Marching Band Photos
Unfortunately, the marching band photos will not be ready until after the New Year - some time in January. Dan Zeppa sends his sincere apologies and, if you would like your money back because you needed the pictures for the holidays, please email him at dzproductions1@hotmail.com
Livingston County Honors Band (LCHB)
Below is an information sheet for LCHB - dates for auditions, practices and the concert. The requirements for each instrument (scales) are also listed. Information was also shared in the previous blog post.
LCHB INFO
Happy Holidays!
Mr. Smigell and I would like to wish our band students and families a very happy holiday! Looking forward to a great 2020! See you next year!
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Tuba Christmas, Honors Band & Band Updates!
Thank you to everyone that attended the Holiday Concert on Tuesday! Great performances by all our band ensembles! Thank you also to everyone that made a donation to the band program - it is greatly appreciated and will go a long way to help provide needed materials/supplies for the band!
Marching Band Photos
If you ordered marching band photos, your order is expected to be ready no later than next Friday the 20th. Apologies from Dan Zeppa from DZ Productions for the delay - he has encountered some unexpected delays. Questions? You may contact Dan at dzproductions1@hotmail.com
Tuba Christmas
- Mr. Smigell has the Tuba Christmas music books that students may use. Just need $10 for registration fee. This is a great performance!
Holiday Assembly
Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble members of Jazz Band along with select Choir groups will be performing at the school's Holiday Assembly on Friday, December 20th during 2nd (8:29) and 3rd (9:23) hours. They will be performing the same selections that were performed at our Holiday Concert. You are welcome to attend either time but, we recommend the 3rd hour time slot as that will probably have more open seats. Auditorium doors will not be open so you need to check in at the welcome desk in the High School Commons in order to attend.
Livingston County Honors Band - auditions January 8th
LCHB consists of students from Howell, Brighton, Hartland, Pinckney and Fowlerville high school bands. Auditions will be held at the Howell High School band room on Wednesday, January 8th from 4 to 6:30 p.m. If selected for LCHB, rehearsals will be held at Howell High School on January 22nd and 29th with an all day rehearsal at the Tasch Center in Pinckney on Monday, February 3rd and concert at 7 p.m. Audition music is now available in the band room.
Amazon Smiles - shop for the holidays and the band earns $
Marching Band Photos
If you ordered marching band photos, your order is expected to be ready no later than next Friday the 20th. Apologies from Dan Zeppa from DZ Productions for the delay - he has encountered some unexpected delays. Questions? You may contact Dan at dzproductions1@hotmail.com
Tuba Christmas
- Mr. Smigell has the Tuba Christmas music books that students may use. Just need $10 for registration fee. This is a great performance!
- HOWELL - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 - TIME: 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Carnegie Library Steps, 314 W. Grand River
REGISTRATION: 3:00 pm, Howell Presbyterian Church, 323 W. Grand River
REHEARSAL: 3:30 pm, same as registration
PARKING: Ample parking at rehearsal site. Performance site is across the street. We will walk to performance site.
NOTE: Indoor rehearsal, outside performance. Bring Music stand (if needed) and folding chair (if you plan to sit). Note: Performance is across the street from rehearsal. We walk to performance. Music book available for purchase on site, $20.00, and TubaChristmas hats & scarves on sale at registration. Please bring a rag for personal water discharge from instrument. Participant registration fee is $10.00
CONDUCTOR: Dale Marzewski
COORDINATOR: Dale Marzewski 517-230-6500
Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble members of Jazz Band along with select Choir groups will be performing at the school's Holiday Assembly on Friday, December 20th during 2nd (8:29) and 3rd (9:23) hours. They will be performing the same selections that were performed at our Holiday Concert. You are welcome to attend either time but, we recommend the 3rd hour time slot as that will probably have more open seats. Auditorium doors will not be open so you need to check in at the welcome desk in the High School Commons in order to attend.
Livingston County Honors Band - auditions January 8th
LCHB consists of students from Howell, Brighton, Hartland, Pinckney and Fowlerville high school bands. Auditions will be held at the Howell High School band room on Wednesday, January 8th from 4 to 6:30 p.m. If selected for LCHB, rehearsals will be held at Howell High School on January 22nd and 29th with an all day rehearsal at the Tasch Center in Pinckney on Monday, February 3rd and concert at 7 p.m. Audition music is now available in the band room.
Amazon Smiles - shop for the holidays and the band earns $
This is a great time to remind you to do your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com. You do NOT need to be a Prime member and it costs you nothing more on your purchases!
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, last year we were able to dedicate $3500 to instrument repair. The AmazonSmile program will help us do even more.
Once you set up AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will normally donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer's selected charitable organization, but during th
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 our organization so you won’t have to search for your charity among almost a million other organizations. You will not see “Howell Band Boosters.” Instead you’ll see "Parent Booster USA Inc” in Howell MI. This is normal and expected.
Disney Family Volunteering Reward Program
Inspiring Family Volunteerism and Celebrating the Nonprofits Who Make a Difference
Disney Parks and Points of Light are celebrating family volunteerism by rewarding nonprofits and schools in the United States with Disney 1-Day Park Hopper tickets for hosting – or participating in – family volunteering activities.
Eligible organizations create and register projects, track family volunteers, and complete projects to receive complimentary park tickets from Disney. Projects can benefit the organization directly, or support another community effort or need. The more volunteers participating in your project, the more tickets you earn! Tickets may be used to reward volunteers, as a contest prize, for a fundraiser, or in other creative ways.
Eligible organizations create and register projects, track family volunteers, and complete projects to receive complimentary park tickets from Disney. Projects can benefit the organization directly, or support another community effort or need. The more volunteers participating in your project, the more tickets you earn! Tickets may be used to reward volunteers, as a contest prize, for a fundraiser, or in other creative ways.
Thank you to Lisa Grager for nominating Howell High School bands for this program! We were selected for the program and the following were chosen as winners from our pool of volunteers that helped this fall with marching band. Each winner will receive 2 - 1 day 4 park hopper tickets, value approx. $350.00 good at Disney World.
Congratulations to our winners!
Amy Roberts
Lissa Perrin
Jane Offerman
Jennifer Poertner
Tanya Zirkle
If you did not receive your tickets at the Holiday Concert, please contact Lisa Grager at lgrager@live.com
Monday, December 02, 2019
DECEMBER UPDATES!
Welcome back from the holiday weekend! Thank you to everyone that participated in and helped with the Fantasy of Lights parade! It was a great evening!
HOLIDAY CONCERT - DECEMBER 10TH AT 7 P.M. in the Rod Bushey Auditorium
* If your student was fitted for a shirt and hasn't paid/picked up yet, please do so ASAP! They will be wearing these shirts for our concert next Tuesday the 10th.
Symphonic & Highlander Band / Wind Ensemble: Shirt only $18
Concert Band: Shirt and tie $22
Checks payable to: Howell HS Bands .
NEW YORK TRIP
* If you are registered for the New York trip, the second payment is due this Friday the 6th! If you do not have the trip insurance, your payments are non-refundable after December 6th! All payments are made online or can be mailed to the trip company (instructions are in the info packet). Do NOT drop off payments in the band room mailbox - you need to mail directly to the trip company OR pay online.
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES
* AMAZON SMILES
It’s CYBER MONDAY!
This is a great time for the Boosters to remind your to do your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com. You do NOT need to be a Prime member and it costs you nothing more on your purchases!
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, last year we were able to dedicate $3500 to instrument repair. The AmazonSmile program will help us do even more.
Once you set up AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will normally donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer's selected charitable organization, but during th
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 our organization so you won’t have to search for your charity among almost a million other organizations. You will not see “Howell Band Boosters.” Instead you’ll see "Parent Booster USA Inc” in Howell MI. This is normal and expected.
* SCRIPS PROGRAM - Gift card fundraising - December 9th is last day to order for guaranteed Christmas delivery!
Find holiday gifts for everyone while raising money for your band student. Whether you buy gift cards as presents or use them to buy gifts, your order immediately raises money for your student’s Charms account.
Share the giftspiration with others—the more people that order, the truly merrier. A typical family can raise over $100 by using Scrip for their Christmas shopping. Don’t miss out!
Click on this link for a flyer with more detailed information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0QUkpdOY6uIRUwzZUZjd2xLaGtQc3hEMU5GSzJnMURxVU4w/view?usp=sharing
Nancy Stebbing is in charge of the SCRIPS program - email her at howellbandscrip@gmail.com if you have any questions!
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