NORTH PENN MUSIC AIDES

Weekly Bulletin

September 28, 2025 Weekly Bulletin

In this week’s edition…

  • Weekly Schedule
  • KOS Program Cover Contest
  • Concessions SignUps
  • Band Meals
  • Knight of Sound SignUps
  • Volunteer SignUps
  • Competition Costume Instructions
  • Student Appearance for Competitions
  • NPMA General Parent Meeting Minutes
  • Ongoing Fundraisers
  • View & Share Photos
  • Video Recording Policy
  • Reminders

Weekly Schedule

Mon, Sep 29

  • Rehearsal, 6:30-9pm, report at 6pm
  • Student Leader Meeting, 6:00-6:25pm

Tue, Sep 30

  • Rehearsal, 6:30-9pm, report at 6pm

Wed, Oct 1

  • Rehearsal, 6:30-9pm, report at 6pm

Thu, Oct 2 – NO SCHOOL

Fri, Oct 3: Home Football vs. CB South

  • Report at 3pm, details TBA

Sat, Oct 4: USBands Show @ CB South

  • Details TBA (check Band calendar for updates)

KOS Program Cover Contest!!!

We’d like one of our own NPMK students to design the cover for the Knight of Sound digital program! Submit your entry to npmarchingknights@gmail.com  by TODAY, September 28. NPMK members will then vote for the winning design. The NP logo is available at northpennmusic.com/graphics-archive.

Entry requirements:

  • Size: 8.5” x 11” (don’t put anything important within a 1/2” of the margin)
  • File format: pdf, jpg, or png
  • Include the following info:
  • Knight of Sound
  • October 11, 2025
  • North Penn High School, Lansdale, PA

**If your student needs an extra day or two, please reach out to Christy Johannesson on the Band App.

Concessions SignUps

We still have some slots to fill for this week’s home game. Please sign up below.

Football Concessions SignUp – 10/3/25

Band Meals

NPMA will be providing two meals this coming week. Dinner before Friday’s (10/3) home football game will be meatball subs and Caesar salad from Giuliano’s Deli.

Dinner before the competition on Saturday (10/4) has been donated by Miller’s Ale House! They will be serving Zingers (chicken tenders), French fries and salad.

Thank you so much for the desserts you have been providing. The kids love the treats! Please click on the link below to sign up for this weekend or a future week.

Band Meals Desserts SignUp

Have a wonderful week! Michelle Ashley, Laurel Kennedy, Margaret Ridge

Photo Night Update

Photo night was a success! You should receive an email from Mark Morris Photography at some point this week (hopefully) with the proofs of your child’s pictures. If you had sibling photos taken, that proof should come with your senior’s proofs. If you place your order by a certain date (which will be provided in the email), Mark will deliver them to school. If you order after that date, you will be charged a shipping fee. No exceptions. Reminders will be posted in the Band App. If you have any questions, contact Margaret Ridge (ridgeme@npenn.org) or Tina Landis (t_md12@hotmail.com).

Knight of Sound SignUps

Our Knight of Sound home show is on Saturday, October 11. Every family is required to volunteer at least 4 hours. NOTE: KOS Chairs do not need to sign up since you are expected to coordinate your area throughout the day.

KOS Volunteer SignUp – Volunteer with Parking, Hospitality Suite, Band Hosts, Bleacher Ushers, or various sales areas.

KOS Concessions SignUp – Volunteer at the Concessions Stand.

NOTE: Additional signups will be forthcoming for Hospitality Suite food donations and Baked Goods donations.

Volunteer SignUps

Knight Crew SignUp – Sign up to help with equipment at football games and competitions. Any questions, please contact Greg Hinderliter on the Band App.

Chaperones & Nurses SignUp – Sign up to chaperone at football games and competitions. Contact Laura Moore on the Band App for more information.

Competition Costume Instructions

For WINDS and PERCUSSION, wear the costume tops with the BLACK competition pants, BLACK Dinkles, long BLACK socks, and BLACK gloves.

For COLOR GUARD, wear the show costumes with your guard shoes. Keep the costumes in a garment bag with the Traditional uniforms so all of the uniforms are together in one place.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS. These uniforms are HAND WASH with COLD WATER only. Lay flat to dry. No iron and no bleach. If you damage the uniforms there are NO replacements and you may not be able to perform.

BUTTONS. The buttons are glued on and it is very possible that they will come off at some point. We have extra buttons and glue and we will repair them. Please do not repair yourself.

LABEL. Please write your child’s initials in black sharpie on the TAG inside the costume. This will help in case uniforms get mixed up.

RESPONSIBILITY. Please remember that there are no replacement uniforms. If a uniform is lost or damaged, the student will not be able to perform.

Please do not hesitate to send me a message with any questions or concerns.

Thank you!
Mr. Santanello

Student Appearance for Competitions

We have put together a few guidelines for how students should look (outside of the obvious uniform) for all of our competitions. Thanks for your help with this!

  • If a student’s hair is long enough, it should be in a tight ponytail or bun. Keep it as neat and clean as possible. No hair should be hanging in eyes.
  • We encourage product in student’s hair to give a professional look.
  • Any hair ties should match the color of your hair.
  • If a student is wearing makeup it should be neat and clean as well.
  • Any facial hair should be trimmed and neat.
  • Undergarments should be tight fitting or compression if possible so they cannot be seen through the uniform pants or top.
  • Socks should be long black socks – no ankle or sport length socks.
  • Color Guard will have their uniforms tucked into their shoes.
  • Color Guard and woodwinds with open finger gloves should have neutral nail polish (or none).

Believe it or not, all of these things matter. The band is very much judged on how the performer looks! Thanks for your effort in helping with this!

Thank you!
Mr. Santanello

NPMA General Parent Meeting Minutes

View the September Meeting Minutes. The next NPMA General Parent Meeting is on Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 in room A033 (view map to A033 from main entrance).

Ongoing Fundraisers

RaiseRight – Sign up for a RaiseRight account to earn student credit while shopping. Visit our Fundraising page for more details.

View & Share Photos

Throughout the season, you can find photos on our Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/npma/albums.

We encourage you to take photos and upload them to our Flickr account to share with others. Please follow these guidelines:

  • Use this login information. Do NOT change the password!
    • Email: npmapublicity@gmail.com
    • Password: Npma20212022
  • Add your photos to an album so they can be easily found.
  • Should you be the one to create a new album, use this naming convention: “YYYY-MM-DD Name of the event”
  • Please only upload high quality photos and not multiples of the same shot.

Video Recording Policy

We can NOT put videos of our shows on social media. We purchase the rights to use the music in these programs, and posting our show on social media can cause NPMA to incur fines. We can record without sound or record sound without video, but not both. We can live stream, but we cannot record and post to any websites. If NPTV records our show, it is their responsibility if copyright laws are violated. Reminder: NO POSTING OF ANY SHOWS!

Reminders

**If this link does not work for you, please subscribe to the calendar by visiting your Google menu and entering the email address “npmarchingknights@gmail.com”.

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