PBJ: 2/16-22
Woodwind and brass students in 4th, 5th, & 6th period classes have been preparing music to be performed for guest adjudicators at the Small Ensemble Festival to be held at Princeton Senior HS on Saturday, February 28th. Students will receive times for their groups this week.
Any students with legitimate pre-existing schedule conflicts that will prevent their ensemble from performing on that Saturday must inform their director as soon as possible. Ensembles in this situation will submit a recorded performance prior to the 28th that will be reviewed by our adjudicators alongside the live performances.
Princeton Senior HS will host the annual Sounds of Spring Band Festival, March 3-5. More than 30 high school and middle school bands from surrounding school districts, along with the bands from our district, will perform for a panel of concert and sightreading adjudicators to receive feedback in preparation for the upcoming UIL Concert & Sightreading evaluations.
Concert performance times for Princeton high school bands:
- Tuesday, March 3rd, 9:00 AM: Symphonic Band II (4th Period)
- Tuesday, March 3rd, 2:20 PM: Symphonic Band I (6th Period)
- Wednesday, March 4th, 4:00 PM: Wind Ensemble (5th Period)
We will also be sending out a request for student volunteers to assist us with hosting the festival. Students interested in volunteering should look for a message with a sign-up form later this week.
Students who are traveling to California for our spring trip and their families should be on the lookout for messages containing important trip updates this week. With the trip only a few weeks away, staying informed is essential. Some items to be discussed in upcoming messages:
- Required trip meeting
- Rehearsal for Disneyland performance
- Packing limitations
- Itinerary details
Our Discount Card fundraiser is ongoing as we continue to work towards our goal of selling 400 cards. Students will receive $10 credit to program costs for each $20 card sold!
Ongoing Incentives:
- Sell 10 cards, get a $10 bonus credit!
- Sell 20 cards, get an additional $20 bonus credit!
- Surprise bonus incentives to be announced as fundraiser progresses!
Two ways to sell:
- PRE-SALE OPTION. Use the Pre-Sale sheet linked below to sell to friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, teachers, etc. Collect $20 cash or check (made out to Princeton ISD) for each pre-sold card. Return the sheet and collected money to your Band/Colorguard Director each Friday, and they will provide you with the cards to distribute to your customers.
- DIRECT SALES OPTION. Request cards in increments of 5 from your Band/Colorguard Director, and they will hand you that number of cards. For each card requested, $10 will be charged to your CutTime account. Sell the cards for $20 each and return collected funds (cash or check) to your Band/Colorguard Director to be credited to your account. Return any unsold cards to have $10 per card credited back to your account. EXAMPLE: Request 10 cards, $100 charged to CutTime account. Sell 7 cards for $20 each = $140. Return $140 cash or check + 3 unsold cards to your Director to have a total of $170 credited to your account - a profit of $70.
Answers to some questions asked about the Discount Card fundraiser:
- When does the fundraiser end? We have not announced a firm ending date for the fundraiser yet. The Discount Cards are valid until February 2027, so cards sold over the next several weeks can be used for a full year. Our goal is to sell 400 cards by the end of February, but we are not limited by any deadlines imposed by Elite Fundraising.
- If there's no deadline, when do we turn in money? We're requesting that money be turned in each Friday. This helps us keep track of fundraising progress and prevents students and their families from holding on to cash and checks for extended periods of time.
- Are the discounts only good at the locations listed on the card? Yes. The discounts were negotiated with local businesses to be mutually beneficial to both our program and the Princeton community.
Important Selling Tips:
- Emphasize that HALF of their $20 is directly supporting your participation in Band/Colorguard.
- All discounts can be used once per day for the next year (cards expire 2/12/27)
- The card can easily pay for itself within a few uses.
The official calendar for the Princeton High School Band can be found on the high school band website. Students and families are encouraged to periodically check the calendar to ensure they have the most current information.
