AMAZON SMILE
Remember to use Amazon Smile! Go to Smile.Amazon.com or open in your mobile app and choose to support PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS. With every purchase made through Smile.Amazon.com the band gets a portion of the proceeds without any increase in cost to you.
REHEARSALS – TUESDAYS and THURSDAY
We’ll go from 6-9pm. I’ll send out an agenda prior to rehearsal.
Plainfield Fest – July 15th
We are looking for 3 more adults to help with cleanup for Plainfield Fest on Friday July 15th. In exchange for our hep, Plainfield Fest will make a donation to our band program. Please help if you can. Thank you to those who have already volunteered!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d4cafab29a5fd0-plainfield1
TIE-DYE EVENT
Students can join us for a Tie-Dye event on July 20th from 4-7pm. We’ll be tie-dying old show shirts.
For $10 you’ll get a shirt and dying materials at Makery Studios. No need to sign-up for a specific time, it is an open house event. Afterwards, head to Backroads for dinner and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the band. This is open to new members and veteran members, alike. Great time to hang out and do something fun.
Sign-up here and money will be collected THIS WEEK at rehearsals: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4CAFAB29A5FD0-tiedye
UNIFORM FITTINGS
Uniform fittings will take place on 3 days: Mon. 7/25 (3:00-8:00), Tues. 7/26 (3:00-6:00) and Wed. 7/27 (3:00-8:00)
For each fitting day, we have 3 fitting sign up slots every 15 minutes (for example, 3 at 3:00, 3 at 3:15, etc.) That’s 12 slots every hour which gives us 60 slots on Monday, 36 slots on Tuesday & 60 slots on Wednesday, for a total of 156 slots – plenty.
Monday 7/25: (60 slots)
This day will be for the 36 Seniors and 24 of the Juniors (first come, first serve). You will see in Sign Up Genius that sign up slots are broken down by Grade level for each 15 minute period. There are multiple notes about Seniors having their pictures that day – to come photo ready & bring their instrument.
2:00 Volunteers arrive for set-up
3:00-8:00 Fittings
Tuesday 7/26: (36 slots)
This day will be for the remaining 12 Juniors and 24 of the Sophomores (1 Sophomore will have to come Wednesday if all slots get filled – I have added a few extra Sophomore slots to Wednesday)
2:30 Volunteers arrive for set-up
3:00-6:00 Fittings
Wednesday 7/27: (60 slots)
This day will be for the 1 remaining Sophomore, the 36 Freshman and 1 8th Grader. The remaining slots are marked “OTHER” in Sign up Genius and are for anyone who couldn’t make the 1st 2 days for vacation, etc.
2:30 Volunteers arrive for set-up
3:00-8:00 Fittings
*Any student who can’t make any of those 3 dates needs to email boosters@pnhsbands.com to set up a private fitting – likely just before a rehearsal/camp, etc.
**There’s an “*IMPORTANT*” note in Sign Up Genius – if they want to use old shoes, They MUST bring them to the fitting for approval.
Here is a link to the Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4CAFAB29A5FD0-2022
MARCHING BAND PAYMENTS
The last payment was due on Thursday, July 7th. Please submit that in a timely fashion by either logging into Charms to pay or bringing a payment to rehearsal.
MARCHING BAND CALENDAR UPDATE
Here is a link to an updated calendar. There are some notable changes. The most significant updates are uniform fittings in a few weeks, a competition change on September 10th due to the cancellation of the other, a football game being moved to Thursday, September 15th, and ILMEA Auditions will be done online, so we will rehearse that night they were originally scheduled. Plus a few other subtle changes:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AzphmlNS8knrKp3QLqUla9OSqbByQ0dz/view?usp=sharing