Placer Music Boosters

03/18/2026

Congratulations Mr. Lawrenson!! 💚🎶💛🎉🫵 PUHSD Teacher of the year! 🎉

03/15/2026

What a lovely Spring Concert. 🎵 Choir, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, & award winning small ensembles! Special thank you to Allison Yee (ensemble coach)and Marcia Koster (choir accompanist). 💚🎶💛

03/15/2026

Another successful crab feed! 🎉 Thank you so much to our generous donors & sponsors, our incredible volunteers, and these amazing kids who worked so hard! What a wonderful community! 💚🦀🎶💛 💚💛

03/08/2026

Thank you Small School District Association for the opportunity to play a jazz set for you and for the wonderful donation! 💚🎶💛

03/08/2026

Join us Wednesday, 3/11@7:30pm for live performances! 💚🎶💛

03/04/2026

Happy National Marching arts Day!

National Marching Arts Day is celebrated every March 4 each year. It is also known as Marching Music Day.

This special day honors:

🎶 Marching bands.
🥁 Drum and Bell corps.
🎺 Brass and percussion musicians.
💃 Majorettes and color guards.

🎼 Bandmasters and music educators

The date March 4 is symbolic because it sounds like “march forth,” which represents moving forward with discipline, passion, and excellence values deeply rooted in the marching arts.

03/03/2026

That’s our girl! 💚🎶💛🏀

Placer junior Lana Terrell barely had time to celebrate the Hillgals' Division III championship before stepping into a new role to lead the band for the boys section final.

03/03/2026

It is an honor and pleasure to present the 2026 Director of the Year award, and add his name to the list of colleagues who continually bring excellence and dedication to our students in Northern California.

Leading a music department at a high school as the sole director of music is one of the toughest teaching jobs that is out there. Every class is different every hour. Every class has hours of prep work each week just to make those minutes special for each student. And as soon as those minutes pass, it's time to plan for the next. The depth of musical and educational knowledge has to be thorough and top-notch in order to deliver a quality of music educational experience for all. And in all honesty, this profession typically has teachers who specialize in either instrumental or vocal music, not both.

For the last twenty years, our director of the year continues to give tirelessly to his students and families in both instrumental and choral music at Placer High School in Auburn, CA. His ensembles have continually achieved success throughout festivals, competitions, and performances throughout California. His students appreciate his dedication to them, his tough love, and his sense of humor on the podium and in everyday life. They have learned so much about how to be wonderful musicians, and more importantly, good humans to each other under his direction. They've also learned that anything you do in life can be done while wearing Birkenstocks.

Prior to being at Placer, our director of the year taught in Washington at Yelm and Entiat High Schools. Nevertheless, Placer High has been the place where our director of the year found his home, and to be the hub of music for the Gold Country. 2026 marks the end of his tenure at Placer, and after thirty-nine years of teaching, he is about to embark on the adventure of retirement. He plans to sleep for six months (his words), go to Portugal, and walk through a whole new life each day, but definitely in Birkenstocks.

Our Director of the Year, from Placer High School, is David Lawrenson.

03/01/2026

👏 Yes!!!! 💚🎶💛

03/01/2026

Hillmen swept up at the Golden 1 Center! 🏆💚🎶💛

03/01/2026

Girls Bball Playoffs @ Golden 1 Center-WIN 🏆💚🎶💛 Let’s go Placer!!