Weekly Band Update - 10/19/2026
This is your weekly band update for October 19, 2026.
This week:
Weekly Band Schedule
Volunteer Sign Ups
CBA State Championships
Weekly Band Schedule & Upcoming Dates
This Week
10/19, 10/20, 10/21 & 10/22 - Evening Rehearsals 6:00-9:00 pm
10/22 - State Send Off Show - 8:00 pm
10/23 - Senior Speeches 6:00-8:00 pm
10/24 - State Championships
Current Volunteer Needs
Volunteering is the lifeblood of our kids' success in band. Please jump in anytime you are able to help out. Upcoming volunteer needs:
CBA State Championships
About the event
STATE SEMI-FINALS & FINALS:
Saturday, October 24th @Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy
BASE CLEARANCE REMINDER - EVERYONE 18 AND OLDER MUST COMPLETE THIS - INCLUDING STUDENTS OVER 18!
9:00am - Call Time @Monarch HS
9:30am - Load Buses
10:00am - Departure
12:20pm - Estimated Arrival on Site - EAT LUNCH (provided)
1:20pm - Percussion Warmup
1:40pm - Band Body/Color Guard Warm Up (CG join band after warm up ends @2:10)
2:15pm - Band Music Warmup
2:20pm - Percussion Warmup ends - Battery head to band music lot
2:45pm - Winds/Drums/Guard head for Pre-Stage
2:55pm - ON DECK
3:00pm - PERFORM SIMPLE GIFTS AT SEMI-FINALS!
3:15pm - Photos
3:30pm - Return to truck, stage percussion gear
3:45pm - Return to stadium
4:00pm - Semi-Finals Awards
THE REST OF THE EVENING IS DETERMINED BY OUR SEMI-FINALS RESULTS. IF WE MAKE FINALS, WE WILL STAY TO PERFORM IN FINALS! Nothing is guaranteed, everything is earned - but I am expecting that we will stay within the top 8. If we do not make finals, we will stay to watch bands.
ESTIMATED EVENING SCHEDULE
5:00pm - Eat Dinner (provided)
5:50pm - 7:35pm - Warmup OR Watch finals bands
7:30pm - 9:15pm - Perform OR Watch finals bands
9:30pm - FULL RETREAT & CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS
If we make finals we will stay for the full retreat experience and awards. Trucks will also need to be loaded and returned to Monarch. The estimated departure time is somewhere around 11:00pm. Estimated return to Monarch is between 12am-1am.
PERCUSSION WILL UNLOAD THE PERCUSSION TRAILER AFTER WE RETURN.
ENTRY INTO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
All guests 18 years and older, entering the Air Force Academy for the State Championships must fill out the security pre-clearance form. You can find more info here: https://www.coloradomarching.org
ADDITIONAL STATE INFO
For info about the State Championships, Visiting the Air Force Academy and Falcon Stadium visit the CBA website here: CBA State Championships
As always...
If you have questions please contact your Parent Rep at parent@monarchbands.org
For volunteer questions reach out to emilyjshenk@gmail.com
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Have a great week!
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