Varsity Band 2015 - 2016 The Varsity Band is made up of band members who commit to performing for all the winter sports events the Band appears at. This year's schedule includes fifteen home events plus possible WIAA tournament games. Students who meet the requirements will earn a Varsity Letter in recognition of their efforts. Students completing their second, third, or fourth seasons receive additional recognition. This also qualifies as an "A Project" for both 2nd and 3rd quarters. The requirements include: Perform at fourteen or more of the scheduled events Perform at all WIAA tournament games the band is part of Participate in the morning rehearsals (there are usually about two per year, held on school day mornings) Students are allowed one absence for the season. Students who are Varsity athletes are excused from those home events they will be participating in as an athlete. Winter sport athletes are excused from those events that happen when their school team is at an away event. Events the Varsity Band will perform at: 1. Thursday, November 19 2. Friday, December 11 3. Tuesday, December 15 4. Tuesday, December 22 5. Thursday, January 7 6. Friday, January 8 7. Tuesday, January 12 8. Friday, January 15 9. Thursday, January 28 10. Friday, January 29 11. Friday, February 5 12. Tuesday, February 9 13. Tuesday, February 16 14. Thursday, February 18 15. Thursday, February 25 Girls' Basketball Boys’ Basketball Boys’ Basketball Boys' Basketball Boys' Basketball Girls’ Basketball Boys' Basketball Wrestling Boys' Basketball Girls’ Basketball Girls’ Basketball Girls’ Basketball Girls' Basketball Girls’ Basketball Boys' Basketball 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. The Varsity Band also performs at WIAA basketball tournament games held at MHHS as well as basketball tournament games played on the road beginning with the Regional Championship game. The tournament game schedule is available on the WIAA website (wiaawi.org) if you need to know potential dates. The Girls’ Tournament starts February 23, the Boys’ Tournament starts March 1. Fair Warning: the Boys’ Basketball State Tournament is the Friday/Saturday at the start of Spring Break!