​Hello All,

Week one of Bandtober is done! Thank you all for a wonderful day at Biloxi. We hope everyone is getting rested up for week 2.

Blackwater Classic - Saturday, October 3rd is the Blackwater Classic.  We will have 8 HS bands and 1 University band as our guests.  This is our home competition.  Parents, WE NEED YOUR HELP.  Please sign up on the BC event on CutTime.  Over the years, the BC has been praised for its organization and hospitality.  WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.  If you are having trouble signing up on CutTime, but would like to help, please reach out to Arlene Wires at 850-910-5636 [email protected], Amanda Makar at 850-206-8446 [email protected]. I want to thank our committee for working hard on this event. They have really put together an exciting day and I can't wait for your hard work to be shown to the world! Y'all are AMAZING!!!. For those not working, tickets are $7 and children 5 and under are free.


Blackwater Classic Itinerary - The schedule is ready and the itinerary is set for BC.  We will have rehearsal at 8am-11am this Saturday.  After that, students will need to be seated in our section at 3:45pm to watch and support all performing bands.  Symphonic Band will need to meet in the band room at 3:30 in uniform to get ready for the National Anthem.  We perform the show at 6:15pm.  The BPA will comp one meal per MHS band student that evening at the concession stand. 

• 8am-11am - Rehearsal in stadium
• 3:30 - Symphonic Band meet in Band hall in uniform (no helmets)
• 3:45 - Rest of band in seats in partial uniform (Bibbers and shoes)(Guard hair and makeup done)
• 4pm-5pm - Watch Bands
• 5:15 - Meet in band room and change
• 5:35-6:05 - Warm-up
• 6:15 - PERFORM
• 7pm - Awards
• 7:30-9pm - Change out of uniform and help clean up
• 9pmish - Dismiss

FBA Marching MPA - This will take place on Saturday, October 10th at Choctaw HS and will be the final competition performance of the season. We will be performing at 2pm. Here is the itinerary below:

• 8am – Loading Crews Call Time/Load Trucks
• 9am – Everyone else Call Time/Dry-Run
• 9:45 – Prepare for departure
• 10:30am - Depart
• Noon - Arrive
• 1pm- Warm-up
• 2pm – PERFORM
• 2:30 – Load trucks
• 3:15 – Depart for MHS
• 4:30 – Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss

Homecoming Week Schedule - Please make sure you are planning ahead for the HC week/final week of Bandtober:

• Oct 5 - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Oct 6 - Escapades (Night Time Pep Rally)
• Oct 8 - Long Pep Rally during school, Marching Band Rehearsal
• Oct 9 - HC Parade/Game
• Oct 10 - FBA Marching MPA

We hope everyone has a wonderful week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Raelynn Chandler - Monday

This Week:

• Tuesday
  • 4:30-5:30 - Tri-M Door Decorating
  • 5pm BPA Lumpia Rolling
  • 6pm-8:30pm - Marching Band Rehearsal in Stadium
• Thursday
  • 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Friday
  • HOME Game vs Pensacola HS
    • Full Uniform
    • Black shirts/Guard Shirts
    • 6pm - Call Time
    • 7:30pm - Kickoff
    • 10:30pmish - Dismissal
• Saturday
  • BLACKWATER CLASSIC
    • 8am-11am - Rehearsal in stadium
    • 3:30 - Symphonic Band meet in Band hall in uniform (no helmets)
    • 3:45 - Rest of band in seats in partial uniform (Bibbers and shoes)(Guard hair and makeup done)
    • 4pm-5pm - Watch Bands
    • 5:15 - Meet in band room and change
    • 5:35-6:05 - Warm-up
    • 6:15 - PERFORM
    • 7pm - Awards
    • 7:30-9pm - Change out of uniform and help clean up
    • 9pmish - Dismiss
• Sunday
  • 2pm-5pm - Tri-M Door Decorating

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Mon - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Tues - Escapades
• Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Fri - Homecoming Parade, HOME Game vs Washington HS (Homecoming)
• Sat - FBA Marching MPA

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,


Welcome to BANDTOBER!!! Over the next four weeks, we will have SEVERAL events for the marching band.  The next three Saturdays, the MB&G will be competing against bands in our region.  This is the peek of marching season.  Please make sure you are taking care of yourself and keeping up with everything.  Schedules and itineraries will be available through Rooms, Texts, emails, CutTime, Facebook, Website, Band room TV Announcements, Word-of-mouth, and everything in between.  It is imperative that students are at all events.  Students that are not in attendance for rehearsals/ events may be denied the ability to perform. This will be the busiest and quickest part of marching season.  Hold on tight!


Help Needed for Game - This Friday is Band Senior Night. We have several parents that will be involved with this. WE NEED MORE PARENT HELP at the concessions area as well as feeding students between school and call time. Please Signup on the CutTime event on the calendar.


Senior Night - As stated above, this Friday we will recognize all of our band seniors. All senior escorts need to be ready to go by the band section at 6:45pm. You will need to purchase a ticket for the game.


Percussion Masterclass - This Monday, Dr. John Wooton from The University of Southern Mississippi will be here 4pm-6pm giving a masterclass to all of our percussion students. This is required by all percussion. Make sure you bring your snare sticks! Dr. Wooton will also have merch available for purchase. (Sticks, Books, and more!)


Percussion Students - Thank you for your extra work this weekend and rehearsing! Every little bit will go a long way!


Guard Students/Parents - Thank you all as well for being here Saturday and rehearsing/cleaning uniforms!


Biloxi Competition - We have received our performance times for the Biloxi competition on September 26th. We will be performing twice that day. 2:20pm and 7:45pm. We will be providing a pizza lunch once we arrive. Students are currently asked to bring money to eat at concessions for dinner. Here is the tentative itinerary:

• WE WILL LOAD TRUCKS AFTER THE GAME THE NIGHT BEFORE!!!!
  
• 7:30am - Call Time
  
• 8am - Depart for Biloxi High School
  
• 11am- Arrive Biloxi and eat lunch
  
• Noon - Unload Trucks
  
• 1:20pm - Warm-up
  
• 2:20 - PERFORM
  
• 2:50 - Festival Awards Ceremony
  
• 3:30-6pm - Watch Bands/Eat Dinner
  
• 6:45 - Warm-up
  
• 7:45 - PERFORM
  
• 8:45 - Awards
  
• 9:30 - Depart for MHS
  
• 12:30am - Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss
  

Blackwater Classic - Saturday, October 3rd is the Blackwater Classic.  We will have 8 HS bands and 1 University band as our guests.  This is our home competition.  Parents, WE NEED YOUR HELP.  Please sign up on the BC event on CutTime.  Over the years, the BC has been praised for its organization and hospitality.  WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.  If you are having trouble signing up on CutTime, but would like to help, please reach out to Arlene Wires at 850-910-5636 [email protected], Amanda Makar at 850-206-8446 [email protected]. I want to thank our committee for working hard on this event. They have really put together an exciting day and I can't wait for your hard work to be shown to the world! Y'all are AMAZING!!!. For those not working, tickets are $7 and children 5 and under are free.


Blackwater Classic Itinerary - The schedule is ready and the itinerary is set for BC.  We will have rehearsal at 8am-11am that Saturday.  After that, students will need to be seated in our section at 3:45pm to watch and support all performing bands.  Symphonic Band will need to meet in the band room at 3:30 in uniform to get ready for the National Anthem.  We perform the show at 6:15pm.  The BPA will comp one meal per MHS band student that evening at the concession stand. 

• 8am-11am - Rehearsal in stadium
  
• 3:30 - Symphonic Band meet in Band hall in uniform (no helmets)
  
• 3:45 - Rest of band in seats in partial uniform (Bibbers and shoes)(Guard hair and makeup done)
  
• 4pm-5pm - Watch Bands
  
• 5:15 - Meet in band room and change
  
• 5:35-6:05 - Warm-up
  
• 6:15 - PERFORM
  
• 7pm - Awards
  
• 7:30-9pm - Change out of uniform and help clean up
  
• 9pmish - Dismiss
  

FBA Marching MPA - This will take place on Saturday, October 10th at Choctaw HS and will be the final competition performance of the season. We are hoping to have our performance time this week so we can put together a full itinerary. We are anticipating performing within the 3pm-4pm timeblock. We will return to MHS after we perform and unload then dismiss.


Homecoming Week Schedule - Please make sure you are planning ahead for the HC week/final week of Bandtober:

• Oct 5 - Marching Band Rehearsal
  
• Oct 6 - Escapades (Night Time Pep Rally)
  
• Oct 8 - Long Pep Rally during school, Marching Band Rehearsal
  
• Oct 9 - HC Parade/Game
  
• Oct 10 - FBA Marching MPA
  

Band Trip - The Band trip this year is currently being planned for the week of March 15-19 (the week before Spring Break). This year's destination is to our nation's capital, Washington DC. We will be busing there and back. We will be offering tours of the Smithsonian Museums, Arlington National Cemetery, and hopefully, the Capital Building. This is not a required trip. It is simply an offering for students and parents. We will be using Orchestrated Adventures as our trip planners. If you would like to signup and begin making payments, please click the following link:

https://orchestratedadventures.groupcollect.com/v2/go/miltonband2027


That is all for now. We hope you have a wonderful week


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Parker Angeles - Monday
Ava Biello - Monday
Scarlett Mosley - Wednesday
Makayla Slay - Wednesday


This Week:

• Monday
  
  • 4pm-6pm - Percussion Masterclass with Dr. John Wooton
    
• Tuesday
  
  • 5pm - BPA Lumpia Rolling
    
  • 6pm-8:30 - Marching Band Rehearsal
    
• Thursday
  
  • 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
    
• Friday
  
  • Pep Rally
    
    • Wear Pep Rally Theme or a band shirt
      
    • 1:40 - Dismissed to band hall
      
    • 2:30-3:24 - Pep Rally
      
  • HOME Game vs Choctaw (Senior Night)
    
    • 4pm-5pm - Dinner Served by BPA
      
    • 5:45 - Call Time
      
    • 6:30 - March-in
      
    • 6:45 - Escorts Meet with Seniors at band section
      
    • 6:50 - Senior Night Recognitions
      
    • 7:30 - Kickoff
      
    • 10:30pish - March-out/Dismiss
      
    • LOAD TRUCKS AFTER GAME!!
      
• Saturday
  
  • 7:30am - Call Time
    
  • 8am - Depart for Biloxi High School
    
  • 11am- Arrive Biloxi and eat lunch (Pizza provided by BPA)
    
  • Noon - Unload Trucks
    
  • 1:20pm - Warm-up
    
  • 2:20 - PERFORM
    
  • 2:50 - Festival Awards Ceremony
    
  • 3:30-6pm - Watch Bands/Eat Dinner (BRING MONEY)
    
  • 6:45 - Warm-up
    
  • 7:45 - PERFORM
    
  • 8:45 - Awards
    
  • 9:30 - Depart for MHS
    
  • 12:30 - Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss
    

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Tues - BPA Lumpia Rolling, Marching Band Rehearsal
  
• Thurs - Marching Band Reheaersal
  
• Fri - HOME Game vs Pensacola High School
  
• Sat - Blackwater Classic
  

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

Hello All,


GREAT JOB MG&G!! Friday was a fun game! You sounded and looked great! Keep it up. We are almost to Bandtober!


All-State Auditions - Congratulations to all of the students that auditioned for All-State Saturday! These students worked hard and improved so much simply by putting yourselves on the line and go through this audition process.  Thank you to the student workers that helped make that a success.  Also, thank you to all of the parents for helping out all day with food set up and other tasks. We received many compliments about how organized everything was. 


Lumpia Due - Lumpia fundraiser forms and money are due this Wednesday September 16th. The BPA will be in the Band room all day collecting money. Please make sure all forms are tallied and you have collected all money.  This is all due by the end of the school day.


Tri-M Induction Ceremony - We have been working hard on putting together the Tri-M induction ceremony.  This will take place at the auditorium Wednesday at 5:30pm.  Please plan to wear nice clothes for this.  Think Sunday's best.  There will be performances given throughout as well.  Parents are invited to attend as well. 
Guard - This Saturday, we will go 10am-2pm so far. If this changes in any way, we will communicate ASAP. Our goal is to have work in hand and add that as well as improve what we have.


Percussion Rehearsal - There will be a percussion rehearsal this Saturday 6pm-9pm.


Show Shirts - The 2026 show shirts are now available for purchase. Congratulations to Vivica Gonzalez for the winning design. Anyone that would like to purchase a shirt can order through the following link. Shirts are $20 each. These are outside of the normal band fee. Cash or check are accepted.

2026 SHOW SHIRT ORDER FORM – Fill out form


Biloxi Competition - We have received our performance times for the Biloxi competition on September 26th. We will be performing twice that day. 2:20pm and 7:45pm. We will be providing a pizza lunch once we arrive. Students are currently asked to bring money to eat at concessions for dinner. Here is the tentative itinerary:

• 7:30am - Call Time
  
• 8am - Depart for Biloxi High School
  
• 11am- Arrive Biloxi and eat lunch
  
• Noon - Unload Trucks
  
• 1:20pm - Warm-up
  
• 2:20 - PERFORM
  
• 2:50 - Festival Awards Ceremony
  
• 3:30-6pm - Watch Bands/Eat Dinner
  
• 6:45 - Warm-up
  
• 7:45 - PERFORM
  
• 8:45 - Awards
  
• 9:30 - Depart for MHS
  
• 12:30 - Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss
  

Blackwater Classic - Blackwater Classic is quickly approaching along with the rest of Bandtober.  We are working on putting together a performance schedule of bands for that day.  This is October 3rd.  Please remember that students will need to be at the school for rehearsal and all performances.  We will rehearse that morning, then watch/support all of the visiting bands.  We will be performing at the end of the night right before the University of Southern Miss Marching Band  I will send out an exact schedule as soon as it is available.  If you are interested in helping out for this event, please email Amanda Makar [email protected] or Arlene Wires at [email protected] for more info.


Band Trip - The Band trip this year is currently being planned for the week of March 15-19 (the week before Spring Break). This year's destination is to our nation's capital, Washington DC. We will be busing there and back. We will be offering tours of the Smithsonian Museums, Arlington National Cemetery, and hopefully, the Capital Building. This is not a required trip. It is simply an offering for students and parents. We will be using Orchestrated Adventures as our trip planners. If you would like to signup and begin making payments, please click the following link:

https://orchestratedadventures.groupcollect.com/v2/go/miltonband2027


We hope you have a wonderful week!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Imani Zandi-Karimi - Sunday
Eden McNamara - Monday
Ava Dotson - Wednesday
Judah Phillips - Thursday
This Week:

• Tuesday
  
  • 5pm - BPA Lumpia Rolling
    
  • 6pm-8:30 - Marching Band Rehearsal
    
• Wednesday
  
  • Lumpia FR Due
    
  • 5:30pm - Tri-M Induction Ceremony
    
• Thursday
  
  • 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
    
  • 5pm - BPA Lumpia Rolling
    
• Friday
  
  • Band Fee Due ($125)
    
  • 1:30-6pm - Shish Kabob Meat Sticking
    
• Saturday
  
  • 10am-2pm - Guard Rehearsal
    
  • 6pm-9pm - Percussion Rehearsal
    

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Mon - Percussion Master Class
  
• Tues - BPA Lumpia Rolling, Marching Band Rehearsal
  
• Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal
  
• Fri - Pep Rally, HOME Game vs Choctaw (Senior Night)
  
• Sat - Biloxi Competition
  

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!

​Hello All,

All-State Auditions - GOOD LUCK to the following students as they audition for the FMEA All-State Band:

• Marlayna Anderson - 2:50pm
• Cooper Barton - 2pm
• Abbigail Broughton - 4:40pm
• Drake Clift - 1:10pm
• Christopher Collins - 1:20pm
• Taylor Ellis - 3pm
• Kylie Kilgore - 2:50pm
• Gabrielle Maxwell - 1:40pm
• Torey McGill - 1pm
• Sarah Meneely - 2:40pm
• Juliette Plocharczyk - 2:40pm
• Darla Smith - 3:20pm
• Connor Stabler-Spicer - 3:20pm
• Colin Williams - 2:50pm
• Brayden Wilson Tuba/Bass - 3:20pm, 4:10pm
• Imani Zandi-Karimi - 4:10pm

Letterman Jackets - Jerry Hester from Hess awards will be doing fittings on THURSDAY, September 10th, during all band classes, in BAND ROOM. Order now for delivery in less than 6 weeks! It will come in in time for all fall events, and the first cold football Friday. Hess Awards has made it easy to order your jacket online at their website https://www.hessawards.com/milton-fl.  When ordering online please use the sizing chart on their website as it is very accurate. We will have order forms. If now is not a good time to order, please keep link above to order at any time. See attachment for more details.


Band Trip - The Band trip this year is currently being planned for the week of March 15-19 (the week before Spring Break). This year's destination is to our nation's capital, Washington DC. We will be busing there and back. We will be offering tours of the Smithsonian Museums, Arlington National Cemetery, and hopefully, the Capital Building. We will have a trip meeting on September 10th at 7pm to go over everything and answer all questions. This is not a required trip. It is simply an offering for students and parents. We will be using Orchestrated Adventures as our trip planners. Mr. Sean Hammond will be with us at that meeting as well. If you would like to go ahead and signup and begin making payments, please click the following link:

https://orchestratedadventures.groupcollect.com/v2/go/miltonband2027

Show Shirts - The 2026 show shirts are now available for purchase. Congratulations to Vivica Gonzalez for the winning design. Anyone that would like to purchase a shirt can order through the following link. Shirts are $20 each. These are outside of the normal band fee. Cash or check are accepted.

2026 SHOW SHIRT ORDER FORM – Fill out form

Biloxi Competition - We have received our performance times for the Biloxi competition on September 26th. We will be performing twice that day. 2:20pm and 7:45pm. We will be providing a pizza lunch once we arrive. Students are currently asked to bring money to eat at concessions for dinner. Here is the tentative itinerary:

• 7:30am - Call Time
• 8am - Depart for Biloxi High School
• 11am- Arrive Biloxi and eat lunch
• Noon - Unload Trucks
• 1:20pm - Warm-up
• 2:20 - PERFORM
• 2:50 - Festival Awards Ceremony
• 3:30-6pm - Watch Bands/Eat Dinner
• 6:45 - Warm-up
• 7:45 - PERFORM
• 8:45 - Awards
• 9:30 - Depart for MHS
• 12:30 - Arrive MHS/Unload/Dismiss

Full Band/Section Pics - This Wednesday at 4pm, we will be taking our full band and section pics. This is the only time that Mrs. Downs our photographer has available. Please make sure you bring uniform parts to school on that day. We should be done by 5:30pm.

That is all for now. We hope you have a wonderful week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following student according to CutTime:
Giovanni Sinibaldi - Sunday
Brayden Wilson - Sunday
Coda Turner - Thursday
Aiden Kern - Friday

This Week:

• Monday
  • Labor Day - No School
• Tuesday
  • 6pm-8:30 - Marching Band Rehearsal
  • 7pm - MHSBPA Monthly Meeting
• Wednesday
  • 3:30 - Tri-M Meeting
  • 4pm - Full Band/Section Pics
• Thursday
  • 4pm-7pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
  • 5pm - BPA Lumpia Rolling
  • 7pm - Trip Meeting
• Friday
  • AWAY Game vs Ft. Walton Beach HS
    • Full Uniform
    • 3:30-4:30 - BPA Feeding BAnd
    • 4:30 - Call Time
    • 7pm - Kickoff
    • 11pmish - Return
• Saturday
  • All-State Auditions

This Week:

• Tues - BPA Lumpia Rolling, Marching Band Rehearsal
• Wed - BPA Lumpia Rollin, Tri-M Induction Ceremony
• Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal, BPA Lumpia Rolling
• Fri - Band Fee Due, Shish Kabob Meat Sticking All Students
• Sat - Colorguard Rehearsal Camp, Percussion Rehearsal

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!