Mt. Vernon Marching Festival

Our second competition is upon us and will be at the Mt. Vernon Mountaineer Marching Festival on Saturday, September 26th!  The schedule is as follows:

11:15 a.m.  – Short rehearsal in the endzone facility (please eat breakfast before you arrive)

12:30 p.m. – Lunch provided

1:15 p.m. – Load the buses and trailers

2:15 p.m. – Depart to Mt. Vernon

3:15 p.m. – Arrive in Mt. Vernon, check-in, unload, and immediately get into uniform

4:30 p.m. –  Warm-Up/Tune

4:50 p.m. – Move to staging area

5:00 p.m. – WILDCAT PRIDE PERFORMANCE!!!

5:20 p.m. – Clinic 

(after our clinic we will go back for awards)

6:00 p.m. – Awards presentation 

6:30 p.m. – After awards get out of uniform, load buses and trailers

7:00 p.m.’ish’ – Depart 

8:00 p.m.’ish’ – Arrive in Neosho. Unload bus, and trailer.

What you need to bring: your band shirt, black athletic shorts, long black socks, your instrument, mallets, sticks, reeds, flags, rifles, marching shoes, gloves, and any money you may want for concessions.  

This competition does not have finals.  Due to our performance time and schedule we will not be providing a formal sitdown meal that day at the contest, but will have a lunch provided at the school after our rehearsal.  Please eat breakfast before arriving to school and feel free to bring any additional snacks or food for the bus (that won’t dehydrate you).  Please pick up after yourself, and keep the bus tidy.  Lunch will be pizza, salad, and a drink.  Concessions will also be available at the contest but students may be somewhat limited due our performance schedule and when we get out of uniform.

This performance will be held at Mt. Vernon High School, 400 West Highway 174, Mt. Vernon, MO.  Admission to the competition is $8 for each attendee/spectator.  Students & ages 65+ are $5, and 3 and under are free. 

Be courteous to other groups and to each other!  Remember, you are representing the band, music department, the school, and all of Neosho!  Please conduct yourselves accordingly!