Tuesday 1/12 and 2/2-Low woodwind/tenor sax sectional
Wednesday 1/13 and 2/3 (early release)-Flute sectional

Tuesday 1/19 and 2/9-Alto sax/horn sectional
Wednesday 1/20 and 2/10-Clarinet sectional

Tuesday 1/26 and 2/23-Low brass/bari sax sectional
Wednesday 1/27 and 2/24-Trumpet sectional

Full band rehearsals
Friday 2/26 and Monday 3/1 and Monday 3/8 (tentative rehearsal Tuesday 3/9)

Pre Festival Concert-Tuesday 3/2

You must attend all of these sectionals and rehearsals.  If you do not have a valid excuse for missing them, your grade WILL be affected.

 
 
Upcoming Events 09/25/2009
 
Monday-Practice 3:45-6:30

Tuesday-Practice 3:45-6:30

Wednesday-Practice 3:45-6:30 ( I have added this practice due to the loss of practice time last week)

Thursday-Homecoming parade at 5 (students should carpool directly to the parade after school and then carpool back to school after the parade)
Rehearsal after parade until 8:30

Friday-Performance at tailgating event at school...Game against Hiram.  We will perform PRE-GAME

Saturday-Arrive at the school at 10AM.  We will depart for Armuchee at 11.  Please bring money to eat at the competition concession stand.  We will go out to eat after the awards ceremony. 
 
Reminders 09/25/2009
 
Parents:

If your child is absent from a rehearsal they MUST bring a doctors or parent excuse to me.  If they do not, they WILL get points off of their participation grade.  Students get 3 parent notes and unlimited doctors notes.

Absences from performances will not be excused unless it is an extreme emergency.  Any absence from a performance that is not excused will result in a zero for a test grade.
 
 
PCHS Vs. Woodland – Friday September 4, 2009

5:00 – Arrive at School – (Load Big Red)

6:00 – Load Buses

6:30– Arrive at Woodland

7:30 – Kickoff

Half Time performance – will be playing facing the Woodland side of the field and we will perform before the Woodland Band.

10:30 Approximate leave time from Woodland

11:30 Arrive at school (unload Big Red)

Students will call parents 20 minutes before arriving at school for pick up.  The Band Director and Chaperones cannot leave the school until all students are picked up.  Please be prompt.
 
First Game!! 08/26/2009
 
We have our first football game of the season this Friday against Pepperell at 7:30.  The game will take place at PCHS.  All band students need to arrive at the school no later than 5:30.  Uniform inspection will take place at 6:15.  All students need to wear their band shirt and TALL BLACK socks with their uniform. 

I look forward to this exciting event!!
 
Announcements! 07/31/2009
 
Hi everyone!  A couple of things to put on the calendar:

We have a booster meeting on Tuesday, August 4th at 7 pm (practice is from 5-8).  PLEASE make plans to attend and support your children.  Also don't forget that attending booster meetings and working the concession stand will get you a credit at the end of the year!  The booster meetings are always on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.  This one will be in the band room.

We will have our preview and cookout Friday, August 7th at 6pm.  Everyone come on out to the school and see what we have been working on!  Bring a lawn chair!

We will be taking our band picture with all the other fall groups next Monday, August 10th.  Practice begins at 5 that day, but please make plans to get your child there as close to 4pm as possible so that they can get ready in their uniform for pictures. 

~Ms. Young
 
 

We are scheduling a clean-up of the concession stand on the nights of Monday, 8/10 and Tuesday, 8/11...from 5:30-8:00pm. These dates/times mirror the band practice, so we will have access to the concession stduring these times. If you are interested in helping with this clean up, please let me know within the next few days. The more people, the better---clean up will go faster and may not take as long. We have some cleaning supplies, but what ever you can bring would be appreciated. We'll be wiping down all surfaces, sweeping, mopping, and disinfecting all equipment. Don't wear good clothes and wear tennis shoes. We do have enough rubber gloves on hand for the crew to use. Once we have a volunteer list assembled, I'll publish a list of names for the director and give specifics about parking as well for these two nights. Thank you for your continued help in getting us ready for the upcoming season!     Connie Hayes

 
 

Students and Parents:

When you arrive at the school for camp, please do not use the main entrance (use the exit to enter). Drive through the parking lot on the left, go behind the trailers, take the road behind the green houses into the back parking lot (in between the band room and the home bleachers).  Please use this parking lot.  Thanks and I can't wait to see everyone Monday!

~Ms. Young

 
Heat Forms 07/22/2009
 

Parents and Students!!

If you have not signed and turned in your heat form, PLEASE make sure you do so Monday morning before you leave your child at band camp.  We cannot let anyone practice outside without a signed form.  We will have blank ones in the band room on Monday morning.  Thank you for your help with this!

VISIT THE LINKS PAGE TO READ HEAT GUIDELINES AND DOWNLOAD HEAT FORM TO BRING ON MONDAY, JULY 27. THANK YOU!

~Ms. Young

 
PO Box 07/22/2009
 

Parents, please feel free to submit any payments to our PO Box address located on the home page of the website.  Thank you!

Ms. Young