MB PHOTOS / PEP BAND / CONCERT / SENIOR NIGHT

 MARCHING BAND PHOTOS - SEPTEMBER 29TH

• September 29th - immediately after marching band practice!  Dan Zeppa from DZ Productions/Photography will be taking a group photo of our marching band.  Students may get individual photos taken also but they are optional.  
• Order forms are not due until AFTER the photos are taken - around October 31st!  If you have individual photos taken, the photo # will be available in the band room at a later date.

                CLICK HERE FOR MARCHING BAND PHOTO ORDER FORM!

• Rain date for picture taking is October 6th

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!  Please sign up if you can help with uniform distribution and collection for our MB photos on 9/29:

• CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SIGN UP TO HELP WITH MARCHING BAND UNIFORMS ON 9/29!
  

Pep Band (Marching Band) vs. Hartland: Friday, October 1st:

When: Friday Night - October 1st @ 6:30pm to approximately 9pm (unless a shut out, weather, time outs, etc.)

Where: Hartland High School - 10635 Dunham Rd. Hartland 48353 // Meeting at Visitors Gate

What (to wear / bring): Instrument, Flip-Folder of Music (Upperclassmen bring any extra music you have from the past years to help with the new members), things your instrument may need (extra reeds, valve oil, etc.) and you MUST wear this seasons' MB shirt (WE RISE).

• Pep Band is not required - it goes towards your band letter / medals and it is fun. ^.^ It's marching band but you don't play at half time or pre-game!  You meet Mr.Smigell at the gates at 6:30pm to get in (students playing in pep band are free  - parents/families/friends 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 Hartland 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.

FALL BAND CONCERT - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH AT 7 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM (Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Highlander Band, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble & Marching Band perform)

• Students report to the band room at 6:30 pm dressed in "casual dress" attire (this includes polo or other collared shirts, dress pants, dresses).  No jeans, t-shirts or athletic wear!
• Students won't wear the black pants, white tuxedo shirt and bow tie until the holiday concert in December. We'll have information on where to get attire in mid-October.
• There is no cost to attend the concert.  Reserved seating is also not needed for this concert.
• The marching band will be performing during the concert so help is needed with uniform distribution and collection.  Click below for details and to sign up to help:

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO HELP WITH UNIFORMS AT OUR FALL CONCERT ON 10/5

SENIOR NIGHT FOR MARCHING BAND - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

• Details posted this weekend (report times, etc.).  We are working with athletics on specifics.
• We will let you know if MB seniors will be honored before the game OR during halftime......stay tuned!

NO PEP BAND FOR THE BRIGHTON AWAY FOOTBALL GAME ON OCTOBER 15TH!

• Because it's our fall break and there are scheduling conflicts, we will not be taking our pep band on the road for the Brighton football game on the 15th.  
• However, there is a good chance, with our winning record so far, that Howell will be in the play-offs.  Stay tuned for info on potential pep band opportunities past the regular football season.

HOMECOMING DETAILS / OTHER IMPORTANT BAND HAPPENINGS!

HOMECOMING! - Modified marching band schedule due to parade! and half-day school schedule!

Home Game #4 - vs. Salem (Pep Rally, Homecoming Parade & Game):

• Friday, September 24th
• Homecoming traditions return!  Including the pep rally and homecoming parade featuring our very own marching band!

SCHEDULE BELOW! 

• Students need to wear their "summer" marching band uniform to school or change into it before the Pep Rally!  This includes:  marching band t-shirt, khaki shorts, black shoes & black socks!
• Entire MB dismissed for the Pep Rally at 9:50 am (Mr. Smigell will email all teachers so they know to let you leave for the band room at 9:50) - go to the band room to get your instruments!
• MB, Color Guard, Drumline Plays @ 10:20 am at the Football Field during Pep Rally
• School dismissed at 10:50 am - **PLEASE NOTE! Students may NOT stay in the band room until marching band rehearsal at 2:45**  Please make arrangements for the time between school ending and returning to school for the parade and practice :)

Practice:  Be on the field, ready to practice at 2:45 pm!

Uniforms: After practice (approximately 3:30 pm)

Load the Busses/Leave: 4:00 pm - students will be bussed to and from the parade

Arrive / Unload the Buses: 4:15pm

Parade: 5:00pm - the parade begins in front of Family Video area and ends at the Library

~~~ Performs in the Homecoming Parade ~~~

Tailgate: 5:30 pm (If you or your parents volunteered to bring stuff for it, please remember ^.^)

Uniforms: 6:20 pm - Be back in Uniform

Step Off: 6:30 pm

Pregame: 6:45 pm - MB Performs their "Halftime" at Pregame Show

Kickoff: 7:00 pm - MB Performs During Halftime (with Homecoming Court stuff)

Game Ends: 9:30 pm-ish (Depending on timeouts, injuries, etc.) This will be a longer performing game due to the special things that happen during Pre-Game, Half-time, and Post-Game.

Students must bring this season's MB shirt, black socks, black shoes, etc.

Tailgate for the Game:

Please bring $3 per person if you are not donating something or helping with something (listed on the Sign Up link). You can drop off money early in an envelope in the mailbox in the band room w/your name (and your families names) on it OR turn in to one of the collection cans at the tailgate. This helps with the extra costs needed to feed everyone. Thanks!

SIGN UP TO HELP WITH TAILGATE BY CLICKING HERE!

Please contact Jamie Miller at 248-792-1184 with any questions!

OTHER BAND HAPPENINGS! 💚💛

BAND BOOSTER MEETING - WEDS. SEPTEMBER 22ND AT 7 PM IN THE BAND ROOM!

• All are welcome!  Hope to see you there for our first booster meeting of the year!

MARCHING BAND PHOTOS - SEPTEMBER 29TH

• September 29th - immediately after marching band practice!  Dan Zeppa from DZ Productions/Photography will be taking a group photo of our marching band.  Students may get individual photos taken also but they are optional.  
• Order forms are not due until AFTER the photos are taken - around October 31st!  

                CLICK HERE FOR MARCHING BAND PHOTO ORDER FORM!

• Rain date for picture taking is October 6th

We will need volunteers to help with uniform distribution and turn in!  If you can help from 3 pm until approximately 4:30 pm, please contact Laura Allegoet at allegoel@howellschools.com

FALL BAND CONCERT - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH AT 7 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM

• Students report to the band room at 6:30 pm dressed in "casual dress" attire (this includes polo or other collared shirts, dress pants, dresses).  No jeans, tshirts or athletic wear!
• Students won't wear the black pants, white tuxedo shirt and bow tie until the holiday concert in December. We'll have information on where to get attire in mid October.
• The marching band will be performing during the concert so help will be needed with uniform distribution and collection.
• More details to come!

BAND UPDATES! NO MARCHING BAND TODAY OR TOMORROW! 9/14 & 15

Due to the high school closure today and remote learning day tomorrow, there is no marching band practice today or tomorrow (Tuesday 9/14 & Wednesday 9/15).  The only marching band activity this week is practice on Thursday after school.  There is no pep band for the away football game on Friday.

*****Please check Schoology for instructions for our Remote Learning Day tomorrow.  This is now a remote "A" day - look for an email from Mr. Schrock for details.

NEXT WEEK:  

• Band Booster Meeting in the band room on Wednesday 9/22 at 7 pm - All are welcome!  Hope you can join us!
• Marching band practices:  Monday 6:30 to 8:30 pm and Tuesday through Thursday 2:30 to 3:30 pm
• Homecoming is Friday 9/24 - stay tuned for a detailed schedule.  The parade starts at 5 pm and goes down Grand River from National up to the library.

Have a wonderful week!  and please let me know if you have any questions!  - Laura :) allegoel@howellschools.com

No rehearsal tonight.

 Hey folks, I have some bad news.  Marching band practice is cancelled for tonight 9/13.  I will explain when I get back. 

Very sorry,

Smigell

Hey last night was great! (And a thank you too)

 

Hello Bandos and Parents!

Just wanted to do a little post letting you know how grateful I am for our lovely little tribe called band :).  Bandos you've managed to move mountains so far this year.  I can't recall the last time we have had to rock three consecutive home games before Sept 11.  So very proud of you all!  Parents, I continue to be humbled by the amount of time and energy you all continuously pour into the program to keep it running well.  Special shout out to Jeff Stimson, Maureen Gray, and all the eighth grade bandos who came out and joined us last night on the field.  Our future is in good hands!

One last thing.. Amy Vyse, a long time band parent, won the 50/50 raffle last night and gave half the winnings to the band! Oh my goodness how generous!  I was speechless.  Thank you so much for such a kind and unexpected gift.  

As we continue to push through this, it is acts of kindness, selflessness, discipline and dedication that will see us through in the end.  Our band family obviously has plenty of all these things.  I am honored to be your band director.

-Smigell

NO EIGHTH GRADERS AT PRACICE TONIGHT. YES PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS

 Hello everyone,

I won't bury the lead, a big storm is on the way and we can't have that many kids from three different groups practice inside together at this time.  Thus

NO PRACTICE FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS TONIGHT.  PRACTICE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND IS STILL HAPPENING. at 6:30

We can still get some value out of a shortened indoor rehearsal.  Hopefully the storm isn't as bad as everyone says.  If I had to predict, we will work on the show music,  introduce a couple new stand tunes and send everybody home at 7:30. 

In the wake of this cancellation, we will be needing to bump back our report time on Friday.  More information coming soon.  Stay tuned!

Be safe!

-Smigell

MARCHING BAND THIS WEEK! PLEASE NOTE FRIDAY TIME CHANGE!!!!

It has been a great marching band and football season so far!  Thank you so much to everyone that has helped to make it a success!  A reminder of this week's marching band schedule:

The 8th graders from Highlander Way and Parker Middle School will be joining us for practice, tailgate and the game this week!  

Practices

Tuesday, September 7th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Weds. & Thurs. September 8th & 9th from 2:30 to 3:30 pm

Friday, September 10th AT 4 pm  PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE!   4:30 pm

• 8th graders - please join us on the football field at 4 pm on Friday!  (on the field, with your instrument, ready to go at 4!). 
• Band room location:  on the M-59 side of the high school, across the parking lot from the football field.  Next to the auditorium, between the D2 and D3 doors.

Football Game & Tailgate - Friday, September 10th

• Tailgate for 8th graders & HHS Marching Band members at 5 pm (students only, no family members or friends please)
• The tailgate takes place outside the band room.  We're having hot dogs this week :)  
• Optional cost of the tailgate is $3 per person.  See below if you'd like to sign up to help or donate food.
• Step off at 6:30 pm (we line up in the loading dock area by the auditorium/band room and march over to the football stadium).  Game starts at 7 pm.
• Cost to enter the football stadium is $5 per person.  MARCHING BAND MEMBERS (8TH GRADERS INCLUDED) ARE FREE!
• Game ends around 9 pm (depending on time outs, etc.)

HELP NEEDED AND MESSAGE FROM OUR TAILGATE COORDINATOR, JAMIE MILLER

CLICK HERE FOR JAMIE'S MESSAGE AND THE LINK TO SIGN UP TO HELP WITH THIS WEEK'S TAILGATE

The band boosters are using an app this year called "BAND" which you can use to sign up to help and donate food for tailgates and receive other band related updates and info.  Click on the link above OR see the August 20th blog post for details on how to sign up:  CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE BAND APP

SENIOR REMINDER!

Marching band seniors ONLY:  a reminder that your nominations for the senior show music AND what you would like to have for the senior night tailgate are due to Mrs. Allegoet by Tuesday 9/7!  We will vote on your nominations on Wednesday and Thursday!  Instructions were emailed to our seniors :)