Reminder: PSHS Band Adult Get-Together TOMORROW!

Just a quick reminder:  

Tomorrow is the annual Band Booster Adult Get-Together!   

We are hoping a lot of band parents, alumni parents, and booster members will attend.  Each year there is good food and even better company!

Details:
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011
7-10pm
Wesmere Clubhouse
2101 Wesmere Parkway
Plainfield, IL 60586
Tel. 815.254.4827

Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share.  Please bring your own beverages.

We would love this to be an opportunity to meet parents who haven't had the opportunity to be at band events in the past.  Please come out if you are available!

Band Booster Meeting Tonight, 7:30pm

Reminder: Our next Band Booster Meeting is TONIGHT (1/11) at 7:30 pm in the Band Room. 

We will be discussing second semester initiatives as well as upcoming fundraisers.  Please come out to share your ideas on how to improve the band program!  The more the better!

4th annual Band Booster Adult Get-together

Calling all band parents, booster members, and alumni parents!

Please come out to join us for the 3rd annual Band Booster Adult Get-together!  This is a very fun evening for some relaxation and socializing!  If you haven't come in the past, we would love to see you there!  Details are as follows:

Saturday evening, January 22, 2011, at the Wesmere Clubhouse from 7-10pm.  Bring a dessert or appetizer to share, and your own beverages!  No need to RSVP...

Address:
Wesmere Clubhouse
2101 Wesmere Parkway
Plainfield, IL 60586
Tel. 815.254.4827

Announcements: 1/5/2011

Welcome back!  Hope you had a great break.  We're back in the swing of things in the band department.  Here are some announcements:

1. Schedule -1/11 - Band Booster Meeting (7:30pm, band room)
   1/12 - Solo/Ensemble forms due (see below for info)
2. Thank you to everyone who helped with the Barnes and Noble Fundraiser.  We earned approximately $550 for the band!  Great work!
3. Final Exams occur next week.  The band exam includes a scale test and a written test.  The scale test is difficult for many students.  Please make sure your students are practicing their scales daily so they do well.  A study guide for the written exam was distributed this week.
4. Solo and Ensemble Day - Each year PSHS hosts the Plainfield High Schools Solo and Ensemble Festival.  This festival gives our students the opportunity to perform a solo/small ensemble piece for a judge.  What is particularly nice about the event is that the students receive written feedback and a mini-lesson with the judge.  All students are STRONGLY encouraged to participate.  
5. Solo & Ensemble Information is available here.  There is a cost of $10 per solo and $5 per person for ensembles.  This covers the judges fees.  To participate, students must complete a permission form (attached to the info form) and an entry form (click here).  All materials are due by Wednesday, 1/12.