Hello All,
I 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. This week we will see you at the Step-off Rehearsal on Wednesday. See info below.
New Leadership Team - Congratulations to the new 2024-25 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 25th as well.
Head Drum Major – Tag Gilbride
Co-Drum Major – Sierra Clark
Co-Drum Major – Sir Elijah DeShazier
Band Captain – Riley Helton
Band Co-Captain – Ava Davidson
Flute Section Leader – Corinne Carmichael
Flute Asst. Section Leader – Samantha Kuhn
Clarinet Section Leader – Jahnia Hughes
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Skylar Thaxton
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Emma Minnick
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Allison McKinney
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Cayden Bachman
Trumpet Co-Section Leader – David Malec
Trumpet Co-Section Leader – Irwanna Phillips
Mellophone Section Leader – Evan Pittman
Mellophone Asst Section Leader – Emma DeBellis
Low Brass Section Leader – Joseph Cutiyog
Low Brass Asst. Section Leader – Carson Downs
Tuba Section Leader – Moshe Watson
Percussion Co-Captain – Riley Helton
Percussion Co-Captain – Claire Kennington
Colorguard Captain – Claire Roberts
Colorguard Co-Captain – Emily Woodward
Colorguard Co-Captain – Kaylyn Sones
Music Library Officer – Riley Clark
Music Library Officer – Coda Turner
Uniform Officer – Hayden Barnette
Uniform Officer – Shaela Bason
Step-off Rehearsal - ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS: Wednesday at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2024-25 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. Parents are welcome to stick around and listen, however, there will be very limited room in the band room that evening.
Percussion Auditions - This Monday at 6pm, we will hold percussion auditions. All percussionists will need to be in attendance.
Wind Auditions - All wind and jazz auditions are due on Saturday, May 25th. Please CLICK HERE for more info. We have already started receiving uploads and thank you to those students. Please don't wait until the 25th to upload your audition. We will answer any questions you have about how to do this during the Wednesday rehearsal and rookie camp. CLICK HERE for the Jazz audition info.
Rookie Camp - Rookie Camp is just around the corner. All new students and leadership are required to attend. This will be May 28th-31st 8am-Noon We will be outside each day so please plan accordingly in regards to temperatures. ALL NEW STUDENTS must attend all 4 days. Returning members are encouraged to attend as well. We will have Rookie Camp rain or shine. We do have contingencies to be inside if the weather does not cooperate.
New/Returning Parent Info Meeting - We will have a new/returning parent info meeting on Thursday, May 23th at 6pm in the Band Hall. All parents, please make plans to attend. 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 :-)
CutTime - Starting next weekend, we will be using the CutTime app exclusively. At this point, all info has been transferred over to CutTime from Charms including financial info. CutTime will be uploading our calendar soon as well. More info on this will be presented soon. All online payments will now be made through CutTime. Of course, we still accept cash or check.
That is all for now. I hope you have a wonderful week!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Taylor Ellis - Today (Sunday)
Cayden Bachman - Monday
Amberlyn King - Monday
Zachary Skipper - Wednesday
Salome Ideis-Benton - Thursday
Carli Carrillo - Friday
Carson Nelson - Friday
Kourtney Williams
This Week:
Monday
Lockers Cleaned Out
4pm-6pm - New Leadership Meeting/Workday
6pm - Percussion Auditions
Tuesday
6pm - Hobbs MS Concert at First Baptist Milton
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Wednesday
All School-Owned Instruments Returned
11:30-3pm - AP Music Theory Exam
3:30-4pm - Tri-M Meeting
6pm-8:30 - Step-off Rehearsal
Thursday
5th & 6th Period Senior Exams
6pm - King MS Concert
Friday
3rd & 4th Period Senior Exams
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - 1st & 2nd Period Senior Exams
Tues - Graduation
Wed - Semester Exams (Half Day)
Thurs - Semester Exam (Half Day), New and Returning Parent Meeting
Fri - Semester Exam (Half Day) LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Sat - All Wind and Jazz Auditions Due, Leadership Camp
Looking Ahead to May 27th-31st
5/27 - Memorial Day
5/28 - Rookie Camp
5/29 - Rookie Camp
5/30 - Rookie Camp
5/31 - Rookie Camp
Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
I 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. This week we will see you at the Step-off Rehearsal on Wednesday. See info below.
New Leadership Team - Congratulations to the new 2024-25 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 25th as well.
Head Drum Major – Tag Gilbride
Co-Drum Major – Sierra Clark
Co-Drum Major – Sir Elijah DeShazier
Band Captain – Riley Helton
Band Co-Captain – Ava Davidson
Flute Section Leader – Corinne Carmichael
Flute Asst. Section Leader – Samantha Kuhn
Clarinet Section Leader – Jahnia Hughes
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Skylar Thaxton
Clarinet Asst Section Leader – Emma Minnick
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Allison McKinney
Saxophone Co-Section Leader – Cayden Bachman
Trumpet Co-Section Leader – David Malec
Trumpet Co-Section Leader – Irwanna Phillips
Mellophone Section Leader – Evan Pittman
Mellophone Asst Section Leader – Emma DeBellis
Low Brass Section Leader – Joseph Cutiyog
Low Brass Asst. Section Leader – Carson Downs
Tuba Section Leader – Moshe Watson
Percussion Co-Captain – Riley Helton
Percussion Co-Captain – Claire Kennington
Colorguard Captain – Claire Roberts
Colorguard Co-Captain – Emily Woodward
Colorguard Co-Captain – Kaylyn Sones
Music Library Officer – Riley Clark
Music Library Officer – Coda Turner
Uniform Officer – Hayden Barnette
Uniform Officer – Shaela Bason
Step-off Rehearsal - ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS: Wednesday at 6pm-8:30, we will have our first rehearsal of the 2024-25 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. Parents are welcome to stick around and listen, however, there will be very limited room in the band room that evening.
Percussion Auditions - This Monday at 6pm, we will hold percussion auditions. All percussionists will need to be in attendance.
Wind Auditions - All wind and jazz auditions are due on Saturday, May 25th. Please CLICK HERE for more info. We have already started receiving uploads and thank you to those students. Please don't wait until the 25th to upload your audition. We will answer any questions you have about how to do this during the Wednesday rehearsal and rookie camp. CLICK HERE for the Jazz audition info.
Rookie Camp - Rookie Camp is just around the corner. All new students and leadership are required to attend. This will be May 28th-31st 8am-Noon We will be outside each day so please plan accordingly in regards to temperatures. ALL NEW STUDENTS must attend all 4 days. Returning members are encouraged to attend as well. We will have Rookie Camp rain or shine. We do have contingencies to be inside if the weather does not cooperate.
New/Returning Parent Info Meeting - We will have a new/returning parent info meeting on Thursday, May 23th at 6pm in the Band Hall. All parents, please make plans to attend. 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 :-)
CutTime - Starting next weekend, we will be using the CutTime app exclusively. At this point, all info has been transferred over to CutTime from Charms including financial info. CutTime will be uploading our calendar soon as well. More info on this will be presented soon. All online payments will now be made through CutTime. Of course, we still accept cash or check.
That is all for now. I hope you have a wonderful week!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to Charms:
Taylor Ellis - Today (Sunday)
Cayden Bachman - Monday
Amberlyn King - Monday
Zachary Skipper - Wednesday
Salome Ideis-Benton - Thursday
Carli Carrillo - Friday
Carson Nelson - Friday
Kourtney Williams
This Week:
Monday
Lockers Cleaned Out
4pm-6pm - New Leadership Meeting/Workday
6pm - Percussion Auditions
Tuesday
6pm - Hobbs MS Concert at First Baptist Milton
7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
Wednesday
All School-Owned Instruments Returned
11:30-3pm - AP Music Theory Exam
3:30-4pm - Tri-M Meeting
6pm-8:30 - Step-off Rehearsal
Thursday
5th & 6th Period Senior Exams
6pm - King MS Concert
Friday
3rd & 4th Period Senior Exams
Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Mon - 1st & 2nd Period Senior Exams
Tues - Graduation
Wed - Semester Exams (Half Day)
Thurs - Semester Exam (Half Day), New and Returning Parent Meeting
Fri - Semester Exam (Half Day) LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Sat - All Wind and Jazz Auditions Due, Leadership Camp
Looking Ahead to May 27th-31st
5/27 - Memorial Day
5/28 - Rookie Camp
5/29 - Rookie Camp
5/30 - Rookie Camp
5/31 - Rookie Camp
Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!
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