Hello all,

Welcome to the busiest part of the marching season.  There are A LOT of events taking place over the next several weeks.  Please make sure you read through everything carefully and stay up to date.  I have put the full schedule for this week as well as next week so you know exactly when and wear to be.  

Parents, we DESPERATLY need your help at the Blackwater Classic.  If we do not fill all spots in the BPA concessions as well as the various other areas around campus, this event will not run smoothly and we may not be able to host this in the future.  Thank you to all of the parents that have already signed up! 

Blackwater Classic Concession Sales - CLICK HERE to sign up or click the yellow helping hand symbol on the event on the calendar. If the link asks for a password, type miltonhsband

Blackwater Classic Other areas - CLICK HERE to sign-up for an area during the event.  These area range and scope around campus and have parents that have already been designated to be in charge with the exception of a couple areas.  If the link asks for a password, type miltonhsband.  We desperately need more equipment transporters along with trailers.  

BC Hospitality Room - Amongst the many aspects and areas we need help with for Blackwater Classic, we also need donations for the judges/directors hospitality room area.  This is yet another great opportunity for parents to "plug in" to the MHS Band program.  All you have to do is follow the link below and select the slot.  Food must be dropped off to the culinary classroom by 11am on October 2nd.  Again, without your help, this event will not run smoothly.  Please do not put in your contact info on this website as we have found that someone was sending spam calls to individuals.  
https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=KTCC7886&v=6e88268acf
 
The coordinator last name is Justice
The password is 5771

Tuesday Rehearsal - Students, the rehearsal this Tuesday night will be in the football stadium.  Please make sure you arrive earlier so you can be over to the stadium and start at 6pm.  

Washington Game - This Friday, we play Washing HS away.  We are asking that students wear this year's band shirt on Saturday.  Because of this, you can wear and band shirt or black shirt for the game.  

Student Blackwater Classic info - The itinerary is below.  Students should plan to eat at the concessions that night.  Students are expected to be at the stadium to watch and support bands throughout the evening beginning at 3:15.  Please make sure you wear this year's band shirt. Symphonic Band plus others will perform the national anthem at 3:30 and will need to be in the band room in uniform at 3pm.  

FBA and HC Dance - You will see in the itinerary below that we will send students planning to participate in the HC dance on that day back early.  That bus will leave around 3:30.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Kaitlin Johnson - Monday
Alyssa Mae Tiongco - Wednesday
Reagan Kennington - Friday

This Week:
Tuesday
6pm-8:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal in Football Stadium

Thursday
4pm-7pm - Marching Winds/Percussion Rehearsal
5:30-8:30 - Guard Rehearsal
7:15 - Parent BC Volunteer Walk-through

Friday
AWAY Game vs Washington HS
5pm - Call Time
7pm - Kickoff
11:30 - Arrive at MHS/Dismiss

Saturday
BLACKWATER CLASSIC MARCHNG BAND FESTIVAL
10am-Noon - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
3pm - Symphonic Band Call Time in Band Hall in Uniform
3:15 - Call Time for all other band members in stadium
3:30 - 8:30 - Watch Bands
8:55 - Warm-up
9:40 - PERFORMANCE
10pm-10:30 - Awards
11pmish - Dismiss

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

Monday
6pm-8:30 - Tentative Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Tuesday
5:30-8:30 - Escapades (After School Pep Rally)

Wednesday
 - During School Pep Rally/Halftime Performance Wear Uniform

Thursday
HC Parade
9am - Call Time
10:30-Noon - Parade
1pm-3pm - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Friday
Planning Day (No Classes)
Homecoming Game (Hobbs MS Night)
5:30 - Call Time
7:30 - Kickoff

Saturday
FBA Marching MPA
9:30am-10:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
11:30 - Depart for FWBHS
1pm - Arrive and Unload
1:45 - Warm-up
2:30 - PERFORMANCE
3:30 - HC Dance Participants Depart for MHS
3:30-7:45 - Watch Bands
7:45 - Depart for MHS
9pm - Arrive MHS/Unload
9:15 - Dismiss

8am-6pm - Sweet Season BPA Concession Sales

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Please read through everything below carefully.  

Adult Volunteer Meat Sticking - The BPA will behave an adult volunteer meat sticking this Thursday at 5:45 in the cafeteria.  We need to replenish the stocks to be ready for the Blackwater Classic, Sweet Season Concession sells, and football games.  Please CLICK HERE to sign up to help or click the yellow helping hand symbol on the calendar.  

Blackwater Classic - We are quickly approaching the competition season for marching season.  We kick it off our own marching festival at MHS, the Blackwater Classic on Saturday, October 2nd.  This will be an ALL DAY event beginning with rehearsal at 10am-Noon.  The National Anthem will be at 3:30pm and the first band will begin at 3:45.  We will be done by 11pm with 18 bands along with the MB&G performing.  Students are expected to be in attendance for rehearsal as well as all band performances.  CLICK HERE for a complete schedule of bands.  

Here is the itinerary for our students:
10am-Noon - Rehearsal at stadium
Noon-3pm - Lunch on your own
3pm-Students return to Stadium
3:30 - National Anthem
3:45-8:40 - Students watch and support bands/Eat dinner at concessions
8:55 - Warm-up
9:40 - MB&G Performance
10pm-10:30 - Awards
10:30-11pm - Clean up
11pm - Dismiss

Blackwater Classic Help - Parents, WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Blackwater classic will only be a success if it is ran efficiently.  Bands come back every year because our parents help it run smoothly.  Please sign up to help.  We have plenty of opportunities to sign up for.  CLICK HERE for all concession areas.  CLICK HERE for all other areas.  You can also click the yellow helping hand icon on the band calendar.  

FBA Itinerary - We received the performance schedule for FBA yesterday.  FBA is Saturday, October 9th at Ft. Walton Beach HS.  MHS along with Pace HS homecomings are both that week. As such, we have both requested to perform early so students who plan to attend homecoming events will have that opportunity.  Remember, there are no dances that are school sponsored this year so far.  We will go over in more detail how that day will work with students.  In the mean time, here is the itinerary for that day so far.

9:30am-10:30am - Rehearsal in the Stadium
11:30 - Depart for FWBHS
1pm - Arrive and unload
1:45 - Warm-up
2:30 - PERFORMANCE
3pm-7:30 - Watch Bands
7:45 - Depart for MHS
9:15 - Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss

Pea River Classic - Just a reminder that because Choctaw HS had to cancel their competition, we have decided to attend the Pea River Classic at Elba HS in Alabama on Saturday, October 23rd.  As soon as we receive a performance schedule, we will post an itinerary.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Andres Diaz - Today (Sunday)
Kaylyn Sones - Monday
Abigail Crosby - Tuesday
Gabe Gemuend - Thursday

This Week:
Tuesday
3:45-4:45 - Leadership Meeting
6pm-8:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Thursday
4pm-7pm - Marching Winds/Percussion Rehearsal
5:30-8:30 - Guard Rehearsal
5:45-9pm - Adult Volunteer Meat Sticking

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Tues - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Thurs - Winds/Percussion Rehearsal, Guard Rehearsal
Fri - AWAY Game vs Washington HS
Sat - Blackwater Classic Marching Band Festival

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Good morning to everyone.  I wanted to get everyone up to date on changes to our marching band competition schedule in October.  We received word from the band director at Choctawhatchee HS Sunday night stating that they are having to cancel  their contest due to the low number of bands that signed up.  This contest was scheduled for Saturday, October 16th and would have been our final competition of the marching season.  This has left a hole in our schedule for October, where we usually attend a max of 3 marching competitions/festivals.  As a reminder, the Blackwater Classic, our home festival, is Saturday, October 2nd and FBA marching MPA is Saturday, October 9th.  

We used a survey to gain student input as to how the band would like to move forward with a different competition possibility.  After looking at that survey and talking with the band staff, we have decided to attend the Pea River Classic at Elba HS in Elba, Alabama on Saturday, October 23rd.  For those that were in the marching band in 2019, this is the same competition that we attended for the final festival performance.  We realize there may be some potential for previously scheduled events, however, we ask that all efforts are made so that all hands are on deck for this final competition of the marching season.  With our performance on that date, we will be extending the rehearsal on Thursday, October 21st to 4pm-7pm.  Just another reminder as well that on Tuesday, October 19th, we will be performing for all of the other Santa Rosa County HS bands at Gulf Breeze HS for the Exhibition showoff.  We will not have rehearsal on that night.  We will have a detailed schedule for that day as soon as we can.  If you have any questions, please let us know.  Thank you.  

Hello All,
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FSU Game - I want to thank all of our students and parents who attended the FSU trip.  Everyone had a blast and represented MHS well! Even thought the game ended how it ended, I hope all of you took some great things away from the whole experience.  

Senior Parents - We are in need of volunteers to help making the ribbons for all of the seniors for the Band Senior Night celebration.  Nikki Johnson has volunteered to coordinate this committee.  Please contact her at (850)686-5208 for any questions.  This tradition began with the parents only a few years ago and has been a lovely way to celebrate our seniors.  Please consider helping out in this celebration. Mrs. Johnson informed me that only one parent has reached out to her to help.  We have 37 seniors this year.  These parents will need more help. 

Seniors - Your scripts are due on Tuesday.  See attached form.  Senior parents will need to meet at the gate by the band section by 6:55.  Seniors will be lined up in alphabetical order by last name.  

King MS Night - This Friday, we will also welcome our future Panthers from King MS.  Call time for everyone will be 5:30pm in full uniform.  

All-State - This Saturday is the FBA All-State auditions hosted at MHS.  I have posted the schedule on the locker room door for all of those auditioning.  Good luck to all of you! I did receive late word from the FBA District Chairman about some changes to the format in which the directors will be recording these auditions.  Because of this, I will be posting a new helper sign-up this week.  He informed me that there won't be as much student needed.  Thank you to those who signed up on the other list.  Please look for this list by Tuesday.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Ace Enfinger - Monday
Johnathan Barton - Friday

This Week:
Tuesday
Senior Script Papers Due (See Attached)
6pm-8:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting

Thursday
3rd Fair Share Payment Due ($100)
4pm-7pm - Marching Winds/Percussion Rehearsal
5:30-8:30 - Guard Rehearsal

Friday
HOME Game vs Gulf Breeze HS (Senior Night/King MS Night)
5:30 - Call time
6:30 - March-in
6:55 - Senior Night Events
7:30 - Kickoff
10:30ish - Dismiss

Saturday
All-State Auditions at Milton HS
8am-5pm - Mud Races BPA Concession Sales

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Tues - Leadership Meeting, Full Marching Band Rehearsal
Thurs - Winds/Percussion Rehearsal, Guard Rehearsal

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello all,

Here are all of the events so far for this week.  

BPA Concessions - Parents, we are in need of help at the concessions for this week's game vs Navarre.  It is looking to be a well attended game and we need to make sure everything is smooth in that area.  You can CLICK HERE to sign up directly or click the yellow helping hand symbol on the calendar.  

FSU Trip - The FSU Band Day trip is this Saturday.  The itinerary is below.  for any students not planning to attend this trip, please let us know ASAP.  Remember, this trip is incorporated within the Fair Shares and is a replacement for the lock-in.  Make sure you bring money for a meal at the mall and at the stadium concessions.  Also, you might want to consider money for merch.  We will be riding charter buses with plugs for each seat.  Make sure you bring your phone chargers.  Pillows and blankets are also a good idea.  After watching the FSU game yesterday, it does not look like they are requiring masks for the games, however, if you would like to wear one, that is fine. 

All-State Help - Students, I will be posting a sign-up this week for help at the All-State Auditions.  These auditions will be held at MHS next Saturday, September 18th.  There are 2 shifts, 8am-1pm and 1pm-6pm , with several stations.  You may sign up for both if you would like. The primary need is running the USB drives from rooms to the media center after each audition is recorded by the directors.  You will get volunteer hours for this to help go towards scholarships.  I will go over this more on Tuesday.  

Blackwater Classic - The Blackwater Classic is fast approaching on October 2nd.  We will need lots of parent help to run various stations on that day.  We will be posting sign ups online soon, however, please attend the BPA monthly meeting next Tuesday the 14th at 7pm for in-person sign-ups and discussions about the BC. Students will not be able to sign-up to help at this event as they will be watching and performing.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms:
Hannah Raught - Tuesday
Grey Oregon - Wednesday
Emma Dingler - Thursday
Harrison Rose - Friday
Jackson Rose - Friday
Connor Degraw - Saturday

This Week:
Monday
Labor Day (No Classes)

Tuesday
6pm-8:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal
7pm - BPA Board Meeting

Thursday
4pm-7pm - Winds/Percussion Rehearsal (Possibly Guard as well)
5:30-8:30 - Guard Rehearsal

Friday
Peo Rally
- Wear summer uniform or whatever the Rally theme is
- 1:40 - Meet at band room
​- 2:40 - Pep Rally Start
HOME Game vs Navarre HS (FULL UNIFORM)
5:45 - Call Time
7:30 - Kickoff
11pmish - Dismiss

Saturday
FSU Band Day Trip
10:45 - Call Time
11am (Central) - Depart for FSU
3pm (Eastern) - Arrive Tallahassee/Governor's Square Mall
5pm (Eastern) - Band Day Events Begin
8pm (Eastern) - Kickoff
11:30 (Eastern) - Depart for MHS
1am (Central) - Arrive MHS/Go Home

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Tues - Senior Night Papers Due, Full Marching Band Rehearsal, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Thurs - Fair Share Payment 3 Due $100, Marching Winds/Perc Rehearsal, Guard Rehearsal
Fri - Home Game vs Gulf Breeze (Band & ROTC Senior Night)(King MS Night)
Sat - All-State Auditions

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!