Northwest Guilford Viking Band

RSS Feed

Northwest Guilford High School
5240 Northwest School Road
Greensboro, NC 27409

Brian McMath
Director of Bands
Contact the Director

Fall Festival Volunteers Needed

Next Year's FF Chair will coordinate all preparations with the help of the FF committee.  You must schedule announcers for the day.  You will be sending out and tracking all information from competing high schools.  Work closely with the Mr. McMath.  Finalize a schedule and send out packets to all competing high school band directors. Secure keys to the building and stadium the night prior to the festival.
Position Volunteers Task Description
  Coordinate your volunteers for the day. Make sure you've got hand stamps and ink pads (or wrist bands)
  Collect $1 fee and sort airgrams into envelopes by band. These are good luck announcements for the bands (read by the announcer) as the band takes the field. Student volunteers will bring them up to the Announcer.

Position Filled
  Good voice with a balance of professionalism and light humor needed to read Air Grams, give competition commands and read announcements.
  Solicit all band members for donations of baked items, candy apples, fruit.
  Meet with students in early September. Explain that each section should come up with a theme for their basket and begin soliciting local businesses for donations. Have all baskets due to you one week prior to the festival. You will purchase baskets, wrap and place a list of contents on the outside of the package. Purchase a roll of 2 part tickets. Plastic rubbermaid containers with slits should be among the "FF Stuff" in storage.
  Hire 1 or 2 custodians to be on campus for all or part of the day. Know where all the supplies are stored.
  Work with FF Committee to provide food. Make sure you have enough paper products, coffee, hot chocolate, etc.
 

Secure drivers, trailers, 4 wheelers. Be the lead contact for student/parent volunteers to deal with the flow of equipment and bands to the field.
  Secure lights (Carolina CAT), secure tents, power strips, extension cords. Plan decorations for the admission table, registration table, and trophy table.
  On site first response of the day. Medical experience helpful.

Need 3 more
  Coordinate food for band directors and bus drivers throughout the day.
  Assist Mr. McMath with judge's packets (7-10 days prior) and mail out. Purchase enough audio/video tapes from A and V Greensboro. Label all tapes and have a pack for each judge in performance order.
  Coordinate meal for Judge's and snacks/drinks throughout the day.
  Secure flashlights, vests, caution tape. Coordinate volunteers.
  Coordinate the sales of the programs at the admission gates. Keep track of students selling programs in the stands
/Host/Hostess
Coordinate Hosts/Hostesses. Schedule 2 students with each visiting band. Meet with students a day or two prior the festival. Do a walk though of their responsibilities. Get packets ready to give to band directors.

Position Filled

Periodically pick up money during the day to bring to the treasurer.

Position Filled
  Calculate composite scores from judge's sheets, via EXCEL. Create final tallies for awards.
  Tents needed around campus. Loan us your tent or ask businesses to loan us tent(s).

Position Filled
  Up in the press box, time bands getting on and off the field.
  Oversee student volunteers. Know where all the trash bags and supplies are.
  Assist Mr. McMath in ordering trophies by 9/20. Pick up and deliver trophies the morning of the festival. Secure band black and white table cloths (In storage). Set up trophy table on the track.
  Sitting at the back admission gate, closest to the Band Room, handing out nametags, meal coupons and directing people. Bring a lawn chair.
  Set up a couple of tables at the back entrance (near the middle school) Keep water jugs filled and hand out cups of water to band students before they enter the field for competition.
  Name:
Email:
Phone:
Comments: