HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 27- May 3, 2026

4/26/2026

Things We Like

What a great night of music! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for our Spring Concert. Click here to see all photos from the event

Help Wanted: HHS Band Video Coordinator for 2026–27

We’re looking ahead to the 2026–27 school year and have an important HHS Band Parents Board position we need to fill — Video Coordinator.

This role is responsible for capturing and sharing the story of our band throughout the year by filming band events that are meaningful and fun for our students, including:

Marching band competitions
Halftime performances, stand tunes, and rehearsals
Concerts and special events

The Video Coordinator helps record, create, and upload videos to our HHS Band YouTube channel, preserving memories for our students and families while showcasing our program to the community.

This is a great opportunity to get involved, be creative, and document everything our students work so hard to achieve. If you already have video equipment and love capturing moments, we’d love to have you — or think of this as a great excuse to finally get the camera you’ve always wanted. No professional experience required, just a willingness to help and learn.

If you’re interested or have any questions, please reach out to
[email protected]

Schedule Of The Week

Monday: Dress Rehearsal for Percussion Chamber Concert 4-6 pm
Tuesday: Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Concert 7:00 pm
Wednesday: Drum Major Tryouts 4:00 pm
Thursday: Trash Pandas Night (see changes below!!!). Leadership applications due.
Friday: Off

Trash Pandas Night - Change of Plans

There has been a change of plans for Thursday, April 30th. Mrs. Flippo, our principal, spoke to me Thursday and let me know some major sponsorship funding for this event fell through at the last minute. We are only able to take a pep band of current Huntsville HS students. We both apologize for those that may have been excited about going this coming Thursday.

Based on the number of spots we are given, we are planning to take marching band students only in Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band as well as 10-12 grade Color guard members. In addition, There are 12 open spots for any marching band member of Concert Band or 9th grade Color Guard member on a first come basis. A list will be posted on the white board on Monday morning to sign up.

Tentative Schedule for Trash Panda Night
Stay at School
4:30 Load Buses
4:45 pm Depart for Trash Panda game.
5:15 pm - Arrive, unload and play as people enter
6:30 pm - Games Starts
9:00-9:30 pm - End of Game
10:00 pm - Back at School

We will wear the free t-shirt provided and Khaki shorts (like the first few football games we do). You will need money for dinner at the game.

SENIORS ONLY!!

Did you receive a band, music, or other fine arts scholarship offer? If you did, Please let us know by filling out this form.

Fine Arts Signing Day
We are excited to celebrate the incredible achievements of our senior artists at this year’s Fine Arts Signing Day!

Event Date: May 6th at 2:30 PM
Set-Up Begins: 1:00 PM
Sign-Up Deadline: May 1st
Sign-Up Link

Fine Arts Signing Day honors students who plan to continue their artistic journey beyond high school—whether by studying the arts in college or participating in an arts-related group or program. This includes (but is not limited to): band, choir, theatre, visual arts, dance, film, or any other fine arts discipline.

During the event, each student will:

Have a teacher share a few words about their year, followed by an opportunity for the student to say a brief thank you or share excitement for the future
Receive a certificate of recognition
Parents and Students sign commitment letter
Celebrate with a short reception following the signing
Parents and guardians are warmly invited to join their students on stage and take part in this special moment.

Please Note:

Students are responsible for bringing decorations for their individual tables
This event is intended to commemorate each student’s commitment to their college or program of choice and to honor their dedication to the arts

Graduation!!!
Huntsville High School's graduation is Friday, May 22nd at 5:30 pm in the VBC Arena.  All band students (excluding seniors and color guard) are required to perform. We will also take a limited number of percussion students. This is the day after the last day of school. We will take school buses to the event.

2026-27 Information

Student Leadership Team 26-27- Students interested in being our leadership team for next year can apply using this form (due April 30th)

2026-27 Football and Tentative Marching Competition Schedule
August 14 - vs. Florence (Milton Frank)
August 21 - vs. Jasper (Milton Frank)
August 27 vs. Mae Jemison (Thursday) (Milton Frank)
September 4 vs. Grissom (Milton Frank)
September 11 at Buckhorn (school buses)
September 18 vs. Sparkman (Homecoming)
September 25 Open
September 26 - Rocket City Invitational Marching Competition
October 2 at Hazel Green (school buses) (Required game right before Fall break)
October 9 vs Gadsden City - Senior Night (REQUIRED FALL BREAK GAME).
October 16 at Bob Jones (Madison City Stadium - school buses)
October 17 - Possible competition
October 23 at James Clemens  (Madison City Stadium - school buses)
October 24 - Possible competition
October 30 at Muscle Shoals (school buses)
October 31 - Possible Competition

Mrs. Flippo wants the band at all of the games including the game before and during Fall break. This is a change from past years as the game during Fall Break has been optional. We plan to do the halftime show at the Fall break game.  We will excuse anyone from this game who has already spent money on a 2026 Fall break trip and let us know prior to April 1st.

Rome New Year's Parade 2028
We are going to Rome for the 2028 New Year's Day Parade! The approximate dates for the trip are December 27, 2027-January 3, 2028.

You can view the presentation from March 23rd, sample itineraries and other information in this google drive.

A survey will be sent out in late May to get an idea of commitment for this trip.

Marching Band Uniform Return - LATE!!!!
Marching Band Uniforms were due on Friday, April 10th - if you have not returned them, do this ASAP after they are dry-cleaned.

Color Guard
Color Guard marching band uniform return should follow the instruction of Mrs. Morales.

Color Guard 26-27 Camp
May 26th - 29th
Location: Band Room and Soccer Field
Times: 2:00pm-8:00pm
Dinner: 4:30pm-5:30pm, at school
***Friday Dinner: team dinner. Pizza, salad, and fruit (Morales has it covered)

Summer Dates and Band Camp 2026
May 26-29 (Tues - Friday) Color Guard Camp (Color Guard Only)
June 29 - July 1 Leadership Camp (leadership team only)
July 13-14 (Mon-Tues) 9th grade marching band students, leadership team, all percussion, all color guard.
Wednesday, July 15 - Monday, August 3 Band Camp - All Marching Band Students (excluding weekends)
**Friday, July 24th Optional DCI Trip to Nashville (afternoon and evening)
Tuesday, August 4th - Parent Preview Performance (evening)
Wednesday, August 5th First Day of School (pending school board approval - this is not official yet).

Upcoming Dates
Mon, May 11 - Spring Training for 8th graders and leadership. Marching PERCUSSION PLACEMENTS!
Tues, May 12 - Marching Percussion Placements
Wed, May 13- Spring Training for 8th graders and leadership.
Thursday, May 14 - Band Banquet
Mon, May 18 - Spring TRaining for 8th graders and leadership
Tues, May 19 - Spring Training for 8th graders and leadership. 8th grade parent meeting 7:00 pm.
May 22 - Graduation

The 25-26 Band Schedule can be found here and on the Cut Time calendar.

Questions/Concerns? Please contact the following:
Grades, missing rehearsals/absences, conflicts, instruments, general band questions - [email protected] or [email protected]
For color guard, contact Annabelle Morales at [email protected]
If you have any of the following issues, please direct your questions to [email protected]. They’ll be able to guide you to the appropriate point of contact.