EVENT INFORMATION www.usbands.org Color Guard Warm-Up Schedule Warm-Up Ensemble Classification Check-in by Stretching Travel Body Travel Equipment Travel Gate Perform Riverside Scholastic Novice 11:00 AM 11:40 AM 11:50 AM 11:55 AM 12:05 PM 12:10 PM 12:20 PM 12:25 PM 12:30 PM Hackettstown Scholastic Novice 11:10 AM 11:50 AM 12:00 PM 12:05 PM 12:15 PM 12:20 PM 12:30 PM 12:35 PM 12:40 PM Rahway Scholastic Novice 11:20 AM 12:00 PM 12:10 PM 12:15 PM 12:25 PM 12:30 PM 12:40 PM 12:45 PM 12:50 PM Brick Township Scholastic Novice 11:30 AM 12:10 PM 12:20 PM 12:25 PM 12:35 PM 12:40 PM 12:50 PM 12:55 PM 1:00 PM Burlington City Scholastic Regional A 11:40 AM 12:20 PM 12:30 PM 12:35 PM 12:45 PM 12:50 PM 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:10 PM Walt Whitman Scholastic Regional A 11:50 AM 12:30 PM 12:40 PM 12:45 PM 12:55 PM 1:00 PM 1:10 PM 1:15 PM 1:20 PM BREAK 1:30 PM Plainfield Scholastic A 12:10 PM 12:50 PM 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:15 PM 1:20 PM 1:30 PM 1:35 PM 1:40 PM Bunnell-Stratford Scholastic A 12:20 PM 1:00 PM 1:10 PM 1:15 PM 1:25 PM 1:30 PM 1:40 PM 1:45 PM 1:50 PM Brien McMahon Scholastic A 12:30 PM 1:10 PM 1:20 PM 1:25 PM 1:35 PM 1:40 PM 1:50 PM 1:55 PM 2:00 PM South Brunswick Scholastic Open 12:40 PM 1:20 PM 1:30 PM 1:35 PM 1:45 PM 1:50 PM 2:00 PM 2:05 PM 2:10 PM AWARDS - FULL RETREAT 2:30 PM Event Information Sheet Event ID: 1848 Indoor USBands Indoor Championships April 08, 2018 Contact: Eric James Location: South Brunswick High School 750 Ridge Road Monmouth Junction NJ 08852 Schedule (Performance times are subject to change) Performance Class Unit/Director Location 12:20 PM ANNOUNCEMENTS/NATIONAL ANTHEM 12:30 PM Scholastic Novice Guard Riverside High School Indoor Guard Riverside NJ Haley Melvin 12:40 PM Scholastic Novice Guard Hackettstown High School Colorguard Hackettstown NJ Whitney From 12:50 PM Scholastic Novice Guard Rahway High School Indoor Color Guard Rahway NJ Arlene Sarni 1:00 PM Scholastic Novice Guard Brick Township HS Guard Brick NJ Dave Lyncheski 1:10 PM Scholastic Regional A Guard Burlington City High School Guard Burlington NJ Cara Caruso 1:20 PM Scholastic Regional A Guard Walt Whitman Indoor Color Guard Huntington Station NY Caitlin Coumatos 1:30 PM BREAK 1:40 PM Scholastic A Guard Plainfield HS Guard Central Village CT Kacey Howard 1:50 PM Scholastic A Guard Bunnell-Stratford Indoor Guard Stratford CT Jim Miller 2:00 PM Scholastic A Guard Brien McMahon A Guard Norwalk CT Ron Secchi 2:10 PM Scholastic Open Guard South Brunswick Visual Ensemble Monmouth Junction NJ Virginia Kraft 2:30 PM COLOR GUARD AWARDS 2:50 PM BREAK 3:00 PM Scholastic Open Concert Rahway HS Percussion Rahway NJ Joseph E. Bergen 3:10 PM Scholastic Open Concert Naugatuck Percussion Ensemble Naugatuck CT Donny Binette 3:20 PM Scholastic Middle School Standstill Fair Lawn High School JV Percussion Fair Lawn NJ Jamie Szeinberg April 02, 2018 04:41:16 1 of 3 Event Information Sheet Event ID: 1848 Indoor USBands Indoor Championships April 08, 2018 Contact: Eric James Location: South Brunswick High School 750 Ridge Road Monmouth Junction NJ 08852 3:30 PM Scholastic Middle School Standstill Community Charter School of Paterson Paterson NJ Alejandro Gallo 3:40 PM Scholastic A Standstill Somerville High School Percussion Somerville NJ Meghan Major 3:50 PM Scholastic A Standstill Ridge High School Indoor Percussion Ensemble Basking Ridge NJ Joseph Keefe 4:00 PM Scholastic A Standstill West Essex Regional High School Percussion North Caldwell NJ Elise McAloon 4:10 PM Scholastic A Standstill Delaware Valley Renegade Drumline Frenchtown NJ Brian Smith 4:20 PM Scholastic Open Standstill Bunnell-Stratford Indoor Drumline Stratford CT Jim Miller 4:30 PM BREAK 4:50 PM Scholastic Regional A Marching Columbia High School Indoor Percussion Maplewood NJ Joshua Case 5:00 PM Scholastic Regional A Marching Immaculata High School Percussion Somerville NJ Dan Bonham 5:10 PM Scholastic Regional A Marching Brien McMahon Percussion Norwalk CT Ron Secchi 5:20 PM Scholastic Regional A Marching Roxbury HS Percussion Succasunna NJ Justin Kulick 5:30 PM Scholastic Regional A Marching Bergenfield High School Indoor Percussion Bergenfield NJ Jeffrey Brown 5:40 PM Scholastic Regional A Marching Nutley Indoor Percussion Nutley NJ Julia Wehrer 5:50 PM Scholastic A Marching Edison High School Percussion Edison NJ Tom O'Hara 6:00 PM Scholastic A Marching Cheshire Winter Percussion Cheshire CT Brendan Mason 6:10 PM Scholastic Open Marching Fair Lawn High School Percussion Fair Lawn NJ Jamie Szeinberg 6:20 PM Independent World Standstill Rutgers University Drumline New Brunswick NJ 6:45 PM PERCUSSION AWARDS April 02, 2018 04:41:16 2 of 3 Important Event Information Unloading/Loading Equipment, Props and Floors: Equipment may be unloaded and loaded next to the school along 1st Avenue, accessible by turning onto campus from Stouts Lane. Once equipment is unloaded, trucks will be directed to the adjacent lot to park. Following a unit’s performance, it is requested that ALL equipment, props, and floors be removed from the building. Please see maps on Pages 6 and 7 for details. Equipment Truck Parking: Equipment trucks will be directed to park in the lot on the south side of the school, which runs parallel to Ridge Road. NO PERSONAL VEHICLES ARE PERMITTED TO PARK IN THIS LOT. Personal vehicles will be directed to the spectator lot. Please see maps on Pages 6 and 7 for details. Bus Parking: Performers and staff may be dropped off in the unloading/loading area along 1st Avenue, accessible by turning onto campus from Stouts Lane. Buses will then be directed to park in the lot on the northeast side of the school, which runs parallel to Stouts Lane. NO PERSONAL VEHICLES ARE PERMITTED TO PARK IN THIS LOT. Personal vehicles will be directed to the spectator lot. Please see map on Page 6 for details. Spectator Parking: All spectator and personal vehicles will be directed to park in the lot on the west side of the school, which runs parallel to Waverly Place, accessible by turning onto campus from Ridge Road. Please see map on Page 6 for details. REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION INFORMATION Registration/Credentials: Registration will be located just inside the Ensemble Entrance of South Brunswick High School on the south side of the building, adjacent to the unloading/loading zone. n If a unit selected REQUIRED tickets as part of its registration for the USBands Indoor Championships, the unit’s responsibility is 20 tickets at $20 per ticket in addition to the registration fee. n If a unit selected OPTIONAL tickets as part of its registration for the USBands Indoor Championship, the unit’s responsibility is $17 per ticket in addition to the registration fee. All unsold tickets MUST be returned at check-in. Please submit payment for all membership fees, registration fees, and sold tickets at check-in, and turn in any unsold tickets. Ensembles will be billed for tickets not returned on the date of the event and invoices will be distributed electronically. Upon checking in, all ensembles will be issued ten (10) wristbands for staff and hand stamps for all performing members. PLEASE NOTE: If more than 10 wristbands are needed, they will be available for purchase at registration. ALL personnel – directors, instructors, support staff, chaperones, performing members, etc. – will need to have a wristband or a hand stamp to enter the performance gym. Spectator Tickets/Wristbands: Tickets for spectators are $20 and will be available at the Spectator Entrance located on the west side of the school. Once a ticket is purchased, a wristband will be issued for access to the performance gym. Important Event Information (Continued) Warm-Up Areas: Designated indoor warm-up areas are provided for color guard and percussion. If warming up indoors, ensembles must use the designated warm- up areas. Warm- ups are permitted outdoors on the south and east sides of the building, but NOT in any of the parking lots surrounding the school. Color guard units will have three warm-up stations, with approximately 10 minutes in each station – stretching, body, and equipment. There will be three percussion warm-up areas – A, B, and C. Each percussion unit will have approximately 30 minutes in one assigned area for warm-ups. These spaces are assigned according to the performance order. Floor/Prop Storage: There is a designated hallway inside the school for units to store floor covers and props PRIOR to the performance only. Please keep all floor covers and props to one side of the hallway to allow adequate flow of foot traffic. All floors and props – except those that share floors and props with others – must exit the building following a unit’s performance. Sound Check: Guard directors and staff members may do sound checks in the performance gym one hour prior to the start of the event and during breaks at the discretion of the Event Coordinator. Please have multiple sources and/or copies of your music available.