Band Camp
2008 Information
Home Band Camp
TIME CHANGES FOR HOME CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Week of July 28- Aug 1
Monday - Thursday
Band - 7am to 1:30pm
Drill team/majorettes - 7am-12:30pm
Friday - everyone is 7am to noon
Bring:
- Lunch
- Water Bottle
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Shoes & extra socks(preferably clean)
- Sunscreen
- Instrument & Music
- OR Poms/Batons
During Home Band Camp, students will sign up for roommates while at Cal U., as well as their bus assignments for Cal. U. and bus assignments for the year.
Cal. U. Away Camp
Aug. 3 - 8
List of fruit the students need to bring to luggage check in on Sunday, August 3rd:
9th grade band - 1 bunch unrippened bananas, 1- 8 pack hot dog buns
10th grade band - 1 bag apples
11th grade band - 1 watermelon
12th grade band - 1 pineapple
Rookie drill team - 1 cantaloupe
Returning drill team - 1 bag seedless grapes
Rookie majorettes - 1 cantaloupe
Returning majorettes - 1 pineapple
ALL Band Members, please bring the following:
Each member is to bring a $5. Birthday gift.
(boys buy for boys, girls buy for girls)
The gifts are to be brought to home camp on Wednesday or Thursday morning and given to Mrs. Ayres.
Bring your Super Soaker Water guns to Home Band Camp on August 3rd. Make sure your name is clearly marked on your water gun.
What Living it up at the Hotel California REALLY means . . .
We have been notified by California University that we will be housed in the NEW residence halls for Band Camp. The set up is that of a hotel. Each room will house two students. Each room has its OWN BATHROOM, and the building has AIR CONDITIONING.
As you plan for camp, please keep the following information in mind:
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING CAN BE PUT ON THE WALLS OR THE DOORS !
You will NOT NEED to bring a FAN. However, if you open the windows, the air conditioning automatically shuts off in that room.
Unlike a hotel, there is NO MAID SERVICE. So, YOU WILL NEED to INCLUDE TOILET PAPER on your equipment list. It is NOT PROVIDED!
Luggage Sign-in: Parents or guardians must sign for the contents of their child’s luggage. If a parent or guardian is not available, the luggage will be searched by a chaperone. No one else can sign for a student’s luggage. Please don’t ask.
Please review the Equipment list; students have been known to arrive at band camp with no bed linens or personal care items. While a chaperone can go to town and buy some personal care items, most students do not have the money to buy forgotten linens and towels.
Do not send anything of value. Neither the university, the school district, the band staff, the band boosters, nor the chaperones, will be held responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
DO NOT BRING: phones, spray paint, pagers, tacks, microwaves, VCR, TV, refrigerator, or roller blades.
Emergency Calls: In case of emergency, please refer to your band packet for directions on contacting a director.
Emergencies at Camp: If your student is taken to the emergency room, you will be called as soon as possible. You must come immediately. We do not want to make medical decisions at the hospital for your child unless it is during the 45 minutes it should take you to get to the hospital.
For the welfare of the students, directors, and Marching Unit a safety measure was added last year. Any student requiring medication to be available, must prove they have it before practicing or performing with the unit. All medications must be kept in the original packaging.
Bring all medications that you use on a regular basis. Asthmatics: BRING YOUR INHALER!!!
VISITORS ARE NOT PERMITTED AT AWAY BAND CAMP
Any parent chaperoning at band camp should have completed the C2 form, and should have provided a copy of their insurance card. If you have not done this, please do so immediately. If you have any questions you may call Patty or Dave Cooley (412-344-2377) between the hours of 8:30 AM and 9 PM.
Parents who are chaperoning at Cal U will have a meeting on July 29, right after the booster meeting, to go over the guidelines and rules that are established for Band Camp.
Sufficient funds to cover band camp should have been in your student’s account by July 11th. If this is not the case, please contact the Treasurers ASAP. No student will be permitted on the buses without completed forms or an up-to-date account!
Be aware that students are allowed to bring one suitcase and one bag for their bedding . Please review the equipment list. If something your child wants to bring is not on the list, do not send it:
Clothes: Jeans, pants, shorts, and tops, sweatshirts &/or jacket, ball cap/ bandana/sweatband, rain poncho &/or umbrella, underclothes (several), socks(several), pajamas, swimsuit, sneakers(more than 1), shower shoes.
Toiletries: Deodorant, toothbrush & paste, razor, mouthwash, soap, shampoo/conditioner, comb/brush, lotions, blow dryer.
Linens: Towels, washcloths (2 or 3), bed sheets (2), blankets or sleeping bag, pillow w/pillowcase.
Extras: Ace Bandage, sunglasses, Aloe, cosmetics, kleenex, insect repellant, spending money, alarm clock/radio, flashlight, “Icy Hot” or “Bengay”.
Supplies: Band Shoes or white tennis shoes, white socks, music, reeds, valve oil, mouth pieces, lyres, flip folders, pom-poms, batons, ribbons.
Damage at Camp: If your child causes any damage at camp, you will be required to pay for that damage, regardless of how it happened. Unit members please remember: the fire alarms are very sensitive and can be triggered very easily. Do not touch any fire/smoke alarms anywhere. If you set off an alarm, you can be charged for the search of the building by Cal U. security or the California Fire Department. Charges are assessed for a false alarm.
