicts.

- Saturday, 11/2 - Rehearsal & Parent Send Off Performance

- 11:30am - Report and Rehearsal

- 4pm - Parent Send Off Performance in the MS Stadium (everyone's invited!)

- Sunday, 11/3 - NJMBDA State Championships (the final competition of the season!) at The College of New Jersey

- 9:30am Report

- TCNJ is about 1hr 30 min drive

- 2:50pm, Performance

- To purchase tickets, visit this link! Tickets will not be sold at the door! Spectators are more than welcome to purchase tickets the day of the event, or even on their phone at the gate, but there will be no cash handling, or kiosks at TCNJ.


- Tuesday, 11/5 - Rehearsal (if needed)

- Thursday, 11/7 - Rehearsal (if needed)

- Saturday, 11/9 - Rehearsal (if needed)

- Sunday, 11/10

- Rain Date for NJMBDA State Championships at Wayne Valley High School

- Half Marathon Pep Band (if no competition)


- Tuesday, 11/12 - BPA Meeting

- Friday, 11/15 - Christmas Parade Rehearsal (schedule coming soon, usually 4:30pm - 6pm)

- Friday, 11/22 - Christmas Parade Rehearsal (schedule coming soon, usually 4:30pm - 6pm)

- Tuesday, 12/3 & Thursday, 12/5 - Holiday Tour (schedule coming soon)

- Rain/Snow Date on Wednesday, 12/4

- Saturday, 12/7 - Salem & West Cape May Christmas Parades (schedule coming soon)

- West Cape May Rain/Snow Date on Sunday, 12/8


The Fun Doesn't Stop When Marching Band Ends!

- Monday, 11/11 - Indoor Percussion and Color Guard Interest Meetings in High School Band Room

- 6pm - Indoor Percussion

- 7pm - Indoor Color Guard

- Show themes will be announced, rehearsal and performance calendars distributed, and questions answered! More information coming soon!

- Mandatory for a parent to attend. If a parent is unable to attend, please reach out to Mr. Kuntz asap.


- Jazz Ensemble Information coming soon.

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