Student Schedule:
2026 MEMC STUDENT SCHEDULE
*Students need to have good attendance this week to be eligible for MEMC performances.
Friday Rehearsal & Metro East Marching Classic – 100 points for grade each
Friday, September 11th – Mandatory rehearsal– 6-9pm – Rehearsal Attire
MEMC Schedule – Saturday, September 12, 2026
*Students should bring a sack lunch/snacks for after rehearsal. Concession stand will be available, so bring $.
**Uniform attire will be decided the week of MEMC.
9:00am – Marching Panther Leadership arrive to prepare for playing the National Anthem – rehearsal attire.
9:10am – Play through in North Gym
9:20am – National Anthem at the stadium
9:30am – First Band
11:00am – Members should arrive and pick up uniforms and start changing to prepare for Middle School student arrival.
11:45am – Middle School students can be dropped off at the front entrance of the Smiley Campus with their instrument. They will meet up with their section in the Dome. *Students who participate will receive a wristband if they wish to stay for the event. This will be handed out at this time.
12:00pm – Upon arrival our middle school students will have a 10-minute meet and greet in the Dome. Please be kind and friendly!. During this time, arrange them in order with our members – every other member.
12:10pm – Make Concert Arcs
12:15am – Run A2 and Good 4 U – We will teach set and horns up
12:30pm – We will run Good 4 U – twice.
12:45pm – Marching Panthers will run the show music – Winds and Battery
1:00pm – Entire Band – HS and Middle School – will start to move to the stadium in multiple line concert arcs.
1:15pm – Joint Performance (afterwards, the middle school students will move to the track)
1:20pm – Marching Panther Performance – everyone will move together toward the Dome. Drumline will stay and play on the drum majors for the awards.
1:30pm – Awards – drum majors stay and assist with awards; drumline will depart after the awards begin.
1:30pm – Middle School students will be escorted to the front of the school by our seniors and leadership. These students will need a wristband to come back in for the contest.
BREAK – Marching Panthers may stay at MEMC to support the bands or may go off campus. Just remember that parking is a premium. Marching Panther members may be at the event or if you want to work on school work or relax you may be in the cafeteria. Walking the halls of the school or being in any other area will not be allowed for security purposes.
6:30pm – OTHS Marching Panthers need to arrive back to prepare for the second performance. We will wear our SHOW uniform at this performance. Both of these performances will be evaluated by our MEMC judging panel, but no scores are made public.
6:45pm – Begin changing to the Show uniform
7:00pm – Meet in the dome for visual warm-up
7:20pm – Music warm-up
7:45pm – Start to move to stadium
8:00pm – Performance – we will then go to Side 2 endzone during awards (8:00pm). We will stand at stand by in a professional way during awards. We will have you all put your uniforms back away and then come back to clean up. If students do not come back to assist, your grade will be docked. This is a team effort!!
2026 MEMC Section Clean-up and Tear Down Assignment
Drum Majors and Coordinators Pick up trash in Stadium Bathrooms, double check MPR is cleaned up after all uniforms are put away.
All Saxes & Baritones Pick up trash in the main bleachers
Trumpets & Clarinets/Bass Clarinets- Pick up trash at the away team bleachers & concession areas
Tubas, Flutes – Organizing and Cleaning Field and Track (Yard markers, Tables, Trash, etc…)
Mellophones – Walk around Perimeter of Stadium and pick up trash
Percussion – Take all percussion equipment back to the Band Room – and make sure all percussion is put away and band room is arranged neatly. We stage the band room and small band room.
Color Guard – Take all Guard Equipment back to Guard Room – make sure that the Cafeteria/South Gym/Dome/North Gym are picked up and all trash is put away.
