Plainfield High School Band Boosters

I cannot find the words to thank all of you for working so hard to make our annual band festival a success. Your tireless hours of work, unselfishness, and determination at making this festival happen and succeed proved your sincere intentions. Congratulations on a job very well done, congratulations for belonging to a great band family, congratulations for having earned the way to the hearts of all the band kids, and for helping make high school an exceptionally positive experience that will stay with them for life (and with you, too)!

Thank you again,

Suzanne

GREENWOOD BAND CONTEST SATURDAY

The PHS Red Pride Marching Band will compete Saturday evening at the Greenwood H.S. Band Contest. The competition begins at 3:47 p.m. with Class B starting at 8:00 p.m. Our performance is scheduled for 8:13 p.m. Tickets will be $5.

Here’s the schedule:

1:00 Rehearsal at PHS

4:30 Pit crew and Trucks ready to load at dock

4:45 Load truck/buses; Eat snack. Bring a sack lunch.

5:30 Depart for Greenwood

6:15 Arrive at contest site

6:30 Dress for performance

7:00 PreWarmup

7:27 Warmup

7:53 Transit

8:13 Performance

9:00 Awards

9:30 Dress

10:00 Depart for Plainfield

11:00 Arrive in Plainfield

Band members need:

band T-shirts and white shorts under uniform.

blue jeans and band T-shirt in case of bad weather.

polished band shoes.

clean black socks n

to be clean-shaven, with no nail polish, makeup, or jewelry.

have your instrument/equipment clean and polished

DIRECTIONS TO GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Take I-70 east to the I-465 south exit (right lane).

Take I-465 to U.S. 31 south (right lane).

Take U.S. 31 south past Greenwood Park Mall to Smith Valley Road (about 7 miles).

Turn right on Smith Valley Road. You’ll arrive at GHS in about half a mile.

Driving time is about 35 minutes

CHANGE IN TUESDAY’S REHEARSAL

Mr. Roberts has moved Tuesday’s rehearsal from the evening to accommodate the Powder Puff game and Pep Rally. The rehearsal for this Tuesday (9/27) only will be from 3:00 to 5:30.

ARE YOUR KIDS RENTING SOCKS?

Last year, so many kids were forgetting black socks that the Uniform Moms decided to rent socks for $1/pair and hold the kids’ shoes hostage until the socks were returned. That ended the missing sock problem.

But this year, Uniform Mom Kathy Baker tells us that more kids have been forgetting socks than ever before. Please remind your kids to bring their black socks to competition and to bring them back home to be washed. The Uniform Moms do not wash socks, so if your band member isn’t making that weekly contribution to the family’s laundry, it’s going to be unpleasantly noticeable pretty soon!

PAID FOR THOSE PIZZAS YET?

If you son or daughter hasn’t sent in pizza money yet, please do so ASAP. Money was due last Friday.

TRASH BAGS BENEFIT BOOSTERS

We're selling trash bags for $9/roll (white kitchen - 75 bags/roll, yellow yard - 25 bags/roll and XL black yard - 25 bags/roll), and will have booths at home football games and band concerts. We need help to sell them – contact Bill Bloom at bloomacres@juno.com or 839-4806, or Randi Brinker at rbrinker@kingswayschool.org or 838-7569 (cell 979-0860) for information. Want to order some? Download the order form from our website.

BUTTONS FOR BAND PARENTS

Choose from generic band buttons ($2) and buttons personalized with your student's photo ($4). See samples on the website (http://www.plainfieldbands.org/Merchandise.htm), and contact Tom Shutters (837-8954, tshutters@yahoo.com ) or Randi Brinker (838-7569, rbrinker@kingswayschool.org ) to order.

DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

If you can donate one or more of the following, you'll help the band and earn our appreciation. You or your band student may drop them off in the band room. Thanks for your support!

Guard needs

- bobby pins

- pony ties

- hair spray and gel

- makeup applicators

- safety pins

- band aids

- cold packs

Band uniform needs

- disinfectant spray and paper towels (for cleaning hats)

- liquid laundry soap

- black electrical tape

- black cotton socks

- pop-up furniture wipes (to shine shoes)

- bobby pins

- hairnets or legs cut off old pantyhose

Decorations for busses

- plastic red/blue table cloths to cut for streamers

- computer generated signs

Refreshments

- bags of candy

- cartons of pop and individual-size Gatorade, Hawaiian Punch, Sunny D etc.

For Use at Contest Sites

- large trash bags

- duct tape, gray and/or transparent

- flashlights w/batteries

- lanterns w/ batteries

- 9v batteries

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Mark your calendar with these upcoming dates!

Sat., Sept. 24 Greenwood Band Contest

Fri. Sept. 30 Homecoming parade and football game

Sat., Oct. 1 ISSMA District at Lewis Cass H.S. in Walton

Fri., Oct. 7 Performance at football game

Sat., Oct. 8 Band contest to be announced

Sat., Oct. 15 ISSMA Regionals

Wed., Oct. 19 Cheese sale starts

Sat., Oct. 22 ISSMA State

Tues., Oct. 25 7:30 Band Booster Meeting

Please help your student remember these rehearsals:

Mon., Sept. 26 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 27 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 29 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 3 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 4 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 6 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 10 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 11 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 13 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 17 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 18 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 20 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 21 3 to 5:30 p.m.

PHS BAND BOOSTER BLAST

Scott Flood, editor – send submissions to blast@sfwriting.com

Tom Travis, publisher – to unsubscribe, send request to TTravis@PlainfieldBands.org

Brad Roberts, band director – broberts@plainfield.k12.in.us

Dates, times, places, and everything else are subject to change!