Parents,
WE NEED YOUR HELP! It is crunch time and there are NUMEROUS spots available to help at the crawfish festival. This festival is next Saturday, April 21st. That is LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY. Remember, this event is only as successful as what our parents make it. I also want to remind you that the festival is for our students! Yes, this is a Band Parent Association event, however, the BPA is there to support our kids. I'm not asking you to work all day, but I think our students are worth at least one shift of work and I hope you think so as well. All you have to do is sign-up at the following link: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=MiltonHSB&v=3525868 Also, we need help with items in hospitality room. We will have a small hospitality for the workers to use for breaks. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to relax for a little bit after a you work your shift, then go enjoy the festival? Just sign-up for an item and bring it on that Saturday or that Friday. Please click the link to sign-up: https://goo.gl/forms/h4SyGcNpfaYMnIUt1 Remember, our motto is Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD and that means that ALL OF US, students, staff, & parents are in this TOGETHER. Hello All,
I will be sending info and request about the crawfish festival outside of this email later this week, but we do still have plenty of spots to sign up to help as well as to supply our hospitality room. Crawfish Volunteer Help - CLICK HERE Hospitality room items - CLICK HERE We had several groups in performance this weekend. First, I would like to congratulate all three of our indoor groups on a wonderful competition season and power performances at the GCGPC Championship this past Saturday. All three groups finished strong with the Percussion earning 2nd place in their class, the Varsity Winterguard earning 5th place in their class and JV Winterguard earning 3rd place in their's. We are very proud of all of these students and look forward to seeing them perform these shows for the last time at the Spring concert. The Jazz had an outstanding performance today at the 35th annual Pensacola Jazz Fest. We opened today's festivities with a bang and got to hear several other phenomenal groups. The Blackwater Beats will be in performance again this Thursday at 6:30 at the Imogene Theater. Tickets are $5 and can be ordered in advance by clicking HERE. You don't want to miss out on seeing these amazing students perform some awesome music. All money raised from ticket sales will go directly to the MHS Band. Concessions will also be available and provided by the Imogene. That is all for now, I hope you have a jazzy week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms: Chandler Brown - Today (Sunday) Jonathan Williams - Today (Sunday) Elijah Wills - Today (Sunday) Tory Woodward - Monday Jordan Harris - Wednesday Zachary Blalock - Thursday Mackenzie Krasnosky - Thursday Kaleeya Laurent - Saturday This Week: Monday 3:45-6pm - Concert Band Rehearsal 6:30 - Crawfish Committee Meeting Tuesday 4pm-6pm - Symphonic Band Rehearsal 7pm - MHSBPA Meeting Wednesday 4pm-5:30 - Panther Band Rehearsal Thursday 4pm-9pm - Firrhouse Subs Spirit Night 6:30 - JAZZ BAND PERFORMANCE AT THE IMOGENE! Looking Ahead to Next Week: Mon - Concert Band Tues - Symphonic Band Wed - Panther Band, Tent Assembly Thurs - Percussion Interest Camp Sat - 3rd Annual Crawfish Festival Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!! Hello All,
Happy Easter to everyone! This week is a very busy week in the Mighty Black & Gold! First, the indoor groups will be competing in the final competition of the year this Saturday. The Gulf Coast Guard & Percussion Circuit Champions ships will be held at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama. All of the groups in our circuit will be in performance. Our groups' performance times are below. If you haven't seen these students in competition yet, you need to come out and watch. It is amazing what these students have done this season and I know that these performances will be the absolute best of the year! Next, the Blackwater Beats Jazz Band will be performing in the gazebo in Seville Square in Pensacola for the 2018 Pensacola Jazz Fest this Sunday at 11:00 AM. This is a free concert! Bring a chair and come out and listen to some great jazz music performed by even greater students. Finally, this week, all of the concert bands will be back to their normal rehearsals. Concert band trumpets, Altos, and Horns will need to take note of your sectional days and times this week as well. On top of that, all concert band winds will begin their 12 major scales pass-offs this Wednesday through Friday. After this week, there are several items we need your help with. First, the Jazz Band will have a standalone jazz concert at the Imogene Theater on Thursday, April 12th at 6:30. Tickets are $5 at the door. I have attached the flyer for this concert to post as you will. Please come out and enjoy a night of Jazz. I promise you will recognize several of these tunes. This is a big fundraiser for the jazz band program. Finally, the crawfish festival is just 2 weeks from this Saturday and there are still several openings to help at this event. PLEASE HELP! Everyone can help in some way. please click the link below and sign-up. If you have any questions, please ask. CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP. If you have pictures from the cruise, please don't forget to upload them to the group travel website. The deadline was extended to Tuesday. Just CLICK HERE for info on how to submit the pics. That is all for now. I hope everyone has an extraordinary week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students according to charms: Breana Marcus - Monday Sam Walker - Wednesday Emily Belcher - Friday Katelyn Booker - Friday Josh Legaspi - Saturday This Week: Monday 3:45-6pm - Concert Band Rehearsal 6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal Tuesday 4pm-5:30 - Concert Trumpets Sectional 4pm-6:30 - Symphonic Band Rehearsal 4pm-9pm - Winterguard Rehearsal Wednesday Concert Band Scales Pass-offs 4pm-5:30 - Panther Band Rehearsal Thursday Concert Band Scales Pass-offs 4pm-5:30 - Concert Alto Saxes & Horns Sectional 4pm-9pm - Winterguard Rehearsal 6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal Friday Concert Band Scales Pass-offs (as needed) Saturday Indoor Circuit Championships (See John and Ms. Byrd for complete itineraries) - 1:12 - Black Gold Percussion Ensemble - 4:15 - Percussion Retreat - 5:44 - JV Winterguard - 7:22 - Varsity Winterguard - 11:30 - Colorguard Retreat Sunday Pensacola Jazz Fest MHS Jazz Band Performance - 9pm - Meet/Depart from MHS - 9:45 - Arrive and Unload in Seville Square - 10am-11am - Listen to PSC and Pace Jazz Bands - 11am-11:45 - Blackwater Beats Jazz Band Perform - Noon-1pm - Listen to Choctaw and Washington HS Jazz Bands - 1pm - Load and Depart for MHS - 1:45 - Arrive/Unload MHS Looking Ahead to Next Week: Mon - Concert Band Rehearsal Tues - Symphonic Band Rehearsal, MHSBPA Meeting Wed - Panther Band Rehearsal Thurs - Blackwater Beats Jazz Band Performance at the Imogene Theatre Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!! If you play a school-owned instrument, pleas make sure you bring it to school and leave it with us until the end of the school day on Wednesday. The county folks will be here this week to do the annual county instrument inventory. I cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow!!
Hello All,
Well that break went by fast!! I hope everyone has gotten plenty of rest this week and is gearing up and ready to hit the ground running starting on Monday! I know I cannot wait to see everyone again and hear all of the stories!! First, I want to say thank you to all of our students and parents for an amazing cruise experience during our band trip! We received so many complements from folks on the cruise as well as cruise and ship staff on how well behaved our students were. Even Jason, our fearless cruise leader, said that we were the most organized and behaved group he has ever taken. Thank you again! If you took pictures on trip, please make sure you upload them to the group travel video website so they can compile them and give us our complimentary trip DVD. CLICK HERE for more information. Not that we enter the homestretch of the remainder of the school year, please make sure you are up to date with the calendar as there are SEVERAL major events during this time. Here is a current rundown of what is happening in the Mighty Black and Gold over the next three months: - Various Rehearsals Throughout April 7th - Time TBD - Indoor Circuit Championships at the University of South Alabama 8th - 10am - Jazz Band Performance at Pensacola Jazz Fets 12th - 6:30 - Jazz Band Performance at the Imogene Theatre- Tickets $5 21st 10am-8pm - 3rd Annual Crawfish Festival May 4th - Spring Concert Showcase 7th-8th - Leadership Interviews 10th - Band Captain Speeches 11th - Drum Major Auditions 12th - Band Banquet 16th - Eighth Grade Band Day 18th - Jazz Band Performance at Whiting Field 22nd - Step-off Rehearsal 23rd - Band Auditions Woodwinds/Senior Exams 24th - Downbeat Rehearsal/Senior Exams/Band Auditions Brass 25th - Jazz Band Auditions/Seniors Last Day :-( 29th - Graduation June 4th-7th - Rookie Camp/Percussion Camp 11th-14 - Percussion Camp/Guard Camp We will be adding various events as need to the calendar on top of what is listed above including percussion and guard interest camps. The Jazz Band will be in performance at several events as you can see above. We invite you to come out to Seville Square in downtown Pensacola on Sunday, April 8th at 10am to hear these outstanding students perform at the Pensacola Jazz Fest. We will be the opening show of the day. Many other schools from around the area will also be performing after us. All of this will take place at the gazebo in the middle of Seville Square. We will also be performing at the Imogene Theater on Thursday, April 12th at 6:30. This is a major fundraiser for the band and tickets are $5 at the door. You don't want to miss out on this concert!! The Crawfish Festival is less than a month away and we still have PLENTY of volunteer positions available. Please CLICK HERE and sign-up for one or multiple shifts. We will have a volunteers meeting the week of the event to go over what your responsibilities will be. This is a MAJOR money-making event for the BPA and in-turn for our students. Only you can make this event a success. Remember, our goal now is to raise money for newly designed uniforms. Please Help! Finally, the MHSBPA is in the process of electing new officers for the 2018-19 school year. If you are interested or know someone who is interested, please email Ann Sutton at [email protected] to submit the name for nomination. Offices to be filled are President, 1st Vice President in charge of Operations, 2nd Vice President of Administration, Secretary, Treasurer, and one Trustee. We will vote on these positions at the April BPA meeting on April 10th. Finally, the end of the year will be here before you know it. Students, don't let this home-stretch and end of the year anticipation make you falter in your school work and practice time. Remember to finish strong and don't let the business of the next 2 months overwhelm you. Remember, you have 240 folks at your disposal including Mr. Weaver and me to help you through whatever you need. All you have to do is ask! That is it for now. I hope everyone has a phenomenal week! Happy Birthday to the following students according to Charms: Kayla Watros - Monday Brianna Wilbur - Wednesday Meghan Condron - Thursday This Week: Monday 3:45-6pm - Concert Band Rehearsal 6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal Tuesday 4pm-5:30 - Concert Clarinets Sectional 4pm-9pm - Winterguard Rehearsal Wednesday School-owned instrument Inventory (ALL SCHOOL-OWNED INSTRUMENTS RETURNED) Thursday 4pm-9pm - Winterguard Rehearsal 6pm-9pm - IP Rehearsal Friday Good Friday (No Classes) Looking Ahead to Next Week: Mon - Concert Band, IP Tues - Concert Trumpets Sectional, Symphonic Band Wed - Panther Band, Concert Band Scale Pass-offs Thurs - IP, Concert Band Scale Pass-offs Fri - Concert Band Scale Pass-offs Sat - Indoor Circuit Championships @ USA Sun - Pensacola Jazz Fest (Jazz Band Performance) Together We Are THE MIGHTY BLACK & GOLD!!! |
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