Hello All,

Congratulations and a huge shout out to all of the participants in the FBA Solo & Ensemble MPA this past Saturday.  We had a total of 3 ensembles and 4 solo entries with all of our solo entries earning Superior ratings and our ensembles earning excellent.  Thank you for participating and you are better musicians, now, because of this!

Our indoor groups have been going strong over the past three weeks.  Both groups have proven themselves as contenders in our circuit with the guard having an outstanding performance at Robertsdale HS last week and the percussion and guard at Escambia the week before! These students are making us proud and representing MHS well! You can see both groups in performance at Pace HS this Saturday.  Times are below.

Please take note that lumpia FR are due this Wednesday.  Please make sure you turn them in by the end of panther band rehearsal at 5:30.  We cannot accept late orders!

Finally, Concert MPA is 2 weeks from this Thursday! Again, concert MPA is 2 week from this Thursday!! Students, it is getting down to the nitty-gritty with your music.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU ARE PRACTICING YOUR CONCERT MUSIC EVERYDAY!!!!!! Parents, please please please make sure your child is practicing everyday.  We need your help in keeping them motivated to practice.  5 minutes a day goes a long way to helping the whole band.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms:
Ashanta Johnson - Sunday
Kristin Pittman - Monday

This Week:
Monday
President's Day (No Classes)

Tuesday
4pm-6:30 - Symphonic Band Rehearsal
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal

Wednesday
Lumpia FR Due
4pm-5:30 - Panther Band Rehearsal

Thursday
3:45-6pm - Concert Band Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal
5pm-6pm - IG Rehearsal
1:45 - Possible Pep Rally for Basketball Team

Saturday
Indoor Show @ Pace HS
2:27 - Black & Gold Percussion Ensemble
5:31 - Milton Winter Guard

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Concert Band Rehearsal, IP Rehearsal
Tues - Symphonic Band Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal
Wed - Panther Band Rehearsal
Thurs - Jazz Band at the Forsythe House, IG Rehearsal, IP Rehearsal

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

We are beginning out FBA weeks this weeks the Solo & Ensemble MPA this Saturday at Escambia HS.  For those students participating, if you did not receive your schedule, please see us ASAP! Ms. Hall will be at the school Tuesday after classes to rehearse with all of the solo students.

The concert Music Performance Assessment (MPA) is set for Thursday, March 7th at Ft. Walton Beach HS.  All three bands will perform on that day.  We are currently working on an itinerary and will get this out soon.  in the mean time, here are the performance times for each band: 

Panther Band - 2:05
Concert Band - 3:45
Symphonic Band - 7:45

Finally, this Friday we will be hosting a drum major clinic from 4pm-6:30.  If you are interested in auditioning for drum major for next year, I encourage you to attend.  This is not required, however.  Our drum majors will be going over all of the info about the audition process as well as giving you pointers on areas you can work on.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms:
Sara Heuer - Monday
Lauren Buch - Tuesday
Tristan Byrd - Tuesday
Lauren Bishop - Wednesday
Tanthalas Kyle - Wednesday
Ashley Crumel - Saturday

This Week:
Monday
3:45-6pm - Concert Band Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Tuesday
4pm-6:30 - Symphonic Band Rehearsal
5:30 - Volunteer Committee Meeting
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal
7pm - BPA Monthly Meeting

Wednesday
Half-Day Early Release

Thursday
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal

Friday
4pm-6:30 - Drum Major Clinic

Saturday
FBA Solo & Ensemble
Robertsdale HS Indoor Competition (Winterguard Only)
- 5:08 - Winterguard Performance

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Presidents' Day (No Classes), IP Rehearsal
Tues - Symphonic Band Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal, Lumpia FR Duee
Wed - Panther Band Rehearsal
Thurs - Concert Band Rehearsal, IP Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal
Saturday - Indoor Show at Pace HS

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

PLEASE GET FAIR SHARES UP TO DATE!!!

And we're off to another indoor season.  Both our Percussion and Colorguard were in performance at Tate HS this past Saturday.  If you missed this performance, there will be plenty more to come.  Don't miss them again as they compete this Saturday at Escambia HS.  Performance times are below.  

Several of our students represented Milton High School at two different honor bands this past weekend as well.  Congratulations to Garrett Allen, Lauren Bishop, Maegan Hernandez, and Kaitlin Johnson for wonderful performances at the SEUS Honor Band at Troy University.  Also, congratulations to Hailey Cole, Abigaille Flores, Orey Hendrix, Rafael Maldonado, Lindsay McAllister, and Jacob Still for outstanding performances at the Rising Knights Honor Band at UCF.

This week several of our students will be participating in other honor bands.  Congratulations to all of theses.  Ansley Rust - Auburn Honor Band, and Amber Allen, Sara Heuer, Luke Justice, Lindsey McAlister,  and Levi Weeks - USM All-South Honor Band.

Last but not least, the spring festival, formerly known as the Crawfish Festival is in the planning stages and we need your help! We have decided to change the name of this festival to the Black & Gold Beats and Eats Music Festival and it will be held on Saturday, April 13th from 10am-8pm.  We wanted to change this to a music festival to emphasize the entertainment aspect and help people understand better what they were getting when they pay the entrance fee at the gate. We need your help with a couple items.  I have attached the vendor application for you to use to help get us more vendors.  All of the info they need is on the application.  We need any and all types of vendors.  We also need help with various food items in our hospitality room.  If you would like to contribute, please CLICK HERE and fill out the form with the requested items.  Thank you all so much in advance for helping us make this a success!!

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms:
Rachel Bly - Friday
Tiffany Bullard - Friday
Madison Gubrud - Friday

This Week:
Monday
3:45-6pm - Concert Band Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal
6:30 - Beats & Eats Committee Meeting

Tuesday
Lumpia FR Kickoff
4pm-6:30 - Symphonic Band Rehearsal
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal
6pm - Band Banquet Committee Meeting

Wednesday
4pm-5:30 - Panther Band Rehearsal

Thursday
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Friday
USM All-South

Saturday
USM All-South
Indoor Show @ Escambia HS
2:18 - Black Gold Percussion Ensemble Performance
5:48 - Milton Winterguard Performance

Sunday
USM All-South

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Concert Band Rehearsal, IP Rehearsal
Tues - Symphonic Band Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal, BPA Monthly Meeting
Wed - Half-Day Early Release
Thurs - IP Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal, Possible Panther Band Rehearsal
Fri - Drum Major Clinic
Sat - FBA Solo & Ensemble, Indoor Show @ Robertsdale HS

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

We are slowly getting busier and busier with the Mighty Black & Gold as we get further into the school year.  We will be adding more and varied rehearsals after this week to include the 3 concert bands after All-County is finished.  

This Friday is the Santa Rosa County All-County Concert at 7pm in the MHS Auditorium.  All are invited to come out and watch these students as they will be under the direction of recent FBA Hall of Fame inductee, Joe Hooten.  The Middle School will perform first immediately followed by the High School.  I can tell you that this concert will be one you do not want to miss!  It is free as well.

We are close to the first competition for the indoor percussion and indoor guard.  Next Saturday, February 2nd will be the first show of the year hosted at Tate HS.  If you would like to keep up with the show schedule week-by-week as well as scores and recaps from previous shows, you can go to the GCGPC website by clicking HERE.  You do not have to be a memmber of GCGPC to view these events and you do not have to sign up for any kind of membership.  

Finally, we are in desperate need of fair share payments!! At this point, all but $50 should be paid in your fair share accounts.  We are still needing to pay bills for goods and services given to students for marching season that we have NO money to pay with.  Please make all efforts to get all fair shares up to date.  This includes indoor percussion and colorguard as well.  We will be forced to cancel performances and competitions if we do not have the money to pay for them.  Again, please make all efforts to get fair shares up to date.

That is all for this week.  I hope everyone has an outstanding week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Jordan Bishop - Today (Sunday)
Tristan Carmichael - Monday
Peyton Majors - Monday

This Week:
Monday
MLK Day (No Classes)
MLK Parade (Jazz Band Performance)
- 9am - Call Time
- 10am - Parade Start
- 11amish - Parade End
Noon-8pm - IP Rehearsal

Tuesday
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal
6pm-8pm - All-County Rehearsal
6:30 - Music Festival Committee Meeting

Thursday
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - All-County Rehearsal

Friday
9am-3pm - All-County Rehearsal
7pm - All-County Concert

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Concert Band Rehearsal, IP Rehearsal
Tues - Symphonic Band Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal, Individual Band Pictures
Wed - Panther Band Rehearsal, Individual Band Pictures, School-Owned Instrument Fee Due ($50)
Thurs - Troy SEUS Honor Band, IP/IG Rehearsal
Fri - Troy SEUS Honor Band, UCF Honor Band
Sat - Troy SEUS Honor Band, UCF Honor Band, Indoor Show @ Tate HS

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!

Welcome back everyone! I hope your 2019 is going splendidly so far.  It has been a while since our last update and there has been A LOT going on in the Mighty Black & Gold since December.  The biggest and most obvious was the band trip to Great Smokey Mountains! Just a quick word on the trip: First of all thank you to all of our wonderful students for being on your best behavior and just plain having fun.  Same goes to the adults LOL.  Thank you adults for helping us keep track of everyone and chaperoning in general! Secondly, the trip was a resounding success! Everyone had a blast and we even saw snow! 

With the new year comes a whole new season for the band.  We are completely in the midst of indoor season for all of our groups.  The percussion and colorguard have been going strong for some time now with their first competition being on Saturday, February 2nd at Tate High School.  The other ensembles will begin their after school rehearsals after All-County is finished.  Speaking of All-County, those rehearsals begin this Thursday as well as next Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with the concert being next Friday at 7pm in the MHS Auditorium.  

The Jazz Band will be in performance at the MLK parade on Monday morning the 21st.  I am still working out an itinerary, but the parade will take place that morning.  More details to come.  

For those interested in the USM All-South Honor Band, the deadline for this has been extended to Monday, January 21st.  Please CLICK HERE for further information.  

Finally, we are in the final semester of the 2018-19 school year.  With that, make sure you keep up to date on everything.  Band calendar, homework, rehearsals, homework, performances, homework.  You get the idea.  Finish strong is always what we tell everyone and it is very accurate.  If you are in need of help, you have 230 resources available to you.  All you have to do is ask! 

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms and since the last time I sent a weekly update:
TylerSkinner - Dec 11
Trysta Schaefers - Dec 13
Zoe Donald - Dec 14
Tori Farley - Dec 15
Chloe Chipley - Dec 16
Kaleb Malec - Dec 17
Morgan Mathis - Dec 19
Luke Justice - Dec 20
Callie Black - Dec 30
Christian Martinez - Dec 30
AnneMarie Seamon - Jan 4
Maegan Hernandez - Jan 5
Avionna Moses - Jan 6
Amarion Moses - Jan 6
Frederick Sutton - Jan 6
Brooklyn Williams - Jan 8
Curtis Clark - Monday
Haley Priddy - Monday
Nathaniel Lewis - Tuesday
Tyler Hayhurst - Wednesday

This Week:
Monday
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Tuesday
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting

Thursday
6pm-8pm - All-County Rehearsal
5pm-9pm - IG Rehearsal

Friday
Report Cards

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - MLK Day (No Classes), Jazz Band Parade Performance in the Morning, IP Rehearsal
Tues - All-County Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal Music Fest Committee Meeting
Thurs - All-County Rehearsal, IG Rehearsal
Fri - All-County Rehearsal/Concert

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Great job to all at the Christmas Concert last week!! It was so nice seeing the hard work of our students on display once again.

This Tuesday is the trip meeting.  Anyone going on the band trip to Gatlinburg are highly encouraged to be at this meeting as we will be going over every aspect of the trip including what to bring as well as the day-to-day itinerary.  

Lastly, remember the Christmas parade has been moved to this Saturday.  The itinerary is below.  Students are to wear full uniforms minus helmets.  You are encouraged to decorate your instruments and person as long as you can still play and march.  Also, please try to wear some kind of Santa Hat.  

That is all for now.  I hope you have an outstanding week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students this week according to Charms:
Tyler Skinner - Tuesday
Trysta Schaefers - Thursday
Faith Thai - Thursday
Zoe Donald - Friday
Tori Farley - Saturday

This Week:
Monday

6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Tuesday
3:15-4:45 - Jazz Band performance at Forythe House
6:30 - Trip Meeting

Thursday
5pm-9pm - Indoor Colorguard Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Saturday
Milton Christmas Parade
- 4pm-4:45 - Band Room Unlocked
- 5pm - Call Time at corner of Byron and James Streets
- 6pm - Parade Start 
- 7pmish - End at Margaret Street Church of Christ

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Jazz Band Perform in Cafeteria, IP Rehearsal
Tues - 1st & 2nd Period  Exams, Guard Rehearsal
Wed - 3rd & 4th Period Exams
Thurs - 5th & 6th Period Exams, IP Rehearsal, Guard Rehearsal

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!