Hello All,
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Band Camp - It's that time! Band Camp 2023 is here.  I hope everyone is excited and ready to get our show on the field. This is the most important 2 weeks of the beginning of marching season. Please make sure you are taking care of your bodies and getting prepared now.  Bring water thermous, sunscreen, phone chargers, snacks, pencils, instruments, music, money, and GOOD ATTITUDES! The schedule is below.  As a reminder, the July 20th Band Camp date is morning only, 8am-11am, since the preview show is later that evening.

Band Camp Dress-up Days - See attached for the themes.  Who's gonna win this year?? Bring it! 

​Car Wash - This Saturday is our mas band carwash.  Parents, WE NEED YOUR HELP.  There are PLENTY of slots available to chaperon the carwash.  CLICK HERE to sign up for any of these locations.  This event will not be a success ulness we have parents to chaperon.  If we don't have the chaperons, we will have to close that location.  All morning shift chaperons will need to meet at the band room to get equipment that we are providing.  All afternoon chaperons will need to bring the equipment back to the band room. Students, make sure you are getting those pledges! Sheets are available at the front of the band room.  Sophomores sign-up on Monday and Freshmen on Tuesday.

Band Camp Cafe - The dinner menu is attached. The BPA will be in the band room starting at 12:15 each day for anyone who wants to add money to their band camp cafe account. We accept cash, check (with students name and section and parents name and phone number on it) made out the MHSBPA, debit, credit, cash app and venmo. Any money that is left after the 2nd week will be added to their band account.

UDB App - CLICK HERE for the UDB app info

Uniform Fittings - Winds and Percussion will have uniform fittings during sectionals on Tuesday of this week.  All new winds and percussion will be fitted during this time.  Any returning members needing new parts will also need to be fitted.  This is for our current band uniform.  I will be sending a link to everyone with ordering info for shoes and bibbers.  Please do not order these until I send this out.  You will see exactly which sizes of those you will need.

Colorguard uniforms - Colorgaurd has already been fitted for their uniforms.  We will be submitting the order for these soon.  The deadline to turn in money ($150) is August 18th.  We will distribute these uniforms when we receive the payment.  

Masterclass Wednesday/Thursday - This Wednesday and Thursday, we will have guests on campus helping out our winds, and possibly percussion and guard, for the first 1.5 hours and band camp.  These guests are masters of their instruments and will be passing on the tricks of their trade to our students.  Be prepared to learn from some of the best on their instruments.
  
Preview Show - Go ahead and make plans now to be at the first performance of the 2023-24 MHS Mighty Black & Gold on Thursday, July 20th at 7pm in the Football stadium.  This is a free performance that you do not want to miss it!
That is all for now.  I hope all of you have an exciting Band Camp :-) 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Andrew Justice - Thursday

This Week:
Monday
Decades Dress Up Day
Band Camp
- 1pm-4:30 - Rehearsal
- 4:30-5:30 - Dinner
- 5:30-9pm - Rehearsal

Tuesday
White Shirt White Lie Dress Up Day
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Band Camp
- 1pm-4:30 - Rehearsal (Uniform Fittings During Sectionals)
- 4:30-5:30 - Dinner
- 5:30-9pm - Rehearsal

Wednesday
Alphabet Dress Up Day
Band Camp
- 1pm-2:30 - Masterclasses
- 2:30-4:30 - Rehearsal
- 4:30-5:30 - Dinner
- 5:30-9pm - Rehearsal

Thursday
Twin Dress Up Day
Band Camp
- 1pm-4:30 - Rehearsal
- 4:30-5:30 - Dinner
- 5:30-9pm - Rehearsal
7pm - Chaperon Training Meeting

Saturday
8:30am-2:15 - MHS Band Carwash

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Band Camp, Vine Dress Up Day
Tues - Band Camp, Condiments Dress Up Day, BPA Concessions Training
Wed - Band Camp, Schultz & Ruiz Dress Up Day
Thurs - Band Camp (Morning Session), Preview Show

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,
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Welcome back to everyone and happy Independence Day! Lots of important info ahead.  Please look through everything carefully. 

Rehearsals this Week - We start back with our 2 July rehearsals this week.  It is important that all students attend these rehearsals as this gives us an early start for band camp.  We will be passing out part 1 and learning routines.  We will also be going over UDB app and giving out drill numbers.  Please communicate with us any attendance conflicts.

Milton Riverfest - The BPA will be selling concessions all day on Tuesday for Independence Day celebrations in Milton.  Parents, we need your help.  This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other band parents and help out the organization that supports your kiddos.  Each shift is 5 hours in length.  This also qualifies for the BPA band fee incentive.  Just CLICK HERE and sign up for any open slots.  Email Arlene Wires at [email protected] for more info.  

First Band Fee Due - This Thursday, the first payment towards the fair share band fee is due.  This is a $50 payment.  This must be turned in so we can pay bills that have already accrued.  Checks are made payable to MHS Band.  We also take cash.  You can also pay online by CLICKING HERE.  If you have forgotten your charms password, please email us and we can reset it.  If you have not logged into charms yet, CLICK HERE for instructions on how to login.  Yes, you can use the carwash pledges for this payments as well even if the carwash is after the due date.

MoneyDolly App Sales - I will be posting the MoneyDolly app profits to student accounts this week.  This is the fundraiser we did at the end of last year where we sold beef jerky and popcorn.  

Carwash July 15 - Our first fundraiser of the year will take place on Saturday, July 15th with our annual mass band carwash.  We will holding this at 4 locations around Milton.  These locations are, Milton High School, Advanced Auto on Dogwood, Ollies on Hwy 90, First Apostolic Church on Hwy 90.  This a a FREE carwash.  Students will collect pledges and at the end of the day, we will get a total from all 4 locations.  Students will then collected from the folks that made pledges and turn that into us.  I have attached the pledge sheet for students.  Remember, the goal is to wash as many cars that day as possible, so tell everyone to stop by.  We do accept donations at each locations, however, no one is obligated to give.  Simply bring cars and let us wash.  Students will sign up for a location starting tomorrow.  This is a required event for students. We will sign-up by seniority beginning with our leadership and seniors, Juniors on Thursday, Sophomores on Monday of band camp, and Freshmen on Tuesday of Band Camp.  There are 2 shifts available at each location.  Parents, we need your help with chaperoning as well. Please CLICK HERE to sign up.  The students will wash, parents will simply be quality control and make sure the students are washing. 

UDB App - We have received all of the info for the UDB app.  For our new folks, the UDB or Ultimate Drill Book app is the app that we use to set drill on the field for the halftime show.  We have used this for the past three years and have found light years of success since then each year.  The band has purchased licenses for you.  The app will not cost you to download and does not have any in-app purchases.  Students will need this on their mobile devices to get their drill placement for the season.  You do not need to have a data plan to use this app.  You will need to be connected to wifi or data to download the app initially as well as download the drill once we receive it.  Once all of this has been downloaded, you are good to go and your mobile device does not have to be connected to any data while using the app.  If you have a phone that you are no longer using that can connect to wifi, we do accept these as donations for students that do not have a mobile device.  Please CLICK HERE for further instructions.  We will go over everything with this app on Thursday of next week, so please try to have everything set up by then.  

Unused Media Device Donations - If you have any unused mobile devices that can connect to wifi, please consider donating them to the band.  We use these for any students that do not currently have access to a mobile device.  Please erase all personal info from the device before you donate it.  

Band Camp - Band Camp is just one week away and we are excited to get our show on the field.  These are the most important 2 weeks of the beginning of marching season.  Attendance is required.  Remember, we will go 1pm-4pm outside/inside, 4pm-5pm dinner, 6pm-9pm outside.  We will keep track of weather conditions each day and make the best decisions about outside activities.  As you know, Florida is hot. We will be outside as much as possible while taking into account the heat and other weather circumstances. Make sure you have a water thermos or camel pack by next Monday.

Band Camp Dress Up Days - Our leadership has put together the dress up days.  I encourage everyone to participate.  There will be competitions between each section for each day, with the winning section announced at the end of each rehearsal.  See themes on below and on the calendar as well as on our Facebook/Insta pages.  

Preview Show - Go ahead and make plans now to be at the first performance of the 2023-24 MHS Mighty Black & Gold on Thursday, July 20th at 7pm in the Football stadium.  This is a free performance that you do not want to miss!

This Week:
Monday
6pm-9pm - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Tuesday
Independence Day Riverfest BPA Concession Sales
- 3 Shifts Available to work
- 8am-1pm, 12pm-5pm, 5pm-10pm
- CLICK HERE to sign up

Thursday
Band Fee Payment 1 Due ($50)
6pm-9pm - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Band Camp, Decades Dress up Day
Tues - Band Camp, White Shirt White Lie Dress Up Day
Wed - Band Camp, Alphabet Dress Up Day
Thurs - Band Camp, Twin Dress Up Day, Chaperon Training Meeting

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!