Weekly Update

Good luck to our Dance Team and their coach Mrs. Annamarie Magdaleno as they prepare for their first competition! Their first performance is at 7:35pm tonight and their second performance is at 9:34pm tonight at the Shake the Ground Competition! Good luck ladies! We’re all rooting for you!
 
Congratulations to Jazz Band 1 on a great performance at their Pre-MPA at Gulf Coast last night. We had a great first public performance with our MPA music, and we had a great clinic with Jeff Rupert and Richard Drexler from the University of Central Florida. We especially enjoyed hearing the UCF Flying Horse Big Band perform at the end of the evening! Thank you GCHS Bands for hosting such a wonderful event!
 
Our Disney Band Trip is in just 5 days! All students who attending are reminded that their plastic bags are due by tomorrow if they’re in band, and if they’re in auxiliary, their duffle bags are due. Mrs. Robinson will collect bags before school and during class. Labels will be provided for the bags, so be sure to not tie the bags just yet. Student luggage for the trip are due by 7:00am on Wednesday!
 
Here are last week’s Musicians/Performers of the Week:
Honorable Mentions: Grace Sandlin (Wind Symphony), Jack Waligora (Jazz 1), Xavier Cortinas (Jazz 2), Corey Newell (Wind Ensemble), Joshua Walsh (Symphonic Winds), Isaiah Perez (Percussion), Mailuby Figueredo (Dance), Zaira Barajas (Guard).
 
Musicians & Performers of the Week: Natalie Garcia Gonzalez (Wind Symphony), Jonathan Eysaman (Jazz 1), Gabriela Gaspar (Jazz 2), Jeremy Walsh (Wind Ensemble), Adam Mosley (Symphonic Winds), Seth Magdaleno (Percussion), Daniela Rives (Dance), Abigail Teuscher (Guard). Congratulations!
 
This Week’s Schedule:
Monday (1/29)

• Band students going to Disney turn in their plastic bags with their marching shorts, gray band t-shirt, marching band shoes, black socks, black gloves, and a second plastic bag.
• Auxiliary students going to Disney turn in their duffle bags with their pregame uniform, tights, shoes, earrings and warm-up jacket, and poms.
• PRHS Class Meetings, Seniors (2nd Period), Juniors (3rd Period), Sophomores (4th Period), Freshmen (5th Period)
• Wind Symphony Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
• Symphonic Winds, 3:15-4:15pm

Tuesday (1/30)

• Band Trip Lunch Rehearsal, 12:00pm
• Wind Ensemble Rehearsal, 2:15-3:30pm
• Dance Practice, 3:30-4:30pm
• JV Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (1/31)

• All students going to Disney will turn in their carry-on luggage/bags by 7:00am.
• Band Trip Rehearsal, 2:15-3:30pm
• Load the trailer for Disney, 3:30-4:00pm
• Varsity Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday (2/1)

• Dance Practice, 6:00-7:00pm

Friday (2/2)

• Disney Band Trip Day 1, Call time 4:00am
• 4th Period Resiliency Class

Saturday (2/3)

• Disney Band Trip Day 2, Estimated return to PRHS is midnight/1am Sunday morning

 
District Jazz MPA (Fri. 2/9): This year’s District Jazz MPA will be on Friday, February 9th at the Aubrey Rogers High School Auditorium. Jazz Band 2 will perform at 12:00pm and Jazz Band 1 will perform at 3:15pm. Students will travel to and from ARHS via school bus. Call time is currently 9:30am and the approximate return to PRHS is 5:00pm. Alternate Travel Forms are due by 2:00pm on Wednesday, February 7th. Parents are welcome to come and watch the performances. There is no admission charge.
 
District Auxiliary MPA (Fri. 2/9): This year’s District Auxiliary MPA will be on Friday, February 9th at Aubrey Rogers High School. Our students are scheduled to perform in the ARHS gym from 10:00am-12:15pm. Students will travel to and from ARHS via school bus. Call time is currently 7:00am and the approximate return to PRHS is 1:00pm. Alternate Travel Forms are due by 2:00pm on Wednesday, February 7th. Parents are welcome to come and watch the performances. There is no admission charge.
 
District Solo & Ensemble MPA (Fri. 2/9 and Sat. 2/10): The District S&E MPA Schedule is posted in the band room. All participating students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from this event. Solo & Ensemble MPA is at Aubrey Rogers High School on Friday, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th. All participating students are reminded that they need to provide their judge with an original copy of the music, and they must number all of the measures. Failure to provide the judge with an original copy of the music with numbered measures will result in a Disqualification. Students should dress up for this performance. Concert attire is appropriate as well as any other dressed up attire that is school appropriate. Parents and students are allowed to watch performances if it’s permitted by the performing student(s). There is no admission charge to Solo & Ensemble. Please see Mrs. Robinson or Mr. Claro if you have any questions.
 
Band Pictures: Parents can still order band pictures at: www.pdiportraits.com
 
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!
 
NEW GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MARCHING PRIDE!!!
During last night’s Jazz Pre-MPA, Mrs. Robinson realized that there’s never a lot of time to get to know the students and parents. Rehearsals and performances get hectic, and we haven’t had any time to get to know our students or parents since Band Camp. So we’re going to try to do a “Getting To Know Your Marching Pride” every week in the weekly update where we’ll ask a random question to staff, select students, and select parent volunteers. This is just a fun survey to learn something random about one another and then it’ll also be an opportunity for Mrs. Robinson to learn something about you if you’d like to share. Simply fill out the weekly survey/quiz, hit submit, and then be sure to click on “View Score” to see what information you got right. Here’s this Week’s Getting To Know Your Marching Pride: https://forms.gle/NdLjfeeXNkY5QSZk9  
  
Questions? Please email Mrs. Annabelle Robinson at [email protected].