Marching Pride Update

ALL STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SURVEY SENT VIA EMAIL! There is a separate survey for percussion students, auxiliary students, and then one survey for woodwind and brass students. Please complete the survey at your earliest convenience.
 
ICYMI: CCPS released an update on their “Moving Forward” plans. If you did not see the update, be sure to visit this link: CCPS Update: Moving Forward Plan 
 
Tip #1: Make sure you know who you are emailing. In case you didn’t know, there are TWO Mrs. Robinsons at Palmetto Ridge High School. Mrs. Annabelle Robinson is the band director of the Marching Pride. Mrs. Bianca Robinson is one of the guidance counselors at PRHS. It’s very common for Annabelle Robinson, the Band Director, to receive emails that are supposed to be addressed to Bianca Robinson, the guidance counselor, and vice versa. If you have questions regarding the PRHS Band Program, please make sure that you are emailing Annabelle Robinson at robina2@collierschools.com.
 
Tip #2: Make sure that “Band” or “Dance Techniques” is on your schedule. Students who wish to be members of the Marching Pride must be enrolled in a band or auxiliary class for the 2020-2021 school year. Students who play a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument must have “Band 1-5” listed in their schedule. Students who are in dance or color guard must have Dance Techniques 1-4” on their schedule. Your guidance counselor gave you a course request form last year. It was on that form that “Band” or “Dance Techniques” should have been selected. If you did not request “Band” or “Dance Techniques”, you will have to contact your counselor and ask them to add the class to your schedule.
 
Tip #3: Band and Jazz Band are two separate classes. Students who wish to be in jazz band have to choose “Jazz Ensemble” as an additional class. The “Band” class is where students learn marching band and concert band. Jazz band is its own class. It should be noted that it’s not possible for a band student to just take Jazz Band. Students who play a band instrument and want to be in Jazz Band are required to also take “Band” as an additional class. You can add jazz band to your schedule by emailing your counselor.
 
Tip #4: eLearns and eCollier Academy are not the same thing. At the end of the last school year, everyone took classes online through eLearns. Since all students and staff worked from home, all teachers made accommodations to provide instruction online. eCollier Academy is supposed to be more structured and at least as of right now, there are some courses that are not offered through eCollier Academy Structured. For example, as of right now, band and dance techniques is not offered through eCollier Academy Structured.
 
FAQ #1: Why is Band/Dance Techniques only offered through Option 1 (On Campus School) and Option 3 (eCollier Academy – Flexible)? Band and Dance Techniques are both co-curricular classes. Co-curricular classes are classes that require students to complete assignments during the school day and outside of the school day. This means that band and auxiliary students are required to attend a band and auxiliary class during the school day and occasionally attend after school commitments such as rehearsals and performances. It is not possible to be a member of the Marching Pride and only attend the after-school commitments. It is also not possible to be a member of the Marching Pride and only attend class during the school day.
 
FAQ #2: Is there a band class option available for eCollier Academy-Structured? As of right now, there is no “band” or “auxiliary” class offered. They are trying to offer a music course that could include some instrumental playing, but it will not be a band class and it will not be affiliated with the PRHS Band Program. Keep in mind that as of right now, eCollier Academy - Structured is being treated as its own separate school.
 
FAQ #3: I want to enroll in the eCollier Academy – Flexible Option and plan on taking two co-curricular classes. Will those classes be offered in back to back periods? We cannot guarantee that co-curricular classes will be scheduled back to back. For example, if you plan on taking Jazz Band and Band, Jazz Band might be during 1st period and then your Band class might be during 5th period. It would be impossible to expect the school to schedule band classes according to band student requests.
 
FAQ #4: When will we know our schedule? We typically do not receive schedule information until the week before school starts.
 
FAQ #5: If I choose to do eCollier Academy – Structured for the first semester and switch to On Campus Schooling in the second semester, can I still join band, jazz band, or auxiliary? Students who switch out of eCollier Academy Structured will be permitted to join band in the second semester, but these students will be placed into a concert band based on teacher recommendation and instrumentation needs. Entry into jazz band might be possible but will be more difficult to accommodate due to the nature of the class. New members will not be permitted into the auxiliary team due to the loss of training given during the first semester. Returning auxiliary members will be considered, but their placement will be based on teacher recommendation.
 
Auxiliary Placement Auditions: Available information can be found here.
 
Percussion Placement Auditions: Information can be found here.
 
Leadership Meetings: All officers will receive a WebEx invite via email. The next meeting will be on July 24th at 10:00am.
 
Physical Exams & Required Forms: Don’t forget, 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.

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