Marching Band Clinic
Saturday, September 26 2026
This is an all day marching clinic and it's located at Liberty High School.
Competition address is: 7445 NE Wagon Dr. Hillsboro, OR 97124
***Attention volunteers*** Wrist bands will only be purchased for individuals who have signed up on Track it Forward as of the Friday evening prior to the competition AND confirmed that you would like the president to buy one for you. Money will be collected at the compound once everyone is settled in from travel. (Please bring $15 cash for a wrist band unless you would like to use Venmo or Zelle - exact price to be determined at the competition, based on number of volunteers, number of discounted entrances, etc.)
Schedule- Saturday, September, 26th LIBERTY CLINIC/NYMA DETAILS
10AM-STUDENTS MEET AT HILHI (students need to make sure they are wearing their blue band shirt and their marching shoes, black socks etc)
10:45-Depart Hilhi
11:15-Arrive at Liberty: 11:15am
12:00pm-LUNCH (provided by band parents)
12:50pm-Uniforms (for prelims we are not going to wear jackets or shakos. just bibbers, blue band shirts, and marching shoes! This will be our clinic, and we won't be in full uniform. I want us to look good though so it's important we all wear our blue shirts and bibbers, marching shoes etc,.)
12:15pm-Dynamic Warm-up/Feet
1:00pm-Choreo
1:40pm-Walk time
1:50pm-Music
2:35pm-Walk time
2:45pm-Gate
2:55pm-Prelims Clinic (be prepared for anything we want to try with judges and staff. We stop and start, or focus on specific areas of show. Be flexible, it's to work out any kinks. We may also play all the way through. Anything we want to do after talking with judges and staff.
3:30pm-Snack
Evening Finals
4:30pm-Dinner
5:15pm-Full Uniforms
6:15pm-Choreo
6:45pm-Walk time
6:55pm-Music
7:45pm-Walk time
7:55pm-Gate Time
8:09pm-Finals performance
8:30pm-Start breaking down compound and loading up. Everyone pitches in!
10pm or earlier-Return to Hilhi, Offload Band Equipment!
Trucks will haul compound, props and front ensemble.
Compound set up will take 1-2 hours. Meet at Liberty High School.
Compound volunteers will assist with setting up our tents and kitchen. Help is also needed to break everything down on Saturday night and re-load the truck. We typically will break down our compound toward the end of the night; however, we try to get a jump on it before the end of the competition.
Pit Crew is responsible for helping move the sound system, front ensemble, drum major stand and ladders, mic & stand, and props to and from warm up area before and after both preliminary and final performances at each band event.
During the awards that follow the prelim performance, we will find out what time we play in the finals. Once we have that time, Geoff will make an announcement as to when to meet back at the compound to move Pit for the finals performance.
To assist where needed-Reserved for Malinda Teague and Sarah Richard
2 chaperones per bus
(Start and end time on this is estimated)
Chuck Wagon volunteers are responsible for food prep, cooking, and food cleanup for both lunch and dinner. Lunch and dinner menu is TBD. Dinner time will be based on our scheduled time to perform in finals. _____ will let Chuck Wagon volunteers know what time prep for dinner will begin.
Contact the event organizers: Malinda Teague