From the BPA Board:Wrapping up a fantastic year - please accept sincere thanks from the Board for all of your efforts and support of our cause. In the upcoming days, please take a moment to reconcile your student's CHARMS account. As of this writing we are still short about $5800 in unpaid fees - please do not let this slow down graduation processes with the school. Our deadline is May 16th to submit to the school unpaid charges. At that point, it is no longer an issue we can solve ourselves. Your prompt attention to this is also appreciated. Lots of inquiries about Bricks in the courtyard. We will have more information on this available Tuesday May 3. Also: you can view the last concert of the year by following this YouTube link. Schedule for the WeekAudition Week!
Monday - Auditions during class. Upcoming 9th grade Woodwind Auditions at 4:00 pm. Color Guard Auditions 4-6. Tuesday - Auditions during class. Upcoming 9th grade Brass Auditions at 4:00 pm. Color Guard Auditions 4-6. Last Day to Pick up Orlando Meds from the nurse! Wednesday - Auditions during class. Make up Auditions after school. Color Guard Auditions 4-6 Thursday - Auditions during class. Upcoming 9th grade percussion auditions at 4:00 pm. Color Guard Auditions 4-6. Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Music Concert at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. Friday -Auditions during class. Color Guard Auditions 4-6. Band Banquet Information The 2021-22 Band Banquet will take place Friday, May 13 at Stovehouse. The banquet is for ALL Band students and their families. The cost is $30 a person except for senior students, which come for free. The dress for the banquet is business casual. Register here and pay to the band box by May 7th. Questions? Email Kim Ejide at kimberlyejide@yahoo.com Leadership Team 2022-23 If you are interested in being part of the 22-23 Band Leadership team, we will have 3 sessions you need to attend on Monday, May 9; Tuesday, May 10; and Wednesday May 11 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. We will talk about our leadership philosophy, learn about leadership, and explain the process to becoming a member of the leadership team. Marching Percussion Placement Auditions Wednesday, May 25th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the HHS Band Room Thursday, May 26th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the HHS Band Room *Students who would like to be in our battery or front ensemble must attend both sessions* Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Music Concert This Thursday, May 5th at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. Our percussion class has been working very hard for this concert this semester. In addition, we will also feature some of our wind players on solos and and small groups! It will be a fantastic concert. Free and open to the public! 6:30 pm - Call time 7:00 pm - Concert Percussion ensemble wears black professional (black dress pants, black shirt, black shoes - completely black). Chamber music students should dress up for their performance. End of Year Information - instruments and uniforms Marching Uniforms Marching uniforms should be dry-cleaned and returned to the band room by May 13th. If you did not travel to Disney, your uniform may have already been turned in. Both concert and marching uniforms must be returned in the red garment bag, on the black hanger that was issue and with the dry-cleaning receipt. Concert Uniforms (tuxedos/dresses) Tuxedos and concert dresses uniforms should be dry-cleaned and returned to the band room by May 13th. We will be in business casual when we perform at graduation, so there is no need to wait. Percussion - if you need your black tuxedo pants for the concert this Thursday, May 5th , you will need to wait to take it to the dry-cleaner. Both concert and marching uniforms must be returned in the red garment back, on the black hanger that was issue and with the dry-cleaning receipt. School Instruments If you are using a school owned instrument this year, the rental is free but you must take your instrument to Southeastern to have it evaluated and returned to the playing condition you received it in. This cost is on each individual.
Please make sure all outstanding dues for 21-22 are paid. Contact Brenda Tapia if you have any questions at brendahtapia@gmail.com The first payment for band booster dues for NEXT YEAR are due by the last day of school. The first payment is $250 and is due to the band box or paid online through Charms. Band Booster dues are $750 for 22-23. There is a 5% discount if you pay the entire amount in your first payment ($712.50). Physicals Physicals are NOT required to participate in Marching Band. However, you know that marching band is a physical activity and occurs during the hottest time of year. Know that there are states, school systems, or schools that do require physicals for marching band members, but we are not one of them. If you would like to take the additional safety precaution of doing a physical, they will be offered in the HHS Gym by Huntsville Hospital TOC physicians for $10 on Thursday, May 5th at 3:45 pm. Again - this is a purely optional extra precaution you can take with marching band. London New Year's Day Parade 2023-24 We announced last Monday that the Huntsville High School Band has been through the selection process and has been invited to the 2023-24 New Year's Day Parade in London at the end of 2023. I encourage you to visit their website at https://lnydp.com/ and think about this opportunity - it would be open to any 23-24 HHS Band student and their family to go. This would involve all current 7th - 10th graders. We plan to make a decision about this invitation in the early Fall of next year with payments for the trip starting later in the Fall. Our participation depends on the number of people that want to go. To give you an idea of what this trip would look like - we would potentially depart a couple days after Christmas and return around January 4 (about a week in London). The cost is anticipated around $3700 per traveler and is pretty inclusive - notably includes comprehensive travel insurance, 2 people per hotel room in or close to the city center of London, bus transportation in London, select events and tours that we participate in, and breakfast/dinner every day. It would not include lunches and the cost for bus transportation to/from the airport in the US (probably Atlanta, Memphis, or Nashville). The booster board will take a look at our current offer in full as well as Mr. King and the superintendent before we officially sign a contract with the London Parade. Upcoming Schedule Week of May 9 - Leadership tryouts including Drum Major Auditions on Thursday, May 12th Friday, May 13th - Band Banquet Friday, May 27th - Graduation (all nongraduating students perform) 5:30 pm. VBC arena SUMMER 2022 SCHEDULE Guard and Percussion may practice after school during Finals week! Tuesday, May 31st - Friday, June 3rd - 8:00 am -12:00 pm Rookie Camp for new marchers and leadership. Percussion and Guard Camp #1 - Tuesday, May 31st - Friday, June 3. Times TBA. Thursday, July 7 - Saturday, July 9th - Leadership training seminar with Mr. Lambert, Mr. Denton, and Mr. Horten for leadership team. Thursday, July 13 - Friday, July 15th - Make up Rookie Camp for new marchers and limited leadership team. Percussion and Guard Camp #2 - Thursday, July 13 - Friday, July 15th Times TBA. Band Camp starts July 18th and runs to the first day of school (Tuesday, August 2nd). Do not plan any vacations or major conflicts starting July 18th if you plan to participate in marching band. The football band option will no longer be offered starting this coming school year - students must choose between marching band and concert only.
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