Hello All,

Marching Season - Congratulations to all on completing the football and competition portion of marching season! We still have two more events to finish before we close everything out. The Veteran's Day parade will take place on Friday, November 11th and the Christmas parade will take place on Saturday, December 3rd.  Details about these are on our calendar and will be sent out through email.

BPA Sweet Seasons - This weekend is the last of the sweet season BPA concession sales.  If any student would like to sign up to help, you will receive volunteer hours and lots of thanks!  Parents, please don't miss out on this last opportunity to help at this event.  Everyone can sign up using the links below:

- Saturday Nov 5th - CLICK HERE
- Sunday Nov 6th - CLICK HERE

Band Trip - You can CLICK HERE for all of the trip info and forms.   Once I receive the form, I can go on charms and open up the ability for you to pay towards the trip online through your charms account.  I have already done this for everyone that has turned in a form.  I have also created the ability for any parent/siblings going on the trip to pay on their own accounts on charms.  Please get these in ASAP.  

Bandsgiving - We will be hosting a Bandsgiving this Friday 6pm-9pm at the band room.  We have a sign up sheet in the band room for student to bring items as well as signup to attend.  Please sign up by the end of the day on Monday so we can have an accurate count for meals. 

Indoor Percussion (IP) - All students interested in the indoor percussion need to make plans to attend the meeting on Tuesday at 7:30 in the band room.  This is open to all MHS Band students.

Indoor Season - As we transition out of marching season, all of our indoor groups are kicking into gear.  The INDOOR PERCUSSION will have an interest meeting this Tuesday at 7:30 in the band hall.  The INDOOR WINTERGUARD will begin their rehearsals this Thursday.  Both groups will have rehearsals on the calendar ASAP.  The Symphonic, Concert, and Jazz Bands have been meeting everyday for class, however, we will soon begin the after school rehearsals with them.  Please keep an eye on the calendar for all dates.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
David Malec - Monday

This Week:
Tuesday
7:30 - Indoor Percussion Meeting

Wednesday
4pm - Tri-M Meeting

Friday
6pn-9pm - Bandsgiving

Saturday
9am-5pm - BPA Concession Sales at Sweet Seasons

Sunday
10am-5pm - BPA Concessions Sales at Sweet Seasons

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Indoor Percussion Auditions
Tues - Indoor Winterguard Rehearsal, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Thurs - All-County Auditions, Indoor Winterguard Rehearsal
Fri - Veteran's Day Parade (No Classes)
Sat - Sweet Seasons BPA Concessions Sales
Sun - Sweet Seasons BPA Concessions Sales

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Competition Season - Wow! Congrats! And AMAZING! For three weekends in a row, our students performed their socks off and blew the invisible roof out of all the stadiums! Our students earned straight superior ratings all three weekends closing out our competition season at Pensacola HS for the Tiger Invitational.  We are proud of each of you and so thankful for you as well.  Thank you to all of the parents that chaperoned and drove the trucks as well.  Also, powdered sugar and glitter is dangerous LOL! :-)

SRC Marching Band Exhibition - This Tuesday is the exhibition at Pace HS.  This is a FREE event and will feature all 5 marching bands of Santa Rosa county including the MB&G.  Students must secure their own ride with their instrument to Pace.  Everyone will meet at the band truck at 6pm.  We will let you know where this will be parked.  All bands will also simultaneously march-in together and block up on the field for a photo opp.  The drum majors from each group will draw numbers out of a hat to determine performance order.  The night should be done around 9pm.  Parents, please make plans to attend and tell everyone!

Tri-M Induction Ceremony - Ms. Ruiz has been working hard on putting together the Tri-M induction ceremony.  This will take place at the auditorium this Wednesday, at 4:30pm.  Please plan to wear nice clothes for this.  Think Sunday's best.  There will be performances given throughout as well.  Parents are invited to attend as well. 

Thursday Rehearsal - Students are encouraged to dress-up in a costume for our final marching band rehearsal of the season this Thursday.  Please keep in mind that you must be able to play and march and the costume must be school appropriate.  Parents are encouraged to watch as well.  This rehearsal tends to be quite comical!

Year Medallion Ceremony - We will hold the annual year medallion ceremony in the band room or at the practice field right after the rehearsal starting at 5:30.  This is when students will receive the silver or gold medallions that represents a completion of a marching season.  Parents are invited to attend if you would like.  It is a very special event for our students.

Halloween Movie Night - There will be an optional Halloween movie night immediately after the ceremony.  We are trying to have this set up for outside, possibly on the football field. If we cannot be there, we will hold it in the band room. We will let you know as we get closer.  Students can bring snack, drinks, dinner, etc.  If it is outside, think about blankets and items to keep warm.

Friday - This Friday, there are many events taking place.  Make sure you look through the itineraries below on that day.  Leadership has a parade at TR Jackson, The full band has a parade at Rhodes ES,  Pep Rally, then game.  Please take note of uniforms for the parades and pep rally.  Call time for the game is 5:45.  We will have our future Panthers from Avalon joining us as well.  This will be the final game of the season for us :-( 

BPA Sweet Season Concessions - The BPA is still in need of lots of help for the concessions sales at Sweet Seasons. These sales over the years helped to purchase those amazing looking helmets and plumes we debuted at FBA.  Those represent thousands of hours and hard work from our BPA.  Parents and students, we need your help at these events to continue raising money for the rest of the uniform.  Please sign up. Students may sign up to help as well.  You can use the links below:

- Saturday Oct 29th - CLICK HERE
- Sunday Oct 30th - CLICK HERE
- Saturday Nov 5th - CLICK HERE
- Sunday Nov 6th - CLICK HERE

Bandsgiving Dinner - We are planning a Bandsgiving dinner night at the band room on Friday, November, 4th 6pm-9pm.  We will not be traveling to Godby HS for the game because of difficulty with securing buses.  We are planning for this to be a pot luck style dinner for all band students and active BPA members in celebration of the season and to give thanks and appreciation for each other.  There will be a list of food items that students can sign up to bring.  On this list are the "normal" Thanksgiving food items like, mashed potatoes, greens, dressing, etc.  There is also a signup for other items not on the list.  More info will be given in class this week.  This is not required.

Band Trip - The deadline to turn in trip intention forms and deposit is this Monday.  You can CLICK HERE for all of the trip info and forms.   Once I receive the form, I can go on charms and open up the ability for you to pay towards the trip online through your charms account.  I have already done this for everyone that has turned in a form.  I have also created the ability for any parent/siblings going on the trip to pay on their own accounts on charms.  I will send a "how to" link later this week for this.  Please get these in ASAP.  

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following student according to Charms:
Evan Link - Tuesday

This Week:
Monday
Trip Intention Forms and Deposit Due

Tuesday
SRC Marching Band Exhibition at Pace HS
- Secure your own ride with instrument
- Wear full Uniform
- 6pm - Meet at Band Truck
- 7pm - Simultaneous March-in
- 7:15ish - Draw names out of hat for order
- 7:30-9pm - Performances
- 9pm - Load Truck and Dismiss

Wednesday
Spirit Night at Texas Roadhouse
4:30-5:30 - Tri-M Induction Ceremony

Thursday
4pm-5:30 - Dress-up Marching Band Rehearsal
5:30-6:15pm - Year Medallion Ceremony
6:15-9pm - Halloween Movie Night

Friday
TR Jackson Parade (Leadership Only)
- Wear Summer Uniform
- 9am - Leadership Meet at Band Room
- 9:15 - Leave for TR Jackson ES
- 9:30 - Setup at TR Jackson
- 9:45-10:15 - Parade
- 10:30 - Arrive at MHS

Rhodes ES Parade
- Wear summer uniform or pink or costume
- 11:15 - Dismissed from Class
- 11:45 - Walk to Rhodes ES
- Noon - Setup at Rhodes
- 12:30-1pm - Parade
- 1pm - Walk back to MHS/Eat Lunch

Pep Rally
- Wear summer uniform or pink or costume
- 1:40 - Dismissed from class
- 2:40-3:24 - Pep Rally

HOME Game vs Pace HS (Avalon MS Night)
- 3:30-5:30 - BPA feeding students
- 5:45 - Call Time
- 6:45 - March-in
- 7:30 - Kickoff
- 10:30ish - March-out/Dismiss

Saturday
9am-5pm - Sweet Seasons BPA Concessions Sales

Sunday
9am-5pm - Sweet Seasons BPA Concessions Sales

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Fri - Bandgiving
Sat - Sweet Seasons BPA Concessions Sales
Sun - Sweet Seasons BPA Concessions Sales

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

Little Big Horn - AMAZING performance again at Little Big Horn this past Saturday to all of our wonderful students.  We are super proud of you and your hard work getting to that point! You definitely earned another weekend of Straight Superior ratings! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our colorguard for winning best in class as well! Way to go.  Thank you to all of our parents for your help! 

Rehearsal Tuesday - Just giving everyone a heads up that Tuesday night is looking to be a bit cold.  Make sure you dress accordingly.  There is a chance that we may have some special drinks to keep everyone warm...insert winky face here.

Crestview Game Friday - This Friday we will be traveling to Crestview HS.  This will be our final away game unless the team makes post season.  See itinerary below.  Students will need to wear any black shirt for this.  Save the claw shirts for Saturday.  Parents, CLICK HERE to sign up to chaperone or drive the trucks.  

Tiger Invitational - This Saturday is the last of our competitions for Bandtober.  The itinerary is below.  Please note that we will be taking a special trip to Cordova Mall before we head to Pensacola HS.  This is meant to be kind of a reward for students' hard work this season.  Please make sure you have money to eat at concessions as well at Pensacola HS.  They do take cash and credit.  Ticket cost for spectators  is $7. Please come out and support our MB&G in our final competition.

SRC Marching Band Exhibition - This annual event will take place on October 25th at Pace HS and will be an exhibition of all 5 high school marching bands in Santa Rosa County.  This is a free event and will begin at 7pm with a simultaneous march-in of all the bands.  Students will need to secure their own transportation for this! Students will need to plan to bring their own instrument with them with the exception of front ensemble.  We will be taking only one truck for this.  Please plan now.  Call Time will be 6pm at Pace HS. We will dismiss from Pace HS to go home.  The truck will need to be loaded afterwards.  We will unload the truck the next day.  

BPA Sweet Season Concessions - The BPA is still in need of lots of help for the concessions sales at Sweet Seasons. These sales over the years helped to purchase those amazing looking helmets and plumes we debuted at FBA.  Those represent thousands of hours and hard work from our BPA.  Parents, we need your help at these events to continue raising money for the rest of the uniform.  Please sign up.  You can use the links below:

- Saturday Oct 22nd - CLICK HERE
- Sunday Oct 23rd - CLICK HERE
- Saturday Oct 29th - CLICK HERE
- Sunday Oct 30th - CLICK HERE

Bandsgiving Dinner - We are planning a Bandsgiving dinner night at the band room on Friday, November, 4th 6pm-9pm.  We will not be traveling to Godby HS for the game because of difficulty with securing buses.  We are planning for this to be a pot luck style dinner for all band students and active BPA members in celebration of the season and to give thanks and appreciation for each other.  There will be a list of food items that students can sign up to bring.  On this list are the "normal" Thanksgiving food items like, mashed potatoes, greens, dressing, etc.  There is also a signup for other items not on the list.  More info will be given in class this week.  This is not required.

Show Shirt Orders - This Wednesday is the last day to order the 2022-23 show shirts.  All sizes are $20 each.  This is the price for students as well.  Money must be turned in by Wednesday as well.  Cash or check only.  Please make checks out to MHS Band.  All money is to be turned into the money box in the band room.  CLICK HERE for the order form. 

Tri-M Induction Ceremony - Ms. Ruiz has been working hard on putting together the Tri-M induction ceremony.  This will take place at the auditorium next Wednesday, October 26th at 4:30pm.  Please plan to wear nice clothes for this.  Think Sunday's best.  There will be performances given throughout as well.  Parents are invited to attend as well.  

That is all for now.  I hope you have an amazing week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Sam Minor - Thursday
Mikayla Peterson - Thursday

This Week:
Tuesday
6pm-8:30 - Full Marching Band Rehearsal (BRING WARM CLOTHES)

Wednesday
Show Shirt Orders Due (CLICK HERE for order form)

Thursday
4pm-7pm - Full Marching Band Rehearsal

Friday
Report Cards
Fair Share Payment 4 Due ($75)
AWAY Game vs Crestview HS
- 5pm - Call Time
- 5:15 - Depart for CHS
- 5:45 - Arrive CHS
- 6:30 - March-in
- 7pm - Kickoff
- 10:30ish - Depart for MHS
- 11:15 - Arrive MHS/Dismiss

Saturday
9am-5pm - BPA Concession Sales at Sweet Seasons Farm
Tiger Invitational at Pensacola HS
- 12:15 - Call Time
- 1pm - Depart for Cordova Mall
- 1:45-3pm - Eat and Shop at Mall
- 3pm - Depart for Pensacola HS
- 3:30 - Arrive Pensacola HS
- 3:30-6:30 - Watch Bands
- 7:30 - Warm-up
- 8:10 - PERFORMANCE
- 9pm - Tiger Trot March-off
- 9:20 - Awards
- 9:50 - Load Trucks
- 10:15 - Depart for MHS
- 11pm - Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss

Sunday
9am-5pm - BPA Concession Sales at Sweet Season Farms

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Trip Intention Forms & Deposit Due
Tues - SRC Marching Band Exhibition at Pace HS
Wed - Tri-M Induction Ceremony
Thurs - Dress-up Marching Band Rehearsal, Year Medallion Ceremony, Halloween Movie Night
Fri - Rhodes ES Parade, Pep Rally, HOME Game vs Pace HS (Avalon MS Night)
Sat - BPA Concession Sales at Sweet Season Farms
Sun - BPA Concession Sales at Sweet Season Farms

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!