NHS Band & Guard
The Scoop: 9/30 - 10/6 & The Grasso Festival
Peek at the Week
- Mon, 9/30: No School/Practice - Happy Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate!
- Wed, 10/2: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (5:45 pm arrival) - Full Band & Guard* practice
- Thurs, 10/3: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (5:45 pm arrival) - Sectionals: Woodwinds, Drum Line, Pit, & Guard*
- Sat, 10/5: The 23rd Annual Grasso Festival - additional details will be sent out throughout the week.
*At the time of this publishing, we have not received updates from Color Guard as to the regular schedule; please refer to communications from Grace McKinley/Sue White for any changes.
Lyman Orchards Pie Fundraiser
- Start Selling Monday, 9/30 (hard copy forms will be available at the 10/2 practice)
- Turn in your forms and checks (payable to NHSBPC) in the Blue Band Box by 10/14
- Pick Up @ NHS: 11/19 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm @ NHS.
Bake Sale @ The Grasso Festival
We request that every Band & Guard member bring BAKED GOODS for the Grasso Bake Sale! Portions should be generous and individually packaged for sale for $1. Be sure to label anything that may contain nuts. These items can be dropped off on Saturday from 3:00 pm onwards at the top of the stadium.
Pick Your Post for the Grasso Festival
(spots listed below available as of 12:30 pm on 9/29)
50/50 Ticket Sales (Julie Mack)
- 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm - 2 spots
Air/Candygrams (Kelly Hochstetler and Sarah Hoffert)
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - 1 spot
Ambassador Support & Visiting Ensemble Movement to Performance Gate (Ericka Sandy, Dianna Pategas)
- 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm - 1 spot
Breakdown (Christine and Fred Dauch): Breakdown and storage of tents, tables, chairs, lights, and electrical cords.
- 8:45 pm - 10:15 pm – 4 spots
Clean Up Crew (TBD): Clean up in stands and at the top of the stadium.
- 8:45 pm - 10:15 pm – 8 spots
Food Prep & Serve @ Snack Shack (Charlie Calderbank & Cindy McGuire)
- 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 2 spots
- 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - 9 spots
Food Sales @ Snack Shack (Wendy Merrick & Ann Nichols)
- 4:30 - 9:00 pm - 5 spots
Meet & Greet (Alenda Calderbank & Michelle Nisenbaum): Meet & Greet our participating Bands and provide them with schedules, directions around our NHS facility, etc.
- 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm - 1 spot
Monitors & Runners (Carol Ann Davis): Watching aisles during the show and running score sheets and materials back and forth to Judges.
- F-Wing Door Monitor - 3:30-7:00 - 1 spot
- F-Wing Door Monitor - 7:00-9:00 - 1 spot
- Runner for Judges - 3:30 pm - 8:30 pm - 1 spot
- Outside Stadium Monitor - 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm - 3 spots
- Outside Stadium Monitor - 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm - 1 spot
Parking & Pit Control (Jeff Timmons): Manage the flow of spectator and equipment vehicles into and out of the parking areas throughout the event.
- 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm - 2 spots
- 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - 4 spots
Parking F-wing Lot – Buses (Andrew Paley): Manage bus parking & assist with visiting band logistics in the back of the school.
- 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm - 2 spots
Signs Inside School & at Stadium (Noreen Menousek): Put up and take down sandwich board signs & all other signs. Return signs to storage container.
- 8:45 pm - 10:00 pm - 3 spots
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Heads Up, Calendars Out...
- 10/07: NO Practice due to a Sports conflict
- 10/08: Full Band & Guard Practice from 6:00 - 9:00 pm (5:45 pm arrival)
- 10/09: NO Practice due to Yom Kippur
- 10/10: Full Band & Guard Practice from 6:00 - 9:00 pm (5:45 pm arrival)
- 10/12: USBands @ Norwalk HS, Norwalk, CT
- 10/16: Band Parents Meeting @ 7:30 pm in NHS Library Media Center
- 10/18: Junk in the Trunk
- 10/19: 100-Family Tag Sale; USBands @ Southington HS, Southington, CT
- 10/25: Newtown Football v. Danbury
- 10/26: NE States Championships @ Veterans Memorial Stadium, New Britain, CT
- 10/30: Trunk or Treat @ NHS Parking Lot
- 11/01: Newtown Football v. Stratford
- 11/02: USBands @ Danbury, CT
- 11/08: Newtown Football v. Bunnell
- 11/09: USBands National Championships @ MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 11/11: NHS Band & Guard Banquet
Really like to plan ahead? Our NHS Winter Extravaganza (Winter Home Show) is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, February 22!
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/