Key Dates for 2026/2027 (students):

• S76 Check-in Day: 

  • June 9

    • 2:00-5:00: everyone

    • 5:00-6:00: parent/guardian meeting

• Show shirt design submissions due: 

  • June 25 (email to president@spirit76.net)

• Pre-camp: 

  • 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

    • July 27 - 30: Percussion and Color Guard only

    • July 31 and August 3 - 7: All members

  • 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    • August 11

• Band Camp - Camp Woodland Hills:

  • August 13 - August 16

• Post-camp:

  • August 18 - 20: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Senior banner photos:

• First day of school:

  • August 25

• Entire S76 photos:

• Open House/Patriot Night:

• Manchester Homecoming Parade:

  • Saturday, September 12

  Home Football Games:

• September 4

• September 18 (Homecoming - dance: September 19)

• October 2

• October 9

• Competitions:

• September 26: Lafayette Contest of Champions

• October 3: Greater St. Louis Marching Festival (Belleville, IL)

• October 10: Bi-State Marching Invitational at Potosi, HS

• October 24: Marquette Marching Festival

• Middle School Night:

  • October 15 (6:45 pm - 8:00 pm)

• Craft Fair:

  • November 21-22

Key Dates for 2024/2025 (parents/guardians):

Summer forms:

• Complete the show shirt order form

  • June 29 - website: https://tinyurl.com/2025ShowShirtOrderForm

• Mail in paper packet:

  • July 1 - requires review of online information packet: https://tinyurl.com/2025ElectronicInfoPacket

• First payment due:

  • August 1 (statements mailed July 15)

• FinalForms process complete (including physical):

  • August 11

Volunteer/Chaperone Background Check - currently active!:

• The following steps must be complete before camp on August 7:

  • Go to this website to register (5 minutes):

    • https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NzM3Mzplbi1VUw==

  • You will receive an email with instructions to begin the fingerprinting process. If you believe you have already completed this, send an email to Karen Crews (kcrews1@parkwayschools.net) to confirm.

  • Complete the two mandatory online training courses (40 minutes each). The link will be in the email.

• Thanks to all the boosters!

Booster Meetings:

• Meeting 1 (mandatory for at least one parent/guardian per member):

  • Wednesday, June 11 - 5:00-6:00 pm

  • Parkway South Band Room

• Meeting 2 (camp planning meeting)

  • Wednesday, July 30 - 6:00-8:00 pm

  • Schroeder Park - conference room in park office building

• Meeting 3 (craft fair planning meeting)

  • Monday, November 3

  • Countrylane Woods II Clubhouse (851 Country Stone Drive).

Tentative Dates for 2026:

• S76 Experience Day

  • May 9: 9:00 am-noon

• S76 Check-in Day

  • June 9: 2:00-5:00

• New Parent/Guardian Information Night:

  • June 9: 5:00 pm

• Percussion and Color Guard Rehearsals

  • July 27 - July 30: 7:00 am-3:00 pm (lunch 12:00-1:00)

• S76 Rehearsals (all members):

  • July 31: 7:00 am-3:00 pm (lunch 12:00-1:00)

  • August 3 - 7: 7:00 am-3:00 pm (lunch 12:00-1:00)

  • August 10 - 11: 7:00 am-3:00 pm (lunch 12:00-1:00)

• Camp Woodland Hills - St. Clair, MO

  • August 13 - 16

• S76 Rehearsals (all members):

  • August 17 - 20: 4:00 pm-8:00 pm

• First day of school

  • August 25

• Home Football Games

  • September 2

  • October 2

  • October 9

  • October 16

• Craft Fair

  • November 21-22