Mar 2nd, 2026 Band & Colorguard Notes

Last Week's Recap

-We had a group of parents and students that came last Saturday to help paint our Drumline props. Thank you to everyone that came and helped!

-Colorguard travelled to San Diego for the WGI San Diego regional, and participated in a 2-day competition. After a strong performance on Saturday, they qualified for finals the following day. Congrats Colorguard!

-A group of our drummers and colorguard members performed at the 8th grade visit day on Tuesday morning. They performed for around 550 middle school students that were bussed in from our feeder middle schools.

-Drumline traveled to Riverside for our first competition of the year and placed 4th out of 16 groups in our division!

-Wind Ensemble has been working hard preparing repertoire for our Spring Band Concert on March 31st.

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Second Drumline Competition 3/7 @ Marina HS

• Please come watch our second performance! More info like the site address, ticket costs, etc can be found here.

• Stay tuned for an email with volunteering opportunities. We will definitely need parent drivers!

• Please email me if you have any questions at all! afloyd@hbuhsd.edu

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2026-2027 OMG Board Member Position Availability

We are in the process of recruiting for next year's OMG Board Members! Here are the following positions needing to be filled:

• VP of Orchestra

• VP of Band

• VP of Colorguard

• Assistant Treasurer

All of these positions co-lead with someone else so don't worry, you will have a fellow parent with some experience able to show you the ropes.

In recognition of the time and talents volunteered of our Board Members, a 20% rebate

of dues paid for all of the programs your child is involved in throughout the year is being

offered! This can really add up for those families who have children in multiple groups

and events throughout the year (i.e. marching band, drumline, color guard, jazz band).

Please reach out to Sara Sprague, OMG Board Parliamentarian at (310) 406-5912 if you are interested.

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Next Oiler Music Guild booster meeting this Thursday

On March 5th at 7pm we will have our next Oiler Music Guild parent booster meeting. Please mark your calendars and attending in person in the band room, or online via zoom. We'll be discussing important info like upcoming fundraisers, end-of-year banquet planning, volunteering opportunities, upcoming concerts, etc.

A zoom link will be emailed out this week.

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Band Weekly Schedule

Monday, Mar 2nd

• 2-3:30pm Wind Ensemble

• 3-4:30pm Jazz Big Band

• 4:45-6pm Jazz Lab Band

• 6-9pm Drumline

  
  

Wednesday, Mar 4th

• 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

• 3:30-5pm Jazz Big Band

Thursday, Mar 5th

• 7pm Oiler Music Guild Parent Meeting

Friday, Mar 6th

• 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

• 3:30-6pm Drumline

Saturday, Mar 7th (Drumline Competition @ Marina HS!)

• 1pm Call-time @ HBHS, run throughs (tentative)

• 3:15pm Load the trucks, change

• 5:15pm Leave HBHS

• 5:40pm Arrive @ Marina HS, unload

• 6:40pm Warmup

• 8:09pm Perform

• 9:20pm Awards

• 10pm Depart back to HBHS

• 10:20pm Arrive back and unload equipment trucks

• ~11pm Dismissed

Upcoming Events

Mar 28 - Drumline Competition @ West Covina HS

Apr 12 - Drumline Competition @ TBD

Apr 26 - Drumline Finals @ TBD

Apr 27 - Drumline/CG Showcase @ Marina HS

May 1 - HBUHSD Jazz Festival 7-9pm @ Oceanview HS

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Colorguard Weekly Schedule

Wednesday

• 6-9pm Rehearsal

Friday

• 2-9pm Rehearsal (moving into the gym @ 6pm)

Saturday-Sunday

• Manhattan Beach Regional

Upcoming Events

Mar 14 - Murrieta Mesa HS Competition

Mar 28 - Champs!!!

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Parent To-Do Checklist

1. Overdue: Please pay 2025 Marching Band Fee. We received payments from half of families, and will need to make drastic cuts for next year if that doesn't change.