March 8, 2026 Weekly Bulletin
In this week’s edition…
- Weekly Schedule
- Percussion Home Show Volunteers
- Dine Around @ The Pour House – Mar 11
- Hoagie Fundraiser
- Please Return “By the Sword” Uniforms
- Winter Program Payments
- 2026-2027 NPMA Board Positions
- NPMA General Parent Meeting
- Ongoing Fundraisers
- View & Share Photos
- Video Recording Policy
- Reminders
Weekly Schedule
Mon, Mar 9
- Pit Rehearsal, 7-9pm
Tue, Mar 10
- NPWP Rehearsal, 6-9pm, report at 5:30pm
- NPVE Rehearsal, 6-9pm, Penndale MS
Wed, Mar 11
- Dine Around @ The Pour House, 5-9pm
- Columbia Jazz Rehearsal, 7-9pm
Thu, Mar 12
- Navy Jazz Rehearsal, 2:45-4:45pm
- NPWP Rehearsal, 6-9pm, report at 5:30pm
- NPMA Executive Board Meeting, 6:30pm, Room J013
Fri, Mar 13
- Columbia Jazz Wissahickon Show, 4pm
- NPVE Rehearsal, 6-9pm, Penndale MS
- Columbia Jazz Pennbrook Show, 9pm
Sat, Mar 14
- Percussion Home Show – sign up to volunteer & donate food
Percussion Home Show Volunteers
The NPWP Home Show is on Saturday, March 14! Please signup to help where you can – we need many hands to make the show a success.
Times are ESTIMATED and will be updated as soon the schedule is final.
Percussion Home Show Volunteer SignUp
Percussion Home Show Food Donations SignUp
Dine Around @ The Pour House – Mar 11
Mark your calendar for our next Dine Around at The Pour House on Wednesday, March 11, 4-9pm. 20% of all sales will be donated to NPMA!
Hoagie Fundraiser – Orders due 3/15
Looking for a delicious way to earn some money for your student? Purchase a hoagie! For each hoagie sold, your child will earn $10 to their CutTime account. Each hoagie comes with a soda and bag of chips. Feel free to share with family, friends, and neighbors! Orders are due by 3/15. Pickup will be available at Cannoneers Club (501 W. 5th Street Lansdale, PA 19446) 3/21 from 12 to 1pm.
For questions, contact Katie Landrigan at 215-353-1901 or NPMA.Fundraising@gmail.com.
Please Return “By the Sword” Uniforms
We are trying to resell our “By the Sword” uniform tops so we can use that money toward next year’s show uniform. Please hand wash and air dry uniforms and return to Mr. Santanello by Friday, March 6. Check the list below to see if your uniform needs to be turned in. Thank you!
Winter Program Payments
Please submit outstanding payments to the Blue Box ASAP. Remember to label with your student’s name and NPWP or NPVE.
NPWP – Due as of 3/1: $350, Next payment by 4/1: $100
NPVE – Due as of 2/15: $300, Next payment by 3/15: $150
2026-2027 NPMA Board Positions
We are still looking for someone to serve as Assistant Treasurer. If you have questions about this job, reach out to Kevin Hendricks at npma.assistanttreasurer@gmail.com.
Send all nominations to Lindsay Beuke at npmapublicity@gmail.com, Band App, or call/text 267-261-4067.
NPMA General Parent Meeting
The next NPMA General Parent Meeting is Monday, March 16 at 7:30pm in room A033 (view map to A033 from main entrance). View the February General Parent Meeting Minutes.
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. You can post on YouTube, but it must be PRIVATE. Thank you for adhering to these guidelines!
Reminders
- View the Tentative 2026 NPMK Calendar.
- If your child needs to miss any rehearsals, please complete the NPMK Absence Form so the Director and staff can adequately plan.
- NPHS Band Program Calendars – Use this link to subscribe to individual ensemble calendars (NPMK/NPMA, NPWP, NPVE, Navy Jazz, Columbia Jazz, and Pit Orchestra).
