Parkway South Band Spirit Notes
September 3rd
In this issue:
- SIUE Marching Percussion Festival Recap
- Bus Sign-ups on 9/5 (in-town) and 9/12 (BOA)
- Manchester Homecoming Parade, Saturday Practice and Parent Preview - 9/8
- Florida Details (December 27 - January 2!!!)
- TJ Orders: Due Sept 4. / Delivery Sept. 20
- Access the Updated Calendar
- Dinning out for the Band - McAlister's on 9/17
- Stay in the Loop
SIUE Marching Percussion Festival Recap
The Spirit of '76 Percussion had an excellent performance at the Southern Illinois University Marching Percussion Festival at SIUE this past Saturday, Aug. 25. This was not a judged competition, but the band gained some valuable experience and time on the field. View a youtube video of their performance. Click Here
THANK YOU to all of the chaperones, parents, directors and fans that made it out for the day. It was a terrific event.
Check out the Facebook page for pictures from the event.
Bus Sign-ups on 9/5 (in-town) and 9/12 (BOA)
- Marchers will sign-up for bus seating for in town competitions
- All Guard On Bus 1
- All Percussion on Bus 2
- All other sections will sign up in the following order: Seniors Sign up first, then Juniors, Sophomore, Freshman. Seniors can sign up underclassmen
9/12 from 5:00 - 5:30pm
- Marchers will sign-up for a hotel room and bus seating to the BOA Clarksville, TN event
- All Guard On Bus 1
- All Percussion on Bus 2
- All other sections will sign up in the following order: Seniors Sign up first, then Juniors, Sophomore, Freshman. Seniors can sign up underclassmen
Manchester Homecoming Parade, Saturday Practice and Parent Preview - 9/8
Manchester Homecoming Parade:
A highlight of the annual Manchester Homecoming event is the parade that occurs on Saturday, Sept. 8. Our marchers will be marching and playing music through the whole route. Tentative schedule below:
- 8:00am - Marchers will meet at The Journey Church by 8am to begin warm-up. 625 N Meramec Station Rd, Ballwin, MO 63021
- 9:00am - Parade begins
- More details including route
Practice:
Practice will be held at the High School from 4 to 7pm.
Parent Preview and Ice Cream Social
Parents and other family members are invited to the football stadium to view the marchers perform a walk-through of the whole performance. Ice cream will be provided at the end of the event.
Florida - December 27 - January 2!!!
The beach, River Boat Cruise to see Florida's wildlife, NASA, Disney, Celebrating the New Year in Disney!.....it can't get better than this.
Itinerary Highlights:
- Day 1: Cocoa Beach... day at the beach and the a boat cruise offering beautiful views of the coast and possible sitings of manatees, dolphins, birds and other wildlife.
- Day 2: NASA and then a pirate adventure dinner
- Day 3: Disney and a Disney musical experience
- Day 4: Disney, Disney parade and a New Years Celebration
Florida Commitment for Marchers:
There is still time for Marchers to sign up for the Florida trip!
- The deadline to is September 24
- Please send an updated Financial Commitment form indicating your student is going to marcher and include a $250.00 Down payment. Return it to pshbandtravel@gmail.com OR in black box in the band room to attention Lisa Kelley
Calling all Chaperone and truck drivers! Please join us in helping create a fun, safe and memorable trip. This is an experience you will never forget.
If you wish to Chaperone the Florida Trip please do the following:
- Complete the Confirmation and Acceptance of Financial Responsibility Form and return it to pshbandtravel@gmail.com OR in black box in the band room to attention Lisa Kelley
- Sign up on the Sign up http://signup.com/go/qXvCzYF
- Chaperone commitments by October 1st with a $250.00 payment. The entire trip cost for the Chaperone/Truck driver is $800.00
If you have any questions about being a Chaperone or Truck driver, please email pshbandtravel@gmail.com
TJ Orders: Due Sept 4. / Delivery Sept. 20
All TJ’s orders WITH money are due Tuesday, Sept 4, by end of practice.
Delivery will be after practice on Thursday Sept 20. You must be prepared to take delivery of your items and have freezer space to store them or deliver that evening. WE DO NOT have any extra freezer space to store items that aren’t picked up. If for any reason you are not able to get your order that night you will need to make arraignments ahead of time to have someone else get them for you.
Thank you for understanding.
Access the Updated Calendar
- Spirit76.net is our band website. Access the Schedule link on this site. (You can even add this Google Calendar to your devices, if you'd like.)
- View and print our one-page calendar. You received an earlier version in the packet over the summer, but here the latest version: Click Here
Details for each event are sent when they are available. Often, this is only days beforehand.
Dinning out for the Band - McAlister's on 9/17
Stay In the Loop
- Website - http://spirit76.net: Bookmark the Spirit 76 website on your phone and computer for quick access to the schedule, a Google calendar, recent news, competition results, Craft Fair information and much more. The Members Only area will contain the current printable calendar, Buzz Book, forms and other information considered to be sensitive and not appropriate for public distribution. '
- Twitter: While the website and Spirit Notes are good for news and resources, the band utilizes Twitter for 'in-the-moment' alerts. If you are a twitter user, follow Psouthband.
- Text Alerts: If you want text alerts, send a text message to the number 40404 that reads "follow @psouthband" - You'll receive a text message each time the Twitter account is updated.
- Facebook: A Facebook page has been setup by the drum major for the new season. Search for "2018-2019 Parkway South Marching Band" and request to be a member.