Smigell is back! Mostly....

Hey folks! Thank you for your patience as I recovered from surgery. I am almost completely recovered, just don't ask me to wrestle with you or move a sofa for 2 more weeks! I am however, resuming my duties as director of bands and will be in and out over balloon feet weekend. I will also be in next week at the high school doing a bunch of summer wrap up and band camp prep. I have tried to answer all my emails dating back to before the surgery today. If yours somehow slipped through the cracks or you have a new question, email me at smigellj@howellschools.com. Looks like we have a nice sized marching band and lots of talented kids coming back, in addition to great new kids coming up from the middle schools, LET'S GET PUMPED!!!! -Smigell

Balloonfest Volunteers

Anyone that still needs a parking pass and is a volunteer this weekend please contact Mr. Michaels 810-513-2291. If you made arrangements to pick yours up from Mrs. MacDermaid, please don't call Mr. Michaels. He won't have yours, Mrs. MacDermaid will. He only has those I have not spoken, texted, or emailed with. Any problems with working your shift this weekend, please call Mrs. Klug 810-845-1246. We have students that would like any shifts that you can't complete, or be there for. Mr. Michaels needs 2 more students to fill a shift Thursday 9am to Noon. Please call him at his number above. Bring gloves if you're helping on Thursday!! You'll be moving bags of ice! Double check your scheduled sheet handed out tonight. A few students are asked to report to the courthouse on Saturday. That is not a typo. Look for the bright green shirts and sign in w/Mrs. Pratt. You'll be helping her sell Pepsi products. Thanks everyone for their time and help this weekend!

Balloonfest Volunteers

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 7pm we will have a volunteer meeting. This will be in the FRESHMAN CAMPUS LIBRARY! Enter through the administration doors if possible. These are located off of Highlander Way. The carnival might be setting up, plan accordingly for parking. We will cover where to meet, hand out parking passes and volunteer shirts. If you have your shirt from last year, that helps. Any questions call or text Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312

Hey folks! Surgery was a success! Thank you so much to the people who cleaned the band room while I was gone.

Balloonfest Volunteers Needed!

EARN MONEY FOR YOUR BAND ACCOUNT!
We are still in need of student and adult volunteers for Balloonfest Weekend.  We try to pay the students minimum wage or more if we can.  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid at 734-476-0312, or christynemacdermaid@yahoo.com if you can fill any of the following shifts: 
Friday, June 22, 2012 9am to 1pm we need 2 adults, and 3 students, 1pm-5pm we need 2 adults and 4 students, 5pm-9pm we need 1 adult and 5 students.
Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:30am-1pm we need 2 adults and 1 student, 1pm-5pm we need 2 adults and 4 students, 5pm-9pm we need 4 students.
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1pm-5pm we need 1 adult and 1 student, 5pm-9pm we need 2 adults and 3 students.
First come, first served basis.  If the spots aren't filled by Weds. June 13, 2012 I will call the students who want extra shifts and start letting them have extra. 
Adults who volunteer MUST have a background check done with the high school!
We look forward to helping you earn lots of money for your music needs!!

I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of the band parents that I've become friends with over the last four years.  We've stayed up all night at lock ins, measured kids for uniforms and then hung them up after games when they are sweaty and smelly, dished out food to hungry band kids, sat in downpours in the stands for football games, wacthed with pride as they mastered new music and drills, watched our kids become young adults that we are sooooo proud of.  I've had a great time as part of the boosters organization and will miss ALL of you, especially the kids I've gotten to know.  We will always have a place for you at our bonfires =)


Thank you also to Jason Smigell who let me be part of this special group and became a mentor to Katie.  You make the band program a special place for the kids and I will always be grateful to you.


Have a great summer everyone, see you Friday nights in the fall !!

Commencement post part 4: (I am doing this from my phone) Thank you so much for everyone participating in commencement! Any questions, text mr. Smigell.

Hello all! For those students designated for commencement duty, here is the information: report time 2:15. We will be bussed to the  Breslin center.  Ceremony starts at 5.  We should be home around 9:30.  Bring a sack lunch and something to do. Dress code is "dress nicely-summer" (no jeans, tshirts, sneakers, hoodies, shorts, and it must be school appropriate. Short sleeve dress shirts and sun dresses, khakis and polos all acceptable).