Announcements: 1/20/2010

Hope everyone had a great extended weekend! Here are some announcements:

1. Schedule -
   1/21 - Pep Band, call time 6pm
   1/22 - Pep Band (with 8th graders and free pizza), call time 4pm
2. Pep Band 8th Grade Night - Aux Sable and Drauden Point 8th grade students will join the pep band on Friday night this week. Free pizza will be provided to all students who come to pep band that evening. We need additional parent volunteers to help serving pizza. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Wilczek or a director.
3. IMEA All-State - Congratulations to Danielle Berger, who will be going to the IMEA All-State music convention next week. Danielle was selected as a Future Music Educators Symposium participate for the second year in a row. Congrats to Danielle!
   

Reminder: PSHS Band Adult Get-together Tonight

Just a reminder to come out tonight and join us at the PSHS Band Annual Adult Get-together! This has become a traditional evening for band parents and alumni parents to meet, share some good food, and have a good time. Any and all band parents are welcome to attend.

Join us from 6:30-11pm tonight (1/15) at the Wesmere Club House. Bring an appetizer or desert to share. Hope to see you there!

Announcements for week of 1/11/2010

Happy 2010 from the PSHS Bands! Here are announcements for this week...

1. Schedule -
   1/11 - Milikan University Choir performance, PSHS Auditorium, 7pm
   1/12 - Band Booster Meeting, Band Room, 7:30pm
   1/13 - Solo/Ensemble Commitment Forms due
   1/15 - Band Booster Adult Gathering, Wesmere Clubhouse, 6:30-11
2. Milikan University Choir - One of the best choirs in the state of Illinois will be performing with the PSHS Concert Choir tonight at 7pm. Come out to hear the free concert if you are available!
3. Solo and Ensemble - If you are planning to participate in Solo/Ensemble Festival on February 20, commitment forms and money are due on Wednesday, 1/13.
4. Band Booster Adult Gathering - Each year the boosters have an adult gathering at the Wesmere Clubhouse. All parents/alumni parents are welcome to attend. It is a chance to relax, enjoy some good food, and have a good time! (Students do not attend this event.)
   
5. Pizza Sale - Our second pizza sale of the year started last week. We are hoping families will be able to sell 5 pizzas this time around. Click here for the info/order forms.
6. Final Exams - Students have exams this week in all classes. For band, students must take a written exam and perform their IMEA scale sheet. Please make sure students are practicing!
   
   

Announcements: 12/14/2009

1. Schedule -
   12/14 - Concerto Auditions
   12/14 - Cheesecake/Coffee/Tea Pick-up, 6-8pm.
   
2. Cheesecake/Coffee/Tea Pick-up - Please come anytime between 6 and 8 pm to pick up fundraising items. Enter through door P, and proceed to the band room. You MUST pick up your items on this date. We do not have a place to store extra items

Enjoy your holiday break!

Revised Collage Schedule

As you have likely heard already, all after school activities were canceled today due to the weather. To make up for the lost time, students will be excused from a portion of class tomorrow to rehearse. The schedule is as follows:

Period 4A - ALL students eat lunch
Period 4B - All student report to the band room; rehearsal begins
Period 5 - Rehearsal (Students will be excused from period 5 unless they have a test, in which case they should talk to a director and attend that class.)

After school: Call time is 6pm as originally scheduled.

If you would, please pass this information on to your student(s) so they are aware of what is occurring tomorrow.

Happy shoveling!

Toys for Tots at the Collage Concert

This winter the PSHS Bands will be participating in the annual Marine Toys for Tots Foundation toy drive. Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy to this great cause. All donations can be brought to the PSHS Band office or dropped off at one of the Collage Concert performances on the 10th and 11th. Happy Holidays!

Announcements: 12/9/2009

1. Schedule -
   12/9 - Collage Rehearsal, 3:30
   12/10-11 - Collage Concerts, 7pm
   12/14 - Concerto Competition Auditions
   12/14 - Cheesecake pick-up, 6-8pm
2. Collage Concerts - Call time for students is 6pm. We could still use more room monitors to sit in rooms from 6pm until the end of the concert. This low pressure job is for the security and safety of the students and their belongings. Please consider helping. E-mail Mr. Dortwegt if you can help on one of the evenings. We also need help with distributing uniforms.
   
3. Toys for Tots - We will collect donations for the Toys For Tots program at the collage concerts. Drop off gifts at the entrance to the auditorium.
   
4. Cheesecake/Coffee/Tea Pick-up - Pick up for fundraiser items will be Monday, 11/14. Enter through door P (next to the Band Room). All items MUST be picked up that evening.
   

IMEA District Festival at Hampshire H.S.

Congrats to Aileen Hamilton and Zach Simmering for a great performance at the IMEA District 9 Band Festival! Aileen and Zach had the opportunity to perform with other outstanding musicians from the Chicagoland area and work with Dennis Glocke, Director of Bands at Penn State University. Great job!

Announcements for week of 11/30

1. Schedule -
   11/30-12/4 - Second Semester Auditions after school
   12/1 - Pep Band, call time 6pm
   12/4 - Barnes and Noble Book Fair
   12/4 - Pep Band, call time 6pm
   12/8-9 - Collage Dress Rehearsals, 3:30-???
   12/10-11 - Collage Concerts, 7pm
   12/14 - Concerto Competition Auditions
   12/14 - Cheesecake pick-up between 6 and 8pm
2. Barnes & Noble Book Fair - We still need parent volunteers for the book fair this Friday. Please view the sign up sheet here and e-mail Mrs. Hayes if you can fill a time slot. One other note: Barnes & Noble has told us that we can no longer receive credit for online purchases.
   
3. Collage Concert Help - We need parents to supervise rooms during the collage concerts. In the past, some parents have supervised on one evening and watched the concert on the other evening. We need a total of 8 parents per night to help monitor the facilities. Please e-mail Mr. Dortwegt if you can help.
   
   

Cheesecake/Coffee/Tea orders Due 11/30

Hope everyone is enjoying the last day of Thanksgiving Break! Just a quick reminder that cheesecake/coffee/tea orders are due tomorrow - Monday, 11/30. Orders must be submitted to the blue box by 3:30pm.