Howellpalooza!

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Allow me to cordially invite all of you to the hidden gem of the band year!! Howellpalooza!  It is a wonderful concert full of surprises that you might not see anywhere else during the year!  We have our award winning auxiliary groups (flags, twirlers) jazz band, school of rock, percussion ensemble, flute choir, and many other talented performers! It is free of charge and it’s all happening tomorrow night at 7pm (3/21/2018) in the Bushey Performing Arts Center.  We could really use an audience, so come on out and see the sweetness! 

Band Camp 2018

Band Camp:

Students who plan to participate in Howell High School Highlander Marching Band in the 2018 - 2019 school year must attend camp in August. Camp begins with pre-camp dates at Howell High School, followed by 5 days / 4 nights together at Eagle Village. 

Pre-Band Camp: 8am – 4pm* @ Howell High School

Thursday, August 9th: Leadership Day – Squad Leaders and Drum Majors

Friday, August 10th: New Member Day – Everyone New to HHS Marching Band (SL / DM)

Band Camp @ Eagle Village: http://www.eaglevillage.org/

Sunday, August 12th to Thursday, August 16th: Everyone**

*Dismissal times may vary due to weather / what we cover.
**We meet at the HHS and travel by bus. More exact travel times will be announced at a later date (usually around 7am-ish on Sunday and 3/4pm-ish on Thursday)

The Information Packet and Forms that were handed out during the info meeting are listed below. These forms are also available on the Sheet Shack outside Mr. Smigell's Office in the HHS Band Room.

Individual Forms (that are in the Zip File):

- Band Camp Packet / Student Registration Packet (pdf )
- Scholarship Application (pdf)
- Volunteer/Chaperone Registration Packet (pdf)
- Additional Payment Voucher Form (pdf )
- Charms Withdrawal Request Form (pdf) (doc) 
- 8th Grade Information Packet (pdf)

Full Band Camp Costs is $325 - unless paid in full on initial deposit (which is $300).
Initial payment of $50 and all forms are due on Friday, April 20th.

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It's almost that time of year again.... Getting the MB roster together and picking out the next seasons MB show... I can't wait to jump back into drill writing once again this summer. 

To my 2018 Seniors - it's been great and I will miss you all!

To everyone else returning / entering MB - I can't wait for another great season to start! <3

~ Nicole "Jade" Prewett (HHSMB Drill Writer)

Boston Updates

Good Evening!!

We should know the final amount due by next week for the trip.  We are extending the final payment to April 6, due to not knowing the exact amount owed yet.

We also are extending one more round of Charms requests to all who have money they could use.  We will put a final date on requests as soon as we know an amount due.

Band Program Fundraisers and Mailing List

AmazonSmile:

We’re asking everyone to help us raise funds for the band program, without spending a dime! If you have not already used the AmazonSmile program, you can select Howell Band Boosters as your beneficiary, and every time you shop on Amazon, you raise funds in support of band initiatives. Thanks to the efforts of parents and students, this year we are able to dedicate $3500 to instrument repair. The AmazonSmile program will help us do even more.

Once you set eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer's selected charitable organization. 

In order to participate, you can use our unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-4579875

This link will take you directly to smile.amazon.com in support of your organization so they won’t have to search for your charity among almost a million other organizations.

Buffalo Wild Wings:

Our next fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings is set for March 11th (THIS Sunday). Its easy:
1. Go to B-dubs with lots of friends.
2. Show the flyer (attached).
3. Watch the game.
4. Eat, drink, repeat.


It's a great day to be at B-dubs because the NCAA Men’s Basketball brackets will be announced on TBSthis Sunday, which will also be the home of the Final Four on March 31.


Now, if you really want to amplify the impact of your spending, be sure to bring the discount card you bought from your band student. It give’s you $5 off! Don’t have one? Well watch for the next email for a reminder.


Finally, you can triple-wammy your impact by paying for your meal with a gift card purchased through our Scrip program. More on that to follow too.

Fundraising Cards:

Cards are available in groups of 5 for $50.00. Students pre-pay for cards then keep money from sales when they sell them. For every $10.00 card sold a minimum of $7.20 per card will go on students account, that's at least $36.00 for 5 cards! 

That’s great way to help pay for Boston or any other band expense your student may have. Interested? Send a note to Lisa Grager: lgrager@live.com

Howell Band Boosters Mailing List:

If you’re not already on the Howell Band Boosters mailing list, you can join easily by sending an email to:

howellbandboosters+subscribe@googlegroups.com

We use this Google Group as part of a multi-point communication toolset that includes Facebook and the HHS Bands Blog. We use the list to share important information about band events, booster events, fundraising, and more.

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Good luck to all the students attending festival this weekend!

~ Nicole "Jade" Prewett