The student leadership team met Tuesday night and made a few key decisions on improving this season. The following are the calendar changes we have made to the Marching Band schedule.
Shortening Band Camp
Band camp (August 3-7) will now be 8:00 - 1:00 instead of the previously scheduled 9:00 - 5:00. We have three reasons to support this change. First, because an even greater majority of band camp will need to be done outside, adjusting the schedule this way keeps kids out of the sun during the hottest parts of the day. Second, due to our complementing schedules, this will keep marching band practice 100% on the turf field during band camp. Third, we have the ability to rehearse during the week of the fair that we didn't normally have. Additionally, we hope that the cooling off of band camp will help make the masks more comfortable as we are outside.
Practice Time Changes Before School Starts
In the time after band camp before school starts August 26, we will have daily practice from 6:00 -8:00pm. This is for two reasons. First, during the week of the fair, we still have some students showing in the morning and this will allow those students to participate fully. Second, in the following weeks, I may still need to report to school during school hours for PD making the morning hours unavailable. We are hopeful, again, that being outside after peak heat hours will make everyone more comfortable. We are also hopeful that the evening practices will also make it easier for rides to practice with parents who work during the day.
Band Bonding During Band Camp
The leadership team is organizing social events the Monday - Thursday of Band Camp that will take place at PVHS starting at 8:00pm. While we are not ready to annouce the events just yet, we are working with other area directors to make the events outside, socially distanced, and as safe as possible.
The schedule before band camp has remained unchanged. Drumline will still meet this week 9-12, rookies and section leaders will be in Thursday/Friday 9-12, and full band will begin next week (July 27) 9-12. Fall Sports Pictures will still be on Monday August 3 at 3:00pm.
We are looking forward to making this season the best it possibly can be. If you have any questions, please do not hesitiate to reach out.
See you soon,
Nicholas Turon
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740-634-2826 x14305