Our final competition of the season is coming up! Our schedule for the BOA GrandNational Championships in Indianapolis Thursday, November 14 through Saturday,November 16 is as follows:Thursday5:45 a.m. – Arrive to the high school to load and for bag inspection6:30 a.m. – Depart high school8:30 - 9:30 p.m.’ish’ – Stop for rest room break11:30 - 12:30 p.m.’ish’ – Stop for fast food lunch (will need money)3:00 - 4:00 p.m.’ish’ – Stop for rest room break5:30 - 6:30 p.m.’ish’ – Stop at Golden Corral for dinner (provided)7:45 p.m. – Arrive at Comfort Inn to check-in & downtime (there is a pool, & other people staying here)9:00 p.m. – Students report to their rooms for inspection10:00 p.m. – Lights OutFriday5:30 a.m. – Wake up, get ready, and eat breakfast (provided at the hotel)6:50 a.m. – Load the bus7:00 a.m. – Depart hotel7:30 a.m. – Arrive at Lucas Oil Stadium, check-in, park, unload trailer, and get into uniforms8:30-9:15 a.m. – Band Warm-up (different schedules for different sections TBA)9:20 a.m. – Band report to gate9:30 a.m. – WILDCAT PRIDE MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE!9:50 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. – Pictures and load10:45 a.m. – Depart stadium parking lot11:15 p.m. – Arrive at Main Event (lunch provided – activities have an expense)2:15 p.m. – Depart Main event and return to downtown Indianapolis2:45 – 6:15 – Small groups with chaperones, sight-seeing, shopping, dinner on your own6:30 – Return to Lucas Oil Stadium (can return earlier) watch bands8:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony9:00 p.m. – Depart Lucas Oil Stadium9:30 p.m. – Return to hotel10:00 p.m. – Students report to their rooms for inspection11:00 p.m. – Lights OutSaturday7:00 a.m. – Wake up, get ready, and eat breakfast (provided at the hotel)8:20 a.m. – Check-out and load the bus8:30 a.m. – Depart hotel9:00 a.m. – Arrive at Lucas Oil Stadium9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. – Watch bands in small groups with chaperones, visit exhibition center, eat lunch inyour small groups on your own (will need money)4:30 p.m. – Depart Lucas Oil Stadium6:00 - 7:00 p.m.’ish’ – Stop for fast food dinner (will need money)1:30 – 2:30 a.m. – Return to NeoshoThe hotel we are staying at Thursday, and Friday night is the Comfort Inn Plainfield,6107 Cambridge Way, Plainfield, IN (317) 204-3768. Chaperones and teachers will beon site. Rooms will be checked and doors will be taped by lights out.The performance is at Lucas Oil Stadium – 500 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. The boxoffice at the dome will open at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. General admission ticket prices forFriday are $27 plus fees, and on Saturday $42 plus fees. You could also order awebcast of the event through FloMarching. The link is:http://www.flomarching.com/events***What you need to bring: your uniform, gloves, shoes, black socks, black athletic shorts,your band shirt, your instrument, mallets, sticks, reeds, flags, rifles, money forconcessions/meals/etc., clothes to change into, an overnight bag, extra pillows andblankets if you prefer for sleep, swimsuit if you intend to swim in the short time availableat the hotel to do so, etc. Bring something to snack on if you will get hungry during theride there or back. Also you will need money for food and any shopping you intend ondoing.***Dinner Thursday, breakfast and lunch Friday, and breakfast Saturday will be provided.Students will need money for dinner both Friday and Saturday as well as lunch onSaturday. We will be looking for donations for snack bags on the bus ride up. Smallgroups can determine where they would like to eat from fast food restaurants or nicerrestaurants as well as the option of just eating at the stadium and watching bands.Dinner Thursday will be provided at Golden Corral. Lunch will be provided at MainEvent on Friday. If students would like a game card included with their meal at MainEvent then the student must pay $15 by Thursday, November 7th for us to get thosereserved.Each adult chaperone will be responsible for 4-5 students for shopping and sight-seeingas well as during meal times. All students will have a bag inspection before we departas well as a brief room inspection both nights and will be taped in after inspection. If astudent is using prescription medication that is not listed on their medical form thenplease have the pill bottle with student’s name on it with medication directions. Pleasepersonally contact a director to make us aware of any medication a student might haveas well as with any medication that you may be sending with your student that is notincluded on their medical form.Be courteous to other groups and to each other over this three-day event! Remember,you are representing the band, the music department, the school, and all of Neosho inaddition to the state of Missouri! Please conduct yourselves accordingly!

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