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Your 2013-2014 DrUm MaJoRs!!! 

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Congratulations High School Band on earning straight one's at District Band Festival - 

State Band and Orchestra Festival
Attire - Black and White

April 23 
Belding High School

We will be leaving after A lunch

Performance is at 1:50pm

Spectators - Admission is free. Please enter from the lower parking lots (enter by the gym).

We will return to Kent City around 4pm.

State Band and Orchestra Festival

Congratulations to Breegan Petruska, Maddie Allen, Nathan VanderWest, Lauren Schnicke, and Kristen Toporski for being selected to represent Kent City at the honors band this year. Mandatory Sectional will be April 15th at Kent City High School from 6:30-8:30pm. The Honors Band and Concert will be held on April 18th from 9am-8pm at Reeths-Puffer High School.

To listen to recordings of your music click:
Barnum and Bailey's Favorite
Shadows Unleashed
Lost Lady Found
Horkstow Grange
In The Artic

2015 District 7 MS Honors Band

04.15.14_minutes.docx
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5.13.14_agenda.docx
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Carnival is on March 21 and we are looking for volunteers to help at our booth. Please contact Mr. Schnicke if you are able to help.

Worker schedule Click HERE

Kent City Carnival - March 21

Grandville High School
Click HERE to go to the page with more information on S/E.

State Solo and Ensemble Festival
March 21st

Chair Test Results (as of 3/28/2013)

solo_and_ensemble_2015.pdf
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Band and Orchestra Festival
at Cedar Springs HS


March 6, 2015

7th Grade Performance - 8:25am

8th Grade Performance - 10:05am

HS Performance - 1:30pm

More logistical details to come later.
Solo and Ensemble Festival at Muskegon Oakridge HS - January 31, 2015
  * Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your performance time. 
  * Don't forget your music, instrument, supplies. 
  * Make sure your measures are numbered.
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Solo and Ensemble Signups will begin for HS starting November 3. 

Deadline for signups - November 12. Money must be turned in prior to November 12 including accompanist fees.

Solo: $10 plus $35 for accompanist
Ensembles: $8 per member

We will have woodwind, brass and percussion chamber ensembles this year as well. 

MAKE SURE YOU GET INVOLVED! S/E IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AS A PLAYER.

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Veterans Day Assembly - November 11

Set up - November 10th at 6pm (Need volunteers)

Performance - 9:45am


FOR FORD FIELD INFORMATION CLICK ON MCBA STATE FINALS ON THE LEFT. lots of Maps and information there.

FOR SCHEDULE FOR THE BAND SCROLL DOWN ON THIS PAGE.

****Please Note****
President Obama will be in Detroit on Saturday to speak at Wayne State University. Please plan for traffic delays.


Memo from MDOT on Road Construction planned for this weekend.

For traffic delay information from Ford Field, click HERE on November 1 for any pertinent information about traffic issues.

End of the Season Banquet
Monday, November 10 @ 6:30 p.m.
Mamrelund Lutheran Church

Please bring a dish to pass 

and your own drinks.  
Table service and coffee provided.

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Belding Invitational
October 11




(Eat a good breakfast! Make sure you have your show shirt and black LONG socks.)

10am-2pm - AM Rehearsal/Show Prep
2:15pm - Lunch
3:15pm - Load Trailers
4:00pm -Leave KC 
4:55pm - Arrive
5:50pm - Warmup
7pm Perform

After we perform, we will watch other bands, concessions will be available for food after performance.

9:30pm - Awards
10:45pm 'ish' - Back to KC 

Show Lineup

Stadium Map

Warm Up Map

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Schedule for District Marching Band Festival on 10/8/14
Admission $5 for all ages
Programs are $1

2:10pm - Load Trailers
2:45pm -Get into uniforms
3:25pm - Leave KC (pending bussing schedule)
4pm - Unload
4:15pm - Uniform Inspection
 4:20pm - Foot Warmup
4:30-Warmup
5pm - Staging
5:15pm - Performance Time
         - Head back to trailers after performance, take care of instruments and get out of uniform.
         - Wear show shirt or KC gear
         - Concessions if you wish
          - Sit together and watch other bands
7:05pm - Awards
8:15pm 'ish' - Arrive at KC and unload

Map to Greenville High School

Other facility maps

Schedule for Districts


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Red Flannel Days
Marching Band Competition
October 4


6am - Arrive, get into uniform
6:30am - Leave Kent City
                  - Arrive and Unload
                 - Stretch/Foot Warmup
7:30am - Warm Up Time
8:15am -  Band Performs
           - Sit and watch next 2 bands
9am -  Load and send band back

Back to KC around 9:45am 'ish'
Unload and head home     

Cedar Campus Map

Master Schedule

Concession Prices

Exit Route from Cedar to avoid road closings from Red Flannel.

Indoor Performance Map

DVD Order Form

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Homecoming Football Game and Performance with the 8th Graders

September 26

After School - 8th Graders bring instruments to the HS.

3:15pm - HS Band and 8th Grade Band Rehearse together on the band field
4pm - Break, get water, use restroom
4:15pm - Head down to parade lineup
5pm - Parade
          - After parade, boosters will feed students
around 6:10pm - Bands will do one more run through

6:45pm - Pregame
7pm - Game Time
           - 8th Grade marches halftime with HS 
              band

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Band Camp Revisited and Reeths Puffer Preview Show


8am-3pm- Rehearsal Day
                     - Lunch and After Reh. provided by 
                        Boosters
Load and Head to Reeths Puffer High School

Show starts at 6pm, we perform at 6:20pm
Cost of admission for spectators: $2

Concessions will be open.

Please use the entrance on Giles Rd on the south side of the school. There is an event going on in the auditorium that evening.

6:00                  Orchard View
6:20                  Kent City
6:40                  Parchment 
7:00                  Allegan
7:20                  Grant
7:40                  Reeths-Puffer
8:15                  Dance for participating students.
9:50                  End of Dance . . . head home


Back to KC around 10:30pm 'ish'


Map to Reeths Puffer HS






Thank you for supporting the Kent City Bands!
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