Authored by: Nicole Walker – Marching Band Coordinator – phbandmarching@gmail.com
What an AMAZING weekend!! The Marching Arabians put on 2 INCREDIBLE performances earning 4th place at the Avon Invitational and 1st place plus caption awards for Best Guard, Best Percussion, Best Drum Major, Best Music, Best Visual and Best Overall Effect at the Noblesville Invitational!! We could not be prouder of the work and dedication these kids put into their performances.
Here are a few reminders and a list of some of the things we have coming up:
- MARCHING BAND PHOTOS – Photos will be taken this Friday 10/3 during the footballgame and this Saturday 10/4 during practice. click here to Schedule
- We would like to photograph all guard members during the 2nd half of the game on Friday
- Marchers will be taken inside in small groups during the game and/or practice to be photographed – they are to immediately return to the stands and/or field once their photos are complete.
- click herefor an Order Form
- ALL ORDERS ARE DUE BY 5PM ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
- LETTERMAN JACKETS – Ordering for Letterman jackets is now open. To order a jacket you must meet these two requirements:
- You must have marched a minimum of two years (including this year) to earn a letter and qualify to order a letter jacket.
- Your MMO Band Account must be paid in full ($0 balance due) to order.
Order form & deposit due by Oct. 17th. A $100 deposit must be placed with order.
-Email phbandmarching@gmail.com with questions.
-Jackets will be available in the band room beginning after practice on Sept. 30th for students to try on and will remain there through Oct. 17th. Please have your student try them on over a sweatshirt to get an accurate size for winter.
Please click hereto order.
- SHOW GEAR/YARD SIGNS/DUFFLE BAG ORDERS will be available for pick up at the high school on Tuesday after practice in the band hall and Thursday at the Beats and Treats table
- Calendar Items:
- Oct. 2nd – Beats and Treats: Come join us at practice from 7:30-8:30pm
- Oct. 3rd – Football Game and Group Photo: click here to volunteer
- Oct. 4th – Practice 9am-5pm
- Oct. 6th-10th– Fall Break – see band calendar for practice details
- Oct. 11th- ISSMA invitational atHomestead.
An Extra Special Thank You To:
- The Food Prep Team for coordinating/preparing/serving meals for our Double Header this weekend!! You kept the band well fed on this BUSY day!!
- The Prop Team who loaded/unloaded/moved the props for both invitationals this weekend – You Rock!!
- ALL the parents/grandparents/supporters of the band who filled the stands at Avon and Noblesville and cheered as LOUD as they could letting the band know how PROUD we are of them!!
- As always, a very big thank you to our transportation, food, uniform, spirit, bus, pit and props teams for all you do!
- EVERY SINGLE VOLUNTEER who helped in ANY way this week!! We cannot do this without you! We are truly a band family and TOGETHER we can help these kids do AMAZING things!
We appreciate all of your hard work and your time donated to the band!
It takes the help of many, many family members and friends to successfully put on each performance. With teams for props, food, bus chaperones, pit crew, spirit team & transportation (just to name a few) there is a place for everyone to pitch in and be involved. Thank you for all you do to help our students and the band program. Please make sure you get those background check forms completed and sent to phbandvol@gmail.com. As always, we can’t do this without your help.