Get Plugged In
The band program is made successful by the help of volunteers in many areas ranging from chaperoning to working concessions.  The Band Boosters also offer many positions to server the students and support the band directors and programs.  If you are not already a member, consider getting plugged in with the Boosters where you'll not only help the students and programs but where you'll also make some wonderful friends. 
 

Band Banquet: Organize and plan banquet for students, parents, school officials and local dignitaries as appropriate. Certificates and awards are given to students, senior favors for the graduating seniors. Sit down dinner and program is planned in coordination with the Band Director. Volunteers needed for planning, decorating, set-up etc.

Band Store: Volunteers are needed to sell Band T-shirts, sweatshirts, golf shirts and other souvenirs at home football games. Volunteers are also needed to sell these at the Ice Cream Social in August and any other appropriate events.

Chaperones: Each trip out-of-town event requires chaperones (4 per bus on average). There is a chaperone bag availabe for each bus. Each week it is stocked with necessities such as extra gloves, Band-Aids, flashlight, safety pins, etc. Each bag is checked and replenished before each out-of-town event. Chaperones are responsible for keeping the band safe and helping them with essentials such as restroom stops.

Concessions:
All band parents are asked to help with concessions for at least 2 home games and Heart of Dixie. It's a fun time and it takes everyone helping to be successful.

Discount Cards: Volunteers needed to help organize the Discount Card fundraiser. This committee will be responsible for getting local businesses to participate on the card for discounts in their businesses. The cards will be distributed to the students for them to sell, monies will be receipted, unsold cards will be turned into the committee, and monies will be turned over to the treasurer. This allows for full accountability.

Equipment: Volunteers needed to assist in the transport of the instruments to the football games and band contests. Students assist with the loading and unloading but volunteers help move equipment onto the field for the shows shows. There are two trailers and a pickup truck is needed to pull one of the trailers.

Hospitality Room: Volunteers needed to set up a hospitality room for guests upon band directors request and for Heart of Dixie band competition.

First-Aid: Volunteers needed who have been first-aid and CPR certified to help with the band whether it be a home game, away game, festivals, or any other travel plans.

Fruit Sale: Volunteers are needed to prepare fruit and meat sale packages to be distributed to the students, help with the collection of monies turned in from the students order forms, help tally fruit and meat orders to place the bands big overall order, unload fruit and meat from the delivery trucks, and help fill each students orders for completion of delivery to their customers. (Students will pickup their fruit and meat for each of their customers in the band room on the day of the delivery date.)

Game Night Water: Men are needed to help ice down the water for our band students. The bottled water will be handed out after the pre-game show. Volunteers will also be responsible for placing the coolers of water in the stands.

Heart of Dixie: The Heart of Dixie Band Compeition has been a tradition at PHS for over 25 years. This is one of the major fund raising events of the year.This event consists of bands coming from all over the south to participate in our festival. We want to present a warm, friendly atmosphere to judges, directors, students, chaperones, bus drivers, etc. so they will come back every year. It takes a lot of help to be the best band competition in the sourth!

Ice Cream Social: Volunteers are needed to organize the donations of ice cream, soft drinks, cookies, servers, and clean up etc. to this event. The band performs their show music for the band parents one night, at the beginning of the new school year.

Photographer: Volunteers needed to take pictures of students during the season. These pictures make it possible for the PHS band to maintain a wonderful history book. They will be used in many different occasions such as senior memorabilia, pictures for the newspapers, etc..

Rock-A-Thon: Volunteers and chaperones are needed for this fundraising event. Volunteers needed to organize event, and chaperones needed at the event. Band students rock (in the band room) for twelve hours (i.e. 6pm 6am) in a lock-in to raise money.

Seat Cushions/Rain Coats/Plumes: Volunteers are needed at each football game and band contest to hand out seat cushions as the band students proceed to the stands, rain coats for inclement weather, and the plumes before the half-time show. Each of these items need to be collected from the students, and stored as well. Volunteers are needed, if the raincoats are used, to take the raincoats home and dry them and then return to the high school.