Band Camp

Band Camp preparations begin for students in exactly ONE MONTH!  Here's the break down.....

Thurs.  August 15, 2013 9am to 2pm Leadership Day - Squad Leaders 

Fri. August 16, 2013 9am to 2pm Everyone who's new to Marching Band, Squad Leaders and Drum Majors

Sunday August 18, 2013 leave early for band camp.  Parents check students in please.  It will be early in morning, we'll post that time asap.  

August 22, 2013 Return from camp in the afternoon.  

August 23, 2013 Make Up day for high school orientation 8am to 11am Howell High 10-12 Building

If the make-up day doesn't work for your family, please know that your student's ID from last year will work for the coming school year.  

Balloonfest Adults Needed!

We desperately still need adults for Saturday, June 29, 2013!  The 2 shifts are 1:30-6pm and 6pm to 10pm. We'd love to have you for both!!  We do not have any adult signed up for those 2 shifts yet.  I wouldn't want to cancel this day on the kids because we don't have enough adult help.  Please contact Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312 if you can help.

Balloonfest

Balloonfest Volunteer Meeting

June 25, 2013

7pm

High School Band Room

Please attend the volunteer meeting to receive your parking pass and tshirt for the balloonfest.  We will also tell you where to park and where to meet for your shift.  

Banquet Pics

Seniors & parents please get your baby pic & senior pics into Mrs. Miller by Saturday!!
slmiller122963@gmail.com
Any other pics you may want to see included in the slide show at banquet, send them to her & we'll see what we can do!!!
Thank you!!

Banquet & Picnic

Banquet
I will be at the school today to pick up all of the banquet RSVP's from the mailbox.
If you still want to be in my count that is less expensive, get your form in today!!  Final count must be given to the caterer tonight!!  Please call or text if you need to drop it off to me, tonight only!!  734-476-0312 Mrs. MacDermaid

Picnic
Please have your student pick a food item off of the bulletin board for the picnic on Memorial Day.
Your family is welcome to attend.
Start - After they are changed out of their uniforms
Where - Howell City Park
Bring - Food item you picked, $1/per person for donation, & fun picnic stuff!
This is not a school run event.  Please understand that adults will be at the site, but we are all responsible for our own family's behavior.  (Normally not a problem w/this great group!)

Important Info

Basket Raffle at the Concert this Tuesday!
Bring your money to buy tickets for the Basket Raffle.  There are always band needs, especially at the end of the year.  Please donate and you might win a really cool basket!  If you'd like to donate a basket, please contact Mrs. Sumner!  Her info was in a post below.  For a band this size, hopefully there will be numerous basket donations.  You must be present to win!

Please come to the concert, this Tuesday, ready to sign up to donate a dish to pass at the annual Memorial Day Picnic.  This takes place right after the Parade that morning, in the city park.

Memorial Day Parade practice is as follows:
Monday May 20, Tuesday May 21, and Thursday May 23, 2013 2:30-3:30pm.
Report Time before the parade on Memorial Day May 27, 2013 9am sharp!
Chaperone's needed to assist the band on the parade route.  Contact Christyne MacDermaid 734-476-0312, text or call.

Band Banquet forms are in the band room, and are due soon! Please email christynemacdermaid@gmail.com if you'd like me to email you the form.

 

 

Band Banquet

The date is set! The caterer is being confirmed!
May 29, 2013
6:30pm
Howell High Cafeteria

Invites that need a response/rsvp will be available tomorrow afternoon if I can confirm w/caterer.
Thanks to all who've been patient while waiting for us to give you the best banquet possible.

Thirty-One Fundraiser Update

Dear Thirty One Fundraiser participants,

Thank you so much for being a part of this fundraiser.  Unfortunately we did not sell the necessary number of raffle tickets to provide all prizes offered. Carolyn Bishop has worked very hard to help us keep the most important aspect of this fundraiser -- the $3 to your student account for each ticket sold!

 

So to keep this important detail, adjustments had to be made.  The following are the updated prize awards:

 

The Raffle will be for 15 days stating on May 6!  This allows the raffle ticket holders a chance at the most popular Thirty one Products, and a great chance to win to boot!

Our top seller has received $40 in free Thirty One product.

Those that sold 12 raffle tickets received a free Pro-duffle bag personalized for free.

The student receives $3 for each ticket sold awarded to their student account. 

 

Please note, Carolyn Bishop has also offered a party booking incentive.  If any parties are booked and at the time of booking the hostess mentions “HHS BAND” Carolyn will honor $50 credit to that individuals band account, payable at the time of the qualifying party held prior to August 1, 2013.

Contact Carolyn at 517-749-0051 or at bishopkids4@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thank you.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lisa Arszulowicz at 517-546-6059 or scrappina2z@comcast.net

Lock In & Fundraiser

Lock In tomorrow night!!!  We can't wait!!
8pm check in and sign up for the Balloon Fest
Turn in your 31 Fundraiser!!  We don't want to postpone this, make sure you are selling those last few tickets to raise money for your band account!!
See you tomorrow night!

Band Banquet Date Change

We are really sorry to mess up anyone's calendar, but we have to cancel the Band Banquet that was scheduled for May 9, 2013.  There were too many conflicts for our Senior Band students.  We will try to reschedule towards the end of May. This way, we can all enjoy each other's company and celebrate the year properly.

HOWELLPALOOZA TONIGHT!!! PLEASE READ!

Ok so if you hate reading long posts, here is the short version:

Howellpalooza is a great hidden gem of a concert that features all of our non traditional musical groups along with various other talent.  It is the band's variety show.  We have worked very hard to put it together, but I did a terrible job of publicizing it.  IT IS TONIGHT AT 7PM IN THE HHS AUDITORIUM.  It's free, and its always interesting and entertaining.  We would really appreciate it if you came out and joined us!

Read on if you want to hear more:

Some of the acts that will be there tonight:

Howell percussion ensemble

(they will be doing 2 "stomp" style numbers and an exiting legit piece as well!)

Howell Jazz Band

(performing "Caravan" and a cool funk tune)

Howell Flag Corp

Howell Twirler Corp

"lightsaber guy" (he was very popular last year at the talent show and he returns for his encore tour)

The award winning scout comedy show

Howell School of Rock 

performing original and cover tunes at a very high level of epicness

Howell Choir's "calamity" 

HHS choir's premier men's a cappella group

and last but not least, 

Howell Bluegrass (with real banjos, fiddles, mandolins!)

It really is a hidden gem.  You should come check it out.  Save our concert from being underpopulated.

Regards,

Jason   

Pizza pick up

Little Caeser's pick up April 18 between 5 & 6pm!
Howell High Band Room

Thirty-One Fundraiser

Students, please pick up your next short & sweet fundraiser in the band room!  It is due back April 26, 2013!!  You will be selling raffle tickets for your customers to win stuff from Thirty-one!!  You'll earn $3 for every $10 raffle ticket you sell.  Drawings will be everyday in May!
More details with your pick up!!

Next thurs 4/18 come see Howellpalooza! 7pm HHS auditiorium. Our best non concert ensemble acts. Jazz, perc, rock, flag, twirl, bluegrass! Free!

Yankee Candle & Basket Raffle

Yankee Candle orders are in!
Pick up in the band room, follow the yummy smell.
The boxes will have student's names on them.  They'll also have 1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc.  Make sure you get them all!

We are also having a basket raffle at the spring concert.  Any fun items that you think someone might want to win.  Put it together in a fun way & bring it in.  Feel free to pick a theme, MI basket, Movie Basket, Candy Basket etc.  We will pick winners at the concert, May 21.  Contact Francine Sumner if your family, (or go in w/another family) can put together a basket.  Francine's contact info for the baskets is albertesumner@hotmail.com.  Please give her at least 24 hours to respond to your email.  All proceeds will go to the Band!

Student Accounts

Helpful Info for checking your student's account for current 9-12 graders.
https://www.charmsoffice.com
Click Enter/log in
type howellhsband
in the student area password, Enter your Parent Password (located on your students progress report, or report card), it's an 8 digit number.
You should be able to navigate the sight easily from there.
Home Show and Yankee Candle profits are NOT posted yet!  We'll will let you know when they are.  

If you are requesting funds from fundraisers to pay for band camp, please print a form, located under Forms, and then click Student Account Withdrawl.  Print that form, fill it out w/the payable to: Howell Bands, for Band Camp, then mail it into PO Box listed on the band camp form, or drop off in the locked mailbox in the band room.
8th Graders, please contact Christyne MacDermaid and I will find out how much is in your account. 734-476-0312, or christynemacdermaid@gmail.com.   8th grade families can enter Charms with the above info.  You can print a form, you will be able to type in howellhsband in the log in area, then go to forms, then go to Student Account Withdrawl (this is the form you need for funds to be moved).

Howell Band Booster PO Box in case you are having difficulty locating it on your band camp form is:
HBBA
PO Box 2113
Howell MI 48844 (note - slightly different zip code than most of Howell)

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!