It's been a bit, and apologies about that. We've been BUSY.
First off congrats to BOTH high school bands, Honor Band and Symphonic Band, for 1st divisions both on stage and in sight reading for Concert and Sight Reading evaluation! It's our second year of having two bands and our second year of both bands getting 1st divisions. WOW! Awesome job band! (We'll get some pictures up later this week - I don't have the presence of mind to think about them, unfortunately...)
Also, congrats to our Winter Guard who has finished their second competition this year at Midland Greenwood. They ended up placing 4th overall. We're very proud of their growth and all the hard work they're doing!
This week we begin our preparation for our spring concert. HB, no sectionals for the next couple of weeks, and no evening rehearsals for now, though we'll probably pick back up once we hit April. Also, HB, remember your warm up is still at 7:50. We may be past C&SR, but the school year isn't over yet...
This week the BH will be closing about 5:00 every day, with the exception of Thursday for Jazz Band. If you depend on others for rides, please take note.
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Monday
* 7:50 AM - Honor Band in your seats for warm up
* 8:00 AM - School Day Begins
* 5:00 PM - BH closes
Tuesday
* 7:50 AM - Honor Band in your seats for warm up
* 8:00 AM - School Day Begins
* 5:00 PM - BH closes
Wednesday
* 7:50 AM - Honor Band in your seats for warm up
* 8:00 AM - School Day Begins
* 5:00 PM - BH closes
Thursday
* 7:50 AM - Honor Band in your seats for warm up
* 8:00 AM - School Day Begins
* 6:00 PM - Jazz Band
Friday
* 7:50 AM - Honor Band in your seats for warm up
* 8:00 AM - School Day Begins - Half Day Schedule
* 5:00 PM - BH closes
Sunday
* 4:30 to 6:30 PM - Winter Guard
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Assignments
* Number your measures on any new music distributed this semester
* Make up any missed playing assignments through Canvas
* Make up any missed in person grades with a director (Mr. Benton for HB, Mrs. Sed for SB)
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Upcoming Dates
April 9th - Winter Guard @ Seagraves
April 24th - Winter Guard @ TBA - Championships
April 27th - Spring Concert (Tentative)
May 8th - Band Banquet (Tentative)
May 20th - LT Tryouts
May 21st - Perc Tryouts
May 22nd - CG Tryouts
May 29th - Graduation
May 26th - 28th - Perc Mini Camp
May 29 - 31st - TSSEC (VIrtual)
June 1st - 5th - Band Carnival
June ? - Caprock CG Camp (Tentative)
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As always, if you have any questions, please contact me. My contact information is below.
Mr. Benton
john.benton@pampaisd.net
806.669.4800x1137