Parent/Student Volunteers Needed: The Howell Area Chamber of Commerce has extended an opportunity for the Band Boosters to sell our limited edition Howell Highlander Bears during Farmers Market on Sunday, May 16th. Farmers Market runs from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. If you're available, please contact Carol Stone (cstone827@yahoo.com or cell: 517-672-1236). Proceeds from the sale of these bears will be used to fund Band Booster activities like the Memorial Day Picnic, water for marching band performances, tailgates, etc.

Thanks.

Marching Band Members and Parents

It's time to register for Band Camp 2010!!!

The dates of Band Camp this year will be August 16-20 and the cost is $240.The forms you will need to submit are on Charms or available starting today in the Band Room.

To download them from Charms go to http://www.charmsoffice.com/ , enter the code HowellHSBand and click on the Handouts tab, and print the Band Camp Letter, Application, Health Form and Packing List.

Marching Band parents if you'd like to apply to be a Chaperone, you can download the Chaperone Application and Criminal Background Check. We will need approximateley ten chaperones and you would go for free. Please email me at rl.taylor@comcast.net if interested or if you have any questions.

A $50 reservation is needed by May 15th. Please make sure to make this deadline. Mr. Smigell is planning on creating drills early this year and needs to know how many MB members/and what instruments as soon as possible!

The rest of the fee is due by June 15th, or you can pay the full amount by May 14th, if you'd like. Please talk to Mr. Smigell if there is a extreme financial difficulty.

Please mail 1) Application, 2) Health form and 3) $50.00 check made out to Howell HS Band to HBBA, P.O. Box 2113, Howell, MI 48844 by May 14th.

Looking forward to seeing you at Band Camp!
Mrs. Taylor

Collage Concert
Wind Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble:

Dress Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 20, 7-9 pm, HHS Auditorium

Concert: Thursday, April 22, Report Time: 7:30 pm, Concert: 8:00 pm

LOCK IN!
April 23-24, 2010

8pm Friday to 5am Saturday

Howell High School Field House/Gym

Check-In at 8pm, April 23. NO admittance after 9pm, no friends, siblings, etc. 8th - 12th grade Band Students only!

$10 admission charge, checks payable to HBBA.

We are still looking for chaperones and it's not too late for you to volunteer your time! Just head over to the High School to have your background check done, and let us know which time/times work for you! Shifts are 8pm-1am and 1am to 6am. Chaperones are allowed to work both shifts, we'd love to have you! Contact Christyne MacDermaid to sign up.

*Important*

No admittance without permission slip!

Parents/Guardians must come into the field house when picking up your student! Students can not leave alone!

BAND BANQUET

The Band Banquet will be held on May 6, 2010 at the Howell High School Cafeteria. Students please pick up your invitation in the band room on Tuesday April 20, 2010. Parents look for those invites to come home! We will need a head count by April 29, 2010. Please contact me, Christyne MacDermaid if you have any questions or would like to help.
734-476-0312
christynemacdermaid@yahoo.com

SENIORS
It's time to get your pictures into Mr. Donovan for the Band Banquet slideshow!
Please send in a baby picture and your Senior photo via email to jim.donovan@hp.com
or put in an envelope marked Senior Slideshow and put in the Band Mailbox.

Rehearsals for Boston

Today, Monday 29: 2:30-4:00
Wed. March 31: 5:00-6:30
Mon. April 12: 2:30-4:00
Tues. April 13: 5:00-6:30

You must attend 3 of the 4 Rehearsals!!!

On Tuesday, April 13, after rehearsal, we will have a Parent Meeting to take care of any questions you might have!

PIZZA! PIZZA!

Remember to pick up your pizza orders
Monday, March 29th
3:30-6:30
in the Band Room

BAND BOOSTERS MEETING

Mark your calendars for a Band Booster Meeting, next Tuesday, March 30th at 6:30.

IMPORTANT BOSTON INFO!!!

Time is running out to get all $$$, forms and Field Permission Sheets in...

Final payments and Trip Release forms must be mailed in to Howell Band Boosters, P.O.Box 2113, Howell, MI 48844 by Wed. March 31.

MAKE CHECKS OUT TO HOWELL BANDS, please!!!

If checks are not received by March, 31, you will have to take payment into Sue Hordos, the High School Bookkeeper, personally. Ms. Hordos will not be in during Spring Break!

If FULL payment is not received, you cannot go on the trip and you will lose any money paid!

Please mail in Trip Release Forms, also. I'm missing about half of the forms.


LASTLY, you need to get a Field Trip Permission Slip off the bulletin board in the Band Room. Please get it filled out by teachers and parents ASAP, and put in the Band Mailbox.

Thanks for all your help getting everything done!!!
Mrs. Taylor

Hey Band,

Here's the info for tomorrow

Concert Band:
Report time- 9:15 am Howell High School
Performance time at WLNHS- 11:50 am
Return- 2pm

(Just Concert Band: Please enter on the Grand River side, through the Choir Back Door.
Our Main Band door is blocked by Percussion instruments that need to be loaded.)

Symphonic Band:
Report time- 12:30Pm at howell high school
Performance time at WLNHS- 2:50 PM
Return 4:45pm

Wind Ensemble:
Report time- 2:20 pm
Performance time- 4:40 pm at WLNHS
Return- 6:45 pm

Directions to Walled Lake Northern:

1200 W Grand River Ave Howell, MI 48843

1.	Head east on W Grand River Ave toward Browning Dr		1.0 mi
2.	Turn left at N Michigan Ave		1.1 mi
3.	Turn right at E Highland Rd/MI-59 E		0.8 mi
4.	Turn right to stay on E Highland Rd/MI-59 E		20.1 mi
5.	Turn right at Bogie Lake Rd		3.1 mi
6.	Turn right to stay on Bogie Lake Rd		0.2 mi
7.	Turn right at Strawberry Cir Destination will be on the left		459 ft

6000 Bogie Lake Rd

Hey Parents & Bandos: There are still shifts available for the Livingston County Home Show. Sign-up sheet is in the band room. Band Camp is coming up and this is a great way to earn money for camp. . . .

Howellpalooza
Tuesday, March 23 has been postponed! :(
New Date: TBA

One More Day for Little Ceasar's

Mrs. MacDermaid will take late orders on Monday, March 15!!!

Boston Trip

The final cost of the trip is $655. I will be sending out emails with what is in your trip account over the next couple of days. Please be looking for it and be ready to send in your final payment and Trip Release forms ASAP to the Boosters PO box (Address on previous email).

If you plan on using any $$$ earned with the little Ceasar's fundraiser, you'll need to get a Student Account Withdrawl form to Mrs. Stone ASAP. (Send to Booster's PO Box, too!)

Little Ceasar's Pizza Fundraiser ends tomorrow!!!

All $$$ and orders need to be in by the end of the day Friday, March 12th.

Please remember to put order and one check made out to Howell Band Boosters in an envelope and put in the mailbox in Mr. Smigell's office.

Hey everybody!

Couple quick things:

Symphonic band:

Please don't forget that there is rehearsal tomorrow 3/11/10 from 2:30-3:30 in the band room


Also, I thought I would post the performance times for festival next week:

All of the bands perform at Walled Lake Northern on SATURDAY MARCH 20th


Concert Band:
report time 9:15 am howell high school
performance time at WLNHS 11:50 am
return 2pm

Symphonic Band:
report time 12:30Pm at howell high school
performance time at WLNHS 2:50 PM
return 4:45pm

Wind Ensemble:
Report time: 2:20 pm
performance time: 4:40 pm at WLNHS
return 6:45 pm

ok .... more to come.

-Smigell

HELP WANTED: Hey parents. . . . we still need help for the concession stand at the Livingston County Home Show - March 26-28. Four parents are needed on Friday from 6 pm to 10 pm; two parents needed for each shift on Saturday (shifts are from 8 am to 11 am, 11 am to 3 pm, 3 pm to 6 pm, and 6 pm to 9 pm); and two parents each shift on Sunday (shifts are 9 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 5:30 pm). Sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the band room. Hope you can help us out.

Students: There's still one shift available. . . Sunday from 3 pm. to 5:30 pm.

If you have any questions, contact Carol Stone at 517-672-1236 or at cstone827@yahoo.com.

Band Booster Mtg: There will be no Band Booster Mtg on Tuesday, March 2nd. Spring break & the Boston trip will make meeting in April difficult. Therefore, we're combining the March & April meetings. The next Band Booster Meeting will be Tuesday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m. in the Band Room. Hope to see you there.

Information you need to know....

Little Caesar's Pizza Fundraiser

The LCP Fundraiser order deadline has been extended. Orders will be taken until Friday March 12, make sure to put order and one check made out to Howell Band Boosters in an envelope and put in the mailbox in Mr. Smigell's office.

Pizza orders can be picked up Monday March 29 from 3:30-6:30 in the band room.

To Access your Student Account Info

It's really easy.... go to charmsmusic.com

enter HowellHSBand in HS Code area

Then enter your Student ID #

When the tabs come up, click the Finances tab

This screen will show you how much you've earned with Fundraisers, disregard the total owed on trip at bottom, it is not correct...

then you can submit the Student Account withdrawl form to Mrs. Stone.

Dates to put on your Calendar

Remember the Pre-Festival Concert, Monday March 1st, 7p.m., HHS Auditorium
Report times TBA, Normal Concert dress (Remember your Bow Ties!!! Wind Ensemble)

Festival: March, 19-20

Howellpalooza: March 23

Lock-In: New Date- Friday, April 23-24

Band Banquet: Thursday, May 6

Band Camp: August 16-20

Boston Trip

If you are going on the Boston Trip and you/or your family have not received an email from me please contact me at: rl.taylor@comcast.net or if no Internet Access call me at 517-548-0423. Important information has gone out and we need you to fill out necessary forms.

We are awaiting the final cost of the trip from the travel company. I will send out an email with your final payment info.

Remember: If you are using your student account funds you need to send the Student Account Withdrawl Form to Mrs. Stone.

Save your stamps and bring all filled out forms to the concert and turn them to either Mrs. Stone or Mrs. Taylor. We can answer any questions then too!