PV Band Weekly Update

PV Band Weekly Update - 7.27-8.2

- July 27, 2025

Good afternoon Band Families,

Please see below for our weekly update; it is going to be a hot week so anything y'all can do to help us ensure the kids are safe, hydrated, and healthy would be MUCH appreciated!! These kids are athletes and are moving around a lot, we need to all be taking care of our bodies, meaning: drinking water, electrolytes (Gatorade, Powerade, Liquid IV, etc), and making sure we are eating right too.

Also attached is our updated Financial agreement reflecting the change of removing our GA trip. Gentle reminder that Merch fees are not included in this, as everyone's merchandise costs are different.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns! Happy to help in any way.

Week at a Glance:

Monday-Wednesday, July 28-30: Band Camp Spirit Week, 9am-9pm

Thursday, July 31: No Band Camp on Thursday (However, our SLT will be performing at SPDBC teacher-fest - 6:30-9:00am at PVHS. Anyone else is welcome to join if they are available, but our SLT is required to do so)

Friday, August 1: Band Camp Spirit Week, 9am-9pm

Spirit Week:

The kids have put together a fun-filled week with a different theme each day. Here's a breakdown of each day's theme:

Monday 28^th – Matching Monday

Tuesday 29^th – Dress like a Tech Day

Wednesday 30th – Wacky Wednesday (This day is School Schedule pickup day for 10-12th graders. They cannot miss the whole morning block for this, but we will dismiss them from block at the start of their schedule pickup time)

Friday 1^st – Power Red (Red shirts) - this one is EXTREMELY important that we have 100% participation. If you do not have a red shirt, please wear *something* red, red shorts, bandanas, get red Powerade (please, no Gatorade for this day), red shoes, red hat, etc. We will be explaining something powerful that day, and it is important we wear Red.

Dig out your change for our upcoming “Penny Wars” which the kids will participate in. How this works: Pennies and dollars are POSITIVE points for sections, silver coins are negative points. The contest takes place the entire week, the section that wins gets to "dress up" the Cabinet and directors at Friends and Family!! Put those random coins laying around your purse or car to good use!!

You can also help your kids earn Spirit Week points for their section by being an informed band parent --

Just reply to this email with a selfie of you and your kid to let the directors know that you're up to date with the weekly emails!

Make sure you're on our Slack channel -- directions to earn points will be posted there too!

Help out at Band Camp:

Please check CutTime for volunteer needs for Band Camp. It takes a village to keep the program running smoothly! This Monday is expected to be very hot. If you have a shade tent at home, please bring it in to give the kids an escape from the heat. Thank you so much!

Props Team Wheel Drive:

Our hard working props team is holding their annual wheel drive. The wheels get well used every year, rolling the props on and off the field all season long. If you can, please use this Amazon link to buy some wheels to help them out! Each item is for a pair of wheels, and they are looking for about 10 pairs. Reach out to Justin Kotlarz on Slack or props@parkvistaband.com to let him know what you're contributing and to coordinate a drop-off. Thank you!

Save the Date for Friends and Family Night:

The annual Friends and Family Night will be on August 6. Come out and watch the Friends and Family show to see the results of the kids' hard work during Band Camp and stay for dinner -- all students, staff, friends and family are invited. Stay tuned for more details about this fun tradition.

Band Forms and Spiritwear Update:

All forms and merchandise payments are due ASAP. If you are unsure of how much your merch fee is, please message Marjorie Soffer on Slack or email her at spiritwear@parkvistaband.com and she will let you know.