The Dragon Blast

HEADLINES:

• MATTRESS SALE IS ALMOST HERE
• AUDIO THEATER "WAVES" HITS
  
• WINTER GUARDS MID-SEASON
• FEBRUARY CELEBRATION CONCERT PICS
  
• NPBBA BOD - SEEKING CANDIDATES
• SAVE THE DATE: COMMUNITY NIGHT / CHILI COOKOFF
  
• SOCIAL SHOT
• LAUNDRY, DISH & BAG ORDER FORM
• ... DAD JOKE!
  

Stay Involved! Stay in the Arts!

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March 9th AND March 13th: Band instrument fittings @ NPI

March 20th at 6:30pm: Band Enrollment Meeting @ NPI

March 17th at 6:45pm: 8th grade ISSMA Contest Performance at Clay Middle School (Carmel)
March 18th at 9:35am: 7th grade ISSMA Contest Performance at Clay Middle School (Carmel)

Full NPJH Calendar Link

March 12th (Sunday) 11am-6pm: New Pal Bands Mattress Fundraiser in the NPHS Main Gym

March 23rd (Thursday) 6:00pm: Winter Community Night and Chili/Dessert Cookoff

April 26th - Time TBD: NPBBA Board of Directors Elections

For exact times and updates, see the Calendar on New Pal Bands Website, check with your student, or with Mr. Carney.

MARCH 12TH (SUNDAY) 11:00AM - 6:00PM

There will be 30 different styles of beds on display for customers to try. The beds are new, brand name, made to order, available in all sizes, and cost less than retail stores. In addition to beds, there will also be luxury pillows, sheets, adjustable power bases and even weighted blankets & convertible bean bag chairs!!

Breaking into the 2023 season, the New Palestine Audio Theater, with their show titled "Waves", earned a 4th place finish at Northview High School in Brazil, IN. The team followed up their debut with another performance at Noblesville HS, earning an 8th place finish with a score of 70.6

"Waves explores ideas related to sound, light and water. This promises to be another fantastic show for this group!" - Jon Carney, NPHS Director of Bands

Whats Next:

You can catch Audio Theater in competition at Center Grove HS on 3/11.

They will also be a part of the Community Performance on March 23rd.

It's hard to believe we are already entering the last half of the Winter Guard season.

The New Palestine Glitter Dragons earned another Gold rating at the Terre Haute South competition on February 18th. At the Northview competition on February 25th, the Regional A guard claimed 4th place with a score of 67.4 - While the Open guard also earned a 4th place finish with a score of 71.70.

All three teams have made huge strides in their 2023 campaigns. Thank you to all members and volunteers for your hard work thus far. Good luck the rest of the way!!

Whats Next:

Our Regional A and Open guards are each taking their shows to Hamilton Southeastern for State Prelims on March 4th, while our Cadet Glitter Dragons are headed to Decatur Central for their Divisional Finals on 3/11.

Open- "All the Lonely People"

Competing in open class in IHSCGA and at WGI World Championships, "All the Lonely People" tells the story of Eleanor Rigby. Performers embody the concept of loneliness as all people can relate to in this emotional and expressive production.

Regional A- "Space Oddity"

The Regional A takes the audience on a journey to outer space with their galactic colored tarp and life size rocket ship prop. "Space Oddity" tells the story of the journey of losing connection from earth when exploring what is beyond.

Glitter Dragons - "What Dreams Are Made Of"

The Glitter Dragons are living the pop star dream of Lizzie Mcguire performing in Cadet Class to "What Dreams Are Made Of".

If you missed the February Celebration on February 21st, below are shots of each of the performers and groups that participated. It was an excellent evening of talent and music. Can't wait to celebrate the achievements of our State-Bound ISSMA students next year!

For information about how to become a sponsor, or how to make a donation to the program, please contact our Sponsorship Coordinator.

Now is your chance! It's time to build the ballot for the 2023-24 NPBBA Board of Directors elections that will take place on April 26th. As is the case each year - every seat will be voted on, and awarded to the person that receives the most votes.

If you would like to run for a seat - or if you have questions about joining the Board - please reach out to our Nominating Committee: Alan Ausbrooks (current/outgoing Community Liaison) or Amy Wood (current/outgoing Secretary).

Board of Directors seats and an uber-brief summary:

President - leads meetings and keeps the direction of the program on track

Vice-President - supports the Prez where needed

Secretary - records the official minutes for board meetings

Treasurer - counts all (ALL!) the beans ;)

Student Accounts Coordinator - tracks & collects student dues

Concessions Coordinator - makes sure our responsibilities for concessions are handled

Fundraising Coordinator - finds and maintains opportunities to raise funds for the program

Sponsorship Coordinator - manages our awesome sponsors and looks for new ones

Community Liaison - manages emails, social media, and the band website

In addition to the independent roles and responsibilities, the Board of Directors meet about once a month to be sure all is well in the land of our portion of the NPHS Performing Arts.

It is the intention to hold this years elections In-Person for Voting Boosters, rather than be virtual, as has been the case since 2020.

(Voting Boosters are comprised of parents or guardians of middle and high school students
participating in all High School band and guard programs of the Community School Corporation of
Southern Hancock County.)

Please join us MARCH 23rd at 6:00pm for our Winter Community Night featuring a Chili Cook off / Dessert Cook off followed by performances by our Winter Performing Arts teams! We hope you can join us to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of our Winter Programs; Audio Theater and our Three Winter Guards!!

Winners of the Cook offs will receive a cash prize in additional to achieving Legendary Status as being a Community Night Champion!. ;) More details will be sent in the coming weeks.

Hope to see you there!!!

Cadet Guard in Terre Haute on 2/28/2023

SEE LOTS OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES ON FACEBOOK!!

Thank you to everyone that continues to order from this fundraiser. Your continued support of our program is awesome. If you haven't tried it, go for it!

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Volunteer reading tutor program in all three elementary schools for the 2022-2023 school year.