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!
- 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!
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!
- 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!
