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IHSMA Festival Dates <strong>2009</strong>-2010Marching Band Festival - <strong>No</strong>rth ............................................................ October 10, <strong>2009</strong>Marching Band Festival - South ........................................................... October 17, <strong>2009</strong>All-State Auditions ................................................................................ October 24, <strong>2009</strong>Jazz Band Festival-Class 3A/1A .......................................................... January 16, 2010Show Choir/Jazz Band Festival-Class 4A/2A ....................................... January 30, 2010Jazz Choir Festival-Class 3A/1A .......................................................... January 30, 2010Show Choir Festival-Class 3A/1A (Monday Evening) ........................... February 1, 2010Jazz Choir Festival-Class 4A/2A (Monday Evening) ............................. February 1, 2010Piano Festival .................................................................................... February 13, 2010Solo/Small Ensemble Festival-Class 3A ................................................. March 27, 2010Solo/Small Ensemble Festival-Class 2A .................................................... April 10, 2010Solo/Small Ensemble-Class 4A/1A ............................................................ April 17, 2010Large Group Festival-Class 3A/1A (Friday Evening) ................................... May 7, 2010Large Group Festival-Class 4A/2A (Saturday) ............................................. May 8, 2010CONDUCT COUNTSTHE PARENT AND COACH/ADVISOR RELATIONSHIPParenting and coaching, or directing, young adults are both rewarding and challenging. Parent and coach/advisor expectationseach have a significant impact on the experience students will have as they participate in co-curricular activities.Participation in co-curricular activities may be different from other experiences parents and their children have had becauseco-curricular activities take place in an educational setting and are part of the child’s total educational experience.<strong>The</strong> purpose of co-curricular activities is the education of young people to help make them more productive citizens tosociety as adults. To be part of the educational program, co-curricular activities must teach students more than just theskills of the activity. <strong>The</strong>y must teach life lessons that will help make students better people because they participated.When parents and coaches/advisor work together to teach these life lessons all students benefit and have a more positiveexperience.I. Parents have the right to know and understand the expectations placed on them and their children. Coaches and advisorshave the right to know that if parents have a concern, they will discuss it with the advisor/coach first and at the appropriatetime and place.Communication parents should expect from their child’s coach/advisor: Advisor’s/coach’s philosophy. Expectations the coach/advisor has for the parent’s son or daughter, as well as other players on the team. Locations and times of practices and contests/performances. Team/activity group requirements, i.e., fees, special equipment needed, school & team/activity group rules,off-season expectations. Procedures that will be followed if your child becomes injured or ill during participation.Communication advisors/coaches should expect from parents: That concerns regarding the parent’s son or daughter will be expressed directly to the coach/advisorat the appropriate time and place. Specific concerns in regard to the advisor’s/coach’s philosophy and/or expectations. <strong>No</strong>tification of any schedule conflicts well in advance.23

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