Category: General News

This Friday’s game is a home game against Olentangy Orange. Please sign up here to help  The spread will be at Windermere, and the after party location is TBD.

FOOTBALL GAME TICKET SALES: Don’t forget that you can purchase tickets in advance. From the Director of Student Life: Tickets will be available from 12-4pm on Thursday and 8am-3pm on Friday. Per OCC bylaws all varsity level tickets are $7 starting this year. Cash is accepted for pre-sale tickets. Our office is behind the home bleachers of the stadium. We will have a sign with an arrow for you to follow. You may park in any of the designated “visitor” spaces. If you are interested in purchasing a pass (or individual tickets online) you can do so by visiting https://www.uaschools.org/Tickets1.aspx

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next Band Boosters meeting will be held Oct 12 at 7 pm at UAHS. Please plan to attend, give input on band issues, and learn how to get involved!

MAGNETS: We have a new UA marching band logo! Magnets featuring the logo will be sold at Friday’s game for $5. Head to the donut table to get one!

99 PLEDGES FUNDRAISER: Please remember to help get contributions for the 99 Pledges fundraiser with our goal of $10,000!! You should have received an email with instructions on accessing your student’s 99 Pledges page for our biggest fundraiser of the year. If you can take the link from 99 Pledges and paste it into your social media accounts we can request donations from more people. Here’s a screenshot of the links to social media on the student page. If you haven’t received an email from 99Pledges, please contact Rebecca McClung at bakergirl26@me.com.  If you need help with any steps please reach out.  Thanks for your endless support of the UAHS marching band!

SAVE THE DATE: Below are some important dates to keep in mind for the rest of the year.
Indoor Concert November 4
HS Solo and Ensemble February 12
Winter Concert March 1
District Large Group March 4/5 (out of district)
State Contest – Large Group April 22/23
Spring Concert April 28

Continue to check Mr. Fessler’s Bands This Week (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o2W422wSvtHRwTigqnRDh51KqzuFk_gIDFKDW-8055A/edit) for student report time details each week.

The Signup Genius is now available for Oct 1 (Olentangy Liberty away game):

Please sign up to help make the day great for the students.

You can bookmark this and use it for events throughout the year!

OLENTANGY LIBERTY GAME TICKETS: We received the following information from Olentangy Liberty.
1. ALL tickets must be pre purchased online. Tickets can be found here:
2. Our district’s current Covid policies for outdoor events are as follows:
*Masks are optional
*Visiting Families are required to sit on the VISITING SIDE 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next Band Boosters meeting will be held Oct 12 at 7 pm at UAHS. Please plan to attend, give input on band issues, and learn how to get involved!

99 PLEDGES FUNDRAISER: You should have received an email with instructions on accessing your student’s 99 Pledges page for our biggest fundraiser of the year.  Because we can’t do our normal “Blitz” fundraiser where the students go door-to-door in the neighborhoods of UA we are asking for online donations. We’re hoping to raise $10,000 this year to support the annual expenses of the band, so please give this your attention.  If you can take the link from 99 Pledges and paste it into your social media accounts we can request donations from more people. Here’s a screenshot of the links to social media on the student page. If you haven’t received an email from 99Pledges, please contact Rebecca McClung at bakergirl26@me.com.  If you need help with any steps please reach out.  Thanks for your endless support of the UAHS marching band!

SAVE THE DATE: Below are some important dates to keep in mind for the rest of the year.Indoor Concert November 4
HS Solo and Ensemble February 12
Winter Concert March 1
District Large Group March 4/5 (out of district)
State Contest – Large Group April 22/23
Spring Concert April 28

Continue to check Mr. Fessler’s Bands This Week (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o2W422wSvtHRwTigqnRDh51KqzuFk_gIDFKDW-8055A/edit) for student report time details each week.

HOME GAME FOOTBALL GAME TICKET SALES: Don’t forget that you can purchase tickets in advance. From the Director of Student Life: Tickets will be available from 12-4pm on Thursday and 8am-3pm on Friday. Per OCC bylaws all varsity level tickets are $7 starting this year. Cash is accepted for pre-sale tickets. Our office is behind the home bleachers of the stadium. We will have a sign with an arrow for you to follow. You may park in any of the designated “visitor” spaces. If you are interested in purchasing a pass (or individual tickets online) you can do so by visiting https://www.uaschools.org/Tickets1.aspx
UPCOMING SPREAD LOCATIONS:
October 8th: Windermere
October 22nd (Senior night):  Tremont (senior families are invited to join the students for the spread meal)

EMAIL TRANSITION: If you hear from anyone who did not get this email but needs these communications, please direct them to http://eepurl.com/hFIIT9 to subscribe.

WEBSITE/CALENDAR: The season’s calendar is on the website uaband.org and can be accessed with the QR code attached here.

OTHER REMINDERS: New families should get the Remind app downloaded to get real-time updates from Mr. Fessler. Text @uamb4 to 81010. New band members will also be added to the GroupMe chats coordinated by the squad leaders.

Spread the word to your friends and family about the stadium seats and how to support our sponsors. “The stadium seats placed throughout the bleachers are generously donated by sponsors of the UA Marching Band for your viewing comfort. If you love the band and would like to show your support, “Scan for the Band” with the QR code on the back of each seat. Be sure to thank our sponsors!