Mandatory Band Camp Schedule For The 2024 Marching Band Season
Band Camp is CLOSED CAMPUS. You may NOT leave during the day or for lunch, dinner, or any other time, for any reason. Non-band students are not allowed to eat with you or hangout at the school during this time.
Sign up to feed the band during Band Camp
COMING SOON
Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2, Colorguard 9am - 4pm, Percussion 4pm - 9pm. All times are required for any student in Colorguard, Battery Percussion, or Front Ensemble Percussion.
Tuesday, July 30 - 6pm - 9pm, Brass and Woodwind Pre-Camp, OHS Band Room -
REQUIRED for all woodwind and brass players.
Wednesday, July 31, 6pm – 9pm – Freshman Basics, Session 1. ALL freshmen, new OHS students,
Drum Majors, and section leaders need to attend. Percussion and Color Guard freshmen do NOT need to
attend.
Thursday, August 1 -- 6pm - 9pm, Brass and Woodwind Pre-camp continues, OHS Band Room -
REQUIRED for all woodwind and brass players. EVERYONE except Colorguard.
Saturday, August 3, 9am - 12pm, Freshman Basics session 2 – same members as before including
Percussion (Battery and Front Ensemble) and Colorguard Freshmen.
Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 9. FULL BAND CAMP 9am - 9pm entire time is
required for ALL band members.
Monday, August 12 and Tuesday, August 13 — Full Marching Band Rehearsals, 9am -
1:00pm.
Thursday, August 15 - Perform for Otsego District Staff - Time TBD
IMPORTANT INFO
The OHS Band Room is the meeting place for all activities this week. We START at the times listed, so please be early.
Colorguard, the school is providing lunch for free, but please be sure to bring snacks and lots of water and Gatorade.
Percussion, the school is providing dinner for you but also bring snacks, water, and Gatorade.
Bring sunblock!!
Information regarding next week, Full Band Camp, will be handed out at one of the rehearsals.
Be sure to bring your MARCHING instruments. Tubas, Baritones, etc, you may keep your marching instruments here at school and leave your concert instrument at home to practice on.
Very excited to see all of you this week! The drill is written and looks AMAZING! You will have a lot of fun with this show.
Eyes with Pride, OMB!
****Uniform Fittings (Very Important!!)********:
July 29 (Mon.) Drumline and Front Ensemble 3:00pm - 4:00pm
July 30 (Tues.) Senior Band Members 4:00pm - 4:30pm
July 30 (Tues.) Junior Band Members 4:30pm - 5:55pm
August 1 (Thurs.)Sophomore Band Members 3:00pm - 4:30pm
August 1 (Thurs.) Freshman Band Members 4:30pm - 5:55pm
School Year Events:
August 20 (Tues.) Night Rehearsal #1 6:00pm - 9:00pm
August 27 (Tues.) Night Rehearsal #2 6:00pm - 9:00pm
September 3 (Tues.) Night Rehearsal #3 6:00pm - 9:00pm September 6 (Fri.) Football Game Performance (Hackett) 4:30pm (approx.) September 7 (Sat.) MB Day Rehearsal 9:00am - 12:00pm
September 9 (Mon.) Allegan Fair Parade 5:00pm (approx.)
September 13 (Fri.) Homecoming Parade 4:00pm meet (app) September 13 (Fri.) Football Game Performance(Vicksburg HC)5:00pm Pre Game September 16 (Mon.)Night Rehearsal #4 6:00pm - 9:00pm September 21 (Sat.) Pre-Competition Rehearsal Time TBA - Late AM/Early PM September 21 (Sat.) Portage Central Invitational Time TBA - Eve. September 24 (Tues.)Night Rehearsal #5 6:00pm - 9:00pm
September 28 (Sat.) Creative Arts Parade 12:45pm perform September 28 (Sat.) Otsego Band Invitational ALL DAY(perform approx. 8pm) October 1 (Tues.) Night Rehearsal #6 6:00pm - 9:00pm October 4 (Fri.) Football Game Performance (Sturgis)(PG) 6:00pm (approx.) October 5 (Sat.) Pre-Competition Rehearsal Time TBA - Late AM/Early PM October 5 (Sat.) Hastings Invitational Time TBA - Eve.
October 8 (Tues.) Night Rehearsal #7 6:00pm - 9:00pm October 10 (Thurs.) Elementary School Performance (rain date OCT 11th) 1:30pm October 12 (Sat.) Pre-Competition Rehearsal Late AM/Early PM October 12 (Sat.) Vicksburg Invitational Time TBA - Late afternoon/Eve. October 15 (Tues.) Night Rehearsal #8 6:00pm - 9:00pm October 18 (Fri.) Football Game Performance (Paw Paw) 6:00pm (approx.) October 19 (Sat.) Pre-Competition Rehearsal Time TBA - Early AM October 19 (Sat.) Grandville and E. Kentwood Invites Time TBA-late AM-Eve
****Doubleheader Competitions!****
December 5 (Thurs) Holiday Extravaganza Concert w/MS Bands 7:00pm December 7 (Sat.) Otsego Hometown Christmas Parade 6:00pm
