An information meeting for the American Music Abroad Tour 2024 will be held this Tuesday, September 19th, at 7pm in the NPHS band room. Come out to hear about the program and get all the details of this once in a lifetime trip! Last year we had 4 NPHS students on the tour and they had a fantastic experience.
The tour will kick off on June 9th at Berry, then travel to Italy, Croatia, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The full itinerary can be found here: www.americanmusicabroad.com/ss. Make sure to scroll to the bottom and fill out the interest form.
There are two meetings scheduled for Paulding County and one for Cartersville:
Thursday, September 14th – Paulding County South Poplar Springs Baptist Church Hiram, GA 7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 19 – Paulding County North North Paulding High School Band Room Dallas, GA 7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 26 – Cartersville/Bartow County Cartersville High School Theater 7:15 PM Cartersville, GA
We are still in need of volunteers to help run concessions this Friday. Please sign up to help fill any of these available slots. If we don’t get help we will have to close visitor side concessions and lose out on that income. WE NEED YOU!!!
(1) Home side concession cashier
(3) Home side food handler (assembles customer food orders)
(2) Concessions grilling
(1) Concessions wrappers (wraps food as it comes off the grill)
(1) Visitor side concession cashier
(1) Visitor side food handler (assembles customer food orders)
(1) Food runner (replenishes food at both home and visitor side)
(7) Pit Crew (help move equipment to, on, and off the field)
Paulding Meadows Performance Details PERFORMANCE IS THIS SATURDAY 9/9!
This Saturday, September 9th is Paulding Meadows Festival. The students will perform at 10:30 AM. Attendance will be taken at 9:30 AM. See timeline below.
Sousaphones, Color Guard, and Percussion sections – you must be at NPHS at 8:30 AM to help load your equipment on to the trailers.
Students will need to provide their own transportation. We highly recommend carpooling. Parents will drop students off and then must move their car to a parking spot. Please remember to arrive early as all 5 high schools will be performing so traffic will be heavy this morning. Students get into the festival as performers, but any parents that want to watch the performance will need a ticket. The Band has SOLD OUT of advance tickets. If you did not purchase an advance ticket, you will need to purchase tickets at the gate; they are $3.00.
MORNING TIMELINE Student drop off – Enter through Northside Elementary 2223 Cartersville Hwy, Dallas, GA 30132
8:30 / Sousaphones, Color Guard, Percussion load trailers at NPHS 9:30 / Attendance at Paulding Meadows Park 9:45 / Warm Up in Sections 10:00 / Full Winds 10:15 / Full Ensemble 10:20 / Line up and walk to performance area 10:30 / Performance 11:15 / Return to Trailer 11:30 / Leave Paulding Meadows via the Northside Elementary Exit.
Students need to wear show shirt, show shorts, and athletic shoes.
Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival Booth
Thank you to all of the volunteers that have signed up to help us sell Funnel Cakes and other fried goodies this weekend at the Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival. There are still some spots available – join us!
Please make sure to give yourself plenty of time to get to the festival for your time slot. Traffic during the festival is terrible. It can take an hour just to get through the traffic and park. Please plan accordingly, especially for volunteers that are coming in the afternoon.
For health code reasons, all volunteers must wear a hat (not a visor) or hair net while working in the booth. Beards must be covered by a hair net also.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Nicolle Dunn at jd19@aol.com.
Our Platinum Sponsor, Mattress Lux of Kennesaw, has partnered with us for a fundraiser THIS SUNDAY, September 3rd at their store on 41 and Jiles Rd (in the Publix plaza).
Mattress Lux has offered to open their showroom from 1-5pm specially for us and will donate a portion of all sales during that time to the band! There will also be a “Wolfpack Bundle” worth up to $400 for everyone who purchases a mattress. The bundle can be used toward sheets, pillows and select accessories in the store.
The difference between this mattress fundraiser and the one we’ve done in the past is that with Mattress Lux, you are shopping a local business who will be there after the sale if you have any trouble. Matt & Gabe are passionate about teaching you how to find the right mattress for you…even if it’s not one of theirs. Please come check them out on Sunday and support our sponsor!
All you have to do is help us spread the word about this event. Please post on your social media, or like and share the post from the Band’s social media accounts. If you’re in the area, stop by and learn about what mattress types will give you the LUX feeling and a rested night sleep in a low pressure sales environment.
Labor Day weekend typically offers great prices on mattresses and lots of people shop for them during this time. Please help us advertise this because you never know who might be looking! THANK YOU!!!
Don’t miss the biggest band party of the year! REGISTER NOW!
Rock-A-Thon is coming!! The most fun and easiest band fundraiser of the year. Hang out with friends playing games, trivia, and dancing!
Who?: All Band Students who raise at least $50
Where?: NPHS Cafeteria & Campus
When?: Saturday, August 19th from 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Please help us fundraise for this season by participating in our sponsor drive. The first $50 you raise goes to the band’s general fund to help pay for the season’s expenses AND qualifies you to attend Rock-A-Thon. After that first $50, 50% of everything you raise in sponsorships goes directly to your student band account, which can be used to help pay for band fees or the Orlando trip! Donation form and money due back by August 11th. Sponsors can also register and pay online.
You may also attend Rock-A-Thon by using $50 of your student band account credits or by paying the $50 through the registration form.
We are two weeks away from the Annual Band Kickoff Party at Lakepoint!
It’s a great way to cool off after a HOT Saturday practice
Come play in the water, have cookie cake and pizza
Lakepoint immediately follows Saturday practice on August 12 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
$35 per student (you may use your band credit). Parents are FREE, we just ask you register so we have enough pizza for everyone! We only have 60 spots total, so register today!