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Weekly Update

2/25/2024

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Congratulations to our Varsity Guard! They had their first competition at Braden River High School last Saturday. We were very proud of their performance. The team scored a 64.45. Varsity Guard will compete again this Saturday at Lakewood Ranch High School. Our Dance Team will also compete in the Bravo Dance Competition at Lehigh Senior High School on Sunday. Good luck to both teams!
 
This Wednesday is our Mid-Year Band Concert. This concert will feature our  concert bands, jazz bands, select solo and ensemble groups, and concert bands from Immokalee Middle School, Cypress Palm Middle School, and Corkscrew Middle School. The concert will start at 5:30pm in the auditorium. There is no admission charge. We hope to see you there!
 
Here are last week’s Musicians/Performers of the Week:
Honorable Mentions: Grace Sandlin (Wind Symphony), Eden Dalusma (Jazz 1), Caleb Newell (Jazz 2), John Carvajal, Aiden Passelle, Samantha Burke (Wind Ensemble), Sebastian Rodriguez, Abneris Garcia, Jack Waligora (Symphonic Winds), Brianna Fajardo, Christian Alvarez (Percussion), Damara Georges (Dance), Eliana Alicea (Guard).  
 
Musicians & Performers of the Week: Caleb Calabrese (Wind Symphony), Liam Rezende (Jazz 1), Sebastian Angeles (Jazz 2), Kleber Flores-Hernandez (Wind Ensemble), Hunter Scott (Symphonic Winds), Josiah Brumaire (Percussion), Gianna Klenk (Dance), Yaylin Hernandez-Bautista (Guard). Congratulations!
 
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday (2/27)
  • Wind Ensemble Rehearsal, 2:15-3:30pm
  • Dance Practice, 3:30-4:30pm
  • Symphonic Winds, 3:30-4:30pm
  • JV Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday (2/28)
  • Wind Symphony Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
  • Mid-Year Band Concert, Call 5:00pm, Performances start at 5:30pm
Thursday (2/29)
  • Varsity Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
  • Dance Practice, 6:00-7:00pm
Saturday (3/2)
  • FFCC Guard Competition at Lakewood Ranch HS, Call 2:00pm at PRHS (Varsity Guard)
Sunday (3/3)
  • Bravo Dance Competition at Lehigh Sr. High School, Call 12:00pm at Lehigh Sr. HS (Dance)

Mid-Year Band Concert (Wed. 2/28): Our Mid-Year Band Concert is coming up on Wednesday, February 28th. This concert will start at 5:30pm in the auditorium. We will feature both jazz bands, all 3 concert bands, a few select small ensemble groups, and the concert bands from Immokalee Middle School, Corkscrew Middle School, and Cypress Palm Middle School. There is no admission charge. Please save the date, we hope to see you there!
 
FFCC Color Guard Competition at Lakewood Ranch HS (Sat. 3/2): Our Varsity Guard will have their final competition on Saturday, March 2nd at Lakewood Ranch High School. Call time is 2:00pm. Students will need to eat lunch before they arrive, and they will need to bring money to buy their dinner at the event. All students will travel to and from Lakewood Ranch High School via school bus. Alternate Travel Forms are due by 1:00pm on Wednesday, February 28th. The approximate return to PRHS is 9:30-10:00pm. More details were sent via email.
 
District Concert Band MPA (Thurs. 3/7 and Fri. 3/8): Our District Concert Band MPA is at Gulf Coast High School. Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble will perform on Thursday, March 7th and Wind Symphony will perform on Friday, March 8th. Call times are posted on the calendar. More information will be shared in a separate email.  
 
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MARCHING PRIDE!!!
Every week in the weekly update we’ll ask a random question to staff, select students, and select parent volunteers. We will go through each week’s feature on Fridays at 12 noon in the band room. Here’s this Week’s Getting To Know Your Marching Pride: https://forms.gle/F7GFTxD7SkTB7a3C6
 
Marching Pride Sponsors: We’d like to thank our 2023-2024 Marching Pride Sponsors: First Foundation Bank, Architectural Wood Products, Volkswagen of Naples, Pro Water Systems of Southwest Florida, Hood Distribution, Dakota Hardwoods, the Freedline Family, JW Building Consultant Services, D. Garrett Construction, Goldie’s Restaurant, and Colossians Home Services. More information on our sponsors can be found on the homepage of the band website. Thank you for supporting the Marching Pride!
  
Questions? Please email Mrs. Annabelle Robinson at [email protected].
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Weekly Update

2/19/2024

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Congratulations to our auxiliary team on a very successful District Auxiliary MPA! All our indoor auxiliary groups earned Superior ratings and qualified for State! We had 32 soloists perform, and of the 32 events, 9 earned Excellent ratings, and 23 qualified for State with Superior ratings. Congratulations to all our students, we’re so proud of all of you! State Auxiliary MPA will be at Palmetto Ridge High School on Tuesday, April 2nd.
 
Here are last week’s Musicians/Performers of the Week:
 
Honorable Mentions: Dalila Gaspar (Wind Symphony), Santiago Nieto (Jazz 1), Kameron Pierson (Jazz 2), An Tran, Angelica Serra, Gabriella Chaviano, Jack Waligora, Jeremy Walsh, Malia Hubbell, Genesis LaRusso, Jasmine Saltarin (Wind Ensemble), Martin Martin Luis, Henry Strom, Kleber Flores-Hernandez (Symphonic Winds), Trevor Francois, Gabriel Portu (Percussion), Jillian Paquette (Dance), Mei Kinsland, Tamera Linton (Guard).  
 
Musicians & Performers of the Week: Natalie Garcia Gonzalez (Wind Symphony), Mathyas Jones (Jazz 1), Josiah Brumaire (Jazz 2), Alex Bonet (Wind Ensemble), John Rossdale (Symphonic Winds), Matt Ford (Percussion), Daniela Rives (Dance), Mia Dixon (Guard). Congratulations!
 
This Week’s Schedule:
Monday (2/19) – No School, Presidents’ Day
Tuesday (2/20)
  • Wind Ensemble Rehearsal, 2:15-3:30pm
  • Dance Practice, 3:30-4:30pm
  • CCPS Concert Pre-MPA, Call 4:30pm (Wind Ensemble)
  • JV Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday (2/21)
  • Wind Symphony Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
Thursday (2/22)
  • Symphonic Winds Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
  • Varsity Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
  • Dance Practice, 6:00-7:00pm
  • PRHS Incoming Freshmen Parent Meeting, 6:00pm
Friday (2/23)
  • Drumline & Auxiliary Performance for Incoming Freshmen, Call 4th period (select students)
  • PRHS Talent Show, 6th and 7th period
Saturday (2/24)
  • FFCC Color Guard Competition, Call 11:30am (Varsity Guard)
 
CCPS Concert Band Pre-MPA (Tues. 2/20): Our Wind Ensemble will have their Pre-MPA performance at Gulf Coast High School on Tuesday, February 20th. Call time is 4:30pm. Performance time is 7:00pm. After the performance, the students will watch bands perform. The approximate return to PRHS is 9:00pm. Parents and students are encouraged to come and watch the performances in the GCHS auditorium. There is no admission charge.
 
FFCC Color Guard Competition at Braden River HS (Sat. 2/24): Our Varsity Guard will have their first competition of the season on Saturday, February 24th at Braden River High School. Call time is 11:30am. Students will need to eat lunch before they arrive, and they will need to bring money to buy their dinner at the event. All students will travel to and from Braden River High School via school bus. Alternate Travel Forms are due by 1:00pm on Wednesday, February 21st. The approximate return to PRHS is 10:30pm.
 
Mid-Year Band Concert (Wed. 2/28): Our Mid-Year Band Concert is coming up on Wednesday, February 28th. This concert will start at 5:30pm in the auditorium. We will feature both jazz bands, all 3 concert bands, a few select small ensemble groups, and the concert bands from Immokalee Middle School, Corkscrew Middle School, and Cypress Palm Middle School. There is no admission charge. Please save the date, we hope to see you there!
 
District Concert Band MPA (Thurs. 3/7 and Fri. 3/8): Our District Concert Band MPA is at Gulf Coast High School. Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble will perform on Thursday, March 7th and Wind Symphony will perform on Friday, March 8th. Call times are posted on the calendar. We’re still waiting for the district to work through bus transportation issues. We may encourage students in Symphonic Winds and Wind Symphony to consider alternate travel arrangements to return to PRHS. More information will be shared when it’s available.
 
Concert Attire (Due by Fri. 2/16): If you did not purchase your concert attire for the Winterfest performance, please be sure to order it ASAP. Students will turn in a picture of their attire in Canvas to show that they are prepared for our upcoming concert and District Concert MPA. 
 
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MARCHING PRIDE!!!
Every week in the weekly update we’ll ask a random question to staff, select students, and select parent volunteers. We will go through each week’s feature on Fridays at 12 noon in the band room after recognizing the Musicians and Performers of the Week. Here’s this Week’s Getting To Know Your Marching Pride: https://forms.gle/zR6bkSadpkgBVRfm8
 
Marching Pride Sponsors: We’d like to thank our 2023-2024 Marching Pride Sponsors: First Foundation Bank, Architectural Wood Products, Volkswagen of Naples, Pro Water Systems of Southwest Florida, Hood Distribution, Dakota Hardwoods, the Freedline Family, JW Building Consultant Services, D. Garrett Construction, Goldie’s Restaurant, and Colossians Home Services. More information on our sponsors can be found on the homepage of the band website. Thank you for supporting the Marching Pride!
  
Questions? Please email Mrs. Annabelle Robinson at [email protected].
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Weekly Update

2/11/2024

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Congratulations to both jazz bands on a very successful District Jazz MPA! Both Jazz Band 1 and Jazz Band 2 earned Straight Superior ratings! This is the first time Jazz Band 2 has ever earned a Superior rating at District Jazz MPA! Congratulations to all of our students.
 
Congratulations to all our students who participated in this year’s District Solo & Ensemble MPA! We had 41 students participating in 24 events this year. 18 entries earned a Superior rating, 5 entries earned an Excellent rating, and 1 entry earned a Good rating. 15 events qualified for State S&E MPA! We are so proud of all our students who prepared to perform. Thank you for putting in the extra effort to learn your music independently. If you qualified for State, please notify Mrs. Robinson if you intend to perform at State by this Tuesday. We will travel to A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Wednesday, March 20th or Thursday, March 21st. (We will go with the date that works best for Jazz Band 1 as they will also perform at State.)
 
Here are last week’s Musicians/Performers of the Week:
Honorable Mentions: Sebastian Angeles (Jazz 2), Elliott Stilwell, Laci Prue, Raul Parada, Jaycee Acosta Baquedano, Fabiana Cortazar, Adam Mosley, Marc Robinson, Leila Rodrigue, Emily Bejarano, Ashley Cote, Ben Llorca, Joseph Crato, Arianna Perez-Bejarano, Bianka Munoz, Malia Hubbell, Genesis LaRusso, Aiden Passelle, Jeremy Walsh, Jack Waligora, Corey Newell, Carlos Cazorla-Vergel, Isaiah Perez, Ava Jones, Christian Alvarez, Eden Dalusma, Andrew Borbor, Gabriella Chaviano, Dania Alvarado (Band), Alex Soto (Dance), Zaira Barajas, Anjeliette O’Meara (Guard).
 
Musicians & Performers of the Week: Gabriela Gaspar (Jazz 2), Matt Ford, Santiago Nieto, Kevin Milord, Shaun Anderson, Mathyas Jones, Jonathan Eysaman, Kleber Flores-Hernandez, Justin Luque, Liam Rezende, Brisayda Chavez, Jasmine Saltarin, Alex Bonet, Maximus Bogert, (Band), Gianna Klenk (Dance), Makenna Tate (Guard). Congratulations!
 
This Week’s Schedule:
Monday (2/12)
  • Band room will be closed during lunch for auxiliary solo practice
  • Wind Symphony Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
  • Varsity Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm
  • JV Guard Practice, 5:30-7:30pm
Tuesday (2/13)
  • Band room will be closed during lunch for auxiliary solo practice
  • District Auxiliary MPA, Call 2:30pm, Performances start at 4:00pm
Wednesday (2/14) – Happy Valentine’s Day
  • Early Dismissal Day for Students
Thursday (2/15)
  • Symphonic Winds Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
  • Dance Practice, 6:00-7:00pm
Friday (2/16)
  • Wind Ensemble Rehearsal, 2:15-3:30pm
 
District Auxiliary MPA (Tues. 2/13): This year’s District Auxiliary MPA will be on Tuesday, February 13th at Palmetto Ridge High School. Our students are scheduled to perform from 4:00-6:30pm. Performances will start in the gym and conclude in the auditorium. Parents and students are welcome to come and watch the performances. There is no admission charge. Special thanks to our District 22 Chair and PRHS Administration for helping to reschedule this event.
 
CCPS Concert Band Pre-MPA (Tues. 2/20): Our Wind Ensemble will have their Pre-MPA performance at Gulf Coast High School on Tuesday, February 20th. Call time is 4:30pm. Performance time is 7:00pm. After the performance, the students will have a clinic with a guest clinician. The approximate return to PRHS is 9:00pm. Parents and students are encouraged to come and watch the performances in the GCHS auditorium. There is no admission charge.
 
FFCC Color Guard Competition at Braden River HS (Sat. 2/24): Our Varsity Guard will have their first competition of the season on Saturday, February 24th at Braden River High School. Call time is 11:30am. Students will need to eat lunch before they arrive, and they will need to bring money to buy their dinner at the event. All students will travel to and from Braden River High School via school bus. Alternate Travel Forms are due by 1:00pm on Wednesday, February 21st. The approximate return to PRHS is 10:30pm.
 
Mid-Year Band Concert (Wed. 2/28): Our Mid-Year Band Concert is coming up on Wednesday, February 28th. This concert will start at 5:30pm in the auditorium. We will feature both jazz bands, all 3 concert bands, a few select small ensemble groups, and the concert bands from Immokalee Middle School, Corkscrew Middle School, and Cypress Palm Middle School. There is no admission charge. Please save the date, we hope to see you there!
 
Concert Attire (Due by Fri. 2/16): If you did not purchase your concert attire for the Winterfest performance, please be sure to order it ASAP. Students will turn in a picture of their attire in Canvas to show that they are prepared for our upcoming concert and District Concert MPA. Ordering instructions were sent via email.
 
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MARCHING PRIDE!!!
Every week in the weekly update we’ll ask a random question to staff, select students, and select parent volunteers. We will go through each week’s feature on Fridays at 12 noon in the band room after recognizing the Musicians and Performers of the Week. Here’s this Week’s Getting To Know Your Marching Pride: https://forms.gle/DBySgftPnnbUizVr9
 
Marching Pride Sponsors: We’d like to thank our 2023-2024 Marching Pride Sponsors: First Foundation Bank, Architectural Wood Products, Volkswagen of Naples, Pro Water Systems of Southwest Florida, Hood Distribution, Dakota Hardwoods, the Freedline Family, JW Building Consultant Services, D. Garrett Construction, Goldie’s Restaurant, and Colossians Home Services. More information on our sponsors can be found on the homepage of the band website. Thank you for supporting the Marching Pride!
 
Questions? Please email Mrs. Annabelle Robinson at [email protected].
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Director of Bands: Annabelle Robinson
Email: [email protected]
Band Office: (239) 377-4745
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