2015-16 Itineraries
Note: This is how the events were planned, not necessarily how they actually happened.
Washington Field Competition Itinerary
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Washington High School
| 1:30 pm | Rehearsal & load trailers | ||
| 3:30 | Leave Limestone | ||
| 6:00 | Meet at trailers and get into uniform | ||
| 6:40 | Leave for Warm-up | ||
| 6:52 | Warm-up | ||
| 7:02 | Report to gate | ||
| 7:12 pm | Performance | ||
| 7:30 | Get into street clothes and watch other bands. | ||
| 9:15 | Drum Majors report to gate | ||
| 9:30 | Awards | ||
| 10:00 | Leave for LCHS | ||
| 10:30 | Arrive back at LCHS | ||
Morton Marching Invitational Itinerary
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Morton High School
| 12:00pm | Rehearsal @ Limestone Time Change | ||
| 2:00 | Load trailers & buses | ||
| 2:30 | Leave for Morton | ||
| 3:50 | Meet at trailers; get into uniform | ||
| 4:40 | Leave for warm-up | ||
| 4:45 | Warm-up | ||
| 5:15 | Leave Warm-up | ||
| 5:25 | Report to gate | ||
| 5:30 pm | Performance | ||
| After performance, get out of uniform and head back to the stadium to watch other bands. | |||
| 7:15 | Drum majors report to gate in uniform | ||
| 7:30 | Awards | ||
| 8:30 | Leave for LCHS | ||
| 9:00pm | Arrive back at LCHS | ||
Admission: $7 for Adults; $5 for Child, Students, & Seniors
| 3:00 | Rehearse at Limestone | ||
| 5:00 | Load trailers & buses | ||
| 5:30 | Leave for Dunlap | ||
| 6:30 | Get into uniform (Ready by 7:00) | ||
| 7:15 | Warm-up | ||
| 7:45 | Leave Warm-up | ||
| 8:00 | Report to gate | ||
| 8:15 pm | Performance | ||
| 8:30 | Drum Majors report for awards | ||
| 8:45 | Awards | ||
| 9:00 | Leave for LCHS | ||
| 9:30 | Arrive back at LCHS | ||
Admission: $5 for Adults; $3 for Students & Seniors; Children 5 and under free
| 1:30 | Students arrive at LimestoneBand Guides and Bus Greeters meet in Teachers Lot | |
| 8:30 | Exhibition Performance |
State of Illinois Marching Invitational Itinerary
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Illinois State University
| 6:15 am | Arrive at Limestone and get into uniform | ||
| 7:00 | Leave for ISU | ||
| 8:00 | Arrive at ISU | ||
| 8:32 | Leave for Warm-up | ||
| 8:46 | Physical Warm-up | ||
| 9:00 | Music Warm-up | ||
| 9:28 | Leave Warm-up | ||
| 9:38 | Report to gate | ||
| 9:48 | Prelims Performance | ||
| 10:30 | Drum Majors report for 1A/2A awards | ||
| 10:44 | 1A/2A Awards | ||
| 10:58-ff | Watch bands; eat lunch (on your own) | ||
| 2:42 pm | 3A/4A Awards | ||
*If we do NOT make finals, we will leave for LCHS at 3:00 pm and arrive at LCHS at 4:00 pm. | |||
*If we DO make finals, we will stay for the rest of the evening and follow the itinerary below. | |||
| FINALS ITINERARY IF WE MAKE IT!!! | |||
2:56-5:45 | Watch bands | | |
| 5:45 | Meet at trailers and get into uniform | ||
| 6:30 | Finals warm-up | ||
| 7:30 | Finals begin. There will be a random draw for performance times. Mr. Empey will inform parents via the Remind 101 text app as well as the band Facebook page. | ||
| 11:30 | Finals Awards (This is just a guess!) | ||
| 12:30 am | Arrive back at LCHS | ||
| Please bring enough money to eat Lunch (at least $20). If we make finals, the LCHS Band Boosters will provide pizza for dinner. | |||
| Students must stay on the stadium grounds at all times. | |||
| Friday, October 23, 2015 | |||
| 10:15 am | Report to band room; load trailers & buses | ||
| 11:00 am | Leave for Competition | ||
| Start doing hair and make-up on the road. | |||
| 4:00 pm ET | Arrive at Lucas Oil Stadium | ||
| 4:10 pm ET | Enter parking lot; get into uniform | ||
| 5:10 pm ET | Enter SW Tunnel | ||
5:20-5:35 pm ET | Physical Warm-up | ||
5:25-5:55 pm ET | Pit Warm-up | ||
5:40-6:10 pm ET | Music Warm-up | ||
| 6:05 pm ET | Pit & Props Report to gate | ||
| 6:20 pm ET | Band Report to gate | ||
| 6:30 pm ET | Performance | ||
| 7:30 pm ET | Leave for hotel | ||
Holiday Inn Express Airport, 6296 Cambridge Way, Plainfield, IN (317) 839-9000 | |||
| 11:00 pm ET | All students in room | ||
| Saturday, October 24, 2015 | |||
| 10:45 am ET | Load buses | ||
| 11:00 am ET | Head to the mall | ||
Noon-2:00 pm ET | Eat lunch and shop | ||
| 3:00 pm ET | Head to Lucas Oil Stadium Watch bands & Prelim awards | ||
| 3:00 pm ET | Drum Majors report for awards | ||
| 4:30 pm ET | Prelim Awards | ||
| 5:10 pm ET | Stadium cleared | ||
| 6:15 pm ET | Gates re-open | ||
| 7:15 pm ET | Watch Finals bands | ||
| 11:00 pm ET | Leave for LCHS (right after the final band) | ||
| 2:00 am CT | Arrive back at LCHS | ||
“Bradley Jazz Fest” Itinerary
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Bradley University
“Jazz in the Meadows” Itinerary
Friday-Saturday, February 26-27, 2016
Rolling Meadows, IL
“Peoria Riverfront Jazz Festival” Itinerary
Saturday, Jun 11, 2016
Peoria, IL
IHSA Organizational Contests Itinerary
Friday, April 15, 2016
Olympia High School