HHS BAND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2025

Things We Like

​Our drumline brought the energy at this week's pep rally, hyping up the crowd with their incredible beats!

Seven members of the HHS Crimson Panther Marching Band proudly represented us in the Mississippi State Marching Honor Band! Our students rehearsed alongside the Famous Maroon Band and performed at halftime in an impressive 700-performer show. High school musicians from eight different states united for this incredible experience—what an honor for our Panthers to have been part of it!

Boston Butt Fundraiser

The wait is over — the HHS Band Boston Butt Fundraiser is back!
ChuckWagon BBQ is slow-cooking their famous Boston Butts, and you don’t want to miss out.
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$60 for an 8–10 lb. Boston Butt
Order deadline: October 15, 2025
Pickup: Saturday, October 25, 12–2 PM @ HHS (Billie Watkins entrance)    

​Boston Butt Order Form Here

HHS vs Grissom Photos and Halftime Video

What a great rivalry game! Congratulations to the HHS football team for securing a victory this past Friday and to our band program for creating an unforgettable game atmosphere! Link here for photos and link here for halftime video.

​Weekly Schedule

​Monday:  Middle School Game - HCMS vs. HJHS - Required performance for marching band!!
Tuesday:   Marching Band 4-6  Color Guard Sectional 6-7
Wednesday: Off.   
Thursday:  Marching Band 4-6, Percussion Sectional 6:00 - 6:30 
Friday:  Home Game vs. James Clemens (Joe Davis/Wick's Field). ​ FULL MARCHING UNIFORM!!

HCMS vs. HJHS Game Schedule - Monday, September 8

3:40 pm  School gets out.
5:45 pm  Meet at Milton Frank on the North home side area that we typically set up for a HOME game!  Unload trucks
6:30 pm Game Starts.  Perform in the endzone standing during the 1st half, perform our halftime show during halftime.  Students are allowed to perform with a middle school band in the stands during the second half.  After halftime we will reload the truck. 
8:30 pm - Game ends.  Finish loading the truck and go home.

Uniforms - polo and shorts for winds and percussion.
Color Guard is wearing pep rally shirt and black shorts.
Bring water bottle and flip folders!

Friday Gameday Information

Schedule
5:30 pm - Meet at Gate 1 (those who need to go to the other side can meet there to unload truck).
6:00 pm - Warm ups outside stadium
6:30 pm - Move inside stadium (visitor side-east side of the stadium). 
6:50 pm  Pregame!! 
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.    

Transportation
All students meet at Joe Davis/Wick's Field.  We do not provide transportation for games at Joe Davis or Milton Frank. 

Uniform
FULL BAND UNIFORM!!!!!
Please make sure you have everything in your garment bag!!

Winds and Percussion:
Black full length (not short ankle) socks
Black Marching Shoes
Shako (except Tubas and front ensemble)
Gauntlets
Gloves (except percussion)
Jacket/Bibbers
Wear your dry fit polo under your uniform.
Hair should be pulled back off of your face.  No jewelry

Color Guard:
 Show uniform with black jazz shoes, tan gloves, gold clip on earrings. Hair should be pulled back off of your face.  No jewelry (unless it's part of your uniform).

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

• Only band students and approved chaperones should be in the band section.  Students are not allowed to leave band section without permission.  
• No food or drinks (other than water) permitted in the stands.  It is recommended students eat food before arriving.  Students are not allowed to go to the concession stand during the game.
• All students stay the whole game unless they have received permission in advance to leave early.
• Instruments should always be in a student's hands in the stands (to avoid any accidents/damage that could occur).  Students who are using the restroom can leave their instrument at the front of the band in a safe location.
• Students are expected to have good sportsmanship and use appropriate language while in the stands.  
• We hope all of our students and parents will not only support us, but all the other bands we see this season!

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.  

2025-26 Band Banquet

The 25-26 Band Banquet has been set for Thursday night, May 14th at the Roundhouse.  It has been added to the calendar.​

Spring Trip - Students Enroll Now!

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.

Families may enroll STUDENTS ONLY by paying your initial deposit until September 15th by using the following link:   HUNTSVILLE HS BAND in Orlando, FL, USA
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Adults are currently not able to register and should not register as a student in a room. Adults who want to chaperone should contact Kelly Parrish [email protected].  Once we have all the chaperones we need, we will open it up to everyone around September 15th.

Upcoming Dates

September 19th - Game at Sparkman (school buses).
September 20th - Band Competition (all day) at Bob Jones
September 27th - Band Competition (all day) at Albertville
October 3 - Football Game vs. Austin  at Milton Frank (required game!  It's not Fall break yet!)
October 10th - Football Game at Albertville (Fall break - optional pep band).

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]
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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)  
• Percussion 
• General Band Boosters Questions 

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