Program Updates

First Drumline Competition 2/28! This Saturday, Indoor Drumline will travel to their first competition at Martin Luther King High School. Even though this competition is a bit far away in Riverside, please come support your students! Here are a couple of things to know for these competitions: They day starts much like a marching band competition day...we'll meet to change and load the equipment trucks, but we will travel to the competitions via parent volunteer cars. Once we

Chipotle Fundraiser on Wednesday Please help our music program by eating at Chipotle @ Seacliff on Wednesday, 2/18 between 5-9pm!  Make sure to show the flyer or use the code 7VFPPQ6  at checkout online and the program will get 25% of proceeds. Mardi Gras "Parade" @ HBHS on Tuesday On Tuesday during lunch, we will be participating in a small "parade" at HBHS. To celebrate Fat Tuesday, we'll be playing some tunes through the main offices with APA council. Student should try an

2026-27 OMG Executive Board & Chair Positions We are getting ready for the next school year and we need you! If every position is filled and each person fulfills their duties, then no position will be too much work!! "Many hands make light work." With your help, we'll have an amazing 2026-27 school year!! Our OMG Board and Program Chairs are the people who make things happen!  Oiler Music Guild President- The President shall preside over all meetings of the Boosters and the E

Congratulations to everyone on a strong finish to the first semester! This week marks the official start of a new semester and our new ensembles. While Drumline and Winter Guard have been rehearsing throughout December and January, Jazz Band officially kicks off this week and District Honor Band resumes on Wednesday. Outback Fundraiser on Monday Please help our music program by eating at Outback Steakhouse on Monday 1/26 between 11am and 9pm! Make sure to show the flyer or

It's finals week! This week is a different bell schedule, so our wind ensemble rehearsals will be at different times. If you're student hasn't completed their sight-reading auditions, they need to come in at one of the times listed below to get it done. It will determine chair placement, and it is also good audition experience. Weekly Schedule Tuesday 1:40-2:28pm Wind Ensemble 2:30-3:30pm Sight Reading Auditions Wednesday No rehearsals 7pm Pep Band @ Varsity Basketball Game!

Welcome 2026! We hope everyone's first week back to school went well! Oiler Music Guild Meeting Tuesday, 1/13 @ 7pm Join us for important program info! Updates on Programs and Spring Semester! It is super important that we have someone from each family there to get important info on our second semester ensembles/volunteering needs/etc. Come in person to meet our new Orchestra Director, Brian Onderdonk. And come for treats!! In M1 or via Zoom Click for Zoom Coming Up This Wee

This past week we returned to classes, our drumline began meeting for rehearsals, and we started off the new year strong! I want to congratulate all of the students that auditioned for the HBUHSD District Honor Band. We had 25 HBHS students make the group, one of our best-represented years ever! Rehearsals start this coming week. Honor Band results and chair placements are below... HBUHSD District Honor Band Schedule Here is the rehearsal/performance schedule for the Honor

Happy New Year band families! I hope everyone had a great holiday break and that everyone is feeling re-charged as we head into the second half of the year. As we begin to kick-off our second semester ensembles, I wanted to say a thank you to everyone for your continued support and volunteering. So many things the past few months wouldn't have been possible without you! Below you'll find some important info about what second semester is going to look like for the band progra

Please sign-up to help with APA's Sounds of The Seasons this week! If you are not an APA parent, please help so that parents with students that are performing can enjoy the show! Weekly Schedule Monday, Dec 8th 2-4pm Wind Ensemble Wednesday, Dec 10th 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble 3:30-5pm Drumline Clinic (Drums!) Friday, Dec 12th 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble 3:30-5pm Drumline Clinic (Front Ensemble!) Sunday, Dec 14th (Band Caroling!) 4pm Call-time 5-8pm Caroling in the neighborhood

Congratulations to the Oiler Band on an extremely strong 3rd place finish at San Clemente HS on Saturday! We jumped up almost 10 points from last week, were only 1 point away from 1st place, and the band placed first in the General Effect category. Congrats everyone!! Update! This weekend's competition has been cancelled due to the incoming weather. We will not be competiting or rehearsing on Sat, Nov 15th. Parent To-Do Checklist OVERDUE : Pay family donation for Marching Ban

Wow, there's only two weeks left in our 2025 Marching Band season! Let's finish the year on a strong note! CIF Play-Off Football Game This Friday, 11/7   HBHS Varsity Football made CIF Play-offs! This Friday, we will be performing at the HBHS Varsity Football game @ HBHS. The game is against Edison, and Edison is actually the home team. So we will be playing in the away stands, and won't perform at half-time or do our pre-game routine. We will also not be in uniform. But we w

Congratulations to everyone on a very successful performance at University HS this past Saturday! We put our 3rd movement on the field, and we were able to show off our production for the second time in competition. The day went extremely well, thank you for everyone's help! This week we travel to Bolsa Grande HS on Saturday. Please come and support your students! Find info on parking, admission cost, etc, here . Note: the competition is hosted by Edison HS's boosters, but th

Hello, orchestra students and families! Whew! Can you believe that, in just the 8th week of the semester, the pit orchestra's Fall production is already wrapped and our opening Large Ensembles program is just a week and a half away? Lots of things happening and on the move for our students. Also, if your student has outstanding emergency forms, please make sure they are returned to Mr. Myers as soon as possible! In this week's update: Rehearsal Schedules Volunteer reminders

Congrats to our APA Orchestra Pit members who had a fantastic run of Shrek the Musical! We now have 5 weeks left to our marching band season, with a competition on every Saturday thru Nov 22nd. I can't believe we only have a little over a month left! Please read below for this week's schedule and updates, but first a quick reminder: After competitions, it's extremely important that students stay to unload our equipment trucks until all of the equipment is put away. I know it'