Hey Pep Band,

I hope this message finds you well after a nice little break before finals! I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving break was enjoyable and refreshing. This
is our last week of the quarter before finals, which means WINTER BREAK IS IN TWO WEEKS! So here is what we have planned before we all
scurry off and burry ourselves in books and notes for finals week:

Tuesday, 7:45 P.M. – RIMAC Green Room

For Tuesday’s rehearsal, we won’t be playing, we will be doing a white elephant gift exchange. “The UCSD Pep Band has a long tradition here at UCSD of not playing on week ten, but doing something fun like watching movies etc.” This year we will be doing our white elephant gift exchange. For those who don’t know how this works: everyone who comes to rehearsal must bring a WRAPPED gift with a $10 maximum spending limit. We put them in a pile and then everyone goes around choosing these gifts with then ability to trade with other people. It is a fun game of not knowing what you will get and everyone walks away with a fun little gift!

Friday, 6:45 – SunGod Parking Lot – HOLIDAY DINNER

“The Pep Band has a long tradition of coming together at the end of fall quarter and celebrating the end of a great first quarter by partaking in activities that include consuming large amounts of home cooked food and enjoying each others company to wrap up the quarter before we all run off to finals.” Here is how it works:

Everyone must bring something, or else we won’t be having much of a dinner. Below I’ve copied the food categories which are determined by your last name. For those who don’t know, or the old people who forgot to do this already, make sure that you claim what you are brining so we don’t end up with 35 pumpkin pies and 74 green bean casseroles. So please start claiming those now so people have time to shop, cook, and decide what to bring if their food is claimed!

Food assignments are by last name:
A-H: Desserts
I-P: Appetizers
Q-Z: Sides and Salads

If you want to bring something other than your category, that’s okay! Just please confirm it with me first. And store bought is TOTALLY okay! No need to stress with cooking.

So that is that! See you all on Tuesday with your gifts!

Best,
Andrew Mandinach
Manager, UCSD Pep Band

Meet at RIMAC Green Room

Hey Pep Band,

Great job today we sounded great over the weekend and we beat Davis, which means a job well done! And we even beat the rain! How about that!

So here is what we have up for this short week:

Tuesday – Rehearsal – MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME – 6:15

So there is a Men’s Basketball game on Tuesday, so we will be playing at that instead of rehearsal. This is our first game of the season (the band not the team) so let’s go out there and show them we mean business! Game starts at 7, so if you have class until then or even if it ends during the game, come on over and play! See you there!

Thursday – THANKSGIVING

Hope everyone has a nice celebration with friends and family!

IMPORTANT Reminder: Holiday Dinner is right around the corner (Friday of Week 10), which means HOLIDAY DINNER. It is really fun because we all dress up and look snazzy and have a giant feast fit for the greatest band in all the land! So everyone brings food based on the equation below. So keep this in mind as you are shopping for Black Friday deals, make sure to get food for the band!

Food assignments are by last name:
>> A-H: Desserts
>> I-P: Appetizers
>> Q-Z: Sides and Salads

If you want to bring something other than your category, that’s okay! Just please confirm it with me first. And store bought is TOTALLY okay! No need to stress with cooking.

See you all Tuesday!

Best,

Andrew Mandinach
Manager, UCSD Pep Band

Meet at Canyonview Pool

Meet at Student Services Center

Can you believe it is week 8?!!? I can’t! Time sure flies when you are having a blast with the pep band! Good lub on Saturday, we sounded great, cheered out team to victory, and brought tears to the team’s eyes! So while it may seem like things are wrapping up, fear not because we have a big week a head:

Tuesday – Rehearsal – 7:45, RIMAC Green Room

So we have some very prestigious gigs later in the week so it is time we come together and make sure we sound the best we can be!

Friday – FOUNDER’S DAY – 11:15, Student Service Center, Multipurpose Room (across from the bottom of the stairs leading up to croutons)

So one 50 years ago Friday we were founded as an institution of higher learning. We played last year for the “first annual celebration” and it was big deal. So while this is now technically 51, we celebrating 50 years of UCSD and it will still be a big deal (because they have the best band in the land coming to bless their ceremonies).

They need us there to check in at 11:15. We will play from 11:40 – 12:00 then from 12:30 – 12:50. This is a very high profile event that we need to make sure we have numbers for, so make sure you can be there. If you have class, run to and from it to make sure you can play. If you need us to bring an instrument let us know ahead of time and we will get it for you!

Thursday – Sunday – Men’s Water polo and Women’s Volleyball Tournaments – TBA

So every year the women’s volleyball team kicks butt and ends up going to their semi finals in San Bernardino, and the band always makes a trip out to play for them there! It is our last big hoorah of their season. However this year there is also a water polo championship tournament, which is being held on our campus this year. As of Friday, there was no word as to when the games will be, so keep your calendars open, because if we can we will go to San Bernardino for Thursday-Saturday night, but we may also be here on campus playing for the water polo team. Either way it will be fun, so don’t miss out!

Saturday – Bonfire – TBD

If we don’t end up going playing Saturday, we will be having a bonfire. So plan to be hanging with your favorite people!

Have a good week 8, see you Tuesday!

Best,

Andrew Mandinach
Manager, UCSD Pep Band

Meet at Sun God Parking Lot

Meet at RIMAC Arena

Meet at RIMAC Arena

Hello Pep Band,

Great job today for those who came out and played in the rain. We got a lot of compliments from both UCSD and UCLA fans. Not to mention, Penny Rue commented on our Facebook wall after she was our guest conductor on Friday! We are moving up in the world! So here is what is up for week 7:

Tuesday – Rehearsal – 7:45 P.M. – Rimac

We are going to continue dusting off the old charts, and we might even be playing a few new arrangements. So come check it out, it’ll be fun as usual!

Friday – Women’s Volleyball – 6:15 – Rimac

So it was a close call at the very end of that last game on Friday, so let’s go cheer on our ladies against Cal State East Bay… where ever that is. Also, the ladies have specifically requested our presence for both Friday and Saturday’s game. They missed us when we were at Light the Night, so make sure you come, there may be a surprise!

Saturday – Women’s Volleyball – 6:15 – Rimac

Come on our for THE LAST regular women’s volleyball game of the season. It has been a great season, so let’s show our support for them on their last game before Regionals! As they say go big or go home, and we know the pep band ain’t goin home!

Great job this week performing in the rain! Keep up the great work and enthusiasm! See you all Tuesday!

Best,

Andrew Mandinach
Manager, UCSD Pep Band