Weekly Update

Our Disney Band Trip was a huge success! The Marching Pride had a great performance down Main Street U.S.A. at Disney’s Magic Kingdom! The students were absolutely wonderful throughout the entire trip. Admin and parent chaperones all raved of how well behaved our students are. Thank you, students, for doing such a great job representing PRHS. Thank you, band staff and school admin for all your help with the students. Lastly, thank you so much to all the parent volunteers who came to help with truck crew and chaperoning. Band trips are never easy. There’s always a lot to do with very little sleep or rest. We cannot say thank you enough to the parents who volunteered their time to assist our students. We couldn’t have done the trip without you!
 
This week we have District Jazz MPA, District Solo & Ensemble MPA, and District Auxiliary MPA. All events are at Aubrey Rogers High School. Good luck to all our performing students.
 
Here are last week’s Musicians/Performers of the Week:
Honorable Mentions: Christian Prue (Wind Symphony), Liam Rezende (Jazz 1), Elliott Stilwell (Jazz 2), Jasmine Saltarin (Wind Ensemble), John Rossdale (Symphonic Winds), Sara Bejarano (Percussion), Daniela Rives (Dance), Mia Dixon (Guard).
 
Musicians & Performers of the Week: Cleyra Treto-Aleman (Wind Symphony), Andrew Borbor (Jazz 1), Julian Guerra (Jazz 2), Kevin Milord (Wind Ensemble), Anthony Ferrer (Symphonic Winds), Gerardo Moreno-Lopez (Percussion), Aliyah Luangkhot (Dance), Mei Kinsland (Guard). Congratulations!
 
This Week’s Schedule:
Tuesday (2/6)

• Wind Ensemble Rehearsal, 2:15-3:30pm
• Dance Practice, 3:30-4:30pm
• JV Guard Practice, 4:30-6:30pm

Wednesday (2/7)

• Tri-M Meeting, 11:50am
• Wind Symphony Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday (2/8)

• Symphonic Winds Rehearsal, 2:15-3:15pm
• Varsity Guard Dress Rehearsal, 4:30-7:30pm
• Dance Practice, 6:00-7:00pm

Friday (2/9)

• District Auxiliary MPA at ARHS, Call 8:00am at PRHS
• District Jazz MPA at ARHS, Call 10:00am at PRHS
• District Solo & Ensemble MPA, select students at ARHS

Saturday (2/9)

• District Solo & Ensemble MPA, select students at ARHS

 
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. There’s a big chance that the call time will change, but 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. There’s a big chance that the call time will change, but 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 Updated District S&E MPA Schedule is posted in the band room. Room assignments and a map will be posted in the band room. Warm-up will be in the auditorium. 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 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.
 
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!!!
Every week in the weekly update 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/GkBQk9DvCdiZ3zLN9
  
Questions? Please email Mrs. Annabelle Robinson at [email protected].