Weekly Planner
THS BAND and COLOR GUARD
“The Spirit Of Taylor”
WEEKLY PLANNER
MON Sept 28
NO ZERO HOUR!
--- 🚩 Color Guard will take group photo at the beginning of Homeroom. Sponsorship shirt, jeans or leggings. (An email will go out to excuse you for the first 10 minutes of HR if you are not in Svatek’s class.)
TUE Sept 29
6:45-7:45a ZERO HR
5:15-8:15p REHEARSAL
WED Sept 30 • Homecoming Parade & Community Pep Rally (evening)
6:45-7:45a • Zero HR
5:30p • Warm-Up
6:30p • Parade to Stadium, Pep Rally
🎺 Casual Uniform For Band
🚩 Color Guard will wear green parade t-shirts, black shorts and tennis shoes (IF THERE IS A PARADE). If it is moved inside due to weather, you will wear your green sparkle tops, leggings and dance shoes.
THU Oct 1 • Morning Trip to Elementary Campus (small groups)
6:45-7:45a • Zero HR
8:00a • Drumline, Guard SRS & Guard Officers load bus to tour Elementary campuses. We will return by 4th per.
🎺 Casual Unifiorm For Drumline
🚩 Color Guard – MORNING TRIP TO ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES IS FOR ALL OFFICERS AND SENIORS ONLY! Sparkles, dance shoes, and Duck Flags (sometimes they crank up Fight Song.)
FRI Oct 2 • Taylor vs Canyon Lake (Homecoming)
6:45-7:45a • Zero HR
9:58a • Ceremonial Ensemble and Guard Officers load buses and eat at Gatti’s. After performing for Alumni at the KC Hall, we will return to campus.
🎺 Casual Unifiorm For Ceremonial Ensemble
🚩 Color Guard Seniors wear painted jeans/overalls and carry poms.
2:51p • Everyone report to the band hall for Pep Rally.
4:15p • Dinner on Your Own
5:15p • Report & Get In Uniform
5:30p • Inspections & Warm-Up
6:30p • March In
7:00p • Half-Time Performance will be PRE-GAME
🎺🚩HOCO PERFORMANCE PREGAME WEATHER PERMITTING – 7:00pm – All props and costuming – GUARD WILL CHANGE INTO GREEN SPARKLES AFTER THE PERFORMANCE
2026-27 BAND/GUARD SCHEDULE
🚩 = Color Guard 🎺 = Band
🎺🚩Oct 9 – Football Game @Kerrville-Tivy (band and guard will not be in attendance)
🎺🚩Oct 10 – Bands Of America, Central Texas Regional, San Marcos
Prelims Tickets $30 Finals Tickets $30 Day Pass $50
5:00a Arrive and Get into Uniforms
6:00a Depart to San Marcos
7:45a Arrive and Unload
9:05a THS Band Warm-Up Area B
9:15a THS Pit Warm-Up Area B
9:50a THS Pit Report Time
10:05a THS Band Report Time
10:15a THS Performance Start Time
4:15p Prelims End
4:30p Presentation Of Awards
5:00p Stadium Cleared
6:30p Gates Open
7:00p National Anthem
7:15p Performance Exibition
7:30p First Performing Finalist Band
10:30p Finals Competition Ends
10:45 FINALE Presentation of Awards
🎺🚩Oct 15 – AM REHEARSAL TBA
🎺🚩Oct 16 – AM REHEARSAL TBA -Taylor vs LBJ – Pep Rally #3
🎺🚩Oct 17 – UIL Region Marching Contest, Giddings HS
🎺🚩Oct 23 – Taylor @ Davenport
🎺🚩Oct 30 – Taylor @ Fredericksburg
🎺🚩Oct 31 – UIL Area Marching Contest, The Pfield
🎺🚩Nov 6 – Taylor vs Travis – Pep Rally #4
🎺🚩Dec 5 – Christmas Parade (evening)
🎺🚩Dec 8 – Christmas Concert & Performance (with guard campers)
🎺🚩Dec 19 - Christmas Carolling, small ensemble, cookes & cocoa at the Moody Museum (5:00pm) – VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
🚩Dec 19 - Varsity Silks Staging (8:00am-3:30pm) Sight to be determined
SPRING WINTERGUARD PRACTICE DATES WILL BE EITHER TUESDAY OR THURDSAY DEPENDING ON BASKETBALL.
SCHEDULE COMING SOON.
🚩Feb 6 - Varsity Silks Winterguard ~ Wagner HS
🚩Mar 6 - Varsity Silks & JV Winterguard ~ Seguin HS
🚩Mar 18 - Pre-Nationals practices all day (times TBD) All teams!
🚩Mar 19 & 20 - Winterguard MA Nationals, University of Texas @ Arlington (TBD) ~ all teams, solos and ensembles
🚩April 17 - Varsity Silks TECA Champsionships (TBD)
🚩April 19-22 - Auditions for new members and weapons
🎺🚩April 23-25 – Tentative Spring Trip to Corpus Christ Buc Day Parade (possibility)
🎺🚩May 4 – Tentative Guard & Jazz Band Gala
🎺May 11 – Spring Concert