Weekly Update

Last week was a very busy week for us! 
 
Congratulations to the PRHS Jazz Bands on a very successful District Jazz MPA! Jazz Band 2 earned an overall Excellent rating and Jazz Band 1 earned a Straight Superior rating with Straight A’s! Jazz Band 1 has qualified for State and will travel to Cooper City High School on Thursday, March 26th to compete in the State Jazz MPA. 
 
Congratulations to all of our auxiliary students on a very successful District Auxiliary MPA! JV Guard and Varsity Guard both earned Superior ratings on their performances. Our Dance Team earned Superior ratings with Straight A’s on both their Contemporary and Lyrical routines! The following students earned an Excellent rating on their solo performances: Callie Monville, Catalina Perez, Susy Cline, Kaylla Vasquez, and Vivienne Briley. The following students earned a Superior rating on their solo performances: Amy Torres, Daniela Cadavid, Leslie Torres, Yamilet Pulido, Joan Victor, Samantha Rodriguez, Nivia Perez-Bracho, Isadora Saint-Juste, Monika Ataman, Emelly Sumalla, Elsa Aguiar, Mia Casalanguida, Lauren Blocker, Natalie Silguero, Jade Pray, Daniela Fernandez, Serenity Watson, Yulizay Figueredo, Catalina Perez, Haylie Nguyen, Samantha Mugavero, Allison Rowtie, Isabella Fusco, Emily Corzo, Darnelle Bonne-Annee, Kayla Vasquez, Monique Terrero, and Magreka Guillaume. A special thank you and congratulations to their coaches: Annamarie Magdaleno, Malerie Urquiola, and Lindsay Greer! All four ensemble and soloists with a Superior rating will perform at State Auxiliary MPA on Thursday, April 2nd at Palmetto Ridge High School. 
 
Congratulations to all of our band students who participated in the District Solo & Ensemble MPA! Overall there were 20 Superior ratings and 7 Excellent ratings! The following students earned an Excellent rating on their solo/ensemble: Zach Seymour, Willow Huskin, Luis Morales, Paige Brokopp, Alison Brown, Daniella Ceballos, Cailin Dominguez, Savanna Maldonado, Sonia Lountchenko, Jayden Aimaro, Lucas Grandy, Austin Sweigart, Mikel Marante, Anthony Bonet, and Eddie Feliciano. The following students earned a Superior rating on their solo/ensemble: Orion Phipps, Nikolai Coletta, Claudia Acosta, Ellie Carvajal, Nathaniel Cesar, Remington Newton, Christopher Salazar, Dreamson Beauplan, Eric Perez, Lauren Rivard, Michael Gordon, Shelby Blocker, Clarisa Nieto, Taylor Kissane, Eve Nahs-Chandler, Hailey Hinchliffe, Catherine Andrade, Nayelis Gomez, Sofia Rojas, Olivia Strom, Savanna Maldonado, Yulizay Figueredo, Raudel Irigoyen, Daniella Ceballos, Carmen Ledo, Amanda Moraga, Paige Brokopp, Marilu Rodriguez, Nevaeh Tovar, Alex Hernandez, Brandon Lopez, Diego Mendoza, Alex Rojas, Anthony Kirtman, Joshua Holt, Dylan Detweiler, Alessandra Rios, Anthony Bonet, and Mikel Marante. All students who earned a Superior on a solo/ensemble of a grade 5 or higher have qualified for State. These students will travel to Cooper City High School on Thursday, March 26th to compete in the State Solo & Ensemble MPA. 
 
We are so proud to have so many students involved in Jazz MPA, Auxiliary MPA, and Solo & Ensemble MPA. The last time Palmetto Ridge brought two Jazz Bands to District Jazz MPA was in 2008. We also want to point out that the students who performed a solo or ensemble for band or a solo for auxiliary, all worked on their performances with very little coaching from directors and staff. Solo & Ensemble provides our students with the opportunity to work independently and show the knowledge and skills they’ve learned in class. We’re extremely proud of all of our students who had the work ethic and courage (because it takes a lot to perform as a soloist and in a small ensemble in public) to perform this past weekend. Congratulations everyone!
 
 
This Week’s Schedule:
 
Monday (2/10)

• Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

• Band Booster Meeting, 7:00pm

Tuesday (2/11)

• Symphonic Winds, 2:15-3:15pm

• Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (2/12)

• Wind Symphony, 2:15-3:15pm

• Dance Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday (2/13)

• Wind Ensemble, 2:30-3:45pm
• Varsity Guard, 4:30-6:30pm

• JV Guard, 6:30-8:30pm

 
 
State Jazz and Solo & Ensemble MPA (Thurs. 3/26): Jazz Band 1 and all students who have qualified for State Solo & Ensemble MPA will travel to Cooper City High School on Thursday, March 26th. All students who have qualified for State S&E MPA need to commit to the event by Tuesday this week.  
 
 
State Auxiliary MPA (Thurs. 4/2): Our auxiliary groups and soloists will have their State MPA at Palmetto Ridge High School on Thursday, April 2nd. Student soloists who have qualified for State will need to commit to this event by Tuesday this week.  
 
 
Band Booster Meeting (Mon. 2/10): The Band Boosters are holding their monthly meeting at 7:00pm in the band room. All parents are encouraged to attend. 
 
 
JV Guard Practice Schedule Change: After MPA, JV Guard after school practices will resume on Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm. The team will go back to practicing once a week on Thursdays. 
 
 
Concert Attire (Past Due): All band students are reminded that they must have their required concert attire for the upcoming MPAs: Jazz MPA and Concert MPA. Information on how to order your attire can be found at the following link: https://www.prhsbands.org/uploads/1/0/7/8/107847845/concert_attire.pdf
 
 
Other Upcoming Events:

• Concert Pre-MPA at Gulf Coast HS, Tues. 2/18, Call 6:30pm (Wind Ensemble)
• IL Primo Spirit Night, Wed. 2/19
• Fusion Dance Competition at South Fort Myers HS, Sun. 2/23, Call 5:45am (Dance)
• ​Mid-Year Band Concert, Wed. 2/26 at 7:00pm (All concert bands, all jazz bands)

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