Updated: May 6
Banquet Tickets Are On Sale Now
Our end of year banquet is on June 4th, 2026 @ First Christian Church in Huntington Beach. Tickets are $35 per person and everyone attending must have a pre-purchased ticket, including students.
Click this link to purchase tickets and see more info. See you there!
AP Testing Reduced Schedule
AP testing at HBHS is starting this week, so we will have a slightly reduced schedule for after school Jazz Band rehearsals. Please check the schedule at the end of this post. Good luck to everyone who is taking an AP test!
Oiler Music Guild Booster Meeting This Thursday
Please join us on Thursday @ 7pm in the Band Room for our next Oiler Music Guild Booster Meeting. You can also join us on zoom...keep a lookout for a zoom link sent via email in the next couple of days.
We'll be going over important end-of-year details, banquet planning, etc. So please join if you are able!
Family Contributions
We have already began to plan for next year's marching band production, upcoming concerts, hiring (and re-hiring) of staff members, and purchasing new instruments and equipment for our students to play on. As we plan for these things, we have to take into account what we have raised through fundraising and family contributions.
While our Band Champs fundraiser was a huge success, we only had about 50% of families pay their contributions for Marching Band, and close to 0% for the Spring Ensembles (wind ensemble, drumline, and jazz band).
Because of this, we unfortunately have to begin considering difficult decisions for next year, including reducing the number of amazing specialists we re-hire to work with the students, re-think the type of marching band show we can afford to have written, and cutting back on instrument repairs and maintenance.
As a reminder, the school district only pays for my salary as a teacher. They do not fund uniforms, sheet music, instruments, supplies, specialists, or the many other things that our incredible boosters have made possible.
Please make your family contribution for the ensembles your student is participating in, so we can continue to offer a high-quality, and student-centered music program.
2nd Semester Wind Ensemble Contribution Payment (new music, instruments, repairs, etc)
2nd Semester Drumline Contribution Payment (new floor, uniforms, props, instruments, etc)
2nd Semester Jazz Band Contribution Payment (competition fees, clinicians, new music, etc)
Also, if you did not make your 1st Semester Marching Band Family contribution, please consider still that Marching Band Family Contribution Payment.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our treasurer, Jeremiah Hewitt, at hewitt78@gmail.com.
4th of July Parade & Band Camp 2026!!!
We are already planning next year's marching band season! Please keep these dates on your calendar, especially Band Camp 2026. If you are still planning your summer vacations, please plan around these dates.
Key Summer Dates
Jun 29th-July 2nd - 4th of July Parade Rehearsals
July 4th - 4th of July Parade
Aug 17th-28th - Band Camp 2026 (M-F both weeks)
Sep 2nd - First Day of School
Parent To-Do Checklist For This Week
OVERDUE: Pay Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Drumline, and Jazz Band family contributions.
Plan on attending the next Oiler Music Guild Booster meeting this Wednesday, at 7pm in the band room.
Band Weekly Schedule
Monday, May 4th
2-3:30pm Wind Ensemble Sectionals
3:30-5pm Jazz Lab Band
No Jazz Big Band Today
Tuesday, May 5th
4pm Drum Major Clinic (anyone who is interested in being drum major next year should come!)
Wednesday, May 6th
1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble
3:30-5pm Jazz Big Band
Thursday, May 7th
7pm Oiler Music Guild Booster Meeting
Friday, May 8th
1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble
The following week's schedule...
Monday, May 11th
2-2:44pm Wind Ensemble
No Jazz Band Today...AP Music Theory test is being given in the band room.
Wednesday, May 13th
1:41-2:55pm Wind Ensemble
3-4:30pm Jazz Big Band
4:45-6pm Jazz Lab Band
Friday, May 15th
1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble
Upcoming Events
May 20 - Tower Awards (Wind Ensemble)
May 22 - Jazz Cabaret @ 7pm (Jazz Bands)
May 25 - Memorial Day Ceremony (Wind Ensemble)
May 26 - Pops Concert (Wind Ensemble, Jazz Bands)
Jun 3 - Distinguished Oiler Ceremony (Jazz Big Band)
Jun 4 - Music Department Banquet!
Jun 10 - Graduation (Wind Ensemble)
