Hello All,

In lieu of a mass email for this week's update from the MB&G, we will be hosting a Zoom meeting this Sunday, August 23rd at 5pm.  We would like EVERY MEMBER of the Milton High Band program to be in attendance along with parents if at all possible.  We will be discussing the temporary morning band hall guidelines, lunches in the band room, towels, class procedures, and much much more! We will also be discussing FOOTBALL GAMES and marching band guidelines and what we currently know about that.  We figured this would be easier than sending a 20 page email haha. Please follow the link below for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83217232735?pwd=Yko3NDMwQWpuRDNhZEpYdDFHTHVhZz09

Meeting ID: 832 1723 2735
Passcode: 2g9KKr 

As Always, Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,

I hope this email finds you doing well.  I want to thank all of you for your hard work this past week during our rehearsal and guard camps!  It was so nice to see everyone throughout each day!

The FHSAA has decided to give the green light for football season to start.  According to the FHSAA, games can start as early as September 4th, but school districts can also create their own schedules.  I imagine our first game won't take place until the week of September 11th or the following week.  There will be a coaches meeting on Monday which will include all of the coaches from Escambia, Santa Rosa, and eventually Okaloosa counties.  They will be deciding on how to move forward.  After that, the counties will be determining the guidelines for games, i.e. fan capacity, bands and cheerleader capacity, etc.  Which will also help determine band concert guidelines.  We are hoping to have all of these questions answered by the end of the week, but this is not a guarantee.  Of course we will communicate everything we know as soon as we get word.

With this in mind, we have decided to cancel this week's rehearsal day so we can tweak things for the 25th and beyond.  All pep bands and colorguard will meet 4pm-6pm on Tuesday the 25th and every Tuesday after that so far.  We will still be utilizing the pep band format, however, we have worked things out to where all individual sections will be able to meet as a whole! We are hoping that we will soon be able to rehearse as a full band.  Keep your fingers crossed!

The BPA is in need of help to clean the concession stand at the football field this Saturday in anticipation for games to begin.  Please use the link below to sign up.  All help is appreciated.  

That is all for now.  I hope you enjoy your final week off before school begins :-)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Ronald Norton - Today (Sunday)
Madison Saterfield - Today (Sunday)
Abram Wimmer - Thursday

This Week:
NO AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS

Saturday
8:30am-1pm - BPA Concession Stand Cleanup - Signup -  https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=MiltonHSB&v=5200766

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Tues - All Pep Band Rehearsals 4pm-6pm, Colorguard 4pm-6pm

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

​Hello All,

I hope everyone is doing well and ready to get back to doing what we do best! This week we will host our pep band and guard rehearsal camp.  Please make sure you look through the pep band list found by CLICKING HERE so you know which band you are in and also your rehearsal time.  The complete schedule can be found below.  Things you will need to bring:

1. Music folder with plastic sheet holders
2. Pencil(s) NOT PENS
3. Brass please bring an old towel or pee pad for emptying condensation from instrument
4. Water bottle or thermos.  (Water fountains will unfortunately be off limits)
5. Comfortable clothing if the pep bands or guard go outside.  (See Dress-up Days :-))
6. MASKS, MASKS, MASKS - These are REQUIRED at all times!
7. Optional personal sanitizer or wipes
8. Instruments and equipment of course
9. Good attitudes and the party :-) 

We have a lot of new music to hand out so be ready to get right to rehearsing.  Please check-in no earlier than 15 minutes before rehearsal time.  Rehearsals will start promptly on time and end on time.

Parents, we will be holding our August monthly BPA meeting this Tuesday in the band room at 7pm.  If you would like to be present but cannot attend in person, we have set up a Zoom meeting that will be happening in sync with the in person meeting.  Please follow the information here to access the Zoom meeting: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87818785724?pwd=UnAxMXdlZ2xTVjNIWlc1UWpVR2ZGZz09

Meeting ID: 878 1878 5724
Passcode: kx8EeK

The BPA is in search of any and all money-making ideas for the upcoming season.  We will also be going over some of the possible scenarios for this football season.

That is all for now.  Hope to see everyone at some point this week! 

We have had several upon several birthdays since we paused our weekly announcements.  I want to wish all of these students a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY.  These are all according to Charms.

June:
Tommy Needham 6/3/2003 
Denise Carrillo 6/4/2003 
Catrina  Scarpa 6/4/2005 
Karson Spooneybarger 6/6/2003 
Kadee Pettigrew 6/9/2006 
Kaden Davis 6/11/2005 
Ciana Antonio 6/12/2006 
Amyah Parker 6/15/2004 
Ethan Colon 6/16/2005 
Gaven Bowen 6/17/2005 
Jack Sommers 6/17/2005 
Ethen Holland 6/26/2004 
Anna Nester 6/26/2003 
Jada Ammons 6/28/2005 
Tyler Metzler 6/28/2005 
Mattie Pierce 6/28/2005


July:
Makayla Dearinger 7/4/2003 
Randall Recor 7/7/2004 
Melia Coulter 7/10/2004 
Makayla Askew 7/12/2003 
Anna Brown 7/12/2004 
Andrew Justice 7/13/2006 
Austin Huling 7/15/2003 
Isabelle Noda 7/20/2004 
Oakleigh Mccrory 7/25/2005 
Ariana Hamilton 7/26/2005 
Marissa Zelensky 7/28/2002

August 1st - 8th:
Chase Francis 8/1/2006 
Jordan Caasi 8/3/2004 
Dustin Duval 8/4/2004 
Amber Allen 8/5/2003 
Dylan Kirton 8/7/2003 

This Week's Birthdays
Melissa King - Wednesday
Landon Coleman - Saturday
Georgia Roberts - Saturday

This Week
Monday
Tropical Dress-up Day
10am-Noon - Pep Band A Rehearsal
1pm-3pm - Pep Band B Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Pep Band C and Managers Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Colorguard Rehearsal

Tuesday
Tye Dye Dress-up Day
10am-Noon - Pep Band A Rehearsal
1pm-3pm - Pep Band B Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Pep Band C and Managers Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Colorguard Rehearsal
7pm MHSBPA Monthly Meeting - Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87818785724?pwd=UnAxMXdlZ2xTVjNIWlc1UWpVR2ZGZz09

Wednesday
Country Dress-up Day
10am-Noon - Pep Band A Rehearsal
1pm-3pm - Pep Band B Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Pep Band C and Managers Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Colorguard Rehearsal

Thursday
Punk/Rock Dress-up Day
10am-Noon - Pep Band A Rehearsal
1pm-3pm - Pep Band B Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Pep Band C and Managers Rehearsal
4pm-6pm - Colorguard Rehearsal

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Tues - All Pep Band Rehearsals, Colorguard Rehearsals
Sat - BPA Concessions Clean Up - Sign-up Link: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=MiltonHSB&v=5200795

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello all,
​
I hope everyone is still doing well and staying safe and healthy out there! We can't wait to get things started back up next week with the pep band rehearsal camps.  

CLICK HERE for another updated list of the pep band.  You will see only some slight changes.  I do apologize for sending another updated list.  As you can imagine, this is a major balancing act with numbers and instrumentation amongst other factors.  Please look through this list carefully and makes sure you know what pep band (A,B,C) you are in so you know your rehearsal time.  There is always a possibility that we will have to update this list further.  Here are the times for Colorguard AND Pep Bands next week.  Please remember that check-in will begin 15 minutes before rehearsal times and student must depart as soon as rehearsals are finished:

August 10th-13th, Mon.-Thurs.
10am-Noon - Pep Band A - Band Hall
1pm-3pm - Pep Band B - Band Hall
4pm-6pm - Pep Band C - Band Hall
4pm-6pm - Colorguard - Check in at band hall then move to auditorium

August 18th, Tuesday
3:45-5:45 - Pep Band A - Band Hall
3:45-5:45 - Pep Band B - Auditorium
3:45-5:45 - Colorguard - Band Hall
6:15-8:15 - Pep Band C - Check in at band hall then move to auditorium

August 24th, Monday
SCHOOL BEGINS

August 25th, Tuesday
3:45-5:45 - Pep Band A - Band Hall
3:45-5:45 - Pep Band B - Auditorium
3:45-5:45 - Colorguard - Band Hall
6:15-8:15 - Pep Band C - Check in at band hall then move to auditorium

As always, this schedule is subject to change.  Keep an eye on your email/Facebook/Remind Texts/Website/Twitter for further updates.

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello all,

Long email with lots of info! If you don't want to read this, please skip to the summary at the bottom.

CLICK HERE for Pep Band Lists

First let me tell you how fun last week was for the MB&G! It was so good seeing and hearing everyone back together, even if it was just for a short time! Congratulations on completing band camp 2020! Yes, it was the shortest band camp to date, but we did get a lot done!

We are now entering into uncharted waters with not just our band family, but the entire school district/state. As you have probably hear at this point, the SRC school board has pushed the school start date to August 24th.  Football games are now scheduled to begin on September 4th.  We have not received any more news as to new schedules, guidelines, or other issues that we all have questions about as of this email.  That being said, we are still planning for what we can do at the current moment and moving forward with the pep band style marching band until further notice.  

SEE LINK ABOVE for a copy of the pep band rosters.  On this list, you will see each pep band listed by band/name on the left, and by band/instrument on the right.  The names listed are all of the students that consistently attended Rookie Camp and/or Band Camp/Percussion Camp and Guard Camp.  If you do not see your name on any of these lists and you DID attend these camps, please email me ASAP and I will add you to one of the bands.  If you did not attend the camps and would like to be considered to participate in these pep bands, please also email me and we will see what we can work out.  Schultzm@santarosa.k12.fl.us

Colorguard members, as we discussed, although you are most definitely a part of the MB&G band family, this year we will be grouping you in your own group for practices and the football games.  This will help with sustaining the pep band numbers to below 50 members each and also maintaining just 3 pep bands in total. Currently, the plan is for guard to attend all games in which the pep bands will be present.  We do plan to have a guard camp August 10 - 13 4pm-6pm. 

Because school start has been pushed back, we have decided to plan a pep band rehearsal camp and guard camp August 10-13.  We will meet these camps in the band room for 2 hours each where we will work mostly NEW music to perform one way or another.  We will still have a check in process with each of these rehearsals unless that changes. please plan to check-in 15 minutes before your rehearsal time.  As soon as we are done, you must depart, as hard as that is I know haha.  Please understand that we have planned this camp to give our students the opportunity to come together to create music and dance during this break especially since we will have not met for a few weeks and to help with our students mental well-being.  We will continue to meet as safe and best as we can during this time.  We will update the September calendar as soon as we get further clarifications from the county.  

Summary:
- See attached Pep Band Roster to find what pep band you have been placed
- If you don't see your name, email me schultzm@santarosa.k12.fl.us
- Still do not have guidelines about football season
- Guard will function as separate yet together
- Pep Band Rehearsal Camp/Guard Camp schedule below
- August schedule below

Schedule for August
August 4th - CANCELLED

August 10th-13th, Mon-Thurs - Band Hall
- Pep Band A - 10am-Noon
- Pep Band B - 1pm-3pm
- Pep Band C - 4pm-6pm
- Colorguard - 4pm-6pm

Tuesday, August 18th
- Pep Band A - 3:45-5:45 - Band Hall
- Pep Band B - 3:45-5:45 - Auditorium
- Guard - 3:45-5:45 Location TBD
- Pep Band C - 6:15-8:15 - Band Hall

Monday, August 24th
SCHOOL BEGINS

Tuesday, August 25th
- Pep Band A - 3:45-5:45 - Band Hall
- Pep Band B - 3:45-5:45 - Auditorium
- Guard - 3:45-5:45 Location TBD
- Pep Band C - 6:15-8:15 - Band Hall

September Dates TBD once we receive further guidelines from the county

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

​Hello All,

CLICK HERE for the chair and band placement list for the 2020-2021 School year.  We do still have just a few students that are in need of auditioning.  As soon as we listen to them, those students will be situated.  You will probably notice that the number of members in each class are almost equal.  We had to make sure that the class size was below 50 for each class as per guidelines from the county and still maintain appropriate instrumentation for a successful band experience.  All Percussion are in the 2nd period percussion class and all Guard are in the 1st period guard class.  Congratulations to all!

We had a very successful Rookie camp and first week of Guard/Percussion camp this past week! I want to extend another welcome to our newest members of the Mighty Black & Gold Family! We are very proud of you as well as our returning members for your hard work and helping to maintain our current safety precautions.  

This week we will welcome all of our marching band winds/percussion/guard members.  Winds will check in at 1:30 at the band room and rehearse 2pm-4pm.  Percussion will be 5pm-7pm.  New guard members will be 4:30pm-6:30pm.  Returning guard members will be 5pm-7pm.  We will go Monday through Thursday of this week.

Parents, we will be restarting the Band Parent Association meetings this Tuesday at 7pm in the MHS Auditorium.  Mr. Weaver sent an email out last week explaining what all will take place at this meeting.  Please make plans to come out and join.  We will distance each family group during the meeting.  We will be voting on a new board at this meeting.

Finally, we have been in touch with band directors around all three counties as well as our county administrators about summer activities and football season.  We have decided that it would be best to cancel the 2nd week of band camp and resume the pep/marching band rehearsals in August.  Currently, we are planning to begin these rehearsals Tuesday, August 4th.  Please see PEP BAND Schedule on the parent meeting packet by CLICKING HERE.  If we are able to resume FULL marching band, we will put this information out.  For now, please plan to utilize the Pep Band schedule.  We have not heard anything about football games, one way or another, at this point.  We will put the Pep Band lists together during the break at least a week before the first rehearsal and send this out.

Thank you all so much for hanging in there and your understanding through these times!  Remember, we are strong together and Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

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

This Week:
Monday
1:30-4pm - All Brass and Woodwinds 
4:30-5:30 - New Guard Members
5pm-7pm - Returning Guard Members

Tuesday
1:30-4pm - All Brass and Woodwinds 
4:30-5:30 - New Guard Members
5pm-7pm - Returning Guard Members
7pm - Band Parent Association Meeting in Auditorium

Wednesday
1:30-4pm - All Brass and Woodwinds 
4:30-5:30 - New Guard Members
5pm-7pm - Returning Guard Members

Thursday
1:30-4pm - All Brass and Woodwinds 
4:30-5:30 - New Guard Members
5pm-7pm - Returning Guard Members

Looking Ahead to AUGUST 4th, So Far
3:45-5:45 - Pep Band A and B
6:15-8:15 - Pep Band C and D