Spirit of '76 Boosters

Supporting Active Marching Band, Color Guard, Symphonic Wind, Orchestra and Ensemble Programs at Patrick Henry HS

 

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Parents and Family

Continual Parental support and encouragement are essential ingredients to your student's success. Help your student to achieve goals and meet expectations!

  • Student attendance is important-Please don't allow students to miss school.
  • Attend as many performances as possible.
  • Encourage private practice outside of regular group rehearsals.
  • Listen to your child play at home (its LIVE music!).
  • Provide for private instruction if at all possible.
  • Come to the monthly parent booster meetings.
  • Become an active part of the boosters.
  • Volunteering is a great way to be involved.

Show up and lend a hand whenever you can!   Your help is always appreciated!!


List of Ways Parents Can Help


Pit Team
Help move timpani, marimba and other equipment for field show performances at field tournaments and home football games. One practice is required before the season starts (during a Thursday night Marching Patriots practice).

Uniform Team
Help students put on marching uniforms, put up hair, shoe cleaning, sewing uniform or flags, uniform repair and uniform appearance at marching competitions and some home football games.

Equipment Team

Help move, load & unload equipment, instruments and uniform racks at competitions.

Food Team, aka: BandEats!
 
Help set up and monitor food at competitions and Summer Workshop.

Water Team
Watering band & color guard students at various marching competitions.

Provisions Team

Shop for food, bottled water or donate money for feeding the band and color guard at competitions and Summer Workshop.

Driving Team

Driving students and equipment to away football games, winterguard competitions and winter drumline competitions.

Concert Team

Help with ticket sales, set-up refreshments, reserved seats set-up and/or clean-up at the Winter Concert (December), Spring Concert (late May/early June) and Benefit Concert (February/March)

Chaperone Team

Monitor students and provide minor first aid at various away events: competitions, pep band, festivals. Members of this team are also involved in one of the other teams.

Fundraising Team

Work at various general fundraisers without doing any organizing work.

WebTeam
We're growing our use of technology! If you have experience with; Managing Editorial Content, User Experience Management,  Link and content preservation, Contact List Management, MySQL database skills, and/or experience with various Scripting Languages, PLEASE help us to properly represent the effort put into the programs by our Band Director, Students, Coaches and Volunteers!

Team Leader
Heading up and coordinating one of the above listed teams.


 
You Make a Difference!

Elections for Board positions
are held at our
May parent meeting each year!

The Spirit of '76 Boosters' Board
is made up of the following positions:

President
Vice President - Band
Vice President - Orchestra
Secretary
Treasurer
Member At Large
Fundraising Chair
Color/Winterguard Chair
Uniform Chair


If you are interested  in running for a seat on the board, would like to nominate another parent for a position, or have any questions please call Angela Dietz 619-917-1626 or email angeladietz@cox.net.


PHHS Marching Patriot Parents:

On a date yet to be announced we will be holding a meeting for all parents who plan to chaperone or help in any other way at competitions this year. We will be discussing what is expected of parent volunteers and answering questions for those who are unfamiliar with how competitions work. The meeting will be in the Instrumental Music room.

All parents who will be helping need to complete a Volunteer packet which includes a background check and TB test. This is mandated by the school district.   Packets will be available at the meeting.  The school nurse will be available, at a time to be determined, to do the TB tests and then a week later at the same times to check the results. 


Where can you send pictures?
Pictures@SpiritOf76Boosters.com


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Supporting the Band and Color Guard programs at
San Diego Unified School District's Patrick Henry High School.

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