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Weekly Rehearsal Schedule

August 30th - 6 - 9 pm

August 31st - 4:15-7:15 pm

September 2nd - 4:15-7:15 pm   

Snack Shack will be open this week Tuesday and Thursday after school selling Gatorade and snacks to fuel up before practice. Everything is $1.

    WHICH WICH SANDWICH ORDERS FOR FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAYS

 

WHICH WICH SANDWICH ORDERS FOR FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAYS

CMB and FNSB - If you’re staying after school for the football game, it’s time to place your Which Wich order for this Friday. Our Friday Night Sandwich coordinator will deliver the sandwiches to school and the kids will be able to pick them up outside the band room around 5 p.m. on Friday. Click here for complete instructions on how to order.
 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY to be sure your order is placed correctly. 

All orders must be placed by 8:45 pm this THURSDAY NIGHT - no exceptions. Questions? Please email Ines Sanchez.

SEPTEMBER 11th LUNCH ORDER AND DINNER SURVEY

Marching Band and Color Guard have their last all day practice on Saturday, September 11th. Order a delicious lunch for your band kid from our caterer for $10. Ordering lunch is optional. If you do not order one, please be sure your child brings lunch to practice that day.

Lunches must be ordered by this Saturday, September 4th
 

Click here to order your lunch for all-day practice AND to take a dinner survey for planning purposes. Even if you aren’t ordering lunch, we would appreciate you taking the dinner survey to help our caterer plan accordingly.

LAST CHANCE TO ORDER BAND SPIRIT WEAR

You have one more opportunity to order your Pope Band Spirit Wear for the 21-22 school year! Click here to see available items and for the order form. Make checks payable to Gaby McDonald (spirit wear vendor) and place your order form and payment in the white box in the band room. All orders must be received by September 17th.  

SUMMER UNIFORM PANTS
 

All CMB and FNSB participants are required to have grey track pants for their summer uniform. If you missed the order in July, you must purchase similar pants and have them no later than Friday, September 3rd. The group order is closed, so please visit Dick’s or Amazon to find the closest match and have it approved by Mr. Sodders. 
 

The summer uniforms will be worn to the game Friday September 3rd.

Per the band directors, any student that does not have the summer uniform pants will not march on the field.

BAND DIRECTORY

POPE BAND YEARBOOK and SENIOR ADS

CLICK HERE to order a band yearbook and senior ad!




 
COMMITTEE CHAIRS NEEDED
Band on the Run 5K Coordinator
  • Our current 5K Chair will be rolling off after this year’s race and would love for someone to shadow her during preparations which are happening right now. Please email Jody Neja for more information!
Mattress Sale Coordinator
  • This is a super easy chair to take on! The chair is responsible for helping our vendor, Custom Fundraising, advertise the sale and being present theday of the sale to make sure everything runs smoothly for our vendor. The 2022 Mattress Sale is scheduled for March 26. Please email Beth Hartt for more information

WE NEED YOU! Volunteer opportunities are listed below. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please consider lending a hand in one (or more!) areas below:

 

Volunteer opportunities are listed below. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please consider lending a hand in one (or more!) areas below.

And please note: you don’t have to wait for an official approval from your background check to come back. You will only hear something if there’s a problem running the report. So sign up today! 

  • Please visit CHARMS to see chaperoning opportunities throughout marching season - weekly practices, all day practices, games. So many ways to help! 
  • URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR OUR FLAGS FUNDRAISER - Flags are being placed in honor of September 11.Installation/pick up is NEXT WEEKEND, during the Labor Day holiday and we need some more drivers to help deliver the flags to our customers. Please sign up here to help
  • SNACK SHACK, Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall @ 3:15 - We need 2 parent volunteers to help sell snacks to our band kids at the end of the school day before they start practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A PBPA board member will be present at all Snack Shacks to handle money, you just need to help get snacks in the hands of our kiddos! Takes just 45 minutes to set up, sell and break down. Click here to help!
HELP US MAKE PBPA BETTER FOR YOU!
We want YOUR input! 
If you have a question, idea, or suggestion, we want to hear it! 
Click here to fill out a Google form with your ideas!

LOOKING AHEAD

September 3    Away Football Game

September 10  Home Football Game

September 11   All day practice, 9am - 9pm MANDATORY

September 14    PBPA General Meeting

September 17    Home Football Game, 8th Grade Night

September 18   Bands of America Competition @ McEachern High School

September 22   Fall Band Concert

Click here to visit the Pope Band Website for the most current updates and information!
Comments or questions? Write to pbpapresidents@gmail.com. 
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Marietta, Georgia 30062

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