WILMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND
“What to Buy” FOR 2018-2019
Please read this carefully and order
everything you need by July 15.
You will need all necessary equipment by
the first football game.
The
following equipment must be provided by each student who wishes to participate
with the high school band.
Marching-Band members
White Socks-crew length
White Sweatshirt (no print)........................goes under sideline jacket on cold days
*Wildcat Band T-Shirt............................ goes under uniform jacket
*You
do NOT have to provide a T-shirt if you are attending Band Camp.
You will receive a Wildcat Band
T-shirt at camp. The cost of this
shirt is included in the cost of camp.
If you do NOT attend camp, you can purchase this shirt for $12 when school starts.
Color
Guard members
White Socks
White Sweatshirt (no print)........................goes under guard jacket on cold days
White Turtleneck shirt
White leather “Keds”
style shoes
Sideline Band Jacket- Navy Blue River Tec
Nylon with water resistant finish,
Heavy
weight ash-grey sweatshirt fleece lining, stand up collar,
“Wilmington”
on back, “Wildcat Band on front left,
First Name on
left
sleeve. All print in white. Please order one size larger than
usual
so jacket will fit over uniform.
Our
local jacket supplier is:
Custom Stitch
Station
Square, No. Wilmington
978-988-1344
All students must have an instrument
in good working order (Tuning slide
must work,
pads seated properly, etc.)
Woodwind players should have AT LEAST TWO WORKING REEDS at all
times.
In an emergency, we will provide
reeds at a cost to the student of : $3.00 per reed.
Please check to see that your
instrument is ready to go before
camp. If repairs are needed,
Performance Music in Woburn provides
repair service.
Students who are playing school
owned instruments will be given an instrument
which
is in good playing condition.
All students (except percussion and
flutes) must have a LYRE. (the little
clamp thing that holds
the music on the instrument.) These
can be purchased at Performance Music or National Music
in Woburn or any music store that
deals in band instruments.
A Marching Folio (plastic folder
that holds the music) will provided to you free
of charge.
Your folio and music will be signed
out to you for the 2018-2019 marching season.
You are expected to know where your
music is at all times and to take proper care of it
while it is in your possession.
Lost Music/Folio will be replaced at your expense-
$ .50 per sheet of music
$ 10.00 per folio
Total cost of lost Folio and Music: $20.00
All
folios will be collected at the end of the season. If you do not turn in your
folio,
you
will be expected to pay $20 before a new one is issued to you in June.
