HHS Band weekly newsletter september 30 - october 7, 2024

Things We Like

We’re proud of our fantastic Drum Majors, Victoria Newell and Amelia Johnson, who won Best in Class 3A Drum Majors at the Rocket City Marching Invitational! Congratulations!

The Crimson Panther Marching Band cheered on their former schools at the annual Hampton Cove Middle School vs. Huntsville Junior School football game, performing stand tunes and their halftime show.

What a fantastic collaboration! The Huntsville High Wind Ensemble welcomed Dr. Jack Hontz and the UAH Wind Ensemble for their concert, Roots. They performed together on the piece Forward/Still by Omar Thomas.

​Weekly Schedule

Fall Break!

Optional Game on Friday

OPTIONAL FALL BREAK GAME - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

Sign up here to play in the Fall Break Pep Band!  It's not too late to sign up :)

We are planning to take a pep band to Austin High School (Decatur) for the Fall Break game on Friday, October 4th.  As we have done in the past, we ask students who will be in town that day to sign up to play because we will need a good group that night!  For our planning purposes for buses and making sure we have all instruments covered, please Sign up here.  We will not be performing the halftime show this night.  

We will wear polos and JEANS! (since it's getting cooler).  Guard will wear pep rally uniform.  Bring $$ for concessions if you would like.

Schedule 
4:30 pm Band Room Open
4:45 pm  Arrive in Band room.  Put instrument on the trailer (we will not be taking the truck).
5:30 pm - Depart for Austin HS on School Bus
6:15 pm - Arrive at Austin HS and unload
6:30 pm - Go into stadium
7:00 pm - Game Starts
10:00 pm - Game ends and depart. A "band" app message will be sent out for arrival time.
11:00 pm - Back at school.

St. Louis Trip Update! Thursday May 1 - Saturday, May 3
Based on the survey sent out, we have over 90 students interested in the trip, so we are confident we will have the number to support 90 paid travelers. All students in the Huntsville High School Band (which includes concert only students and color guard members) are welcome to join us!

To sign up and make a deposit, please click on this link to make an account - https://urtoursandevents.wetravel.com/trips/huntsville-high-school-band-trip-ur-tours-and-events-84984574  All payments for the trip will be made through this portal, directly to our travel company, UR Tours. There is also an option to mail a check directly to them.

UR Tours offers OPTIONAL "cancel for any reason" travel insurance through a 3rd party provider.  Information on travel insurance can be found in the portal or by going to this link: https://www.travelinsured.com/group.signup?group=158894&guid=06909dd1c24a4008bc2d21d72663716e

Payment Schedule
$150.00 PER PERSON ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31ST TO CONFIRM TRIP DETAILS
$200.00 PER PERSON ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15, 2024
$250.00 PER PERSON ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 3, 2025
BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 14, 2025

Marching Competition - Saturday, October 19th

We received the schedule for our October 19th competition early.  We will send out more information the week before, but here is the tentative schedule for that day:

Stone River Classic - Murfreesboro October 19th

7:45 am Band Room Open
8:15 am  All students in the band room 
8:30 am  Meet and Load.
8:45 am  Depart on 3 charter buses to Murfreesboro.
10:45  Lunch at Town Centre on Old Fort Parkway (Exit 78B) in Murfreesboro. (Chik fil a, whataburger, wendys, Steak and Shake, Target with Starbucks, KFC)
11:45 Back on bus.  Depart to stadium.  This is the same place we ate dinner before DCI this summer (for those that went)
12:15  Change/unload truck
1:20 pm Line up to move to warm up.
1:30  Warm up
2:00 pm Travel
2:15 pm PRELIMS PERFORMANCE!!
2:30  pm  Return to truck/buses.   Get out of uniform.  Watch bands/eat dinner.
4:15 pm Prelims Awards.  Get Finals times and info.
6:00 pm Finals performances begin.  We will load truck and get out of uniform after finals performance as long as time permits before awards.  Free time to watch bands or eat concessions before Awards.  
8:00 pm Last Finals performance.
8:30 pm Riverdale HS Band (host) Performs
8:45 pm Finals Awards
9:30 pm Depart  
11:30 pm Arrive Back at HHS 

Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, October 9th - Extra homecoming rehearsal 4-5 pm.
Thursday, October 10th - No after school rehearsal. Homecoming Parade (around the school) 6:00 pm.
Friday, October 11th - Homecoming Game (pep rally during advisory)
Friday, October 18th - Game at Florence HS (leaving before school ends)
Saturday, October 19th - Marching Competition - Stones River Classic in Murfreesboro, Tn (all day event)
Friday, October 25th - Game vs. Bob Jones @ Madison City Stadium.
Saturday, October 26th - Marching Competition - Trussville, Al
Tuesday, October 29th - Fall Concert 7:30 pm (note the time).  HCMS band will be performing their Halloween concert at 6:00 pm in the auditorium this night as well.  

​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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