McNeil High School Band

Colorguard, get the pant legs of your uniform hemmed by the professionals of the Flag Sewing Brigade after rehearsal on Monday, September 8th.

You will don your uniform (WITH your body tight on underneath!) and a Booster parent will pin your hem. Once each uniform is labeled with a name, measured, and pinned, the guard member can leave.

Those members who need further alteration (such as shortening or lengthening the girth) will be further addressed. Either someone will be able to help with the alteration, or the member will be referred to a tailor.

We will need volunteers to help hem! If you would like to help, please email volunteer coordinator Lee Ann Fulgham and she will add you to the list, which will appear at the bottom of the Flag Sewing volunteer list.

The next meeting of the Flag Sewing Brigade will be during rehearsal on Monday, September 8th, 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

The kind of volunteer help will be determined and added to this announcement.

If you would like to sign up, check out the schedules on the Volunteer Schedules page, and then email volunteer coordinator Lee Ann Fulgham with when you can make it.

Remember, you do not need to know how to sew to help make this year’s flag sets for the Marching Band show. People doing the cutting, pinning, and ironing are as just as integral to the process as the folks behind the sewing machines! This is a great way for families to contribute to their volunteer hours as Band Boosters. In the past, sewing sessions have also been fun little social events – call it a “flag-making bee”!

Watch this space for the latest updates to the itinerary.

4:05 School lets out. Proceed to Cafeteria to eat Game Day Meals.

4:30 Colorguard meets in the Band Hall, to begin Show Makeup Application Session.

5:40 Inspection.

5:50 Load busses.

6:00 Depart McNeil for RRISD Stadium.

7:30 Kickoff.

10:00 approx. Game over. Load busses.

10:30 approx. Depart RRISD Stadium.

10:45 approx. Arrive McNeil, unload.

Parents, please pick up your students promptly. It’a a late night (and a long week) for everyone, including directors, and once back at the Band Hall, the directors, just like the students, look forward to going home. For safety, directors stay until the last band student is picked up… thus, please pick up your children promptly.

You need to go to your Charms account now and make sure ALL of your information is correct-including your parents’ contact information! Double-check all email addresses and phone numbers. Enter your phone numbers like 512-XXX-XXXX for our audition entry purposes. There are too many emails getting returned due to our information not being updated.

Click on the “Enter Charms Area” button to the right of this box and then enter your RRISD six digit number. This will bring you to your profile page. If you can’t enter the area, then please email one of the band directors your correct ID number and they can fix the problem. Please update ALL information-even your shirt size. Keeping this page updated is the only way to ensure you receive all pertinent information.