The Dragon Blast
March 2021 - New Palestine Music & Performing Arts
- IPA @ New Pal Recap
- NPJH Concerts 3/10
- 2020-21 NPHS Patch Info
- "Life's a Beach" Qualifies for State
- Butter Braids are BACK
- DAD JOKE
- Calendars / Fundraisers / Archives
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Important Upcoming Dates
New Palestine Intermediate
* No dates for this edition *
Re-tread: Incoming 7th Graders/parents - want some light reading material? Check THIS out.
New Palestine Junior High
7th Grade Band Concert at 6:30
8th Grade Band Concert at 7:30
New Palestine High School
March 10th (Wed): Submission deadline for ISSMA Virtual Jazz
March 15th (Mon): Butter Braid forms due
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New Pal Hosts IPA - Recap
From Friday set up - to Saturday clean up - THANK YOU to our volunteers, parents, and students for making the IPA contest a huge success. The platform of performance is always a fantastic opportunity to make memories, challenge ones self, and strive as a group for GREATNESS!
Numerous Indoor Percussion Lines laid it out on the performance stage in our own NPHS gym. The New Palestine Audio Theater unit made another great stride in their 2021 campaign. In a fierce battle between Knox and New Palestine, the tie breaking judge placed the higher marks for Knox, relegating our Audio Theater performers to a 3rd place finish.
Saturday - March 20th marks the State Prelims for the IPA season.
Good Luck to our Audio Theater performers on your push towards the final stretch!!I
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Concerts for New Pal Junior High
On Wednesday March 10th, the New Palestine Junior High will have their first concerts since the pandemic hit, about one year ago.
The performances will be held in the NPJH Gymnasium.
7th Grade will begin at 6:30
8th grade will begin at 7:30
With safety in mind, there will be 2 tickets given to each performing student. For additional details, please check with your kiddos, or reach out to Mr. Wilson via email.
(And no, that's not Mr. Wilson in the picture, either.)
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2020-2021 PATCH INFORMATION
2021 Winter Guard
2021 Audio Theater
$5.00 Each
ORDER DEADLINE: April 9th
Print out - fill out - Make checks payable to New Palestine Band Boosters - place in an envelope - drop it in the band box - PATCHES APPEAR
Older patches available for $5.00, as well. See order form for details.
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"LIFE'S A BEACH" IS HEADED TO STATE FINALS
Since qualifying for State, the Winter Guard has continued to see incremental improvement. On March 6th, the New Pal Varsity Color Guard placed 1st in the Hamilton Southeastern Class A lineup with a 75.92.
(A reflection from NP Color Guard Director, Kelly Piacenti)
"A year ago, this was our last performance at Semi-Finals, ending 3rd going into State Finals. I have never published our last run as it was hard to cope with the unfinished feeling of my first season as Director. The unexpected end of our season because of the pandemic only made me see this last run as "what could of been". It was painful to see all the work put in come to a grinding stop and not get to fulfill the show's potential.
Moving past this date this year, I am so happy we will continue to have another month of the season and head to State Finals next month. I am not typically a score-centric person, but placing 1st at our show this weekend was the closest to a full circle feeling to the year anniversary of the shut down I think I will ever get.
I will always hold (the 2020) show and this group close to my heart!
On to creating new memories and finishing out the 2021 season!"
Good luck over the next month, New Palestine Varsity Winter Guard!!! We will all be pulling for you!!!
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Butter Braids are BACK
Butter Braids - Two Weeks Only
Band and guard students will be taking orders from Monday, March 1 -
Monday, March 15. Orders with payments are due no later than March 15.
Checks can be made payable to NPBB.
Any student or family interested in using an online store instead of a
paper order form can register at this link.
*Important* All items MUST be picked up the evening of Thursday, April 8th.
If you cannot personally pick up your order please plan to make other arrangements for pick up on this date. No one wants their magical bread to get thawed and soggy. :)
Any questions - please reach out to Jordan Hertig
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.... DAD JOKE!
LOL ?
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WINTER CALENDARS - GUARD & PERCUSSION
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Current & On Going Fundraisers
Do you, or someone you know WASH CLOTHES/DISHES?
Detergent & more D5 Fundraiser
All year long - orders placed once per month
5-gallon laundry detergent, 5-gallon fabric softener, Dishwasher tabs or Pods
These make a GREAT gift. :)
(example: buy a $45 laundry detergent... $15 is applied to a students account!)
All year long - orders placed once per month
We offer 13-gallon, 18 gallon, 29-gallon, and 55-60 gallon trash bags.
These are GOOD quality bags. Better than what you're buying at the hardware stores.
(example: buy a $14 roll of bags... $5 goes towards a students account!)
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SCRIP Fundraiser
All year long - orders placed once per month
We have partnered with the SCRIP fundraising activity which rewards you for buying almost anything.
Shop at Kohls? (fundraising!) Shop at Best Buy?? (fundraising!!) Eat at BW3's or Wendy's? (Fundraising!!) Do you or someone you know BUY GAS?? Yep.. gas, too.
There are currently over 750 stores that participate.
How it works:
You pick a store & buy a gift card. ($10.. $20..$50.. any amount)
You receive the gift card, and your student account receives the rebate!
Each retailer has a set rebate & some are higher than others.
Lets say you need a new refrigerator. You buy a $500 gift card through SCRIP from Home Depot (yep, they're on there too). Home Depot may have a 4% SCRIP rebate going on. Your band account receives $20 and you get the $500 to buy your fridge.
Get it?? Pretty cool, eh?
For more info on SCRIP, or for help getting started, contact Dawn Smith.
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Pages & Links for New Palestine Performing Arts
HIGH SCHOOL
NPHS Band Facebook
NPHS Color Guard & Winter Guard Facebook
Active HS Band fundraisers
JUNIOR HIGH
Jr High Music Twitter Page
CLICK HEREINTERMEDIATE
Intermediate Unified Arts Facebook