Last night NHS Band and Guard did an impressive show and scored an incredible 94.638 to earn the title of US Bands CT State Champs! Click here to see all the pictures and videos.
Important Information for This Week!
Wednesday practice is changed due to conferences. Practice will be from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM FYI - NE States tickets can be purchased at pick up at 4:00 PM $15 each (gate price $20) - Checks made out to NHSBPC Pep Rally Friday at NHS The band & guard will perform at the pep rally on Friday at Blue & Gold Stadium at 1:00 PM Members will wear jeans and windbreakers 7th & 8th graders should arrive in the band room at 12:00 PM, please contact the Middle School office to have your student dismissed & picked up early. If you can't come to the performance please contact your section leader ASAP. A separate email will go out later today to middle school parents & students to try and arrange a car pool if needed. Pit Crew or any available parents - if you are available to help with props on Friday for the pep rally please meet by the container at 12:15 PM. We are leaving the props assembled so they can be used for the football game that night. Football Game Friday Night 10/28 Reminder, there is a football game on Friday night. Check with your section leader to know what time to arrive. Football Game on Friday, November 11th There is a football game on November 11th that was not previously on our schedule. Please add this to your calendar. The US Bands professional photos from the Yamaha Cup last weekend are up on their website.
http://www.bandgroupphotography.com/USBANDS/Index.html A reminder to turn in your photo permission form if you have not already! The deadline was last weekend. If you are at the show and wondering what time Newtown is going on or what the line-up is, check out the Calendar. If you click on the event, the schedule is posted (as soon as it is finalized). On a smart phone you may need to look in the "Notes" section.
Better yet, use the directions on the Calendar page to add the Band and Guard calendar to your own so that it shows up on your device! Pit Crew and Any Parents Who Can Help on Saturday:
We will unload the instrument truck and props beginning at 7:30 PM in the MetLife parking lot. The parking lot is huge and there will be many buses, trucks, etc. Look for the band truck or sign up for Remind and I will send out our location once the truck and trailer are set up and you will receive a message. To sign up for Remind click on the following link: http://newtownbandandguard.weebly.com/remind.html Also, the truck will be arriving at the hotel at 2:00 PM to unload uniforms into a meeting room. If anyone is at the hotel at that time please come to the lobby to help. The band & guard members will pick up their uniforms when they get back from the museum. Pit Crew and Any Parents Who Can Help on Saturday:
We will unload the instrument truck and props beginning at 7:30 PM in the MetLife parking lot. The parking lot is huge and there will be many buses, trucks, etc. Look for the band truck or sign up for Remind and I will send out our location once the truck and trailer are set up and you will receive a message. To sign up for Remind click on the following link: http://newtownbandandguard.weebly.com/remind.html Also, the truck will be arriving at the hotel at 2:00 PM to unload uniforms into a meeting room. If anyone is at the hotel at that time please come to the lobby to help. The band & guard members will pick up their uniforms when they get back from the museum. Important Information for Volunteers and Items Needed for Grasso!
1)BAND & GUARD MEMBERS – GET A RIDE TO PRACTICE – if possible do not bring your car to NHS on Saturday – leave it at the Diner so you will have it later that night and get a ride to NHS - Parents, please drive them to practice! 2) VOLUNTEERS - PARK IN THE BACK, or better yet, park at the diner and carpool over to the high school. This is very important. We will have a large crowd, and it is very important that we have enough room for spectator parking. You should drive all the way around the back of the school, and park in the lot that is up above the greenhouse, by the back practice fields. Or, park in the small lot just past the new cafetorium. Again - please carpool - you can leave cars at the park and ride and just bring one car over to the high school, or leave them at the diner... be creative. And please drop your band & guard members off for practice if you can – don’t have them bring a car if possible. 3) PICK UP YOUR VOLUNTEER NAMETAG. You will need this to work at the show. You can pick up your nametag at the admission gate.Unless you have heard differently from your committee leader, you should plan to arrive by 4pm. Our parking committee will be directing all arriving vehicles to the appropriate places that we have designated (bands, pits, staff, judges, honored guests, etc.) and we will be ensuring that all volunteers PARK IN THE BACK. 4) WEAR A SHOW SHIRTif you have one 5) BRING A SMALL FLASHLIGHT to help yourself, as well as any visitors who may need a little extra assistance. 6) Don't forget, we need plenty of BAKED GOODS for the bake sale - generous portions individually packaged for sale for $1. Please label anything that may contain nuts. Items can be dropped off from 2pm onwards. 7) The snack shack will be open with food for sale for volunteers and students just after band practice ends at 4:00 PM. 8) There is a slight chance of rain forecasted for Saturday. We will have the show no matter what. We will make a decision during the day on Saturday if we need to move the show indoors. We have several contingency plans in place, so please remain flexible during the day in the event that we need to change quickly to an indoor performance. We will still need everyone’s help to help make things run smoothly. 9) Everyone is asked to assist with general CLEANUP after the show ends. 10) WELCOME OUR GUESTS! We are appreciative of all who come to Newtown to compete, so please welcome them to Newtown, thank them for coming, and offer a “Have a good show!” to all who you meet on Saturday. All in all, have fun!! See you on Saturday. Gates open to the public at 5, the show starts promptly at 6. Thank you! MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!!
The Grasso Festival is a week from Saturday, on October 8th! **Please do not wait to sign up!** We need at least one parent from each family to volunteer. Please click on the following link to sign up…we need many more volunteers in a number of key areas, and we especially need to buddy veteran band parent volunteers (to provide coaching and support), with new band parents (of underclassmen) so we can carry on next year after they leave the program. Click Here to Volunteer for Grasso 2016! We need volunteers for:
The email for each committee leader is on the signup website - please contact them if you have any questions. Remember: As the show is our largest fundraiser, volunteers on the signup form don't pay admission...all others pay cash!!! We need you to sign up at the link above so we know that we have complete coverage! Also, we will need many donations to the bake sale - to be dropped off on Saturday!! If you have any questions about the show, please contact: Scott Reiss, Event Chair [email protected] (203) 628-0708 cell |
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