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.

Barnes & Noble Book Fair

The Scoop: On Friday, December 4, the South High Band will host a book fair with Barnes & Noble at the Rt. 30/Plainfield Rd. store in Joliet.

Here's how it works: Present our voucher (available by clicking here) when making a purchase, and up to 25% will be donated to the Band Program. This includes the cafe, as well. On that date, you can also present our ID number (10068872) at any Barnes & Noble location OR online and earn the same profit for the Bands. This allows family members from out of state to help us, too!

What happens at B&N: Our students will be involved in the evening by reading books, performing in small ensembles, and wrapping gifts. The cafe will also be selling a specialty hot chocolate that will be named by our band students.

We will need some help: Click to view the STUDENT and PARENT sign-up sheets. Please consider helping if you are available. To reserve a time slot, please e-mail our coordinator, Mrs. Hayes, at cl.hayes@comcast.net

Cheesecake/Coffee/Tea Fundraiser

The cheesecake/coffee/tea sale is here! This promises to be a very profitable fundraiser for the bands, and we are asking for your help. Students will be selling a wide variety of cheesecakes, as well as packages of coffee and tea. Both options are hard to pass up and make great holiday gifts!

Selling Dates:

• Start Date: Friday, 11/13
• End Date: Monday, 11/30 (no orders accepted after 3:30pm)

Profit:

• We are asking everyone to sell $40 worth of PROFIT.
• Anything beyond $40 profit will go into student accounts and can be used to pay for band expenses.
• Cheesecakes earn $5 profit each. Coffee/tea packages earn $4 profit each.
• A few examples of how to earn $40 profit include:
  Sell 8 cheesecakes; OR Sell 10 bags of coffee/tea; OR Sell 4 cheesecakes and 5 bags of coffee/tea; etc.
• Buyout is $40

Pick-up:

• Date: Monday, 12/14
  
• Time: 6-8pm
• Location: Band Room

Order Forms:

• Cheesecake Order Form
• Coffee/Tea Order Form
• Each student received a paper copy of the order forms. Extra copies are available in the band room.
• Make checks payable to "PSHS Band Boosters"
  

Announcements for week of 11/16

1. Schedule -
   11/18 - Instrument Step-up Night, Band Room, 6-8pm
   11/19 - Collage Small Ensemble Auditions, 3:30pm
   11/21 - IMEA District Festival at Hampshire H.S.
   11/30 - Cheesecake Sale Ends
   11/30 - Second Semester Auditions begin
   12/4 - Barnes & Noble Book Fair
   12/7 - No Symphonic Band Rehearsal
   12/8-9 - Collage Dress Rehearsals 3:30-?? (Required for all Band students)
   12/10-11 - Collage Concerts
   12/14 - Concerto Competition Auditions
2. Second Semester Auditions - All students are required to reaudition for second semester. Auditions materials were passed out this week. Students should plan to audition after school on the following days:
   11/30 - Flute
   12/1 - Clarinet, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon
   12/2 - Saxophone, Trombone, Euphonium
   12/3 - Trumpet, Horn
   12/4 - Percussion, Tuba