HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER May 19 - 25, 2025

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Last week, we celebrated the HHS Band's 2024-2025 year at a Wild West-themed banquet at the historic Huntsville Depot Roundhouse. Congrats to our seniors, award recipients, students, parents, and directors for their numerous achievements! More highlights HERE. 

2025-26 Senior Photo & Bi​o Info

There are two important updates for our upcoming Senior Band members:

1) Senior Photos for Football Program & Banner
Keep an eye out for a postcard from K. Waldrup Studio & Design — that’s your cue to schedule your senior photo session.
 Be sure to tell them you’re in BAND so they schedule extra time for a uniform photo.
 Wear black pants or leggings to your appointment.
 Bring your instrument — we’ll have band jackets available in 3–4 sizes for you to wear during the photo.
These photos will be used in the **football media guide **and on our senior banner.

2) Senior Bios for the Football Media Guide
All seniors are invited to submit a short bio for the football program.
 Deadline: June 12th — no exceptions
 Email your bio to Mrs. Parrish at: [email protected]
If you do not submit a bio by the deadline, you will not be included in the media guide.
Below are a few examples to help you get started (feel free to personalize!):
Please reach out if you have any questions. We’re looking forward to celebrating our amazing seniors all season long!
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Weekly Schedule

Monday:  Spring Training 4:15-6:45 pm (Drum Majors, Captains, and section leaders only with upcoming 9th graders).
Tuesday:   Spring Training 4:15-6:45 pm (Drum Majors, Captains, and section leaders only with upcoming 9th graders).
Wednesday:  Off
Thursday:  Graduation! (see information below)
Friday: Off. 

Exams
Band exams for 2A, 3A, and 1B will meet during the scheduled exam time to rehearse for graduation.

DCI
We are planning on doing an optional trip to DCI again this year on Friday, July 25th.  The competition has shifted from the MTSU football stadium to Nissan Field in Nashville (where the Titans play).  We plan on dismissing camp after the morning session.  We will depart in the afternoon and return LATE (midnight or later).  We have 50 tickets available on a first come basis.  Any band student (including concert only) or direct family member can attend (in fact we definitely could use adult chaperones).  Once the cost (1 ticket+bus) is determined, we will let you know.  The first 50 people to pay on Venmo to HuntsvilleHS-BandParentAssoc (please indicate this payment is for DCI and the names of the people attending) or make arrangements for credits/check directly with Mrs. Tapia ([email protected]) will go.  


Next Week's Newsletter
Next Sunday will be the final newsletter for this school year. We will take a break from the newsletters, but you still may receive some emails regarding band camp meals or volunteering at band camp over the summer.  We will send out a big band camp email around or just after the 4th of July.  

Next week's email will have a tentative band camp schedule and a tentative full schedule of events for 25-26.  

Graduation - Thursday, May 22
Schedule -Thursday, May 22
3:00 pm -  Meet at school, load truck
3:45 pm - Depart HHS on school bus for VBC
4:15 pm -  Arrive/unload/warm up
5:30 pm - Graduation Begins
~7:00 pm - Graduation ends.  Pack truck and return to HHS
7:45 pm - Back at school.
This is our last event for the year.  We need to make sure all equipment is unloaded from the truck.

Attire
Wear business casual - no t shirts, dress shoes, no shorts or jeans.  Guys should tuck your shirt in.   We will be on the arena floor for graduation - dress for a formal graduation ceremony.  

Reminder that graduation is a required performance for those in grade 9-11 (excluding color guard).  Because the music requires limited percussion, we have selected 6 percussionists to participate - all other percussion are excused from this performance.  


Color Guard
1st Guard Camp for 25-26 Guard is May 27-30.
**Tuesday, May 27 will start at 10:00 am!!!!!* - this is a change**
Wednesday - Friday will be 8-3 am.

Students need to bring a lunch to eat.


Summer Schedule and FALL 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

Here is the tentative Fall Marching Band Schedule. Our goal is to have the full band schedule by the end of May

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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