Band… Now read this!!!
1. Congratulations and Farewell again to the Class of 2014. When you are done partying in the “room with no roofa”, may your perseverance and passion sustain and carry you across the finish line of your dreams and aspirations! Best wishes to you all!
2. Thanks and congrats again to the Classes of 15, 16, and 17 for a fine evening of music at the recent Commencement Exercises for the seniors. You played well and enhanced the dignity of the occasion by both sight and sound.
3. Here are some “housekeeping” items that we need to attend to before we move on to our individual summer plans. Please read carefully:
a. TWIB Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May (8:00 -4:00) Percussion Mini-Camp continues; The folks that were here today (Monday 26 May) got a lot of technique work hashed out. Be sure to join the fun in the next 2 days!
b. TWIB Colorguard Camp begins here at school tomorrow morning at 8:00 am. Be sure to be on time, properly dressed, hydrated, proper footwear, sunscreen, etc. Measurements will be taken sometime mid-morning; if you have any fees/payments, we will collect those (Miss Hintz will be here).
c. TWIB TUESDAY EVENING 2014-15 Kick-off Meeting in Auditorium 6:00 pm We will out forms, pass out show music (NIGHT WATCH), update Charms info, give out camp information, etc. You can get a jumpstart on forms by printing out a set ahead of time. Go to www.phsmarchingband.org or .com, print and complete. Please note the fees schedule breakdown that helps you fit this into your budget.
d. WEDNESDAY 28 May Band Party at school; 4-10; food, friends, family, FUN!! Did I mention the water slide?!?!?!
e. TWIB Officers Leadership Retreat at Percy Quin State Park. This fun, interactive, “home away from home” workshop will be Thursday and Friday, with Mrs. Crovetto and Mr. Square leading the training sessions. (Reminder: if you have an air mattress, bring it.) The Percy Quin experience will continue for Colorguard with Mrs. Crovetto leading the activities through Saturday, 31 May.
f. “Adopt-a-Trailer!” That’s right! We need new homes for the Cotton Candy Booth and Jonah, the Silver Whale (The Bingo Hall storage trailer). They hung out in my backyard since last summer. Now they have been camped out near the Bandroom. If you would like to help store one or both, or have questions about what that entails, please contact me directly.
4. Now before we all go our separate ways for a couple of months, please allow me to thank all of you again for an incredible 2013-14 band year. The standing TWIB instruction for this summer is GHAP! Every day that ends in “y”…not tomorrow! And remember that Yesterday is always the best practice day of any week!
JSquare, NBCT
Director of Bands
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