​Band Pictures should be available online to those who registered. If you are not getting information on how to view and order pictures, please email the photographer at MFernandez@PortraitEFX.com and he can assist you.
 
Several students were still missing their Semester 2 contracts on Canvas. Please be reminded that all students must turn in their Semester 2 Contract, regardless if you care for the grade or not. Please turn in your late contracts by this evening.
 
 
This Week’s Schedule:
 
Monday (2/22)

• Jazz MPA Dress Rehearsals, During class

Tuesday (2/23)

• Jazz MPA Performance Recordings, During class
• Drumline Club, 4:30-6:30pm
• Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
• Varsity Guard Dress Rehearsal, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (2/24)

• Drumline Club, 4:30-6:30pm
• JV Guard Rehearsal, 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday (2/25)

• Early Dismissal Day
• 9-10 All County Honor Band Rehearsal, 6:00-7:00pm at GCHS (select students)
• 11-12 All County Honor Band Rehearsal, 7:30-8:30pm at GCHS (select students)

 
Concert Band After School Rehearsals: After school rehearsals will begin next week. All woodwind and brass students will be required to wear their music masks at these rehearsals. Students who do not have a music mask will have to purchase one for $15. Percussion students are required to wear a mask as well, but they are not required to wear the “music mask.”
 
District Jazz MPA: The jazz bands have a “dress rehearsal” for MPA in class on Monday. Their MPA recordings will be made on Tuesday, February 23rd during class. The recordings will be made available for parents on the band website after they have been submitted to FBA.
 
Varsity Guard Dress Rehearsal (Tues. 2/23): Varsity Guard will have a dress rehearsal this Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm. At the end of this rehearsal, they will record a performance for this Saturday’s virtual competition.  
 
All County Honor Band Rehearsals (Thurs. 2/25): Students who are participating in this year’s All County Honor Bands are reminded that they have their first practice this Thursday night at Gulf Coast High School. Please check Canvas for more information on the music.
 
Questions? Email Mrs. Robinson at robina2@collierschools.com.

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the District Solo & Ensemble MPA District Auxiliary MPA!


We are still waiting for several results for auxiliary, but we’re very happy to announce that all three groups: Varsity Guard, Dance, and JV Guard all earned a Superior rating and will move on to State! We hope to release the solo results for auxiliary in class on Tuesday.


For the band Solo & Ensemble MPA, we were proud to send 7 events to District. Ellie Carvajal, Anna Hudson, Christian Marimon, and Miranda Ramos all earned a Superior on their solo events. Daniella Ceballos and Oliva Strom earned a Superior on their Clarinet Duet. The Clarinet Choir, which consisted of Daniella Ceballos, Samantha Ceballos, Yulizay Figueredo, Maddie Freshwater, Carlos Mejia, Amanda Moraga, Santiago Nieto, and Olivia Strom earned an Excellent on their piece. The Flute Choir, which consisted of Paige Brokopp, Ellie Carvajal, Nayelis Gomez, Taylor Kissane, and Clarisa Nieto earned a Superior on their piece. All events who performed a piece of grade 5 or higher have qualified to go on to State.


We’re so proud of all of our students who participated in last week’s MPA. Since all of the events were virtual this year, we wanted to make sure that all parents had the opportunity to see their student’s performance. All of the performances can be found on the band website at: https://www.prhsbands.org/401/login.php?redirect=/2021-virtual-district-se-mpa.html. The page is password protected and will be taken down on Tuesday, February 16th. 


This Week’s Schedule:


Monday (2/15)

• No School, Presidents’ Day

Tuesday (2/16)

• Drumline Club, 4:30-6:30pm
• Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
• Varsity Guard Rehearsal, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (2/17)

• Band Picture Day

 
Concert Band After School Rehearsals: As a safety precaution, Mrs. Robinson has decided to hold off on having after school rehearsals for the concert bands until after Jazz MPA. After school rehearsals will begin in March. When we do have after school rehearsals, all woodwind and brass students will be required to wear their music masks. Students who do not have a music mask will have to purchase one for $15.


Band Picture Day (Wed. 2/17): Band Picture Day will be on Wednesday, February 17th. These pictures will be for the 2020-2021 Marching Pride Composite, which will be displayed in the hallway outside of the band room. Pictures will be taken during class in the marching band uniform. There is no cost to have your picture taken, but families may choose to purchase their pictures.
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There were a few families who did not register to receive information on how to view and purchase photos from the photographer. If you would like to receive emails from the photographer on how to select and purchase your pictures, please follow the directions below. If you completed the online registration through Mrs. Robinson last week, you do not need to follow the steps listed above. You should have already received information from the photographer.


Please complete your registration by Tuesday, February 16th.

1. Go to : https://sunup.gotphoto.com/login
2. Enter: PR_Band as the access code.
3. Then click “OPEN YOUR ALBUM”
4. Follow the directions to complete your registration. 

District Jazz MPA (February 25-26): The jazz bands will make their first recording for MPA this week. Their final recording will be made on February 23rd. The recordings will be made available for parents on the band website after they have been submitted to FBA.


Questions? Email Mrs. Robinson at robina2@collierschools.com.