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November 17, 2024
A. Donate Gently Used Shoes
B. Christmas Concert - Uniform
C. DC Trip Payment Due
D. Santa Parade Info
E. Sarnia Parade Info
F. Parade Rehearsals
G. Solo and Ensemble
H. Pep Bands
I. Pistons January 6
J. Remind.com
K. Earn Money through RaiseRight
L. Upcoming playing Eval
M. Band Room Decorations
N. Honors Bands
O. Kroger Community Rewards
P. Marching Band Banquet
A. Do you have any gently used shoes you can donate?
We are currently running a fund-raiser where gently used (or new) shoes are donated to a charity and a small donation gets made back to the band program
If you have any gently-used shoes you can donate, please bring them in this week.
B. The next concert is Tuesday, December 17
Concert Season Uniforms:
As the marching season finally draws to a close, we start looking ahead to a lovely concert season.
The fall concert was just a look at all of the great music that lies ahead for our students.
The concert uniform is as follows:
If your student has been issued a tuxedo, please look to acquire the following to accompany it:
A white "tuxedo shirt" (pleated front) and a bowtie. A cummerbund really cleans up the look
Black dress shoes, though marching shoes can be used (just clean them up after a season outdoors!)
If your student has not been issued a tuxedo:
Plain black dress pants (not jeans) and a simple black top.
Black shoes
If you have any difficult providing any portion of the uniform, please reach out at least a week before the concert so we can help.
C. DC Trip
The next $300 payment is due for the Washington DC trip
We have to make sure hotels are reserved and other items re held for the trip, so this payment is really important
You may pay by
dropping off a check into the Band Drop Box in the Band Room
contact the Boosters to have the movement moved from your band account to the travel account
use the PHASD school payment system:
The final itinerary will be announced when we get our building tours approved and finalized
D. Santa Parade November 29
4:00 PM Band Room Open
4:45 PM Band Room Closes
5:00 PM Dropoff on Griswold, students walk down Griswold onto Desmond landing, listen for band
We normally warm up in the parking garage behind the YMCA
6:00 PM Parade
7:00 PM Pickup north end off Bard street. Final pickup TBA
Full uniform.
Hat options:
1) You may wear a PLAIN Red and white Santa hat.
2) Marching Band hat: Plus, you may wear plain navy or black hat, headband or earmuffs under MB hat
3) Sections may work on a "section hat." If student doesn't want to do the section hat, they choose option 1 or 2
You may wear colorful scarf
Dress in layers (yes, it might rain)
Tuck any under-layers into your socks
Get hand-warmers. You may not wear non MB gloves that interfere with playing
You may decorate your instruments and yourselves with lights and garland
E. Sarnia Parade December 7
Eat before you arrive
> 3:30 PM Band Room Opens
> 4:15 PM Depart for Sarnia
> 6:00 PM Parade - Snack at end of Parade
> 8:45 PM Pickup at PHN
Full uniform
Hat options:
1) You may wear a PLAIN Red and white Santa hat.
2) Marching Band hat: Plus, you may wear plain navy or black hat, headband or earmuffs under MB hat
3) Sections may work on a "section hat." If student doesn't want to do the section hat, they choose option 1 or 2
You may wear colorful scarf
Dress in layers (yes, it might rain)
Tuck any under-layers into your socks
Get hand-warmers. You may not wear non MB gloves that interfere with playing
You may decorate your instruments and yourselves with lights and garland
Band members will be riding buses over
Adults must follow normal border-crossing rules
The rules for student groups are a little more relaxed:
* Birth certificate+Picture ID *OR* Nexxus *OR* Enhanced ID *OR* Passport.
This ID MUST be kept on student at all times. We have been given explicit instructions not to collect the any of this ID
Travel Permit
Once again, students on a temporary field trip may cross border with just their birth certificate and a picture ID (School ID is fine).
F. Parade Rehearsals
Wed Nov 20
TUES Nov 26
Wed Dec 4
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM; dress appropriately for the weather
G. Solo and Ensemble
Solo and ensemble information has been made available to students (they even had a class assignment on it!)
Here is a link to the information (put in each students’ hands)
We have registrations rolling in
In general, the cost is $13 per student, per event
Deadline December 6
H. Pep Bands
ALL students in the bands are expected to participate in a few Pep Bands in November through February.
Students will be given a list of possible dates, and they choose the ones that best fit their schedule
The coaches, the families of the basketball and hockey players, and the audiences really appreciate what our students have to offer
I. Pistons January 6
Our students have the opportunity to perform at halftime of a Pistons game
Families are welcome to join us
There is special pricing ($40) which includes a ticket and an all-you-can-eat concessions bar
J. Remind.com
I send out about 8-10 Reminds a month
In order to sign up, simply send a text to the following number: 81010
Then, in the body of the text, write ONLY: @phnmb20XX
Replace the XX with the last two digits of your student’s graduation year
K. Earn money for your travel accounts by doing your normal shopping ( http://RaiseRight.com ) :
Download the RaiseRight fundraising app. (You can also access RaiseRight through their website, RaiseRight.com.)
Select “join a program”. You’ll need an email address and the organization code for PHN Bands. It is L229E6A2336LL.
You will be asked to enter the name of the student for whom you are fundraising, the teacher name (Erick Senkmajer) and finally, a bank account, debit card, or credit card information for future payments.
Depending on how you decide to link your account, the RaiseRight organization may make a couple of micro-deposits into your account, then ask for you to verify the amounts to ensure that you are linking a valid account.
After that, you will be able to use the app or website to purchase physical gift cards, electronic gift cards, reloadable cards, and even shop online at hundreds of retailers. Each retailer denotes the percent of the purchase that will be credited to the organization. (Often, there will be “bonus rebates” that are at a higher rate as well.) Rebates are shared between the general band account and your student account. (Rebates are reported to the booster treasurer approximately every 2 months to be deposited into accounts, which you will be able to see in Cut Time.)
When ordering physical gift cards, the deadline is usually 11:59 PM on the second Thursday of the month, and distributed mid-week, the following week.
When choosing the e-gift card, those are normally available within minutes. It is common for members of our program to order an e-gift card on their phone as they approach the checkout, and be able to use it once everything is scanned.
Want to see where you can use these physical and e-gift cards? https://www.raiseright.com/brands
L. Upcoming Playing Eval
I hear the students play something individually about once every 4-6 weeks
We are currently working “Exercises 4.”
We work the materials every day for about a week
Students are assigned a portion of the materials: Students are given the opportunity to choose the difficulty level of each portion of the test
That specific assignment is reviewed *daily* for at least another week
Students are offered opportunities to ask questions on the assignment every day
As assignment deadline nears, students are reminded daily exactly what is on the eval
Once announced, we run the exact playing eval in class at least once every day
Specific instructions for upload are included in the assignment in Schoology
Students are encouraged to record the assignment on their own time and upload it to Schoology ASAP
Students are daily encouraged to record *something* and get it uploaded. They are welcome to upload revisions as many times as they want
The night of the deadline, students are expected to upload ONLY 1, unedited audio and video containing the playing eval
The day after the deadline, students are given a final opportunity to “play off” their eval in class
If for some reason the student does not have their instrument on the day of the deadline, they will be offered the opportunity to use a school instrument so they can earn credit
Students that play large instruments can come in before school, after school or during any lunch to make their recording.
Students often record in the first or last few minutes of class
The freshman evals typically take between 30 - 45 seconds
Symphonic Band evals typically take between 45 - 90 seconds
Wind Ensemble evals typically take between 1 - 2 minutes
M. Band Room Decorations
Thank you to the Band Council Students that decorated the band room to get it ready for the holidays!
N. Honors Bands
Congratulations to Carter Cloven ('24), Claire Smith ('24), Wendell Everts ('24), and Anthony Mrowiec ('25) for being selected for and perfor ming in the EMU HS Honors Band.
Congratulations to Ethan Meyers ('27), Joslyn Gerrow ('27), and Abby Quade ('25) for being selected for and will be performing for the UM-Flint HS Honors Band.
O. Kroger Community Rewards
Easy $$ with Kroger Community Rewards
Register at: http://KrogerCommunityRewards.com
Enter NPO number GD061 or Port Huron Northern Bands, select us from list, click ‘confirm.’
Help: Call 1-877-576-7587 to get Kroger Plus card number to complete the registration process.
In order for us to earn credit, you must swipe your registered Kroger Plus card or key-in the phone number that is related to your registered Kroger Plus card when shopping.
This isn’t a credit card and doesn’t cost you money and doesn't change your gas rewards.
This is an easy, steady flow of income for our organization. With only 20 families regularly participating, generates over $100 per month
P. Marching Band Banquet, Mon, Dec 9, 7:00 PM
End-of-season Wrap-up
All Marching Band Members and families invited
$2 per person donation requested to offset the cost of the desserts
Lovely evening. Many students dress up.
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