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11 August 2017

  • 9:00am – 12:00pm Rehearsal

  • 12pm --12:45pm Lunch

  • 12:45pm -- 1:00pm Midday Stretch

  • 12:45pm – 4:00pm Rehearsal

  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Dinner (subway is provided) & Prep for Performance

  • 5:00pm CHECKS in Dance Studio

  • 5:30pm -- Family members begin entering the JV Gym

  • 6:00pm – 6:45pm Parent Performance in Nimitz HS JV Gym

  • 7:00pm -- Final announcements / Team dismissal

15 August 2017​

  • 4:00pm -- Dance Studio opens

  • 4:20pm  -- CHECKS in Dance Studio

  • 4:25pm -- Review Pep Rally Procedure / Fight Song / Dance / Etc.

  • 5:00pm --  Report to pep rally location (auditorium) to check spacing 

  • 5:30pm -- Assist with freshman orientation icebreakers / get-to-know-you games

  • 6:15pm -- 6:45pm Pep Rally in Nimitz HS Auditorium 

  • 6:50pm -- Final announcements / Team dismissal

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*9th Grade Vikas: Please note that you are participating in this freshman orientation event AS A VIKAS DANCE TEAM MEMBER. You are following the VIKAS itinerary / uniform sheet. 

17 August 2017​

  • 7:00am -- Dance Studio opens

  • 7:15am  -- CHECKS in Dance Studio

  • 7:30am -- Review Pep Rally Procedure / Fight Song / Dance / Etc.

  • 8:05am --  Report to main gym for pep rally

  • 8:15am -- Pep Rally in Nimitz HS Auditorium 

  • 8:45am -- Pep Rally Ends / Group Picture in Gym

  • 9:00am -- Final announcements / Team dismissal

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2 September 2017

  • 6:45am -- Studio Opens

  • 7:00am – CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 7:15am -- Team pictures for football program

  • 7:45am -- Warm up / stretch / review football game procedures

  • 8:45am -- Prep for departure / load buses

  • 9:00am—Bus Departs for Keller ISD Athletic Complex, 500 Pate Orr Rd N, Keller, TX 76248

  • 11:00am – Game starts (Home vs. Timbercreek HS)

  • 3:00pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

8 September 2017

  • 3:30pm –3:55pm Pre-Game Dinner in cafeteria -- Chipotle

  • 4:05pm -- 4:15pm Walk Around Pep Rally

  • 4:15pm -- 4:54pm -- Prep for CHECKS / Pack for Game

  • 4:55pm – CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load the bus

  • 6:00pm—Bus Departs for Irving School Stadium (600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 7:30pm – Game starts (Home vs. Timber Creek HS)

  • 11:00pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

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15 September 2017

  • 7:30am -- Dance Studio Opens

  • 8:00am -- ATTENTION / CHECKS for Pep Rally / Review pep rally procedure for ISS Stadium

  • 8:45am -- Prep for departure / load bus

  • 9:00am -- Depart Nimitz High School for pep rally at Irving School Stadium -- ISS (600 E 6th St. Irving, TX 75060)

  • 9:15am -- Arrive at ISS and prep for Britain ES PBIS pep rally

  • 9:30am -- Pep Rally Begins

  • 10:00am -- Pep Rally Ends / Load Bus / Depart ISS for Nimitz HS

  • 10:15am -- Return to Nimitz HS / prep for your 3rd period class

  • 10:30am - 3:29pm Attend 3rd - 7th period classes

  • 3:30pm -- Pack, Eat, Prep (PEP) Time -- Pizza Hut

  • 4:30pm – CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:30pm -- Prep for departure / load the bus

  • 5:45pm—Bus Departs for Eagle-Mustang-Stadium (250 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson, TX 75080)

  • 6:15pm -- Arrive at Eagle-Mustang Stadium

  • 7:00pm – Game starts (Away vs. Richardson HS)

  • 11:00pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

23 September 2017

  • 7:45am -- Studio Opens

  • 8:00am -- CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 8:30am -- Prep for departure / load buses

  • 8:45am—Bus Departs for Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas

  • 9:20am -- Arrive on campus at SMU

  • 9:30am -- 10:30am Breakfast on campus at Umphrey Lee Dinning Hall (no cost to students)

  • 10:30am -- 11:30am -- Campus Tour led by SMU Alumni / VDT Asst. Director Ms. Parish-Lias

  • 11:30am -- 12:00pm Open Forum with SMU student / Multicultural Student Affairs

  • 12pm -- 1pm -- Lunch on campus at Umphrey Lee Dinning Hall ($11.00 -- paid for by students)

  • 1:30pm -- Prep for field rehearsal / review halftime routine

  • 2:00pm -- Check-in at the SMU practice field

  • 2:30pm -- 4:30pm -- Field Rehearsal with all participating teams

  • 4:30pm -- Gerald J. Ford Stadium gates open for spectators (click below to purchase tickets)

  • 4:30pm -- 5:45pm -- Snack / Prep for Game

  • 6:00pm -- Game Starts (Southern Methodist University vs. Arkansas State) @ Gerald J. Ford Stadium, 5800 Ownby Drive Dallas, TX 75205

  • 10:30pm -- ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

28 September 2017​

  • 1:00pm -- Dismissed from 5th Period to prep for checks (hair/make-up should already be done – see uniform sheet)

  • 1:30pm -- CHECKS for parade in dance studio

  • 2:20pm – Vikas Bus Departs for Parade Start Location (parking lot adjacent to First Baptist Church -- 403 S Main St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 3:40pm -- Parade Start Time (heading south down Oakdale towards NHS)

  • 4:20pm – ETA back at Nimitz HS from parade route / dismissal until Pep Rally CHECKS

  • 5:20pm – CHECKS for Pep Rally

  • 6:00pm-6:30pm – Pep Rally Run-Through in east Nimitz HS parking lot

  • 6:30pm-7:00pm – Intro Music / Crowd Gathers

  • 7:00pm – Pep Rally / Burning of the “V” Begins

  • ~7:30pm – Pep Rally ends, final announcements, dismissal

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29 September 2017​

  • 3:30pm -- 4:44pm -- Pack, Eat, Prep (Raising Cane's Chicken)

  • 4:45pm – CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load the bus

  • 6:00pm—Bus Departs for Irving School Stadium (600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 7:30pm – Game starts (Home (HOCO) vs. Grand Prairie HS) -- POST GAME PERFORMANCE FOR VIKAS AND BAND / HOCO COURT AT HALFTIME

  • 10:30pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

5 October 2017

  • 2:15pm -- Report to Dance Locker room / prep for pep rally

  • 2:40pm -- Pep Rally CHECKS / Stretch

  • 3:00pm -- Report to main gym

  • 3:10pm-3:35pm -- Pep Rally RUN-THROUGH in main gym

  • 3:40pm -- Pep Rally BEGINS (Word Up! -- Team Jazz Dance)

  • 4:15pm -- Pep Rally ENDS / Dance with DJ music as students exit gym

  • 4:25pm -- Final Announcements / Dismissal

6 October 2017​

  • 12:00pm -- 1:00pm -- Social Officers make band gifts (snacks / juice pouches provided)

  • 1:00pm -- 3:44pm -- Team Rehearsal

  • 3:45pm -- 4:44pm -- Pack, Eat, Prep (Subway)

  • 4:45pm – CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load the bus

  • 6:00pm—Bus Departs for Irving School Stadium (600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 7:30pm – Game starts (Away vs. Irving HS) 

  • 10:30pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

20 October 2017

  • 2:15pm -- Report to Dance Locker room / prep for pep rally

  • 2:35pm -- Pep Rally CHECKS / Stretch

  • 3:00pm -- Report to main gym

  • 3:10pm-3:35pm -- Pep Rally RUN-THROUGH in main gym

  • 3:40pm -- Pep Rally BEGINS (Who Run The World -- Team Pom Dance)

  • 4:15pm -- Pep Rally ENDS / Dance with band music as students exit gym

  • 4:20pm -- Dismissal to dinner in cafeteria / P.E.P. Time

  • 5:20pm -- CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load bus

  • 6:00pm — Bus Departs for Irving School Stadium (600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 7:30pm – Game starts (Home vs. Cedar Hill HS) 

  • 10:30pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

27 October 2017

  • 3:30pm -- Dinner in cafeteria / P.E.P. Time (subway)

  • 4:45pm -- CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load bus

  • 6:00pm — Bus Departs for Gopher/Warrior Bowl Stadium (101 Gopher Blvd., Grand Prairie, TX 75050)

  • 7:30pm – Game starts (Away vs. South Grand Prairie HS) 

  • 10:45pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

2 November 2017

  • 3:30pm -- Dinner in cafeteria / P.E.P. Time (pizza hut)

  • 4:45pm -- CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load bus

  • 6:00pm — Bus Departs for Irving School Stadium (600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 7:00pm – Game starts (Home vs. DeSoto HS) 

  • 10:30pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

10 November 2017

  • 2:15pm -- Report to Dance Locker room / prep for pep rally

  • 2:35pm -- Pep Rally CHECKS / Stretch

  • 3:00pm -- Report to main gym

  • 3:10pm-3:35pm -- Pep Rally RUN-THROUGH in main gym

  • 3:40pm -- Pep Rally BEGINS (Tambourine -- Team Hip Hop Dance)

  • 4:15pm -- Pep Rally ENDS / Dance with band music as students exit gym

  • 4:20pm -- Dismissal to dinner in cafeteria / P.E.P. Time (chick-fil-a)

  • 5:20pm -- CHECKS (complete and correct) IN DANCE STUDIO

  • 5:45pm -- Prep for departure / load bus

  • 6:00pm — Bus Departs for Irving School Stadium (600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060)

  • 7:30pm – Game starts (Away vs. MacArthur HS) 

  • 10:30pm – ETA arrival time at Nimitz HS (please have a ride waiting)

30 January 2018

  • 7:15am -- ATTENTION IN DANCE STUDIO & CHECKS / WARM UP

  • 8:00am -- Dress Rehearsal with all organization performers in auditorium

  • 9:00am -- Arrival of Middle School students into auditorium for "Welcome"

  • 9:10am -- Pre-Program in auditorium with C. Mauricio

  • 9:25am — Group Rotations Begin -- Vikas go to dance room for rotation performances

  • 10:35am -- Pep Rally in Main Gym 

  • 11:05am -- Dismissal of Middle School students / go change into school clothes

  • 11:25am -- Go to 4th period, follow your normal daily schedule for rest of day

31 January 2018

  • 7:15am -- ATTENTION IN DANCE STUDIO & CHECKS / WARM UP

  • 8:00am -- Dress Rehearsal with all organization performers in auditorium

  • 9:00am -- Arrival of MORNING Middle School students into auditorium for "Welcome"

  • 9:10am -- Pre-Program in auditorium with C. Mauricio

  • 9:25am — Group Rotations Begin -- Vikas go to dance room for rotation performances

  • 10:35am -- Pep Rally in Main Gym 

  • 11:05am -- Dismissal of MORNING Middle School students

  • 11:25am -- Go to "A" lunch

  • 11:50am -- ATTENTION on AUDITORIUM STAGE for AFTERNOON rotation

  • 12:00pm -- Arrival of AFTERNOON Middle School students into auditorium for "Welcome"

  • 12:10pm -- Pre-Program in auditorium with C. Mauricio

  • 12:25pm — Group Rotations Begin -- Vikas go to dance room for rotation performances

  • 1:35pm -- Pep Rally in Main Gym 

  • 2:05pm -- Dismissal of AFTERNOON Middle School students / change into school clothes

  • 2:35pm -- Go to 6th period; follow your normal daily schedule for the rest of the day

19 February 2018 (President's Day)

MEET IN NHS MAIN GYM FOR ALL REHEARSAL TIMES LISTED​ & YOU MUST ARRIVE 15-MINUTES BEFORE YOUR REHEARSAL TIME TO WARM UP APPROPRIATELY -- ALL REHEARSALS MUST START ON TIME TO MAXIMIZE GYM USE

  • 8:00am - 8:45am Helium (Allison Solo) -- IN COSTUME

  • 8:45am - 9:45am BO$$ (dance officer jazz) -- IN COSTUME

  • 9:45am - 10:15am RIVER (jazz ensemble) -- IN COSTUME

  • 10:15am - 11:00am Retrograde (officer modern) -- IN COSTUME

  • 11:00am - 12:30pm Tambourine (Team Hip Hop)

  • 12:30pm - 1:15pm Lunch (bring lunch or have it delivered to you -- no leaving campus is allowed -- plan accordingly)

  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm Fierce Females (Team Pom)

  • 2:15pm - 3:45pm Word Up! (Team Jazz)

  • 3:45pm - 5:30pm Atlas (Team Open) -- IN COSTUME

19 March 2018 (NATIONALS PREP)

ALL REHEARSALS IN NHS MAIN GYM

  • 9:00am -- 9:45am Full Team Stretch / ATF / Technique (mandatory for all)

  • 9:45am -- 11:00 am TEAM JAZZ staging / cleaning

  • 11:00am -- 12:15pm TEAM HIP HOP staging / cleaning

  • 12:15pm -- 1:00pm LUNCH in main gym

  • 1:00pm -- 2:30pm TEAM POM staging / cleaning

  • 2:30pm -- 3:45pm TEAM OPEN staging / cleaning

  • 3:45pm -- 4:15pm Team Meeting 

  • 4:15pm -- Dismissal (please have a ride waiting)

MOVE WITH PASSION. MOVE WITH PURPOSE.

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