Hello All,
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!! We are excited to start the school year! I hope you are as well. The first day of school is always a great restart. Remember, you start the year with a clean slate. What will it be by May. Only you can decide. The year will be what you make it. Good luck to all and remember, we are here to help.
Marching Band Rehearsals - We will begin normal rehearsals this week. These are Tuesdays 6pm-8:30 and Thursdays 4pm-7pm. We may vary these rehearsals depending on circumstances that may arise, i.e. Thursday games, weather, necessity, etc. In these events, we will communicate well ahead of time.
Attendance - It is VITAL that all students are at all rehearsals and performances! The band is negatively affected when students are absent. A big portion of the band grade, be it marching, concert, indoor, or more, is attendance. Students will receive a zero in the gradebook for each absence. Depending on the situation, students may make up these absences with an assignment given by the directors. This could be a one hour practice session at the band room outside of normal rehearsal times, an essay, pass-offs, etc. Remember, while performances are required, they are also earned and a privilege. Directors reserve the right to deny performances for any student if deemed that the student is not holding up to the standards and responsibilities of the band; this does include in other classrooms as well. To put it simply, just be present and prepared.
MHSBPA Monthly Meeting - Tuesday at 7 pm is our monthly BPA Parent Meeting. It will be held in the Band Hall for now. Lots of information this month about upcoming events.
Seniors - Please plan to being your bibbers and guard uniforms this Tuesday. Mrs. Rachel Downs will be here at 4:30 on that day to take your pictures in uniform for the senior banners.
Chaperone Training Meeting - We will be holding a chaperone info meeting this coming Thursday, August 14th at 7:30pm-8:30pm in the band hall. All guardians wanting to chaperone any event this year (Games, Competitions, Performances, etc.) will need to make plans to attend this meeting.
FSU Band Day - On September 6th, FSU will be hosting their band day event. This event gives students the opportunity to see the marching chiefs up close in person and attend an FSU game. We have received 110 FREE tickets for this event. We still have plenty of seats. Band students and parents may sign up to attend. The cost is $60/person. This is for the cost the buses. This is a first come first served basis. Money must be turned in directly to the directors upon signing up. No online payments can be made for this. Checks or cash only. Also, since this is outside of the normal band fee, no overage of CutTime payments will be able to be used for this.
Here is the itinerary for that day:
Wind Concert Instruments - All wind concert instruments must be returned for class on Tuesday.
East Milton ES Pep Rally - We have been asked to perform next Friday August 22nd at Eat Milton ES. We need all leadership for this and invite anyone else that can get a ride over for this. The meeting time at East Milton is 7:30am. This is a great time to show off for our future panthers!
MoneyDolly FR - We have reached our goal of $25,000 raised for the band. We still have 5 days and money can still be earned. Remember, every donation counts towards the student band fee. I will get a print out at the end and will credit the students that participated. There's still time! Currently as of this text, the clarinets are back in the lead!
Lumpia Fundraiser - We will be kicking off our lumpia fundraiser the second week of school. our BPA committee has been meeting weekly to prepare 40,000+ hand-rolled lumpia. This is also our very own recipe. Go ahead and get the word out now.
That is all for now. We hope you have a wonderful first week of school!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Cassidy Forester - Today (Sunday)
Calleigh Menefee - Today (Sunday)
Jarrod Johnson - Tuesday
Alyssia Corey - Saturday
Dylin Messick - Saturday
This Week:
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!! We are excited to start the school year! I hope you are as well. The first day of school is always a great restart. Remember, you start the year with a clean slate. What will it be by May. Only you can decide. The year will be what you make it. Good luck to all and remember, we are here to help.
Marching Band Rehearsals - We will begin normal rehearsals this week. These are Tuesdays 6pm-8:30 and Thursdays 4pm-7pm. We may vary these rehearsals depending on circumstances that may arise, i.e. Thursday games, weather, necessity, etc. In these events, we will communicate well ahead of time.
Attendance - It is VITAL that all students are at all rehearsals and performances! The band is negatively affected when students are absent. A big portion of the band grade, be it marching, concert, indoor, or more, is attendance. Students will receive a zero in the gradebook for each absence. Depending on the situation, students may make up these absences with an assignment given by the directors. This could be a one hour practice session at the band room outside of normal rehearsal times, an essay, pass-offs, etc. Remember, while performances are required, they are also earned and a privilege. Directors reserve the right to deny performances for any student if deemed that the student is not holding up to the standards and responsibilities of the band; this does include in other classrooms as well. To put it simply, just be present and prepared.
MHSBPA Monthly Meeting - Tuesday at 7 pm is our monthly BPA Parent Meeting. It will be held in the Band Hall for now. Lots of information this month about upcoming events.
Seniors - Please plan to being your bibbers and guard uniforms this Tuesday. Mrs. Rachel Downs will be here at 4:30 on that day to take your pictures in uniform for the senior banners.
Chaperone Training Meeting - We will be holding a chaperone info meeting this coming Thursday, August 14th at 7:30pm-8:30pm in the band hall. All guardians wanting to chaperone any event this year (Games, Competitions, Performances, etc.) will need to make plans to attend this meeting.
FSU Band Day - On September 6th, FSU will be hosting their band day event. This event gives students the opportunity to see the marching chiefs up close in person and attend an FSU game. We have received 110 FREE tickets for this event. We still have plenty of seats. Band students and parents may sign up to attend. The cost is $60/person. This is for the cost the buses. This is a first come first served basis. Money must be turned in directly to the directors upon signing up. No online payments can be made for this. Checks or cash only. Also, since this is outside of the normal band fee, no overage of CutTime payments will be able to be used for this.
Here is the itinerary for that day:
- 4:30am CST - Call Time
- 5am CST – Depart for FSU
- 9:30 EST – Arrive FSU
- 11am-2pm – FSU Game
- 2:30pm EST – Depart for Milton
- 5pm CST – Arrive Milton High School/Unload/Go Home
Wind Concert Instruments - All wind concert instruments must be returned for class on Tuesday.
East Milton ES Pep Rally - We have been asked to perform next Friday August 22nd at Eat Milton ES. We need all leadership for this and invite anyone else that can get a ride over for this. The meeting time at East Milton is 7:30am. This is a great time to show off for our future panthers!
MoneyDolly FR - We have reached our goal of $25,000 raised for the band. We still have 5 days and money can still be earned. Remember, every donation counts towards the student band fee. I will get a print out at the end and will credit the students that participated. There's still time! Currently as of this text, the clarinets are back in the lead!
Lumpia Fundraiser - We will be kicking off our lumpia fundraiser the second week of school. our BPA committee has been meeting weekly to prepare 40,000+ hand-rolled lumpia. This is also our very own recipe. Go ahead and get the word out now.
That is all for now. We hope you have a wonderful first week of school!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Cassidy Forester - Today (Sunday)
Calleigh Menefee - Today (Sunday)
Jarrod Johnson - Tuesday
Alyssia Corey - Saturday
Dylin Messick - Saturday
This Week:
- Monday
- FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL :-)
- FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL :-)
- Tuesday
- 4:30-6pm - Senior Band Pictures
- 6pm-8:30 - Marching Band Rehearsal
- 7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
- 4:30-6pm - Senior Band Pictures
- Thursday
- 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
- 4pm-7pm - BPA Lumpia Rolling
- 7:30-8:30 - Chaperone Meeting
- 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
- Tues - Marching Band Rehearsal, BPA Lumpia Rolling
- Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal, Lumpia Rolling
- Fri - East Milton ES Pep Rally, MHS Pep Rally, Home Game vs. Crestview
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