HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 11 - August 17, 2025

Things We Like

We are so grateful to Joshua Hutcherson for his Eagle Scout project for our band! Thanks to his hard work, we now have a secure outside storage unit on the marching band field for our equipment, podiums, and more. Thank you, Josh!

​The HHS Band Marching Uniform Store has REOPENED! 

If you need Marching Uniform pieces for this school year, this is your LAST CHANCE to order! The store will close on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 11:59pm CDT — don’t miss out! All items will be shipped directly to HHS for distribution by our awesome Uniform Committee. The Concert Uniform Store will open at a later date.
🛒 Shop here: https://huntsvillehbandal2025secondstore.itemorder.com/shop/home/
📣 For anyone who did NOT place an order during the first store:
All marching students who still need uniform pieces should order the following:

• Vivace Bibber - If you unsure on sizing reach out to Mrs. Foster at  [email protected]
• Drillmasters (Black) Shoes - *Note that shoes run 1/2 size small so size  up!*

👟 If you already picked up your order this week, please try everything on!
If anything doesn’t fit or there’s an issue, let us know ASAP so we can help.
🎨 Reminder: All products should be ordered in BLACK.
🗓️ Estimated ship date: August 13, 2025

Weekly Schedule

Monday:  Off.  Marching Band outside during classes
Tuesday:   Marching Band 4-6  Color Guard Sectional 6-7
Wednesday: Off.  Marching Band outside during classes
Thursday: Marching Band 4-6.
Friday:  Off.  Marching Band outside during classes.

Seniors - Senior Night for Marching Band StudentsAs a reminder, Senior Night will take place at our first football game of the year on Friday, August 22. We’ll share more details as we get closer, but here’s a general overview:

• Senior Night Celebration will take place before the game, alongside the football, cheer, and dance seniors.
• Band seniors should wear full uniform for the recognition ceremony, then change into band polo and shorts for the remainder of the game.

Please complete this quick form to ensure we have the correct information for your senior. This is especially important because our usual announcer may not be the one reading names during the ceremony. Completing the form helps us make sure names are pronounced correctly and all information is accurate.
Senior Night Information Form
Thank you, and we’re excited to celebrate our seniors! 

Spring Trip
We are still working to confirm dates for Orlando with the school system.  Our first choice of date is leaving Wednesday night, March 11th and Returning Monday morning March 16th (overnight travel).  If this isn't available, it would most likely be the last week of April/first Day of May.  
We are looking for STUDENT input on our schedule - if you think you may go, please let us know your thoughts.  https://forms.gle/uQTzUaxsnEHQSqsK9 

Crimson Crew
Crimson Crew is designed for 8th grade band students (or middle school aged siblings of current HHS band students in band) to come and have a limited role in the Huntsville High School Band.    They sign up to attend the events they want to attend.  We give them a shirt and they hang out with our band and see what high school band is like.  They generally don't play their instruments although later in the season we may let them. 

Here is the application:  https://forms.gle/iV3Zvnc8upnE7b8t5. 
 The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 14th.  

Additional Dates
The following dates have been added to our schedule for marching band students:

Thursday, September 4th - Outdoor pep rally in the evening.  We will modify our rehearsal schedule this day when we have more information on the event from the school.

Monday, September 8th -  Huntsville Junior High vs. Hampton Cove Football Game at Milton Frank. Time TBA -evening.    We perform our halftime show and students get to play with their middle school band.  

Friday, October 17th (not a new date!  New information..) will be our middle school night.  We will invite all 8th grade band students to join us at this game at Milton Frank.  Pizza tailgate before the game.  

Marching Band Competition Locations 
Saturday, September 20th - Rocket City Marching Invitational at Madison City Stadium.

Saturday, September 27th - Northeast Alabama Marching Invitation at Albertville High School Stadium.

Saturday, October 18th - Tennessee Valley Invitational at Muscle Shoals High School. (please do not sign up for ACT on this date unless you are prepared to get to the competition on your own transportation)

All competitions are FULL DAY EVENTS and are the most important dates of the Fall for our marching band students!  These required dates were announced back in May and we are just providing locations to these dates in this announcement.  All competitions are open to the public and we encourage family and friends to attend either by chaperoning or attending the event!

Free Private Lessons
Band students who take private lessons on their instrument will improve much quicker and be more successful long term.  Mr. Tankesley and Mr. Kirk can help you find the right person to teach your student.  

The Microwave Dave foundation offers scholarships for free music lessons for a year on any instrument.  Danny Hall Memorial Music Scholarship - Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation

Instruments
The instrument you play on makes a huge difference in your success as a high school musician.  If you are playing the same instrument that you started on in 6th grade, it may be time to upgrade your instrument.   If you are planning to play at a high level (like our wind ensemble) or continuing on playing beyond high school, it may be time to upgrade your instrument.  

The directors are here to help and provide you the resources to find the right instrument for the right price.  We have resources for both new and used instruments.  Please let us know if we can help you in any way.

Marching Band 
Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion need to have khakis shorts to wear by the first game on August 22nd.
Woodwinds and Brass also need to have a flip folder with their music by this date.

Band Wish List:
We would love to have donations of any of the below items:

Copy Paper (8.5x11)  
Paper towels
Facial Tissue
Clorox wipes
Bandaids
AA or AAA Batteries

Upcoming Dates
August 22nd - First Game vs. Hazel Green (senior night) at Joe Davis
August 29th - Game vs. Mae Jemison at Milton Frank (we will sit on visitor side)
September 4 - Outdoor pep rally at HHS in the evening
September 5 - Game vs. Grissom at Milton Frank (we will sit on the visitor side)
September 8 - HCMS vs. HJHS Game at Milton Frank (6:30 pm is game). We perform halftime!

The 25-26 Band Schedule can be found here.

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 Rizzardi 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.

• Band Student Account Balances, band fees
• Business or Individual Sponsorships
• Fundraising Questions 
• Volunteering/Chaperones 
• Cut Time, Band App, or Social Media Questions 
• Senior Night 
• Uniforms (except color guard uniforms)  
• Percussion 
• General Band Boosters Questions ​

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