| Monday 1/16 | NO SCHOOL – MLK Jr. Day Winter Guard 6-9pm |
| Tuesday 1/17 | Indoor Percussion 6-9pm JV Guard PCHS Basketball Game Performance |
| Wednesday 1/18 | 8th Grade Exploration Night 6-8pm Winter Guard 6-9pm DINING OUT FUNDRAISER – Noodles and Co. |
| Thursday 1/19 | January Booster Meeting 7pm Jazz Ensemble 6-8pm Indoor Percussion 6-9pm |
| Friday 1/20 | FINAL FLORIDA PAYMENT DUE December Bake Sale |
| Saturday 1/21 | Winter Guard at Lockport Season Preview |
| Sunday 1/22 | JV Guard 10am-12pm Indoor Percussion 1-6pm |
DECEMBER BAKE SALE
We are running our December Bake Sale this Friday during all lunches at school. We are still in need of more bakers and we’ll be seeking some student helpers for selling.
DINING OUT – NOODLES AND COMPANY (1/18/23)
Order at Noodles and Company in Plainfield on Wednesday, January 18th, between 4-8pm, and the band program will receive a portion of the proceeds.
FLORIDA TRIP – UPDATED 1/15/23
We were hoping to have a FINAL ITINERARY to you by now, but we are waiting on assigned choir performance times from Disney. We did receive band performance times: Soundtrack Workshop will be at 7am on April 2nd (This will be closed to the public) and the March down Main St. in the Magic Kingdom will be on April 3rd at 2:35pm.
Final payments for the trip will be due on January 20th. Here is the schedule for rehearsals.
These rehearsals will start in February and continue up to the trip. February rehearsals will be on Saturdays, March rehearsals will be on Thursdays after school with a Saturday rehearsal the week prior to the trip. There is one conflict with winter marching groups.
2/4 SAT 10am-12pm
2/11 SAT 10am-12pm
2/25 SAT 10am-12pm (WGI Chicago Conflict)
3/2 THU 2:20-3:20pm
3/9 THU 2:20-3:20pm
3/16 THU 2:20-3:20pm
3/23 THU 2:20-3:20pm
3/25 SAT 10am-12pm
3/29 WED 5-6pm, Parent/Student Meeting 6pm
3/30 THU 5-6pm, 6pm Load Equipment
3/31 FRI “Hi-Ho” It’s off to Florida We Go!!
JANUARY BOOSTER MEETING
Our next booster meeting is on Thursday, January 19th, at 7pm in the band room. Enter through Door P. Please join us if you can.
MUSICAL PIT ORCHESTRA
SPONGEBOB rehearsals start soon. If students are considering involvement, they must have these dates available. The schedule gets busier as we get closer to the musical in March. The schedule does try to work around jazz, pep band, and other school events.
1/17 TUE 6-8pm (CANCELED)
1/26 THU 6-8pm
1/31 TUE 6-8pm
2/7 TUE 5-7pm (NHS Info Meeting at 7)
2/28 TUE 6-8:30pm (Extended Rehearsals Begin)
3/7 TUE 6-8:30pm
3/9 THU 8-8:30pm
3/11 SAT 9am-12pm
Tech Week 3/13-3/17 3:30-6:30pm
3/18 SAT 9am-12pm
Show Week 3/20-3/23 4-9pm
Shows 3/24 (7:30), 3/25 (7:30), 3/26 (2:30)
CALENDAR
Here is our updated calendar for the remainder of the year.
WINTER GUARD and WINTER PERCUSSION
Winter marching ensembles are underway. For more information:
Visit https://202indoorpercussion.org/ for percussion information &
Visit https://plainfieldwinterguard.org/ for guard information
QUINLAN AND FABISH – MAINTENANCE
SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS: Quinlan and Fabish, our district preferred music store, has their website operational and is shipping out stuff in a timely manner. THEY WILL DELIVER DIRECTLY TO OUR SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAYS. If you need music supplies, visit www.qandf.com
COMMUNICATION-TEXT LIST
If you haven’t done so, please sign-up for the text lists to receive regular updates and announcements:
Current 9th Graders: Text @pnhsband26 to 81010
Current 10th Graders: Text @pnhsband25 to 81010
Current 11th Graders: Text @pnhsband24 to 81010
Current 12th Graders: Text @pnhsband23 to 81010
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
SOCIAL MEDIA
We are on social media. Check us out:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pnbands
Instagram: www.instagram.com/pnbands
Facebook(Parents/Alumni): https://www.facebook.com/groups/457301267702070/