May 18th, 2026 Band & Colorguard Notes
- afloyd
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Tower Awards This Wednesday
This Wednesday, band is performing at the HBHS Tower Awards ceremony. We will be performing our new music repertoire as the audience is finding their seats before the ceremony, and then performing snippets of different songs between each departments awards.
Students need to be in dressed in concert black. That means dress shoes, black dress clothes/long black dress. The only exception are students who are nominated for an award themselves. Those students are encouraged to dress nicely however they choose.
Jazz Cabaret This Friday
Our annual Jazz Cabaret is this Friday at 7pm in the HBHS student center. This is a super fun evening, and a great way to celebrate a great year of jazz band! Come ready to dance to some swing music!
Memorial Day Ceremony & Pops Concert Next Week
Next week is also packed with performances, with both of these performances happening:
Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday @ 11am at the HBHS Downtown Plaza
Pops Concert on Tuesday @ 6pm at the HBHS outdoor amphitheater
Other than a short performance from the Jazz Big Band at Distinguished Oiler Ceremony on June 3rd, those are our last performances of the year!
Colorguard Workshops This Week
Do you know anyone interested in joining our Championship-winning Colorguard team? Workshops are being hosted this Tuesday @ 3:30pm and Wednesday @ 2pm in front of the Music Building. Please share the word with anyone that might be interested!
Email Tara at tchoat@hbuhsd.edu with any questions.
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 (5:30-8:30pm)
July 4th - 4th of July Parade
Aug 17th-28th - Band Camp 2026 (M-F both weeks)
Sep 2nd - First Day of School
Band Weekly Schedule
Monday, May 18th
2-3:30pm Wind Ensemble Sectionals
3-4:30pm Jazz Big Band
4:45-6pm Jazz Lab Band
Wednesday, May 20th (Wind Ensemble @ Tower Awards)
1:41-2:30pm Load into the theater
2:30-4:30pm Rehearsal for tower awards in the theater
4:30pm Dinner break
5:15pm Call-time back in the theater
6pm Tower Awards
~8pm Dismissed
Friday, May 22nd (Jazz Cabaret!)
1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble
5:15pm Jazz Band call-times
7pm Jazz Cabaret in the Student Center
Upcoming Events
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)
Colorguard Weekly Schedule
Tuesday, May 19th
3:30-5pm Workshops
Wednesday, May 20th
2-5pm Class & Workshops
Friday, May 22nd
1:41-3:22pm Class
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