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The below text was sent to ALL Skyward Associated emails and like all Skyward emails, I included this text in the Google Calendar.


The College Entrance Examination Board found that students involved in public school music programs scored 107 points higher on the SAT's than students with no participation.

- Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board,

compiled by the Music Educators National Conference (2002)

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This is all Marching Band Related

1) If you did not order Marching Band "Magic" Shirts, we have another open order running until Wednesday, October 9 at Noon.

Please pay by Wednesday, October 16.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVazVwBzDD44g_-L73vA4AlSPo1WiiJpCGM7G1hB_1s0qSAg/viewform?usp=sf_link

2) First Order of "Magic" Shirts are in.  If you have not paid, please pay by Wednesday, October 9 at 2:30, otherwise they may be used to fill the second order.

3) Alma Invitational COMPETITION ("WOOOOO!")

Travel Permit
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mm6usgzfi6p0tar/travel%20permit%20Alma%202019.pdf?dl=0

Please consider coming to watch the band.  Competition start at 1:00 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1799+Krafft+Road,+Fort+Gratiot+Township,+MI+48059,+USA/614+W+Superior+St,+Alma,+MI+48801/@43.0982919,-84.1160487,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88259bbd1acff513:0x456d85b7aeffc881!2m2!1d-82.4446392!2d43.0241778!1m5!1m1!1s0x882214bfe1d0a461:0x4d8e6130fb9dfaa5!2m2!1d-84.6698629!2d43.3789707!3e0

A COMPETITION is not a "festival."  Bands are scored, ranked and scores are public. 
A "Good" score this time of year is in the upper 80s to low-90s, depending on the judges
We will get a "carved-out" score in each of the following categories
 *  Music Performance
 *  Music Effect
 *  Marching Performance
 *  Visual Effect
 *  Percussion
 *  Color Guard



Please read *all* of this:

I did not build in a lot of extra time, so please hold tight to this schedule
 - Eat breakfast before you arrive, bring money for concessions
 - Arrive at school wearing uniform pants, navy or black upper
 - For comfort, uniform Jacket is on a HANGAR
 - It will be cool.  Wear a layer or two underneath
 - Gauntlets, gloves, hat in cardboard hat box. 
 - MEMORIZE YOUR HAT BOX NUMBER (Take a picture)
 - Bring $$ for concessions

9:45 AM    School Opens
10:00 AM    Loading large equipment begins behind school
10:20 AM    Loading large equipment ends behind school
10:20 AM    Loading smaller equipment in cases and hat boxes onto truck in front of school
        NO INSTRUMENT OF ANY KIND IS TO BE TRANSPORTED
          WITHOUT A CASE, SCHOOL OR PERSONALLY OWNED
        MEMORIZE YOUR HAT BOX NUMBER (Take a picture)
        Do not write on box.  Consider putting name on a card in box
        Wear layers: Again NAVY OR BLACK ONLY ON TOP
        You may wear a jacket or sweatshirt while en route

10:30 AM    Go to the bathroom, students board buses
10:45 AM    Buses depart
1:00 PM    Buses arrive in Alma
        Quick snack and drink
        Quick bathroom break
        Put on jacket, gauntlets, hat
        Go over and unpack instruments
        If you are buying concessions after performance, bring $$ with you
        No access to buses until we depart

1:45 PM    Begin Performance "cycle"
        Physical and musical warm-up

2:50 PM    PERFORM

3:05 PM    Off field, hurry to concessions

If you are taking your student home, please check out with me.  I will have a lists.
Students may not ride home with other families without written permission from their parents

3:30 PM    Awards
4:00 PM    Load
~4:30 PM    Depart
~7:00 PM    Return to PHN

Lots of information below!

Paper copies of all forms are always handed to students first.

If your student doesn’t bring them home, you can get them off of the corresponding event on Google Calendar (found at PHNBands.org) as well as on links PHNBands.org

Chubby Chicos Fundraiser – 

Charms, Bracelets, Candles, Soaps, Bath Bombs

As with most fundraisers, a portion of proceeds goes to your travel account,

a portion to the Band Program

Packets available in the band room

Alma Competition October 5 Travel Permit  – (Marching Band Only) 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mm6usgzfi6p0tar/travel%20permit%20Alma%202019.pdf?dl=0
Alma Itinerary on Permit and on Google Calendar

Interested in going to Spartan Spectactacular?
Sunday October 20, $35
Itinerary on the Travel Permit/Payment voucher as well as Google Calendar
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iq1roph0ayrgbka/travel%20permit%20msu%20spartanspec.pdf?dl=0

We have to purchase tickets soon, so if you are interested, let me know at the following link right away
https://forms.gle/h9Y94DtKqt52LvVv9

 

Keewahdin Band-o-gram October 4 – (Marching Band, grade 10-12 only)

Travel Permit

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rjc5zqf60z6ue0f/Travel%20Permit%20Keewahdin.pdf?dl=0

Signup

https://forms.gle/ygiL64TNsU7qGL1y6

 

Here is a link to the class handout for Tuesday, “Son of TWiB II”

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmctgxlsit0hzhu/TWIB-20191001%20SoTWiB.pages?dl=0

Here is a link to the last large calendar handout from Monday, “TWiB”; 5^th calendar this year
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pketc1rhnyw99g4/TWIB-20190930.pdf?dl=0

 

Here is a link to the Halloween Movie night for students evening of October 18, $5
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5ZxWHCts7xtYTwDSqs-sKL1suo969o4HP1Dvch7BAi2NC9g/viewform

Little Caesar Pizza kits pick up will be Tuesday October 8 between 4:00 - 5:30. Please make arrangements to pick up your orders between this time, we do not have any place to store these because they need to be kept frozen.

I am also looking for at least three more people to arrive at the school around 2:00 and help sort. If you are available please let me know. I would appreciate all the help I can get. We have about 360 items to sort!


Chubby Chico Charms catalogs are in the band room. The orders and money are due by 2:30 Friday October 11. Please make sure that your name is on the order form, and put the order form and money in an envelope and place them in the drop box located on the back of Mr Senkmajer's door. We can not take orders after 2:30 on Friday. Delivery should be by October 30th, but I do not have an exact date yet.

Thank you for all your support!

Its that time of year again!! Little Caesars Pizza fundraiser starts today. Orders are due September 20 delivery is October 8. Please make checks out to PHNBANDS Order forms are in the band room.

Band Camp Registeration

Please if you have not turned in your band camp registration please drop it in the band dropbox located on the back of Mr Senkmajer's door, no later than noon on Tuesday, July 9. We must give the camp a final number this week.

thank you

Spring Banquet May 28

Next Tuesday May 28 is our Spring Banquet at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. Tickets are $6 each or $30 for family, please include your band student when paying for tickets.

We are still in need of several volunteers for this event:
Servers (5)
Set Up (5)
Ticket Sales (2)
Help Grill (1)
And lots of Student helpers

Please log into Charms to sign up or get in touch with a Booster.

Girls please bring a dessert to share and Boys please bring in two 2 liters of pop.

We will be selling tickets for the BAND CAMP RAFFLE during the event and drawing the ticket at the end of the awards ceremony. Tickets are $5.00 each and the winner will receive band camp paid for in full. 😀

A google doc will be coming out soon. Please fill it out so we know how many people we will be feeding (again please don't forget your student)