2008 MARCHING BAND CAMP INFORMATION

This is a time to build band fellowship, learn the parade dance and the half time show, and prepare music for the entire season.  Students work very hard this whole week and still have a lot of fun too!

Coordinators:   Diana Mecham (phone 517-582-0513) and David Mestelle (phone  663-7115)

Dates: August 9:    Directors and Student Leadership report to Band Room at 8am and leave at 9:30am.
August 10:  Musicians and chaperones depart to Band Room at 7:30 am and leave at 9:30 am
August 16:  Buses return to High School in early afternoon 

Location:  Kimball YMCA Nature Center (near Reading, Michigan).

Cost:  $300 per student.  Student Leadership is an additional $45 for Saturday’s camp expenses.  The Band Boosters has scholarship money set aside for students where this cost may be a financial hardship.  Download a financial aid request form and submit it by May 13 (for current high school students) or May 22 (for current 8th grade students) to your band director or a Band Booster representative. 
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Payment Schedule:    
$100 non-refundable payment is due at your student’s 2008 Spring concert.   
$100 is due June 10^th along with uniform orders and payment
$100 payment (plus $45 for student leadership) is due July 1^st. 
Your student will not get on the bus if the band camp fee is not paid in full.  Please, please, please don’t put us in a position of telling your student they can not go to camp!

Payment Coupons:  Include a payment coupon with each payment to help with our bookkeeping.  
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Field Trip Form:  Complete this form and turn it in camp check-in.
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Student Release Form:  Complete this form and turn it in camp check-in.  New for 2008!  Performance for families has been moved to Saturday morning.  Students can return home with their parents if this was noted on the Student Release Form at check-in.
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Medical Forms:  Complete two copies of the medical form and turn them in camp check-in.  A nurse is in attendance the entire week of band camp.
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Summer Uniforms:  All orders are due June 10th.  Fittings will be done in May for 8^th graders.  High school students who have changed sizes should also consider ordering new summer uniform apparel.  See Parents and Students Corner for uniform information.  Call Angie English (663-1237) or April Trudgeon (927-2034) with questions.

Chaperones:  Parents are encouraged to sign up as chaperones for band camp.  This is a fantastic opportunity to get to know some great kids and hang out at the lake for a week.  The directors and students do all the work!  There is no fee for chaperones.  Contact Diana or David and let you know you can help! 

Packing List:  Click here for the packing list and instructions for your medications in MS-Word format.

Saturday Morning Performance  You are invited to drive to camp on Saturday morning and see a demonstration of the parade dance and half-time show that has been worked on throughout the week.  Students can return home with their parents if this was noted on the Student Release Form at check-in.

Fall Sports Try-outs and Band Camp:  If your student is interested in a fall sport, please talk to Mr. Rupp.  The Directors work with the coaches, students, and parents to allow students to participate in both marching band and sports.