HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of our wonderful band moms!
For our incoming new folks reading this, welcome. This is the weekly update that we send out on most Sundays to keep you informed of everything going on in the MB&G. Please read through this and make notes as needed. We will see you at the Step-off Rehearsal on Tuesday, May 19th at 6pm. BRING INSTRUMENTS and wear comfortable shoes.
New Leadership Team - Congratulations to the new 2026-27 Leadership Team. We will have our first meeting This Thursday at 4pm in the band room. At this meeting, we will be discussing the itinerary for the leadership camp on May 23rd as well cleaning up the band room to get ready for Step-Off rehearsal on the 20th
Music Library Officer – Harlow Peterson
Music Library Officer – Imani Zandi-Karimi
Music Library Officer – Juliette Plocharczyk
Uniform Officer – Alexis Ryan Walker
Uniform Officer – Aria Pritchard
Uniform Officer – Raniyah Massey
Flute Captain – Taylor Ellis
Flute Captain – Makayla Slay
Clarinet Captain – Cristyn Michaels
Clarinet Captain – Holleigh Atkins
Clarinet Captain – Ryleigh Jones
Saxophone Captain – Kylee Woodall
Saxophone Captain – Connor Stabler-Spicer
Trumpet Captain – Eli Jones
Trumpet Captain – Collin Williams
Mellophone Captain – Cayden Mills
Trombone Captain – Peyton Stokes
Euphonium Captain – Coda Turner
Tuba Section Captain – Nathan Hassler
Tuba Section Captain – Brayden Wilson
Percussion Captain – Cooper Barton
Percussion Captain – Camden Brookes
Percussion Captain – Darla Smith
Colorguard Captain – Jacey Hunt
Colorguard Co-Captain – Arianna Joyce
Colorguard Co-Captain – Josslyn Kelly
Co-Drum Major – Kylie Kilgore
Co-Drum Major – Mykena Jordan
Co-Drum Major – Nathan Garcia
Head Drum Major – Riley Clark
NEW PARENT/STUDENT MEETING - This Monday, we will be holding a new parent/student meeting in the band hall at 6pm. All new to the MB&G parents and students must make plans to attend. We will be going over all of the info you need about the MB&G for the year. Percussion students need to insure that your parents are at the meeting, especially since the audition clinics will be taking place at the same tim.
Wind and Jazz Auditions - We have distributed all audition material for winds 30th. CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE AUDITIONS:
http://www.miltonhighschoolband.com/mhs-band-audition-material.html
Percussion Clinics/Auditions - We will hold percussion clinics May 11th,12th 6:30pm-8:30pm. Auditions will be May 13th and 14th 6:30pm-8:30pm. Anyone interested in joining the percussion section must attend these clinics. Remember, it is at the directors' discretion as to availability of wind players moving to percussion. Current percussionists and incoming freshmen percussionists have priority for spots.
May BPA Meeting - the May BPA Monthly meeting will be moved to Monday, May 11th at 7pm after the New Parent/Student meeting.
Step-off Rehearsal - ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS: Tuesday, May 19th at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2026-27 marching band. We are excited to welcome all of our new and returning members under one roof for the first time. Please make sure you bring your instruments. We will provide all marching instruments (bari saxes, percussion, sousaphones, euphoniums, mellophones, etc.). We will issue lockers and music during this rehearsal. Wear comfortable clothes as we will be going outside at a point during this rehearsal. Parents are welcome to stick around and listen, however, there will be very limited room in the band room that evening.
Rookie Camp - We will be holding Rookie Camp on June 1st-3rd 8am-Noon this year. All Leadership and new members are required to attend. Everyone else is welcome to participate....except our out going seniors. Yall can watch from a distance. :-)
Money Owed - As we enter in the final weeks of the semester, all Band/Indoor Fees MUST be paid. Please get these turned in before the end of the school year
School-Owned Instruments Returned - Thursday, May 14th, all school-owned instruments MUST be returned and out of lockers by the start of the school day.
Lockers Cleaned Out - Next Thursday, May 14th, all lockers must be cleaned out. Any item left in locker by the end of the day will be donated or thrown away.
All-State Auditions - For those interested in auditioning for All-State next year, please see the requirements on the website below. These auditions will take place here at MHS on September 12th. Make sure you keep an eye on the website as there will surely be revisions as the summer progresses.
https://fba.flmusiced.org/all-state/audition-requirements/
That is all for now. We hope you have a wonderful week.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following Students according to CutTime:
Vivica Gonzalez - Today (Sunday)
Mackenzie Morris - Today (Sunday)
Taylor Ellis - Tuesday
Mia Moore - Tuesday
Piper Pudsey - Tuesday
Cayden Bachman - Wednesday
Amberlyn King - Wednesday
Mae McCall - Saturday
This Week:
- Monday
- Noon - AP Music Theory Exam
- 6pm-7pm - New Parent/Student Meeting
- 6:30-8:30 - Percussion Audition Clinic
- 7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
- Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30 - Percussion Audition Clinic'
- Wednesday
- 6:30-8:30 - Percussion Audition Clinic
- Thursday
- ALL LOCKERS CLEANED OUT
- ALL SCHOOL-OWNED INSTRUMENTS RETURNED
- 4pm-6pm - Leadership Meeting/Cleaning Day
- 6:30-8:30 - Percussion Auditions
- Friday
- 6pm - Hobbs MS Concert
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
- Mon - Senior Exams
- Tues - Senior Exams, Step-off Rehearsal
- Wed - Senior Exams
- Thurs - GRADUATION
- Sat - Leadership Camp
Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
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