Marching Pride Update

On Wednesday, July 15th, CCPS released their plans and updates for how they will reopen schools, and on Thursday, July 16th, CCPS released updated guidelines for all marching bands to ensure health and safety for our students.
 
There is one key point that I would like you all to keep in mind as we move forward: The marching band season is not being cancelled. While some marching band events have been cancelled, we still have every intention on preparing and teaching the Marching Pride at PRHS. The Marching Pride season may look very different than previous years, but we will make the most of the situation that we are currently in.
 
For the health and safety of all students and staff, it has been decided that all “in person” CCPS marching band rehearsals, camps, meetings, and auditions should be postponed until school resumes on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The attached letter from our Fine Arts Coordinator can provide more details.
 
eCollier Academy - Flexible: Students who choose the eCollier Academy – Flexible option will also be able to participate in band and other co-curricular courses available at their zoned school. This means that students can take their classes online at home, but still come to PRHS for their band/auxiliary class. Students who choose this option will be expected to be in attendance every day for band/auxiliary class. They will also be expected to attend all scheduled after school rehearsals and performances. Band is currently not available through the eCollier Academy – Structured option.
 
Cancelled Marching Band Events:

• All CCPS band camps have been cancelled. All in-person marching band instruction has been postponed until the start of school.
• The Florida Bandmasters’ Association has cancelled the 2020 Marching MPA.
• The 2020 CCPS Band Show has been cancelled, but the District is still reviewing alternate ways to promote and feature our high school marching bands.
• The Marching Pride will not compete in competition this season. Many programs have cancelled their competition shows.
• The PRHS Bands will not host their annual Marching Band Invitational this year as all marching bands in the area are not competing.

 
What about football games? Once a decision is made by FHSAA, we will announce our game performance dates. As of right now we do not foresee that the band will be allowed to perform at away games, but we do plan on attending the 5 scheduled home games.

When is the first marching band rehearsal? Mrs. Robinson will start after school rehearsals in the week of August 24th. We will begin by only rehearsing sections at a time, once a week after school to allow better social distancing and extra safety precautions. These once a week sectionals will occur until at least early September. This is the projected schedule:

• Monday, August 24th – Woodwind Sectionals, 6:00-8:30pm
• Tuesday, August 25th – Auxiliary & Percussion Sectionals, 6:00-8:30pm
• Thursday, August 27th – Brass Sectionals, 6:00-8:30pm
• Monday, August 31st – Woodwind Sectionals, 6:00-8:30pm
• Tuesday, September 1st – Auxiliary & Percussion Sectionals, 6:00-8:30pm
• Thursday, September 3rd – Brass Sectionals, 6:00-8:30pm

 
Why are we only rehearsing in sectionals once a week? Mrs. Robinson feels that it’s best to start rehearsing in smaller groups before having all 230+ students combined all at once. These sectional groups will allow Mrs. Robinson and the staff to work with less than 80 students at a time. A smaller amount of students at a time allows Mrs. Robinson and the staff to run rehearsals with better social distancing.
 
Auxiliary Placement Auditions: We have no choice but to hold these placement auditions virtually. An instructional video will be sent via email on August 3rd, students will have the option to attend a help session via WebEx on August 5th, and an audition video will be due by August 10th. Instructions and more information will be sent to all currently registered auxiliary students via email. If you have any concerns, please email Mrs. Robinson at [email protected].
 
Percussion Placement Auditions: We have no choice but to hold these placement auditions virtually. An instructional video will be sent by July 23rd, a preliminary video will be due by July 30th, a help session WebEx will be offered on August 6th, and the final audition video will be due by August 13th.  Instructions and more information will be sent to all currently registered percussion students via email. If you have any concerns, please email Mrs. Robinson at [email protected].
 
Leadership Meetings: Mrs. Robinson will continue to invite all officers to meetings via WebEx. The next meeting will be on July 24th at 10:00am.
 
Virtual Ice Breaker Activities: One of our favorite traditions in band camp is when we allow the students to get to know one another through Ice Breaker Activities. We plan to schedule a few WebEx meetings to allow our students to meet one another prior to school. Dates and times are TBD.
 
Kick-Off Meeting: This meeting will be virtual via WebEx as visitors are not allowed on campus at this time. Required forms and fees will be collected electronically. Dates and times are TBD. More information will be sent through a separate email.
 
CutTime: CutTime is a cloud-based group management tool that we use for student accounts and email communication. If you receive an invite to complete your account, please login to update your contact information.
 
Physical Exams & Required Forms: The following forms are required by all students in order to participate in band. Students will not be allowed to participate without submitting the following on AthleticClearance.com. Please complete these forms by Wednesday, August 19th. 

• Proof of Medical Insurance
• Physical Form
• Consent and Release from Liability Certificate
• Assumption of Risk and Liability to Coronavirus/COVID-19 Form

These forms are available through the provided links on the band website. They are also available on when you log into AthleticClearance.com.
 
Concert Band Placements: Mrs. Robinson will re-evaluate all students when school resumes.
 
Where can I see all other dates for games, rehearsals, and performances? All of our tentative dates are posted on our band calendar, which is available on our band website: www.prhsbands.org. Instructions on how to sync our calendar with your phone are also provided on the calendar page.

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