Watch out Tarpon Springs - here we come!

Our marching band will be competing in the 24th annual Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival this Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Tarpon Springs High School in Tarpon Springs, FL.  The festival is an all-day marching band competition featuring more than 23 bands. The band will stay at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Clearwater Beach this weekend.  Below is the tentative schedule - anyone wishing to come down and support the band is welcome!

Friday
11:30 am - Load trucks (All students should eat lunch during A lunch)
12:15 pm - Meet in band room to load buses
  1:00 pm - Depart from Alpharetta HS
  5:00 pm - Dinner stop Valdosta, GA (exit 18 off of I-75) (BRING MONEY)
  6:00 pm - Leave Valdosta, GA
10:30 pm - Arrive and check into hotel and then lights out
Saturday 
  6:30 am - Breakfast 
  8:00 am - Board buses and leave hotel
  9:15 am - Arrive at Gulf High School for rehearsal
12:00 pm - Rehearsal ends/load trucks
  1:00 pm - Leave Gulf High School
  1:30 pm - Lunch stop (in Tarpon Springs) (BRING MONEY)
  2:30 pm - Leave lunch stop to go to Tarpon Springs High School
  2:45 pm - Arrive at Tarpon Springs High/Unload/Get dressed/watch other bands
  5:30 pm - Dinner at concessions (BRING MONEY)
  6:45 pm - Head back to buses to get ready for warm up
  9:00 pm - ALPHARETTA HIGH SCHOOL RAIDER BAND PERFORMS (est.)
10:30 pm - Awards ceremony; then board buses to leave Tarpon Springs
11:30 pm - Pizza party at hotel
12:30 am - Lights out!
Sunday  
  8:00 am - Breakfast & beach time
11:15 am - Board buses check out of hotel
12:00 pm - Depart hotel
  4:00 pm - Lunch stop in Valdosta, GA (exit 18 off of I-75) (BRING MONEY)
  5:00 pm - Depart for Alpharetta
  9:30 pm - Arrive at Alpharetta High School