Hawaii - Spring 2006  Band travelers, we would love some pictures and a short description of last year's trip to share on the website.  Please email your photos and story to 3riversstudio@comcast.net for posting.

Disneyland - April 12 -15, 2007:

Trip Details:  The group left PGHS Thursday morning at 8 AM and arrived at the Radisson in Buena Park a little after 5:00 PM.  A group of 45 students and chaperones attended that night's Medieval Times performance, where they watched jousting and battles with medieval weaponry, and saw some beautiful dressage (cavalry) horsemanship. Other students went swimming in the hotel pool. On Friday, the students had the entire day free at Disneyland and California Adventure. On Saturday, we arrived at Disneyland around 10 AM and began the task of preparing for our performance at 1:30 PM.  As the third of three bands marching in front of the 3:30 PM character parade, our band of 75 students sounded spectacular as they played for a huge crowd Phantasmic, our new cadence, and the battle sequence from Pirates of the Caribbean. Students received a t-shirt commemorating their participation in the 2007 Disneyland Music Festival, and Mr. DeWald received a plaque for the band room as well.  

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Great America - May 16 and 17, 2008  - "Performance in the Plaza"- Field trip for PGHS Concert and Jazz Bands and Colorguard

 Photos by Beth Centers

Trip Details: The bus departed from PGHS Friday at 8:30 AM for Santa Cruz, where students spent the day at the Boardwalk, the beach, the arcade, laser tag and/or miniature golf. The bus left the Boardwalk area to visit the Pacific Garden Mall for dinner before departing for Santa Clara to check into the hotel, where students went swimming and relaxed until the 10 PM curfew.   Saturday, May 17, the students enjoyed a complimentary buffet breakfast and arrived at Great America at approximately 10 AM for a performance that began at 11 AM. Students spent the remainder of the day enjoying the park and rides, leaving for home at 7 PM.

Helpful downloads:

Student packing list

Student Code of Conduct

The Big Island of Hawaii and Oahu -  June 10-16, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Kathryn Yue

 

Fourteen students from the PGHS Band participated in this memorable trip to the Big Island of Hawaii and Oahu.  Upon arriving at the Royal Kona Resort on the Big Island, they were given one hour to settle into their rooms before changing for their first performance at the Kona International Marketplace.  That was followed by a luau the same night.  During their stay in Kona, they visited a small local town, Kohala, to enjoy the festivities of the King Kamehameha Day Festival.  They also visited the Volcanic National Park and Punalu'u Black Sand Beach.  The students had a great time aboard the boat Fair Winds on Kealakekua Bay and going snorkeling; and as if that wasn't enough fun, and a group of them even saw Kung Fu Panda after that (except for Lyndon...he saw the Incredible Hulk). 

 

Continuing their trip to Honolulu, the students toured the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, shopped at the Aloha Stadium Flea Market, and performed at the Ala Moana Shopping Center Stage.  That was followed by an instrumental music clinic at the University of Hawaii with Professor Nakamura; and then they had the rest of their last day free to cruise Waikiki or do as they pleased.  It may sound like a very busy week, but what's Hawaii without a little beach time?  Don't worry, they had plenty!