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DOWLING CATHOLIC DRUMLINE
PASIC TRIP GUIDE

Drumline information for PASIC
Drumline Uniform:
• DCHS Drumline Polo, white t-shirt underneath.
• Khakis, belt
• No hats
• No flip-flops or sandals. Brownish casual shoes – please no “sneakers”.
• No piercings
Before we go:
• All drumline members are to discuss assignments with their teachers for the days that they’ll miss for PASIC
(Wednesday through Friday, October 31 st -Nov 2nd). It is expected that all members will have all their
homework and outstanding assignments dealt with – prior to leaving on Oct. 30th. I will be emailing all
teachers to remind them about your absence from their classes for those days.
• Study the convention schedule NOW! Start making decisions on what clinics you want to go see!
• Make sure that you have good sticks and mallets NOW! Any equipment issues must be dealt with ASAP.
• Do not wear your Drumline polo to school – do not lose it between now and when we depart!
• Start packing NOW! Bring normal clothes for 4 days, drumline uniform, swimsuit if you wish, and a light
jacket incase it is cool. Please check the weather to see what you’ll need.
• We will have a rehearsal on Monday the 29 th from 4-7pm in the bandrooms. Students will stay after school to
set up equipment. There will be a small break for dinner.
• Tuesday the 30 th , we will rehearse in the morning during period 1 – load instruments at the end of period 1
and during seminar. Truck will depart after it is packed – 11am or so.
• On Tuesday the 30 th at 3pm – you need to go home! You should finishing packing, do some homework,
enjoy your families, and get yourselves ready for the trip!
Homework:
• You are encouraged to do homework on the way there and back – it’s a long ride, and there’s some time that
can be utilized for getting ahead or catching up in your other classes.
Discipline:
• It is expected that all students of the Dowling Catholic Drumline will act as they always do – with class,
dignity, and respect for all others. You are representing the DCHS drumline, Dowling Catholic, Catholic
Schools, the state of Iowa, and the staff and parents of this great organization.
• It is expected that all students will do exactly as chaperones, staff, and/or Mr. Hoover asks, and done so
without hesitation. All rules of conduct (school and band-wise) will be in effect as this trip is an extension of
school. All instances of misconduct will be dealt with swiftly and severely.
• The loose schedule of the convention gives students many freedoms for choosing clinics, places and times to
eat, down time, etc. This is one of the rewards for the hard work and dedication that the drumline members
have exhibited this season. If any instances of misconduct occur, Mr. Hoover will take away these freedoms,
and a much more rigid schedule will be put into place.
• “Lights out” literally means lights out on this trip.
At the convention – General info and the “Rules”:
• Your hotel is not connected to the convention center, yet it is only across the street NW of the convention
center. There is a pool, Starbucks, and a Champions restaurant in the hotel.
• Students should have access to ATM machines in the convention center and surrounding area if necessary.
Carrying cash is NOT recommended. Cost for meals for the entire trip could be around $150. For purchases
made at the exhibit hall, most vendors will take credit cards, a few may take only cash or check for any
purchases made at the convention. Please be careful with your money. If anyone chooses to buy anything
large – please clear it with Mr. Hoover to see if space is available.

• Besides the performances listed on OUR schedule, students must attend at a minimum 4 clinics of their
choice (it should be easy to see much more). It is asked that at least one of the clinics is NOT about the same
thing as the others (i.e. 3 mallet clinics and one world percussion clinic would be appropriate). Read the
schedule online at www.pasic.org or download the guidebook app and get the schedule that way.
• Students are free to go where they please during the open times of our schedule. Students may attend clinics,
eat, attend the expo, and hang out within certain parameters:
o You MUST be in groups of at least 3. At no point should a student be by themselves…EVER! This
cannot and will not happen.
o If your group leaves the convention center or hotel for any reason – you must notify a chaperone.
o Your boundaries include – 6 th street to north, 1 st street to the south, Red River St. to the east, and
Brazos St. to the west. Your group cannot go past the boundary unless they are accompanied by a
chaperone – and Mr. Hoover is notified by that chaperone.
o Once it is dark, your group cannot go outside without a chaperone.
o Students will be asked to “check in” with their designated chaperone at certain times throughout
the convention.
• If you run into a situation where you’re not sure if the above applies – ask Mr. Hoover or a chaperone.
Assignment (yeah…I did say that word!)
• As Mr. Hoover will not be able to attend all the clinics, he is curious about your thoughts and impressions
about the clinics and performances you witnessed. Students will be asked to complete a written assignment
about the performances and clinics, and will be due to Mr. Hoover Tuesday, November 6 th . You are asked to
summarize your thoughts about each of the clinics and the convention – and its educational impact.
Courtyard Austin
300 East 4th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 236-8008
St. Mary Cathedral
2030 E. 10 th St.
Austin, TX 78701-2406
515-476-6182
Cindy Seymour
515-306-8691
cindygaryseymour@msn.com
Cheryl Albaugh
515-6642619
ccalbaugh@me.com
Mr. Hoover
nhoover@dowlingcatholic.org
Addresses
Austin Convention Center
300 East 4th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 236-8008
Contacts
El Sol Y La Luna
600 East 6th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 444-7770
elsolylalunaaustin.com
Iron Works BBQ
100 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-4855
ironworksbbq.com

Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Austin, TX Convention Center
October 31st – November 3 rd 2012
October 30 th – 31 st
• 10:30pm – arrive at Dowling Catholic East entrance – load buses, chaperone meeting with Mr. Hoover
• 11:00pm – Depart
• Sleep, etc. some stops on the way…
• 3:00pm – Approximate Arrival - Check into hotel, check into convention, hang out
• 5:00pm – Walk to Mass – meet in the lobby
• 5:30pm – Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Wear something decent.
• 6:30pm – Dinner at El Sol y La Luna
• 8:00pm – Back to hotel rooms – sectionals on pads, some open time…
• 10:00pm – Lights out!!! You have an early day, and a long day tomorrow.
• Chaperone/parent volunteer meeting TBA
November 1 st – Thursday
• 5:30am – wake-up – get movin!! Breakfast OYO.
• 6:30am – Meet in the lobby. Walk to the truck (located in parking lot east of the convention center).
• 6:45am – All unload and set up equipment at Palm Playground. Drum tuning, etc.
• 7:00am – Staff walks to convention center drumline entrance.
• 7:15am – Staff attends walkthrough – gets back to warm-up.
• 7:15am – Warm-up begins – sub sectionals
• 8:00am – competition begins
• 8:10am – begin moving to position outside of exibit hall 1
• 8:35am – Ready time “on deck”
• 8:40am – Performance
• 8:50am – Roll equipment back to the truck – immediately load all equipment, open schedule until noon.
• 12:00pm – Awards for high school standstill and marching
• 12:15pm – Open schedule for clinics and such until 5pm. Try to plan for an early or late dinner.
• 5:00pm – Individual events begin
o Nicholas Seymour – 5:18pm
o Ryan Albaugh – 5:30pm
o Stephen Laughrun – 5:54pm
o Bridget Albaugh – 6:33pm
o Zach Nelson – 6:46pm
• 11:00pm – in your rooms
• 11:30pm – lights out
• Chaperone/parent volunteer meeting TBA
HIGH SCHOOL STANDSTILL
8:00am – Mansfield
8:10 – Brandels
8:20 – Lake Travis
8:30 – Claudia Taylor
8:40 – Dowling Catholic
8:50 – Magnolia
9:00 – John Horn
9:10 – Crowley
9:20 – Denton
9:30 – LBJ
9:40 – Pfluergville
9:50 – Burleson
10:00 – Cedar Park

November 2 nd – Friday
• Wake up whenever appropriate for breakfast, getting ready, etc.
• 9:00am – Attend Cypress Creek High School Percussion Ensemble Showcase Concert
• 10:00am – Open Schedule
• 5pm – Attend either Fuji Duo or Gadd/Martinez concerts
• 6:30pm – Dinner together Iron Works BBQ
• Open schedule – let your chaperone know what you’re doing! If you are interested in attending any of the
late night concerts (8:30 or 9:30), please discuss with a chaperone. A chaperone must accompany your group.
• In rooms and lights out TBA.
• Chaperone/parent volunteer meeting TBA
November 3 rd – Saturday
• 8:30am – Check out time - move belongings to bus, take only what you need with you to convention.
• 9:00am – Open schedule
• 12:00pm – Pit members attend SCV Front Ensemble clinic/performance
• 4:00pm – All members attend SCV Percussion section clinic/performance
• 5:00pm – Walk to Mass at St. Mary’s
• 5:30pm – Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral
• 6:30pm – Depart for Home
November 4 th – Sunday (Daylight Savings ends)
• 12:00pm - Approximate arrival at DCHS
• Unload everything into bandrooms before going home

Student Rooms
1.
• Sean Rexroat
• Alec Connett
• Evan Reiman
• Nick Haguewood
2.
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
7.)
• Danny O’Halloran
• Ben Reding
• BreyDon Austin
• Colin Agey
• Stephen Laughrun
• Ryan Albaugh
• Nathan Reding
• Nick DeAngelo
• Rocco Carson
• Daniel Copeland
• Zach Nelson
• Isaac Holtkamp
• Nicholas Seymour
• Nick Pigott
• Anthony Galioto
• Jack Murphy
• Connor Cosgrove
• Liam Jameson
• Connor McMillin
• Andrew Eaton
• Patrick Tingleff
• Max Purcell
• Conor O’Halloran
8.)
9.)
Hotel room List - PASIC
• Cati Kalinosky
• Talera Jensen
• Hannah Moomaw
• Erin Hall
• Elena Bartemes
• Maddy Harman
• Andrea Boyer
• Bridget Albaugh
10.)
• Katherine Wenman
• Halie Dickinson
• Hannah Jerome
• Rachael Hall
Staff Rooms
11.)
• Mr. Hoover
• Jack Hoover
• Ryan Smith
12.)
• Dave Arthur
• Amber Arthur
13.)
• Tom Underwood
• Family
14.)
• Liz Heuertz
Chaperone rooms
15.)
• Gary & Cindy Seymour
16.)
• Deb Purcell
• Deb Copeland
17.)
• Jeff Pigott
• Don Harman
Attending family rooms
18.)
• Cheryl Albaugh
19.)
• Kirk & Cathy Nelson
20.)
• Brad & Kayla Jensen
21.)
• Tony & Karen Reding
Parents attending – not staying
with Dowling
• David Laughrun
• Brad & Claire Reiman