hhs band newsletter january 15-19, 2024

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Marching Uniform Collection 

Marching season is officially over, therefore starting January 16, 2024 students may start returning their marching uniforms to the uniform committee. Only the following items should be returned:
Uniform Jacket
Gauntlets
Shako
Red or White garment bag
**Exception: Those individuals that were fitted for a marching uniform specifically for the London
Parade only, must return ALL items. To include bibbers and shoes. If these items are not
returned, the cost of these items will be charged to your Charms account.
Uniform jacket should be dry cleaned and dry-cleaning receipt should be pinned to the jacket. If no dry-cleaning receipt is attached, a $15 cleaning fee will be charged to the students charms account. Deadline to have all items returned is January 31, 2024.
If additional items are returned, such as bibbers/shoes (see exception above), socks, dri-fit shirts and gloves; they will be returned to the student. The uniform committee does not accept these items as they are yours to keep and have been paid for via your Charms account. If your intention is to donate any of these items to an under classmen, that should be coordinated between individual parents. The uniform committed does not have the capacity to coordinate donated items at this time. Any question, please contact a member of the uniform committee at [email protected]

Schedule for the week

Monday-No School (MLK Day)
Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30; Winter Guard 4-6
Wednesday-Off
Thursday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30
Friday-Off

Wind Ensemble - Memphis 
This past summer the Wind Ensemble was one of 3 high school ensembles selected from 11 states to perform at the College Band Director's National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference in Memphis.  It is crucial and required that every wind ensemble member attend this performance.  It is a huge honor and a great way to put our organization in front of some very valuable audience members. We have already received notable mentions including in the national school band and orchestra magazine.

Cost
We are finalizing the cost in the next week or so.  

Hotel / Rooming
Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway (east Memphis/Germantown)
Students will be 4 to a room.  Chaperones will be 2 to a room (1 per bed).
Students will sign up for rooms later next week.

Chaperones
We would love to have 6 chaperones join us on this trip!  Please email Karen Hansberger if you are interested [email protected]

Schedule
Departing at 8 am on Thursday, February 29th by bus.
Our performance is 10:30 am on Friday, March 1st.
We will be back at school by 7:00 pm on Friday, March 1st.
A Full itinerary will be released in the next couple of weeks​.

US Navy Band Concert - Tuesday, February 13th
The United States Navy Band from Washington DC is performing a concert in the Huntsville High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 13th.

The event is FREE, but you must acquire an e-ticket to attend.  To get your e-ticket, go to the following link:  U.S. Navy Band Concert Band - Huntsville AL - 2024 National Tour Tickets in Huntsville, AL, United States (ticketleap.com)

We will share this link with the public sometime next week.  We are giving our students and families the first opportunity to get a ticket.


Hosting All State Auditions
The Huntsville High School Band for the 2nd year in a row is hosting All State/All District Honor Band Auditions on Friday, January 26th in the evening and Saturday, January 27th in the morning and afternoon.  We will be serving over 700 middle school and high school band students from Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties and their families.  We require all students to volunteer at least 1 time slot to serve and we will also need plenty of adult help.

Students can sign up using this sign up genius.    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BA4A72DA0F85-46887872-allstate

 Students should not sign up in the same room they are auditioning in or in a room where another family member is auditioning.  

Adult volunteers can sign up to help with registration in Charms!  We need 10-13 adults helping at any one time!


Winter Camp 2024
All Band students except color guard are required to participate in Winter Camp Thursday, February 1 through Saturday, February 3rd.   We have guest clinicians come in and this camp is crucial to our success, just like band camp in July is for marching band.

Here is the basic schedule:
Thursday, February 1st - 4:00 - 9:00 pm (dinner included)
Friday, February 2nd  8:30 am - 6:00 pm (students excused from classes this day)
Saturday, February 3rd 8:30 am - 1:30 pm (concert at noon for family and friends to attend).


Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird"

Rehearsal Schedule
Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm.
Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym

Competition Schedule
February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool
February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus
February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool
March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool
April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus

Summer Schedule 2024
April 29-May 3 -Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm.
May 10-11- Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band).
May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp.
June 30-July 2-Leadership Camp.  Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening.  July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only)
July 10-12- Make up Rookie Camp 8-12.  Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band)
July 15-19- Band Camp Week #1.  All Day.  (required for all marching band students)
July 22-26-Band Camp Week #2.  All day (required for all marching band students).  Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon.
July 29-31-Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm.
July 26 - optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost.


Upcoming Events
Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions
February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend)
February 3 - Winter Guard competition at Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro)
February 10 - Winter Guard competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) 
February 13 - Navy Band Concert 7:00 pm Auditorium (must have ticket)
February 15 - 8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting)
February 24 - Mattress Sale!!
February 29-March 1 - Wind Ensemble CBDNA performance in Memphis

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