Weekly newsletter 9/28-10/2, 2020

Schedule for the week! 

Monday – Percussion and Color Guard 4:00-5:30. 
Tuesday – Winds (Brass and Woodwinds) 4:00-5:30 pm. 
Wednesday – Off            
Thursday – Full Band 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Friday – Off  (Band is not playing in the game in Albertville)

​Check-in link to all in-person events (students -please save on your phones!)  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=HK-IsJ_ccUm9km1ZH1-9rxvrKFctLzZClscJD-6iovxUQzJWUTVGTlg5NjZaWjJMOEwwWjNBUzA2Ui4u.  Students that don’t have smart phones can still check in through a director. 

Directors' Notes! Stuart.Tankesley@hsv-k12-org & [email protected]

Fall Break Game
The student leadership team asked each band member this past week whether or not they plan to be in town to perform at the Fall break game on Friday, October 9th at Milton Frank.  We are working to get firm numbers on those that are able to come.  Please assist us by making sure you have told your section leader your committment.


Upcoming Schedule
After Fall break (starting October 12th), we are going to adjust the schedule in the following ways:

1. No percussion or guard sectionals on Mondays.  We will continue rehearsing during class time. 
2. Wind Ensemble will rehearse Tuesdays after school from 4:00 – 5:30 pm (except Tuesday, October 27th).  We may add Thursdays after football games are over.
3. Symphonic Band will rehearse Mondays after school from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.    

October 12- Woodwinds and percussion
October 19- Brass
October 26- Everyone
Nov. 2- Everyone
Nov. 9- No rehearsal
Nov. 16- Woodwinds and percussion
Nov. 23- Brass
Nov. 30- Everyone
Dec. 7- Everyone
Dec. 14- Everyone

Fall Concert
We are AIMING to have a Thursday, November 5th Fall Concert depending on how the students progress and ability to host a concert.  Please pencil this in on your calendar with some flexibility built in! 😊  Thank you for your understanding!

Last Football Game vs. Decatur
The last game of the season against Decatur is scheduled for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29th not FRIDAY.   This was a mistake in the calendar and has been corrected. 

When we return from Fall Break, we only have 2 games remaining – October 23 vs. Sparkman (homecoming) and October 29th vs. Decatur

MATTRESS SALE LOCATION
The 4th annual mattress sale is coming up on Sunday, November 8th.  We are hoping for a big turn out and need a successful fundraiser for our booster finances!  We typically raise $5,000 and more on this one Sunday!  Please share the facebook event page!  https://www.facebook.com/events/313712176690443/

We have been told that we are not guaranteed to have the sale at the school this year.  We are looking for an alternate location.  If you have access to a large room (community gym, cafeteria, church fellowship hall, banquet room, hotel banquet room) that we could use for free, please let us know!  Large outside covered areas may also be an option.   We prefer this to be in the HHS school zone, but are open to all availability.  You can view the video on the event page to see how much space we would need. 
 

$$ EARN MONEY FOR YOUR BAND ACCOUNT $$

Thank you to those who have sent in addresses for the letter writing campaign! We are still accepting addresses. To submit yours, fill out the form https://forms.gle/xnsZKPgXyQyP9aFe6 for each address and we will set up a time for you to get your letters and postage-paid envelopes. For each donation we receive as a result of your letters, 50% will go to the band and 50% will go to your individual Charms account to be used for your band expenses.