Pep Band / Shirt Fittings / NYC Mtg. / Fundraisers

* Pep Band - Friday, October 18th:

When: Friday Night - October 18th @ 6:30pm - End @ approx. 9 pm (depending on if a shut out, weather, time outs, etc.)
Where: Brighton High School - 7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton, MI 48116 // Meeting at Visitor Gate
What (to wear / bring): Instrument, Flip-Folder of Music (Upperclassmen bring any extra music you have from the past yrs to help with the new members), W/E your instrument may need (extra reeds, valve oil, etc.) and you MUST wear this seasons' MB shirt (Cirque Du Howell)

Pep Band is not required - it goes towards your band letter / medals and it is fun. ^.^ You meet Mr.Smigell at the gates at 6:30pm to get in free (for students - parents must pay ~$5 at the admission gate to enter). Mr. Smigell will be at the game the whole time. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from Brighton HS (ask if you need a ride - Smigell will help you find a ride with another student (don't be afraid to ask)). Be sure to bring home your instrument Friday after school - there will be no way to get into the band room Friday evening (and remember to bring them back to school on Monday). Parents are welcome to cheer on the band / football team.

* Concert Shirt Fittings:
This refers to any 9th grade, new student to the program or any student needing a new shirt.  This shirt and tie are part of your "concert uniform" for high school band.  Click here for uniform requirements:  UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

Mr. Bourbonias from the Brighton Tux Shop is coming next Thursday, October 24th during 7th hour to do white, formal shirt fittings for concert band.  He will also be in 1st, 2nd and 3rd hour on the 24th if anyone needs a new shirt.  The shirts / ties will come in around the end of November.

PLEASE - order your shirt and tie on Thursday if you are a freshman or need a new shirt!  Mr. Smigell would like all the shirts to be the same and ordering them all from Brighton Tux ensures they will be.  These prices are also less than you can find at most places.

Prices are:

White Formal Shirt - $18
Black Tie -$5
Combo - $22 (Shirt + Tie)

You pay by cash or check made to Howell HS Bands. Payment can be made on Thursday or when the shirts come in.  Formal shirts and ties will be worn at the next concert on December 10th.

Wind Ensemble Jackets and Highlander Band Vests
We will be fitting Wind Ensemble for their jackets and Highlander Band for their vests on Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th during class time.  There is no cost for the jacket or vest - Like our marching band uniforms, the jackets and vests will be turned in after each concert and stored in the band room.  Students in Wind Ensemble and Highlander Band will be assigned a jacket or vest for the school year.  All bands wear their white formal shirt and tie for concert performances.  Concert Band and Symphonic Band do NOT wear a jacket or vest.

* Band Program Trip - New York City Info Meeting:

• Tuesday, October 22, 2019
• 7 pm
• High School Band Room

It's been a Howell Bands tradition that every two years Mr. Smigell takes a trip to another city to expand the horizons of the bandos. Highlights include taking in the city sights, good eats, a ball game, a play or museum, a symphony performance, and a clinic opportunity with a luminary of the music world. During our last NYC trip, the clinician was Michael Adelson, the cover conductor for the New York Philharmonic and Conductor of the Auros Group for New Music in Boston. Typically, each student has a chance to go on two trips, usually New York and Boston.  We were last in NYC in 2016.

Please attend if you are interested in the trip this school year.  There will be information for students and interested chaperones.  There are a limited number of student and chaperone spots.  Instructions will be given at the meeting for signing up and the process for potential chaperones.  Below are a few details about the trip:

• NYC OPTIONAL trip - open to all current Howell Bands students
• Depart HHS April 23rd at 4:30 am
• Return to HHS April 26th around 9 pm
• Cost:  APPROXIMATELY $1,050 per person plus $61.50 for travel insurance 

*  FUNDRAISERS

BOON SUPPLY

Catalog fundraiser featuring great bags, totes, lunch boxes, candles and lots of other items.  Catalogs and order forms are available in the band room.  Checks payable to "Howell Band Boosters" and orders due Friday, November 1st.  Questions?  Contact Monica Hacker at hackerm@howellschools.com

SCRIP PROGRAM

PAY FOR NYC TRIP, BAND CAMP AND OTHER BAND EXPENSES BY SHOPPING!

How much money do you spend in a month for regular expenses-  $600 for groceries, $200 for gas, $100 dining out…?  If you paid for those regular expenses using a gift card purchased from the HHS Band Scrip Program, you would get a rebate on each purchase, a rebate that  goes straight into your student's CHARMS account. You could easily pay your entire Band Camp bill just by spending the money you have to spend anyway- for whatever you need wherever you normally shop.

HHS Band Scrip uses the Great Lakes Scrip Center for ordering cards. Click on this link for information!

SCRIPS INFORMATION!

Nancy Stebbing is in charge of the SCRIPS program - you can ask her questions at the NYC Information Meeting on Oct. 22nd , or email her at  howellbandscrip@gmail.com

Once you learn how the ordering system works, this is the easiest money you will ever earn for band expenses. And you earn the rebates on money you have to spend anyway. Put your spending to work for you!