Hello All,

Welcome back and I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving Break! We are ready to hit the ground running over the next two weeks with many events taking place! Please make sure you look over the calendar and itineraries very carefully!

Rehearsals this week - All of the concert ensembles as well as the colorguard will kickoff their prospective rehearsals this week and next week.  Look at the calendar below for your ensemble practice day and time.

Christmas Parade - This Saturday, the MB&G Marching Band will participate in the annual City of Milton Christmas parade.  The itinerary is below as well as what to wear and bring.  We will meet at the East side of the empty lot on James and Byrom Street.  The parade route is straight down Stewart Street from James Street and will end at Margaret Street Church of Christ near the Burger King.  Students will need to secure a ride to be picked up at the church upon dismissal.  We will gather at the band truck that will be parked at the church, then dismiss.  Students are encouraged to decorate their equipment and body, but MUST be able to perform and march.  Parents, we are in need of parade walkers to walk along the side of the band to help keep the crowd back.  Please sign up using the yellow helping hand logo on the calendar under the parade walker event.

Honey Baked Ham Fundraiser -  Before the fall break, we kicked off the Honey-Baked Ham fundraiser to all of the students.  Every student received an order form with all of the information.  Students receive 20% back on every gift card sold.  This money goes to their individual band Charms account.  I will send out this order form through eail later this week.  We also have extra forms for any students that were absent or have lost theirs.  These forms and money are due to us on Friday, December 11th.  Money is to be collected upon the customer order.  

Christmas Concert Festival - The Christmas Concert Festival is quickly approaching.  It will be hosted on Thursday, December 10th at the MHS Football Stadium.  We will have 4 different food trucks ready to go at 5:30 just outside the stadium and will be there during the duration of the concert.  Bring your appetite! The concert itself will begin at 6:30 and will feature the Colorguard, Blackwater Beats Jazz Band, Panther Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band.  We will also feature the section Christmas Tree decorations on the field.  This concert is FREE! We will follow all safety guidelines as feasible and dictated by the county.

Section Tree Decorating Contest - Each section will have their very own tree to decorated for the tree decorating contest that will go along with the Christmas Concert Festival.  Students will need to see their leadership in their section to determine what is needed for their trees.  The decorating is scheduled to take place on Tuesday the 8th at 6:30pm until finished at the football stadium.  

Band Student Christmas Party - The Band Parent Association has secured time at Sweet Seasons Farms for the band student Christmas Party on Friday, December 11th 5pm-9pm.  This is not required but is highly encouraged.  Students will need to secure their own ride to the farm.  This is open to all MHS Band students and is free of charge.  The BPA will be providing dinner.  There will be plenty of activities throughout the night including the annual kickball tournament and outside movie.  We will be following all safety guidelines as feasible! There is also a secret Santa gift exchange that students may participate.  Students will need to provide a gift that is a minimum of $5 in order to participate.  These gifts will be taken during the week of the party and no later than that Friday the 11th.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Zach Barker - Monday
Mikaya Raney - Wednesday

This Week:
Monday
5:30-7:30 - Colorguard Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Tuesday
4pm-6pm - Symphonic Band Rehearsal

Wednesday
4pm-5:30 - Panther Band Rehearsal

Thursday
4pm-5:30 - Concert Band Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal

Saturday
Milton Christmas Parade
- Winds/Percussion wear full uniform minus helmets and gloves.
- Guard/Managers wear this year's band shirt and blue jeans.  You may also wear a jacket if you wish
- All need to wear band masks with lanyards.  No string bags
- All should wear some kind of Christmas hat.  Yes, they can light up
- All should decorate your instrument/body.  MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM AND MARCH!
- 4pm - Band hall unlocked to get instruments as needed
- 4:45 - Band Room Locked!
- 5pm - Call Time at the empty lot at James and Byrom Street
- 6pm - Parade Start
- 7pmish - Parade end at Margaret Street Church of Christ (SECURE A RIDE TO PICK YOU UP FROM HERE)
-7pmish - Dismiss

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Concert Band Rehearsal, Guard Rehearsal, IP Rehearsal
Tues - Symphonic Band Rehearsal, Section Tree Decorating, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Wed - Panther Band Rehearsal
Thurs - Christmas Concert Festival
Fri - Honey-Baked Ham FR Due, Band Christmas Party at Sweet Seasons Farms (Must Secure a Ride to Farm)
Sun - Jazz Performance at First Apostolic Church

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

This will be the last weekly update until after Thanksgiving.  I want everyone to know how thankful we are of all of you! Please have a safe and well-earned break.  Happy gobble gobble day :-)

Marching Band Pictures (POSTPONED TO DEC. 17th!!) - This Tues the marching will take the full band and section pictures.  Please make sure you bring your full uniforms minus helmets and gloves to school so you can change into them before 4pm.  Guard and Managers will wear this year's band shirt and blue jeans.  All students will need to bring the band masks as well just in case. After section pics, seniors and leadership will need to stay behind to take their pictures.  As soon as we are done, students may leave.

Indoor Percussion Auditions - Anyone interested in participating with indoor percussion this year must attend the audition this Thursday.  This is open to CURRENT MEMBERS ONLY.  Students must have been members of the band this semester and go through the audition process in order to be eligible for indoor percussion.

Guard Rehearsals - Starting this Monday. the guard will have weekly Monday night rehearsals 5:30-7:30 with the exception of days we are out of school.  The band room will most likely be closed between the end of school and the beginning of the rehearsals.  Please plan accordingly. 

Christmas Parade - The Milton Christmas parade will be Saturday, December 5th.  Please make sure you block off 5pm-8pm that night.  We will wear full uniforms with Christmas hats.  Instrument and body decorating is encouraged! You must be able to perform and march.  Attendance is required by all marching band members.  We will meet at the empty lot at James Street and Byron Street.  Students will need to secure a ride at the end of the parade at Margaret Street Church of Christ parking lot.  

Christmas Concert Festival - The MHS Band will be hosting a Christmas festival during our concert on Thursday, December 10th at the MHS football stadium.  We will have food vendors open for business at the stadium at 5:30.  The concert portion will begin at 6:30 with the Panther Band, Blackwater Beats Jazz Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Colorguard all in performance.  We ask that all audience members wear masks and social distance as feasible. Students will wear the black band uniforms minus gauntlets for this concert!

Section Tree Decorating - We will host a section war during the Christmas Festival in the form of a tree decorating contest.  We have ordered a tree for each section of the band.  The sections will be in charge of decorating their own tree with whatever decorations that are appropriate.  Lights are not required, however, we are not providing anything but the trees.  These trees will be on display around the band set up for everyone to see.  We will either have spectators judge each tree or have judges designated.  We are also still determining a prize for the winning section.  We have scheduled the tree decorating night for Tuesday, December 8th at 8pm.  Please see your section leaders for more info about your tree!

I hope all of you have a phenomenal 2 weeks! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Phoebe Venice Dela Cruz - Saturday
Savannah Morris - 11/22
Ashleigh Cardona - 11/23
Kellan Tyree - 11/25
Ileana Cabrera - 11/28
Alora Raben - 11/28

This Week:
Monday
5:30-7:30 - Colorguard Rehearsal

Thursday
4pm-5:30 - Concert Band Rehearsal
6pm-9pm - Indoor Percussion Auditions

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
FALL BREAK (NO CLASSES or ACTIVITIES)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING :-)

Looking Ahead to Two Weeks from Now:
Mon 11/30 - Guard Rehearsal
Tues 12/1 - Symphonic Band Rehearsal
Wed 12/2 - Panther Band Rehearsal
Thurs 12/3 - Concert Band Rehearsal
Sat 12/5 - Milton Christmas Parade

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Thank you all so much for all of your hard work and effort put forth during this marching season! It is hard to believe that we have come to an end to another football season.  We are so proud of all of you! Thank you Thank you Thank you! We still have plenty of events to look forward to this year, so get ready to get started again.

BPA Meeting - This Tuesday, the BPA will be holding the monthly meeting at 7pm.  We encourage all of you to join us either in person or virtually.  The info to join virtually is below.  We will be going over all of the up coming events for the MB&G as well as kicking off the Beats and Eats Festival organization.  Please come join!

Marching Band Pictures - We will be taking the full marching band picture along with section pics on Tuesday, November 17th in the football stadium.  This is scheduled 4pm-5:30.  Please make sure you bring all uniform parts to school on that day to be ready for the pics.  Guard and Managers will wear this year's band shirt and blue jeans.

Christmas Concert - The annual band Christmas concert is scheduled for Thursday, December 10th at 6:30pm in the football stadium.  We are planning some festive things this year that we will talk about at the BPA meeting for this concert.  Please mark your calendars for this FREE event and plan to come out and support all of our students!

Band Student Christmas Party - Students have started asking if we were going to be having a band Christmas party this year.  The answer right now is YES! We are planning this event for Friday. December 11th immediately after school until around 9pm.  We will give more details about this as we are looking at some different ideas for this year that we may be talking about at the BPA meeting.  

Band Parent Christmas Party - The BPA band parent Christmas party is looking to be on Friday, December 18th.  More info on this will be presented at the BPA meeting.

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Megan Galloway - Today (Sunday)
Carly Goodman - Tuesday
Savannah Weeks - Wednesday

This Week:
Tuesday
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting (See info below to join virtually if needed)
​https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89642509496?pwd=S3VWQ0pTNHFRRG8zYTByOUU2Nk9XUT09
Meeting ID: 896 4250 9496 
Passcode: BK9tGd 

Wednesday
Veterans Day - No Classes, No Parade

Lookin Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Colorguard Rehearsal
Tues - Full Marching Band Pictures
Thurs - Concert Band Rehearsal, ​Indoor Percussion Auditions

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Concert Spooktacluar - THANK YOU ALL FOR AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE! Thank you to all who attended either in person or virtually! Thank you to the BPA for the wonderful candies for the students.  Our students were an amazing shining light for our community this past Thursday and we could not be prouder of them! If you missed our performance, you can CLICK HERE and watch it on YouTube.

Homecoming Week - This is the next busiest week for the marching band.  Please make sure you look closely at the schedules below and what to wear and when to be there.  Luckily, this week isn't as busy as what it normally is, however, all performances and rehearsals are vital.

Volunteers Needed - Parents, there are several volunteer opportunities this week.  We are in need of lots of help and support for the MB&G.  Parade walkers, Football concession workers, Sweet Season Farms Sales, Band Chaperones, all of these are very important and needed this week.  Please CLICK HERE to access our calendar and click on the yellow helping hand symbol to sign-up.  Thank you in advance! 

Dress-up Rehearsal/Medallion Ceremony - This Tuesday may be our last marching band rehearsal for football season depending on how the game goes this Friday and next Friday.  Students are welcome to dress up in their favorite costume.  Students must be able to play and march in these costumes.  During this same time slot, we will hold the annual year medallion ceremony in which we celebrate the accomplishments of our students successfully completing another marching season.  Parents are welcome to see the costumes and watch the ceremony.  All will take place at the stadium.  

Year medallions - I do want to make everyone aware that there was a shipping error from the manufacturer for the year medallions.  They sent me the wrong number of non-senior medallions.  The company said they will rectify the shipment free of charge and are sending more medallions.  Unfortunately, this shipment will not arrive until next week or possibly the week after.  After talking with some sophomore and junior students, we decided that we will move forward with the ceremony, especially since this may be our last rehearsal.  First year marching students will receive their necklaces with medallions and 4th marching students will receive their medallions.   2nd and 3rd year marching students will receive a certificate that they will return to me once their medallions are delivered.  The company was very apologetic when I spoke with them.

That is all for now.  I hope everyone has a fantabulous week! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Kaithlyn Morta - Friday
Curry Silcox - Friday
Katie Kilgore - Saturday
Madison Merritt - Sunday

This Week:
Monday
HC Dress-up Day - Disney Duo Day
3:45 - Leadership Meeting

Tuesday
HC Dress-up Day - Country Club vs. Country
4pm-6pm - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
- Dress-Up Rehearsal/Medallion Ceremony

Wednesday
HC Dress-Up Day - Classy Day

Thursday
HC Dress-Up Day 
- Freshmen - The Islands
- Sophomores - Latin America
- Juniors - USA
- Seniors - Greece

Pep Rally During 6th Period
- Wear Black Band Shirt/Blue Jeans or HC Dress up Day theme
- Dismiss at 1:40 - SO FAR.  Will confirm in classes on Monday

6pm - MHSBPA Board Meeting


Friday
HC Dress-up Day - Panther Gear
HC Parade
- Wear Black Band Shirts and blue Jean or Blue Jean Shorts
- Bring Safety Gear minus string bags
- 9am - meet at band room and bus over to King MS
- 10:30 - Parade start
- 11:15 - Parade end (GO HOME)
- Noon - Buses Run
HOME Game vs Washington HS
- Wear Full Uniform minus helmets and gloves
- Bring All Safety Gear
6:15 - Call Time
6:45ish - March-in
7pm - HC Events
7:30 - Kickoff
10:30ish - March-out/Dismiss

Saturday
8am-6pm - Sweet Seasons Farm Concession Sales (BPA Event)

Sunday
10am-6pm - Sweet Seasons Farm Concession Sales (BPA Event)

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Tues - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Wed - Veterans Day (No Classes, NO PARADE)
Fri - Potential Playoff Game vs Pace HS (Not Traveling)

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!