Hello All,
We want to thank everyone once again for a great year! We made memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you to all that were involved with the band banquet as well! It was an extraordinary night because of you!
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 20th at 6pm. BRING INSTRUMENTS and wear comfortable shoes.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING BAND MOMS!
Band Banquet - Thank you to all parents and volunteers who helped set up for this event! It was an incredible evening celebrating a wonderful year with the MB&G.
New Leadership Team - Congratulations to the new 2025-26 Leadership Team. We will have our first meeting THIS WEDNESDAY at 4pm in the band room. At this meeting, we will be discussing the itinerary for the leadership camp on May 24th as well cleaning up the band room to get ready for Step-Off rehearsal on the 20th
Music Library Officer – Matthew Erskine
Music Library Officer – Bradley Toomey
Uniform Officer – Taylor Ellis
Uniform Officer – Darla Smith
Flute Asst. Section Leader – Shaela Basan
Flute Section Leader – Samantha Kuhn
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Kayleigh Barnes
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Imani Zandi-Karimi
Clarinet Section Leader – Cristyn Michaels
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Cayden Bachman
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Josiah Hall
Trumpet Asst. Section Leader – Eli Jones
Trumpet Section Leader – Nathan Garcia
Mellophone Asst Section Leader – Kendall Myers
Mellophone Section Leader – Evan Pittman
Trombone Section Leader – Caesar Lopez
Euphonium Section Leader – Coda Turner
Tuba Section Leader – Moshe Watson
Percussion Captain – Hayden Barnette
Percussion Captain – Claire Kennington
Colorguard Co-Captain – Madeline King
Colorguard Co-Captain – Devin Peterson
Colorguard Captain – Mackenzie Peterson
Band Captain – Lilly Leadingham
Band Captain – Bell Garza
Co-Drum Major – Riley Clark
Co-Drum Major – Sierra Clark
Head Drum Major – Sir Elijah DeShazier
Percussion Auditions - Auditions will be May 12th, 13, & 16th 6pm-9pm. 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.
Step-off Rehearsal - ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS: Tuesday, May 20th at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2025-26 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). 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 May 27th-29th 4pm-7pm 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. :-)
Wind and Jazz Auditions - We have distributed all audition material for winds and jazz students for next year. We will be using Microsoft Teams for these auditions instead of Flipgrid this year because Flipgrid no longer exists. All auditions are due Saturday May 24th. CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE AUDITIONS:
http://www.miltonhighschoolband.com/mhs-band-audition-material.html
School-Owned Instruments Returned - Wednesday, May 14th, all school-owned instruments MUST be returned and out of lockers by the start of the school day.
Lockers Cleaned Out - This Wednesday, May 14th, all lockers must be cleaned out. Any item left in the locker by the end of the day will be donated or thrown away.
BPA Assistant Treasurer - We will be voting on an assistant treasurer for the 2025-26 BPA Board at the May monthly meeting. Brandi Ryan Walker is the only nomination so far. If you would like to nominate someone, including yourself, please email me with the name.
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. Also, All Trip payments are due in May BEFORE we depart for Six Flags and Gatlinburg. All Fees can be paid online or in person.
Band Trip Meeting - We will have our next and final band trip meeting on Tuesday May 13th at 6pm. All participants will need to make plans to attend. There is a percussion audition clinic at during this meeting. Those students will need to make plans to have a parent attend the trip meeting.
That is all for now. I hope you have a wonderful week!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Tag Gilbride - Sunday (Today)
Taylor Ellis - Monday
Amberlyn King - Tuesday
Cayden Bachman - Tuesday
Makynzi Bogden - Tuesday
Mae McCall - Friday
This Week:
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
We want to thank everyone once again for a great year! We made memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you to all that were involved with the band banquet as well! It was an extraordinary night because of you!
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 20th at 6pm. BRING INSTRUMENTS and wear comfortable shoes.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING BAND MOMS!
Band Banquet - Thank you to all parents and volunteers who helped set up for this event! It was an incredible evening celebrating a wonderful year with the MB&G.
New Leadership Team - Congratulations to the new 2025-26 Leadership Team. We will have our first meeting THIS WEDNESDAY at 4pm in the band room. At this meeting, we will be discussing the itinerary for the leadership camp on May 24th as well cleaning up the band room to get ready for Step-Off rehearsal on the 20th
Music Library Officer – Matthew Erskine
Music Library Officer – Bradley Toomey
Uniform Officer – Taylor Ellis
Uniform Officer – Darla Smith
Flute Asst. Section Leader – Shaela Basan
Flute Section Leader – Samantha Kuhn
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Kayleigh Barnes
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Imani Zandi-Karimi
Clarinet Section Leader – Cristyn Michaels
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Cayden Bachman
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Josiah Hall
Trumpet Asst. Section Leader – Eli Jones
Trumpet Section Leader – Nathan Garcia
Mellophone Asst Section Leader – Kendall Myers
Mellophone Section Leader – Evan Pittman
Trombone Section Leader – Caesar Lopez
Euphonium Section Leader – Coda Turner
Tuba Section Leader – Moshe Watson
Percussion Captain – Hayden Barnette
Percussion Captain – Claire Kennington
Colorguard Co-Captain – Madeline King
Colorguard Co-Captain – Devin Peterson
Colorguard Captain – Mackenzie Peterson
Band Captain – Lilly Leadingham
Band Captain – Bell Garza
Co-Drum Major – Riley Clark
Co-Drum Major – Sierra Clark
Head Drum Major – Sir Elijah DeShazier
Percussion Auditions - Auditions will be May 12th, 13, & 16th 6pm-9pm. 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.
Step-off Rehearsal - ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS: Tuesday, May 20th at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2025-26 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). 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 May 27th-29th 4pm-7pm 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. :-)
Wind and Jazz Auditions - We have distributed all audition material for winds and jazz students for next year. We will be using Microsoft Teams for these auditions instead of Flipgrid this year because Flipgrid no longer exists. All auditions are due Saturday May 24th. CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE AUDITIONS:
http://www.miltonhighschoolband.com/mhs-band-audition-material.html
School-Owned Instruments Returned - Wednesday, May 14th, all school-owned instruments MUST be returned and out of lockers by the start of the school day.
Lockers Cleaned Out - This Wednesday, May 14th, all lockers must be cleaned out. Any item left in the locker by the end of the day will be donated or thrown away.
BPA Assistant Treasurer - We will be voting on an assistant treasurer for the 2025-26 BPA Board at the May monthly meeting. Brandi Ryan Walker is the only nomination so far. If you would like to nominate someone, including yourself, please email me with the name.
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. Also, All Trip payments are due in May BEFORE we depart for Six Flags and Gatlinburg. All Fees can be paid online or in person.
Band Trip Meeting - We will have our next and final band trip meeting on Tuesday May 13th at 6pm. All participants will need to make plans to attend. There is a percussion audition clinic at during this meeting. Those students will need to make plans to have a parent attend the trip meeting.
That is all for now. I hope you have a wonderful week!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Tag Gilbride - Sunday (Today)
Taylor Ellis - Monday
Amberlyn King - Tuesday
Cayden Bachman - Tuesday
Makynzi Bogden - Tuesday
Mae McCall - Friday
This Week:
- Monday
- 3:30-4:30 - Tri-M Meeting AFTER SCHOOL
- 6pm-9pm - Percussion Auditions
- Tuesday
- 7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
- 6pm - Band Trip Meeting
- 6pm-9pm - Percussion Auditions
- Wednesday
- Lockers Cleaned out!
- 4pm-6pm Leadership Meeting and Cleaning Day
- Thursday
- 6:30pm Hobbs MS Concert (MHS Auditorium)
- Volunteers needed to help set up and breakdown
- Friday
- 6pm-9pm - Percussion Auditions
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
- Mon - Senior & Early Exams
- Tues - Senior & Early Exams, Step-Off Rehearsal
- Wed - Senior & Early Exams
- Thurs - Graduation
- Sat - Leadership Camp
Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
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