This Week in the Mighty Black & Gold

​Hello All,


Great job during the first week of school and at our first game!


Rehearsals This Week - We will only have one rehearsal since the game is on a Thursday.  Tuesday rehearsal will be 6pm-9pm instead of 8:30.  Please adjust calendars accordingly.  


AWAY Event Checkout and Parking - See below for important information about procedures for any AWAY event for the band! These procedures are non-negotiable.

• Checkout procedures - Students must have a note from a parent to give to the head chaperone (Ashley Preston) or the band directors BEFORE we depart. At the end of the game, we will march back to the band truck and dismiss. At that point, students will need to go back to their bus with the chaperones and grab belongings. After that, they will meet the head chaperone, Mrs. Preston, at BUS 1 along with their person giving them a ride and checkout with her. Yes, you will need to walk or drive across campus to meet at bus 1.  Understand, this procedure is to ensure the safety of all students. If students or parents fail to abide by this procedure, they will forfeit their participation in away events with the band.
• Parking at Milton HS for away games - CLICK HERE for a map of our campus showing the band hall and math west buildings.  On this map, you will see areas that are circled indicating a no parking zone.  When we return from away events, it is vital to keep those areas clear so we can unload and dismiss as soon as possible.  We have to be able to back the band trucks in to their spots and pull the buses into the drop-off area.  Understand that if you park in the parking spots next to the bus pick-up/drop-off area, you may have to wait for the buses to leave before you can depart.  We will unload both trucks and get all instruments into the band room before we dismiss.  No student is to leave until the band dismisses inside the band room.  
• We send the trucks back before the buses. Parents, please help unload the trucks once they arrive back at MHS. This will help to make dismissal quicker for students.

Post Night Event Ride Waiting Info - Students, it is IMPERATIVE that all students wait at the band hall for your ride! DO NOT walk off campus or even walk to the entrance of the parking lot at night. You can wait inside or right out front of the band hall, in the lighted area. We, the directors, always stay after every night time event until the last student is picked up from the band hall. If students walk off campus, we cannot watch and make sure students are safe. Parents, please make sure you communicate with your students the importance of this matter! Also, we will communicate as best we can when we will be dismissing from these events. Please make sure you arrive quickly so your kiddo does not have to wait.


East Milton ES Pep Rally - We have been asked to perform Friday August 21st at East 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!


All-State Auditions - FBA All-State auditions will be on Saturday, September 12th here at MHS.  Any student wishing to audition MUST register with us by Thursday of this week.  We will also need student help for this.  We will post a sign-up in the locker room with various times and positions for that day.  Volunteer hours can be earned with this. 


Full Uniforms - I am planning for us to potentially go into full uniform on August 28th. Currently, if you ordered bibbers, these are on backorder. DeMoulin will ship these to the school as soon as they receive them. This will decided on the August 28th goal. Guard uniforms may be in this week. Members will receive their uniform once they have deposited $225 into your accounts into your band accounts.
Show Shirt Designs - It is time to start the show shirt designs for this year. Each year, we take student-made submissions for the halftime show shirts. These designs are voted on by all band students, then sent to be professionally touched up and placed on black shirts. Here are some requirements for these designs:

• Show title - Darkness Unleashed
• Year - 2026-27
• Your name on the back page of design
• Everything else is up to you
• Submissions are due by August 26th.

Lumpia Fundraiser - We will be kicking off the Lumpia fundraiser this week. Students will be able to make $5 per bag of lumpia sold. These are hand-rolled and our own recipe. All orders are due by September 16th. Lumpia will be delivered before Thanksgiving, on October 29th.


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


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to CutTime:
Alyssia Corey - Sunday
Lucas Frank - Sunday
Dylin Messick - Sunday
Katie Roche - Thursday


This Week

• Monday
  • Lumpia FR Kickoff
  • 5pm - Lumpia Rolling
• Tuesday
  • 5pm - Lumpia Rolling
  • 6pm-9pm - Marching Band Rehearsal
• Wednesday
  • FBA Meeting @ Pace HS (Directors)
• Thursday
  • AWAY Game vs Catholic HS
    • Summer Uniform
    • 3:30-4:30 - BPA Feeding Band
    • 5pm - Call Time/Roll Call/Depart for CHS
    • 5:45 - Arrive CHS/Unload
    • 7pm - Kickoff
    • 11:30 - Arrive at MHS/Unload/Dismiss
• Friday
  • 7:30am-8:30am - East Milton ES Pep Rally

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Mon - Lumpia Rolling
• Tues - Lumpia Rolling, Marching Band Rehearsal
• Wed - Tri-M Interest Meeting
• Thurs - Marching Band Rehearsal, Lumpia Rolling
• Fri - Pep Rally, Home Game vs Tate HS

Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!!