Dear M100 Family,
Congratulations to the M100 on your success at the Hill Country Marching Festival! Enjoy the moment and be proud of the hard work you have put in this season! However, remember to stay humble, as the season is not over and we still have a LOT of work to do to complete and improve our show! Let’s have a great week! Here is your weekend update!
UPCOMING DATES
Monday, October 2, Belton Band Booster Meeting, 6:30pm
Tuesday, October 3 - M100 Rehearsal - 5:00pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, October 4 - M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:15pm*
Thursday, October 5 - M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-7:30pm (CLINIC WITH BOB CHRESTE AND MANNY MALDONADO)
Friday, October 6 - Away FB Game @ Rouse HS
Saturday, October 7 - Vista Ridge Marching Festival
Tuesday, October 10 - M100 Rehearsal - 5:00pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, October 11 - M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Thursday, October 12 - M100 Rehearsal, 5:00pm-7:30pm
Friday, October 13, - Home FB Game vs. Connally HS
Saturday, October 14 - UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
Saturday, October 28 - UIL Area D Marching Contest
NEW INFORMATION AND UPDATES
HILL COUNTRY MARCHING FESTIVAL RESULTS
On Saturday, September 30, the Marching 100 performed at the Hill Country Marching Festival in Fredericksburg, TX. At this competition, we won Outstanding Music in Class 5A, 1st Place in Class 5A, and we were named the Hill Country Marching Festival Grand Champions! Pablo Ureste also received an Outstanding Soloist award for his Tenor Trombone solo!
You can watch a video of our performance by clicking HERE! (Thank you Mr. Pulley and Mr. Morehouse for the video!)
ELIGIBILITY STILL MATTERS!
The next eligibility check will occur on Friday, October 14th at 4:25pm. ANY STUDENT WITH A GRADE BELOW A 70 IN AN ON-LEVEL CLASS WILL BECOME INELIGIBLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. NO FOOTBALL GAMES, NO MARCHING CONTESTS.
STUDENTS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO ATTEND REHEARSALS IF THEY ARE INELIGIBLE. In the event that a student regains their eligibility, attending rehearsals will prevent the need to catch up after three weeks.
Students that had failing grades in an on-level class on Friday, September 22, will become ineligible beginning on Friday, September 29 at 4:25pm. These students will not be allowed to attend the following events:
9/29 FB vs. Elgin
9/30 Hill Country Marching Festival
10/6 FB @ Rouse
10/7 Vista Ridge Marching Festival
10/13 FB vs. Connally
10/14 UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
Students will be able to regain eligibility if all on-level grades are a 70 or above on the date of the next eligibility check, which is Friday, October 13. Eligibility will be reinstated on Friday, October 20th at 4:25pm.
Since Friday, October 13 is the last day of the 9 week grading period, STUDENTS CAN STILL LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY AT THIS TIME! It is imperative that all students continue to monitor their grades, even if they passed the first eligibility check.
All students that are eligible at the next eligibility check will be eligible for the rest of the semester.
10/2 BAND BOOSTER MEETING
There will be a Band Booster meeting this Monday, October 2 in the commons at 6:30pm. Pre-orders that were made should be available at the meeting tomorrow.
10/4 M100 REHEARSAL TIME
For this Wednesday’s rehearsal, we will begin at the practice field, then move to the stadium once it is cleared for the football game. Due to the transition needed in this rehearsal, we will end at 8:15pm.
10/6 AWAY FOOTBALL GAME @ ROUSE HS
Our next football game of the season will be an away game against Rouse HS at Bible Stadium in Leander, TX. You can view the itinerary for the game by clicking HERE, or by checking the “Itineraries” tab on the front page of the band website!
PLEASE EMAIL boostercalendar@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE ANY UNIFORM ISSUES!
10/7 VISTA RIDGE MARCHING FESTIVAL
The Marching 100 will be performing at the Vista Ridge Marching Festival this Saturday, October 7 at 1:00pm! Our rehearsal will begin at 7:15am in the stadium! Click HERE to view the itinerary for Saturday.
MEALS FOR THE WEEK
Friday Game: Chicken (Details TBD)
Saturday Morning: Breakfast Tacos
Saturday Afternoon: Vista Ridge Meal Deal
Saturday Evening: (Details TBD)
10/14 UIL REGION 8 CONTEST IMPORTANT INFO
The Marching 100 will be performing at the Vista Ridge Marching Festival this Saturday, October 14 at 4:15pm!
THERE WILL BE A SOLAR ECLIPSE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOOK AT THE SUN DURING THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION! NEVER LOOK AT A SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH REGULAR SUNGLASSES! YOU MAY CAUSE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO YOUR EYESIGHT!!!
Due to the solar eclipse, we will NOT have a rehearsal that morning, as the time of our rehearsal would happen right when it is most dangerous. Students and parents, please be very cautious between 9am and 11am on Saturday, October 14. It would be very unfortunate to be unable to perform successfully at UIL due to damaged eyesight!
Click HERE to view the itinerary for the UIL Contest.
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
Parents and guardians, please click on the following links to access the sign-ups for volunteering throughout the season! The M100 would not be the organization that it is without the support of the parents and boosters, and volunteering your time is one of the best ways to keep the M100 going strong!
PIT AND PROP HELPERS, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TIMING AND INSTRUCTIONS BY TUESDAY.
WE HAVE A NEW “VIDEOGRAPHER” SLOT OPEN FOR A VOLUNTEER TO TAKE A VIDEO OF OUR HALFTIME PERFORMANCES. Please click the “PROP PUSHING SIGN-UP” link below to view the volunteer slot. Thank you!
PREVIOUS INFORMATION AND UPDATES
SNACK DROP OFF
If you would like to drop off snacks and drinks for our upcoming games and contests, you can do so on Tuesdays after our band rehearsals. Drop off location will be at the band hall. This week we are on the lookout for sweet snacks! (Gatorade Zero/Powerade Zero, Skittles, cookies, fruit snacks and non-melting sweets!) Thank you so much for your support of the M100!
M100 AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
The M100 calendar has been updated with all of the rehearsals for the upcoming school year. You can access the calendar on beltonmarching100.com/calendar. Here are a few things to keep in mind regarding these rehearsals.
Any anticipated conflicts need to be communicated to a director ASAP! If you know of any conflicts, please email kevin.kwaku@bisd.net.
There are various construction projects occurring between the band hall and our practice field. More effort will be needed to arrive at the practice field on time for rehearsals.
Throughout the season, we will be hosting guest clinicians to assist in elevating the quality of our program. These individuals have experienced a great deal of success in the marching activity. In order to make the most of these opportunities, we MUST have quality attendance at these rehearsals. Please avoid conflicts with the following dates.
Thursday, October 5, 5:00pm-7:30pm with Bob Chreste
Wednesday, October 18, 5:00pm-7:00pm with Manny Maldonado (Cedar Park HS, CTJ HS, Belton HS Program Coordinator)
M100 REMIND FOR 2023-2024
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Join with the Remind app or text this code to 81010 - @m1002324
