HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 26 - September 1, 2024

Things We Like

​Weekly Schedule

Monday: Off. 
Tuesday:  Marching Band Rehearsal 4-6.  Color Guard only 4-7.  Last day of crowd funding fundraiser!
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Marching Band Rehearsal 4-6
Friday: Game vs. Jemison!

St. Louis Trip - May 1 -3, 2025

All families please fill out this form- https://forms.gle/YWCMFJcENgDSGDUo6

We released details of our proposed St. Louis trip on August 19th!  We would love to make this trip happen for our students.  As with all trips we take, it depends on the interest and number of people willing to go!  Please fill out this nonbinding form and let us know your intention for our trip.  All information about the trip is included in the form.

https://forms.gle/YWCMFJcENgDSGDUo6

Gameday Information and Schedule

Schedule
"B" Day load - load during your band class!
12:40 pm -  ½ Day Students dismissal is 12:40
5:30 pm - Meet at Milton Frank in the North End zone - always look for the band box truck.  Unload trucks.  
5:45 pm - Sectionals/Section warm ups
6:10 pm - Full Band Warm up
6:30 pm - Line up for pregame
6:45 pm - March in!  Pregame show/National Anthem.
7:00 pm - Game Starts
~9:30 pm - Game ends.  Pack and load trucks.  You are dismissed once your responsibilities are taken care of!

Things you need
Instrument/Equipment (you are responsible for making sure it gets loaded)
FULL WATER JUG (the one you use for rehearsal)

Uniform on (polo shirt, khaki shorts, white ankle socks, athletic shoes; color guard shirt and skirt)
Flip folder with stand tunes (winds and percussion)
All accessories (guard pom poms, reeds, sticks, mouthpieces, etc...)

General Game policies
Band Students should stay with the band at all times unless otherwise given permission.
Only band students and chaperones should be in the band area in the stands.
No food or drinks (other than water) in the stands.  Students do not have time to go to the concession stand during the game - students should eat before the game during the dinner break.
Instruments should always be in your hand while in the stands (to avoid an accident).
Students are expected to stay the entire game unless previous arrangements have been made with a director.  
Students should always show good sportsmanship and use appropriate language at all times. 

Uniform 
Due to the heat, we wear our "casual" uniform for the first 2-3 games.  For winds and percussion this is your blue band polo, tucked into khaki shorts, athletic shoes, and white ankle-length socks.  Please wear a belt with your shorts!

Color guard -Lululemon skirt and t-shirt with your cheer shoes. 

Special Concert / Collaboration
The UAH Wind Ensemble will be performing a concert at HHS on Thursday, September 27th at 7:30 pm in the auditorium.  We would love families to come and support this concert.  It will be less than an hour.

Students in Wind Ensemble are planning to collaborate on a piece as part of this concert.  We anticipate a short rehearsal after school on Wednesday, September 26th and a performance at the concert on Thursday, September 27th.  More info as we get closer....

Pep Rallies
Here are the scheduled pep rallies:
August 22 - Night Pep Rally (After Back to School Night)
September 6 - Grissom
September 20 - Sparkman (pep rally for senior night)
October 11 - Homecoming Game against Albertville
November 1 - Lee
Playoff Pep Rallies- TBD

Pep rallies (except on Aug 22nd) take place during the school day, but parents are welcome to check-in through the school and attend if you would like. In the past, pep rallies generally take place during advisory time (10:00 am), although I don't have confirmation of this for this year yet.

Mrs. Flippo has asked the band to wear a "uniform" for all pep rallies. It will be important students wear this on the day we have pep rallies. This will generally be the following:

Winds (Brass/Woodwinds) - Black dry-fit shirt and khaki shorts OR blue polo and khaki shorts (we will announce the week of). We may also switch to jeans as the temperature gets cooler (which we will announce to do as a group)
Percussion - Percussion jersey and khaki shorts OR jeans as the temperature changes (we will all either wear shorts or all wear jeans as announced that week). If ALL jerseys have not come in yet, percussion will wear same thing as winds
Color Guard - Lululemon Skirt and Guard shirt.

Band App
All parents and band students should be on the band app on your smart phone for last minute changes to the schedule and reminders.
Join our ‘Huntsville High School Band’ group on the BAND app. Get updates and stay connected! https://band.us/n/aea4A8CaQ8Tac

Upcoming Dates
Friday, September 6th - Football game vs. Grissom at Milton Frank (middle school night!).  Pep Rally during Advisory class.
Friday, September 13th - Football game @James Clemens (Madison City Stadium)
Friday, September 20th - Football game vs. Sparkman (Joe Davis/Wick's field)  Senior Night.  Pep Rally during Advisory class.
Saturday, September 21st - First Marching Competition at Madison City Stadium
Monday, September 23rd - HCMS vs. HJHS Football game 4:30 Milton Frank
Thursday, September 27th - UAH Wind Ensemble Collaborative Concert 7:30 auditorium.

Questions/Concerns?  Please contact the following:
Grades, missing rehearsals/absences, conflicts, instruments, general band questions - [email protected] or andrew.kirk@hsv-k12.org

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)  
• Color Guard including uniforms (except for absences, conflicts, or grades) 
• Percussion 
• General Band Boosters Questions