Welcome to Petoskey Bands

Band updates 2024

Uniform Fitting Appointments: 

All students must be fitted/re-fitted for their marching uniforms (except color guard). Click here to view the sign up genius to find a day and time that works best for you! Please be mindful that if the slot says "Seniors Only" do not sign up for that slot unless your child is a senior. 

If you are late for your appointment, you may need to reschedule depending on how busy we are.

When coming to your appointment, please wear clothes that you can easily try your uniform on over top of, otherwise you can find a space to change. Please locate your marching shoes, gloves, and hat (some of these items are in garment bags already).

Gloves are $5 per pair, if needed.

For competitions and games: Your child will need TALL BLACK SOCKS. 

If you are able to help with uniform fittings (no experience or sewing required) please click here to let us know when you can come!

Marching Shoes: To order shoes for your child (freshmen or new to Petoskey schools students and/or just need new shoes) please click here to fill out your child's shoe size!

Payment for shoes and/or gloves is at time of pickup of the items. Cash, check, or Venmo (with a note about what the payment is for) are all accepted.

Please email petoskeybandboosters@gmail.com with any questions!

DALMAC 

Please click here or the button below to see what volunteer slots are left on our SignUp Genius!

Click here or the button below to see what food items we'll need to feed all of these hungry cyclists! Please bring all donated food items to the Petoskey High School band room doors between 12-1:00 or 5-6:30pm on Friday, September 1st. Thank you for your generosity!

We also appreciate monetary donations that goes towards the food that we do have to purchase! You can send a check to PO Box 236 (Petoskey, MI), Venmo PetoskeyBand-Boosters, or cash! (Please be sure to note on any form of payment that it is for "DALMAC".)

What is DALMAC you ask?

The DALMAC is a major cyclist event, with riders going in massive groups on several routes across the state.This is a fundraiser that we have every Labor Day weekend. We ask for volunteers to come in for a two-hour shift in a 28-hour window. (Any students receiving scholarships for camps will need to work this event as part of their scholarship). It’s a fun event!

Coming Up...

Night Rehearsals:

Starting Wednesday, August 7

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in August @ 6:30-9pm

August & September Dates:

(Dates subject to change due to weather, etc. Please keep an eye out for announcements on the website and your email)
Friday, August 30: Home Football Game
Friday, September 6: Home Football Game
Friday, September 20: Home Football Game
Saturday, October 5: Hastings: *need bus chaperones

Monday, October 7: Traverse City *need bus chaperones 
Friday, October 11: Home Football Game (Homecoming)
Friday, October 18: Home Football Game
Saturday, October 19: East Kentwood: *need bus chaperones 
Saturday, October 26: Brandon: *need bus chaperones 
*If you’re interested in being a bus chaperone, please email petoskeybandboosters@gmail.com
Help with uniforms needed!
Please contact Carol VanHoosier (231-330-4150) if you would like to help fit students for uniforms! You don’t need to know how to sew! All hands on deck!

Marching Band Competitions

Checklist:

• Marching band shirt under Uniform coat.
• Black shoes and TALL, ALL BLACK socks.
• Uniform hat and gauntlets.
• Black gloves.
• Guard uniform.
• Instrument (with valve oil, backup sticks, reeds, etc.)
• Lunch and dinner (packed) and/or money for concessions.
• Water (we do supply some water, but typically not enough for everyone to have multiple bottles)

Be sure to think ahead about weather and dress appropriately. We do have marching rain jackets in case it rains OR SNOWS, but you could be wet for the ride home, so plan to have a change of clothes just in case. A water bottles and snacks are good to have also.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: We have modified the "Not Riding Home" procedure to help all parties involved with transportation keep better track of our students while away. 

If you are planning on driving your student home from the competition (everyone rides the bus down together), we need an email to Mr. Harder by the WEDNESDAY prior to the competition, so that we have enough time to compile the list for our drivers and chaperones.