Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Meeting and Fundraiser

Band Booster meeting is tomorrow, April 1, 2015 at 6:30pm in the band room.  We will be cleaning the band room after the meeting.  If any students want to help, that would be great and we'll sign for volunteer hours.

New fundraiser starting March 31! The Holly Candle Shoppe fundraiser will run March 31 - April 15; packets will be available in the Howell High School band room. Looking for Mother's Day gifts? Would you like to support a local Howell business? AND help the Howell Band Boosters and band students raise money? Then this fundraiser is for you! Please pick up a packet this week (before Spring Break). The products will be available the first week of May - just in time for Mother's Day!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

April and May Concerts / Events! - HOWELLPALOOZA MOVED!

Spring is finally here!

Now that festival is over - the end of the school year is just rushing by! We only have a few more months with our Seniors - let's make the best of it cause they will be missed!

Here are the rest of the school year's schedule (with a few events later in May still being determined /details being ironed out):

HHS Bands Schedule:

April:

Fri 17th - Initial (or Full Discounted) 15-16 Band Camp Payment Due
Weds 22nd - Howellpalooza @ 7pm in HHS Auditorium (JB, SR, PE, AX) (NEW DATE!)
Thurs 30th - Collage Concert @ 7pm in HHS Auditorium (WE JB PE)

May:

Fri 8th - 2nd 15-16 Band Camp Payment Due
Fri 8th / Sat 9th - Lock In! @ 9pm - 5am in HHS Field House
Incoming band Freshman and current band students are welcome. 
We need many chaperones to make this work.  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312, or christynemacdermaid@gmail.com if you can chaperone.  It is an awesome night!! More details will come soon - including the forms.
Tues 19th - Spring Band Concert @ 7pm in HHS Auditorium (CB SB WE JB PE)
Mon 25th - Memorial Day Parade (MB) *Details TBA*
Sat 30th - Graduation (SB WE) *Details TBA*

June:
Fri 5th - Final 15-16 Band Camp Payment Due

*** HHS Band Banquet Dinner/Award Ceremony date/details has NOT been determined yet - we will make an announcement when it has. ***

KEY:

CB = Concert Band
SB = Symphony Band
WE = Wind Ensemble
PE = Percussion Ensemble
MB = Marching Band
SR = School of Rock
AX = MB auxiliary without the marching band

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Scholarship forms are due this Friday the 27th. Please refer to the blog post below about the fundraisers we are currently doing.

~ Jade

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Fundraisers, Lock In, & Booster Meeting

We are giving you 1 more day to turn in the Pasta fundraiser.  Please turn in WEDS 3-18-15.

Grand Traverse Pie Company
Due March 27th
Gift certificates will be in before Spring Break for Easter pies!
Checks made out to Howell Band Boosters please.
No Cash!!
Contact Rochelle Rushlow w/questions 517-861-7110

It Works
Due April 1, 2015
This fundraiser only takes credit cards!!  Instructions on form.
Contact Renee Ward w/questions 248-390-7331

Students earn a percent of all sales.
8th graders participating, please note that you are an 8th grader, include your student number and phone number.
All students include your phone number on your order forms.

Band Booster meeting change for April
April 1, 2015
6:30pm
We are cleaning the band room after the meeting.  Anyone who can help w/this, including students, we would greatly appreciate the help.


Lock In!!!
May 8 & 9, 2015
9pm to 5am  NOTE TIME CHANGE
Incoming band Freshman and current band students are welcome.
We need many chaperones to make this work.  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312, or christynemacdermaid@gmail.com if you can chaperone.  It is an awesome night!!


Sunday, March 08, 2015

Festival Chaperones

Mr. Smigell is in need of two chaperones for Symphonic Band at Festival on Saturday, March 14th.  Chaperones are needed to ride the bus to and from Walled Lake Northern High School.  Times are noted below.  You MUST have volunteer release forms on file with the main office BEFORE Festival (a new form must be filled out yearly so if you filled one out more than a year ago, they will need a new form).  Link is below to print forms: 
http://howellschools.com/files/filesystem/VOLUNTEER_RELEASE_FORM_September.2014.pdf
Symphonic Band
Report Time:  11:25 a.m.
Return to Howell High School:  approximately 3:35 p.m.
We have chaperones for Concert Band and Wind Ensemble!
Please let Laura Allegoet know if you can help - text at 586-214-4986 or email lallegoet@yahoo.com  Thank you!!!!!!!!


Tuesday, March 03, 2015

PIZZA KITS ARE IN THE BAND ROOM TILL 6PM!!! COME AND GET EM! (Also drumline meeting! And festival!)



Hey all!  The pizza kits are here in the band room and the two stalwart ladies are there to distribute them!  Special thanks goes to Michelle Harlow and Amy Weber for takin' care of business!  Please don't make them wait too long!  The roads are terrible.


Lets be careful out there people (cue Hill Street Blues theme),

-Smigell

P.S.!!! Don't forget to read about the drumline meeting below!


P.P.S Also, there are all kinds of band camp and festival information tidbits a few entries down in the February section.   Click back there and make sure to stay up to date.  

Monday, March 02, 2015

Drumline Meeting & Pizza Pick Up

March 9, 2015
Dumline Meeting
6-7:30pm
Howell High School Band Room
This is for anyone who is interested in trying out for the 2015-2016 drumline season.  8th grade and up.  Please contact Austyn Rupert with any questions 517-540-1786

Pizza Pick Up
Tuesday March 3, 2015
3-6pm
Anyone able to help sort at 1:30pm, please come and help out.