This article contains the the itinerary and information regarding the Sparkman Indoor Percussion 2015 WGI World Championships trip.
SIP Dayton, OH Contest Week
WGI World Championships
4/6-4/12, 2015
John D Millett Hall (prelims and semi-finals)
500 E Sycamore St
Oxford, OH 45056
University of Dayton Arena (finals)
1801 S. Edwin C. Moses Boulevard
Dayton, OH 45408
Courtyard Dayton South/Mall by Marriott
100 Prestige Place Drive
Miamisburg, OH 45342
(937) 433-3131
Greater Dayton Recreation Center (practice site on Wednesday evening)
2021 W 3rd St
Dayton, OH 45417
David Ponitz Technology Center (practice site on Thursday evening)
741 Washington St
Dayton, OH 45417
WGI World Championships Contest Info
Monday, April 6th
Indoor Percussion Rehearsal 5:00-8:00
Logistics rehearsal at 7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 7th
Dinner and a Show Performances 3:45-7:30, Load trucks at 8:00
Wednesday, April 8th
6:15 am Call Time at Sparkman 9th Grade Band Room
6:45 am Departure
(now in EASTERN STANDARD TIME ZONE)
11:15 am EST Lunch en Route (Kentucky, I-65 Exit 94, subject to change)
12:00 pm Load Bus
12:05 pm Depart
3:00 pm Check-In at Hotel/Change Into Practice Clothes
4:00 pm Dinner at Dayton Mall
5:00 pm Depart for Practice Site (Greater Dayton Recreation Center)
5:20 pm Arrive at practice site/unload
6:00 pm Practice
8:00 pm Load trucks
8:20 pm Depart for hotel
8:35 pm Snack
9:00 pm Students in rooms
Thursday, April 9th (Prelims Day)
6:30-9:30 am Breakfast served (hotel)
Albert goes to UD Arena for Check-Ins
9:00-10:30 am Face paint
10:35 am Load bus in uniform
10:45 am Depart for Millett Hall (prelims show site)
Eat lunch (Subway)
11:45 am Arrive at Millet Hall
12:10 pm Check in at Alpha Lot/Unload
12:40 pm Alpha Lot warm up begins (lot E)
2:05 pm Transit to staging area
2:20 pm In staging area
2:30 pm Behind curtain
2:40 pm Perform
2:50 pm Load
3:00 pm Photos
3:30 pm Depart for Hotel to Change/refresh
4:30 pm Arrive at Hotel
5:00 pm Dinner at Mall
6:15 pm Depart for Practice site, David Ponitz Technology Center (if we do not advance to semis, we will stay at hotel)
7:00-10:00 pm Rehearsal
10:05 pm Load Trucks
10:25 pm Depart for Hotel
10:40 pm Arrive at Hotel
10:45 pm Snack
11:00 pm Students in rooms
Friday, April 10th Schedule if we MAKE SEMI-FINALS
All times subject to change due to seeding from prelims score
These times will reflect the EARLIEST possible performance situation
6:30-9:30 am Breakfast Served
10:00-11:30 am Face paint
11:45 am-12:45 pm Lunch at hotel
1:05 pm Depart for Millett Hall, in uniform
Further warm-up and performance times TBD
Depart for Hotel after trucks are re-loaded
Dinner location TBD
Back to Hotel
Friday, April 10th Schedule if we DO NOT MAKE SEMI-FINALS
6:30-9:30 am Breakfast Served
11:00 am Lunch at hotel
Activities TBD (possible visit to U.S. Air Force Museum 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, free admission)
Dinner location (restaurant choices) TBD
Hotel
Saturday, April 12th Schedule if we MAKE FINALS
All times subject to change due to seeding from semi-finals score
These times will reflect the EARLIEST possible performance situation
5:00-6:10 am Face paint/breakfast/check out of hotel
Put clothes to change into in uniform bag. Uniform bag on truck.
6:15 am Depart for University of Dayton Arena (finals performance venue)
6:30 am Unload in Alpha Lot
Remaining times TBD
Stay at Arena and watch PSO/PIO groups until awards
Lunch at Arena
2:30 pm Open Class Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm World Class Finals Begin
Dinner at arena
11:20 pm Load bus/Depart for Harvest, AL
5:00 am CST ETA S9GS
Unload trucks and GO HOME!!! 🙂
Saturday, April 12th Schedule if we DO NOT MAKE FINALS
7:00-10:00 am Breakfast served (hotel)
Check-out of hotel
11:00 am Depart for The Web Extreme Entertainment
  7172 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. West Chester, Ohio 45069
11:30 am Arrive at entertainment center
11:30 am-3:30 pm at entertainment center (eat lunch while there)
3:45 pm Depart for University of Dayton Arena to watch World Class Finals
Dinner at Arena
5:00 pm World Class Finals Begin
11:20 pm Depart for S9GS
Stop en route for restroom
5:00 am CST ETA S9GS
Unload trucks and GO HOME!!! 🙂
Monies to be Collected on Monday, April 6th (during after school rehearsal)
$25 cash for World Class Finals Ticket
Provided Meal Money (see matrix below)
You will need money for…
7 Meals (see matrix below)
Snacks during travel
Unexpected incidentals
Tickets to The Web Entertainment Center ($25, if we do not make finals).
You may want…(plan accordingly)
Souvenirs
WGI DVDs
Money for video games at The Web
Etc…
Meal  Matrix/Costs (click on image for larger size)
 