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Current Events

 

Sailor Marching Band Announcements: 

October 2026

• District Marching Band Festival is on Tuesday October 6th in Sailor Stadium.  Bands from all over our area will join us for the festival. 

  • Call Time is 6:15pm to the Band Room.  Wear Dark Shirts (so specific shirt required)

  • Bands will begin performing at 5:00pm.  Mona Shores will perform at 7:45pm and awards are at 8:15.  Admission is $5 and will be assessed at the gate.

  • Students will be dismissed @9:00pm.

• The band will have an overnight trip to the Grand Ledge Exhibition and Jackson Northwest High School. The schedule is listed below.

  • **Please pay the balance due on your band accounts prior to Wednesday.  Charges were sent out on CutTime.  **

  • Students should bring enough money for a fast food lunch on Thursday.  All other meals provided.

• Senior Night is on Friday October 16th.  This is during Fall Break, and is a required performance. 

• The Glow Show is on Monday October 19th.  Each year the band covers themselves in glow sticks and leds and runs the show in the dark at Montague HS along with 5 other bands.  We will provide a hat and led for the student’s back.  Students are encouraged to buy glow sticks and additional leds to light themselves for the show!  Now is a great time to start planning before things sell out before halloween.  

• We will be performing at the Westshore Invitational hosted by Reeths-Puffer at Mona Shores HS on Saturday October 24th.  We will perform in the late morning or early afternoon.  More to come.

• Please consult www.monashoresbands.org for detailed calendar information.  Our weekly announcements will be posted each week there as well if you need to refer back to this.

Fall Tour Itinerary 2026

Wednesday October 7

Arrive in Informal Uniforms with Show Shirts (athletic shorts) and Drillmasters

Pack your Band Shirts

3:00pm Pack and Load--Depart to Grand Ledge

5:00pm Dinner (TBA)

6:00pm Change into Uniforms

7:30pm Warm Up (Area B)

8:43pm Performance at Grand Ledge

8:30pm Transition to watch Spartan Marching Band

9:15pm Spartan Marching Band Takes Field

10:00pm Transition out of uniform at GLHS

10:30pm Depart GLHS

11:00pm Arrive Homewood Suites by Hilton, (2201 Showtime Dr., Lansing)

** **One Pizza per quad will be given out upon arrival

11:30pm Lights Out

Thursday 8 October

Bring money for lunch en route home

7:30am Wake Up: WEAR BAND SHIRTS 

8:00am Breakfast (Hotel)

9:15am Depart for Jackson Northwest HS

10:00 am Arrive Unload

10:45 am Shared rehearsal with JNHS

11:45 am** **Depart for MSHS (lunch en route--45 minutes)

2:45pm Arrival at MSHS, unload and dismiss

Please also note these additional opportunities for College and Career Readiness:

• All-State Auditions will take place at the end of October.  If you are a top performer on your instrument and would like to audition for an opportunity to be a member of the All-State Band, Jazz Band or Orchestra, please see Mr. Boyden or Mr. Sarns for information and registration packets ASAP.  Registration is due by September 16th.