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STUDENT PREP PAGE

  1. Agree to pay close attention and follow the orders of the director, teachers, and YCLH staff throughout the training period and recreation.
  2. Be aware of safety for you and others at all times. Safety is top priority over any other rule. No one is to be hurt.
  3. Students must agree to obey their officers as though they were in the real military throughout the training and recreation.
  4. Students must provide certain parts of their uniforms. For the Civil War, light blue jeans and black or brown shoes or boots [not cowboy boots] will be needed. Confederates may wear pants that are light blue, gray or tan. Shorts are not acceptable. For the Revolution, students will usually need to make a pair of gaiters. To do this, take a very large pair of black socks [white also works] and cut the heel and toe out of them. This allows the gaiters to be slipped on over the shoes. Place a row of small brass buttons [5 or 6] on the outer calf from knee to ankle. These make even tennis shoes look ‘movie good’. Gaiters are also appropriate for Civil War.
  5. Students should provide themselves with a period lunch on battle day. Find out what soldiers of that time ate. Anything they would have had to eat is fair for you to have.
  6. Students must make their own cartridges for their ammunition. Cut 5"X 5" pieces of paper. Roll them into as large a tube as possible [not a skinny pencil-shaped tube]. Tape with scotch tape [don’t use staples] to hold the tube shape. Fold the bottom and tape it. You now have a container. Fill it with plain white flour and twist the top shut. 40 of these should be enough.
  7. On battle day, leave all money, sunglasses [unless prescription], watches, necklaces, earrings, etc. at home. Sunscreen is strongly recommended.
  8. All YCLH equipment is to remain at school. Do not take any items home. Students agree to clean their equipment in a prescribed manner before turning it in.
  9. Students should provide their own movie makeup. Realistic looking beards and moustaches are a plus for Civil War. For Revolution, make a powdered wig.
  10. Students must agree to help clean the battlefield on conclusion of the event. Turn in any unclaimed, broken or damaged props or weapons to a YCLH staff member.
  11. Do some reading on your own time about the battle to be recreated.
  12. Be a good sport. Use good acting skills. Don’t smile when you get shot!