This Week's Newsletter

Director's Notes

This week is our first football game for 7th and 8th grade band students!  Please take time to read through the important information below to prepare for Wednesday's game!

• FOOTBALL GAME. Our first football game will be this Wednesday, September 4.  Please remember this is a required event for our 7th and 8th grade band students.  

  • WHO: 7th and 8th Grade Band Students

  • WHAT TO WEAR: Band T-shirt/Hoodie, Khaki Shorts/Pants, Tennis Shoes

  • WHAT TO BRING: Instrument (please leave case in car), flip folder with music, lyre, bottle of water

  • WHERE: Milton Frank Stadium

  • WHEN: Call Time is 4:00 p.m. - We meet by the Front Gate (I completely understand the challenges of the early football game time.  Please do the best you can to arrive near that time.)

  • Additional Info

    • We will not be taking a bus to these games.  We ask parents to transport their children to Milton Frank Stadium and home afterwards.  

    • Parents - Please email hcovemsband@gmail.com if you can chaperone for this football game. We can have 10 chaperones, who help us keep everything running smoothly during the games. Chaperones for this game will be given free entry to the game.

    • Parents who would like to attend the game will need to purchase tickets online at GoFan.

    • Please remember that Milton Frank has a clear bag policy for all guests!

    • The game should last until about 6:!5 - depending on when we get started and whether or not they take heat breaks.  Students may bring phones to text you before the 4th quarter.  (Please plan to be in the vicinity for pick-up around 6:15 so we can get all students home in a timely manner.) 

    • Percussion students will get their equipment off of the band trailer when they arrive and are responsible for loading it back up when we leave.  Percussion will need to stay until we are sure everything has been loaded up.

    • Housekeeping issues for football games:

      • Students should bring a bottle of water for the stands and are welcome to wear sunglasses.  

      • We will not be eating food in the stands and greatly appreciate your assistance with that matter.

      • Please encourage students to use the restroom before the game.  

      • Students may have phones with them so they can notify you when the game is about to end but all phones must be put away during the game itself.  

• Middle School Night Our 7th and 8th grade band students are invited to join the Huntsville HIgh Band for Middle School Night on Friday, September 6.  Students should sign up on this link: https://forms.gle/hdfiRuVzvT16HCpj8

  • DETAILS

We are excited for you to join us at the Huntsville vs. Grissom Football game at Milton Frank Stadium.

• • • • What do I wear? Please wear what your band would typically wear to a football game at your school.

      • What do I bring? Bring your instrument, a flip folder, and a water jug (it's still hot!!).

      • Where do we meet? We will meet in the North Endzone at Milton Frank stadium on the HOME side.

Schedule

• • • • We are planning a tailgate starting at 5:00 pm prior to the game with Pizza and desserts for all participants!

        • 5:00 pm - Tailgate

        • 5:45 pm - Section Warmups with High School students

        • 6:10 pm - Wind / Percussion / Guard Warm up

        • 6:30 pm - HHS Band will line up for the pregame show. All middle school students will make your way to the band section.

        • 6:45 pm - HHS Band Pregame

        • 7:00 pm - Game Starts.

        • 9:30 pm - Game Ends (approximate) - you can be picked up around this time.

What else do I need to know?

• • • Please plan on eating prior to the game at our tailgate or make other arrangements. You will not have time to eat during the game and we don't allow food in the stands with the band.

    • MUSIC! Check out our stand tune music library here! We are planning to make extra copies of some of our music, but you are welcome to print out your parts! https://drive.google.com/.../1-CF7irZyHre29E...

• Band T-Shirt Order Our Band T-shirt order has been placed and the first wave of the order has come in and been handed out.   If your student has not yet received their Band shirt, please allow us time for the remainder of the order to arrive.  

• Jazz Band Our afterschool Jazz Band (7th and 8th grade) rehearsals will begin on Monday, September 9 from 3:00-3:45.  

• Band Hoodies Band Hoodies are available for students who would like to purchase them.  They are $40 and can be paid for by cash/check (HCMS Band).  I have handed out what sizes we already had on hand and have placed an order for additional hoodies that should be ready in a few weeks.  We will have extra for sale throughout the year if you are ever interested.  

Thank you! 

Emily Parker, Director of Bands