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Our Huntsvile High Crimson Panther Marching Band had an outstanding performance at the Northeast Marching Band Invitational on Saturday. The band earned all Superior ratings, along with Best in Class Percussion and Highest in Class AAA. Congratulations to all our students and staff for their hard work and achievement!
Uniform Store - Now Open
Boston Butt and Poinsettia Fundraisers
Boston Butts for sale
Orders due: October 15 Pickup: Saturday, October 25, 12–2 PM @ HHS (Billie Watkins entrance) Boston Butt Order Form Here 
Poinsettias for Sale
Sizes & Prices: • 6-inch – $12 • 8-inch – $20 • 10-inch – $25 Orders due: October 31 Poinsettia Order Form Here Schedule of the Week
Monday: Off.
Tuesday: Blossomwood pep rally during 3rd and 4th block (leadership team - carpool). Marching Band 4-6 Color Guard Sectional 6-7 Wednesday: Off. Thursday: Marching Band 4-6 Friday: Game vs. Austin at Milton Frank Stadium. Gameday Information
Schedule
5:30 pm - Meet in our normal spot on the HOME side of Milton Frank (North end zone) 6:00 pm - Warm ups outside stadium 6:30 pm - Move inside stadium 6:45 pm - Pregame performance 7:00 pm - Game Starts. ~9:30 pm - Approximate end of game. Pack and load Trucks! Instruments (and cases) either go home with you or back on the truck/trailer. We will need to unload at the school after the game so our equipment doesn't stay on the truck through fall break. Transportation All students meet at Milton Frank. We do not provide transportation for games at Joe Davis or Milton Frank. Uniform Full Band Uniform Hair should be pulled back off of your face. No jewelry. Things you need Instrument or equipment (larger instruments loaded on trailer and brough to stadium - you are responsible for making sure YOUR instrument/equipment gets loaded or placed in the proper location to get loaded) Flip Folder (winds) Water jug All accessories (sticks, guard poms, mouthpieces, reeds, etc) Things everyone should know
Optional Fall Break Pep Band - Friday, October 10(travel to Albertville)
Our OPTIONAL fall break pep band will play at the October 10th game in Albertville. We need to have a good representation at this game, so we ask that any student who is in town on this date to sign up and play. We need to know how many buses to take, please sign up for this game at the below link.
Fall Break Sign up Link Here 8th Grade Night - Friday, October 17
We invite all 8th grade band students to attend our 8th grade night against Florence on Friday, October 17th at Milton Frank! There will be a tailgate with pizza and desserts prior to the game for students.
For more information and to register click here Spring Trip
We have officially been approved for the Orlando trip departing Wednesday evening March 11th and returning Monday morning, March 16th. Full information on this trip is found in Cut Time in an announcement/email message from August 19th.
ALL SPOTS FOR THE TRIP ARE CURRENTLY FILLED. HOWEVER, WE ARE LESS THAN 5 SPOTS AVAILABLE FROM MAKING A 3RD BUS AND GETTING EVERYONE ON THE WAITING LIST GOING. IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING (STUDENTS OR PARENTS) AND HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, PLEASE JOIN OUR WAITING LIST. OUR GOAL IS TO INCLUDE EVERYONE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING THE PRICE. HUNTSVILLE HS BAND in Orlando, FL, USA Marching Band Field Trip!!!! - Thursday, October 16
We are teaming up with Hampton Cove Elementary School and providing a great music opportunity for their kindergarten students on Thursday, October 16th. During the morning hours (during school), we are planning to bus to Milton Frank and meet our HCES friends. We are planning to do an interactive instrument and color guard/majorette experience, learning about all the different instruments and marching band. We will play our stand tunes and do our competition halftime show performance before returning to school around lunch time. More information to come!
Trumpet and Trombone Mutes
All trumpet and trombone players in the HHS Band program should own a metal straight mute. These are easy to find at one of the local music stores (Gadsden, Hallman's, Madison Band Supply) or ordered online. Dennis Wick, Jo Ral, Tom Crown, Yamaha, and Bach are all good straight mute companies.
College Corner
Universities often offer marching band days, instrument days, and honor bands as a way to give high school students additional opportunities and recruit for their university. If you are interested in doing one of these events, they are generally marked as an administrative absence or field trip (excused by the school). I would be happy to do a form or recommendation to get anyone involved if you are interested. I will attempt to post SOME of the events offered in our state and area, but there are many so not everything will get posted on here! It's a great chance to meet new people, experience college music, and see a university you may be interested in attending in the future. The vast majority of events are open to all high school students (grades 9-12).
Upcoming Dates
October 10th - Football Game at Albertville (Fall break - optional pep band).
October 16th - Marching Band and HCES collaboration during school day at Milton Frank. October 17th - Football Game vs. Florence at Milton Frank Stadium October 18th - Band Competition (all day) at Muscle Shoals October 22nd - Homecoming Marching Band Rehearsal 4-5 pm (Wed) October 23rd - Homecoming Parade (No rehearsal - just marching the parade) October 24th - Homecoming Game vs. Bob Jones (Milton Frank) October 28th - Fall Concert (All students) October 30th (THURS) - Final regular season game vs. Lee at Milton Frank The 25-26 Band Schedule can be found here and on the Cut Time calendar. Questions/Concerns? Please Contact The Following:
Grades, missing rehearsals/absences, conflicts, instruments, general band questions - [email protected] or [email protected]
For color guard, contact Annabelle Rizzardi at [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.
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