HHS Band Weekly newsletter august 2-6, 2021

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK!

Weekly Schedule

Monday:  Competition Band 6-9
Tuesday:  Percussion student volunteers needed Tuesday PM - check Groupme for exact time  Competition Band rehearsal 6-9.  Football Band rehearsal 6-7:30.

Wednesday:  Have a great first day of school!  Students need instruments every day - including the first day of school.  You should be prepared to play in class today.  No rehearsal after school.

Thursday:  Competition Band 4:00-5:45

Friday:  Preview Show at 7:00 pm at Milton Frank (see schedule below)

Preview Show Schedule
Load trucks immediately after school.  All instruments should be put by the door to the loading area to be loaded on the truck.  You will get instructions during class time on this.  

6:00 pm  Truck Crews meet at Milton Frank (parking lot in the North end zone) to unload.
6:30 pm   All students meet at the trucks to get equipment
7:00 pm   Preview Begins!  Family and Friends sit on the West stands (home side)
                 Warm up/Stretch Demonstration
                 Fundamentals Demonstration
                 Band Warm up 
                 Performance of Stand Tunes
                 Pregame
                 Halftime Show

What to wear:  Students should wear your blue band polo tucked into khaki shorts with short (ankle length or shorter) socks and athletic shoes.  If you ordered a polo and have not received it yet, you should be getting it this week.  Color Guard - follow instructions from Mrs. Connell and Ms. Victoria on what to wear. 

Location:  Milton Frank Stadium.  No transportation provided by the band for this event.

**If case of rain, the event will be moved into the HHS Main Gym.  Weather will be monitored and if this change is necessary, we will announce it at least couple of hours before the event**


Other Reminders:  Bring family and friends to celebrate the end of the band camp and preview this year's marching band!  The program should last between an hour and an hour and a half.  No food is provided this year, but parents are welcome to bring food and drinks on your own.

SHOW SHIRT ORDER FORM!  DUE FRIDAY AUGUST 6

VOLUNTARY SHIRT ORDER FORM HERE FOR SUPPORTERS/PARENTS/STUDENTS.  YOUR ORDER WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR CHARMS ACCOUNT - THESE ARE SHOW SHIRTS AND ARE COTTON BLENDS! 

This drawing was designed by ace Mello Allie Polzin.  These shirts are $17 and they are for sale to everyone. The sale of this shirt is voluntary.  These are NOT required for marchers.  We will have a standard issue dri-fit shirt that is going to be given to marching students as a part of their band fees.  Please show your support by ordering one of these fantastic shirts.  
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LUNCH for Band Classes
3rd block classes for band (Wind Ensemble or Color Guard) have been assigned LAST lunch, which does not start until close to 1:00 pm.  You may want to bring snacks to eat between classes on days you have band for lunch.  

School Schedule
Warning Bell 8:20
1st Block 8:30 – 9:54
2nd Block 9:59 – 11:23
3rd Block 11:28 – 1:16
1st Lunch 11:33 – 11:54
2nd Lunch 12:00 – 12:21
3rd Lunch 12:27 – 12:48
4th Lunch 12:55 – 1:16
Panther Hour 1:21 – 2:11
4th Block 2:16 – 3:40
Instrument Drop Off/Pick up

The Band Room is open in the morning as soon as they let students into the school for students to drop off your instrument.  Most instruments should be taken the normal route into the band room, but if you have a large instrument you can drop off at the side and have someone let you in the double doors.  New students should talk to your section leader if you have questions  

The Band Room is always open after school to take your instruments home to practice.

Marching Band Rehearsals - B Days and After School.

Even though band camp is over, the heat is not!  Our after school rehearsals are during the hottest part of the day.  Students should plan to keep their water jug, sunscreen, appropriate summer clothing, and athletic shoes at school.  They can keep these items in and around their band cubbies in the band room. 

We also use B Day classes to go outside and rehearse.  While we may not be outside everyday, we do go outside during classes a good amount during marching season (through October).  We always allow students time to change clothes at the beginning and end of each class for those that need to.  Students are welcome to use the LARGE restrooms in the auditorium lobby as well as the theater changing rooms behind the stage.

We will NOT be outside during B Day this week on Thursday except for possibly percussion to set up after school rehearsal during 4th block.  

Incorrect Student Schedules Update
Our counselors have been working hard to fix any incorrect schedules.  Mrs. Waters corrected band classes on senior schedules on Saturday and I sent them out to those students.

Mr. Whitener is going to give me new freshmen schedules (those whose band classes were not correct) on Monday and they will be distributed Monday night at rehearsal.

I have not heard from Mrs. Mosby and Mr. Watson, but i'm confident the incorrect schedules for sophomores and juniors are being worked on.  Everyone will receive another copy of their schedule on the first day of school.

Band Calendar 21-22

We are making final additions/edits to the 2021-22 charms calendar!  The easiest way to access our full year calendar and keep up is by syncing it to your smart phone calendar.  You can also go to charmsoffice.com and enter the school code HuntsvilleHSBand to view.  

The Fall after school weekly schedule: (This schedule runs from August through October)

Monday:  Marching Percussion 4-5:30
Tuesday:  All Competition Band 4-5:45.  Color guard stays until 7:00 pm for their weekly sectional.
Wednesday:  Off (no rehearsals except during homecoming week)
Thursday:  All Competition Band 4:00-5:45 pm  (no rehearsal on weeks we have a game on Thursday night). 
Friday: Football Games (August 20th - October 28th) You can view the full schedule on the Charms calendar 

**In addition each section (except guard and percussion) is required to hold a 20 minute sectional every week.  These are student run and we are encouraging our leadership team to take responsibility for this.  If you student mentions a sectional before or after school one day, this is what they are referring to​​**

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MANDATORY SHIRT ORDER FORM HERE FOR STUDENTS - FREE FOR STUDENTS - THESE FIT UNDER YOUR UNIFORM - DRI-FIT SHIRTS. DUE FRIDAY AUGUST 6!!

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Thursday night Football Games
This year we have 2 weeks where our games are on Thursday night game instead of Friday: Sept 30th @ Albertville and October 28th @ Decatur.  Note that these are both away games which means a longer evening and school the next day!! All Football band and Competition band students are still required at these games.  Plan ahead with your school work!

Fall Break Football Game
Fall Break game is optional, but we highly encourage attendance if you are in town! This year's Fall Break game is at Austin High School on Friday, October 8th.  There are no other rehearsals or events scheduled during Fall Break. 

Marching Competitions and Other Required Marching Band Dates: (all of these dates are on the charms calendar)

Homecoming week (September 13-17) - Homecoming rehearsal is 4-5 on Wednesday and Homecoming parade on Thursday, Sept. 26. (no rehearsal that day).
Friday, September 24th - Competition Band rehearsal after school (this is an off week for football so there is no game this night).  Times TBA
Saturday, September 25th - Competition Band Marching Competition - FULL DAY EVENT.  Location and schedule will be announced later.
Wednesday, September 29th - HCMS vs. HJHS Game at Milton Frank.  Game is at 6:30 pm.  Itinerary TBA.  We are planning to take that full band (Competition and Football band) to this game to perform halftime and perform with each middle school band.  We try really hard to not have anything past 5:00 pm on Wednesdays because many people like to attend church that evening.  This is a very important event.  and we would appreciate you planning ahead with your church schedule to participate this one night.  Please contact a director if there are any major issues.  
Saturday, October 16th - Competition Band Marching Competition - FULL DAY EVENT.  Location and schedule will be announced later.   
Thursday, November 11th - Veteran's Day Parade (Downtown Huntsville) Football and Competition Band.  No school on this day.