| | Sept. 8 | Fall Percussion Rehearsal #2 - 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. PGHS Band Room. Regular Fall Percussion rehearsals will be held on Monday nights from 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Sept. 11 | Jazz Band - Spotlight on Elk Grove. SES Hall in Elk Grove. Call time is 4:15 p.m. for a 4:45 p.m. performance. Dressy black concert attire (black shirt/blouse, black pants/skirt/dress, ties for the guys, black socks and shoes). Students should be done around 6 p.m. (This event is eligible for community service hours. You can download a prior approval form from our homepage). |
| | Sept. 15 | PGHS Back to School Night - 6:30-8:30 p.m. All students |
| | Sept. 17 | KAMS Back to School Night - 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. |
| | Friday, Sept. 19 | Marching band - 1st home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Roseville). Call time 6 p.m. Full uniform. (Label those uniforms!) |
| | Saturday, Sept. 20 | E-Waste Event to benefit Winter Percussion - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. @ PGHS Parking lot. Tell all your friends! |
| | Sept. 20 | Store front sales of Fog Willow tickets at Bel Air on Waterman and Save Mart on Laguna Blvd. |
| | Sept. 25 | Band Booster General Meeting - PGHS Band Room -6:30 p.m. |
| | Saturday, Sept. 27 | Marching Band - Wilton Centennial Celebration & Parade - Call time 10 a.m. @ Jeffcott Rd. behind Wilton Bible Church (at Dillard Rd). Parade steps off @ 11 a.m. Full parade dress. (This event is eligible for community service hours.) |
| | Sept. 28 ? | Percussion Group Car Wash fundraiser |
| | Oct. 1 | Sales period ends for the Entertainment Books. All money, unsold books due back in class. |
| | Oct. 3 | 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. |
| | Oct. 4 | SAT Exam - Seniors |
| | Saturday, Oct. 4 | Marching and Jazz bands performances @ Fog Willow Pumpkin Farm in Wilton from Noon to 3 p.m. (See Fog Willow page for directions). Wear band shirts and jeans (+ clothes pins for music). Call time TBA. Fundraiser BBQ lunch. (This event is eligible for community service hours.) |
| | Wednesday, Oct. 8 | Powder Puff Football Game - Sheldon Stadium - Possible marching band performance |
| | Friday, Oct. 10 | Marching band - Homecoming Parade. Bring full uniform to school (don't forget shoes!) and store in band room until excused from 7th period. Come to band room to prepare for parade. Marching band - Homecoming Game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Del Campo). Call time 6 p.m. Full uniform. |
| | Oct. 11 | Store front sales of Fog Willow tickets at Bel Air on Waterman and Save Mart on Laguna Blvd. |
| | Oct. 11 | Homecoming Dance |
| | Oct. 14 | EGUSD College and Career Fair @ Florin High School - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. - Cafeteria & Gym. |
| | Monday, Oct. 20 | Jazz Band - PGHS Academic Awards Ceremony - 6:30-8:00 p.m. Call time TBA. |
| | Oct. 24 | Marching band - 3rd home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Sheldon). Call time 6 p.m. Full uniform. |
| | Saturday, Oct 25 | Holiday Bazaar and Haunted House Fundraiser - PGHS Multi-purpose room. Set up 8:30 a.m. Bazaar opens 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clean up 4 p.m. Coffee, cider, and desserts will be sold by the Booster Club. |
| | Oct. 31 Halloween! | Marching band - 4th home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Monterey Trail). Call time 6 p.m. Full uniform. |
| | Nov. 1 | SAT Exam date |
| | Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 | Marching band - Veteran's Day Parade. Call time 9:30 a.m. for all percussion, sousaphones, and baritone saxophones. Call time for the rest of the band is 10:00 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 around 10 a.m. Full uniform. Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. sharp. |
| | Nov. 14 | Marching band - 5th home football game @ Sheldon Stadium (vs. Jesuit). Call time 6 p.m. Full uniform. |
| | Nov. | Albiani Concert and Combined Jazz bands: Fall Concert @ Black Box Theater, PGHS campus. Call time 6:15 PM for 7:00 PM performance. Concert dress: black shirt or blouse, black pants or skirt, black socks and shoes. Boys wear ties please. |
| | Nov. 26-28 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| | Saturday, Nov. 29
| Marching band - Parade of Lights. Call time approximately 5 p.m. on Kent St., 2 blocks west of the Waterman Longs on Elk Grove Blvd. Wear your band uniform with a Santa hat instead of your marching hat. Students are encouraged to light their instrument with battery operated strings of lights in white or red (available at Longs, Walmart, Walgreens and Michaels). There are a limited number of light strings available for sale in the band room - $2.00 for a string of 10; $4.00 for a string of 20. Bring cash to purchase them or a check payable to the Pleasant Grove High Band Boosters. |
| | Dec. 2 | Financial Aid Night at PGHS - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. - Cafeteria |
| | Dec. 6 | SAT Exam date |
| | Dec. | Winter Percussion Rehearsal: Battery 6 PM - 9 PM; Pit 7 PM- 9 PM PGHS Band Room |
| | Dec. | Super Saturday Winter Percussion Rehearsal 10 AM - 6 PM. PGHS Band Room |
| | Dec.
| All bands Winter Concert - Venue: Sheldon Performing Arts Center @ Sheldon High School. Call time 6:00 p.m. for all bands. Elementary bands (Elk Grove Elementary, Pleasant Grove Elementary, McKee Elementary) begin performing at 6:30 p.m. with the other bands immediately following. It is imperative you arrive on time! This is a mandatory performance! Students are expected to stay until the concert has completely ended. Wear all black dressy concert attire: black shirt or blouse, black pants, skirt, or dress, black shoes and socks. Men wear a tie. |
| | Dec. 22 - Jan. 2, 2009 | Winter Holiday |
| | Jan. 14-16 | Final Exams. Minimum Days. |
| | Jan. 17-18, 2009 | 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! |
| | Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| | Jan. 23 | RALLY DAY. Wear your band shirt to school. Call time 2:15 p.m. in the Band Room. Rally schedule. Marching Band - Men's Basketball Game vs. Folsom High. Call time is 6:30 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7:15 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Jan. 24 | SAT Exam date - Juniors |
| | Jan. 30 | Marching Band - Women's Basketball Game vs. St. Francis High. Call time is 6:15 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Jan. 24 | Combo and Jazz Bands in Competition at Folsom High School, Prairie City Road, Folsom. Call time TBA. There is an admission charge for parents/visitors of $12/person. Dress is all black concert attire - no exceptions! Men must wear a tie. Driving directions: Hwy 50 east to Prairie City Road exit, turn left over the freeway. The campus parking lot is immediately to the right, after the freeway. Driving time is about 45 minutes from the PGHS campus. |
| | Jan. | Winter Homecoming Dance |
| | Feb. 6 | Marching Band - Men's Basketball Game vs. Florin High. Call time is 6:30 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7:15 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Feb. | Winter Percussion Competition @ Rodgriguez High School, 5000 Red Top Road, Fairfield. Call time TBA but will be EARLY!!! 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. Turn left off the exit onto Red Top Road and proceed to Oakbrook Drive and turn left. TRAVEL TIME IS minimum 66 MINUTES, so leave yourself some time in case of traffic, slowdowns, etc. |
| | Feb. | Play-a-thon at the Lewis home. Students may participate for the entire event or just a portion, collecting pledges accordingly. Pledge packets and an information sheet are available on the band room white board. Completed pledge forms and collected monies will be due . |
| | Feb. 9 | Lincoln's Birthday Holiday |
| | Feb. | Festival Jazz Band to perform at the Woodcreek High Jazz Festival. Call time TBA. Dress is all black dressy concert attire - no exceptions! Men must wear a tie. There is an admission charge (performers are free) of $5.00. Driving directions: Take Hwy 99 to I-80 (Reno). Take exit #102 Roseville/Riverside Ave./Auburn Blvd. and go north on Auburn Blvd. toward Roseville, which turns into Riverside Ave. Go about 1/2 mile and turn left on Cirby Way. Turn right on Foothills Blvd., then left on either Baseline Road or Junction Blvd. Turn right on Woodcreek Oaks Blvd. The school will be on the left @ 2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd. Drive time is approximately 50 minutes from Elk Grove. |
| | Feb. 13 | Marching Band - Men's Basketball Game vs. Sheldon High. Call time is 6:30 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7:15 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Feb. 16 | President's Day Holiday |
| | Feb. 20 | Marching Band - Women's Basketball Game vs. Monterey Trail High. Call time is 6:15 PM in PGHS Band Room. Tip off at 7:00 PM. Wear your band shirt and jeans. |
| | Sunday, Feb. ? | 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. |
| | Monday, March 2 | 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 ?
| 1) Jazz Band Performance for Incoming 7th grader orientation, KAMS multi-purpose room, 9 AM-9:20 AM. Jazz students should be able to return to their regularly scheduled classed no later than 10 AM.
2) Honors Band Musician Seating - Sheldon High School 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM. Transportation will be provided to and from PGHS.
3) AP Information Meeting - PGHS multi-purpose room - 5:30 PM |
| | March
| Jazz Band performance for Academic Awards Ceremony. Call time 6:00 p.m. @ PGHS band room. Dressy concert attire. Ceremony should conclude by 8 p.m. |
| | March | District Honors Band Rehearsal 4 PM - 9 PM. Location Sheldon High School. Bus transportation is being provided by the district; student will be picked up after school in front of PGHS and transported to Sheldon High, then transported back to PGHS at 9 PM for parent pick up. Listen to in-class instructions or contact Mr. DeWald for further details. |
| | March | 1) District Honors Band Rehearsal 10 AM - 4 PM. Location: Sheldon High School. Bus transportation is being provided by the district; student will be picked up in front of PGHS and transported to Sheldon High, then transported back to PGHS at 4 PM for parent pick up. Listen to in-class instructions or contact Mr. DeWald for further details.
2) District Honors Band Performance 7 PM. Location: Sheldon Performing Arts Center Students are responsible for their own transportation to the event. Follow Honors Band guidelines for dress code.
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| | March 14 | SAT Exam - Juniors |
| | March 28 | Junior Prom - Sacramento Grand Ballroom |
| | March 30 | Elk Grove Community Band Dessert event - Possible Jazz Band performance. |
| | April 6-10 | Spring Break |
| | April | Winter Percussion Competition |
| | April | Winter Percussion Championship Show |
| | April 15, 16, 22, 23, 2009 | STAR testing |
| April | Golden Empire Festival performance - KAMS Concert Band and PGHS Concert Band - Call times TBA. Attendance is mandatory unless by prior arrangement with Mr. DeWald. It is imperative you not be late! Festival requires concert dress (black shirt/blouse, black pants/skirt/dress, black socks and shoes, and a tie for the guys). |
| | Wednesday, April 29 | Senior Parent Night II (for picking up graduation materials, caps, gowns, etc.) |
| | May 2 | SAT Exam date |
| | Saturday, May 2, 2009 | Marching band - Elk Grove Western Festival Parade. Call time @ 10:00 a.m. at the corner of School St. and Locust St. in Old Town (1 block east of RR tracks, 1 block north of Elk Grove Blvd). Full uniform. |
| | Week of May 4 & May 11 | AP Exams |
| | May | AM - AP exam Government and Politics 12 |
| | May | PM - AP exam Statistics |
| | May | AM - AP exam Calculus AB |
| | May | AM - AP exam English 12 |
| | May | AM - AP exam US History 11 |
| | May | AM- AP exam Biology PM - AP exam Physics |
| | May | AM - AP exam Chemistry PM - AP exam Psychology |
| | May | AM - AP exam English 11 |
| | May | AM - AP exam World History 10 |
| | May 9 | Senior Ball |
| | Thursday, May 21 | Senior Awards Night |
| | May 22-25, 2009 | Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. Website |
| | May 25, 2009 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| | May 26? | All Bands - Spring Concert. Sheldon Performing Arts Center. Call time 6:00 p.m. Performance at 6:30 p.m. Attire is spring colors (or concert black attire if you prefer); attire should still be dressy - no jeans or sneakers - like what you would wear to a wedding or party. |
| | May | End of Year Rally (Wear your band t-shirt) Last day of school for seniors Seniors turn in all school-owned instruments and music during 4th period |
| | May 27 | KAMS - Albiani 8th Grade Awards Night - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. |
| | Thursday, May 28 | Senior Breakfast in the PGHS MP room. Senior Graduation Rehearsal after breakfast in the gym. Attendance is MANDATORY or you will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony. |
| | May | Senior BBQ 4 PM - 7:30 PM. Location TBA |
| | Monday, June 1 | 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. |
| | June 2-4 | Final Exams. Minimum Days. |
| | June 2 | KAMS - 8th grade Sunsplash trip |
| | Tuesday, June 2 | PGHS Graduation Ceremony @ Arco Arena. Time TBA. Seniors report to the Security entrance below the southeast entrance of Arco Arena.
PGHS Concert band and Albiani Concert band, with seniors exempted, will be performing for the graduation at Arco Arena. A district bus is being provided. Call time TBA.
Sober Grad Night to follow for seniors.
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| | June 3 | Minimum Day. Senior Diploma Pick up day. All remaining PGHS students turn in school-owned instruments and music during 4th period. |
| | Thursday, June 4 | KAMS Promotion Ceremony - Albiani Concert Band. Students can be dropped off by their parents by 8:30 AM at Sheldon Stadium and report to the field level stage to perform. Students needing transportation should advise Mr. DeWald immediately so he can make arrangements for you to ride on the district buses provided. The bus will be leaving from Albiani for Sheldon at 8 a.m. sharp. Albiani students will be checking their school-owned instruments in after the concert. |
| | June 4 | Minimum Day. Last day of school. |
| | June 6, 2009 | SAT Exam date |
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| | June 21, 2008 | Precision West '08 Opening Night - Drum and bugle corps show at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord. Performing groups: Blue Devils, Vanguard, Mandarins, and Renegades. Gate opens at 5 p.m. Show starts 6:30 p.m. |
| | June 24 | Percussion Camp #1, PGHS Band Room. Battery 2-7 p.m., Pit 5-7 p.m. |
| | July 16 | Percussion (Pit only) Camp, PGHS Band Room. 5-7 p.m. |
| | Saturday,
July 19 | Percussion (Battery AND Pit) Camp #2, PGHS Band Room. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bring a sack lunch. |
| | Aug. 14 | PGHS - 9th grade orientation - 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Main Gym. |
| Aug. 16 | Percussion Camp #3 - Pit and Battery - 12 to 3 p.m. PGHS Band Room |
| | Aug. 20 | KAMS Falcon Fiesta - Albiani Orientation 4 - 8 p.m. |
| | Aug. 21 | 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 6:00 p.m. - Band Booster General Meeting - PGHS Choir Room 6:30 p.m. - Fall Sports Parent Meeting - Main Gym |
| | Aug. 21 | Band Booster Club General Meeting, PGHS Choir Room 6:00 p.m. - The Band Booster needs you! Come check out what is being planned this year and see what you can do to support your band student. Band uniforms can also be picked up at this time. |
| | Aug. 18 -22, 2008 | Band Camp. Marching Band 3:00-6:00 p.m.; Jazz Band 6:30-7:30 p.m. Uniform fittings. Bring water bottle(s) and a sack lunch/ snack daily except Wednesday, when dinner will be provided by the Booster Club (pizza). End-of-camp party hosted at the Sterk residence on Friday, August 22, 6:30-9 p.m.
Percussion Camp. Rehearsal 1 - 3 p.m. every day before band camp |
| | Aug. 25 | First Day of School - No zero period Jazz Band today |
| | Aug. 25 | Fall Percussion Rehearsal #1 - 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. PGHS Band Room. Regular Fall Percussion rehearsals will be held on Monday nights from 5 to 8 p.m. (except Labor Day). |
| | Aug. 26 | PGHS/KAMS - First day of zero period Jazz Band - 7:00 a.m. PGHS Band Room |
| | Aug. 26 | 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. |
| | Aug. 27 | Senior Parent Orientation Night - 6:30-7:30 p.m. PGHS Multi-purpose Room. Participation is STRONGLY encouraged, if not mandatory. |
| | Aug 29 | 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! |
| canceled | Sept. 6 | Percussion Group Car Wash fundraiser |
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