One Call Now, Saturday, October 25

This is a very short Message from the Port Huron Northern Bands on Saturday, October 25.

Band-o-grams are today.  

Participants please arrive in full uniforms with flip folios at noon.  

We will conclude around 5:30 PM.  Please eat before you arrive.

Permission slips for tomorrow’s day of percussion and the short runout performance at Fort Gratiot Middle School are online.

Day of Percussion $10 Travel Permit

Fort Gratiot Middle School Travel Permit

Thanksgiving Day Parade Travel Permit

Thanksgiving Day Parade Liability Waiver

Please don’t forget to turn in your DC trip deposit.

The fall concert has been moved to November 3rd to ensure adequate facilities available.

It’s a great time to be in the Northern Bands.

The text of this message can be found on PHNBands.org

One Call Now Thursday, October 23

This is a short message from the northern bands on Thursday, October 23, 2014

The text of this message can be found @phnbands.org

Tonight is the AirForce  Band performance.  If you have tickets, PLEASE arrive early.  Because this band is part of a governmental unit, we are asked to overbook the facility.

Wind Ensemble members, please be back onstage, ready to play  no later that 6:30 to tune and start and stop a couple of tunes.

We have a Band o gram running out to Thomas Edison tomorrow after school.  Unless your student is driving themselves, please have the Travel Permit signed and ready to go.  The kids will be back at about 3:15.

Please don’t forget that the game *will* run late tomorrow night.  Students will not need to be picked up until close to 10 PM.  We will stay and watch PH perform and we hope that the families will stay to watch, as well.

Saturday is Band-o-Grams.  We are looking for volunteers to drive and are also hoping you might know somebody that might purchase one. Please contact us at 689-4251 to arrange a time.

It’s a great time to be in the Northern Bands

One Call Now, Monday, October 20, 2014

One Call now, Monday, October 20

This is a message from the Port Huron Northern Bands for Monday, October 20

First and most importantly, we are moving the fall band concert to Monday, November 3 for facility and scheduling reasons.   I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Second, Marching Band festival pictures will be mailed in as a packet after Tuesday night’s rehearsal.  If you would like to order festival pictures, Tuesday night is the final deadline.

Third, the Air Force band performance is Thursday night.  Tickets are almost gone.  If you have tickets, please remember to arrive as early as 6:15 because unfilled seats will be released for all at 6:45.  

Fourth, there will be a clinic by the USAF band for ALL band members on Thursday from 4 - 5 PM.

Fifth, Friday’s game will likely run late due to additional events scheduled for the game.  Please plan to stay to watch PH’s band perform after the game.

Saturday is Band-o-grams!  Purchase one through the booster website, phnbb.com

Sunday is Day of Percussion, information handed out to drum line in class

The text of this message and all TWiBs can be found at phnbands.org

Newest TWiB!

Saturday Updated Schedule

Saturday’s updated schedule:

Consider bringing a rain poncho or rain coat!

The large equipment will already be loaded.  

Small equipment should be brought on the buses as soon as you arrive in the morning.

Medium Equipment underneath

Saturday’s updated schedule:

• The buses need to roll out by 5:30 in the morning.  Please eat before you arrive. To be safe, be on our campus by 5:15 with an anticipated departure of 5:26/27 !      Due to UofM’s schedule, we are unable to wait for late arrivals.
• The large equipment will already be loaded.  Small equipment should be placed on the buses as soon as you arrive in the morning.
• Wear a jacket or sweater for comfort for travel and rehearsal.  Bring the top part of your uniform on a hangar.
• According to University of Michigan Policy, students will not be allowed to bring bags into the stadium.
• Both a box lunch and a pizza dinner and a snack and drinks will be provided.  Students are welcome to bring additional money for concessions.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE, DO THE FOLLOWING!

Find the bus with the uniform jackets and hat boxes underneath it

Put your uniform jacket and hat box under the bus

Board the buses wearing the bottom half of the uniform and carrying your hat in the box.

Small instruments go on the bus in the main compartment with you.  

Assemble instruments at 6:45 en route

As soon as we arrive, disembark and start lining up 8 across (WEAR YOUR SWEATSHIRT/WARMUPS)

Flutes  (front)

Clarinets

Altos/Mellos

Trumpets

Baritones

Trombones

Tenor Sax

Tuba Bass Clar BSax

Wear a jacket or sweater for comfort for travel and rehearsal.  Bring the top part of your uniform on a hangar.

On Saturday, the early bus (#3!) will be back at school by 9 PM, the late buses will be back at close to midnight.  Late-stayers must clear their stuff off the bus before it departs, after the invitational.

The text of this handout is available online at phnbands.org

Instructions for families with tickets can be found at phnbb.com

One Call Now October 16, 2014

It’s another great week to be in the Northern Bands.

It’s Senior parent night.  Senior parents, please meet at the field house gate by 6:25.

Your seniors will meet you at the field entrance a few minute later and walk you out onto the field.  

Please join us for cider and doughnuts after pregame.

Saturday’s updated schedule:

The buses need to roll out by 5:30 in the morning.  Please eat before you arrive.

The large equipment will already be loaded.  Small equipment should be placed on the buses as soon as you arrive in the morning.

Board the buses wearing the bottom half of the uniform and carrying your hat in the box.

Wear a jacket or sweater for comfort for travel and rehearsal.  Bring the top part of your uniform on a hangar.

According to University of Michigan Policy, students will not be allowed to bring bags into the stadium.

On Saturday, the early bus will be back at school by 9 PM, the late buses will be back at close to midnight.

Both a box lunch and a pizza dinner and a snack and drinks will be provided.  Students are welcome to bring additional money for concessions.

USAF Band tickets are almost gone.  Ask your student to get some for your family.

The text of this message is available online at phnbands.org

One Call Now Sunday, October 12, 2014

This is a message from the Port Huron Northern Bands for Sunday, October 12, 2014

Congratulations to the PHN Marching Band for making it 9 of 10 years for first division ratings.  Thank you to the parents that once again volunteered time from their busy lives to help our kids.

Band students were issued a very important packet of information on Friday, October 10th.  Please ask your student for this packet.

A copy of this packet can be found at a link on the front page of PHNBands.org

LINK TO PACKET

Some of the things in the packet:

Information on how to get a Band-o-gram for October 25

Washington DC Trip Update

Deadline info for Solo and Ensemble festival

Concert Uniform Information

Band/Senior Night Information

travel permit and detailed itinerary info for UofM

Information on how friends and family can purchase inexpensive tickets to see us perform

Reminder/payment slips for various upcoming events

For a small charge, Bob Bryce is willing to drive friends and family to Ann Arbor in his bus.  Contact him through FaceBook or through Bob’s Car Care Center at 388-9840

Families that would like a picture from Tuesday night’s festival can turn in order packets by Monday, October 20.  

Congratulations to Color Guard Captain Megan Burns and Horn Captain Braeden Houle for being named Homecoming king and queen.

The text for the preceding information can be found at PHNBands.org

One Call Now Sunday, October 5, 2014

This is a message from the port huron northern bands, Sunday, October 5

Your students should be bringing home calendar updates about once each week right now.  We are currently on TWiB #6.  If your student did not bring this home, check the left hand column of the PHNBANDS.org website.

Tomorrow is a marching band rehearsal at 2:45, ending before 6 PM.  This is the last rehearsal before festival on Tuesday.

Don’t forget to purchase your marching festival tickets for Tuesday night.  If you purchase them through us, we get to have the money stay at Northern.  Tickets purchased at the gate send the money to MSBOA.  Tickets at $3 and $2 for students and seniors.  Checks payable to PHN Bands.

Our performance is at 8:30, but PLEASE show up much earlier to ensure that you have a good seat.  Bands start performing at 6:30.

Our marching band students should eat dinner before they arrive at PHN at 4:45 in full uniform to ride the buses over.  We will have our group photo taken first, before the other bands, otherwise we will have to take our picture AFTER the performance Tuesday night.

Good luck to the Notrthern Husky Marching Band.

The contents of this message are available online at PHNBands.org