PCTI Bands

Marching Band

Passaic County Technical – Vocational Schools offers all students the opportunity to be involved with Marching Band. Any student that plays an instrument is eligible to join the Marching Band. Marching Band is an extracurricular activity at PCTI. All band rehearsals are held after school.

The Marching Band season takes place primarily during the months of September and October. To help prepare for the fall season, the Marching Band has a July mini-camp and an August band camp. All summer camp practices take place at school.

Performances

The PCTI Marching Band is active in the school and in the community. The Marching Band performs at all home and away football games, pep rallies, spirit days, local parades and Marching Band competitions. Below is a list of performances that took place last school year.

  1. All home and away varsity football games
  2. Wayne Valley HS Marching Band Competition – September 2018
  3. Rutherford HS Marching Band Competition – October 2018
  4. Hanover Park HS Marching Band Competition – October 2018
  5. NJMEA State Marching Band Ratings Festival – October 2018
  6. Veterans Day Parade – Clifton – November 2018
  7. Santa Day Parade – Hawthorne – December 2018
  8. Preakness Healthcare Center Memorial Day Parade – Wayne – May 2019
  9. Wayne Memorial Day Parade – May 2019

Rehearsals

The PCTI Marching Band is an extra-curricular activity. All band rehearsals are held after school. Marching Band rehearsals are as follows:

July Band Camp: The July Band Camp is usually an 8 day camp held from 9am-2pm, Monday through Thursday for two weeks.

August Band Camp: The August Band Camp is usually a 10 day camp held from 8am-3pm, Monday through Friday for two weeks.

School Day Rehearsals: Mondays, and Wednesdays, during the months of September, and October, from 3pm-6pm.

For the most up to date rehearsal and performance information, please check the calendar section of the website.

Summer Marching Band Camp Information

To help prepare for the fall Marching Band season, two summer band camps are held at PCTI. There is a two week mini-camp held in July. There is also a two week band camp held in August. All band camp practices are held at school. For the most up to date band camp information, please check the calendar section of the website.

Transportation

For students that live in Clifton, Passaic and Paterson, busses are provided to and from all rehearsals and performances. The bus pick-ups start one hour prior to the start of all rehearsals. The bus pick-ups occur at the following locations:


For students that live in other towns in Passaic County, transportation is provided from all weekday rehearsals and performances.

Attire

For band camp students do not need to wear their PCTI school uniform. Most students wear shorts, t-shirt and sneakers for band camp.

Lunch

Lunch will be provided for all summer band practices. However, students are more than welcome to bring their own lunch if they choose. Water will also be provided for all outdoor rehearsals. However, students are more than welcome to bring their own water jug.

Equipment

Students will need to bring their instruments to each day of band camp. In addition to their instruments, students will also need the following:


2018-2019 Marching Band Achievements

Wayne Valley HS Marching Band Competition – September 2018
Best Music, Best Overall Effect

Rutherford HS Marching Band Competition – October 2018
Best Individual Visual, Best Ensemble Visual, Best General Effect Visual, Best Individual Music, Best Ensemble Music, Best General Effect Music

Hanover Park HS Marching Band Competition – October 2018
Best Ensemble Visual, Best General Effect Music

NJMEA State Marching Band Ratings Festival – October 2018
Gold Rating