Happy Holidays from the PNHS Bands! We hope you have a wonderful holiday and have a chance to enjoy the break. It’s been a while, but here is a quick update on some items:
GRADES
Grades are continually being worked on. We have a lot of students to listen to for playing assignments, but most are up to date. Winter break is a great time for many to catch up on work for any class and work on finishing the semester strong. If a student has submitted work late to replace an “NHI” or an “I,” please email the director to update the grade. Our grid for grading is massive and that email helps us keep track on what to update. For Symphonic Band contact Mr. LaVallee, for Percussion, Wind Ensemble, and Concert Band, contact Mr. Hatcher.
EXTRA CREDIT
Extra credit has been posted for this week in Google Classroom. More will be posted next week. A great opportunity to boost a student’s grade and keep up playing during break.
FUTURE BAND SCHEDULE SPRING AND FALL
We are ready for students to return in-school when that is possible. We have all instrument PPE and spacing measures ready to go. This is likely to start out as a hybrid learning model with only a portion of students in class. Our return to full band is all dependent on state and district guidelines. No plans as of yet, but best guess is that we’ll be able to resume outside (marching band) around Spring Break. And, we are currently preparing for band next fall, as normal, with a schedule coming towards the end of January.
DINING OUT
Mark your calendar! Our next dining out fundraiser is January 11th at Culver’s in Plainfield. Our band receives a portion of purchases that night.
BOOSTER MEETING
Our next booster meeting is next Wednesday, January 6th, at 7pm via Zoom. A link will be sent out prior to the meeting.
QUINLAN AND FABISH
Quinlan and Fabish, our district preferred music store, has their website operational and is shipping out stuff in a timely manner. If you need music supplies, visit www.qandf.com
CLEANING INSTRUMENTS
This article is helpful on appropriately cleaning your instruments:
REMIND TEXT LISTS
Text the Code to 81010. You may also download the Remind App.
Class of 2021(Seniors): @pnhsband21
Class of 2022(Juniors): @pnhsband22
Class of 2023(Sophomores): @pnhsband23
Class of 2024(Freshmen):@pnhsband24
Percussion: @pnhsperc (sign-up in addition to the class code)
General texts come from Mr. Hatcher, all percussion texts will come from Dan Eastwood and Chris Groff.
SOCIAL MEDIA
We are on social media. Check us out:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pnbands
Instagram: www.instagram.com/pnbands
Twitter: @PNBands
Facebook(Boosters/Parents): https://www.facebook.com/PNHS-Band-Boosters-730226130419162