| Monday 2/21 | NO SCHOOL – PRESIDENTS’ DAY Winterguard Rehearsal 6-9pm |
| Tuesday 2/22 | Jazz Ensemble 6-8pm Winter Percussion Rehearsal 6-9pm |
| Wednesday 2/23 | Concert Band/9th Grade Perc Rehearsal 2:30-3:30pm Pep Band 5:15-9:15pm Winterguard Rehearsal 6-9pm |
| Thursday 2/24 | BAND WINTER CONCERT 7pm (6pm Call) |
| Friday 2/25 | Ira Jones Jazz Cafe |
| Saturday 2/26 | Winterguard at WGI Chicago Regional |
| Sunday 2/27 | Winter Percussion Rehearsal 1-6pm |
WINTER CONCERT 2/24/22
Our Band Winter Concert is scheduled for Thursday, February 24th, at 7pm in the Auditorium. Call Time for all band students is 6pm fully dressed with Wind Ensemble in the band room and Concert/Symphonic Bands on stage.
Doors will open for the audience at 6:45pm.
CONCERT WEAR: Concert attire will be used for all concert performances. Students are responsible for supplying their concert attire:
- ALL Black Dress Pants/Slacks (No skirts, dresses, leggings or jeans), Black Dress Belt
- ALL Black Dress Top (Long sleeve button up dress shirt with collar or long sleeve blouse), Solid black long tie is optional
- ALL Black Dress Shoes – Male and Female Styles vary (No flip flops or sandals), Marching Band shoes are okay to wear-Shoes must be flats, no high heels or platforms
- ALL Black Dress Socks (Calf High), Female style shoes may not require socks
CONCERT PREP – EXTRA REHEARSALS
In preparation for our Winter Concert on Thursday, February 24th, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and 9th Grade Percussion will have a couple of extra rehearsals for their combination performances.
CONCERT BAND & 9th GRADE PERCUSSION – Wednesday, February 23rd, 2:30-3:30pm
CONCERT BAND & SYMPHONIC BAND – 2/24 (Concert Night) 6-6:30pm
BAND PLACEMENTS 22-23
Band placement auditions will be the week of March 7th and are scheduled during band classes. Information has been distributed to students and is also available in Google Classroom. 8th grade auditions are optional and will be held on April 13th from 6-8pm in the PNHS Band Room.
8th GRADE INFORMATION
Information for incoming 8th graders is updated on the website: http://www.pnhsbands.com/8th-grade-information/
Exploration night is this Wednesday. If you know any 8th Graders coming to PNHS next year, pass this information on.
BAND BOOSTER BOARD ELECTIONS
Elections for the booster board are March 3rd. This is a terrific opportunity to be a leader amongst our parent community and help us grow as a band program. More information at the link:
BOOSTER MEETINGS
Our next parent booster meeting will take place on Thursday, March 3rd, at 7pm. This meeting will be our annual board elections. The meeting will be in-person, in the PNHS Band Room. Enter through Door P. THIS IS A DATE CHANGE DUE TO THE WINTER CHOIR CONCERT.
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. https://smile.amazon.com
PEP BAND AND JAZZ BAND
There are separate Google Classrooms with jazz and pep information. Please contact Mr. LaVallee with any questions.
INFORMATION FOR WINTER GUARD AND PERCUSSION
Winterguard Website: https://plainfieldwinterguard.org/
Winter Percussion Website: https://202indoorpercussion.org/
WINTER PERCUSSION/GUARD FUNDRAISERS
Support our Winter Guard and Percussion as they work to travel to the WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH.
Percussion GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/2ff7e12f
Plainfield Winter Guard GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/97cd5437
A night out for parents special event at Tortilla Flatz on Friday, March 4th! This is a “parent’s only” event. If we do not sell a sufficient number of tickets far enough in advance, we will end up canceling the event, so please don’t wait until the week of the event to purchase or promote. Signup on the eventbrite link: Friends of the Plainfield Marching Arts – Tortilla Flatz
SAVE THE DATE
2/24/22 Winter Concert 7pm
3/18-3/20 Musical (High School Musical)
3/23/22 Marching Band Info Night
4/29/22 Spring Finale Concert 7pm (UPDATED)
6/6-6/9 Marching Band Mini-Camp 6-9pm
8/1-8/5 Band Camp Week 1 (UPDATED)
8/8-8/11 Band Camp Week 2 (UPDATED)
10/14-10/15 BOA – St. Louis Super Regional
10/22/22 ISU – State of Illinois Marching Championships
SPRING ‘23 Orlando Trip (Details coming soon)
QUINLAN AND FABISH
SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS: 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
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