The 2018 Marching Band season is right around the corner! Here is the schedule for the first week. All practices are at BHS. The rest of the schedule is on the calendar (link provided below). Dress appropriately for the weather. Bring good shoes for marching. Bring a water bottle. A binder with non-glare sleeves would help in organizing your music. See you soon!

Drumline Practice: Mon-Fri  July 30-Aug 3. from 8-3pm

Squad Leaders and Field Commanders Meeting: Mon. July 30th from 10-12pm

New Marchers and Squad Leaders: Tues. July 31st and Wed. August 1st from 8-12pm

**NEW** Sousaphone Camp: Wed. August 1st from 1-3pm

All Marchers: Thurs. Aug 2nd from 8-12pm (Returning Marchers stay after for uniform fitting)

New Marcher Meeting for parents and students: Thurs. August 2nd at 6:30pm** (please note the correct time as it was incorrectly stated as 7pm in a previous email)

Link to band calendar (please make sure you have all of these dates on your calendar so there are no conflicts): https://baymusicboosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Band-Calendar-2018-2019-1.pdf

Please notify me of any approved absences as soon as possible! darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org

Please sign up to help with the Bay High School Marching Band Uniform Try-Ons for Returning Marchers.  This event will be held on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 at 12:00 pm.

Uniform try-ons will take place at Bay High School. Please enter the school via the band hallway.

Experienced Marching Band uniform volunteers would be greatly appreciated! Please come help us get this year’s Returning Bay Marching Band Members ready for the 2018 football season!

Volunteers will meet at 11:30 AM. If you can arrive any earlier there will be plenty to do! The more volunteers we have the better!

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4ba8a82ea02-uniform2

Please sign up to help with the Bay High School Marching Band Uniform Fitting Night on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018.

Uniform fitting will take place at Bay High School. Please enter the school via the band hallway.

New parents are welcome to volunteer – we need lots of help to keep the students moving efficiently! Veteran uniform volunteers are also critical for this event. Please come help us get this year’s Bay Rockets Marching Band ready for the 2018 football season!

Volunteers will meet at 5:00pm to get their job assignments and finish setting up for uniform issue. If you can arrive any earlier there will be plenty to do! The goal is to be done by 8PM, but please be prepared to stay later if needed. The more volunteers we have the better!

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4ba8a82ea02-uniform3

Please update your profiles for the 2018-19 school year so that you are only receiving e-mails about the musical groups that you are interested in or that are specific to your family. If your student is in Marching Band you won’t want to miss the Marching Band emails. If your child is in Choir you won’t want to miss the Choir emails and so on and so on…..Please visit the following link to update your profile: http://baymusicboosters.us7.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=b5ba263e41b7931f65aed873e&id=ecc97ca5ee

Thank you!

Important uniform dates:

August 1st – Returning Drum Line Uniform Fitting – During practice

August 2nd – Returning Marchers Fitting – Immediately following practice

August 2nd – New Marcher and Parent Information Night – 6:30 pm in the auditorium. Freshman and new marchers are required to attend with a parent/guardian.

August 8th – Picture Day! After lunch, the band will change into their uniforms and pictures will be taken around 12:00 pm. New Marchers will have pre-assigned uniforms for picture day. They will have their final fitting later that evening.

August 8th – Uniform Fitting Night! All new marchers will arrive at 6:45 pm. (Returning marchers who need new sizes or supplies will arrive at 6:00 pm.)

Marching Band Uniform Contract 2018

Uniform Fitting Night Instructions 2018

Please make sure your marcher brings the signed contract and fees with them on fitting night (Aug 8). Returning Marchers will also need contracts signed and fees paid by August 8, 2018.
Please don’t hesitate to email me at tjdeibel06@gmail.com if you have and questions or concerns!

Sincerely, Tracy Deibel​

Symphonic Band 2018-19

Band Calendar 2018-2019

We would like to congratulate the 2018-19 Bay Music Boosters Board Members:

President: David Johnson
Vice President: Brian Deibel
Treasurer: Michael McNamee
Recording Secretary: Tracy Deibel
Corresponding Secretary: Kristen Dodd

We would also like to thank Susan Evans for her tenure as President these past two years. Susan -Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to BMB. You will be missed!

FYI for next school year: On Saturday, September 1st the marching band will be performing at a Youngstown State football game. Please plan accordingly and schedule around it.

Thanks, Mr. Allen