Port Angeles Alumni Marching Band

4th of July

Parade 2023

We're getting the Band back together, AGAIN!

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1.5

Less than grueling miles

Welcome to the PAHS Alumni Band

The PAHS Alumni Band has come together twice for this event, and we are going for it again! If you can amble for 1.5 Miles, join us. Playing an instrument is great, but if you just want to march, along that's OK.

For our shirt order, we need a somewhat accurate participant count by June 1st! So Join early to really help us out

When

July 4th 2023

Where

Downtown Port Angeles

Who

You! Sign up and join us!

Contact your friends!

The Port Angeles High School Marching Band has a long tradition in the community. Performing for football games, field shows, parades around the community, around the country, and even out of the country! Come relive some of the silly adventures, play some pep-tunes with enthusiasm, and bring along your cohorts for a late afternoon stroll through town. Break out the singing voice for some Hey Baby, skip to get back on step, blow out your chops playing it just one more time.

You can follow us, and share our event on Facebook as well!

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event schedule

Rehearsal Dates:

Sunday Rehearsal
Get decked out with an instrument, some music, and break out the tennis shoes.

 

Date: Sunday July 2nd

Time: 4PM – 5:30PM

Place: PAHS Band Room
 Music Available Here: [Link]

 

Monday Potluck Lunch!

This is a change to protect what remains of our sanity.  Bring your family and have lunch with us on Monday afternoon.

 

Date: Monday July 3rd

Time: 1:30PM – 4PM

Place: Sons of Norway Hall 
131 W 5th St, Port Angeles

Monday Rehearsal
There is a Sequim City Band dress rehearsal also on this evening, so we can’t go too late.  This will mostly be a refresh, pick up anyone that couldn’t be there on Sunday, and give any last minute organization things for getting to our location and starting location.

Music and Marching Rehearsal:

Time: 4PM – 5:30PM

Place: PAHS Band Room

 

Do feel free to come listen to the Sequim City Band dress rehearsal at 7PM at the new Swisher Hall as well!

Parade Day

Ch-ch-ch CHANGES!

 

 

If you have the time, join the Sequim City Band at the James Center at 3PM for their patriotic concert.

Staging Downtown 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

The parade Starts at 6:00 PM

Parade Length is a mile and a half.  

We are Number 15, with martial arts in front, and cheerleaders behind us!

Because of security around the Navy Vessel at the port dock, our staging is different from previously.  Find out all about it at Rehearsal on Sunday and Monday!

The Organizers

Jarrett Hanson

Jarrett Hansen

Current PAHS Band Director

Richard-HS

Richard Greenway

Class of 1995

Tyler Headshot

Tyler Benedict

Class of 1998 Director Sequim City Band

What else you May Be Getting Into

Potluck LUNCH!

Bring the family before rehearsal on Monday to a potluck LUNCH. Bring something delicious, or even an old HS Favorite. Sorry no A&W Pickle Fries.

1-on-1 Sectionals

Yea, no, I don't think we will be doing sectionals for this. This is much more fun and community than trying to beat Ghostlight.

Networking

You never know where people have gone, or what they have done. We may be rushing through this, but catching up will happen!

Exercise

The doctor says 20 mins a day. Let the Alumni Band help with some deep breathing and miles.

Going for the Win

Sorry, of course we are going to try and beat Ghostlight! They couldn't even put on skates and beat us in 2019!

Fund the Scholarship

Any extra we have left over after organizing this, or that we may collect on the parade route will be set to the PAHS Band Endowment Fund.

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GOOD VIBES

Feel the spirit

This is a fun group, and a very very short parade. It’s an easy way to spend a bit of time before the fireworks, and after the rest of the downtown activities.


All of the organizers are busy, work fulltime, and have other gigs. We can use some additional help.


What we need:
Reaching out to alumni. Break out your address books, Facebook friends, mastodon herds etc. More that can join this in any capacity the more fun it can be!

Documentation:
Again, busy. Share any photos from 2019 or 2021 so we can have a wider variety of faces to showcase! Photos videos etc. can be just file dropped to us here: PAHS Alumni Band Uploads


Someone that knows what we are missing:
If you see something that needs to be added, or more details. Get in touch. Even if you don’t join, you can use the contact form on the bottom of the page to send a message.

Well there is lots I am sure we haven’t started planning for yet if we wanted.  Step up if there is something missing.  If you are looking for other things on the day.  A good portion of us will be racing to this event after doing a full symphonic concert in Sequim with the Sequim City Band.  If you have the time, join us there too!
Really? You clicked on this?  I left join links all over the place.  I’m pretty much begging you to press one of them.  Any of them! They all do the same thing!
Join the group, and we’ll setup you up on the mailing list.  The parade isn’t yet officially organized for this year.  So who knows, it may not even happen.  

Give a Helping Hand

Have Time?

Not ready to join, or want to help out in other ways, or just want to stay in touch? Go ahead and reach out directly! Use the form below or call/text ‪(360) 329-2071‬