Congratulations to the new members of the Blackwater Beats Jazz Band!!
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Hello All,
The 2018-19 school year has come to an end and now we push ahead into the 2019-20 season. With that, we are in full swing of the new marching band season with Rookie Camp this week from 8am-3pm and Percussion Camp 5pm-9pm Monday - Thursday. Remember, the Rookie Camp is required for all NEW MARCHING BAND MEMBERS. Any returning marching band member is welcome and encouraged to attend if you would like, however, you must attend the full day for whichever day you attend. Please take note of the other events taking place during this week. All of these are required! Here is the daily schedule for Rookie Camp: 8am-Noon - Outside Marching Noon-1pm - Lunch (Free lunch is offered in the MHS Cafeteria if you choose to use that) 1pm-3pm - Inside Music/fundamentals To all parents of a student in the Mighty Black & Gold Marching Band: We invite all of you to come out to parent meeting on Monday night at 6:30pm in the band room. We will be going over all sorts of information about the program for the year as well as the band trip. IF YOU MISS THIS MEETING, YOU WILL MISS OUT ON VITAL INFORMATION & ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OVER THE YEAR. Please make all efforts to be there. We want to pack the band room with our parents and meet all of you. Earlier today, I sent out and email with information about the band trip. Hopefully you looked over it, but just in case, CLICK HERE to read over that email and look through the links. I have attached a copy of the Remind texting group info that we use to get info to you quickly. This is a FREE service that uses text messaging so all you have to do is use whatever you use to send and receive texts. You can also download the remind app onto your mobile device and use that if you wish. If you are in colorguard, percussion, or a band parent, please CLICK HERE to get the info for those remind groups. That is all for now. Again, make sure you keep up to date with the calendar found HERE and I will see you on Monday and/or at the parent meeting. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms: Tommy Needham - Monday Denise Carillo - Tuesday Donovan Hosbein - Thursday Karson Spooneybarger - Thursday This Week: Monday 8am-3pm - Rookie Camp 5pm-9pm - Percussion Camp 6:30 - All Parent Meeting Tuesday 8am-3pm - Rookie Camp 3pm-5pm - New Woodwind Auditions/Brass & Percussion Uniform Fittings 5pm-9pm - Percussion Camp Wednesday 8am-3pm - Rookie Camp 3pm-5pm - New Brass Winds Auditions/Woodwind Uniform Fittings 5pm-9pm - Percussion Camp Thursday 8am-3pm - Rookie Camp 5pm-9pm - Percussion Camp Looking Ahead to Next Week: Mon - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp Tues - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting Wed - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp Thurs - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp Fri - Report Cards Sat - Mud Races (MHSBPA Event) Looking Ahead to 3 Weeks from Now Mon-Thurs - Colorguard Camp Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!! At the downbeat rehearsal this past Thursday, we introduced the Spring band trip to Washington DC and New York City. For our new members, we take the band on one big trip per year. The New York Trip is the biggest of these trips. Every student in attendance received a packet with all of the information about this trip. If you misplaced this packet or did not receive it, you can go to the Trip page on our website bu clicking HERE.
Please take note that we are using Group Travel Network as our travel agents this year. With that, ALL TRIP PAYMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THEM. Please DO NOT use charms office to make trip payments. All the information is on the website along with the link to Register for the trip. That direct link can also be found HERE. The trip deposit is due on June 21st. The trip dates are March 11th - March 20th. This is just a reminder about the Downbeat rehearsal and Jazz Band auditions tonight. The Jazz auditions will be 4pm-6pm. The rehearsal is 6pm-8:30. Both are at the MHS Band Room.
The rehearsal is for all marching band new and returning members. For those not doing marching band and are in need of a school-owned instrument, please be here at 6pm so we can issue this to you to practice on to get ready for auditions next week. Instruments to be checked out are oboes, bassoons, tenor saxes, bari saxes, french horns, euphoniums, and tubas. Audition materials can be found by CLICKING HERE. See ya'll tonight :-)  Today we say our goodbyes to yet another class that has graced our halls here at the band room at Milton High School. Goodbyes are NEVER easy, but we know that this sin't really goodbye. It's more like...until we meet again. You have done Mr. Weaver and I so proud over your years with us. You are about to go off on another adventure in this life. An adventure full of extraordinary possibilities. So many doors have swung wide open with infinite amount of rooms to explore. What path will you choose? Get it into this world and "seize the day". It's yours for the taking if you just keep pushing yourselves. You've proven that nothing will stop you as long as you stay strong and have each other. We cannot wait to see the great things you are about to do. I have one final request,......MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THIS WORLD. And now with the famous words from your home at the band room:
"Before you leave the band room for the last time, stop and take a look around for just one moment. These four walls have seen you at your worst and at your best. They have watched families created and fall apart. They have seen love between two people and one sided crushes. They have seen your most joyous days and maybe melancholy ones. They have seen the person you were when you walked in for the first time and now have seen the person you are for the last time. And when you turn back around and walk through the halls for the never last time, know that those walls are silently weeping and maybe you are too, because you both have realized that in order to go somewhere in life, you must leave home." Hello All,
Can you believe that this is the final week of school for 2018-19!! I hope everyone enjoys their final week. We had an outstanding first rehearsal last week. If you missed this rehearsal, no worries. The second rehearsal also known as the downbeat rehearsal is this Thursday at 6pm. This is for all new and returning marching band students. If you are new and need to be issued a school-owned instrument and will not be marching, please come to this rehearsal so we can issue this to you. These are for Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Oboe, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba. You will also need to look over the audition information with dates by clicking HERE. Notice that Jazz Band auditions will take place this Thursday 4pm-6pm. This is just before the rehearsal that night. That information can be found HERE. I encourage everyone to come out and see our seniors off one last time this Tuesday night at 7pm at the MHS football field. Gates will open at 5:30. Next week is ROOKIE CAMP. This camp is for all new marching band members. Any returning member is welcome to join to "beef up" on your marching skills. Any new member needing new uniform parts will need to attend one of the uniform fittings on either the 4th or 5th after camp. These are the days the new students will be measured for uniform parts as well. Please make sure you all start getting acclimated to outside conditions before camp! For your planning purposes, we will begin at 8am and end at 3pm each day. Lunch will be noon to 1pm. Good luck to all on your final week and on your exams! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Following Student According to Charms: Daven Anderson - Wednesday This Week: Monday - Memorial Day (No Classes) Tuesday 7pm - GRADUATION Wednesday 1st & 2nd Period Exams 1pm-5pm -Leadership Camp Thursday 3rd & 4th Period Exams 4pm-6pm - All Jazz Band Auditions 6pm-8:30 - Downbeat Rehearsal (All New & Returning students) Friday LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 5th & 6th Period Exams Looking Ahead to Next Week: Mon - Rookie Camp, New/All Parent Meeting, Percussion Camp Tues - Rookie Camp, All New Woodwind Auditions/Uniform Fittings, Percussion Camp Wed - Rookie Camp, All New Brass Winds Auditions/Uniform Fittings, Percussion Camp Thurs - Rookie Camp, Percussion Camp Looking Ahead to 2 Weeks From Now: Mon - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp Tues - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp, MHSBPA Monthly Meeting Wed - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp Thurs - Colorguard Camp, Percussion Camp Fri - Report Cards Sat - Mud Races (BPA Event) Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!! If you missed the first rehearsal of the new season, no worries! We will have a 2nd rehearsal which we call the downbeat rehearsal next Thursday, May 30th from 6pm-8:30. We can get you caught up with lockers and instrument checkouts as well as other items that we passed out. This rehearsal is for ALL NEW AND RETURNING marching band members.
Winds, if you are doing concert only and do not own an instrument, please attend this rehearsal at 6pm and we can issue you a school-owned instrument for you to use until your audition. Instruments available for checkout are Tubas, Euphoniums, French Horns, Bassoons, Oboe, Bari Saxes, and Tenor Saxes. All audition materials can be found at this link: http://www.miltonhighschoolband.com/mhs-band-audition-material.html Jazz band audition materials can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of that page. See ya'll next Thursday! |
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