Congrats on a great marching band season!
Each year, PVHS hosts a marching band competition and invites bands to come and perform. This event can be a great fundraiser for our band, but it requires a good amount of planning and parent participation to make it successful.
For the public info from last year's invitational, see our Striking Cobra Invitational mini-site.
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What: The Striking Cobra Invitational is a marching band competition that Park Vista hosts every year. We invite other bands to compete, and we get to charge admission and sell concessions at the event, allowing us to raise funds to support our band program.
Who: Bands from Florida will be in attendance. Family members are welcome to attend, and expert judges will be brought in to provide feedback to the bands.
Where: Park Vista High School, 7900 Jog Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33463
When: Saturday, October 25. We will be working on site most of the day. We will also be setting up Friday night.
How: This event is run by Park Vista Band leadership and parents and student members serve as volunteers.
Invitational mini-site: https://sites.google.com/parkvistaband.com/sc-invitational/
Calling all Band Parents!
NOTES about VOLUNTEERING for INVITATIONAL (from 2024):
You can "spread yourself around" to learn about different areas (note: there are (2) tabs for sign-ups, one for Friday Set-up and the other is the day of the event).
Bonus: Sign up for two shifts and you'll receive a delicious meal ticket! (Just be sure to sign-up for both shifts to claim your ticket.)
If there are any jobs that you think would be most suitable for you but all shifts are taken, please DO NOT remove the person signed up. Just email volunteer@parkvistaband.com and we will try to accommodate you.
Veteran parents, remember, we have LOTS of new parents who would love to volunteer. Please give them the opportunity!!!
Our Invitational logistics team will have the final say as to who the leads are, based on experience.
If you have any family members--aunts, grandpas, etc.--who would like to help out, please let us know. YOU should be in the RAPTOR volunteer system but if they are not, they must accompany you to the event.
There will be an Invitational Volunteer meeting before the event. If you cannot be there, you'll be trained on the day of the event. You will be able to complete your RAPTOR volunteer account at the meeting as well.
Please remember, you MUST wear your blue Park Vista Volunteer shirt. If you don't have one, please contact spiritwear@parkvistaband.com to purchase one. Shirt should be worn while on shift, but not while off shift sitting in the stands.
There will be many opportunities to help with the invitational:
Go to the spreadsheet and chose how to volunteer: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/138tQh7CCVTqdx1k5gsKdL-k2BwuiJgVMMJsgx0guxQE/edit?usp=sharing
You can join the committee planning the event.
You can volunteer to help with registration, guest services, concessions, or facilities during the event.
You can find sponsors willing to support this event, or the band more generally. Contact sponsorships@parkvistaband.com with questions or leads.
You can support fundraising efforts.
Bands competing at our invitational will receive insightful and constructive feedback from a panel of expert judges so they can improve their performances. Such competitions are an important step toward preparing for the Florida Marching Band Coalition (FMBC) State championships (which, in 2023, will be the week following our invitational). Below is a list of our scheduled judges and the categories they will judge.
NOTE: The host band (PVHS Band) performs at this event, but is not officially judged.
Judges (as of 6.1.24)
Individual Music:
Ensemble Music: Larry Shane
GE Music: Evan Rogovin
Individual Visual:
Ensemble Visual: Patrick Duncan
GE Visual:
Percussion:
Auxiliary: Paul Sauberer
Sponsorships are available for The Striking Cobra Invitational. The Park Vista Bands are very grateful for any and all support in providing a more memorable and educational experience for all of our students. Thank you to our current sponsors and donors, we would love to add more!
Please contact sponsorships@parkvistaband.com to find out how you can support our band program!