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Weekly Update

10/27/2019

Congratulations to our Marching Pride on earning a Superior rating at District Marching MPA. We were so proud of the students. Their performance at MPA was their best run of the season. Thank you students for all of your hard work. Thank you to all of our parents who have helped volunteer to make their performances possible. Lastly, thank you to all of our staff members who have helped to bring this season to “The Next Level”: Joseph Bigler, Mario Mistretta, Annamarie Magdaleno, Mariela Font, Anthony Claro, Lee Dang, and Malerie Urquiola. Thank you for all you do to help the Marching Pride!

Congratulations to our Marchers of the Week: Amanda Gershen (woodwind), Cesar Jimenez (brass), Luis Morales (percussion), Emily Corzo (auxiliary), and Clarissa Nieto (officer). Congratulations to our Section of the Week, our sousaphone section led by section leaders Christopher Salazar and Christian Guerra!

Thank you to all of our parents who came out to help with last Friday night’s game and Marching MPA! If you are interested in helping out for this week’s game or MBI, please email Ms. Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com.

This week we have rehearsal and Trunk or Treat on Tuesday, a home game against Port Charlotte, and our Marching Band Invitational on Saturday. The final trip payment for Disney is due on Monday and we have Band Picture Day on Tuesday during the school day.

This Week’s Schedule:

Monday (10/28)

Final Disney Trip Payment & Bus Buddy Form are due

Tuesday (10/29)

Band Picture Day
All County Honor Band Pre-Auditions, 2:15-4:00pm
Marching Band Rehearsal, 5:30-7:30pm

Trunk or Treat, 7:30-8:30pm

Friday (11/1)

Home game vs. Port Charlotte, Call 5:00pm

Saturday (11/2)

PRHS Marching Band Invitational, please see below for specific times

Disney Trip Last Payment & Bus Buddy Request (Due Mon. 10/28): The final payment of $50 is due by Monday, October 28th. Concession stand credit will be applied to this payment for families who completed the requirement. Bus Buddy requests are also due by this date. Parents who were selected to be chaperones for the trip have all been contacted. Please turn in your payment to Mrs. Robinson by Monday, October 28th.

Band Picture Day (Tues. 10/29): Band Picture Day will be held in class during the school day. These pictures are for this year’s band composite, which will be displayed in the music hallway. Parents who wish to purchase pictures will find the order form at this link.

All County Honor Band Pre-Auditions (Tues. 10/29): Students who are interested in auditioning for All County Honor Band must pass a pre-audition with Mrs. Robinson this Tuesday. All Wind Ensemble students will have their pre-auditions during class starting on Tuesday. The schedules are posted on the green cabinet in the band room.

Marching Band After School Rehearsals (Tues. 10/29): The Marching Pride is only rehearsing on Tuesday this week. Tuesday’s rehearsal will be from 5:30-7:30pm. Students may choose to dress in costume.

Truck or Treat (Tues. 10/29): The Marching Pride is holding their annual Trunk or Treat after rehearsal on Tuesday, October 29th from 7:30-8:30pm. Parents and families who wish to participate decorate their cars, park in the faculty parking lot, and pass out candy to the Marching Pride. There will be a $50 gift card prize for the car voted best decorated! Thank you Pool Medics and former Band Booster President Mrs. Amy Yates for donating the prize for this event! We hope all will consider coming out to participate!

Home Game vs. Port Charlotte HS (Fri. 11/1): The band room will be closed this Friday from 2:30-4:30pm. The call time for all students is 5:00pm. We will be in full uniform this week. All band students will wear this year’s white band t-shirt, athletic shorts, tall solid black socks, and marching band shoes. All auxiliary students will wear this year’s pregame uniform, tights, this year’s black outdoor auxiliary shoes, earrings, full make-up and hair at call time and they will change into their show uniforms for our performance. If Port Charlotte brings their marching band, the band will ask to perform post-game due to timing.

PRHS Marching Band Invitational (Sat. 11/2): There will be a student volunteer sign-up sheet in the band room. Volunteers will be needed as early as 1:00pm and then again after the show to help clean up. Call time for the performance is 6:30pm in the band room. Auxiliary should be dressed in their show uniforms and band students will wear their black band t-shirt, green shorts, black socks, and marching band shoes. The Marching Pride is performing at 8:45pm. Admission is $10. (Parents who volunteer do not have to pay admission.)

Krispy Kreme Fundraiser Delivery (Pending): The Band Boosters are hoping to have all orders delivered to the school by next week Tuesday, November 5th. We will send out a message when the date is confirmed.

Parent Volunteers Needed!

Home Football Game vs. Port Charlotte HS (Fri. 11/1) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with chaperoning or truck crew. Parents are reminded that we’re only allotted a certain number of parent volunteers per game. Parents who are assigned to volunteer will receive an email.
PRHS Marching Band Invitational (Sat. 11/2) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with parking, concessions, water, or guiding bands.

Other Upcoming Events:

Band Booster Meeting, Mon. 11/4, 7:00pm
Auxiliary Student and Parent Meeting, Tues. 11/5, 5:30pm
Disney Band Trip Meeting, Tues. 11/5, 6:30pm
Culver’s Spirit Night, Wed. 11/6, 5:30-8:0pm
All County Honor Band Auditions, Tues. 11/19 at PRHS
Third St. South Jazz Band Performance, Mon. 11/25
Marching Band Parade Practice, Tues. 12/3, 2:30-4:00pm

Weekly Update

10/20/2019

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Congratulations to our Marching Pride Seniors! We hope you and your families enjoyed being recognized at Senior Band Night last Friday. Please help in thanking our SGA, Mr. Brickzin, Mr. Ragusa, and our Band Boosters for all of their help in organizing the event!

Congratulations to our Marchers of the Week: Ellie Carvajal (woodwind), Noah Durik (brass), Rigoberto Tovar (percussion), Isabella Fusco (auxiliary), and Taylor Kissane (officer). Congratulations to our Section of the Week, our Marching Pride Seniors!

Thank you to all of our parents who came out to help with last Friday night’s game, Band Senior Night, and the Collier County Band Show! If you are interested in helping out for this week’s game or Marching MPA, please email Ms. Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com.

Please don’t forget that we have rehearsal on TUESDAY and Thursday this week. Krispy Kreme Donut orders are due on Thursday, our Auxiliary Team will perform at Friday’s Pep Rally, and this Friday we are traveling to Golden Gate HS for the Battle of the Gate! This Saturday, we have our District Marching MPA performance at Fort Myers High School. Marching MPA is the culminating event of our entire season. All are encouraged to attend the performance to support the Marching Pride and all of our fellow Collier County High School Marching Bands!

VERY IMPORTANT: Parents please remember that when picking up students from Friday Night’s game and Marching MPA, please wait for students in a parking space or in the student drop off area by the flagpole. Please do not wait in the Faculty Parking Lot along the curb by the double door entrance to the band room. The trailers unload all of the equipment and instruments in that area. Thank you for your cooperation!

This Week’s Schedule:

Monday (10/21)

Honor Band Audition Sign-ups in the Band Room

Tuesday (10/22)

Pep Rally Auxiliary Practice, 4:30-5:30pm

Marching Band Rehearsal, 5:30-8:30pm

Wednesday (10/23)

Unity Day, wear orange in support of bullying prevention

Thursday (10/24)

Krispy Kreme Fundraisers is due
Pep Rally Auxiliary Practice, 4:30-5:30pm

Marching Band Rehearsal, 5:30-8:30pm (backfield)

Friday (10/25)

Battle of the Gate Pep Rally Performance
Healthy Snack, 4:00pm

Away Game at Golden Gate, Call 4:30pm

Saturday (10/26)

District 18 Marching MPA at Fort Myers HS, Call 3:00pm

Marching Pride Band & Auxiliary Jacket Orders (Past Due): If you did not place your order last week and still want a jacket, please turn in your form and payment to Mrs. Robinson ASAP. Mrs. Robinson will be verifying all orders this week to ensure correct sizing and embroidery.

All County Honor Band Audition Sign-up (Mon. 10/21): Students who are interested in auditioning for All County Honor Band must pass a pre-audition with Mrs. Robinson. These auditions will take place next week. The sign-up sheet will be on the green cabinet in the band room. All Wind Ensemble students are required to take the pre-audition. Wind Ensemble pre-auditions will take place during class next week.

Marching Band After School Rehearsals (TUESDAY and Thursday): This Thursday’s rehearsal will both be in the backfield this week. For this Thursday’s rehearsal, band students will wear a black shirt and auxiliary will wear white.

Auxiliary Pep Rally Practices (Tues. 10/22 & Thurs. 10/24): Rehearsal will be on Tuesday and Thursday this week from 4:30-5:30pm.

Battle for the Gate Pep Rally (Fri. 10/25): All Marching Pride students will perform at this week’s pep rally. All students are asked to wear this year’s white band t-shirt. Auxiliary students who are performing will wear their “Pep Rally” attire. There will be an all call for students towards the end of 7th period to report to the band room.

Away Game at Golden Gate HS (Fri. 10/25): The band room will be open after school this Friday. Healthy snack will be at 4:00pm. The call time for all students is 4:30pm. We will be in full uniform this week. All band students will wear this year’s white band t-shirt, athletic shorts, tall solid black socks, and marching band shoes. All auxiliary students will wear this year’s pregame uniform, tights, this year’s black outdoor auxiliary shoes, earrings, full make-up and hair. Auxiliary will not change into their show uniforms for this game. We have asked to perform post-game at Golden Gate.

District Marching MPA (Sat. 10/26): Call time will be 3:00pm. The band will help load the trailer with props upon arrival. The event will be held at Fort Myers HS. More information will be provided via email.

Krispy Kreme Fundraiser (Due Thurs. 10/24): The Band Boosters are selling Krispy Kreme donuts starting this Friday (10/11). All Marching Pride students are expected to participate by selling at least 3 boxes. Order forms are available in the band room.

Disney Trip Last Payment & Bus Buddy Request (Due Mon. 10/28): The final payment of $50 is due by Monday, October 28th. Concession stand credit will be applied to this payment for families who completed the requirement. Bus Buddy requests are also due by this date. Parents who were selected to be chaperones for the trip have all been contacted. Please turn in your payment to Mrs. Robinson by Monday, October 28th.

Band Picture Day (Tues. 10/29): Band Picture Day will be held in class during the school day. These pictures are for this year’s band composite, which will be displayed in the music hallway. Parents who wish to purchase pictures will find the order form at this link.

Truck or Treat (Tues. 10/29): The Marching Pride is holding their annual Trunk or Treat after rehearsal on Tuesday, October 29th from 7:30-8:30pm. Parents and families who wish to participate decorate their cars, park in the faculty parking lot, and pass out candy to the Marching Pride. There will be a $50 gift card prize for the car voted best decorated! Thank you Pool Medics and former Band Booster President Mrs. Amy Yates for donating the prize for this event! We hope all will consider coming out to participate!

Parent Volunteers Needed!

Away Football Game at Golden Gate HS (Fri. 10/25) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with chaperoning or truck crew. Parents are reminded that we’re only allotted a certain number of parent volunteers per game. Parents who are assigned to volunteer will receive an email.
District Marching MPA (Sat. 10/26) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with chaperoning or truck crew. Parents are reminded that we’re only allotted a certain number of parent volunteers for this event. Parents who are assigned to volunteer will receive an email.
PRHS Marching Band Invitational (Sat. 11/2) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with parking, concessions, water, or guiding bands.

Other Upcoming Events:

Band Picture Day, Tues. 10/29, during class
Trunk or Treat, Tues. 10/29, 7:30-8:30pm
Home Football Game vs. Port Charlotte HS, Fri. 11/1, Call 5:00pm
PRHS Marching Band Invitational, Sat. 11/2, all day and evening
Band Booster Meeting, Mon. 11/4, 7:00pm
Disney Band Trip Meeting, Tues. 11/5, 6:30pm in the auditorium
Culver’s Spirit Night, Wed. 11/6, 5:30-8:0pm

Weekly Post

10/14/2019

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What a spectacular weekend! We had over 350 students performing in the stands and on the field during half-time at last Friday’s game! Thank you Mr. Paxon Roan and Mr. Tom Howell for bringing nearly ninety-eight 7th and 8th graders to our 8th Grade Band Night! We hope to see all of the 8th graders next year with the Marching Pride! We’d also like to thank Mrs. Annamarie Magdaleno, Ms. Malerie Urquiola, Mrs. Claudia Sumalla, Mrs. Dana Rowtie, and our Auxiliary Team for all your help in organizing our Dancing Cubs! We really enjoyed performing with our little dancers and hope to see you at our next Dancing Cubs event!

Congratulations to the Marching Pride on an outstanding performance at the Lehigh Lightning Tournament of Bands! The Marching Pride won every caption in Class 5A: Best Music, Best Visual, Best General Effect, Best Percussion, and Best Auxiliary. Our Drum Majors won a Superior rating for their performance. We placed first in Class 5A and were Grand Champions placing first among 17 performing bands! This is the first time in the six years that the band has started competing that the Marching Pride has won Grand Champion in any competition. This is also the first time since 2012 that a Collier County Band has won Grand Champion at the Lehigh Lightning Tournament of Bands! (In 2012, the Golden Gate Titan Band won Grand Champion at Lehigh under the direction of Mr. Brett Robinson. One of the students in the band was our very own Mr. Joseph Bigler!)

Winning at Lehigh was a great moment for our students. They have been working very hard and as we all know, you don’t always get rewarded for your hard work. We’d like to thank the students, staff, and parents who all helped with last Saturday night’s competition. There are so many different components needed to make our performance possible, and we’re very privileged to have parents and staff members who are all willing to go the extra mile for our students. Thank you!

Congratulations to our Marchers of the Week: Raudel Irigoyen (woodwind), Alex Rojas (brass), Eric Perez (percussion), Callie Monville (auxiliary), and Lauren Blocker (officer). Congratulations to our Section of the Week, the Sousaphone Section led by Section Leaders Christopher Salazar and Christian Guerra!

Thank you to all of our parents who came out to help with last Friday night’s game, Cheesecake pick-ups, and Saturday’s competition! If you are interested in helping out for this week’s game, please email Ms. Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com.

Please don’t forget that we have rehearsal tomorrow MONDAY and Thursday this week because we have the Collier County Band Show on Tuesday. There is no school on Thursday or Friday, but we still have rehearsal on Thursday evening and we have Senior Band Night on Friday evening! This Saturday, we’re traveling to Lakewood Ranch High School for our final competition of the season.

VERY IMPORTANT: Parents please remember that when picking up students from Saturday’s competition, please wait for students in a parking space or in the student drop off area by the flagpole. Please do not wait in the Faculty Parking Lot along the curb by the double door entrance to the band room. The trailers unload all of the equipment and instruments in that area. Thank you for your cooperation!

This Week’s Schedule:

Monday (10/14)

Marching Band Rehearsal, 5:30-8:30pm

Tuesday (10/15)

Healthy Snack, 4:00pm

Collier County Band Show, Call 4:30pm, Performance starts 6:30pm

Wednesday (10/16)

PSAT/SAT testing Grades 9-12

Thursday (10/17)

No School for students, Teacher Professional Development Day
Pep Rally Practice, 4:30-5:30pm

Marching Band Rehearsal, 5:30-8:30pm

Friday (10/18)

No School for students, Teacher Planning Day

Senior Band Night, Call 4:30pm

Saturday (10/19)

Lakewood Ranch Music in Motion Competition, 11:00am-midnight

Marching Pride Band & Auxiliary Jacket Orders (Past Due): If you did not place your order last week and still want a jacket, please turn in your form and payment to Mrs. Robinson ASAP.

Marching Band After School Rehearsals (MONDAY and Thursday): This week’s rehearsals will both be in the stadium this week. For this Thursday’s rehearsal, band students will wear a black shirt and auxiliary will wear white. The band will be performing post game this week as our half-time show will feature the BCHS Cougar Band and our Marching Pride Seniors performing selections from their freshmen year show “Powerful Beyond Measure.”

Collier County Band Show (Tues. 10/15): Call time will be 4:30pm. Band students will wear a white shirt, athletic shorts, tall black socks and marching band shoes under their uniform. Auxiliary will wear their show uniform and tan shoes with tights, full hair and make-up. This event will feature all seven Collier County high school marching bands. Admission is $7. Tickets can only be purchased at the gate. Gates will open at 5:00pm. This event helps to fund the High School Collier County Honor Band event that is held in January for select students. The National Anthem will start at 6:30pm and the first band to perform will be Lely High School. We hope to see you there!

Auxiliary Pep Rally Practice (Thurs. 10/17): Rehearsal will be on Thursday from 4:30-5:30pm.

Senior Band Night vs. Barron Collier HS (Fri. 10/18): The band room will open at 3:45pm on Friday. The call time for all students is 4:30pm. We will be in full uniform this week. All band students will wear this year’s white band t-shirt, athletic shorts, tall solid black socks, and marching band shoes. All auxiliary students will wear this year’s pregame uniform, tights, this year’s black outdoor auxiliary shoes, earrings, full make-up and hair. During 3rd quarter, all auxiliary students will change into their show uniform and tan auxiliary shoes. The Marching Pride will perform post game as the Marching Pride Seniors will perform their freshmen show “Powerful Beyond Measure” on the track during half-time.

SENIOR! Information (Fri. 10/18): Call time for Band Senior parents is 5:00pm. Please meet us outside by the flagpole. At 5:00pm, the senior band students will walk their parents to the stadium where they will line up on the track by the Visitors’ stands. The Senior Band Night Ceremony will start at approximately 5:30pm. SENIORS! Please give us your information by this Wednesday. If you signed up to receive a hat and tiara, please turn in your $15 to Mrs. Robinson by this Thursday.

Lakewood Ranch Music in Motion Competition (Sat. 10/19): Call time will be 11:00am. The band will help load the trailer with props upon arrival. More information can be found at this link.

Krispy Kreme Fundraiser (Due Thurs. 10/24): The Band Boosters are selling Krispy Kreme donuts starting this Friday (10/11). All Marching Pride students are expected to participate by selling at least 3 boxes. This fundraiser will help to raise money for the charter buses the Band Boosters ordered for the Lakewood Ranch Competition, which is in Bradenton, FL.

Disney Trip Last Payment & Bus Buddy Request (Due Mon. 10/28): The final payment of $50 is due by Monday, October 28th. Concession stand credit will be applied to this payment for families who completed the requirement. Bus Buddy requests are also due by this date. Parents who were selected to be chaperones for the trip have all been contacted. Please turn in your payment to Mrs. Robinson by Monday, October 28th.

Parent Volunteers Needed!

Collier County Band Show (Tues. 10/15) Parent volunteers will be needed to help with concessions, ticket sales at the gate, and directing bus & trailer parking. Please contact Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help out.
Senior Band Night Football Game vs. Barron Collier (Fri. 10/18) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with chaperoning, concessions, or truck crew. Parents are reminded that we’re only allotted a certain number of parent volunteers per game. Parents who are assigned to volunteer will receive an email. We’re expecting a very large crowd for this game since we’re playing Barron Collier and it’s our Band Senior Night. We’re really hoping that non-senior parents will help with this game so our senior band parents can enjoy the night with their students.
Lakewood Ranch Music in Motion Competition (Sat. 10/19) Please email our Head Chaperone, Ms. Eileen Fuentes at prhschap@gmail.com if you’re able to help with chaperoning or truck crew. Parents are reminded that we’re only allotted a certain number of parent volunteers for this event. Parents who are assigned to volunteer will receive an email. This will be a very long day, but we need our parents to help our students! Please consider coming out to help.

Other Upcoming Events:

Honor Band Audition Entry Deadline, Mon. 10/21
Battle of the Gate Pep Rally, Fri. 10/25
Away Football Game at Golden Gate HS, Fri. 10/25, Call 4:30pm
District Marching MPA, Sat. 10/26, Call TBD
Trunk or Treat, Tues. 10/29, 7:30-8:30pm
Home Football Game vs. Port Charlotte HS, Fri. 11/1, Call 5:00pm
PRHS Marching Band Invitational, Sat. 11/2, all day and evening

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