A chaperone must be 18 years of age. District rules prevent children who are not in band from riding on buses with the band members.  Seguin I.S.D. requires a background check for chaperones. Chaperones wear an SMB shirt.

The chaperones travel with the band to make sure band members are safe.  We accompany them to football games, marching contests and exhibitions.  We help them stay on task, help with uniforms and escort them so they are not alone.  Please keep in mind we are to watch over ALL the band members.  It may not be possible to keep you with your child.  I will make an effort to do so.  Please let me know if you don’t want to be with your child. This flexibility really helps me put people where they are best needed.

We take the band members to the restrooms.  We try for groups of five.  Band members may need help with the back zipper of the uniform.  We do this for the safety of our band members and to make sure they promptly return to the stands.

Band members have components that are added to the uniform.  The chaperones hand out plumes before the half time show.  The band members give them back to the chaperones to be placed in the plume box.  Gloves and gauntlets are the responsibility of the band member.  Mirrors are kept with the uniform specialist Mrs. Sue McDaniel.  While in uniform the band members have water only.           

Mr. Hunt is our V.P. for maintenance.  He will need a loading crew of men to help load the heavy equipment, sound boards, key boards, speakers, pit equipment. So men sign up and help chaperone. Chaperones help getting instruments and equipment onto the sidelines for our half time show and competitions.

Out of town football games and competitions:  attendance is taken before leaving Seguin and before returning.  We don’t want to leave anyone behind. All students MUST be accounted for.  Should some one be missing please let me know.  The band members clean up after themselves on the buses.  There are trash bags on each bus, so please pass them around.  We are responsible to return the buses in the same condition we got them.  If cleaning is not done by the students it is left to the chaperones.  One chaperone per bus please check the bus before it leaves.

*****FYI***** You may have to buy your football ticket at some of the high school games.  Chaperones purchase their ticket for the competitions.