Parade Volunteers Needed!

PARADE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:  

We need uniform help, chaperones and trailer crew help this Saturday.  Please read below for information.  Contact Kristen Hamilton at hownkris@comcast.net to volunteer!

 VOLUNTEER NEEDS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

CHAPERONE:

• Help get equipment and buses loaded.
• Take attendance on your bus, ride the bus.  **A MINIMUM OF 6 GENERAL CHAPERONES TO RIDE THE BUS AND WALK WITH THE BAND ARE NEEDED.**
• Help unload, walk with the Band to the staging area, then walk with the Band during the parade, watching for sick kids, missteps and spectators in the way, help re-load equipment and kids;  generally make sure everyone feels ok!  Take attendance on your bus, ride bus home. 
• Help with any problems or sick children--make sure to have the first aid kit!  
• Chaperones need to be available for the whole event.
• Chaperones required:  6 for general help.  **UNIFORM VOLUNTEERS CAN DO BOTH JOBS**
• Call time for Chaperones:  7:15 am

 UNIFORMS

• Help hand-out/turn-in uniforms.
• Time slots for volunteer help are: 7:00-7:45 a.m. and 45-60 minutes when the busses return, somewhere between 11:30 and noon.
• As stated above, Uniform Volunteers can also be chaperones and ride the bus/walk the Parade--OR, you can leave and come back to help hang up uniforms.
• Parents Required: As many as we can get! The faster uniforms are handed out and in, the faster kids are ready.
• Contact: Kim Hoar at mclaptop@yahoo.com

TRAILER CREW--NO PIT REQUIRED!

• Load equipment on the trailer, hitch trailer to truck, drive truck (2 people) or ride bus/drive separately **Probably easier to ride the bus due to traffic/parking
• Help unload truck, walk with band, then reverse the process to come back to school!
• Call time for Trailer Crew:  7:15 am
• It is preferable for the Trailer Crew to be available for the whole event.
• Trailer/Pit Crew  required:  5-8 people
• IF YOU CAN'T TRAVEL WITH US, BUT COULD HELP LOAD/UNLOAD AT SCHOOL, PLEASE LET US KNOW.  WE CAN STILL USE YOUR HELP!

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 Contact Kristen Hamilton at hownkris@comcast.net to volunteer!

Announcements: 9/27/2010

Congratulations to the Marching Band for a great performance at Wheeling High School this past weekend!  The band won the Outstanding Drum Major Award and will receive a full scholarship to the Smith-Walbridge Drum Major Clinics next summer.  Great Job!  Announcements are below:

1. Schedule:9/27 - MB Rehearsal, 6-9pm
   9/30 - MB Rehearsal, 3:45-4:45pm
   10/2 - Plainfield Homecoming Parade (Click here for info)
2. The call time for the Plainfield Homecoming Parade is 7:15 am this Saturday.  Please click here for the full details.
3. A full schedule for the Metamora Competition (10/9) will be available later this week.

Wheeling Competition Help Needed!

BAND COMPETITION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:  

We need chaperones and pit/trailer crew help this Saturday.  Please read below for information.  Contact Kristen Hamilton at hownkris@comcast.net to volunteer!

 

NOTE:  ALL CHAPERONES/UNIFORM CHAPERONES/TRAILER CREW PARENT HELP THAT ARE CONFIRMED VOLUNTEERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RIDING THE BUS OR DRIVING/RIDING IN THE TRUCK, WILL RECEIVE FREE PASSES INTO THE COMPETITION.  

 

FAMILY MEMBERS OR VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE NOT CONFIRMED (BUT JUST COME AND HELP AT THE EVENT--THANK YOU!) WILL NOT RECEIVE THE PASSES.  THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHOM THE BAND CAN BRING INTO THE COMPETITION.

 

THAT SAID, THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED FOR EXTRA HELP AT SCHOOL BEFORE WE LEAVE AND WHEN WE RETURN.  AND, ALL PARENTS ATTENDING THE COMPETITION ARE WELCOME TO COME HELP IF THEY WISH!

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VOLUNTEER NEEDS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

CHAPERONE:

• Help get uniforms, equipment and busses loaded
• Take attendance on your bus,  ride the bus**A MINUMUM OF 6 UNIFORM/GENERAL CHAPERONES ARE NEEDED FOR THE BUS TRIP**
• Help unload, help get kids in uniform, help pass out drinks/snacks, walk with the Band to the field, watch the performance from the field, walk back to busses with the Band, help re-load equipment and uniforms, make sure everyone feels ok, go back to field to watch, be back at the busses at the specified time
• Take attendance on your bus, ride bus home.  
• Help with any problems or sick children--make sure to have the first aid kit! 

 

--Call time for Chaperones:  2:30pm

--Chaperones need to be available for the whole event.

--Chaperones required:  5 for uniforms, 5 for general help. 

 

 

TRAILER/PIT CREW

• Load equipment on the trailer and box truck (we will have two vehicles this year)
• Hitch trailer to truck
• Drive truck (2-4 people) or ride bus/drive separately
• Help unload truck/trailer
• Help the Pit/drum major podiums get ready to go out to the field
• Follow the golf cart with the pit trailer and all the other podiums/pit equipment to the field
• Reverse the process to put the Pit equipment and Pit trailer away after competition--reload truck and trailer.

 

--Call time for Trailer/Pit Crew:  2:30pm

--It is preferable for the Trailer/Pit Crew to be available for the whole event.

--Trailer/Pit Crew  required:  5-8 people

--IF YOU CAN'T TRAVEL WITH US, BUT COULD HELP LOAD/UNLOAD AT SCHOOL, PLEASE LET US KNOW.  WE CAN STILL USE YOUR HELP!

 

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 Contact Kristen Hamilton at hownkris@comcast.net to volunteer!

Correction: Announcements 9/20/2010

The correct link to the Football Game help/contact info page is here:

http://pshsbands.blogspot.com/2010/09/football-game-help-needed.html

Announcements: 9/20/2010

1. Schedule -
   9/20 - MB Rehearsal, 6-9pm
   9/23 - MB Rehearsal, 3:45-4:45
   9/24 - Football Game, 4pm call (DINNER PROVIDED)
   9/25 - Wheeling Competition, call time 1:15pm
   WHEELING PERFORMANCE TIME: 7:30pm
   
2. Football Game, 9/24 - Middle school students will be joining us on Friday for the football game. We will provide a pizza dinner for students that evening. If you are able to help at the game, please click here for a list of help needed/people to contact. Also, if you are able to help with serving pizza, please e-mail Mrs. Wilczek at made13@sbcglobal.net.
3. Wheeling Competition, 9/25 - Please click here to view the competition information. This includes the student schedule, important reminders, and directions.
   

Football Game Photos & Announcements

Announcements for 9/14:

1. Schedule -
   9/14 - Band Booster Meeting (see below for info)
   9/16 - MB Rehearsal, 3:45-4:45
2. Band Booster Meeting - Please join us for the first Band Booster Meeting of the year at 7:30pm in the Band Room. Topics of discussion include: Finances, fundraising, directors report, and other band updates.
3. Pizza Sale - Thanks to those who helped by selling pizzas or making them on Saturday. If you did not participate, we can still take buyouts of $20. Currently, we are about $800 under our budget for this sale.
   
   

Announcements: 9/13/2010

1. Schedule -
   9/13 - MB rehearsal, 6-9pm
   9/14 - Band Booster Meeting, 7:30pm, Band Room
   9/16 - MB rehearsal, 3:45-4:45
2. Band Booster Meeting - Please join us for the first meeting of the year on Tuesday, 9/14, at 7:30pm in the Band Room. Topics of discussion include: Finances, fundraising, directors report, and other general band updates.
3. Pizza Sale - Thanks to all who sold and helped us make pizzas! Unfortunately, we are about $800 under budget for this sale due to low student participation. If you did not participate and would still like to contribute a $20 buyout, please place a check in the blue box in the band room. Remember, this money goes to help offset the cost of competition fees, marching band staff, drill writing, etc.

Pizza Pick-up Date: 9/11 (Schedule and Info)

WE STILL NEED PARENT HELP FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND GENERAL SUPERVISION! Please contact Mrs. Hamilton (hownkris@comcast.net) if you are available Saturday morning.

Schedule/Information for Parent Volunteers:

8:30 a.m.
We need a few volunteers to:

• Pick up Supplies at GFS (already ordered, except we need three boxes of plastic gloves off the shelf!) and ...
• Deliver to PSHS Cafeteria--we probably need two minivans or SUVs for this job.
  
• If you can help with this, let us know!
  

9:30 a.m. Student Call time at PSHS.
We need help with:

• Covering tables and preparing for assembly
• TRAINING STUDENTS IN PROCEDURE (make several test pizzas while all the kids watch--one scoop sauce and spread, two cups cheese and spread, one cup of sausage or twenty slices pepperoni and spread, then deliver to the saran-wrap table for plastic wrap--I WILL BRING THE RECIPE!)

9:30 until noonish:

• Assemble, cover, label and sort pizzas for each student order
• All pizzas must be picked up on Saturday before noon!

Clean up--when we're done.

We have approximately 234 pizzas to assemble--it should go fairly quickly with enough student help.

Thank you,

Kristen Hamilton, President
PSHS Band Boosters

Football Game Help Needed

Dear Band Families,

We have another Home Football Game tomorrow night, and we need parent help. Please check out the Volunteer Opportunities described below and come join us!

FOOTBALL GAMES FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 24 and OCT. 8, 15.

1. Hospitality - attend the Game and keep water available for the kids.

• 1.1 Call time for volunteers is 6:15ish to get the water cart ready.
• 1.2 Volunteers stay for the duration of the game.
• 1.3 Parents required: 2 to 4.
• 1.4 Contact: Donna Wilczek at made13@sbcglobal.net

2. Uniforms - help hand-out/turn-in uniforms.

• 2.1 Time slots for volunteer help are: 5:00-6:45 and an hour or so at game end, somewhere between 9:30 and 11:00.
• 2.2 Volunteers can stay for the game, or leave and come back to help hang up the uniforms.
• 2.3 Parents Required: As many as we can get! The faster uniforms are handed out and in, the faster kids are ready.
• 2.4 Contact: Kim Hoar at mclaptop@yahoo.com

3. Pit Crew - help the Pit out to the field; get the "Pit Trailer"; drum major podiums and step ladder from the big Band trailer; drive or follow the golf cart with the pit trailer and all the other podiums/step ladder/pit equipment before the game out to the football field; after half-time, reverse the process to put the Pit equipment and Pit trailer away.

• 3.1 Time slots for volunteer help are: 6:15ish through 7:00ish (to get the Pit to the field) and a half an hour or so AFTER HALF-TIME to escort Pit back to the band room.
• 3.2 Parents can return to the game, or leave after half time.
• 3.3 Parents required: 3 to 5

Thank you,
Kristen Hamilton, President
PSHS Band Boosters

Monticello Photos (Better Late than Never!)

Thought we would share some photos from Monticello! Enjoy!

Remember that camp photo packages are available. Contact Mrs. Dunning if you would like more information. Also, if you have any photos from band events that you would like to share, please contact Mr. Dortwegt.

Announcements: 9/7/2010

1. Schedule:
   9/7 - Pizza Orders Due
   9/7 - MB Rehearsal, 6-9pm
   9/9 - MB Rehearsal, 3:45-4:45
   9/10 - Football Game, 4pm call time
   9/11 - Pizza Pick-up Date, student call time 9:30am
2. Pizza Fundraiser Pick-up: If you sold pizzas, we will need your help assembling on Saturday, 9/11. Student call time is 9:30, and we should be done around noon. Please make sure that your pizzas are picked up on that date because we do not have a place to store them. We also need parent help, so if you are available, please come help out!
3. The venue for our first marching band competition (9/25) has been changed. We will no longer be going to Stagg High School; instead, we will be traveling to Wheeling High School. Schedule and directions will be sent out when they are available.
4. The PICBF Date has been changed to April 30. Please adjust your calendars!