Once again, in order to march, students need to have had an *excellent* record of attendance at the 6 parade rehearsals; Final Parade Rehearsal, Tuesday, November 25; 2:45 - 4:30 PM; Marching Krafft and Fairway drive with a police escort for safety.
Please bring in the following to help take care of the group on Thursday:
Seniors: Box of Granola Bars Thursday morning or Tues
Juniors: Gallon of Milk or Orange Juice Thursday Morning or Tues
Sophomore Boys: Box of Bisquick Tuesday after rehearsal
Sophomore Girls: Bottle of syrup or “tubbed” margarine Tuesday
Freshman Boys: Dozen Eggs Tuesday end rehearsal
Freshman Girls: Pkg. “Link” sausage Tuesday at end of rehearsal
Uniform policies for Thursday (slightly different for Friday): All normal uniform expectations are in effect including:
- Hair must be secured up and into hat so that the hat can be put on and removed as necessary
- Makeup must be subtle/“invisible”; Earrings must be subtle stud-style and invisible at 10 feet
- Socks must be black and run up to mid-calf; Shoes must be clean
- Any-underlayers must be invisible and NAVY blue or black in color
Additional uniform considerations:
- Navy blue or black hats and head bands are allowed under the uniform hat, but cannot interfere with the ability to wear the hat normally; Sweatshirt layers must not have hoods
- Students may use hand and foot warmers, but please be careful about having them in direct contact with bare skin
- Students may wear additional layers of black gloves; layers must not interfere with the normal operation of the instruments
- Students should wear multiple thin layers (navy blue or black); Leggings, secondary pants-layers must be tucked into socks
Itinerary for Thursday, November 27:
4:00 AM Building opens
4:15 AM Breakfast volunteers start setting up, cooking
4:55 AM Sit down for hot breakfast at PHN Cafeteria; Students arrive in full uniform, carrying hats
Need breakfast food donations, see above Please contact boosters at phnbb.com
Looking for breakfast cleanup crew (*could* be fan bus people!)
5:35 AM Band buses depart 6:00 AM Fan Bus departs
6:45 AM Required arrival, per Parade Company
Line up, check in, walk from buses to staging area to parade “head”
If you bring blankets, we have arranged for them to be donated to a
homeless shelter. We have no mechanism to transport/store/return them
9:00 AM Stepoff
10:15 AM APPROXIMATE TV APPEARANCE ON WDIV
Don’t forget to have all of your friends and neighbors vote for us on “Click on Detroit”
Link will be available on phnbands.org from November 26 - 30!
10:45 AM Approximate PHN Bands parade finish
11:00 AM Bands load equipment, get drink, snack
Parents/Students riding home with parents *must* check out with Mr. Senkmajer before the buses depart
11:30 AM Student buses will depart from Larned between Woodward and Randolph
Students that have not been picked up by 11:30 will be transported back to Port Huron
We will not leave students in Detroit; we can’t hold everyone else up from their families
Fans will need to verify bus departure time and location with the Preferred Charter driver
Port Huron Santa Parade Nov. 28 and Sarnia Parade of Lights Dec. 6
(Sarnia parade is watched by tens of thousands and they *love* our band!)
(Sarnia parade is watched by tens of thousands and they *love* our band!)
Uniform adjustments for Friday, November 28, Saturday, December 6
- Students are encouraged to wear a plain red-and-white santa hat (unless an entire section does otherwise)
- Students are encouraged to wear a scarf of ANY color!
- Students are encouraged to decorate themselves and their instruments with tinsel, electric lights, ribbons!
Itinerary for Friday, November 28
Eat Dinner before you arrive
4:30 PM Band Room opens
4:45 PM Band Room Closes
5:15 PM Meet down behind SEMCO
6:45 PM Pickup at McMorran North Lot
7:15 PM Possibly a pep band that night? Information to follow!
Itinerary for Saturday, December 6
Eat Dinner before you arrive
4:30 PM Arrive at PHN Band Room
4:45 PM Board buses
5:15 PM Cross into Canada
6:00 PM Parade begins
7:15 PM Parade finishes, get snack
7:30 PM Depart Sarnia
8:30 PM Anticipated return
According to Customs agents on both sides of the border, students are *required to carry* any one of the following: a birth certificate, a Nexus card, Enhanced ID or Passport
