Uniforms

THS Band Booster chairperson - Karen Duke

 

Summer Band Camp & After School Field Rehearsals: Have your child wear comfortable shoes, closed toe, no flip flops. A light colored t-shirt and shorts are appropriate. Students may want an extra t-shirt in case of a sudden rain shower.  Football Games & competitions:  Uniform parts consist of: Black marching band shoes – These are special marching band shoes that clean up well with shoe polish (they are called Dinkles). They cost about $25. Please ask your child periodically if their shoes still fit & if they still know where they are.  Dinkles are a mandatory part of the uniform all through the school year, not just football season.  If your child is prone to losing things, you may want to purchase an extra pair of Dinkles.  Also, please write your child’s name inside both shoes in case they are misplaced.   Cord – These are the black and white braided cords that hang over their left shoulder.  They are a mandatory part of the uniform.  These are provided.   Black Shirt (black dry-fit shirt with small band logo on the back) - These are a MANDATORY part of the uniform.  They must be worn under their uniform for every football game, competition, and contest.  Freshmen and first-time students are provided one free of charge.  Upper classmen received theirs last year.  If your child has lost theirs, they are $10.00 for a replacement shirt.  You may also wish to purchase a "spare" shirt for those days when we have a football game and then a competition the following morning (saves you having to wash and dry the shirt late at night.)   Band field show t-shirt (band t-shirt will be distributed during band camp) -   This are specially designed for each year's show and will be used for Parent Night, pep rally's and various other events..   Light-weight comfy shorts to be worn under uniforms, NOT PANTS.  We require athletic style shorts and not cargo shorts because the cargo pockets make them have bulky, funny shaped legs in uniform. Shorts must be worn under the uniform pants at all times!  If your child becomes overheated and we have to strip them down quickly, they will definitely want to have those shorts on!  Most of the time, your child will be having to change into their uniform in full view of the band so they cannot wear just their underwear under the uniform.  We say, not pants, because pant legs WILL show around the ankles of uniforms.  Pant legs are terribly difficult to pin up so they won’t show, so please have your child wear shorts under their uniform even during the winter (although capri style leggings are fine for girls during concert season).   Black athletic tube socks (you can get them from Wal-Mart). We suggest buying two packs (dryers love to eat socks). We also suggest buying them early because they tend to disappear from the shelves.  If your student comes to games, competitions or concerts without their black socks, we will sell them a pair for $2.00. We also GLADLY take donations of black socks.  These tend to come up missing for several students at every game, competition and contest.