District 202 Solo & Ensemble Festival CONFIRMED

The District 202 High School Solo & Ensemble Festival will proceed today as planned. Students, parents, and judges may arrive at Plainfield South beginning at 7:00am. Good luck to all participants!

Mid-Winter Concert

Congratulations to the bands for a terrific performance last week at the Mid-Winter Concert! Click here to view images from the concert courtesy of Mrs. Melka.

Announcements for week of 2/9/2009

1. Schedule:
   2/11 - Pep Band, 5:45pm call
   2/12 - Mid-Winter Concert, 7pm
   2/13 - Disney Final Payment due; Pep Band, 6pm call
   2/17 - SPC Festival at PNHS
   2/21 - Solo & Ensemble Festival
   2/26 - Disney Rehearsal, 6-8pm
   3/5 - Disney Rehearsal, 6-8pm
   3/7 - Metamora Music Festival: CANCELED
2. Mid-Winter Concert - Student call time is 6pm. Be sure to remember socks, shoes, etc. Concert Band students are asked to bring a dozen cookies for the reception afterward.
3. Disney Trip - Final payments MUST be paid by Friday, 2/13. The first rehearsal is coming up on 2/26.
4. SPC Festival - Congratulations to the 21 students from PSHS selected to perform in the Southwest Prarie Conference (SPC) Honor Band Festival held at Plainfield North on 2/17! If your student was selected, make sure they return their information packet forms by Friday, 2/13.
5. Solo & Ensemble - On 2/21, students from all Plainfield High Schools will be at PSHS to participate in the Solo & Ensemble Festival. We need parent help to monitor rooms, work concessions, and help in the office. Please contact a director if you are interested in helping any time between 8am and 1pm.
6. Candy Sale - Students will be given the opportunity to sell candy from 2/12-2/27. Students are asked to sell two boxes of candy (52 bars per box). Profit beyond these sales will go directly to student accounts.

Plainfield Winter Guard

The Plainfield Winter Guard season is in full swing! For the first year ever, students from all four Plainfield High Schools are working together to put on a winter guard show. Recently, the group competed at Naperville North High School and won 3rd place in class! The group will perform again on February 15 at Conant High School. If you would like to see the show, contact a director to learn more!

More photos from Naperville North are available online here.

Announcements for week of 2/2/2009

1. Schedule:
   2/6 - Pep Band, call time 6pm
   2/7 - Jazz Ensemble performance at Naperville North HS, 10:40am
   2/10 - Band Booster Meeting, 7:30pm in the band room
   2/11 - Pep Band for SCORE basketball game, call time 5:45pm
   2/12 - Midwinter Band Concert, 7pm in the auditorium
   2/13 - Disney final payments due
2. Midwinter Concert - Our midwinter concert is Thursday, 2/12, at 7pm. Student call time is 6pm. Concert band students should bring one dozen cookies (store-bought or homemade) to share at the post-concert reception.
   
3. Disney Trip - Final payments are due Friday, 2/13. You MUST have the entire $920 cost covered by then. The first Disney rehearsal will be Thursday, 2/26.