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Upcoming Events click here for full month calendar The after school rehearsal calendar for the remainder of the year is available on the calendar above. 2006-2007 school year Panther Band Candid photos have been posted on the photo page Check out the photos of the Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival and the 2007 Pre-Festival Concert. Hershey Park Information Travel To: Hershey Park, Hershey, PA Band Student Arrival Time: 5:30 AM Arrival Place: Langston Hughes Middle School Cafeteria Bus Departure: 6:00 AM (WILL NOT WAIT FOR LATE STUDENTS) Concert Dress: Black pants (or long skirts for girls), white wing-tip tuxedo shirt, black dress shoes and socks, bow tie/cummerbund What you MUST bring: Instrument and Music, change of clothes for the park (LHMS band t-shirt is the MANDATORY top), including comfortable sneakers! What you can bring: Rain wear, jackets, Ipod/MP3 player with head phones, pillow, blanket, turned off cell phones & snacks. Remember the school, teachers, bus driver and bus company are NOT responsible for any stolen or lost personal items. Food and Spending Money: Food is not provided during the day at Hershey Park. Please bring a bagged lunch and/or snacks from home. You may also want to bring extra spending money for the park for snacks/souvenirs. Money needed per student: approximately $25 for lunch & dinner. More if souvenirs are purchased. Return time to the school: Approximately 11:30 p.m-12:00 a.m. Please be prompt in picking up your child. Questions? Call or email Ms. Bergman (703) 715-3613 or Jordanna.Bergman@fcps.edu Timeline for Friday, May 23, 2008 5:30 AM— Students arrive at LHMS (report to cafeteria). All students should be dressed in concert attire (black bottom, white wing-tip tuxedo shirt, bowtie/cummerbund, black shoes (dress shoes preferably) and socks) and carrying their instruments when arriving at school 5:45 AM— Students load buses 6:00 AM—Depart LHMS (WILL NOT WAIT FOR LATE STUDENTS!) 9:00 AM— Students arrive at performance site—Hershey High School; Homestead Road PO Box 898 Hershey, PA 17033 9:40AM— LHMS Concert Band warm-up 11:30AM (approximately)—Depart performance site 12:00 PM (approximately)—Arrive at Hershey Park, Hershey, PA 3:00 PM— Chaperone check-in #1 (Founders Square-around the carousel) 6:00PM—Chaperone check-in #2. Meet Chaperones at Founders Square at the carousel. All LHMS band students will walk together to the awards ceremony, and sit with the rest of the LHMS music students. 6:30PM—Awards Ceremony, Hershey Park Arena 7:00 PM – Return to Park 8:30 PM— Meet chaperones at Founders Square (carousel) and return to buses 9:00 PM — Buses depart for LHMS Between 11:30 PM and 12:00 AM— Arrive at LHMS
Download Hershey Park Itinerary Information (word doc) Performance Dress These uniforms will be used for all our formal concerts. Upon graduation from Hughes, you may elect to donate the outfit to the school if you so desire. Please contact Ms. Bergman (703) 715-3613 or Jordanna.Bergman@fcps.edu if you need assistance with finding or buying any of these items. Panther Bands has mail list that will be used to send announcements about class and performances. A signup sheet will be passed around at Back-to-Band and Back-to-School night. If you signed the list at these sessions, you will be automatically signed up. If you want to change your email address or add other addresses, please visit the subscription page. The Band Handbook and Practice Card can be found on the Useful Info page. |
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