We're "Moving!"

The blog has been nice but it is being replaced for the most part by our facebook group and the wiki. Seems silly to keep posting information in 3 different places.

All schedules and sign-ups can now be found on the wiki. ---> http://exit52.wikispaces.com/

See you there.

~Mac

2/19/11 West Bloomfield Competition Tentative Schedule

Exit 52 & Almost Home will travel to West Bloomfield High School on Saturday, February 19, 2011.

Our Tentative Schedule is as follows. . .

• 10:00-11:30 -->Rehearsal for Exit 52
• 11:30-12:00 -->Rehearsal for Almost Home
  (I'm working on getting the MS or Bushnell Gym)
• 12:30 --> Depart Lowell (Location to be determined by rehearsal site)
  ***Travel time to West Bloomfield approx 2 hours 15 minutes***
• 3:00 --> Arrive West Bloomfield --> Parent Volunteers needed to man our fundraising table (If we get the ok to have it at the competition.) Sign up will be available soon.
• 4:00 --> Almost Home : Ready (In Uniform and Make-up)
• 4:30 --> Almost Home in Warm up
• 4:55 --> Almost Home to the Ready Line. (Exit 52 @ Ready Line in Uniform and Make-Up)
• 5:02 --> Almost Home Performs, "Awareness."
• 5:45 --> Exit 52 Stretches
• 6:39 --> Exit 52 in Warm Up
• 7:05 --> Exit 52 to the Ready Line. (Almost Home @ Ready Line to help with props.)
• 7:13 --> Exit 52 Performs, "Bring Me To Life."
• 8:47 --> Awards
  (Click here for detailed directions.)

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Best First Show of the Season Ever!

Almost Home presents their 2011 show, Awareness.

Exit 52 presents their 2011 show, Bring Me To Life.

This is how the kids were describing their performances at the Reeths-Puffer contest on Saturday. I heard things like, "That was our best first show of the season ever!", "We left it all on the floor and really brought the crowd to life." and more.

I don't know that I have even been as proud of Team Lowell than I was yesterday. Both groups went out there and gave it their all showing the audience and judges what this activity is all about. It's about doing your best and leaving the gym knowing you gave them all you had.

With that being said. . .

Congratulations to Almost Home for their 1st place finish in Auxiliary with a score of 42.00
The girls had a wonderful first performance of their 2011 show, "Awareness." There were a lot of people who became aware of the Pink Arrow Project and the work that our community is doing while watching some great color guard.

Auxiliary Class Results

1st-Almost Home 42.00 <--- Way to go!

2nd-Holt Winterguard 41.20

3rd-Reeths-Puffer Cadets 36.60

Another congratulations goes out to Exit 52 for their 2nd place finish in AAA with a score of 52.90. Exit 52 brought down the house with a very intense debut of their 2011 show, "Bring Me To Life." In addition to the 2nd place finish, Exit 52 earned significant recognition from the MCGC by surpassing the promotion score for AAA. This promotion is a indicator of not only the quality of the program itself but also the dedication of the members of Exit 52. Way to go! Not it's time to bring AA to life for the rest of the season.

AAA Class Results

1-Hartford Winterguard 54.10

2-Exit 52 52.90 <--- Woo Hoo!

3-Pandemonium Winterguard 48.30

4-Godwin Heights Color Guard 44.30

5-Luminosity of Saginaw Township 42.70

2011 MCGC Scholarship Application

It's that time of year again and the MCGC Scholarship Applications are again available.

MCGC Scholarships may be used for . . .

1. Drum and Bugle Corps dues and other similar programs such as touring music ensembles.

2. Winter guard, winter percussion ensemble and indoor band dues.

3. Color guard clinic fees such as Fred Miller clinics, Central Michigan University color guard clinics, and MSU

color guard clinics.

4. Music camps such as Interlochen Arts Academy and Blue Lakes Fine Arts camps.

5. Judges clinics

6. Fees for other marching activities

I will be getting scholarships apps printed and will have them by the end of this week. Applications are due by March 1. Please do not put this off until the last minute if you are planning on applying for a scholarship.

2011 MCGC Scholarship Application

Reeths-Puffer Contest --> Saturday 1/29

Here's the plan for this weekend. . .
We are very excited for the kids' first competition at Reeths-Puffer this weekend. Please take a few minutes to read over the schedule for the weekend and the notes toward the bottom.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
~Mac, Terry and Nance

Friday 01/28/11 - Rehearsal at LMS
Almost Home 6:00-8:00
Exit 52 6:00-11:00

Saturday 01/29/11 - Contest at Reeths-Puffer High School
*We are in need of parents to help man our fundraising booth at the contest this weekend. If everyone sits for an our or two no one has to sit the whole time*
Depart LMS @ 2:30 (Meet in front of school.) *Link to directions below*
Arrive Reeths-Puffer 3:40
Almost Home Performs 5:58
Exit 52 Performs 8:19
Awards 8:59

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Notes -->
Exit 52: Make sure you bring all of your uniform parts with you. I will have black eyeliner and eye shadow, please bring powder and lipstick. Please make sure to bring lots of hairspray or product so you can get your hair all funky for the show.
Almost Home: Please wear a pair of blue jeans for Saturday. They need to be jeans you can move in so no super tight jeans and nothing with holes in them. You should be getting your new Pink Arrow III shirt Friday night. You will need to bring those as well. I will have eye liner and eye shadow but you should bring your own powder and lipstick.

Other Notes. . .

• All marching members will get in for free but must sit in the back/side bleachers only while watching other units.
• Spectators must purchase a ticket. This will allow you to sit in the front bleachers for the duration of the contest. Ticket prices will most likely be $7.00 each with kids ages 5 & under free.
• Parents who volunteer to be chairpersons of varous guard jobs will receive a staff badge which will allow them entry into every MCGC event for free all season. There are still a couple of positions available (Trailer Driver, Concessions Coordinator) so please check with Mrs. Mac if you might be interested.
• All marching members are required to find two responsible High School aged or Adult Volunteers for our home show. Please start thinking about who you have available. The more people we get, the shorter the shifts will be. :) (More info to come on this soon.)
• Parents who volunteer for a 4 hour shift at the MCGC Championships on April 2nd at SVSU will be given complimentary entry to that contest (good for both Saturday and Sunday) Tickets for Championships are $12 per person for the weekend. . I have 4 positions open for this and I must have names turned in to the MCG by March 1st so let me know if you are interested. You will NOT be scheduled to work while your kids are performing.

2011 Season Information

Tentative Rehearsal Schedule
Tuesday and Thursdays @ LMS Choir Room
2:45-4:30 (HS will start at 3:00)

Fridays @ LMS Gym
MS --> 6:00-8:00 (Middle school will start Fridays in January)
HS --> 6:00-11:00

Tentative Competition Schedule
Sat 1/29/11 @ Reeths-Puffer HS
Sat 2/19/11 @ West Bloomfield HS
Sat 3/12/11 @ Lowell High School :)
Sun 3/13/11 @ Reeths-Puffer HS
Sat 3/26/11 @ Troy Athens HS
Sat 4/02/11 MCGC Championships @SVSU

Dues for 2011
Almost Home $125.00 + $50 in Ad Sales for Home Show Program
Exit 52 $250.00 + $100 in Ad Sales for Home Show Program

Time to Celebrate! Final Cut!

The new and final date for our celebration will be Saturday, April 24 from 1:00 pm to 4:00ish pm. All information found in the original Celebration statement is correct so please make sure you read through that posting and RSVP ASAP. I understand that this date isn't going to work for everyone and my apologies for this in advance, next season we will set the date in the beginning so that we can avoid any conflicts and have all members present to celebrate your hard work and efforts. Thanks for a great season everyone!