Upcoming Events

• Friday, February 19: A & M Pies fundraiser begins
• Maggie Moo's and Scrips Gift Cards: these fundraisers are in progress; for details check the fundraising page

Calendar Raffle Winners

The January and February Calendar Raffle winners are listed on the fundraising page.

Scholarship Service Hours

In order to be eligible for a scholarship as a senior, each student and their parent or guardian need to donate four hours of service time for each year in the unit.

The number of hours served will be mailed to each senior soon. If you haven't accrued enough hours yet, here are some of the remaining opportunities:

• Pasta dinner, March 5
• A & M Pies unloading, March 31
• Northstar Café, May 1
• Flap Jack Fundraiser, May 22

About Those Uniforms...

Now's the time to clean your uniform and hang it up properly so it's ready for next Spring's events -- don't let it sit wadded up dirty somewhere all winter.

If you're in the Band, have your uniform dry cleaned.

Color Guard and Drill Team members, please hand wash your uniform -- do not dry clean it. Please also repair any loose sequins or trim.

All members, please polish your shoes or boots and have any broken heels or soles repaired.

Marching Unit Videos

The highly-acclaimed 2008-2009 Marching Unit video is now on sale for $10. We also have a two-DVD set of this January's Jazz Festival -- hours of great jazz for your listening and viewing pleasure -- for $15. Contact Mrs. Klek at jklek@hamilton.k12.nj.us to order your copies.

Hall of Fame

The Marching Unit Hall of Fame features student names painted on the walls of the music hall at Nottingham. You can have your student's name painted on a brick or block by filling out the Hall of Fame block order form. Small bricks cost $5.00, cinder blocks cost $20, and proceeds benefit the scholarship fund.

Jazz Festival Thanks

Our 18th annual Jazz Festival on January 29 was yet another showcase of excellent music by all of the performers. The results are listed on the Jazz Festival page.

Thanks to the players, leaders and judges, to Jaime and Shadrack and Mr. Susswein for hosting, to Mrs. Maylie for chairing, and to all of the faculty, parents, students and alumni who helped make the evening a success.

Our sponsors were instrumental in making the show happen. They're listed on our Jazz Festival page: please patronize their businesses and thank them for their support.

Florida Trip Information and Forms

The Marching Unit trip to Disney World will be April 17 through 21, 2010. The final payment for students attending the trip will be due later this month. Fundraising credits earned up to this point will be reflected on your final payment voucher. More information on payments and credits is below.

All students and their parent or guardian must sign and return the code of conduct in order to go on the trip.

Northstar luggage tags will be available at the mandatory March 29 meeting for $3 apiece.

Florida Trip Cash Payments and Credits

Any unapplied trip credits as of May 1, 2010 may be refunded up to the amount paid out of pocket to NMUPA for the Disney trip, unless you notify NMUPA otherwise. This applies to payments for NMUPA students only.

This means you can continue fundraising after your final trip payment. Any credits you earn after your final trip payment is made can either be used to offset check/cash payments you made for the trip, or they can be banked for a future trip.

Florida Trip Spots Available

Due to Florida Trip cancellations, there are a number of full packages available to parents and/or family members. Full packages include: airfare to and from Florida via Newark, park tickets (4 days + waterpark), meal coupons for lunch plus cash for breakfast and lunch, all bus transportation to and from the hotel, and the pizza party after the parade. If you're interested, please contact Jen Klek or Trudy Holzbaur for details.

Contact Information

In addition to posting information here, we distribute notices via email. If you haven't been receiving these notices, we don't have your address - please send it to Laurie at ljplmr@aol.com and we'll add you to the list.

The Nottingham Marching Unit Parents Association (NMUPA) supports the Nottingham High School Northstar Marching Unit. The marching unit includes the band, drill team and color guard, and it performs at Nottingham varsity football games and in competitions, exhibitions, and Hamilton Township parades.

PTSA's practice SAT/ACT test has been rescheduled to February 20.

Selling old jewelry or precious metals? Contact Joe Gernhardt at 609-587-5474. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to NMUPA.