Key Dates for 2025/2026 (students):

• S76 Check-in Day: 

  • June 11

    • 1:00-2:00: solo auditions

    • 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: 

  • July 28 - 30: Percussion and Color Guard only

  • July 31 - August 1 and August 4 - 5: All members

    • 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

• Band Camp - Camp Woodland Hills:

  • August 7 - August 10

• Post-camp:

  • August 12 - 14: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Senior banner photos:

  • August 16: 1:00 pm - gym lobby

• First day of school:

  • August 18

• Entire S76 photos:

  • August 23: 10:40 am

• Open House/Patriot Night:

  • August 28

• Manchester Homecoming Parade:

  • Saturday, September 6

  Home Football Games:

• September 5

• September 19 (Homecoming - dance: September 20)

• October 3

• October 10

• Competitions:

• September 20: Lafayette Contest of Champions

• October 4: Gene Hunt Marching Band Invitational

• October 11: Fort Zumwalt-North River City Showcase

• October 17: Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional

• Middle School Night:

  • October 15 (6:45 pm - 8:00 pm)

• Craft Fair:

  • November 22-23

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

  • April 18: 9:00 am-noon

• S76 Check-in Day

  • June 10: 2:00-5:00

• 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