PBJ: 8/10-16
The first day of school is this Wednesday, August 12th. Band classes are somewhat unique in that nearly all of our classes consist of students from both Princeton Senior HS and Lovelady HS. More details about how this works will be provided on Wednesday, but we want to share at least some information to help students navigate the first few days.
On the first day of school (Wednesday), all band students should report to the Band Hall on their home campus for their schedule band class period. On this day, directors will share information and policies specific to the students on those campuses as well as details for how these class periods will work going forward.
Starting on either the second or third day of school (depending on campus-specific requirements), all students except for brass and woodwind students in 5th period will report to the Lovelady HS Band Hall for their band class. 5th period brass and woodwind students will report to the Princeton Senior HS Band Hall. Shuttles will be provided for students traveling between Lovelady HS and Princeton Senior HS. Clarification on permissions for self-driving students will be provided as soon as possible.
Students who have not yet been fitted for uniform items are strongly encouraged to attend one of two available makeup fittings at the Princeton Senior HS Band Hall:
- Thursday, August 13, 7:00-8:00pm
- Saturday, August 15, 1:00-2:00pm
If students cannot be fitted at either of these times, we ask that a parent contact Dr. Knight to discuss alternative options.
All district handbooks and forms have now been updated, and we plan to send packets of required forms home with students on the first day of school (Wednesday). These packets will include acknowledgement forms for the Band Handbook, Extracurricular Handbook, and Fine Arts Handbook, all of which can be accessed using the link below.
Families that have already submitted signed acknowledgement forms for the Extracurricular and Fine Arts Handbooks should review the updated versions of these to ensure they are aware any revisions that may have been made (unfortunately, a list of changes has not been provided). To the best of our knowledge, there have been no changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment Form (contained within the Extracurricular Handbook).
We request that all required forms be signed and returned to us by Monday, August 17th.
As you are may be aware, Princeton ISD is implementing a new application for district communications with families and students. ParentSquare was chosen to provide a single portal through which all communications between teachers, administrators, parents, and students could exist in a secure, verified, and logged system. It also supports two-way translations between more the 190 languages.
Although we will likely continue sharing our newsletters through CutTime, you can also expect to see them through ParentSquare. Additionally, all other official communications from the Band and Colorguard programs will begin taking place through ParentSquare once the necessary groupings are created.
We strongly encourage all families to review information that has been provided by the school district to ensure they have access to ParentSquare as the school year begins this week.
Several students have asked about the availability of audio files of music for "Wicked Games." These can be accessed by clicking the link below. Students should keep in mind that these files are electronic representations of the written music. While they can be helpful for getting an idea of the show music, they don't necessarily depict how it should sound when performed by real instruments.
