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!!!