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Students and Families: We made it to the end of the year and our final newsletter! Thank you for following our weekly newsletter. Thank you to the Anderson family and Boles family for putting these together every week! Congratulations to our seniors!!! We will miss you. Best wishes to your future and we can't wait to see the great things you will do. We will see you at graduation! After this week, we will be graduating our seniors out of charms and beginning to upload our new freshmen, some of whom are already receiving this because of the London trip! We will be welcoming our new freshmen at rookie camp May 30-June 2. We will also be having color guard and percussion camps that week. This newsletter is LOADED!!! See below in this newsletter for a Fall schedule of games and competitions! The tentative band camp schedule is attached. We will be putting all these dates into charms through the summer. We have an optional but exciting trip opportunity to a DCI competition coming up as well. We will be sending out as needed information in June and a big email with final details for band camp in July. Have a terrific summer!!! Stuart Tankesley and Andrew Kirk Graduation Schedule Thursday Graduation Schedule: We are taking school buses this year! This is to help parents and families out to avoid all the congestion and parking at the VBC. We need a couple of chaperones to join us! Please sign up in charms or by emailing Jaime Davis at jaimedavis5@me.com 3:30 pm - Meet in Band room. If you are not planning to ride the bus, please email a director so we know not to be expecting you. 4:00 pm - Load and depart to VBC. 5:30 pm - Graduation! ~7:15 pm - Graduation ends - load and depart ~7:45 pm - Back at school. Dress is business casual: No t-shirts, no jeans or shorts, no tennis shoes. Guys should tuck in shirt. Modest attire. 2023-24 Band Fee Payment #1 $250 due by the last day of school. There is a 5% discount to anyone paying full band dues at the time of their first payment! The schedule for the week of May 30 - June 2 is: 8:00 - 12:00 pm All new members (including percussion) 1:00 - 4:00 pm Percussion Camp (new percussionist are welcome to leave for lunch or bring a sack lunch) 8:00 - 2:00 pm Color Guard Camp - bring a sack lunch! Thursday, June 1st - new parent meeting - 6:00 pm Band Room DCI Competition We are looking at the opportunity to take a bus to DCI Master of the Summer Games competition in Murfreesboro, Tn (MTSU stadium) on Friday, July 28th. This is an optional opportunity and on a first come basis. The cost of the trip will be around $80 and is strictly the cost of the bus + the cost of your ticket. If you are interested, we need to know this week. Please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/nUR8aTZGwdiJugz49 Find out more about DCI (Drum Corps international) at dci.org Band Camp Our tentative band camp schedule is attached to this email. An updated schedule with food options and other information will be coming in July! Fall 2023 Schedule Friday, Sept 1 Football game @Oxford HS Friday, Sept 8 Football game vs. Grissom. Milton Frank pm Saturday, Sept 9 HHS Band car show (performances by the marching band) Saturday, Sept 9 ACT Date! Take the ACT! Friday, Sept 15 Football game @JCHS (school bus) Friday, Sept 22 Football game vs. BJHS Joe Davis Stadium. Middle School Band Night (tentative) Saturday, Sept 23 All day band competition (buses). Location TBA TBA Performance at HCMS/HJHS middle school game Friday, Sept 29 Required Football game vs. Jemison Milton Frank Thursday, Oct 5 OPTIONAL game during Fall break vs. Albertville Wednesday, Oct 11 Homecoming rehearsal 4-5 pm. Thursday, Oct 12th Homecoming Parade Friday, Oct 13th HC Game vs. Florence Milton Frank Friday, Oct. 20 Game @Sparkman (school bus) Saturday, Oct. 21 All day band competition. (Buses) Location TBA. Friday, Oct 27 Game vs. Austin (A&M – will take buses). Saturday, Oct 28 All day band competition (Buses). Location TBA. DO NOT TAKE THE ACT ON THIS DAY!!!!! Thursday, Nov 2 Game vs. Hazel Green Milton Frank Tuesday, Nov 5 Falll Concert. Band booster payment #3 – remaining balance Friday, Nov 10 Football Playoffs round 1 (if we make it) Saturday, Nov 11 Huntsville Veterans Day Parade 10 – 2. Tuesday, Dec 5 Winter Concert TBA Auditions for Spring Semester Saturday, Dec 9 ACT Date! Take the ACT!!! Dec 27 – Jan 3 Optional trip to London to perform in the London New Year’s Day Parade *This is a tentative schedule and changes may be possible. Band Camp / Summer Schedule 2023 Tuesday, May 30 - Friday, June 2 Rookie Camp (new members only), Marching Percussion Placement Camp from 1-4, and Guard Camp 8-2 (percussion times edited 2/24; guard times added 4/20) July 6-8 - Leadership Camp (leadership team only) July 12-14 Make up rookie camp (new members only) and Marching Percussion Camp (8-12). (percussion times edited 2/24) July 17 - 21 Band Camp Week 1 - All Marching Band Students + any concert only students going to London that want to march in the parade. July 24-28 Band Camp Week 2 - All Marching Band Students July 31 and August 1 - Rehearsals before school starts. August 2 - 1st day of school Student involved with marching band are required to attend these dates in full! Students who miss because of summer activities may be removed from the halftime show. We have worked hard over the past few years to improve our summer schedule to give a full break and options for camps and vacations. Our dead time this coming summer is June 3 - July 5 although some students have much longer than this! Band Camp Schedule Fall 2023 
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