Piscataway High School

Superchief Band

Directors

Christopher G. Sumner

Kenneth V. Zampella

June 2016

Dear Superchief Parent/Guardian,

Greetings and welcome (or welcome back) to another exciting year of Superchief Marching Band! We are looking forward to our upcoming season, and are especially excited to announce that Eric Robertshaw and George Mattis are our new show designers this year. We are working very closely with our design team as they write our show for next year.

There is quite a bit of information that needs to be disseminated, including a number of forms that need to be filled out and returned to us. All the information and forms that are needed can be found on our website at www.superchiefs.org. If for some reason you cannot access the material please contact us and we will send you a hard copy. On the back of this letter is a check off list containing all of the documents you’ll be sure to find on the website.

A complete calendar of the entire year can be found on our website as well, however, the first commitment will be on Tuesday, July 5, from 7:00-9:00pm in the band room (G100). This is a MANDATORY meeting for EVERY MEMBER AND AT LEAST ONE PARENT/GUARDIAN of each student in the band. If you are going to be on vacation that week, please notify us in advance.

As is mentioned in our Band Camp Guide, we collect an instructor’s fee, which is used to compensate our extended staff. Thanks to the help of our extra staff, we are able to provide your children with the highest quality instruction throughout the summer. This small group instruction creates the foundation needed for us to produce the high level of excellence and achievement that has been the core element of the Superchiefs for decades.

The fee for participation in these summer activities is $110, to be collected by the Superchief Band Parent Association (BPA). Of this fee, $75 goes to the summer instruction; and $35 goes toward a daily continental breakfast and dinner at band camp. If you prefer, your child may bring his/her own meals to camp each day. Please contact Eduardo Alcantara the BPA Vice president, to make these accommodations. Please note that participation in these enrichment activities, and the payment of the $65 fee, are not required for eligibility to participate in the Superchief Band, however, if your child is not able to participate in the summer instruction, his/her level of participation will certainly be diminished.

The payment, if by check, should be made out to the “Superchief BPA” and this payment should be handed in on the given dates in July (see membership Guide). You can use student account funds for this. You can check with the BPA treasurer Jim Pustai for available balances on your acct.

If you have decided to NOT participate in the Superchief Marching Band this year PLEASE, notify the directors immediately. Email is listed below.

If you have questions, please contact the directors:

Dr. Chris Sumner – – 732-981-0700 x2258

Mr. Ken Zampella – – 732-981-0700 x2383

Thank you for your continued support of the Piscataway Superchiefs. We look forward to another rewarding season.

Dr. C. Sumner

Mr. K. Zampella

100 Behmer Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 981-0700 ext. 2258 or 2383