NHS Band & Guard
Peek At the Week - July 12, 2021
FINAL REMINDER: Registration and Deposits are due Thursday 7/15
Thank you to those of you who have already registered in the portal to participate this Fall. There are still many students who are not yet officially registered.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED, PLEASE DO SO TODAY!
All deposits are due by Thursday 7/15. You can pay online or leave a check in the blue box in the Band Room.
To access the portal and register, follow these steps:
1. Go to: NHS Band & Guard - Home (https://nhsbandguard.com/)
2. For returning members: click on "Manage Your Account"
3. For new members: click on "Join!"
4. Follow the prompts to complete your registration.
Additional information and screenshots of this process can be found in the attached orientation slides.
If you have any questions about how to register or pay, or if you want to confirm whether you are registered, please email info@nhsbandguard.com.
Thank you!
Peek at the Week
MONDAY:
- 5:00-8:00 PM: (4:45 arrival) Brass Sectionals
- 6:00-8:00 PM: (5:45 arrival) Front Ensemble and Drumline
WEDNESDAY:
- 5:00-8:00 PM: (4:45 arrival) Brass and Woodwinds
- 5:30-8:00 PM: (5:15 arrival) Guard
- 6:00-8:00 PM: (5:45 arrival) Front Ensemble and Drumline
- 7:30-8:00 PM: Meet and Greet with Mr. Aaron Ovsiew
PARENTS: Meet-and-Greet with Mr. Ovsiew - Wednesday Night!
What Should I Bring to Rehearsals?
- ALWAYS BRING PLENTY OF WATER! We recommend gallon-sized jugs of water (labeled with name) and remember there is absolutely no sharing of water.
- Instrument or Guard equipment.
- Show music.
- Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
- Sneakers/shoes suitable for marching - No flip flops!
- A pencil or two.
- Mask for indoor activities.
- Always notify the Band Director, staff, and your section leader of absences.
Keep selling those Grasso program ads!
IT’S TIME TO START SELLING GRASSO PROGRAM ADVERTISING
This is a great fundraiser for you to take advantage of and earn Band Credits!
(Details are here, but we will answer your questions in person
at the July 14th Meet and Greet.)
- Program ads are advertisements & personal messages that can be purchased for display in the Grasso Marching Band Festival Program Book.
- 50% of the funds raised by the student will go into their personal band account as band credits which can be used for the annual participation fee and other band expenses. The remaining 50% supports the Marching Band & Guard.
- Many students have paid for their entire participation fee by selling program ads!
- Ad prices range from $350 for the back cover down to $5 for a 2 line Band Booster/Patron ad. (See Advertising Contract for sizes & prices.)
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Make copies of the attached Ad Contracts and Receipts and familiarize yourself with them.
2. Fill in your Band/ Guard Member name on each contract.
3. Put on your favorite show shirt or band apparel 😊.
4. Visit and politely and ask local businesses to support NHS Band and Guard.
5. Log the businesses you approached onto the Businesses Contacted Spread Sheet. Check the Business Contacted Spreadsheet before soliciting a business to make sure another student hasn't already asked for support. If you solicit a business not on the sheet, please add it!
6. AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE PAYMENT, REMEMBER TO:
- Fill out the contract, attach the check, and the graphics/Ad copy (unless the graphics will be emailed directly to grassoprogramads@gmail.com)
- Return program ad contracts and payments as you sell them. Put in an envelope with ”Program Ads” on it and put in the blue band box in the band room. Or put the check (with a note on it) in the blue band box and E-mail completed ad contracts & images to grassoprogramads@gmail.com. Do not give ads or checks to the coordinator’s children per policy of the board. (It is important to have your child’s name on the contract and the business name on the check).
- If you sell the inside front cover, inside back cover, or back cover please call or e-mail the coordinator ASAP so they can let the other band members know that those ad spaces are no longer available.
- Good copy/graphics is appreciated; stapled and folded ads do not scan well. If a business asks to layout an ad for them please come up with something in Word or another program, get it approved by them and then e-mail it to email below. If they give you an ad with coupons please check the expiration date so that it is AFTER the home show.
- Final date to return program ads in order to use the credits for the participation fee is August 27th (second Friday of band camp). Ads will still be collected until September 14th, however, those credits can’t be used for participation fee but can be used for the banquet, merchandise, & winter programs and the following season.
- Questions? Contact Carrie Grummons at grassoprogramads@gmail.com
- All attachments are included below.
Heads Up, Calendars Out
- July 14, 7:30: Informal Meet and Greet with Mr. Ovsiew/Parent Meeting at NHS
- August 16-20: Band Camp, Week 1
- August 20, 6-9 pm: Cosmic Bowling
- August 23-27: Band Camp, Week 2
- August 27, 7:30 pm: Friday Night Under the Lights
- August 30: Fall Rehearsal Schedule Begins
- September 6: No Labor Day Parade- CANCELED!
- September 11: Mini Band Camp and Mini Band Camp Family Picnic
- September 11: US Bands at Bethel
- September 18: US Bands at Danbury
- September 19: Newtown Arts Festival (TENTATIVE)
- September 24 5:30-9:00 pm: Junk in Your Trunk
- September 25 9:00 am - 2:00 pm: Tag Sale
- September 25: US Bands at New Milford
- September 27-October 18: Pie Sale with delivery 11/15 or 11/16
- October 2: Yamaha Cup, Met Life Stadium (TENTATIVE)
- October 9: US Bands at Norwalk
- October 16: GRASSO HOME SHOW
- October 23: US Bands at Bunnell, Robert E Fitch, or Southington
- October 27: Trunk or Treat after rehearsal
- October 30: New England States
- November 6: National Championships at Met Life Stadium
- November 8: Band and Guard Banquet
Have a Question?
There's always an answer... And, feel free to contact staff, your parent buddy, or any NHSBPC board member below:
- President: Dianna Pategas - 203-820-0407
- Treasurer: Melissa Christenson - 303-304-0697
- Recording Secretary: Alenda Calderbank - 203-788-5444
- Corresponding Secretary: Bonnie Voegeli - 203-470-2321
Email: info@nhsbandguard.com
Website: http://newtownbandandguard.weebly.com/