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Weekly Update

1/26/2020

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Spirit Night at Culver’s last Wednesday!

We’d like to wish all of the students who are participating in the PRHS Talent Show this week!

This is what we have coming up this week.

This Week’s Schedule:

Monday (1/27)

Senior Class Meeting, 2nd Period

Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Tuesday (1/28)

Symphonic Winds, 2:15-3:15pm
Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

JV Guard, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday (1/29)

Wind Symphony, 2:15-3:15pm

Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday (1/30)

Wind Ensemble, 2:30-3:45pm
Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

JV Guard, 6:30-8:30pm

Friday (1/31)

PRHS Talent Show

Drumline Performance at CES

Saturday (2/1)

Varsity Guard Camp, 5:00-9:00pm

District Jazz Band MPA (Mon. 2/3): PRHS is hosting the District 18 Jazz MPA on Monday, February 3rd. Student and parent volunteers will be needed to run the event from 2:00-9:30pm. Jazz 2 will perform at 4:30pm and Jazz 1 will perform at 8:30pm. The event will be held in the auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.

District Band Solo & Ensemble MPA (Fri. 2/7 and Sat. 2/8): All students who have signed up for a solo or ensemble are reminded to continue to prepare their music. Performance times will be posted in the band room. Students who drop out of their event will be charged $10. District Solo & Ensemble will be hosted at Lehigh Senior High School. All band students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from Lehigh Senior High School.

District Auxiliary MPA (Sat. 2/8): Auxiliary will travel to Fort Myers High School for their District MPA. Call time is 9:30am. All students will travel via school bus to and from the event. Alternate travel forms are due by next week Wednesday. Performances will start at Fort Myers at 11:45am in the auditorium. The event is open to the public for those who wish to support our team.

Auxiliary Solos: All auxiliary students are reminded that they are all required to prepare a solo for the week of MPA. Their next performance exam will take place this Thursday. All students will be required to perform their entire solo at a minimum of 1:45. All auxiliary groups will perform their routines in class on Friday in uniform.

Concert Attire (Past Due): All band students are reminded that they must have their required concert attire for the upcoming MPAs: Jazz MPA and Concert MPA. Information on how to order your attire can be found at the following link: https://www.prhsbands.org/uploads/1/0/7/8/107847845/concert_attire.pdf

Indoor Auxiliary Fees (Past Due): Please turn in your payments at your earliest convenience. Indoor uniforms will be issued until fees are paid in full.

Marching Band Fees (Past Due): Families who are on a payment plan are reminded to continue their monthly payments until their marching band fees are paid in full.

Other Upcoming Events:

District Jazz MPA, Mon. 2/3 at PRHS
District Solo & Ensemble MPA, Fri. 2/7 and Sat. 2/8 at Lehigh Sr. H.S.
District Auxiliary MPA, Sat. 2/8 at Fort Myers H.S.
Band Booster Meeting, Mon. 2/10
Concert Pre-MPA, Tues. 2/18 at Gulf Coast H.S. (Wind Ensemble)
Fusion Dance Competition, Fri. 2/21-Sun. 2/23 (Dance)

Weekly Update

1/20/2020

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Congratulations to the following students who represented Palmetto Ridge High School in the Collier County Honor Band: Danillo Andrade, Shelby Blocker, Ellie Carvajal, Nikolai Coletta, Sonia Lountchenko, Leonel Pena, Eric Robinson, Zachary Seymour, and Savannah Stiehl. The 79-piece High School Honor Band was conducted by Dr. Kyle Prescott, the Director of Bands from Florida Atlantic University. During their time with Dr. Prescott, the students had the opportunity to meet two composers of two pieces they were preparing for their concert. We had a great weekend of music making. Thank you to all who came out to support the students during their concert.

This is what we have coming up this week.

This Week’s Schedule:

Monday (1/20)

No School, MLK Day

Tuesday (1/21)

Class Meetings during periods 2-5
Symphonic Winds, 2:15-3:15pm
Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

JV Guard, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday (1/22)

Wind Symphony, 2:15-3:15pm
Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Culver’s Spirit Night, 5:00-8:00pm

Thursday (1/23)

Wind Ensemble, 2:30-3:45pm
Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

JV Guard, 6:30-8:30pm

Saturday (1/25)

JV Guard Camp, 12:00-4:00pm

After School Concert Band Rehearsals: After school band rehearsals will start this week. Please also be sure to know which concert band you are assigned to. Wind Symphony (2nd period) will practice on Wednesday, Symphonic Winds (3rd period) will practice on Tuesday, and Wind Ensemble (4th period) will practice on Thursday. These rehearsals are graded and required. Students with school related conflicts need to speak with Mrs. Robinson concerning their conflicts.

After School JV Guard Practices: To help prepare for our upcoming MPA performance, we are adding 3 Thursday after school practices and one Saturday Camp for the JV Guard. The Thursday rehearsals will be on the following dates from 6:30-8:30pm: 1/23, 1/30, and 2/6. The Saturday Camp will be from 12:00-4:00pm on 1/25.

Culver’s Spirit Night (Wed. 1/22): The Band Boosters are holding their monthly Culver’s Spirit Night this Wednesday. Please invite everyone you know to stop by Culver’s from 5:00-8:00pm as a portion of all sales during that time period will go towards the PRHS Band Boosters.

District Band Solo & Ensemble MPA: All students who have signed up for a solo or ensemble are reminded to continue to prepare their music. Performance times will be posted in the band room when they are provided. Students who drop out of their event will be charged $10.

Auxiliary Solos: All auxiliary students are reminded that they are all required to prepare a solo for the week of MPA. Their third performance exam will take place this Thursday. All students will be required to perform at least a minute and a half of their solo. All auxiliary groups will perform their routines in class on Friday.

Indoor Auxiliary Fees (Past Due): Please turn in your payments at your earliest convenience. Indoor uniforms will be issued until fees are paid in full.

Marching Band Fees (Past Due): Families who are on a payment plan are reminded to continue their monthly payments until their marching band fees are paid in full.

Other Upcoming Events:

Varsity Guard Camp, Sat. 2/1, 5:00-9:00pm
District Jazz MPA, Mon. 2/3 at PRHS
District Solo & Ensemble MPA, Fri. 2/7 and Sat. 2/8 at Lehigh Sr. H.S.
District Auxiliary MPA, Sat. 2/8 at Fort Myers H.S.

Weekly Update

1/12/2020

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Congratulations Nikolai Coletta for representing Palmetto Ridge High School in the FMEA All-State Honors Band! Nikolai was chosen from hundreds of students throughout the state to perform in the Honors Band and is the first PRHS band student to represent our program in at least six years!

This weekend is the Collier County Honor Band Concert. We have nine students representing the PRHS Band Program. Please consider coming out to their concert this Saturday at Gulf Coast High School at 3:00pm.

This Week’s Schedule:

Monday (1/13)

Dance Practice, 4:30-8:30pm

Band Booster Meeting, 7:30pm

Tuesday (1/14)

Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

JV Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (1/15)

Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday (1/16)

Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

All County Honor Band Rehearsal, 6:00-9:00pm at GCHS (select students)

Friday (1/17)

All County Honor Band Rehearsal, 9:00am-4:00pm at GCHS (select students)

Saturday (1/18)

All County Honor Band Rehearsal, 9:00-11:00am at GCHS (select students)

All County Honor Band Concert, 3:00pm at GCHS

Band Booster Meeting (Mon. 1/13): The Band Boosters are holding their monthly meeting this Monday at 7:30pm in the Band Room. All parents are encouraged to attend.

All County Honor Band: All students in All County Honor Band are reminded to prepare their music and check their rehearsal schedules. Rehearsals are this week Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Concert attire is needed for this Saturday’s Concert. Please come out to support the CCPS Honor Bands. The concert will start at 3:00pm at Gulf Coast High School. Admission is free.

After School JV Guard Practices: To help prepare for our upcoming MPA performance, we are adding 3 Thursday after school practices and one Saturday Camp for the JV Guard. The Thursday rehearsals will be on the following dates from 6:30-8:30pm: 1/23, 1/30, and 2/6. The Saturday Camp will be from 12:00-4:00pm on 1/25.

After School Concert Band Rehearsals: After school band rehearsals will start the after MLK Day. Please refer to the band calendar for specified dates and times. Please also be sure to know which concert band you are assigned to. Wind Symphony is the 2nd period band, Symphonic Winds is 3rd period, and Wind Ensemble meets during 4th period.

District Band Solo & Ensemble MPA: All students who have signed up for a solo or ensemble are reminded to continue to prepare their music. Performance times will be posted in the band room when they are provided. Students who drop out of their event will be charged $10.

Auxiliary Solos: All auxiliary students are reminded that they are all required to prepare a solo for the week of MPA. Their second performance exam will take place this Thursday. All students will be required to perform at least a minute of their solo.

Indoor Auxiliary Fees (Past Due): Please turn in your payments at your earliest convenience. Indoor uniforms will be issued until fees are paid in full.

Marching Band Fees (Past Due): Families who are on a payment plan are reminded to continue their monthly payments until their marching band fees are paid in full.

Other Upcoming Events:

Culver’s Spirit Night, Wed. 1/22, 5:00-8:00pm
JV Guard Camp, Sat. 1/25, 12:00-4:00pm
Varsity Guard Camp, Sat. 2/1, 5:00-9:00pm
District Jazz MPA, Mon. 2/3 at PRHS
District Solo & Ensemble MPA, Fri. 2/7 and Sat. 2/8 at Lehigh Sr. H.S.
District Auxiliary MPA, Sat. 2/8 at Fort Myers H.S.

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