HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER February 24 - March 2, 2025

Things We Like

It's great to see our band students participating in honor bands throughout the month of February. 

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District 1 Honor Band Participants.  Congratulations to Savannah Flores, Shelby O'Linger, Gray Gaba, Calen Miller, Aidan McDavid, and Joey Colavita (not pictured)

Congrats to Gray Gaba for having participated in a national honor band that performed at Carnegie Hall!

Congratulations to Jasmine Courter and Shelby O'Linger for their participation in the University of Alabama Honor band!

​Weekly Schedule

Monday:  Symphonic Band 4:00-5:30 pm; Winter Guard 4-6 pm
Tuesday:  Symphonic Band - MPA Performance!!!!    Wind Ensemble 4:00-5:30 pm
Wednesday:  Off.  Sign up for St. Louis Rooms after school (4 to a room).
Thursday:  Wind Ensemble 4:00-5:30 pm
Friday: Off.  

Music Performance Assessment (MPA)
Sym. Band MPA Schedule
Tues. Feb. 25, 2025
8:30 a.m. - Students report to the bandroom to change/load truck. Students will have time to change at school into their concert attire at school. Symphonic Band will not attend class today.
10:00 a.m. - Leave for Hartselle High School
10:45 a.m. - Arrive at Hartselle High School
11:55 p.m. - Warm up
12:20 p.m. - Performance in Hartselle Auditorium (attendance is free to the public and our students would love your support if you can attend)
12:45 p.m. - Sight read (not open to public)
1:10 p.m. - Load truck/bus
2:15 p.m. - Arrive back at Huntsville High School
2:30 p.m. - Lunch in the bandroom (pizza provided by our awesome band boosters!)
3:40 p.m. - Dismissed from school

Food/Lunch
I understand this is a late lunch for our students. Given our performance time and all that is involved in that, this lunch option is the only option we have. I have encouraged students to bring a snack to eat before we leave and also after we return to eat with their pizza

Attire
Full Concert attire - do not forget all accessories including shoes, BLACK socks, cummerbund, and bowtie.  No jewelry

Wind Ensemble is scheduled to perform at MPA on Wednesday, March 5 at 5:30 pm at James Clemens High School.  We will depart around 2:45 pm and return around 7:00 pm on school bus.  Students wear tuxedo/concert dress.

Class Registration 25-26
9th Grade - Concert Band 105102G1001 and Marching Band 1 05103G1001 (Full year, 1.0 credit)
10th Grade - Concert Band 2 05102G1002 and Marching Band 2 05103G1002 (Full year, 1.0 credit)
11th Grade - Concert Band 3 05102G1003 and Marching Band 3 05103G1003 (Full year, 1.0 credit)
12th Grade - Concert Band 4 05102G1004 and Marching Band 4 05103G1004 (Full year, 1.0 credit)]
3rd band class (for juniors or seniors that want to be an aid..) Concert Band V 05102G1005 

Color Guard - Instrumental Chamber Ensemble 1  05106G10I1 (Full year - 1.0).  If you registered for another class already and cannot change it, we will fix it.

Wind Ensemble - Atlanta Trip March 26-27
Please make sure you submit the balance of your payment by March 7. 

​We will have a full schedule of events out in the next few weeks.  We plan to leave Wednesday, March 26th in the morning after school starts and return late Thursday, March 27th.   Our performance is Thursday, March 27 at 12:00 pm at the Rialto Theater in Downtown Atlanta.   It is open to the public.

Winter Guard
 The schedule can be viewed here.  

Important Google Form on Championships!!
Our winter guard circuit championships are Saturday, March 29th at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  This year we will offer 2 transportation options for this event.  Go to this google form and select what you/your family would like to do. We need every guard member's family to fill this out.

Option 1:  Depart on school bus after school on Friday.  We will stop at Opry Mills Mall for dinner before continuing on to Bowling Green.  We will stay in a hotel that night. (4 students per room, 2 adults per room).  The cost will be dependent on how many go, but we estimate it to be between $60-70 per person.  We ask if you plan to stay the night, that you do it with our group.  We will take adults too!  We will return to Huntsville on Saturday after awards.  

Option 2:  Meet us at the assigned time and location (Basketball arena) on the campus of Western Kentucky University on Saturday morning.  Heads up- if you plan to drive up that morning, it typically involves leaving between 4-5 am.  I understand it is my responsibility to arrange transportation to the event.

Go to this google form and select what you/your family would like to do. We need every guard member's family to fill this out.


St. Louis Trip Update! Thursday May 1 - Saturday, May 3.
https://urtoursandevents.wetravel.com/trips/huntsville-high-school-band-trip-ur-tours-and-events-84984574  

Updates 1/20/25:
Here is the most updated itinerary.  We hate that we cannot perform the national anthem at the Cardinals game.  This was well beyond our control and we did everything we could to make it happen.  Because we are unable to perform the national anthem at the Cardinals game, it is going to save everyone $40 on the trip.

Payment Schedule
$150.00 PER PERSON ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31ST TO CONFIRM TRIP DETAILS
$200.00 PER PERSON ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15, 2024
$250.00 PER PERSON ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 3, 2025
BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 14, 2025

Summer Schedule 2025
​June 30 - July 2 Leadership Camp (Leadership team only - mornings and afternoons)
July 9-11 Marching Percussion Camp (required for all marching band percussion)
July 14-18 Band Camp Week 1 - All Day (required for all marching band students)
July 21-25 Band Camp Week 2 - All day (required for all marching band students)
Friday, July 25th  Optional DCI Trip to MTSU (afternoon and evening)
Tuesday, July 29 Rehearsal  6-9 pm (required for all marching band students)
Thursday, July 31 Rehearsal 6-9 pm (required for all marching band students)
Monday, August 4th First Day of School

Upcoming Dates
March 5 - Wind Ensemble MPA at James Clemens HS
March 7 - Spring Audition Music released
March 22 - Winter Guard Competition - Siegel, HS (Murfreesboro, Tn)
March 26-27 - Wind Ensemble Atlanta Trip to Music for All Regional Concert Festival
March 29 - SCGC Winter Guard Championships (Western Kentucky University)

Questions/Concerns?  Please contact the following:
Grades, missing rehearsals/absences, conflicts, instruments, general band questions - [email protected] or [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)  
• Color Guard including uniforms (except for absences, conflicts, or grades) 
• Percussion 
• General Band Boosters Questions 

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