LHHS Pit Pops Logistics
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What are Pit Pops?
Pit Pops are adult volunteers for LHHS band who:
- Drive rental trucks to and from away games and competitions. No commercial license (CDL) needed.
- Assist with loading and unloading trucks for away games and competitions
- There is a logistics crew made up of band kids who load most of the instruments
- Pit Pops provide supervision and load other items (props, drum major podiums/ladders, etc)
- Move percussion equipment and drum major podiums/ladders on and off the field for halftime shows and competitions.
- Build and maintain props
- Grill meals for the band (in advance of home football games in particular)
- Generally starting at 4:15pm
- Escort the band down Church road to the stadium before home games
- We meet in the parking lot at 6:00pm
- Have fun!
Attendee Maps and Directions for Away Performances
Football games typically begin at 7:00. Meals for students are served at the school; for home games, pit pops grill hamburgers or hot dogs. Pit pops begin loading for away games about 4:30, and arrive at 6 for home games to help stop traffic on Church Rd for the band march to the stadium.
Return from away games may be as late as midnight.
- Eagle-Mustang Stadium @ Richardson High School
- Lake Highlands WildcatRam Stadium visitor information
- Plano Clark Stadium
- Irving Ellis Field Visitor Information
- Midlothian Marching Contest Visitor Information
- HEB Pennington Field Visitor Information
- Highland Park Highlander Visitor Map
Contests
LHHS band competition details can be found here.
Loading, Trucks, and Equipment
LHHS band uses a mixture of 16' and 26' box trucks.
Equipment details are below.
- Synthesizer
- Swarm Show Equipment management
- Panels - A-Frame
- Truck Loading - Instruments & Pit
- Cart - Small Equipment
- Garage
- Generator
- Speakers - Field
- Panels - Kickstand
- Podium - Large Scissor-lift
- Truck loading - Props
- Electronics Mixer
LHHS Bands Calendar
Full-page link to the LHHS Bands calendar can be found here.
Logistics Maps and Venue Details
Pit Pops maps and equipment logistics for away games and contest venues
- Flower Mound Marcus High School Stadium
- Highland Park Highlander Stadium
- Lake Highlands Jr High
- Mesquite Hanby Stadium
- Duncanville Panther Stadium
- Coppel Buddy Echols Field
- Midlothian Multipurpose Stadium
- Plano Clark Stadium
- Richardson High School Stadium
- Irving Ellis Stadium
- Mesquite Memorial Stadium
- Jesuit Postell Stadium
- Plano East Kimbrough Stadium
- HEB Pennington Field
Links
UIL Region 20 music site: Region20 Music
LHHS Varsity Football Schedule Lake Highlands HS Wildcat Club
LHABC Flickr feed
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