Hi everyone – if you have not been out to see the Winter Guard perform Villainous, then make sure you get out and check them out! They are looking and sounding great. It is a unique show this year in that the drumline and winter guard are performing a combined show. The guard looks great and the drumline sounds amazing.

Photos from the 1st couple of shows are below or in the photos gallery. As always, as parents and students,  feel free to download the photos, post them, print them, whatever you would like.

Great job to Amy, Bill and Stacy and all the kids for making this happen!

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The annual Stromboli dinner to benefit Princeton Bands will occur Saturday, January 21st in the Middle School Cafeteria.

We will be serving from 5 to 7:00pm.

Dinner (sandwich, chips, drink and a dessert) is $7.00 and sandwiches only are $5.00.

We hope to see you there!

Several videos from the Middle School Winter Concert have been uploaded to our YouTube Channel. Thanks to Monica Noe for recording and uploading those!

One is embedded below. You can see all of them by clicking the YouTube icon to the right, or click here

Photos from the 2011 Winter Concert are now live in the photo gallery.

You can view them here

To concert band members and parents,

The PCHS Concert Band will play a part in honoring local veterans on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at the First General Baptist Church on Hwy. 64 East in Princeton. The Band will perform at both Sunday morning services in a special program. We will rehearse briefly at the church on Saturday morning, November 5, 2011 at 9:00am until 10:30am. Here is a schedule of events for this weekend.

Saturday, Nov. 5th Rehearsal

9:00 am rehearsal at First General Baptist Church, Hwy. 64 East, Princeton
10:30 am conclude rehearsal

Sunday, Nov. 6th Performances

7:30am report to First General Baptist Church, Hwy. 64 East, Princeton
7:50 pre-program music played by PCHS concert band
8:00 program begins. The band plays at various times during the program and concludes with an audience sing-a-long of America the Beautiful and God Bless America. Not sure what time the program ends but will last around an hour.

10:20 pre-program music played by PCHS concert band
10:30 program begins. The band plays at various times during the program and concludes with an audience sing-a-long of America the Beautiful and God Bless America. Not sure what time the program ends but will last around an hour.

12:00noon The band is invited to dinner served by the First General Baptist Church. Please stay as you can for a reward for a job well done serving your community and honoring our veterans.

Equipment will need to be moved to the church Friday, right after school. Anyone who may be able to help would be welcome to stay after and lend a hand in preparation for Saturday’s rehearsal. I don’t expect the set up Friday would take us much past 4:00pm.

Please give me Mr. Hyneman a call at 386-1243 if you are available to help set up on Friday or if you should have a question or concern.

Thanks!

We will be holding a cookout on Friday evening, October 21st, in appreciation of all current marching band members. All 2011 marching band members and their families are invited to attend.

Time: 7 – 10pm – ish
Location: Allison May’s house (1570 S 250 W, Princeton, IN 47670)

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You can also enter your address to get directions. Some basic directions are at the bottom of this post.

For GPS Users, the Lat/long coordinates are 38.333451, -87.61264.

We will have hot dogs, drinks and smores. Please bring a bag of chips to share and also a lawn chair.

We will have our first annual Pound the Props as well as our 2nd annual Tuba Toss.

As of now, Dude, I’m Amish is also scheduled to perform. (to be confirmed)

Stacy will have her crazy awards and we will also have some more items for the seniors that night as well!

We hope everyone can attend and look forward to seeing you there.

If you have any questions, please send an email to boosters@princetonbands.com

People will be coming from different directions so it is hard to give precise directions here, but in general:
From US41

1. Turn West at Co Rd 50 S / White Church Road
2. Continue Along White Church Road
3. When you come to the 4-way stop at the White Church, go straight. Do not veer right toward the cemetery. The White Church should be on your right and a Brown house will be on your left as you pass through the 4-Way Stop.
4. Travel approximately .7 miles. The house will be on your left. It will be lighted and marked.

Please call Amber (317-374-4992) or Jeff (317-840-4992) and we will be happy to help if you cannot find us. (We’ll get those phone numbers changed one of these years )

Please see below if you are driving to regionals for some last-minute info about parking and traffic around Center Grove High School

Any times listed here are Eastern time

Tickets

Gates will open at 10:00 a.m. Spectator tickets will be available at the two gates behind the home bleachers (west side of the stadium). Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students and pre‐school students. Bus Drivers
will receive a meal ticket for a sandwich and drink in your director’s packet (no designated hospitality area).

Spectator Parking

Handicapped parking will be in the parking lot south of the high school. The closest Spectator parking is south of the former Maple Grove Elementary (2911 S. Morgantown Greenwood, IN on your GPS), which is south of the
high school. Enter from Morgantown Road. Parking will be marked, and a volunteer will be available to help direct. Overflow parking is located at Middle School Central/ Center Grove Elementary (2455 S. Morgantown
Greenwood, IN on your GPS) which is north of the high school. This is to help with families coming in separate vehicles that want to park in the same area and for efficient exiting after the awards. To see an overview map of parking locations, please visit this link. Map of Parking

Important Traffic Restriction:

While you may turn onto Stones Crossing from SR‐37 going either direction, you cannot turn left (South) onto SR‐37 from Stones Crossing. To get back to SR‐37 South – go South on Morgantown Road to SR‐144 (2.1 miles),
then right (west) on SR‐144 to SR‐37.

If you look at the map linked above, we will be entering on Stones Crossing from the left. To exit, you will take Stones Crossing and go right on the map to Morgantown Road. Turn right on Morgantown for a couple of miles and you will hit SR144. Turn right and shortly, you will hit SR37. Make a left and you are back on your way to Princeton.

If you are not familiar with the area and have any questions, please ask Jeff or Amber May and we can help. We used to live in that general area and know it well.

Photos from Mt Vernon are available in the Gallery or from below.

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The fan bus is now full. We will have a list of everyone who has signed up with the driver, so please check-in as you get there. We will be sending an email to those who have signed up with details, so check your emails. If you want to confirm we have you, then leave a comment here or send an email to boosters@princetonbands.com If you have signed up and your plans have changed or do change before Saturday, please let us know so someone else can ride, if needed.

Rehearsal schedule for regional week :  Full Band – Mon., Tue., and Thur. 6-9pm, Fri., 1pm-4pm.

Friday – Dinner provided by band boosters. Friday night’s ball game is senior night. All senior/parent information must be submitted by Thurs. morning.

Also, If anyone would like to donate snacks for Saturday, it would be greatly appreciated!!

Here is what we are looking for:

Fruit, veggies and healthy snacks that travel well.  We ask that the fruit and veggies be cleaned and individually bagged…just alot easier for everyone:) If you have any questions, please comment below, or email boosters@princetonbands.com

Marching Tigers…On The Road

At the ISSMA, Inc. Regional Marching Band Festival
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2011 at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, IN

Admission is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and preschoolers

A Full Map with Directions can be found HERE

All times on this schedule are CDT, Greenwood is on EDT

Full schedule below

All equipment/props/uniforms should be loaded on the truck/trailer immediately following the football game on Friday night.

4:30am Report to band room for attendance/Load buses
4:45 Leave for Martinsville
7:15 Eat breakfast in Martinsville
8:15 Leave for Center Grove
9:00 Arrive at CGHS

10:00 Be dressed and assemble for warm up/march to warm up
10:17 Physical warm up
10:46 Music warm up
11:31 Performance
11:46 Change out of uniform/load equipment
1:41pm Awards
2:00 Quick wrap-up meeting
2:15 Load buses
2:20 Leave for PCHS
5:30 Arrive at PCHS – change/unload all equipment

We must achieve 64 points to receive a gold rating. The top ten bands in the class will advance to semi-state.
REMEMBER: Gold means Jon Jon wears a dress!!!

No one is dismissed until ALL equipment is unloaded and all buses are clean.

If you will be traveling from the event other than by school bus, I must have a note from a parent and they must be present for your dismissal. You may not leave with anyone other than your parental unit. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! School liability will permit nothing less.