Lock In & Senior Pics

Good Morning!

Lock-In date set!!!  
April 26-27, 2013
Check in- Howell High Field House
Time- 8pm, no admittance after 9pm
Check out- 5am, parent or guardian MUST come in and check student out!!!
Who- Current Howell High Band students AND 8th grade band students continuing w/band in HS.
Cost- $10, payable at admittance only
Forms & Info- Middle School Directors are kindly printing & distributing!  Thanks!  High School students, pick your copies up in the High School Band Room!! 
CHAPERONES- DESPERATELY NEEDED!!  This AWESOME event will not happen without the help of chaperones!!  NOT KIDDING!!  If you, your spouse, aunt, uncle, grandparent can stay up with us all night, or even part of the night contact Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312 text or call, or christynemacdermaid@gmail.com (note email changed).  Background checks also need to be done at the high school, even if you've had one done at another Howell school. 

Seniors and Families

Please get together those baby pics and a senior pic and email them as a jpeg to Stacey Miller at Slmiller122963@gmail.com.  Put Banquet in the subject line and give correct spelling of your student.  Stacey is graciously giving her time to organize the slide show for the banquet.
Any other band photos from this school year can be sent to her too and she'll get those in to the show too.  Thanks Stacey!! 
Banquet date will hopefully be set by the end of today!!

Have a Happy, Safe, and Sunny Spring Break!!

LCCB Scholarships available!

Hello All!


The Livingston County Concert Band board contacted me and asked me to share this with "my people", so here it is.  This is a wonderful opportunity to defray some costs for camp or lessons!  Please read carefully:

The Livingston County Concert Band $150 scholarships are available to your grades 9-12 music students to be used for private lessons, music camp or a tour.  To be considered, students should visit our website www.lccbmusic.org for an application and submit  by mailing to LCCB, Box 774, Howell, MI. 48844 by April 12, 2013. Scholarships will be presented at our POPS concert on Saturday, May 4^th at Parker Middle School.

We ask for your help in announcing this to your students and encouraging them to apply.

Thank you, the LCCB Board

Alright!  The ball is now in your court!

-Smigell

Home Show Helpers!!

Please report to the Field House concession stand for your shifts this weekend, including set up on Thursday night. 
Wear any band shirt you own.  Current students, maybe the Marching Band one from the Fall.  8th graders, any band shirt or even Howell shirt is great IF you have one.  If you don't, please don't worry about it!! 
Extra, last minute help needed right after school this Thursday. You'd report to the cafeteria and help the Chamber set up tables.  Probably 30-45 minutes tops.  You'll report to the Donovan's or any other chamber member and sign in!!  Boosters will pay you for your time.  I'll take the first 4 texts to my phone for the help after school that day.  734-476-0312 Mrs. MacDermaid.  I WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO CHECK EMAIL THIS WEEK!!

YANKEE CANDLE FUNDRAISER
Due Wednesday, March 20, 2013
If you can't get it to the high school, band room mailbox, please contact Mrs. MacDermaid via number above, BEFORE tonight!!  The band room will be open this evening for a little while for drumline.  Please feel free to come in and drop off during their practice, 5.30-7:30pm. 
Checks for all fundraisers are to be made out to Howell Band Boosters!!  No cash!!
Thanks!!

1000 n. Lafayette, south Lyon, mi 48178 is the address for south Lyon Hs. See you at festival!

Chaperones needed for Saturday/Festival!!
Concert Band we need 1 more parent
Symphonic Band we need 2 more parents

You would have to report at the times listed 2 posts below.  You have to be able to ride the bus!!
Please call or text Christyne MacDermaid at 734-476-0312 if you can help.
We have to have these chaperones in order to go!!

Updates

Chaperones needed for Festival this weekend!!  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid if you can help!!  734-476-0312 You'll need to have had your back ground check done through the high school if you are chaperoning. 

Yankee Candle and Little Caesar's Fundraisers have started! 
Yankee Candle due March 20, 2013 we'll announce pick up asap.
Little Caesar's due April 10, 2013
Little Caesar's pick up April 18, 2013 5-6pm, in the band room!! 

Checks/Payments
When fundraising w/the band, all checks are to be written out to Howell Band BOOSTERS. 
When turning in Marching Band Camp payments all checks are to be written to Howell High BAND.  NO CASH PLEASE!!! 

Marching Band Camp
Packets are in the band room and the 8th grade band rooms.  Please pick up!!  There is a schedule of payments that starts SOON!!!  There's a discounted price if all money is in by a date towards the end of April.  I'm being vague because I really want the students to pick these up!!  :)

Home Show
Any adult signed up must get a background check done through the high school.  Please get these done asap, I'll be checking w/the office to be sure that they're done. 

Lock In
For all incoming 8th grade band students and current High School band students. 
This is in the works and we'll let you know as soon as we can when this will be.  If anyone would be willing to help me w/this I'd appreciate it.  Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312 text or call.  I'd love to show another parent what goes into this with hopes of possibly running this next year.

Band Banquet
We need a parent or student who is willing to organize band pictures for the banquet slide show.  This date is also in the works still.  We'll announce asap. 

Memorial Day Parade and Picnic
We could use someone to organize this and set it up.  Christyne MacDermaid can let you know what this entails. 
Sorry so lengthy.  Please see below for the Festival schedule for March 16!!

OFFICIAL HHS BAND FESTIVAL TIMES!

Hello!  Here are the OFFICIAL times for festival:


All are on March 16th, 20013

Concert Band:
Report time at HHS:  9:00 Am
Performance (In South Lyon) 11:00 Am
Home:12:30-1:00 PM ish


Symphonic Band:
Report time at HHS: 11:20am
Perform: 1:20 PM
Home: 3:00PM ish


Wind Ensemble:
Report time at HHS: 2:15 PM
Perform: 4:15 PM
Home: 6:00 PM ish

Newsflash for Fiddler on the Roof pit members:

Here are the times for the rest of Fiddler:

Tuesday March 5th,
report time 2:30 pm
run the show 3:00-6:00

Wednesday March 6th report time
3:30
Run the show 4:00-7:00pm


Thursday March 7th
Same as Wednesday

Friday March 8th
REAL SHOW!
Call time: 6:15 pm
Show at 7PM

Saturday, March 9th
REAL SHOW
Call Time: 6:30
Show at 7pm

Sunday, March 10th,
FINAL SHOW
Call Time: 1:30 PM
Show at 2pm
(Plan for a half hour after the show for strike)

Ok.. that should be it!

EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD COME SEE THE SHOW!  It is a broadway classic and has some excellent music in it, along with dancing singing, drama, and funny scenes!

-Smigell

The Band Camp Meeting has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, March 6, 2013.  We will meet at 7pm in the High School Band room. 
Our Band Booster meeting will be held at 6pm instead of our normal 6:30pm to accomadate this change.  We hope to see many new faces!!

NEWSFLASH! The parent meeting for tonight has been cancelled and will be rescheduled soon!!! Stay tuned!

NEWSFLASH! DRUMLINE IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT. CHECK THE BLOG FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING STATUS.

Date Correction

  The Marching Band Camp Meeting is actually Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:30pm
Sorry about the mix up! 

Also, the Home Show sign ups will be posted sometime tomorrow, or Friday.  There are a few more shifts to fill for students and parents.  NEW this year, if your student cannot work a shift at the Home Show due to other commitments, we will allow a parent to work one shift and earn money for their student's account.  We need all the help you can give!  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid if you have questions.  734-476-0312 text or a phone call is best.    

Hey looks like found another error in the festival announcement. Concert band is actually going at 11am on 3/16/13.

NEWSFLASH: The wind ensemble festival time has changed to 4:15pm on 3/16/2013 (same day little bit later). Not a biggie, but just to let you know.

NEWSFLASH: The wind ensemble festival time has changed to 4:15pm on 3/16/2013 (same day little bit later). Not a biggie, but just to let you know.

Band Camp Meeting!!

February 27, 2013
6pm
High School Band Room

Important for Newbies and their parents to attend.  Important for everyone else too!!!  We will give you all the info you need to start making your band camp payments, set the date in August aside, and get prepared to have the time of your life!!

NEWBIES- Any 8th grade student, or upperclassmen who have never been enrolled in Marching Band, who are curious about why marching band is so cool, and even those that are really not sure if they want to join Marching Band but might, this is you!! 
See you there!!

If you can't make this meeting, when you are done reading all of the info posted below, you'll probably find Christyne MacDermaid's phone number.  Contact her, she'll help you out!

Read all of the IMPORTANT info BELOW TOO!!

ONE FINAL THING: In addition to all the things posted below, there is a concert on FEB 21, 2013 at 7pm at HHS auditorium. It is our prefest concert!

IMPORTANT NEWSFLASH ITEMS!

Hello Everyone,


THESE ARE BIG.... NAY, MASSIVE NEWSFLASHES!  Please tell your bando and bando parent friends that this is on the blog.  If you are a facebooker or a tweeter, RT or post for people to check out the blog!

BOOSTER MEETING TONIGHT IS CANCELLED
First things first, the booster meeting for tonight is cancelled and scheduled for next week on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.  Contact Mr. Smigell at smigellj@howellschools.com for more info..

Next...

STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE INFORMATION:

Very sorry I have not posted solo and ensemble information previously.  I am back on track for informing the public :)

We (Howell Bands) had record participation in MSBOA district 4 solo and ensemble.  Out of 36 events, We had 20 division II ratings and 12 events received I's!  I was proud of every single student of ours that participated and am sure that it is going to make our program better.  Students that received a "I" at districts are eligible to go on to state S&E.

THE MONEY IS DUE TOMORROW FEB 7, 2013!!!!

Here is the information:

When: March 23, 2013

Where: Chelsea HS

Prices:
9th Grade solo $15
Solo Proficiency $21
Duet $16
Trio $18
Quartet $20
Quintet $22


AND NOW... THE BIGGEST NEWSFLASH OF ALL!!!  FESTIVAL DATES AND TIMES..

WHERE: South Lyon HS (students will report to Howell HS and be bused there, parents are welcome and invited to attend, but must drive themselves)

WHO: Howell HS Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble

WHAT: MSBOA District 4 Band Festival

WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2013 (report time will be at Howell HS approx 2.5 hours before performance time)
Concert band: 1:20PM
Symphonic Band: 1:20PM
Wind Ensemble 3:40PM

This is one of (if not THE) most important day of the year for our groups.  Attendance is MANDATORY (You will notice there are few times I say that word, this is one of them).  PLEASE ALERT ME OF CONFLICTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  They can almost always be worked out.  Most people are very understanding if they know far enough in advance.


Final piece of news:

HOWELLPALOOZA IS BACK THIS YEAR!!!............ but it has been moved to April 18th... (It wouldn't be H-Looza without being moved right?)

Ok, that's it for now... More to follow!


-Smigell

February 6, 2013

Band Booster Meeting
February 6, 2013
6:30pm
Wednesday
We will see you in the band room!!

We could use a chair and co-chair for the Home Show which is March 22-24, 2013.  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid at 734-476-0312. 

BREAKING NEWS! LIVINGSTON COUNTY HONORS BAND IS CANCELLED FOR TOMORROW. More info to come.