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Lumberjack Marching Band & Twirl-O-Jacks Reunion 2023

	9/9/2023
When:	Saturday, September 9, 2023
Where:	SFA Campus 1936 North Street Nacogdoches, Texas United States
Contact:	SFA Alumni Association alumni@sfasu.edu 936-468-3407

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Saturday, September 9, 2023
Be sure to attend -- special Centennial halftime performance by the Lumberjack Marching Band and Twirl-O-Jacks!

LMB/TOJ Alumni Memberships start at $45.
By becoming a member you automatically receive a reunion ticket and voting privileges.

Reunion ticket includes:

Access to Alumni Corner
Game pass
(If you registered after August 29 please bring your own SFA purple t-shirt to wear)
Guests welcome to attend and prices vary.

Won't be able to attend the reunion? Donate $20 to purchase a blanket for a graduating senior, and you will be recognized during the game.

If you have trouble registering, please contact the Alumni Association at 936-468-3407.

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact Samantha Mora at 936-468-3407 or smora@sfasu.edu. Two weeks advance notice of need for accommodations is requested.

***ALUMNI BAND WILL PERFORM DURING HALFTIME THIS YEAR. DOWNLOAD YOUR MUSIC.***

Schedule is subject to change. Please keep checking back the week of.

Due to Covid and needing to following SFA policies, the reunion has the possibility to be canceled. In that event, you agree to give as a donation your $45 membership fee and will not seek reimbursement should it be canceled due to Covid or SFA policy.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

8 AM - 8:20 AM

Registration & Instrument Checkout
Commuter Parking Lot
ALL ALUMNI

Staff will be ready by 7:45 AM so please arrive earlier than 8 AM if possible.
Please print and bring your completed liability waiver.
T-shirts will be distributed from 8 - 8:20 AM during registration.
People who have requested instruments will be distributed during this time.
TOJs will walk over to the stadium as soon as they are done with registration.

Parking available at commuter parking lot (free).

8:20 - 9 AM

Playing Rehearsal for Winds & Color Guard

Commuter Parking Lot

Be ready to play:
-Wabash/Never Gonna Give You Up
-Alma Mater
-Fight Song

Parking available at commuter parking lot (free).

9 AM

TOJ Alumni Pregame Run Through & Rehearsal with LMB

Homer Bryce Stadium

Wind, percussion, and guard rehearsal at the commuter lot concludes.
Begin walking over to the stadium.

Parking available around stadium (free).

9:30 AM

TOJ Rehearsal with LMB concludes
Wind, Percussion, and Guard Rehearsal with the LMB begins.

Homer Bryce Stadium

9:55 AM

Rehearsal concludes

1 - 1:30 PM

Fall Meeting

Cole Hall

Immediately following the Fall Meeting (~1:30 PM)

Tour of the Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts Building

3 PM

Alumni Corner Tailgate

Big white tent at the corner of Hayter and Raguet

Join the SFA Alumni Association for delicious tailgate food, (1) free drink ticket, cash bar, the Optimum Viewing Lounge, tailgate games, inflatable axe throwing, bounce house, obstacle course, and live music!

Parking available in East College/Raguet Street Parking Garage (free).

4:45 PM

LMB Ag Pond Performance

Ag Pond

To get in the game free, you must be at the Ag Pond by 4:45 PM. You will walk in with the LMB after the Ag Pond performance concludes. There will be no exceptions. All non-SFA instruments will need to be carried into the stadium at this time.

5:00 PM

LMB Ag Pond Performance concludes

Ag Pond

All alumni will follow the LMB into the stadium through the tunnel. We must all move together to avoid confusion for the athletics staff. Dr. Anglley and other LMB staff will be there to guide you through the tunnel and into your seating in the section above the LMB seating (GA seating section above Section F). All non-SFA instruments will be brought up into the seating area.

5:42 PM

Pregame begins & TOJs move to the front sideline

TOJ alumni will perform.

6:03 PM

Game begins!

Please do not play at any time during the game.

7:30 PM

The LMB will move to the field in preparation for halftime.

Once clear, alumni will make their way down to the field led by Dr. Anglley and LMB staff.

7:35 PM

Halftime!

The order is as follows:

Purple Pipes Scholarship Presentation
LMB plays 3 selections. After the 3rd selection, a video will play. At this time, the winds, percussion, and guard alumni will get set.
The combined group performs Wabash/Never Gonna Give You Up.
The combined group performs the Alma Mater
The combined group performs and marches off the field to the Fight Song. Movement off the field will start after the intro.

7:50 PM

Once halftime concludes, the SFA instrument must be checked in. There will be a table set up next to the LMB seating.

Once checked in, all alumni are free to return to their seating behind the LMB, leave, etc.

TOJ Alumni will perform pregame.

LMB Alumni will perform during halftime.

Please download and fill out the Liability Form to participate.

Fredonia Hotel
200 N. Fredonia Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
For reservations and directions:
Call (936)564-1234

Mention the LMB/TOJ Reunion when booking.
Please book by August 12. Rates start at $199.

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Jonathan Aviles
(832) 414-7595

jonathan_5204@yahoo.com

If you registered after August 29 please bring your own purple t-shirt to wear. T-shirts ordered before August 30 will be distributed at registration on Saturday (8 - 8:15 AM).