Panther Pride Marching Band News

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Good Morning Band Family!

I hope everyone is having an amazing summer break! Here are a few notes for this week as we move into Fireworks season.

First off, some important volunteer information! We are trying out a new sign up system this year which will help us be more organized, track volunteer hours more efficiently, and generally help us out more. Please feel free to provide feedback on this on what you like, what you don't like, etc.

All known volunteer opportunities have been created, including the fireworks tent, football games, competitions, etc. Please note that anything past July the dates are subject to CHANGE! Especially the football games and competitions. Please note that you must fill out the county volunteer form at

https://www.myoneclay.net/volunteer. Even if you have filled it out previously, it must be new for each year.

You can view the page here: https://share.vomevolunteer.com/u4j6TAd4rKb

FIREWORKS TENT:

Our delivery day will be on June 24th, and all student shifts that day will earn double hours! You can sign up for shifts on our new volunteer coordination page linked above.

Our GiveButter campaign is working great and still running until June 30th. So far students have raised $2,000! That is outstanding! As a reminder, all funds from this fundraiser apply directly to the student's accounts!

The link to our fundraiser: https://givebutter.com/RHSTrip

The QR Code also links to this site.

Next up, we have percussion auditions. They will be on 6/24 and 6/25 from 5pm-8:30pm. Questions/concerns can be sent to Stevan Evans (battery) stevan909090@gmail.com and Alyssa Cordeiro (front ensemble) at alyssa.cordeiro@outlook.com

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to Mr. Colón at arnaldo.colon@myoneclay.net, or any booster officer at board@pantherprideboosters.org. We are also available in our Facebook group and Discord server!

Student Officers:

Band President: Tristan Simon

Drum Major: Kyla Forkey, Audrey Polk

Secretary: Ella Hernandez

Brass Captain: Danielle Fleurant

Woodwind Captain: Janaya Francis

Percussion Captain: Alex Dupuis

Colorguard Captain: Adeline Harrell

Flute Section Leader: Abigail Miranda

Clarinet Section Leader: Janelle McKenzie

Saxophone Section Leader: Gavin Jonyka

Trumpet Section Leader: Kingsley Poorman

Horn Section Leader: Peaceful Price

Low Brass Section Leader: Joshua Keller

Tuba Section Leader: Alex Riley

Percussion Section Leader: To Be Decided After Percussion Clinics

Colorguard Section Leader: Laryia Riggins - Weapons. Lillian Michel - Flags

Equipment Managers: Jerry Elsberry, Caleb Perry

Loading Crew Lead: James Bahn

Uniform Managers: Ella Hernandez, Daniela Turrent

Social Media Officer: Lavender Spain

The Europe trip takes place in June 2025, and is open to students, parents, alumni, and siblings. Join us for an unforgettable trip to see locations from The Sound of Music, Mozart's birthplace, the Von Trapp family, and the inspiration for Cinderella's castle, Neuschwanstein Castle.

This trip is from June 3rd - June 10th, 2025

The Orlando trip is a joint trip with Band, Chorus, and Drama club. Because this is an official trip, it is open to students and chaperones. If you would like to chaperone, please reach out to Mr. Colón at arnaldo.colon@myoneclay.net.

We will spend time in Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and spend the final day doing Disney performing arts workshops and Disney Springs.

This trip is from March 27th - March 29th.

Band Fee (All students) - $400

Uniform Fee (All students) - $50

Percussion Fee (Front Ensemble and Battery) - $100

Marching Band Fee (All Marching Students) - $200

One-Time Fees (If they still fit)

Marching Bibbers - $60

Dinkles (Shoes) - $30

Concert Dress - $70

Concert Tie - $15

*Male concert attire is black collared button down shirt with black pants, must provide your own

*Male and Female must provide own concert shoes. Must be nice black shoes.

My School Bucks: https://www.myschoolbucks.com or on the MSB App

Checks: Payable to Ridgeview High School. Place in envelope and seal with student name and purpose and place in Mr. Colón's black lockbox hanging by his door.

Cash: Place in envelope and seal with student name and purpose and place in Mr. Colón's black lockbox hanging by his door.

Fundraising: All fees are payable from fundraised student funds from individual/group fundraisers. Please send an email to arnaldo.colon@myoneclay.net and a payment will be made on behalf of the student from fundraised funds.

Band camp will run 7/29/24 through 8/9/24. Uniform fitting will also occur during this time. Times are currently TBD.

Things to bring:

WATER!!!!

SUNSCREEN

HATS

SUNGLASSES

DOT BOOK

PENCIL

COMFORTABLE SHOES - ATHLETIC/TENNIS (NO CROCS, SLIDES, FLIP-FLOPS, ETC)

Our Fireworks Tent is a major fundraiser for the year. It is also a great event to for new students to get to know each other and parents to make new friends! We always need the most help on opening/closing shifts and the 4th all shifts. Students will get community service hours for volunteering at the tent.

It will run from June 24th through July 4th, and is located in the Walmart Parking Lot at 899 Blanding BLVD, Orange Park, FL 32065.

The tent will be open from 9AM-9PM, with setup and teardown taking place at 8:30AM and 8:30PM respectively.

This will be an individual fundraiser to raise funds for student fees and trips. It will take place from June 1st - June 30th. The link to our fundraiser: https://givebutter.com/RHSTrip

This will run from August 19th - September 19th and will be the most beneficial for paying student fees. 188 surveys completed per student will offset the new marching band fee.

Surveys can be completed by anyone, with a limit of 75 surveys per email. You must spend 1 minute minimum for the survey to count.

During registration, please ensure that you hyphenate your student's last name to yours if it is different. For example, my student's last name is Poorman but mine is Thaw, so my family and I will enter Steve Thaw-Poorman when we register to complete surveys.

Another method is to send an email to board@pantherprideboosters.org and let us know your student's full name and what email addresses did surveys for them.

We will be selling items through Florida Fundraiser. We will release more information as it becomes available. The tentative dates for this fundraiser are September 1st - September 30th.

6/24 - 6/25 5pm-8:30pm: Percussion Auditions. Questions/concerns can be sent to Stevan Evans (battery) stevan909090@gmail.com and Alyssa Cordeiro (front ensemble) at alyssa.cordeiro@outlook.com

6/24/24 - 7/4/24: Fireworks Tent

7/16/24 - 7/18/24 - Colorguard Clinics - 2PM - 6PM

7/29/24 - 8/9/24: Band Camp