Hello All,
Band Banquet - THANK YOU to all of the parents and students who helped organize, decorate, undecorated, and all thing in-between for creating an amazing band banquet! You really went above and beyond and made this event special for all of our students and volunteers. Thank you Thank you Thank you!
New Leadership/Leadership Camp - Congratulations to our 2023-24 student leadership team. We will have our first meeting tomorrow (Monday) at 4pm in the band room. We will be discussing the itinerary for the leadership camp on May 20th as well.
Facilities Officer – Irwanna Phillips
Facilities Officer – Claire Kennington
Music Library Officer – Sir Elijah DeShazier
Music Library Officer – Bryan Kemp
Music Library Officer – Skylar Thaxton
Uniform Officer – Kellan Tyree
Uniform Officer – Shaela Bason
Flute Section Leader – Bailey Underwood
Flute Asst. Section Leader – Corinne Carmichael
Clarinet Section Leader – Logan Campbell
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Jahnia Hughes
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Ashlynn Holifield
Saxophone Section Leader – Averi Odom
Saxophone Asst Section Leader – Lucie Minnick
Trumpet Section Leader – Carli Carrillo
Trumpet Asst Section Leader – Chase Francis
Mellophone Section Leader – Carly Goodman
Low Brass Section Leader – Ryan Salgado
Tuba Section Leader – Andrew Justice
Percussion Captain – Jakson Rose
Colorguard Captain – Kourtney Williams
Colorguard Co-Captain – Gianna Elicier-Rivera
Band Captain – Bailey Underwood
Band Co-Captain – Chase Francis
Head Drum Major – Ciana Antonio
Co-Drum Major – Tag Gilbride
Assistant Drum Major – Harrison Rose
Step-off Rehearsal - Monday at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2023-24 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 proved all marching instruments (bari saxes, percussion, sousaphones, euphoniums, mellophones). We will issue lockers and music during this rehearsal. Wear comfortable clothes as we will be going outside at a point during this rehearsal.
Percussion Auditions - This Wednesday-Friday 7pm-9pm, we will hold percussion auditions. All percussionists will need to attend these camps. We will work with the King MS and Avalon MS students for their concert and band trip.
Wind Auditions - All wind and jazz auditions are due on Saturday, May 27th. Please CLICK HERE for more info. We have already started receiving uploads and thank you to those students. Please don't wait until the 27th to upload your audition. We will answer any questions you have about how to do this during the Monday rehearsal and rookie camp. CLICK HERE for the Jazz audition info.
Uniforms and Instruments - Just another reminder that all uniforms and instruments MUST be turned in. I will be sending a list of students who have not turned these items in to guidance this week for book tagging.
Rookie Camp - Rookie Camp is just around the corner. All new students and leadership are required to attend. The dates and times are below. We will be outside each day so please plan accordingly in regards to temperatures. Students must attend all 4 days. We will have Rookie Camp rain or shine. We do have contingencies to be inside if the weather does not cooperate.
New Parent/Parent Info Meeting - We will have a new parent info meeting on Thursday, May 25th at 7:30 in the Band Hall. All New parents, please make plans to attend. Any returning parents are welcome to attend as well. We will be going over everything you need to know about the MHS Band and also answer any questions you may have. We also really want to meet all of you and help you in any way we can with this transition to MHS :-)
That is all for now. I hope all of you have a wonderful week!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Zach Skipper - Monday
Salome Ideis-Benton - Tuesday
Cali Carrillo - Wednesday
Suzzie Holt - Wednesday
Kourtney Williams - Thursday
Claire Kennington - Saturday
This Week:
Monday
Lockers Cleaned Out
4pm - New Leadership Team Meeting
6pm-8:30 - Step-off Rehearsal (First Rehearsal of the 2023-24 Marching Band)
Tuesday
6:30 - Hobbs MS Concert
Wednesday
5th & 6th Period Senior Exams
4pm-8pm - Boomerang Pizza Spirit Night
7pm-9pm - Percussion Audition Camp
Thursday
3rd & 4th Period Senior Exams
6pm - King MS Concert
6pm - Guard Weapons Camp
7pm-9pm - Percussion Audition Camp
Friday
1st & 2nd Period Senior Exams
7pm-9pm - Percussion Audition Camp
Saturday
9am-6pm - Leadership Camp
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Rookie Camp
Tues - GRADUATION
Wed - 1st & 2nd Period Exams, Rookie Camp
Thurs - 3rd & 4th Period Exams, Rookie Camp
Fri - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, 5th & 6th Period Exams, Rookie Camp
Sat - All Wind and Jazz Auditions Due
Together We are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
Band Banquet - THANK YOU to all of the parents and students who helped organize, decorate, undecorated, and all thing in-between for creating an amazing band banquet! You really went above and beyond and made this event special for all of our students and volunteers. Thank you Thank you Thank you!
New Leadership/Leadership Camp - Congratulations to our 2023-24 student leadership team. We will have our first meeting tomorrow (Monday) at 4pm in the band room. We will be discussing the itinerary for the leadership camp on May 20th as well.
Facilities Officer – Irwanna Phillips
Facilities Officer – Claire Kennington
Music Library Officer – Sir Elijah DeShazier
Music Library Officer – Bryan Kemp
Music Library Officer – Skylar Thaxton
Uniform Officer – Kellan Tyree
Uniform Officer – Shaela Bason
Flute Section Leader – Bailey Underwood
Flute Asst. Section Leader – Corinne Carmichael
Clarinet Section Leader – Logan Campbell
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Jahnia Hughes
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Ashlynn Holifield
Saxophone Section Leader – Averi Odom
Saxophone Asst Section Leader – Lucie Minnick
Trumpet Section Leader – Carli Carrillo
Trumpet Asst Section Leader – Chase Francis
Mellophone Section Leader – Carly Goodman
Low Brass Section Leader – Ryan Salgado
Tuba Section Leader – Andrew Justice
Percussion Captain – Jakson Rose
Colorguard Captain – Kourtney Williams
Colorguard Co-Captain – Gianna Elicier-Rivera
Band Captain – Bailey Underwood
Band Co-Captain – Chase Francis
Head Drum Major – Ciana Antonio
Co-Drum Major – Tag Gilbride
Assistant Drum Major – Harrison Rose
Step-off Rehearsal - Monday at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2023-24 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 proved all marching instruments (bari saxes, percussion, sousaphones, euphoniums, mellophones). We will issue lockers and music during this rehearsal. Wear comfortable clothes as we will be going outside at a point during this rehearsal.
Percussion Auditions - This Wednesday-Friday 7pm-9pm, we will hold percussion auditions. All percussionists will need to attend these camps. We will work with the King MS and Avalon MS students for their concert and band trip.
Wind Auditions - All wind and jazz auditions are due on Saturday, May 27th. Please CLICK HERE for more info. We have already started receiving uploads and thank you to those students. Please don't wait until the 27th to upload your audition. We will answer any questions you have about how to do this during the Monday rehearsal and rookie camp. CLICK HERE for the Jazz audition info.
Uniforms and Instruments - Just another reminder that all uniforms and instruments MUST be turned in. I will be sending a list of students who have not turned these items in to guidance this week for book tagging.
Rookie Camp - Rookie Camp is just around the corner. All new students and leadership are required to attend. The dates and times are below. We will be outside each day so please plan accordingly in regards to temperatures. Students must attend all 4 days. We will have Rookie Camp rain or shine. We do have contingencies to be inside if the weather does not cooperate.
New Parent/Parent Info Meeting - We will have a new parent info meeting on Thursday, May 25th at 7:30 in the Band Hall. All New parents, please make plans to attend. Any returning parents are welcome to attend as well. We will be going over everything you need to know about the MHS Band and also answer any questions you may have. We also really want to meet all of you and help you in any way we can with this transition to MHS :-)
That is all for now. I hope all of you have a wonderful week!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Zach Skipper - Monday
Salome Ideis-Benton - Tuesday
Cali Carrillo - Wednesday
Suzzie Holt - Wednesday
Kourtney Williams - Thursday
Claire Kennington - Saturday
This Week:
Monday
Lockers Cleaned Out
4pm - New Leadership Team Meeting
6pm-8:30 - Step-off Rehearsal (First Rehearsal of the 2023-24 Marching Band)
Tuesday
6:30 - Hobbs MS Concert
Wednesday
5th & 6th Period Senior Exams
4pm-8pm - Boomerang Pizza Spirit Night
7pm-9pm - Percussion Audition Camp
Thursday
3rd & 4th Period Senior Exams
6pm - King MS Concert
6pm - Guard Weapons Camp
7pm-9pm - Percussion Audition Camp
Friday
1st & 2nd Period Senior Exams
7pm-9pm - Percussion Audition Camp
Saturday
9am-6pm - Leadership Camp
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - Rookie Camp
Tues - GRADUATION
Wed - 1st & 2nd Period Exams, Rookie Camp
Thurs - 3rd & 4th Period Exams, Rookie Camp
Fri - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, 5th & 6th Period Exams, Rookie Camp
Sat - All Wind and Jazz Auditions Due
Together We are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
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