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HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER September 2 - September 8, 2024

9/1/2024

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Congratulations to Jacob Black, Carter West, Anna Stahl, and Aurora Parrish for being selected to the Mississippi State University Marching Honor Band!

Weekly Schedule

Monday: Off. No School - Labor Day
Tuesday:  Marching Band Rehearsal 4-6.  Color Guard only 4-7.  
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Marching Band Rehearsal 4-6
Friday: Pep Rally during Advisory.  Game vs. Grissom - Middle School night!

Thank you from Mr. Tankesley
Mrs. Parrish presented me with two very large gift bags of baby supplies, clothes, and toys for our new daughter, Caroline from the Huntsville High Band family.  Thank you so much for these thoughtful gifts!  We love them.  We are very blessed to have so many supportive families in our band program.  Thank you again!

Starting Friday, August 30th, I will be out for about 2 weeks. Please direct your emails to Mr. Kirk.

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!
3:40 pm - School dismisses!
5:00 pm - Tailgate at Milton Frank with our middle school students!  Pizza, desserts!  Unload trucks
5:45 pm - Sectionals/Section warm ups with middle school students
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!

Middle School Night
Middle School Band members can sign up to attend by filling out this form -  https://forms.gle/CiiCHAQQ8rCBCv52A

Students from private schools/home schools are welcome as well!

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!

We are planning to be in full uniform next week at James Clemens 
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 26th 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 25th and a performance at the concert on Thursday, September 26th.  More info as we get closer....

Pep Rallies
Here are the scheduled pep rallies:
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 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 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 26th - Blossomwood Pep Rally (during school) - we will take a small group of students - more info soon.
Thursday, September 26th - UAH Wind Ensemble Collaborative Concert 7:30 auditorium.
Friday, October 4th - Fall Break Game @Austin high school.  Optional.  

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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  • Color Guard
  • Leadership Camp
  • Band Sponsorship
  • CutTime
  • Band Merch