Hello All,


Shish Kabob Meat Sticking - On Monday, we will have our first mass shish kabob meat sticking.  We will begin with concert band at 1:30, then symphonic band during 6th period.  All students need to report to the cafeteria AFTER school lets out.  We need all hands on deck for this so we can get it done quickly and correctly. Parents who plan on volunteering for the student meat sticking who will be there from 1:30-3:30 need to check into the front office and then come to the cafeteria.  We will have all of the supplies ready to go at 1:30.


Rehearsal this week - As a reminder, this Tuesday is the only marching band rehearsal this week because of the game.  We will go 6pm-9pm for this rehearsal.


Tri-M Interest Meeting - If you are interested in being part of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, please attend the meeting after school on Wednesday. All returning members are required to attend. 


Pep Rally - This Thursday is the first MHS pep rally of the year! We will be on an alternate class schedule that day.  Students will need to meet in the band room at 1:40 to prepare.  Please wear a band shirt, or even better, I encourage everyone to dress in the theme. Remember, we bring the party – so dress the part!


Thursday Game - This Thursday is a home football game.  See the itinerary below. The uniform we will wear (summer or full) is TBA – please wait for this to be confirmed.  Call time is 6:00 and kickoff is 7:30pm.  


BPA Dinner for Students Thursday - The BPA will be feeding all the band students on Thursday before the game at the Band concession stand. We will have food available from 3:45-5:00 pm. We will have the following: Olive Garden Chicken Pasta, Salad- iceberg and spinach, Hawaiian Rolls, Hamburger/Cheeseburger, Hot dog, Chips, cookies, drinks


BPA Concessions Help - There are still a few spots available for any band parent that would like to volunteer.  Please see the sign-up on the PHS event on CutTime. 


Show Shirt Designs - It is time to start the show shirt designs for this year. Each year, we take student-made submissions for the halftime show shirts. These designs are voted on by all band students, then sent to be professionally touched up and placed on black shirts. Here are some requirements for these designs:

• Show title - Teenage Wasteland
  
• Year - 2024-25
  
• Your name on the back page of design
  
• Everything else is up to you
  

Submissions are due by September 4th. 


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


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following student according to CutTime:
Riley Clark - Today (Sunday)
Josslyn Kelly - Saturday


This Week:

• Monday
  
  • 1:30pm-6pm Meat Sticking
    
• Tuesday
  
  • 6pm-9pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
    
• Wednesday
  
  • Tri-M Interest Meeting
    
• Thursday
  
  • Pep Rally
    
    • Wear a band shirt or pep rally theme
      
    • 1:40 - Students meet at band room
      
  • HOME Game vs Pensacola HS
    
    • Uniform TBA
      
    • 6:00 - Call Time
      
    • 6:10 - Uniform Inspection
      
    • 6:45 - March-in
      
    • 7:20 - Pregame
      
    • 7:30pm - Kickoff
      
    • 11pmish - March-out/Dismiss
      

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Mon - Labor Day (No School)
  
• Tues - Marching Band Rehearsal, Lumpia Fundraiser Kickoff
  
• Wed - Tri-M Meeting
  
• Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal, Chaperone Meeting
  
• Fri - HOME Game vs Washington
  

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Please see the schedule below for events this week.  I hope everyone's first week of school was amazing! Happy second week to all.

Senior Band Pics - All seniors will need to meet at the band room at 5pm on Tuesday.  They will be getting their individual pictures made in uniform by Mrs. Rachel Downs for a project.  Please be ready to go.  This should not take too long.  

East Milton ES Pep Rally - East Milton Elementary has asked the MB&G to perform for their beginning of the year pep rally again.  We will need to meet at East Milton ES at 7:30am.  The pep Rally will be done by around 8:15ish.  Students will need to wear a band shirt.  Students can also receive volunteer hours for this.  You will need to secure your own ride to EMES and to MHS.  Let's have a good showing for our future panthers! This is a volunteer event and not required.

Away Game Friday - This Friday is our first away game of the season. This will be at Crestview HS.  Call time is 4:30pm.  The BPA will be feeding students in math west room 131 right after school until 4:15.  Students should've already signed up for 1 of 5 buses at this point.  Students MUST ride busses to the game.  Students may check out with parents at the end after we have marched back to the truck and dismissed.  Here are the checkout procedures:

• Students must have a note from a parent to give to the head chaperone (Ashley Preston) or the band directors BEFORE we depart. At the end of the game, we will march back to the band truck and dismiss. At that point, students will need to go back to their bus with the chaperones and grab belongings. After that, they will meet Mrs. Preston at BUS 1 along with their ride and checkout with her. Yes, you will need to walk or drive across campus to meet at bus 1.  Understand, this procedure is to ensure the safety of all students.

Returning from away events - We usually send the trucks back early after we reload from away events so they are already at the school before we arrive on buses.  We are asking that parents that are waiting at the MHS please help unload the trucks before we return.  This will allow everyone to dismiss and depart as soon as possible.  Thank you in advance.  

Parking at MHS for away events - Please click the following link for info about parking around the band room during away events:

http://www.miltonhighschoolband.com/home/parking-at-milton-hs-for-away-events

Band Section at Games - Parents, please understand that the band section at games is off limits to non-band/non-chaperones during games.  Our students have a task to maintain a fun and enriching environment to all.  We have designated chaperones around the band that are also tasked with assignments along with creating a barricade.  We do not mind at all if you want to talk with your kiddo from a distance, but please do not enter the band section. Our chaperones are doing their best to ensure the safety of our students.  Please respect their position.  We do on a rare occasion have a non-chaperone parents in the section for various reasons. 



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


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Emma Minnick - Monday
Kathryn Roche - Tuesday
Evan Pittman - Thursday


This Week:

• Tuesday
  • 5pm - Senior Band Pictures
  • 6-8:30 - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Thursday
  • 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Friday
  • 7:30am-8:15am - East Milton ES Volunteer Pep Rally
    • Wear a Band Shirt
    • Provide your own ride
    • 7:30 - Meet at East Milton ES
    • 7:45-8:15 - Perform
  • AWAY Game vs Crestview
    • Wear Summer Uniform
    • 4:30 - Call Time
    • 4:45pm Depart for Crestview HS
    • 5:45pm - Arrive Crestview HS
    • 7pm - Kickoff
    • 10:30ish - Depart for MHS
    • 11:30ish - Arrive/Unload/Dismiss

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Mon - Shish Kabob Meat Sticking
• Tues - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Wed - Tri-M Interest Meeting
• Thurs - Pep Rally, HOME Game vs Pensacola

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

​Hello All,

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!! We are excited to start the school year! I hope you are as well.  The first day of school is always a great restart.  Remember, you start the year with a clean slate.  What will it be by May.  Only you can decide.  The year will be what you make it. Good luck to all and remember, we are here to help.

Uniform Fittings - We have scheduled uniform fittings for Tuesday 3:45-5:30.  All new winds and percussion students as well as any veteran students needing a new sized uniform top will need to plan to attend.  Also, if you ordered bibbers through the MHS Band link, they have arrived.  We will hand these out during this time.  

Rehearsal this week - As a reminder, this Tuesday is the only marching band rehearsal this week because of the game.  We will go 6pm-9pm for this rehearsal.

MHSBPA Monthly Meeting - Tuesday at 7 pm is our monthly BPA Parent Meeting. It will be held in the Band Hall for now. Lots of information this month about upcoming events.

Thursday Game - This Thursday is our first football game of the year.  See the itinerary below.  Remember, we will wear summer uniform for this game.  Call time is 5:30 and kickoff is 7pm.  

BPA Dinner for Students Thursday - Thursday from 4-5:30 pm the BPA will be feeding all band students before the football game. It will be served from the concession stand at the stadium.  Menu is as follows:

• Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Hot Dog, Grilled chicken sandwich,  Nachos, Chips ,cookies and drinks.

BPA Concessions Walk-Through - Tuesday 6:00 pm we will be having a concession walk though/training for the upcoming Football season. The concession is all setup and ready for business. We will be talking about different stations and where they are located and duties associated with them and also portion sizes and products. Please plan on attending if you plan to volunteer in concessions.

BPA Concessions Help - There are still a few spots available for any band parent that would like to volunteer.  Please see the sign-up on the Choctaw event on CutTime. 

Wind Concert Instruments - All wind concert instruments must be returned for class on Tuesday.  
  
That is all for now.  I hope you have a wonderful first week back! 


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following student according to CutTime:

• Saxon McCall - Today (Sunday)

This Week:

• Monday
  • FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
• Tuesday
  • 3:45-5:30 - Uniform Fittings
  • 6pm-9pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
  • 6pm-7pm - BPA Concessions Walk-Through
  • 7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
• Thursday
  • HOME Game vs Choctaw HS
    • Wear Summer Uniform
    • 5:30 - Call Time
    • 5:40 - Uniform Inspection
    • 6:15 - March-in
    • 7pm - Kickoff
    • 10pmish - March-out/Dismiss

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Tues - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Fri - East Milton ES morning Pep Rally, AWAY Game vs Crestview

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

WELCOME BACK!!! It is hard to believe that school will begin in just one more week! Teacher planning is this week along with a few band events.  Please look over everything carefully.  This is the last week to get those last minute back to school items! 

Car Wash - We have finally completed our annual band car wash.  Thank you to all of the parents that helped chaperone this event.  Thank you to all of the students for getting after it and having fun at this.  We washed a total of 179 vehicles between both days.  Please go ahead and collect pledges and turn these in by Thursday of this week. Please go to the following link to download the official Follow-up Letter to show to your folks if needed:
http://www.miltonhighschoolband.com/mhs-band-documents.html

Marching Band Rehearsals - We return with marching band rehearsals this week.  Our normal rehearsals during the school year are Tuesdays 6pm-8:30 and Thursdays 4pm-7pm.  We may vary these rehearsals depending on circumstances that may arise, i.e. Thursday games, weather, necessity, etc. In these events, we will communicate well ahead of time. This week we have an adjusted schedule since school has not started yet.  Please see times below.

Attendance - It is VITAL that all students are at all rehearsals and performances! The band is negatively affected when students are absent.  A big portion of the band grade, beit marching, concert, indoor, or more, is attendance.  Students will receive a zero in the gradebook for each absence.  Depending on the situation, students may make up these absences with an assignment given by the directors.  This could be a one hour practice session at the band room outside of normal rehearsal times,  an essay, pass-offs, etc.  Remember, while performances are required, they are also earned and a privilege.  Directors reserve the right to deny performances for any student if deemed that the students is not holding up to the standards and responsibilities of the band; this does include in other classrooms as well.  To put it simply, just be present and prepared.
 
Band Hall Cleaning Day - We are asking that all leadership and any others meet at the band hall for a cleaning and reorganizing day on Monday at 2pm.  As you know, we have brand new floors and we need to get things back in the appropriate places as well as deep clean what we can.  Volunteer hours will be given for this.  If you have any cleaning towels or supplies that you would like to donate for this, please send them our way.   Also, if you have a vacuum cleaner aor a swiffer power mop, that we could use during this.  We will not keep those items.  

Chaperone Meeting - We will be holding a chaperone info meeting this coming Monday, August 5th at 5pm-6pm in the band hall.  All guardians wanting to chaperone any event this year (Games, Competitions, Performances, etc.) will need to make plans to attend this meeting. 

DCI Watch Party - This Saturday, we are planning a Drum Corp International (DCI)  watch party in the band room 3pm-8pmish.  If you have never seen or heard of DCI, we invite you to come out and watch on the big screen in the band room.  You may come and go as you please.  You may also bring your own dinner or have it delivered.  We are asking that you please bring a towel or blanket to set up "picnic style" on our new floors.  This is the finals performance for DCI.  We will hopefully also be cheering on our own Even Pittman in the Troopers.  GOOD LUCK EVEN!! 

First Game - Believe it or not, our first game is on the Thursday of the first week of school.  We will be performing at the Kickoff classic since it is at home.  We will continue to be in summer uniform for the time being.

Uniform Fittings - We have scheduled uniform fittings for Tuesday, August 13th 3:45-5:30.  All new winds and percussion students as well as any veteran students needing a new sized uniform top will need to plan to attend.  

Loading Crew and Bus Sign-ups - This week we will be posting bus sign-ups for the season. Also, our Band captain and co-captain will start to take sign-ups for loading crew interest.  More about these on Tuesday.  


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


This Week:

• Monday
  • Teacher Planning Begins
  • 2pm - Leadership and others Band Hall Cleaning Day
  • 5pm - Chaperone Info Meeting
  • 6pm - MHSBPA Board Meeting
• Tuesday
  • Teacher Planning
  • 6pm-9pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Wednesday
  • Teacher Planning
• Thursday
  • Teacher Planning
  • 5:30-7pm - MHS Open House
  • 7:15-9pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
  • Car Wash Pledges Due
• Friday
  • Teacher Planning
• Saturday
  • 3pm-8pmish - DCI Watch Party at the Band Room

Looking Ahead to Next Week Week:

• Mon - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
• Tues - Uniform Fittings, Marching Band Rehearsal, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
• Thurs - HOME Game vs Choctaw HS

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!