Hello Pace Band Family!
Thank you for everyone's support in making our Half Day Band Camp a huge success! Our Band members were incredibly successful this past week, setting themselves for another great week! As with last week, students should continue to get plenty of rest, hydrate, and take care of themselves in between rehearsals, which will allow for everyone to be their best at all times.
Full Day Band Camp Schedule (July 22-26):
Schedule is 9:00a-1:00p and 3:30-9:00p, Monday - Thursday. Students are highly encouraged to go home during the afternoon break to rest and change clothes, but may remain at the school, if absolutely necessary.
Our Friday rehearsal schedule is from 9:00a-1:00p, with the Friends/Family Preview performance in the Football Stadium at 6:00p later that evening. Details regarding this performance are listed below this message.
There will be NO lunch break during the morning rehearsal block (9a-1p each day). Students should eat during the afternoon break (1:00-3:30p). If staying at the school, students should bring lunch with them when they arrive in the morning.
Dinner will be served to the students Monday - Thursday at 5:15p. Your Fair Share contribution covers this for our band students, so thank you for continuing to get a monthly payment in! Students may choose to provide their own dinner if they do not want to eat the meal that is being provided.
Friends/Family Preview Performance - Friday 7/26 @ 6:00p in the Pace HS stadium
Call time for students will be 5:00p, dressed in khaki/tan shorts and their 2024 Band t-shirt (they will receive this later this week). Sunglasses are permitted, but no hats please.
All parents, friends, family and alumni are encouraged to come see and hear the beginning of our 2024 production “Remembering How To Fly”.
The performance will last around 30 minutes. Students will be dismissed at the conclusion of the performance.
Full Day Band Camp Spirit Dress-Up Themes
Monday 7/22: Emotions Day (inspired by “Inside Out 2”)
Tuesday 7/23: Shrek Day
Wednesday 7/24: Deadpool vs Wolverine (also our Annual Band 5K Day!)
Friends/Family of Band Members may also run/walk the 5K with the students! Please meet us in the Rehearsal Parking lot (by the Baseball Field) at 9:00am.
Thursday 7/57: Dynamic Duos (aka Twin Day)
Friday 7/26: Patriot Day
As a note for our new members, attendance at rehearsals all summer/fall is always mandatory. As we begin to learn the marching drill for the season, there is a lot of coordination that occurs between everyone on the field. Please know that the more a student misses, the further behind they will become, which can potentially lead to a safety issue for them and the members around them. If you know in advance for any reason that a member has to be late, absent, etc, please contact a director ASAP so we have a record of this. Thank you for your assistance!
Email absences to pacehsbands@gmail.com.
If you have not yet made a payment towards your student’s Fair Share Band Dues, please make arrangements to do so as soon as possible. These payments help provide the dinners for the students during this week's Full Day Camp, in addition to instrument & equipment repairs, facility maintenance, t-shirts, music, marching drill, uniforms, band staff, etc. You may submit a payment in any of the following ways:
Cash turned in to the directors in person
Check made out to “Pace High School Band” (can be delivered in person or via mail)
Online Credit Card Payment via Ludus (please note of the added charge for using this online payment platform): https://www.pacehighband.com/online-payments
Band Room Update
The Santa Rosa County School Board has been proactive in replacing numerous items that have been damaged in our Band Room. Since discovering the damage 3 weeks ago, the Band Room has had the carpet pulled out and received a new ceiling, lighting, & air duct cleaning. Currenting, the plan is to clean the walls, lockers, and replace the flooring with a new laminate floor, in addition to an air quality test once all replacements and cleanings are completed. Our sousaphones have been cleaned, and over the next few weeks, any object that was in the band room will also be cleaned (instrument cases, chairs, stands, trophies, etc). Our front ensemble mallets & bags have been replaced and the metal framing around their equipment will be restored this week. Any additional damaged items will continue to be addressed over the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience, understanding & continued support of the Pace High School Band Program!
We look forward to seeing our Band members tomorrow morning & all of our parents, friends and family at our Preview Performance this upcoming Friday!
Pace High School Bands