IHS Marching Band Guide to Salmon Days Parade

Fall is here and that means it’s time for our Marching Band to compete in the Issaquah Salmon Days Grande Parade! The big day is Saturday October 4, 2014! For those who are new this year, we welcome you and want you to know that you are in for a fabulous treat! To those returning band members and their families, you already know that this a favorite event for both the kids and their families as well as our entire community!

The Interlake Saints Marching Band has received many first place awards from Issaquah Salmon Days Parade and we don’t want you to miss out on a single detail. Please take the time to read all the information we have outlined for details and logistics on this year’s Salmon Days Parade!

Band Member Logistics:

Parade Morning: Saturday October 4, 2014

7:45 a.m.- Theband members and parent chaperones need to be at the school at 7:45 a.m. dressed weather appropriate and ready to get intomarching uniforms, etc.Don’t forget to eat breakfast andplease remember black shoes and socks. Note that water will be provided.

8:15 a.m.-The bandwill have their picture taken in the courtyard.

8:30 a.m. –Buses will be loaded as they need to be in Issaquahby 9 a.m.

10:00 a.m.-Parade start time (Parade Position TBD on Saturday a.m.)

*Students will return to school via bus at approximately 12:00 noon. Students are required to ride in the bus both ways so be sure and arrange drop off and pick up at IHS as needed.

Attn: Chaperones: Thank you so much for volunteering! Please note that you will receive separate and specific instructions.

Tips for family members and spectators for ensuring you do not miss a thing!

If you would like to see the parade, please plan to arrive early enough to get parking and a place along the parade route! Once you have set up your chairs or blankets to reserve your spot, head over to the bands staging place (side street—somewhere on Ranier Blvd.) Just follow your ears! Please note that some Interlake families like to follow the band through the parade.

As all the participating bands begin to arrive, something takes place that you definitely want to witness! It’s a spirited and friendly competition called The Battle of the Bandsand it happens in this waiting area. Theband members and cheerleaders from different schools in that area go back and forth playing songs and/or the drumline and cheerleaders do their stuff!This is a fun tradition that isn’t on the schedule but has rather become a favorite and highly anticipatedway for the participating schools to celebrate as they wait for the parade to begin. It’s wonderful to have family members and friends there to witness this and cheer on all the kids!The Battle of the Bands goes on until the bands eventually starts toslowly move forward until it is their turn to join the parade.

Parade Route: Order of parade should be posted in parade flyer. The parade starts by going a short way on Front St. and then turns left onto Gillman Blvd. It goes down Gillman to around 12th Ave (there's a shopping center). Once the band members reach the end of the parade, they go straight to the buses to return to the school.

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Under the direction of their band directors Mr. Kim and Mr. Gillespieas well as our drum majors, your kids have been preparing for weeks. The Issaquah Salmon Days parade is the kick off to the marching season and an amazing and unforgettable experience for each and every band member! As the band marches and plays along the parade route, they will feel the support from the cheering crowd and other parade participants; most importantly you! When you and your family, friends and community witness this it will be just as big a thrill for you!

Finally, be sure and place the Seattle Macy’s Holiday Parade on your calendars. It is going to be on Friday, November 28th (day after Thanksgiving.) Stay tuned for details as we get closer to that date.