I realized on my last email that the CLICK HERE links under the volunteer lists don't work.  If you would like to see these lists, click on the following links, then click at the bottom of that form where it says "school volunteers", then find your name on under Milton High School on that list:
 
August 1st School Board Meeting - CLICK HERE
August 13th School Board Meeting - CLICK HERE
 
Also, I forgot to add the band carwash to the next week events for the band.  This will take place next Saturday, August 31st.  Sign-ups will go up in the band room for the students on Monday.  

Hello all,

I hope everyone's first week of school was fun and stress-free! Hopefully you are settling in to a nice routine for the year.

Please pay careful attention to the schedule below, especially for Monday and Wednesday.  This week we begin our Monday afternoon rehearsals for the next 8 weeks.  This is also the last Thursday night rehearsal.  Starting next week, we will move Thursday nights to afternoons 4pm-6:30.  

Wednesday is the first mass meat sticking of the year.  This is when the bulk of the BPA's world famous shish kabobs will be assembled and marinated.  This is required for all marching band students and will start at 1:30 in the cafeteria.  Non marching band students are welcome to join after school.  Parents are also welcome to help out as long as you turned in a Santa Rosa County volunteer form at the beginning of August and were approved by the School Board at the August meeting.  

Speaking of volunteers, if you are curious to know if you've been school board approved for volunteering, please click the following links and find the Milton High School list midway down then find your name.

August 1st School Board Meeting - CLICK HERE
August 13th School Board Meeting - CLICK HERE

Parents, if you would like a chaperone shirt, the "Gold Squad" shirt, please CLICK HERE and fill out the form.  These are due along with the money on Tuesday by the end of the rehearsal.  

Parents, there is also a chaperone meeting this Tuesday night.  If you plane to chaperone for ANY Milton Band event this year, you must attend this meeting if you did not attend the July meeting.  Santa Rosa County volunteer forms must be on file and approved.  Those forms can be found by clicking HERE.  

Finally, for all parents and students, please take time to sign up for the various Remind texting groups so you can get the quickest information.  You can view these groups by clicking HERE.

That is all for now. I hope you have a fantastic week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Elizabeth Hays - Monday
Abram Wimmer - Tuesday
Victoria Askew - Saturday
Darin Barnes - Saturday
Sarah Walker - Saturday

This Week:
Monday
Show Shirt Designs Due
4pm-7pm - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Tuesday
Chaperone Shirt Orders Due
6pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
7pm-8pm - Chaperone Meeting

Wednesday
1:30-6pm - Student Meat Sticking

Thursday
6pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Friday
7:15am-8:30am - Volunteer Pep Rally at East Milton Elementary

Saturday
9am - Concession Stand Cleaning
All-State Clinic at PSC

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Tues - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Thur - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Fri - AWAY game vs Pensacola HS, 2nd Fair Share Due ($50)
Sat - Band Carwash

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

AND.....WE.....ARE....BACK!!!!! Welcome to the 2019-20 school year everyone! Hold on tight.  This ride is going to go fast! 

There are only a couple things I would like to bring to your attention this week.  First of all, if you did not sign up for the new marching band remind classes, please CLICK HERE and follow the directions on the appropriate graduating class description.  We will be deleting the other big marching band group.  You will probably receive a notification that you were removed from that group.  Do not worry.  You will still remain in the other marching band group as long as you signed up for it.  

Please look at the rehearsal schedule closely.  Take special note that we will begin Monday AFTERNOON rehearsals next Monday 4pm-7pm.  This is Monday, August 19.  We will have Monday rehearsals until the week after the Blackwater Classic.  

I have attached a copy of the attendance policy for the Milton High School Band.  Please make sure you look it over and understand the requirements.  All rehearsals and performances are required.  To keep things simple for you, just show up.  Easy as that.  

I have gone ahead and put the itinerary for every football game on each football event on the calendar for your planning purposes.  These may be subject to change.  

Finally, I want to wish everyone the best of luck as we begin the new school year.  Just like at the beginning of the summer when we started with a "clean slate," the same applies for the first day of school.  You have the chance to start fresh from scratch.  I challenge you to seize this opportunity.  Make goals for yourself for this new year and hold yourself accountable for reaching those goals.  Don't be afraid to go down that path.  You never know, what that road has in store fore you.  Hopefully when you look back on these decisions you make, you will realize that this is "When the Heart Ignites the Soul".  ;-) 

Have an outstanding first day and week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Hannah Mack - Today (Sunday)
Melissa King - Monday
Georgia Roberts - Thursday
Madison Saterfield - Friday

This Week:
Monday
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! :-)

Tuesday
6pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting

Thursday
6pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Friday
Kickoff Classic at Niceville HS (BAND IS NOT PERFORMING)

Saturday
9pm - Mud Races (MHSBPA Event)

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Full Marching BandRehearsal(4PM-7PM)
Tues - Full Marching Band Rehearsal, Chaperone Training
Wed- Meat Sticking
Thurs - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Sat - Concession Stand Cleaning, All-State Clinic at PSC

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello all,

7 DAYS AND COUNTING TILL THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS!! Get ready, we are just one week away from the first day of school.  Time to get out and do that last minute tax-free shopping this week and rest up :-) 

We will start back on our normal weekly schedule for marching season this week.  Attendance at all rehearsals and performances is REQUIRED as stated in the handbook found HERE.  Remember, if there is a legitimate reason to miss a rehearsal or performance, the student is responsible for informing Mr. Weaver or Mr. Schultz BEFORE the absence and must submit an absence form to Mr. Schultz the day the student returns.  This is only for after school rehearsals NOT in school attendance.  In school attendance must be taken up with the front office.  As well, if students are absent, they must make up for missing by submitting a recording or video of them practicing to the band directors.  We will be talking about this aspect in detail on Monday.  

Make sure you are aware that the Monday rehearsals will change to 4pm-7pm on August 19th until the first week of October.  After that week in October, we will no longer have Monday rehearsals for marching band.  

Please note that the MHS open house is this Thursday from 5:30-7pm.  We have adjusted the rehearsal time so everyone can attend.  We will begin rehearsal at 7pm and end at 9:30.  

Students, we have new drill for this week! Please open your UDBapp and download the drill for Zombie.  We will also most likely be learning pregame on Thursday using paper coordinate sheets.  

The BPA (and our students) need your help this Saturday at the city of Milton Waterfest event in downtown Milton.  They will have the concessions trailer out in force in need you to help run it.  Please find the yellow helping hand icon on the event on the calendar and sign up. All help is welcome!

Finally, the Remind texting service has changed some of the policies and we are going to have to change some things with this as well.  Just fyi, we can no longer have more than 150 people per class and no more than 10 classes.  We are going to be pulling everyone out of the marching band texting group and splitting that group into 4 different sub groups representing each graduating glass. i.e. 2020, 2021...You will need to sign up for your particular class.  We will send the same information to all class members of the marching band.  The new classes are below.  Please sign up ASAP!:

Text the same number to each class: 81010 or (850)637-8697

Marching Band Seniors message - @marchsen
Marching Band Juniors message - @marchjuni
Marching Band Sophomores message - @marchsoph
Marching Band Freshmen message - @marchfresh

You also download the sign-up info on our Remind page HERE.

That is all for now.  I can't wait to see everyone again and I hope you have a fantastic week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms:
Dustin Duval - Today (Sunday)
Amber Allen - Monday
Dylan Kirton - Wednesday

This Week:
Monday
Teacher Planning
4pm - Leadership Meeting
6pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Tuesday
Teacher Planning
6pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Wednesday
Teacher Planning

Thursday
Teacher Planning
5:30-7pm - MHS Open House
7pm-9:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Friday
Teacher Planning
1st Uniform Payment Due ($75)

Saturday
10am - Riverfest (MHSBPA Event)

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Tues - Full Marching Band Rehearsal, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Thurs - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Fri - 3rd Trip Payment Due ($225), Kickoff Classic at Niceville HS (NOT PERFORMING)
Sat - Mud Races (MHSBPA Event)

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

What a great first week of band camp!! Our students worked incredibly hard and have put a good portion of our show on the field.  The preview show is looking to be better and better with each passing day.  

I would like to thank all of you for your understanding in cancelling the carwash this past Saturday.  When we canceled, every weather app that we looked at said thunderstorms were going to be rolling in all day and wouldn't quit until late that afternoon.  Of course when we watched the weather the night before, everything said the storms wouldn't begin until around 1 to 1:30, well enough time to wash plenty of cars.  We tried to err on the side of caution with our decision and of course the weather was perfect by 11:30 that day.  Such is Florida weather....in any case, we are in the process of possibly rescheduling the carwash for Saturday, August 31st.  We will get more details out to everyone as soon as we confirm location availability.  I know you may have questions about various things with that rescheduling, but please allow us to get everything together before asking.  We will get this info out to you as soon as possible.  Thank you to all of those that answered the call to help on that day!

THE PREVIEW SHOW IS THIS THURSDAY!! Please make plans to attend.  Our students, your kidos, have been working extremely hard and are itching to show off  just for you.  We will be performing in the football stadium.  This is a FREE event.  Students will need to be in the band room at 6pm in their summer performance uniforms.  Wind, Percussion, and Managers will wear their whit polo shirts which all new folks will get this week.  Along with black short, mostly white shoes, and white socks.  Please make sure that black shorts are dress-type shorts, cargo shorts, or jean shorts, NOT gym shorts or any kind of workout/jersey shorts.  Colorguard will wear white shirts, black shorts, black socks, and black shoes.  

We will not be serving food at this year's preview show.  Reasons for this are that this will allow those parents who would have normally been cooking and preparing the food to watch their kids perform.  Also this allows for quick clean up afterwards.  The BPA will be selling drinks.

The BPA will be hosting a band family picnicthis Saturday 3pm-6pm at Russell Harbor Landing in lieu of serving food at the preview show.  They will be serving hamburgers and hot dogs.  The BPA will send out more information this week as to what they are asking folks to bring.  Please RSVP for the event on the calendar using the RSVP icon on for that day so we can have a good number to work with to know how much food we willneed.  Bring your bathing suits and lawn chairs and cornhole and footballs/frisbis and everything else.  We hope to see you all there.  Let's pack Russell Landing with all of our Mighty Black & Gold current and alumni students and parents! 

Parents, I have attached the Santa Rosa County Volunteer form.  We are asking that ALL of our band parents fill this out and turn it in to us.  Santa Rosa County school board is requiring this from anyone who will be doing any kind of volunteering at MHS period.  Any and all things for Milton HS will need this form.  Everything! Yes, even whatever you're thinking of right now.  You can turn this in to us any time this week or at the preview show.  It can also be downloaded from our website by clicking HERE. Please do this now and not later so we can have all our paper work in on time. 

Finally, all freshmen are encouraged to sign-up for freshmen day this Friday.  Please call MHS at 983-5600 for more information.  All veteran marching band members are required to participate in the pep rally on Friday.   Look below for the schedule.

That is all for now.  I hope you have a wonderful week! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:

Oakleigh Mccrory - Thursday
Ariana Hamilton - Friday
Brianna McCollum - Saturday

This Week:
Monday
-8am-9pm - Band Camp

Tuesday
Popcorn Fundraiser Due
-8am-9pm - Band Camp

Wednesday
-8am-9pm - Band Camp
-6pm - Parent Meat Sticking

Thursday
-8am-Noon - Band Camp
-PREVIEW SHOW
- 6pm - Call Time
- 6:55 - March into stadium
- 7pm-8:45 - Performances

Friday
Freshmen Day Pep Rally
- Non-freshman members only perform
- 10am - Call Time in show shirt and blue jeans/blue jean shorts
- 11am-Noonish - Pep Rally

Saturday
3pm-6pm - MHS Band Family Picnic @ Russell Harbor Landing

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
BAND ROOM CLOSED

Looking Ahead to 2 Weeks From Now:
Mon - Full Marching Band Rehearsal, Leadership Meeting
Tues - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Thurs - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Fri - 1st Uniform Payment Due ($75)
Sat - Waterfest (MHSBPA Volunteer Event)

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!