Prop Design Pre-Meeting Minutes

On July 6 a group of parents met at Club MTC to discuss the marching band prop needs for the upcoming season. We had a great mix of senior, junior, sophomore parents and there was some great discussion about both designing and building props and the "lay of the land".

The two major props we are building for our upcoming show are wind turbines and wind chimes. There will be roughly six of each of these props placed across the field - thankfully they don't need to move during the show!

There are two parts we need parent help with. The part we can kick down the road is parent volunteers during performances. We will need a large group of parents to chaperone, move props, and help with uniforms. Kristin Renneke is taking on the task of coordinating some of the logistics between all of these moving parts.

Where we need parent help now is with the design and building of these awesome props. We are looking at Thursday, July 27 as a night to get together and sketch out the plans for how this is going to work. We already have a pretty good idea of how to approach this, so we are looking for helpers with all skill-sets, from master carpenters to enthusiastic volunteers.

​July 27 is our design phase. We would love to have you join the Design Team. We will be meeting to think through how we can make it work, be functional, be transportable, and be impactful!

We have a number of parents who were at the first meeting. If you can spare some time to help with this project you can get in touch with any of these parents or contact Mr. Renneke directly. We would love - and really need - your help!

Michael Renneke (director) rennekml@chipfalls.org
Rob and Tamara Harris
Tammy and Dan Modl
Roxanne Mewhorter
Meg McLaughlin
​Kari Holm