| | Saturday, July 11 | Second Percussion Camp - Battery only - 12:00-3:00 p.m. PGHS Band Room. Pit meeting time TBA. |
| | July 11 | The DeWald Taylor Jazz Quartet is performing at Palermo Ristorante off Elk Grove Blvd. behind Taco Bell from 8:00-11:00 p.m. |
| | July 20 | Summer School ends |
| | Saturday, August 1 | Third Percussion Camp - Battery and Pit - 12:00-3:00 p.m. PGHS Band Room. |
| | August 1 | The DeWald Taylor Jazz Quartet is performing at Palermo Ristorante off Elk Grove Blvd. behind Taco Bell from 8:00-11:00 p.m. |
| | August 3-4 | KAMS - WEB Days |
| | Thursday, August 6 | PGHS - 9th grade orientation - 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Gym. |
| Week of August 10 | Band Camp for KAMS and PGHS Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Percussion. Monday through Friday. 1:00-3:00 p.m. Percussion Camp (Battery only) 3:00-8:00 p.m. Percussion Camp (Battery and Pit) 3:00-6:30 p.m. Concert/Marching Band 6:30-7:00 p.m. Dinner Break 7:00-8:00 p.m. Jazz Band |
| | August 12 | KAMS Parent Jump Start - 5-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. |
| | August 12 | KAMS Falcon Fiesta - Albiani Orientation - 4:00-8:00 p.m. |
| Times are tentative | Thursday, August 13 | PGHS Eagle Extravaganza - Orientation Night 3:30-6:30 p.m. (all grades) - Cafeteria & Gyms. 5:15-5:45 p.m. - 9th grade parent orientation - Main Gym 6:30 p.m. - Fall Sports Parent Meeting - Main Gym |
| | August ? | Band Orientation Night / Open House - Come check out what is being planned this year and see what you can do to support your band student. |
| | August ? | Instrument Rental Night @ Albiani band room 6:00 p.m. Parents need to attend with their student to sign contract, pay deposit, etc. This event is open to both PGHS and KAMS students who want to rent instruments. |
| | August 17 | First Day of School 2009-2010. |
| | August ? | Senior Parent Orientation Night - 6:30-7:30 p.m. PGHS Multi-purpose Room. Participation is STRONGLY encouraged, if not mandatory. |
| | August ? | Band Picture Day - You'll need to bring your full uniform (minus the hat) to school. Don't forget black shoes and socks. Group and individual pictures will be taken during 4th & 5th period/lunch. Please fill out the pre-order envelope and have payment enclosed. Checks are payable to La Verne Gonzales, due on picture day. Report to the Band Room at the start of 4th period! |
| | August 31 | PGHS Back to School Night - 6:30-8:30 p.m. *Please note that 0 period meets at 6:15-6:25 p.m. For the full schedule, click here. |
| | Sept. 2 | KAMS - Back to School Night - 6:00-8:30 p.m. |
| | Sept. 3 | Senior BBQ |
| | Sept. 7 | Labor Day |
| | Sept. 11 | Marching band - 1st home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Lincoln HS of Stockton). Call time 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. for Drumline). Full uniform. (Label those uniforms!) |
| | Sept. ? | Marching Band - Fall Homecoming Rally. Students wear their band shirts and jeans to school. Rally schedule. Call time 2:15 p.m. in the Band Room. |
| | Sept. 25 | Marching band - Homecoming Parade. Bring full uniform to school (don't forget shoes and hat!) and store in PGHS Band Room until excused from 7th period. Come to band room to prepare for parade. Call time 1:30 p.m. in the Band Room. Parade steps off at 2:30 p.m. Marching Band - Homecoming Football Game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Laguna Creek HS). Call time 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. for Drumline). Full uniform. |
| | Sept. 26 ? | Homecoming Dance |
| | Oct. 2 | Marching band - 3rd home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Elk Grove HS). Call time 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. for Drumline). Full uniform. |
| Tent. | Oct. 3 | Fall E-Waste Event - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. @ PGHS Parking lot. |
| | Oct. 3-4 | Elk Grove Harvest Festival @ Elk Grove Park |
| | Oct. 9 | Minimum Day |
| | Oct. 10, 2009 | SAT Exam Date |
| | Oct. ? | Marching and Jazz bands performances @ Fog Willow Pumpkin Farm in Wilton from 12 to 3 p.m. (See Fog Willow page for directions). Wear band shirts and jeans (+ clothes pins for music). Call time is 11 a.m. for Jazz Band and 12 p.m. for Marching Band. Fundraiser BBQ lunch will be served from around 12 to 1:30 p.m. (This event is eligible for community service hours.) |
| | Oct. ? | Powder Puff Football Game - Sheldon Stadium |
| | Oct. ? | STAR BBQ - for 9th and 12th grades during lunch. |
| | Oct. ? | PSAT - All Sophomores. Reverse minimum day schedule. No zero period Jazz Band today. STAR BBQ - for 10th and 11th grades during lunch. |
| | Oct. 15 | Sales period ends for the Entertainment Books. All money, unsold books due back in class. |
| | Oct. ? | Winter Percussion Ensemble - 1st workshop -- learn how to play the instruments and tryout music will be handed out. Pit 5-7 p.m., Battery 6-8 p.m. PGHS Band Room |
| | Oct. 16, 2009 | 4th Home Football Game at Sheldon Stadium (vs. Florin HS). Call time 6 p.m. Full uniform. |
| | Oct. ? | Winter Percussion Ensemble - 2nd workshop. Pit 5-7 p.m., Battery 6-8 p.m. PGHS Band Room. |
| | Oct. ? | Jazz Band - PGHS Academic Awards Ceremony - Black concert attire (black shirt/blouse, black pants/skirt/dress, black shoes, ties for the guys). Call time 6:00 p.m. Performance 6:30-7 p.m. If you are receiving an award, please pick up your name card at 6:30 before we play. Take your instrument back to the band room before participating in the ceremony because the band room will not be open after the ceremony. |
| | Oct. ? | Winter Percussion Ensemble - 3rd workshop. Pit 5-7 p.m., Battery 6-8 p.m. PGHS Band Room. Pit auditions during camp today. |
| | Nov. ? | CAHSEE Test date - 11th & 12th grade |
| | Nov. ? | Winter Percussion Tryouts. PGHS Band Room. Attendance at this rehearsal is mandatory if you are interested in being in Winter Percussion this season. |
| | Nov. 6, 2009 | Marching band - 5th home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Folsom HS). Call time 6 p.m. |
| | Nov. 7, 2009 | SAT Exam date |
| | Nov. ? | Color Guard Clinics 3:30-4:30 p.m. Open to all PGHS students. End with a small tryout session. Band Room. |
| | Wednesday, Nov. 11 | Marching band - Veteran's Day Parade. Call time is 10 a.m. Meet in the Community Services District parking lot on Elk Grove Blvd. (across the street from Joseph Kerr Middle School). Be aware that the streets will be closed to traffic at 10 a.m. so you may want to be dropped off a little earlier. Full uniform. Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. sharp. |
| | Nov. ? | Albiani Concert Band and Combined Jazz bands - Fall Concert @ Black Box Theater, PGHS campus. Call time 6:30 p.m. Concert black attire (black shirt/blouse or dress, black pants or skirt, black socks and shoes. Boys wear ties please.) |
| | Nov. 25-27, 2009 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Saturday, Nov. 28 | Marching band - Parade of Lights. Call time at 5 p.m. the corner of Derr St. and Elk Grove Blvd. (about 1/2 mile west of the Waterman Longs). Wear your band uniform with a Santa hat instead of your marching hat. The parade starts at Derr Street and ends at Adams Street. Tree lighting ceremony is immediately following the parade at Elk Grove Blvd. and Walnut. Students are encouraged to light their instrument with battery operated strings of lights in white or red (available at Longs, Walmart, Walgreens and Michaels). See the Home page for more instructions. |
| | Dec. ? | Financial Aid Night at PGHS - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. - Cafeteria |
| | Dec. 5, 2009 | SAT Exam date |
| | Dec. ? | Winter Percussion Super Saturday practice - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| | Dec. ? | Winter Percussion practice - Pit and Battery - 5:30 to 8:45 p.m. |
| | Dec. ? | Winter Percussion - Battery practice 4-6 p.m. Band Room. |
| | Dec. ?
| All bands Winter Concert - PGHS Gym. Call time 6:30 p.m. in the PGHS Band Room. This concert includes elementary school bands, Albiani Beginning and Concert Bands, PGHS Concert Band and Jazz Band. All black dressy concert attire: black shirt or blouse, black pants, skirt, or dress, black shoes and socks. Boys wear a tie. You may wear a Santa hat. Performance to start at 7 p.m. |
| | Dec. ? | Final Exams (Minimum days) |
| | Dec. 18, 2009 | Minimum Day Schedule - End of Semester 1 |
| | Dec. 21 - Jan. 3, 2010 | Winter Holiday |
| Tent. | Jan. 16-17, 2010 | E-Waste Collection Fundraiser. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Save your old electronic gadgets for this event! Tell your friends and neighbors. Wear your band T-shirt/sweatshirt and be prepared for cold and rain! Check out our E-Waste page for more info. |
| | Jan. 18, 2010 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| | Jan. 23, 2010 | SAT Exam date |
| | Jan. ? | RALLY DAY. Wear your band shirt to school. Call time 2:15 p.m. in the Band Room. Rally schedule. |
| | Jan. ? | Marching Band - Men's Basketball Game. Call time is 6:30 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7:15 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Jan. 30 | Festival Jazz Band in Competition at Folsom High School Jazz Festival. Call time TBA. There is an admission charge for parents/chaperones of $12/person. Dress is all black concert attire - no exceptions! Men must wear a tie. Go to www.folsommusic.org for more information about the event. Driving time is about 30 minutes from the PGHS campus. Click here for driving directions. |
| | Jan. ? | Winter Homecoming Dance - 7:30-10:30 p.m. |
| | Jan. ? | Marching Band - Women's Basketball Game. Call time is 6:15 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Feb. 8, 2010 | Lincoln's Birthday Holiday |
| | Feb. ? | Jazz Band Performance @ Freshman Orientation - Orientation is for parents of incoming 9th graders - 5:30-6:00 p.m. PGHS Multi-Purpose Room. Call time is 5 p.m. in PGHS Band Room. |
| | Feb. ? | 1st Winter Percussion Competition at Rodriguez High School - 5000 Red Top Road, Fairfield. Call time 6:45 a.m. at PGHS. Driving directions: From our school, go to Hwy 99 or I-5 northbound and take the ramp for San Francisco (I-80 westbound). Proceed on I-80 about 43 miles; watch for the Red Top Road exit (after the 680 turn-off). Turn left off the exit onto Red Top Road and proceed to Watt Dr. Turn left on Watt Dr. and right into the spectator's parking lot. Oakbrook Drive is likely to be coned off. If you have equipment, go all the way to Lopes Rd. and make a U-turn to access the trailer parking lot. TRAVEL TIME IS minimum 66 MINUTES. |
| | Feb. 15, 2010 | Washington's Birthday holiday |
| | Feb. ? | Jazz Band Performance for Incoming 7th Grade Parent Orientation - Call time 5:30 p.m. in the KAMS Band Room. PGHS students can get your instruments first from PGHS Band Room, then head over to KAMS Band Room to help set up. Performance from 6:00-6:30 p.m. in Albiani Multi-Purpose Room. Black concert attire. Orientation runs from 6:30-7:45 p.m. |
| | Feb. ? | Marching Band - Women's Basketball Game. Call time is 6:15 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7:00 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Feb. ? | Albiani Concert Band Performance for incoming 7th graders orientation -Set up by 8:45 a.m. in the Albiani Multi-Purpose Room. Performance from 9:00-9:10 a.m. Band students should be able to return to their classes by 9:30 a.m. (Make sure you have your Form C signed by your teachers) |
| | Feb. 26, 2010 | Minimum Day |
| | Feb. ? | Festival Jazz Band to perform at the Woodcreek High School Jazz Festival in Roseville. Call time TBA. Performance is mandatory for all Festival Jazz Band members. Dress is ALL BLACK concert attire - no exceptions! Men must wear a tie. There is an admission charge (performers are free) of ~$5.00, which will get you into all performances that day. *Don't forget to bring home your instrument on Friday. Driving directions: Take Hwy 99 to I-80 (Reno). Take exit #102 Riverside Ave./Auburn Blvd. and go toward Roseville/Riverside Ave. Get into the left lane right away and take the next left on Cirby Way. Turn right on Foothills Blvd., then left on Baseline Road. Turn right on Woodcreek Oaks Blvd. The school will be on the left @ 2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd. Drive time is approximately 55 minutes from Elk Grove. Click here for map. |
| | March ? | District Honor Band Musician Seating - Monterey Trail High School Band Room - 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A bus is being arranged to transport students to and from Monterey Trail. |
| | March ? | Special AP Meeting in PGHS Cafeteria - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
| | March ? | PGHS Report Card Pick-Up Night - Parent Teacher Conferences - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. - Start by picking up report card in the Cafeteria, then visit the Gym for teacher conferences. |
| | March ? | Winter Percussion Competitions at Fairfield High School and at Armijo High School. Call time 5:45 a.m. at PGHS. Return to PGHS at midnight. |
| | March ? | Daylight Saving Time begins - Set your clocks forward by 1 hour. |
| | March ? | Jazz Band performance for Academic Awards Night. Call time 6:00 p.m. @ PGHS band room. Dressy black concert attire. Performance from 6:30-7:00 p.m. For students who are attending the ceremony, please take your instrument back to the band room before joining your classmates in the gym. Those not attending the ceremony will be dismissed at 7:15. Ceremony should conclude by 8 p.m. |
| | March ? | District Honor Band Rehearsal - Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center - 4:30 to 9:00 p.m. A bus is being arranged to transport students to and from Sheldon HS. Dinner will be provided. |
| | March ? | 1) District Honor Band Rehearsal - Sheldon PAC - 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A bus is being arranged to transport students to and from Sheldon HS for rehearsal. Lunch will be provided. You will need to get your Form C signed by all your teachers to attend this rehearsal. 2) District Honor Band Performance - Sheldon PAC - 7:00 p.m. |
| | March ? | Winter Percussion Ensemble Competition - McClatchy High School. This is a Friday and students will need to be excused from their 7th period class to attend the competition (get class release forms signed by your teacher). Performance time at 6:48 p.m. Clinic at 7:00 p.m. |
| | March 13, 2010 | SAT Exam date |
| | March ? | CAHSEE test date - 10th - 12th grade - Reverse minimum days. No zero period Jazz Band. |
| | March ? | Albiani Concert Band Performance for incoming 7th graders' orientation - Set up by 8:45 a.m. in the Albiani Multi Purpose Room. Performance from 9:00-9:10 a.m. Band students should be able to return to their classes by 9:30 a.m. |
| | March ? | Jazz Band Performance for the Nor Cal Big Bands Preservation Society. Elks Lodge @ Riverside Blvd and Florin Road (I-5 northbound from Elk Grove to Florin Rd west. Follow Florin Road until it dead ends on Riverside Blvd, turn left, then immediately right into the Elks Lodge parking lot). Call time is 12 noon for a 1:00 p.m. performance. Dressy black concert attire. *Don't forget to bring home your instruments on Friday. |
| | March ? | Winter Percussion and Winter Guard Competition at Elk Grove High School. There is an admission charge if you are staying to watch other groups than ours. |
| | March ? | Junior Prom 7:30-11:30 p.m. |
| | March ? | Elk Grove Community Band and Jazz Band Dinner Event @ PGHS. Dinner by Baja Burrito served from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Jazz Band performance from 6:00-6:40 p.m. (Call time 5:15 p.m.). Concert black attire. EG Community Band Concert Band performance from 6:45-7:45 p.m. Chicken, Carnitas or Grilled Veggie taco meal - $10 advance, $12 at the door. |
| | April ? | Winter Percussion Championship Show |
| | March 29 - April 2, 2010 | Spring Break |
| | April ? | Golden Empire Festival performance @ California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall (Campus map). KAMS Concert Band - Call time TBA; Sight reading directly after performance in Room 143. Group pictures taken after sight reading. PGHS Concert Band - Call time TBA; Sight reading directly after performance in Room 143. Pictures taken after sight reading.
Attendance is mandatory unless by prior arrangement with Mr. DeWald. It is imperative you not be late! Festival requires concert dress (All black shirt/blouse, black pants/skirt/dress, black socks and shoes, and a tie for the guys). Free event parking is available in the parking structure right next to Capistrano Hall. *Please remember to take home your instruments on Friday or load them onto the trailer after band. |
| | April ? | STAR testing - Minimum Days--Dimissal at 12:30 p.m. No zero period Jazz Band on these days. |
| | April ? | Senior Parent Night II (for picking up graduation materials, caps, gowns, etc.) |
| | May 1, 2010 | SAT Exam date |
| | Saturday, May 1 | Marching band and Color Guard - Elk Grove Western Festival Parade. Full uniform (don't forget your hat!). The parade will start at 10 a.m. at the corner of School Street and Elk Grove Blvd, and end at Elk Grove High School. So it would be best if you park your car down there before the roads close at 9:45 a.m. |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam - US Government and Politics |
| | May ? | 11:30 AM - AP exam Statistics |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam Calculus AB |
| | May ? | Winter Percussion Awards Night - 7:00-8:00 p.m. Call time 5:30 p.m. for warm-ups, run-throughs. Bring your costumes/uniforms. PGHS Gym. Everyone welcome. |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam English Literature and Composition (Grade 12) 11:30 AM - AP exam Studio Art (portfolios due) |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam US History |
| | May ? | Senior Ball |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam Biology 11:30 AM -AP exam Physics B |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam Chemistry 11:30 AM - AP exam Psychology |
| | May ? | CAHSEE test date - 10th grade make-up |
| | May ? | 7:30 AM - AP exam English Language and Composition (Grade 11) |
| | May? | 7:30 AM - AP exam Macroeconomics, World History 11:30 AM - Microeconomics |
| | May ? | KAMS - Albiani 8th Grade Awards Night - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. KAMS Gym - By invitation |
| | May ? | Senior Awards Night - 6:30-8:30 p.m. |
| | May ? | Band Booster Club Meeting - Election of next year's board members. PGHS Band Room 6:30 p.m. |
| | May ? | End-of-Year Rally |
| | May ? | All Bands Spring Concert and Awards - This will be held at the Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center. Call time 6:00 p.m. for a 6:30 p.m. performance. Attire is spring colors (or concert black attire if you prefer); attire should still be dressy - no jeans or sneakers. As in the past, this concert will include all elementary bands, Albiani Middle School Beginning and Concert Bands, Pleasant Grove High School Winter Percussion, Concert Band and Jazz Band. Last day of school for seniors. Seniors turn in all school-owned instruments and music after performance. |
| | May ? | Senior Breakfast in the PGHS MP room. Senior Graduation Rehearsal after breakfast in the gym - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Attendance is MANDATORY or you will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony. |
| | May ? | Senior BBQ/Picnic - 3-6 p.m. Rotary Grove in Elk Grove Park |
| | May ? | KAMS 8th grade dance - 5:00-7:00 p.m. KAMS Multi-purpose Room |
| | May ? | Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the PGHS gym. PGHS Concert band will be performing for the graduation. Attendance at the rehearsal may be mandatory. Watch for further information. |
| | May ? | Final Exams. Minimum Days. |
| | May ? | KAMS - 8th grade Golfland Sunsplash trip - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | May ? | PGHS Graduation Ceremony @ Arco Arena. Time 7 p.m. All Seniors must enter through Door #4 located below the Northeast entrance at 5:45 p.m. for pictures. Guests will enter through Southeast Plaza Entrance.
PGHS Concert band, with seniors exempted, will be performing for the graduation at Arco Arena. A district bus is being provided. Call time 4:30 p.m. Bus will load and depart for Arco at 4:45 p.m. Concert black attire.
Sober Grad Night to follow for seniors at Country Club Lanes.
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| | May ? | Minimum Day. Senior Diploma Pick up day. All remaining PGHS students turn in school-owned instruments and music during 4th period. |
| | May ? | KAMS - 8th Grade Promotion Practice - 8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (students report to 3rd period at 8 a.m.) |
| | May ? | KAMS 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony - 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Katherine Albiani Athletic Field. Albiani Concert Band will be playing. More information TBA. Albiani students will be checking their school-owned instruments in after the concert. |
| | May 26 | Last Day of School - Minimum Day |
| | May 28-31 | Sacramento Jazz Festival. Website |
| | May 31 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| | June 5, 2010 | SAT Exam date |
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| | | Archived Items for 2009-2010 |
| | June 8 | Combo Band Rehearsal - 10 a.m. PGHS Band Room. |
| | June 9 | Jazz Combo Band performance for EGUSD Time Capsule event - EGUSD District Office 5 p.m. |
| | June 10 | Summer School first session starts 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. |
| | June 14 | Percussion Ensemble - Sandpaper Performance at Good Day Sacramento between 8:00-10:00 a.m. Tune in! Call time 6:45 a.m. in front of the school. |
| | June 20 | First Percussion Camp - Battery only - 12:00-3:00 p.m. PGHS Band Room. Anyone insterested to be in fall percussion please attend. |
| | June 27 | DCI West - Drum Corps International show at Stanford Stadium @ 6:30 p.m. Concord Blue Devils, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, Sacramento Mandarins, SF Renegades, Santa Clara Vanguard, Troopers, and Velvet Knights are performing. There will be about 20 students from the PGHS percussion group going so that carpool may be available. Contact Jake Tuttle for more information. Admission starts at $15. You can also go to dci.org for ticket information. |
| | June 28 | Moonlight Classic - Drum Corps International Competition @ University of Pacific - Stagg Stadium in Stockton. Event starts at 5:30 p.m. Same lineup as DCI West. These are great opportunities to see some of the top drum and bugle corps in competition close to home. General admission $20. http://www.someinc.com/id4.html |
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