August 2009
10-12: Drum Line rehearsal: 8am-5pm
10-12: Color Guard camp: 8am-5pm
13-14: Marching Band camp: 8am-5pm
15: Car Wash
17-21: Marching Band camp: 8am-5pm
21: End-of-camp picnic: 6pm
24-26: MB rehearsals: 6-8:30pm

September
1-3: Evening MB Rehearsals: 6-8:30pm
4: Home Football Game
8: First day of school; regular MB rehearsal schedule begins (through Oct 31)
             Tues       2:20 – 4:30
                Wed        2:20 – 4:30
                Thu         2:20 – 4:30
10: Back to School night (MB performs)
12: TAG DAY #1 (required of all members)
17: Home Football Game
19: TAG DAY #2 (required of all members)
19: MB Competition: Hylton HS
23: SRO Wind/Perc auditions @ Forest Park
26: SRO String auditions/All-County Choir auditions

October
2: Home Football Game (8^th Grade Night)
3: MB Comp: Manassas Park HS and Spotsylvania HS
9: Homecoming Game
10: SAT
16: Away Football Game @ Forest Park
17: MB Comp: Oakton Classic (Vienna)
24: MB Comp: Lee-Davis HS (Mechanicsville)
30: Home Football Game (Senior Night)
31: State Marching Band Festival: Massasponax

November
2-3: No school
6: Away Football Game @ Woodbridge
6-7: SRO event @ James Monroe HS
7: SAT
10: Fall Band Concert (all students)
11: No school
13: Playoff Football Game (if necessary)
14: Old Bridge Parade/Marching Band Awards
25: Early release
26-27: No school

December
2:  All-County Band auditions @ Gar-Field
10: Winter Concert #1 (Jazz/Symphonic) cancelled
12: District Band auditions @ Marstellar MS
15: Winter Concert (Symphonic/Wind Ens/Perc)
24: Beginning of Winter Break

January 2010
4: School reopens
7-9: All-County Band Event @ OPHS
18: No School

February
4-6: All-District Band Event @ Metz MS
11: All-County Orch. Rehearsal @ Battlefield
15: No school
18: Pre-Festival concert #1 (Wind Ensemble)
19-20: All-County Orch Event @ Battlefield
23: Pre-Festival concert #2 (Sym Band)
27: All-Va Band/Orch Auditions @ JMU

March
5-6: District Band Festival @ Freedom HS
22-25: Band Placement Auditions for 2010-2011
29-31: Spring Break

April
1-2: Spring Break
8-10: All-Va Band/Orch Event
17: Solo/Ensemble Festival @ Saunders MS

May
17-21: Color guard/drum line tryouts
25: Spring Concert
24-28: MB leadership tryouts
31: No School

June
1: End-of-year banquet
11: Graduation (required for all members)
15: First MB Summer Rehearsal
18: Last day of school
26: Car Wash

For those planning WAY ahead:
2010 Marching Band Camp dates:
August 16-17: Color Guard/Drum Line Camp
August 18-20, 23-27: Band Camp (all members)