August 2017
9 – 1st day of school (PSHS)
31 – Back to School night (Performance) Orchestra & Classical Guitar Ensemble
TBA: PS Strings Bowling Party night.
TBA: Middle School - Instrument Petting Zoo
September 2017
4 – No School – Labor Day
5 – Valley Strings Community Orchestra begins 2018 season. 5:00pm in the Strings Room @ PSHS.
6 – Tour Meeting – Germany, Austria, Czech Republic
15 – Tri-M Club Rush at Lunch
16 – String Quartet Gig for National Association of Spanish Nurses
29 – Lunchtime performance in PSHS quad for Spanish Heritage Month.
29 – Tri-M National Music Honor Society Induction Ceremony 5:00pm
October 2017
3 – Dress Rehearsal for Fall Orchestra Concert (5:00pm - 7:00pm)
4 – Fall Concert (Performance) PSHS Orchestra & VSCO
[Richards Center for the Arts (@ PSHS) 7:00pm] FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
9 & 10 – PSUSD No School
11 – Homecoming Parade
12 – Field Trip – Pirates of Penzanse with San Diego Opera
13 – Homecoming Game (Performance) PS Orchestra
[PSHS Football Field 6pm-9pm] OPEN TO THE PUBLIC $ -TICKETS- $
19 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra @ the McCallum Theater
21 – Patriot Ride for the Heroes (Performance) Esmeralda, Cindy, Ryan, Juan, Nichole, Daphney, Mariana 7:30am-noon
23 – Strings (Performance) Periods 3 and 4 @ P.S. Convention Center
26 – Halloween Spooktacular (Performance) PSHS Orchestra,
[Richards Center for the Arts (@ PSHS) 7:00pm] FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
29 – Golf Cart Parade - El Paseo, Palm Desert (in front of The Gardens 10:15am) Spirit Shirts
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
November 2017
1 – PS Strings Butterbriad Pastry Kick Off Fundraiser
2 – Hall of Fame Diner at PSHS in the Gym (Performance) 4:30 - 6:30pm - Spirit Shirts
8 – Guitar Concert (Performance) - Classical Guitar Ensemble
[Richards Center for the Arts (@ PSHS) 7:00pm] FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10 – NO School – Veteran’s day
11 – Veteran's Day Parade (Performance) Selected students for small group. Inside the Hyatt. 12:45 - 3:00pm (Spirit shirts)
14 – "Something Rotten" Field Trip @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts
15 – Butterbraid Pastries arrive
18 – 26 – THANKSGIVING BREAK
30 – Palm Springs Tree Lighting Ceremony at PS Village Fest (4:00pm - 5:15pm) (Orchestra)
December 2017
2 – PS Festival of Lights Parade (Performance) Inside the P.S. Hyatt Hotel. Full Tux. 3:45pm - 5:30pm
3 – PS Aerial Tram Tree Lighting Ceremony (Quartet Gig) 4:00pm
3 – CVS Concert
5 – PSHS Choir Holiday Concert
6 – PSHS Theater Holiday Show
7 – PSHS Band Holiday Concert
11 – Dress Rehearsal for Holiday Concert (5:00pm - 7:00pm)
12 – Happy Holidays from the Strings (Performance)
[Richards Center for the Arts (@ PSHS) 7:00pm] FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
13 – Choir Concert at CCHS - Featuring guests: PSHS ORCHESTRA
13, 14, 15 – PSHS Final Exams
16 – Jan.7 – HOLIDAY BREAK
January 2018
8 – PSHS School starts Spring semester
15 – No School. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
18 – Icons & Idols Concert in the Richards Center @ 6:30pm
20 – Field trip to See the Redlands Symphony Orchestra 3:00pm - 11:00pm
21 – CVS Concert
22 – Spain Tour meeting 4:00pm
TBA -– Tour de Palm Springs (Performance) PSHS Orch, VSCO - (Time TBA - Location TBA)
February 2018 Arrowbear & Idyllwild Scholarship application/auditions are due this month
1 – Desert Symphony Performance
2 – 19th Annual Juried Art Show - Quartet gig. Tux. 5:30-8:00pm. 555 N. Palm Canyon
3 – Solo Fest @ RCMS
3 – Black History month Gala. 5:30 - 7:00pm. Quartet Gig. Hilton Palm Springs
10 – Tour de Palm Springs 8:00am - 5:00pm
16, 17, 18, 19 – Presidents Day Weekend - NO SCHOOL
21 – Springtime/String-time Orchestra Concert (Postponed)
23 – PS Factor (Talent Competition in the Richards Center)
24 – Vanguard Guitar Day
March 2018 Arrowbear & Idyllwild Scholarship application/auditions are due this month
1 – String Quartet gig 5:30pm - 7:00pm (tux) 1075 South Manzanita Avenida. P.S.
3 – Stardust at CCHS
17 – Orchestra Competition @ Beaumont High School (Noon – 5:00pm)
18 – CVS Concert
24 – 4/8 – Spring Break
3/28 – 4/8 – Spain Tour
TBA – Strings & Guitar Gig/Performance for Cielo Vista Charter School fundraiser.
April 2018
24 – 4/8 – Spring Break
3/28 – 4/8 – Spain Tour
17 - Dr. King (Performance) Orchestra @ PS Convention Center 8:00am
May 2017
1–Dress Rehearsal Classical Guitar Ensemble
2 – Classical Guitar Ensemble "End of Year" (Performance) [Richards Center for the Arts (@PSHS) 7:00pm] FREE & OPEN TO PUBLIC
3 & 4 – PSHS Dance Show
5 – PSHS Theater Awards
7 – Dress Rehearsal for End with a Sweet Note Concert (5:00pm - 7:00pm)
8 – End with a Sweet Note (Performance) Orchestra
[PSHS Auditorium @ 7:00pm] FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10 – Strings (Performance) @ James Workman Middle School. Call time 5:30pm in the choir room. Strings play at 6:30pm, done at 6:50pm.
12 – PSHS Prom
15 – PSHS Strings End of 2017/18 Year Party - DUNDEE AWARDS!!
15 – PSHS Choir Concert
16 – PSHS Band Concert
17 – PSHS Band Awards
19 – Orchestra Competition REGIONALS @ Palm Desert High School. Call time 9:15am. Play 10:am - 11:00am
22 – Field Trip - HAMILTON!!!!
24 – Senior Awards night (PSHS Orchestra Performance) 4:30 - 6:00pm in the Richards Center
28 – NO School – Memorial Day
TBA – PSHS Baccalaureate Practice (seniors last day of school).
June 2017
6, 7, 8 – PSHS Finals
8 – Last Day of School
TBA – PSHS Baccalaureate 5:30 - 7:00pm
TBA – Grad Night (PSHS Seniors only)
TBA – PSHS Senior Brunch (Agua Caliente 11am - 2pm
TBA – PSHS Graduation Practice in PS Gym 9am - noon.
TBA – PSHS Senior Pool Party 6 - 10pm
TBA – PSHS Graduation
