Competition Information

GISH Islander Invite 

Saturday, March 1 

Jobs for the 2025 Islander Invite. Please take a look. 

Please note:  We need to keep the driveways clear for loading and unloading both on Friday and Saturday.  Students, please DO NOT park on Forrest Ave near entrance 30 or 31.  You can park on Forrest west of the band room.  Also, NO parking in the cafeteria parking.  We need those parking spaces for food/supply runners.  

• On Saturday, arrive an hour before your scheduled job time. You must check with LaBrie/Bloom/Welk before leaving Saturday night. Everyone needs to help clean up.

• Friday - Arrive at 2:30 for a short meeting and then start setting up. Everyone has a job Friday and again, you cannot leave until everything is done and you are cleared by LaBrie/Bloom/Welk. 

Remember our conversations today about being good helpers with great attitudes!! :) Be happy and helpful with the job that you got. 

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Sign up to Volunteer! Volunteers receive free admission with 2 hours of service. 

Sign up genius for GISH 2025 Invite

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084DAAAE29A2F85-51875569-2025#/

 Help provide soups, candygram candy, snacks and items for the director hospitality room.

Soups, Hospitality Room and snacks –

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084DAAAE29A2F85-54546770-2025

 For spectators NOT volunteering: 

Use Entrances #21 or #34.  

• • Please note:  If the public enters through the main west doors (Entrance #1, #2, or #3) – they will be on the wrong side of the school and will need to go to either the northwest or east entrance.  In addition,  parking for the Invite will be available in the northwest and east parking lots.

• Admission:  

  • Adults $15 for the entire day.  Please note: if you are arriving to watch finals only, the fee is $15. 

  • Students from 5yrs to college,  Seniors (65 yrs and older) and Veterans: $10.  Children (under 5 years) are free.  

Cash accepted.  Please note: Credit/debit cards will be accepted with a 3% fee.  

• We will have full concessions available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Our prices are reasonable and we offer different items at different times of the day so you have a great variety.   Cash is accepted.  Credit/debit cards accepted ($5 minimum purchase in the cafeteria). 

• We offer a coffee bar with the hours running from approximately 7:30 am - 6:30 pm.  Cash only. 

Omaha South 

4519 South 24th Street, Omaha NE 

Omaha South Classic 

Saturday, Feb 22:   Future Image and Ultimate Image 

Call Time:  4:45 am 

• Students park in the west parking lot.  (Do not park on the street or in the cafeteria parking spots) 

• Use Entrance #21 

Arrival Back to GISH:  1:30 am; Sunday, Feb 23

Suggested Amount to bring for food:  $40 - $45 

Admission Tickets can be purchased at our main entrance (off of 24th street). Due to the layout of the building, it is NOT the most convenient place, but it is the only place we can sell them! (We do accept debit/credit cards for admissions).

• MS General: $13 for the entire evening

• General: $18 Admission for full-day Saturday

• Finals Only: $10 (Top 6 Scoring Finalists, Winner of the Treble Division, and Omaha South the Ambassadors)

• Students (With Valid ID), Veterans, & Senior Citizens (65 and Older): $15 for a full day

• Family Pass: $75 (good for a family of four, add $5 per extra person(s)

Spectator Parking - Will be located in the parking lot off 23rd and J Street. Parking is limited, so to accommodate Additional parking for spectators will be available at the following locations next to the school: St. Martin’s, St. Luke’s, and St. John’s. Security will patrol these locations throughout the day, and no location is further than a 5-minute walk to school.

Elkhorn South 

20303 Blue Sage Parkway, Omaha, Nebraska 

Crystal Cup 

Saturday, Feb 15 

Call Time:  5:15 am 

• Students park in the west parking lot.  (Do not park on the street or in the cafeteria parking spots) 

• Use Entrance #21 

Arrival Back to GISH:  1:30 am; Sunday, Feb 16 

Suggested Amount to bring for food:  $40 - $45 

Admission 

$10 Students, $15 Adults, $10 Finals Only 

• We accept both cash and cards at the admission table and in concessions. 

Entrance 

The Crystal Cup entrance is the entrance to the south of the main entrance. There will be signage. 

Grand Island Northwest 

2710 North Road, Grand Island, Nebraska 

Gold Rush 

Saturday, Feb 8

Call Time:  Students will need to be dropped off at Grand Island Northwest, entrance 5 (on the east side of the school).  Do not drop off students at GISH.  

  Sweet Revelation:  6:30 am 

  Future Image and Ultimate Image:  7:30 am 

*Students driving and parking, please part on the side streets (northwest of the high school) or the gravel parking lot (by the football fields) 

Pick Up Students: Students will need picked up from Grand Island Northwest, entrance 5 (on the east side of the school) at 10:30 pm.

Please Note:  Students are expected to stay at Grand Island Northwest High School ALL day, and will not be allowed to leave.  Please DO NOT bring outside food or drinks to students, as that will be grounds for disqualification from finals.  We will treat this as any other competition that we attend outside of Grand Island city limits.  Parents will need to complete a travel form in the Activities Office with Mr. Ladwig before Friday, Feb 7th, if students need to leave early.  

Suggested amount for food:  $45  

Admission

• $15 for adults for all day. 

• Senior citizens (65+) and students (K-12) are $10. 

• Children 5 years and under are free. Admission after 6:00 is $10.

Spectator Entrance

Enter through Entrance #11 -  the “Auditorium”entrance.   *If the public enters through the main west doors (Entrance 1,2, or 3) – they will be on the wrong side of the school and will need to go to either the northwest or east entrance.

Concessions 

We will have full concessions available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We do our best to make sure our prices are very reasonable and we offer different items at different times of the day so you have a great variety.

Omaha Westside

8701 Pacific St, Omaha, Nebraska 

Competition of Excellence 

Saturday, Feb 1

Call Time:  5:00 am 

• Students park in the west parking lot.  (Do not park on the street or in the cafeteria parking spots) 

• Use Entrance #21 

Arrival Back to GISH:  2:00 am; Sunday, Feb 2

Suggested Amount to bring for food:  $40 - $45 

SPECTATOR ADMISSION

• An all-event admission price of $15 (adults) and $10 (students, military and senior citizens) is good for all Saturday performances. 

• Admission for anyone arriving after 6:00 PM on Saturday will be $10. Children younger than 5 are admitted free of charge. 

• We continue to have surprised and angry parents when they find out that they must pay to watch these performances, even if they only plan to watch one group. We will be equipped to accept credit and debit cards for both admissions and concessions.

PARKING

Parking is always an adventure at Westside. The good news is that there won’t be a swim meet this year. (The bad news is that we have lost a lot due to construction.) The east lot on 87th St. will be available for show choir parking, but will fill up quite rapidly. Observers may also park in the west lot, at Coram Deo Church or Christ the King Church (located one block north of Countryside Village). There is some street parking available. One of our parking volunteers will be around to assist people looking for spots.

CONCESSIONS

There is no reason to leave the building for a meal when you have veterans on our concessions team who have restaurant and culinary institute backgrounds. They can't wait to make you something fresh, from the homemade breakfast burrito to their incredible pulled pork. Of course, you can count on your favorite standard fare to be available as well, including Valentino's Pizza and pasta dinners. A variety of reasonably priced food items will be available throughout the day for your convenience. Gluten free options are also available.

Hastings High School

1100 West 14th, Hastings, Nebraska 

Tiger Clash 

Saturday, Jan 25

Call Time:  5:30 am 

• Students park in the west parking lot.  (Do not park on the street or in the cafeteria parking spots) 

• Use Entrance #21 

Arrival Back to GISH:  12:00 am; Sunday, Jan 26

SPECTATOR ADMISSION

An all-event admission price of $15 (adults) and $10 (students) is good for all Saturday performances. Admission for anyone arriving after 6:00 PM on Saturday will be $10. Children younger than 3 are admitted free of charge. Please communicate this information with parents in advance. We tend to have surprised and angry parents when they find out that they must pay to watch performances, even if they only plan to watch one group. We will be equipped to accept cash, checks, and credit/debit cards for both admissions and concessions.

Parking 

Parking is always an adventure at Hastings. The Southwest lot on 14th St. will be available for show choir parking, but will fill up quite rapidly. Observers may also park anywhere along the street or on the westside of the school. Please DO NOT park in the Hastings Family Medical parking lot south of the school.

CONCESSIONS

There is no reason to leave the building for a meal when you have the best of Hastingscoming to you. Everything from the pizza, to the incredible smoked meats of Mean Bone BBQ, as well as a wide variety of other reasonably-priced food items will be available throughout the day for your convenience.

AWARDS CEREMONY

Daytime awards will be presented in the auditorium as close to 5:30 PM as possible.Following the exhibition performance by UNCAGED, we will announce the awards in the Unisex and Prep divisions and outstanding soloists. Next, the top six groups from all divisions will be announced and a performance order will be drawn by directors following the awards ceremony. Awards will be presented to all groups in Finals as well as awards for Best Vocals, Best Choreography, and Best Band. Please have representatives prepared to accept these awards directly following the exhibition performance and the sixth finals performance.

CONCESSIONS

There is no reason to leave the building for a meal when you have the best of Hastings coming to you. Everything from the pizza, to the incredible smoked meats of Mean Bone BBQ, as well as a wide variety of other reasonably-priced food items will be available throughout the day for your convenience.