NHS Band & Guard
Winter Percussion | Scoop: 12/16-22
Peek at the Week
- No Practice - Winter Bands Concert
Wednesday, December 18
- 5:45 pm: Arrival
- 6:00 - 9:00 pm: Practice @ NHS New Cafe
Saturday, December 21 - Holiday Weekend Camp Day 1
- 9:45 am: Arrival
- 10:00 am - 1:00: Morning Practice
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch Break
- 2:00 - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Practice
- 5:00 - 6:00 pm: Dinner Break - Bring $3 for Winter Percussion Pizza!
- 6:00 - 9:00 pm: Evening Practice
Sunday, December 22 - Holiday Weekend Camp Day 2
- 8:45 am: Arrival
- 9:00 am - 12:30: Morning Practice
- 12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break
- 1:30 - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Practice
(If you have conflicts on this Sunday due to religious obligations, please let Ricky know ASAP!)
Winter Percussion Deposits Overdue
If you have not yet paid your Winter Percussion deposit (it was due by 12/2), please do so ASAP... Thank you!
If you are a RETURNING member (i.e., you have been in Winter Percussion previously, OR you were in Fall Band & Guard previously), please follow these instructions:
Click this link to enter the Parent Portal: https://nhsbandguard.com/Sys/MembershipLevelChange
- Login using your primary email address and home telephone number (or main cell #); if you are not able to login, please contact D.J. Ledina (dj@ledina.com) for assistance instead of creating a new account.
- Select the "Winter Percussion Installment" Membership Level (It's the only choice)
- Click "Next"
Review and update anything in your profile; i.e., choose Drum line or Pit for example.
Click "Update and Next"
Choose "Pay Online" (to pay by credit card) or "Invoice Me" (to pay by check).
If you are a NEW member to the Band & Guard organization this winter, please Sign Up for the Winter Percussion on the Parent Portal by following the instructions outlined in our Quick Start Guide. (Please note that the fees listed in the Guide are last year's fees, but the experience and sign up steps are identical!)
Costume Components
If you have show shoes, a dance belt and/or a Winter Percussion Jacket from last year, you are all set!
If you need one or more of these items, here are some links and information for you:
- Show Shoes: Please CLICK HERE to order the shoes from Amazon. They are not exactly the same style as last year's, but they are the same brand and will do quite nicely.
- Dance Belt: Please CLICK HERE for this year's supportive undergarment of choice. :)
- Winter Percussion Jacket: We are obtaining pricing info for you on this, and ordering will be handled via the Merchandise Store on the Band & Guard website... but please note that we will not be able to give you a jacket until your deposit is paid. We will send out pricing info on this asap (last year's jacket was $80).
FUNdraising!
It's time for our T-Shirt FUNdraiser, an easy way to rally support and engage small and large businesses in/around our community with a concrete request.
We have attached an informative letter and "contract" for you to use as you approach businesses... and we request that you log each visit in THIS SPREADSHEET so that we do not duplicate efforts and bother businesses unnecessarily...
Advertiser logos/artwork and payment are due by January 15th, so start pounding the pavement now (if you haven't already)! Payment will be accepted by check (with returned contract in the Blue Band Box) or via credit card at https://nhsbandguard.com/Donate/.
Heads Up, Calendars Out
- 1/15: Parent & Winter Show Meeting, 7:30 pm @ NHS in Rm. B146
- 1/21: My Place Fundraiser for Newtown Percussion
- 2/19: Parent & Winter Show Meeting, 7:30 pm @ NHS in Rm. B146
- 2/22: NHS Winter Extravaganza
- 2/29: WGI Trumbull Regional
- 3/7: Trumbull HS
- 3/13: Friday Practice, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- 3/14-15: WGI Eastern Power Regional @ Toms River, NJ
- 3/18: Parent Meeting, 7:30 pm @ NHS in Rm. B146
- 3/21: Practice, 9-1 - No Competition due to the School Musical
- 3/28: MAC Show in CT, venue TBD
- 4/4: MAC Championships @ Westhill HS in Stamford, CT
- 4/6: Practice, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- 4/11: Practice, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- 4/14: Practice & Send-Off Show, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
- 4/15: Depart for Dayton @ 5:30 am
- 4/16: WGI Open Prelims
- 4/17: WGI Open Semi-Finals
- 4/18: WGI Open & World Finals, Departure for Newtown
- 4/19: Arrival back in Newtown around noon
- 4/27: Banquet, 5:30 - 9:00 pm @ NHS New Cafe
- 5/13: Parent Meeting, 7:30 pm @ NHS in Rm. B146
- 6/01:Fall Band & Guard Orientation @ NHS New Cafe
Have a Question?
There's always an answer... Feel free to contact staff, your parent buddy or any NHSBPC board member below:
- Laura Taylor, President: 203-751-2009 (c)
- Bonnie Voegeli, Vice President: 203-470-2321 (c)
- D.J. Ledina, Treasurer: 203-240-6966 (c)
- Dan Krauss, Recording Secretary: 203-364-6022 (c)
- Pia Ledina, Corresponding Secretary: 203-313-4361 (c)
Email: info@nhsbandguard.com
Website: http://newtownbandandguard.weebly.com/