Senior Presentation. If you're interested in a copy on DVD, which will include the HHS Bands Promo video, email Trekkie at trekker670@yahoo.com




Trekkie!
-Brian Roskamp

IMPORTANT INFO

All band members:

CONCERT TOMORROW
Thursday, May 21st
7pm

Report 6:30, Jazz Band 6:00 pm.


MARCHING BAND

Memorial Day Parade

Report to school 9:00am

Bus leaves at 9:30 to parade

Step Off 10:00am

Parade ends 11:30am

Bus returns to High School 12 noon

FREE Picnic at Howell City Park, immediately after
(See earlier posts)


All MB members: there is still time to sign up for Band Camp!!!
See Smigell for forms. We need YOU next year!!!

Many thanks to the City of Howell Mayor & City Council. They have very generously granted a waiver of the $5 per vehicle park entrance fee for Marching Band families attending the Memorial Day picnic. A special event park pass will be provided to all families attending the picnic and will be available at the concert on Thursday.

End of the Year
Band Memorial Day Picnic

When:Immediately following the Memorial Day Parade
Who: All MB members and their Families
Where: Howell Park on Thompson Lake in the Rotary Pavilion
(on top of the hill, same place as last year)

Cost: FREE Entrance into the park will probably be free or a $1.00 for band members and their families (we will let you know next week)

Please bring a dish to pass (Chips, baked goods, pop would be great!)
Hot Dogs, some side dishes and drinks will be provided.

New this year: ICE CREAM SUNDAE BAR

Please bring water balloons, water guns, bathing suits, towels, frisbees!
Can someone bring a sound system???

Make sure everyone in Marching Band knows, tell your friends!!!

Hey folks! Make sure to read the entry below, this is simply a link to the drum major audition music:

http://www.halleonard.com/audio/03744164.mp3

Thanks,

-Smigell

Just a reminder: Band Camp Registration forms along with a $50 deposit are due by Friday, May 8th. If you need forms, e-mail me at cstone827@yahoo.com and I'll get them to you ASAP.

Have a great day,
Carol Stone

THANK YOU CHAPERONES!
Thanks so much to all the parent chaperones who helped make the Lock-In a big success! Thank you, Kat, for coming back and helping all of us newbie Lock-In parents!

Hope all Bandos had a great time!

--Robin Taylor

VG RECEIPTS: If you have any VG's receipts and would like to receive credit in time to pay for band camp, you need to turn them in no later than May 10th. Please don't turn in the entire receipt, only the bottom portion with the Community Share Points. Be sure that you name is printed on the back of each receipt and they are clipped together or in an envelope. Receipts can be placed in the large manilla envelope on the bulletin board in the band room.

Hey Night Owl Parents!

We need 3-4 Chaperones for the 1 am -5 am shift for the Lock In tomorrow April 17th/18th. Email Smigell at smigellj@howellschools.com if you can help out!

Thanks, Robin Taylor

LOCK IN!
Friday, April 17th - Saturday, April 18th
Howell High School Field House (Enter at Aquatic Center)

Howell HS Band Members and Eighth Grade HWMS and TFMS Band Members ONLY
No siblings or Friends

Check-in time: 8:00 pm, No admittance after 9 pm
Pick-up: 5:00am (April 18th)
Cost: Only $10 at the Door, (must have permission slip)

Parents we need Chaperones!!!
Two shifts available:
8 pm -1 am (assist set-up)
1 am - 6 am (assist clean-up)
You are more than welcome to help all night also!
Email smigellj@howellschools.com if you can help.

Activities Include: -Swimming -Video Games (BYOS (Bring you own system) projectors and TVs provided) - Movies - Card Games - Gym like activities - Tomfoolery (supervised, naturally) -Gigantic q-tip battle arena - SWEET BANDS! - FOOD - (Füd) - phood - Fewd - fOOd - fude - fΘΘD -

Permission Slips are available at TFMS, HWMS, and HHS Band Rooms

Bring money and permission slips to the lock in, do not try to hand them in prior to this wonderful event.

--Smigell
(r.t.)

Seniors!!!

With just a little more than a month left of school, it's time to start sending in your Senior and Baby Pictures for the annual slideshow. Be sure to put your names on the back of the photos so we know who to return them to.

You are able to submit them in two forms, the first, and preferred method, is email. If you have digital copies or are able to scan the senior picture you wish to be used in the slideshow, email them to me at mbroskamp@gmail.com. Otherwise, you can submit them in the band room after Spring Break.


Trekkie! aka Brian Roskamp

Hello Everybody in the Bando Blogosphere!

A few important updates for everyone:

First, Howellpalooza has been rescheduled for April 16 at 7:00 pm.
HOWELPALLOOZA IS AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! YOU MUST COME CHECK IT OUT!!! IT IS EVERYTHING ZANY AND FUNNY AND JAZZ AND ROCKIN AND AMAZING ABOUT THE BAND PROGRAM (AND SOME CHOIR TOO).


Second, the Collage Concert is on April 23 at 8:00 pm. Collage is like a hybrid concert where band and choir join forces for an awesome night of entertainment. Members of Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and people who got a 1 at Solo and Ensemble are all invited to perform. Dress rehearsal for this is on April 21 at 7:00.

Band Camp is officially August 17 -21.

Mr. Smigell would also like to know if anybody has any questions about anything in band. If you do, please e-mail him at jsmigell@mac.com . Your answers will be posted here later.


-Cheers!

Libby Hobson, Band Reporter

Hello everyone!

Hey so the festival postings will be coming in a while... Believe it or not, this day is not over yet!

THE HOCKEY TEAM MADE IT INTO THE STATE FINALS

The athletic department has asked if we could do a pep band for the game tonight... I said HECK YES!!!!

Here are the details:

The game is at Compuware Arena. at 7pm. We need to show up around 6:40 outside the arena so we can enter together. bring your instrument, EVERY TUNE WE PLAYED IN MARCHING BAND AND PEP BAND, and wear your Howell Secret Agent Shirt (If you were not in marching band, were some kind of Howell paraphanalia). Google it (compuware arena) to get the address.

You have to find you own way there.

I will be at Howell High School 5:30pm for a little bit to let people in and get their instruments.

Pay $7.00 at the door, I write your name down, get reimbursed on Monday (Hutch has authorized)

We have a space in the arena set aside for us. I think this should be very fun!!!

Ok... that's it for now... Full festival analysis coming up soon.... Bottom line, everyone was wonderful,and I was extrememely proud of each group!

-Smigell

Hello Everyone!

Here are a couple of very important things for everyone in the bandosphere:

First, for festival performances next week, the dress code is the standard black and white with bow ties. Dates, times, and other festival reminders are in the previous post.

Second, anyone who signed up to work at the Home Show must sign up again. We will try to honor people's original time slots. VERY VERY sorry! It got organized somewhere when I cleaned my office. I promise not to touch this one this time ;)

OK... signing off for now...

-Smigell

ps. special thanks to Libby Hobson for ghostwriting this!

Hello Everyone! I suppose it is time for all of the information that you need to know about festival. Here is everything I can give you!

Because of standardized testing the week of festival, we are having two days of After school rehearsals. All students in Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble must attend the two practices next week at the times they are scheduled. they are as follows:

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009:

3:00pm-4:00pm: Concert Band

4:00pm-5:00pm: Symphonic Band

5:00pm-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble

Tuesday is especially important because Mr. James Barry, the totally sweet (seriously!) clinician from the prefest concert will be joining us that afternoon to give us additional help in preparation for festival.

Wednesday will have the exact same rehearsal schedule as Tuesday except no Totally sweet (seriously) clinician to help, just me. Folks, it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT and required to make both these rehearsals and to MAKE IT TO FESTIVAL. This is by far the most important time of the year for these groups. If there are any problems or conflicts with these times, I need to know about it immediately.

Here are the festival times and report times as well:
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE TIMES SO THERE ARE NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS!

All groups will be performing at
LAKE ORION HS
495 e. scripps rd
Lake Orion, MI 48360-2249
(use this address for Google maps or mapquest)

HHS Wind Ensemble:
Friday March 13, 2009
Report time at Howell HS is 5:30PM
Depart 6:00PM
Arrive LAKE ORION HS at 7:10PM
PERFORMANCE TIME IS 8:10 PM

HHS Concert Band
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Report time 6:00 AM (So sorry!)
Depart 6:20Am
Arrive at LOHS at 7:30 am
Perform at 8:30am

HHS Symphonic Band
Saturday March 14th, 2009
Report time: 8:00 am
Depart time: 8:20am
Arrive at LOHS: 9:30
Performance time: 10:30 am

OK folks... Keep checking this as I will be adding stuff very soon about chaperons, uniforms, early departure, and home arrival times. For now, estimate arrival back about 2 hours after performance time.

-Smigell

As we did last year at this time, the Howell High School Band Program is uploading the Pre-Festival Concert performances and will be available to view on a separate blog.

UPDATE: All bands are finally uploaded, after numerous technical problems and 6.5 hours :)
You can view and make posts at: http://hhsbandsetup.blogspot.com/

Please, feel free to stop by and critique any or all the pieces, just remember to use constructive criticism. If we all work together in this, our festival performance can only improve.

-Trekkie! (Brian Roskamp)

PARENTS - WE NEED YOUR HELP. The Chamber of Commerce has extended an opportunity to the Band Boosters to handle the concessions for the Livingston Home Show on March 26-29, 2009. All of the proceeds will go to the Band Boosters & band students. We're in need of parent volunteers to work the event.

Help is needed on the following days & times:

• Thursday, March 26th - 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Sunday, March 29th - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
• Sunday, March 29th - 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, March 29th - 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Each shift requires two parents and 4 students. Please let me know if you can help us out. I can be reached at (734) 604-3546 -cell; e-mail at cstone827@yahoo.com or at work, 517-540-6734.

Thanks,

Carol Stone

Hello everyone!

Just a reminder, there is a concert tomorrow for Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble (Tuesday, Feb 24 2009) at 7:00PM in the Howell High School Auditorium. Report time for all bands is 6:30 PM Our 2 clinicians this year are Mr. Jim Barry, Director Emeritus of Okemos High School Bands, and our very own Jeff Stimson director of bands at Three Fires Middle School. Dress is standard (black and white outfits that we wore at the holiday concert).

Festival for these three groups will either be on Friday, March 13th in the evening or Saturday, March 14th in the daytime. The site is Lake Orion HS.

Thanks!

-Smigell

Hey Band Students: Have we got a great way for you to earn money for band camp. The Howell Area Chamber of Commerce has extended an opportunity for Band Boosters to run the concession stand at the Livingston Home Show with all of the profits going to Band Boosters. The Show is scheduled for March 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th at thte High School Field House. 60% of the profits made on the concession stand will be split among the band students volunteering to work the event and deposited into your band student account. The money in your student account can be used for all things musical. . ..like band camp, music lessons, instruments, etc. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the band room later this week. Don't miss this great opportunity to earn money ! ! ! ! !PARENTS: WE NEED YOUR HELP TOO.

If you have questions, I can be reached by cell at (734) 604-3546, at work at (517) 540-6734 or by e-mail at cstone827@yahoo.com.

Carol Stone

Hello folks! for those of you who did not get directions to solo and ensemble, here is the address so you can mapquest it:

Sashabaw Middle school

5565 pine knob lane

Clarkston, mi 48346

Best of luck everyone!

-Smigell