Weekly Bulletin

May 17, 2026 Weekly Bulletin

In this week’s edition…

  • Weekly Schedule
  • Return “By the Sword” Uniforms
  • NPMA General Parent Meeting – 5/18
  • Upcoming Dine Around – 5/20
  • Memorial Day Parade – 5/25
  • Calling all Seniors!
  • Winter Program Payments
  • View & Share Photos
  • Video Recording Policy
  • Reminders

Weekly Schedule

Mon, May 18

  • NPMK Leadership Training, 7-8:30pm
  • NPMA General Parent Meeting, 7:30pm, Room A033

Tue, May 19 (NO SCHOOL)

  • NPMK Parade Rehearsal, 6:30-8:30pm

Wed, May 20

  • Dine Around @ Texas Roadhouse, 4-8pm

Mon, May 25

  • NPMK Lansdale Memorial Day Parade, 8:15am

Return “By the Sword” Uniforms ASAP

We are still waiting on a few show uniforms to be returned. Seniors must return uniforms in order to receive their diplomas.

NPMA General Parent Meeting – 5/18

The next NPMA General Parent Meeting is Monday, May 18 at 7:30pm in room A033 (view map to A033 from main entrance). View the April General Parent Meeting Minutes.

Dine Around @ Texas Roadhouse – 5/20

Our next Dine Around is at Texas Roadhouse (115 Garden Golf Blvd, Montgomeryville) on Wednesday, May 20, 4-8pm. Mark your calendars!

Memorial Day Parade – 5/25

All NPMK members in grades 10-12 are expected to participate in the Lansdale Memorial Day Parade. 9th grade band members will march with their 9th grade bands. 9th grade color guard members who don’t play a band instrument may march with NPMK.

Parade Day Schedule – Mon, May 25

  • 8:15 AM – NPMK assembles at Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home in Full Traditional Uniform (Please note: the HS will NOT be open and students must bring everything with them on Friday that they will need on Monday morning)
  • 9:00 AM – Parade Begins
  • 9:45 AM – Parade Ends (NPMK students are dismissed unless they are in Wind Ensemble)
  • 10:00 AM – Ceremony begins at the park (Wind Ensemble students stay and perform)
  • 10:45 AM – Ceremony ends, load up the truck
  • 11:00 AM – return to NPHS and unload

Calling all Seniors!

Do you want to keep up with NPMK after graduation? There are two ways to stay in touch:

  • Join the NPMK Alumni mailing list. We’ll send out an email a few times a year to let you know how you can get involved with CHAMPS dinner, Knight of Sound and and other events.
  • Connect with fellow alumni by joining the NPMK Alumni Group on Facebook. Share your NPMK memories and keep up with the latest fundraisers, volunteer opportunities, home shows and more.

Winter Program Payments

All Winter Program Payments are past-due. 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 4/1: $450

NPWP Dayton Trip – Due as of 4/4: $875

NPVE – Due as of 4/1: $300, Final payment due 4/17: $150

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