From the Podium: 1/3-1/7

Happy New Year, and Welcome Back from the band room!

We are so excited to be back and make music with you all again! There is often a misconception that after marching band, we don’t have much to do… Spring is FULL of band! We are glad you are here.

Concert Band Performance Schedule
SEUS-February 2-3, 2024
MPA-March 5, 2024
Dinner with the Band-April 9, 2024
Spring Concert-May 6, 2024

SEUS Info
Program Pictures-January 8th, 2024 (Concert attire: all black for girls, tuxedoes for boys) 5:30 in the MSHS auditorium
SEUS Camp-January 13th from 9-5, lunch provided
SEUS Sectionals-Director Led beginning 1/8 and ending 2/1
-Woodwinds-Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30
-Brass-Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30
We do have enough parents going for the 3rd bus. I will be sending emails to those parents that signed up soon. You can pay for SEUS on MySchoolBucks.

Concert Band Fee is $150. SEUS Student Trip Fee is $65 for Quad Occupancy Student Rooms. Both can be paid on MySchoolBucks. Percussion ensemble and Winter Guard fees are separate from these fees.

Band Fundraiser this weekend and next weekend. We have been asked to help City Hall by running the ice skating rink a few days. Please volunteer by clicking here.

Band Booster Meeting next Tuesday, January 9th! See you there!

Other optional events

  1. All-State/District Honor Band
    1. January 27th – Auditions
    2. February 9-10 – District Honor Band
    3. April 25-27 – All-State Honor Band
  2. Shoals Area Honor Band
    1. February 6 – Auditions
    2. March 8-9 – Honor Band
  3. Solo and Ensemble – May 4

Other Spring Dates of Interest

  1. February 15 – Black History Program (Jazz band Performs)
  2. February 23-24 – Trojan Beauty Pageants (Booster Fundraiser)
  3. April 8-12 – Guard Clinic/Auditions
  4. April 15-19 – Majorette Clinic/Auditions
  5. May 6-9 – Marching Band Auditions
  6. May 13 – Band Banquet
  7. May 17 – Honor Day/Night of Jazz
  8. May 23 Graduation

Buckle up, everybody! It’s a packed few months!

Mrs. Hood

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