Director's Update
5-28-21
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Well, we made it! We have completed what was a very trying year. With that being said there have been many successes along the way. I am looking forward to what we can accomplish when we are able to get back to normal next year. Attached to this email is a pdf that includes several things that you will need for this summer and beyond. This was given out in hard copy form at the Spring Concert and/or to the students but go ahead and use the one that I am attaching as it has the most up to date information. We had to make a couple of tweaks because of UIL changing some things. Attached you will find the Summer Band Calendar, Full Year Calendar and the physical paperwork. A couple of items to highlight: We will have 2 summer music rehearsals next Tuesday and Thursday where the students will get all of their music to work on for the summer and they will be able to check out instruments for the summer if they haven’t already. BOTH PAGES of the physical form must be turned in by the 1st day of summer band or they will not be able to participate. Freshmen parents, be on the lookout later this summer for information regarding your student’s band fees, clothes, etc. Finally, we have created a Google Classroom for all of the band students to join so that we can post information there throughout the summer. All of the music will be posted there along with announcements. Please go to the following link to join the classroom so that you will know what is going on: https://classroom.google.com/c/MzUyMjIyMTY0MzQ4?cjc=64pikg5
P.S. Seniors, if you would like to continue getting my weekly emails to keep up with the band please send me your email address. Otherwise you will be removed from our email list later this summer.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Well, we made it! We have completed what was a very trying year. With that being said there have been many successes along the way. I am looking forward to what we can accomplish when we are able to get back to normal next year. Attached to this email is a pdf that includes several things that you will need for this summer and beyond. This was given out in hard copy form at the Spring Concert and/or to the students but go ahead and use the one that I am attaching as it has the most up to date information. We had to make a couple of tweaks because of UIL changing some things. Attached you will find the Summer Band Calendar, Full Year Calendar and the physical paperwork. A couple of items to highlight: We will have 2 summer music rehearsals next Tuesday and Thursday where the students will get all of their music to work on for the summer and they will be able to check out instruments for the summer if they haven’t already. BOTH PAGES of the physical form must be turned in by the 1st day of summer band or they will not be able to participate. Freshmen parents, be on the lookout later this summer for information regarding your student’s band fees, clothes, etc. Finally, we have created a Google Classroom for all of the band students to join so that we can post information there throughout the summer. All of the music will be posted there along with announcements. Please go to the following link to join the classroom so that you will know what is going on: https://classroom.google.com/c/MzUyMjIyMTY0MzQ4?cjc=64pikg5
P.S. Seniors, if you would like to continue getting my weekly emails to keep up with the band please send me your email address. Otherwise you will be removed from our email list later this summer.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
| summer_packet_2021.pdf |
5-17-21
Good Afternoon Parents and Students,
We just returned last night from the HMB Senior Trip to Branson! It was a great trip! Every time we got comments about the students’ behavior, they were very positive. This is how we are able to do big trips like this. Our students know how to conduct themselves in the HMB. This email contains information regarding our Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 18th. It also has information regarding a Band Booster Club officer election that needs to happen tomorrow evening.
1. Hello Band Parents/Members of our Booster Club,
There was a delay in voting for one of our executive board positions. I need your help on Tuesday night to complete our voting process and fill a key position to our band's operations, Chairperson of Food and Beverage. I realize this is a very busy time for us all, so we will have a voting table in the band hall during our Spring Concert. Please enter the band hall and find our table with paper ballots for you to use. The two nominees for Chairperson of Food and Beverage 2021-2022, in no particular order are: Heike Ness and Shiloh Crocker.
Voting will open at 6:00pm and close at 8:30pm. You will sign in and cast your vote. It will be easy and quick, so you won't miss your child's concert. Remember to come see us in the band hall. Thank you for your participation.
Valarie January
Band Booster President 21-22
2. Attire:
• Students in Grades 9 – 11: Full Band Uniform – All grooming rules apply including shaving, fingernails, and piercings.
• Seniors: Full Band Uniform OR Nice dress clothes – If you are wearing the full band uniform, all grooming rules apply. If you are wearing nice dress clothes, your attire must be school-appropriate.
3. Itinerary:
Concert Band
6:00 PM - Report to the Commons in Full Uniform
6:10 PM - Warmup
6:30 PM - Perform
6:50 PM - Listen to Symphonic Band
7:15 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
Symphonic Band
6:00 PM - Report to the Band Hall in Full Uniform
6:10 PM - Warmup
6:30 PM - Listen to Concert Band
6:50 PM - Perform
7:15 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
Wind Ensemble
7:00 PM - Report to the Band Hall in Full Uniform
7:15 PM - Warmup in Commons
7:30 PM - Perform
8:00 PM - Listen to Wind Symphony
8:30 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
Wind Symphony
7:00 PM - Report to the Band Hall in Full Uniform
7:15 PM - Warmup
7:30 PM - Listen to Wind Ensemble
8:00 PM - Perform
8:30 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
4. We will be able to have an audience for this concert. Per HISD policy, a mask or facial covering must be worn while on campus. We will also be providing a live stream (link found below) of the concert for friends and family that are unable to attend in person.
https://youtu.be/U7VOM54davE
5. The students are required to turn in all parts and pieces of their uniform (including bag, hanger, jacket, pants, crossbelts, buckles, and breastplate) after their portion of the concert is over.
6. The 8th grade through 11th grade band rehearsal will be this Thursday after school from 4:00-5:30pm. This will be next year’s HMB meeting together for the first time! We will be rehearsing music that we will play for next year!
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon Parents and Students,
We just returned last night from the HMB Senior Trip to Branson! It was a great trip! Every time we got comments about the students’ behavior, they were very positive. This is how we are able to do big trips like this. Our students know how to conduct themselves in the HMB. This email contains information regarding our Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 18th. It also has information regarding a Band Booster Club officer election that needs to happen tomorrow evening.
1. Hello Band Parents/Members of our Booster Club,
There was a delay in voting for one of our executive board positions. I need your help on Tuesday night to complete our voting process and fill a key position to our band's operations, Chairperson of Food and Beverage. I realize this is a very busy time for us all, so we will have a voting table in the band hall during our Spring Concert. Please enter the band hall and find our table with paper ballots for you to use. The two nominees for Chairperson of Food and Beverage 2021-2022, in no particular order are: Heike Ness and Shiloh Crocker.
Voting will open at 6:00pm and close at 8:30pm. You will sign in and cast your vote. It will be easy and quick, so you won't miss your child's concert. Remember to come see us in the band hall. Thank you for your participation.
Valarie January
Band Booster President 21-22
2. Attire:
• Students in Grades 9 – 11: Full Band Uniform – All grooming rules apply including shaving, fingernails, and piercings.
• Seniors: Full Band Uniform OR Nice dress clothes – If you are wearing the full band uniform, all grooming rules apply. If you are wearing nice dress clothes, your attire must be school-appropriate.
3. Itinerary:
Concert Band
6:00 PM - Report to the Commons in Full Uniform
6:10 PM - Warmup
6:30 PM - Perform
6:50 PM - Listen to Symphonic Band
7:15 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
Symphonic Band
6:00 PM - Report to the Band Hall in Full Uniform
6:10 PM - Warmup
6:30 PM - Listen to Concert Band
6:50 PM - Perform
7:15 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
Wind Ensemble
7:00 PM - Report to the Band Hall in Full Uniform
7:15 PM - Warmup in Commons
7:30 PM - Perform
8:00 PM - Listen to Wind Symphony
8:30 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
Wind Symphony
7:00 PM - Report to the Band Hall in Full Uniform
7:15 PM - Warmup
7:30 PM - Listen to Wind Ensemble
8:00 PM - Perform
8:30 PM - Turn in your uniform (Dismissed after your uniform is turned in)
4. We will be able to have an audience for this concert. Per HISD policy, a mask or facial covering must be worn while on campus. We will also be providing a live stream (link found below) of the concert for friends and family that are unable to attend in person.
https://youtu.be/U7VOM54davE
5. The students are required to turn in all parts and pieces of their uniform (including bag, hanger, jacket, pants, crossbelts, buckles, and breastplate) after their portion of the concert is over.
6. The 8th grade through 11th grade band rehearsal will be this Thursday after school from 4:00-5:30pm. This will be next year’s HMB meeting together for the first time! We will be rehearsing music that we will play for next year!
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
5-10-21
Good Afternoon,
I want to start off by saying thank you to all the band parents and the community at large for their support for the two bond proposals. This will mean a great deal to the band, the other fine arts, and the school district as a whole. I am very excited that our students will be moving into top notch facilities very soon! Below are the updates and reminders for the upcoming events for the rest of the semester. Please pay close attention to these dates so you don’t miss out on something.
1. Tonight is our final Band Booster meeting of the year. Come join us if you are able. It will begin at 6:30pm.
2. A good number of the HMB seniors will be traveling to Branson, MO for our band trip. It will be Thursday, May 13th through Sunday, May 16th. I will be giving out trip packets to those seniors tomorrow during class. If there is a student who is not at school, I will email them a copy of the packet. Inside the packet is a trip policy agreement sheet and a medical release form that must be signed before each student can go with us on the trip. They may bring those signed forms to us early or bring them on Thursday morning when we leave for the trip.
3. May 10-21 those who qualified for State Solo and Ensemble Contest will be making video recordings to submit as this will be a virtual contest this year. If they have not yet scheduled a time to make those recordings they need to do so ASAP.
4. The HMB Spring Band Concert will be on Tuesday, May 18th in the HHS Commons. I will send out a separate email later this week with the schedule.
5. Thursday, May 20th from 4:00-5:30pm will be our 8th grade through junior rehearsal. This will give next year’s marching band a chance to play together for the first time!
6. A new event we will have this year is the HMB Solo and Ensemble Showcase. It will be Thursday, May 20th at 6:30pm. This concert will highlight soloists and small ensembles. If enough students do not sign up to participate in this event, we will not have it. Students that received an email with the signup sheet must let us know if you want to participate by this Friday.
7. Tuesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 3rd will be summer rehearsal days for the marching band from 9:00-11:00am.
8. Saturday, June 5th will be HHS Graduation held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. We will be taking the Wind Symphony minus seniors plus some Wind Ensemble students to play for this event. If you are signed up to take the SAT on this date please let us know ASAP so we can plan accordingly. More info on this as we get closer to the event.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon,
I want to start off by saying thank you to all the band parents and the community at large for their support for the two bond proposals. This will mean a great deal to the band, the other fine arts, and the school district as a whole. I am very excited that our students will be moving into top notch facilities very soon! Below are the updates and reminders for the upcoming events for the rest of the semester. Please pay close attention to these dates so you don’t miss out on something.
1. Tonight is our final Band Booster meeting of the year. Come join us if you are able. It will begin at 6:30pm.
2. A good number of the HMB seniors will be traveling to Branson, MO for our band trip. It will be Thursday, May 13th through Sunday, May 16th. I will be giving out trip packets to those seniors tomorrow during class. If there is a student who is not at school, I will email them a copy of the packet. Inside the packet is a trip policy agreement sheet and a medical release form that must be signed before each student can go with us on the trip. They may bring those signed forms to us early or bring them on Thursday morning when we leave for the trip.
3. May 10-21 those who qualified for State Solo and Ensemble Contest will be making video recordings to submit as this will be a virtual contest this year. If they have not yet scheduled a time to make those recordings they need to do so ASAP.
4. The HMB Spring Band Concert will be on Tuesday, May 18th in the HHS Commons. I will send out a separate email later this week with the schedule.
5. Thursday, May 20th from 4:00-5:30pm will be our 8th grade through junior rehearsal. This will give next year’s marching band a chance to play together for the first time!
6. A new event we will have this year is the HMB Solo and Ensemble Showcase. It will be Thursday, May 20th at 6:30pm. This concert will highlight soloists and small ensembles. If enough students do not sign up to participate in this event, we will not have it. Students that received an email with the signup sheet must let us know if you want to participate by this Friday.
7. Tuesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 3rd will be summer rehearsal days for the marching band from 9:00-11:00am.
8. Saturday, June 5th will be HHS Graduation held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. We will be taking the Wind Symphony minus seniors plus some Wind Ensemble students to play for this event. If you are signed up to take the SAT on this date please let us know ASAP so we can plan accordingly. More info on this as we get closer to the event.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
4-26-21
Good Afternoon,
First, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to the entire HMB for making school history this year. This is the first time in school history that we have taken four bands to contest and all of them have made a 1st division on stage and in sight-reading! This is a HUGE accomplishment especially considering all we have had to deal with as a band this year. This means that we have quality playing going on in all four of our bands and not all schools can say that. Way to go everyone! Thank you to Mr. Holland and Mr. Twiss for their part in all of this also! Below are the updates and reminders for the upcoming events for the rest of the semester. Please pay close attention to these dates so you don’t miss out on something.
1. I wanted to make sure everyone knew that early voting has started for our HISD Bond Election. Early voting will run through April 27th and election day will be May 1st. I cannot tell you how to vote but I can factually tell you how these two propositions will impact the band program.
Prop A: There will be a new state of the art auditorium built at HHS that will allow us to have our concerts with plenty of seating and allow us to host band contest in the future. As part of the renovations and additions at MPMS the band will move into a new band facility. The current band hall is one of the oldest buildings in the district and is too small. After all additions and renovations are complete MPMS will house grades 6-8 which will get all our middle school band students into one building instead of two. This will help us with our band director staffing and help us retain more of our students because they won’t be changing campuses twice during the band career.
Prop B: The current Hornet field will be upgraded into a full-size varsity stadium that will allow us to march to our home games instead of having to bus to the games. This stadium will have its own concession stands that will allow our booster club to retain more of the profits for all of their hard work. This will also give us the ability of hosting a marching contest in the future. We may also get a new band practice field out of this. Our current one is not level at all and causes us alignment problems with our drill.
I cannot stress the importance enough of all band parents making their voices heard. Please vote!
For more HISD Bond info: https://www.huntsville-isd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2133
2. May 3-15 those who qualified for State Solo and Ensemble Contest will be making video recordings to submit as this will be a virtual contest this year. Those students will be talked to during class about scheduling times to make these recordings.
3. Friday, May 7th will be our HISD Percussion and Jazz Concert in the HHS Commons beginning at 6:30pm. Please come out and support all the work that these students have put in all year. It will be fun!
4. The HMB Spring Band Concert will be on Tuesday, May 18th in the HHS Commons. We will be sending out more detailed information on this one as we get closer to it.
5. Thursday, May 20th from 4:00-5:30pm will be our 8th grade through junior rehearsal. This will give next year’s marching band a chance to play together for the first time!
6. A new event we will have this year is the HMB Solo and Ensemble Showcase. It will be Thursday, May 20th at 6:30pm. This concert will highlight soloists and small ensembles.
7. Tuesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 3rd will be summer rehearsal days for the marching band from 9:00-11:00am.
8. Saturday, June 5th will be HHS Graduation held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. We will be taking the Wind Symphony minus seniors plus some Wind Ensemble students to play for this event. More info on this as we get closer to the event.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon,
First, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to the entire HMB for making school history this year. This is the first time in school history that we have taken four bands to contest and all of them have made a 1st division on stage and in sight-reading! This is a HUGE accomplishment especially considering all we have had to deal with as a band this year. This means that we have quality playing going on in all four of our bands and not all schools can say that. Way to go everyone! Thank you to Mr. Holland and Mr. Twiss for their part in all of this also! Below are the updates and reminders for the upcoming events for the rest of the semester. Please pay close attention to these dates so you don’t miss out on something.
1. I wanted to make sure everyone knew that early voting has started for our HISD Bond Election. Early voting will run through April 27th and election day will be May 1st. I cannot tell you how to vote but I can factually tell you how these two propositions will impact the band program.
Prop A: There will be a new state of the art auditorium built at HHS that will allow us to have our concerts with plenty of seating and allow us to host band contest in the future. As part of the renovations and additions at MPMS the band will move into a new band facility. The current band hall is one of the oldest buildings in the district and is too small. After all additions and renovations are complete MPMS will house grades 6-8 which will get all our middle school band students into one building instead of two. This will help us with our band director staffing and help us retain more of our students because they won’t be changing campuses twice during the band career.
Prop B: The current Hornet field will be upgraded into a full-size varsity stadium that will allow us to march to our home games instead of having to bus to the games. This stadium will have its own concession stands that will allow our booster club to retain more of the profits for all of their hard work. This will also give us the ability of hosting a marching contest in the future. We may also get a new band practice field out of this. Our current one is not level at all and causes us alignment problems with our drill.
I cannot stress the importance enough of all band parents making their voices heard. Please vote!
For more HISD Bond info: https://www.huntsville-isd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2133
2. May 3-15 those who qualified for State Solo and Ensemble Contest will be making video recordings to submit as this will be a virtual contest this year. Those students will be talked to during class about scheduling times to make these recordings.
3. Friday, May 7th will be our HISD Percussion and Jazz Concert in the HHS Commons beginning at 6:30pm. Please come out and support all the work that these students have put in all year. It will be fun!
4. The HMB Spring Band Concert will be on Tuesday, May 18th in the HHS Commons. We will be sending out more detailed information on this one as we get closer to it.
5. Thursday, May 20th from 4:00-5:30pm will be our 8th grade through junior rehearsal. This will give next year’s marching band a chance to play together for the first time!
6. A new event we will have this year is the HMB Solo and Ensemble Showcase. It will be Thursday, May 20th at 6:30pm. This concert will highlight soloists and small ensembles.
7. Tuesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 3rd will be summer rehearsal days for the marching band from 9:00-11:00am.
8. Saturday, June 5th will be HHS Graduation held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. We will be taking the Wind Symphony minus seniors plus some Wind Ensemble students to play for this event. More info on this as we get closer to the event.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
4-21-21
THIS IS AN URGENT EMAIL!!! PLEASE READ!!! A couple of weeks ago I sent emails seeking help for manning the concession stand at the SHSU football games. We are now being asked to man the concession stand for playoff games. We have not gotten enough response to be able to staff the next two games. We are in need of AT LEAST 10 more people! The workers can be parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Any family member can work and raise money for your student. There are also a few spots open for student workers as well. If we are not able to get enough people to work the concession stand, we may LOSE IT! Our Band Booster Club has been running the concession stand for about 30 years and we CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE IT! The next game is this Saturday the 24th so please email Carol Ann Vaughan at hmb.concessions@gmail.com by Thursday the 22nd so that she can tell you what you will need to do to work. When you email her please include your full name, address, email address and date of birth so that she can start the process on the background check. Again, it is imperative that we get more help to fill these spots so that we do not lose out on a huge fundraising opportunity for our kids. I am asking for people to step up here and make this happen. I know we can!!!
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
THIS IS AN URGENT EMAIL!!! PLEASE READ!!! A couple of weeks ago I sent emails seeking help for manning the concession stand at the SHSU football games. We are now being asked to man the concession stand for playoff games. We have not gotten enough response to be able to staff the next two games. We are in need of AT LEAST 10 more people! The workers can be parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Any family member can work and raise money for your student. There are also a few spots open for student workers as well. If we are not able to get enough people to work the concession stand, we may LOSE IT! Our Band Booster Club has been running the concession stand for about 30 years and we CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE IT! The next game is this Saturday the 24th so please email Carol Ann Vaughan at hmb.concessions@gmail.com by Thursday the 22nd so that she can tell you what you will need to do to work. When you email her please include your full name, address, email address and date of birth so that she can start the process on the background check. Again, it is imperative that we get more help to fill these spots so that we do not lose out on a huge fundraising opportunity for our kids. I am asking for people to step up here and make this happen. I know we can!!!
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
4-15-21
Good Afternoon,
Congratulations to Mr. Holland and the Concert Band and Mr. Twiss and the Symphonic Band! They both earned a 1st division in both concert and sight-reading at Caney Creek this past Tuesday which earned them a Sweepstakes trophy! Next Thursday, April 22nd will be the contest day for Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony. More details on that will be further down in this email.
1. Our band banquet will be Saturday, April 24th in the HHS Commons. As usual, it is open to all band students who are current on their band fees and senior band parents. Senior band parents will be charged a fee to attend to cover the cost of their meal. To buy the correct amount of food we need every band student to fill out the Google Form below so that we have an accurate headcount. The form can only be filled out by the STUDENTS from their HISD email address. Parents, please don't try to fill out the form as it will not work. Please make sure your student fills out the form ASAP. Also, we need all seniors/senior band parents to email their baby picture/senior picture to one of the students below so that they can get our slideshow put together for the banquet. Also, if anyone has pictures or videos from this year that would be good please send those to them also.
Survey Link: https://forms.gle/38SuUYpYAnPTUVNa7
Kristin Roesler
Tori Chavez
Sara Schweitzer
3. Below are the schedules for UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest next week for Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony. They will be going to Klein Oak High School on Thursday, April 22nd. Each student will be wearing their full band uniform for this contest. The full uniform includes all personal grooming items: natural hair color, natural color/French manicured fingernails, men clean-shaven and no jewelry except senior class rings and single stud earrings for ladies Because of the timing of the schedule Wind Ensemble will receive lunch after the contest. Wind Symphony will need to eat lunch at the school before we leave and will be given a snack and water on the way home.
Wind Ensemble:
7:15 AM - Band Hall Opens - Arrive in Full Uniform
7:30 AM - Uniform Inspection
7:40 AM - Load Truck
8:00 AM - Depart for Klein Oak HS
9:00 AM - Arrive at Klein Oak HS and Unload
9:30 AM - Warmup on stage
10:05 AM - Performance
10:35 AM - Sight-reading
11:20 AM - Depart for Jason's Deli to pick up lunch
12:00 PM - Depart Jason's Deli and return to HHS
1:00 PM - Arrive at HHS
Wind Symphony:
12:03 PM - B lunch ends/come to band hall (everyone must eat before B lunch ends)
12:10 PM - Get into uniform
12:20 PM - Uniform Inspection
12:30 PM - Load Truck
12:50 PM – Load buses
1:00 PM - Depart for Klein Oak HS
2:00 PM - Arrive at Klein Oak HS and Unload
2:20 PM - Warmup
3:00 PM - Performance
3:40 PM - Sightreading
4:00 PM – Load Truck
4:20 PM - Depart for HHS (a snack and water will be provided)
5:30 PM - Arrive at HHS
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
Office 936.435.6147
Fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon,
Congratulations to Mr. Holland and the Concert Band and Mr. Twiss and the Symphonic Band! They both earned a 1st division in both concert and sight-reading at Caney Creek this past Tuesday which earned them a Sweepstakes trophy! Next Thursday, April 22nd will be the contest day for Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony. More details on that will be further down in this email.
1. Our band banquet will be Saturday, April 24th in the HHS Commons. As usual, it is open to all band students who are current on their band fees and senior band parents. Senior band parents will be charged a fee to attend to cover the cost of their meal. To buy the correct amount of food we need every band student to fill out the Google Form below so that we have an accurate headcount. The form can only be filled out by the STUDENTS from their HISD email address. Parents, please don't try to fill out the form as it will not work. Please make sure your student fills out the form ASAP. Also, we need all seniors/senior band parents to email their baby picture/senior picture to one of the students below so that they can get our slideshow put together for the banquet. Also, if anyone has pictures or videos from this year that would be good please send those to them also.
Survey Link: https://forms.gle/38SuUYpYAnPTUVNa7
Kristin Roesler
Tori Chavez
Sara Schweitzer
3. Below are the schedules for UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest next week for Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony. They will be going to Klein Oak High School on Thursday, April 22nd. Each student will be wearing their full band uniform for this contest. The full uniform includes all personal grooming items: natural hair color, natural color/French manicured fingernails, men clean-shaven and no jewelry except senior class rings and single stud earrings for ladies Because of the timing of the schedule Wind Ensemble will receive lunch after the contest. Wind Symphony will need to eat lunch at the school before we leave and will be given a snack and water on the way home.
Wind Ensemble:
7:15 AM - Band Hall Opens - Arrive in Full Uniform
7:30 AM - Uniform Inspection
7:40 AM - Load Truck
8:00 AM - Depart for Klein Oak HS
9:00 AM - Arrive at Klein Oak HS and Unload
9:30 AM - Warmup on stage
10:05 AM - Performance
10:35 AM - Sight-reading
11:20 AM - Depart for Jason's Deli to pick up lunch
12:00 PM - Depart Jason's Deli and return to HHS
1:00 PM - Arrive at HHS
Wind Symphony:
12:03 PM - B lunch ends/come to band hall (everyone must eat before B lunch ends)
12:10 PM - Get into uniform
12:20 PM - Uniform Inspection
12:30 PM - Load Truck
12:50 PM – Load buses
1:00 PM - Depart for Klein Oak HS
2:00 PM - Arrive at Klein Oak HS and Unload
2:20 PM - Warmup
3:00 PM - Performance
3:40 PM - Sightreading
4:00 PM – Load Truck
4:20 PM - Depart for HHS (a snack and water will be provided)
5:30 PM - Arrive at HHS
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
Office 936.435.6147
Fax 936.435.6637
4-10-21
Good Afternoon,
There are going to be many important announcements in this email, so everyone please stay patient and read everything that pertains to you and your student so that everyone knows what is going on for upcoming events. Before I get into those announcements, I need to address something with everyone that has been a growing concern as this year has gone on. ATTENDANCE. I knew going into this year that it was going to be a challenge. Between school getting shut down for the last few months of last year and everything that has changed this year because of Covid, I knew that we were going to have to make things work under less than ideal circumstances. With that in mind I also knew that I was going to need to extend a little more grace as everyone deals with these circumstances that we find ourselves in. I fear that has caused some unintended consequences. One of the biggest of those is lack of attendance both at school and after school. This problem is only getting worse as the year has gone on. It seems as though students have started to feel that it doesn’t matter if they attend their practices. IT ABSOLUTELY MATTERS! Everything they do or don’t do matters. Showing up matters. Working hard matters. That is how our band program has been able to be successful all these years. It is not magic. If we stop showing up and working hard, we will cease to be an outstanding band and I don’t think that is what anyone wants. Our band program is supposed to be teaching our students life lessons that will help them be successful once they leave high school but right now that is not happening. We had to tell two of the band classes over the past two weeks that if their attendance didn’t improve that we would not be taking them to contest. I don’t believe that anyone involved in our band program thinks that us having to have those conversations is acceptable. We MUST NOT allow this strange year to lower the standards that we have for our program or for ourselves. In addition to contest we have many fun events coming up as well such as the band banquet, senior band trip. Students, for us to be able to do those fun events you must put in the work toward contest. As a band we only get to do the fun things if we take care of our business. I am asking everyone for their help with this. Please, from this point forward, students and adults alike, make attendance and working hard a top priority. Not just in band but IN EVERYTHING THEY DO! I know that everyone can and will rise to the challenge and help our program remain strong for the rest of this year and for years to come! Thank you for your help!
Announcements:
1. Speaking of attendance, this year keeps throwing us challenges that we must overcome. Due to the state testing problems this past Tuesday the school will be giving the English 1 exam this coming Monday the 12th. For Concert Band and Symphonic Band that is the last chance they have to practice before their UIL Contest the next day. To be able to make that happen Concert Band is going to meet from 2:30-3:30pm after testing is over and Symphonic Band is going to meet from 4:00-5:00pm. If your student is testing on Monday then they need to simply come to the band hall when they are done. If your student is not testing and having a ride is a problem, please have them ask their friends in band if someone can help them out. Also, if you need to drop your student off during your lunch break to make it happen then they can wait in the band hall until it is time for their band to meet.
2. Below are the schedules for UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest next week for Symphonic and Concert Band. They will be going to Caney Creek High School on Tuesday, 13th. Each student must arrive at school in their full band uniform because they will be leaving very quickly after they arrive. The full uniform includes all personal grooming items: natural hair color, natural color/French manicure fingernails, men clean shaven and no jewelry except senior class rings and single stud earrings for ladies Because of the timing of the schedule Concert Band will receive a breakfast bar as they get onto the bus and will return to school in time to eat lunch as normal. Symphonic Band will need to eat breakfast before they arrive but will be fed lunch before they arrive back at the school.
Concert Band:
6:15 AM - Band Hall opens - Arrive in full uniform
6:30 AM - Uniform Inspection
6:35 AM - Load Buses - Grab Breakfast
6:45 AM - Depart for Caney Creek High School
7:45 AM - Arrive at Caney Creek High School - Unload
8:00 AM - Warmup
8:30 AM - Concert Performance
9:00 AM - Sightreading
9:40 AM - Load Buses
9:45 AM - Depart for Huntsville High School
10:45 AM - Arrive at Huntsville High School - Unload and change clothes
11:03 AM - Report to 5th Period or A Lunch
Symphonic Band:
7:40 AM - arrive at Band Hall (dressed in full uniform)
8:00 AM - load buses/depart for Caney Creek HS
9:00 AM - arrive at Caney Creek HS
9:30 AM - Warmup
10:00 AM - Stage Performance
10:30 AM - Sightreading
11:00 AM - load buses and truck/depart
11:30 AM - pick up Jason’s Deli lunch in Conroe/eat on drive back
12:30 PM - arrive back at HHS/go to 7th and 8th period
3. Our band banquet will be Saturday, April 24th in the HHS Commons. As usual it is open to all band students who are current on their Band Booster fees and senior band parents. Senior band parents will be charged a fee to attend to cover the cost of their meal. To buy the correct amount of food we need every band student to fill out the Google Form below so that we have an accurate head count. Also, we need all seniors/senior band parents to email their baby picture/senior picture to one of the students below so that they can get our slideshow put together for the banquet. Also, if anyone has pictures or videos from this year that would be good please send those to them also.
Survey Link: https://forms.gle/38SuUYpYAnPTUVNa7
Emails can be sent to the following band members, make sure you use your student account to send the emails to them:
Kristin Roesler
Tori Chavez
Sara Schweitzer
Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony have contest on April 22nd and we will send out those schedules out next week.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon,
There are going to be many important announcements in this email, so everyone please stay patient and read everything that pertains to you and your student so that everyone knows what is going on for upcoming events. Before I get into those announcements, I need to address something with everyone that has been a growing concern as this year has gone on. ATTENDANCE. I knew going into this year that it was going to be a challenge. Between school getting shut down for the last few months of last year and everything that has changed this year because of Covid, I knew that we were going to have to make things work under less than ideal circumstances. With that in mind I also knew that I was going to need to extend a little more grace as everyone deals with these circumstances that we find ourselves in. I fear that has caused some unintended consequences. One of the biggest of those is lack of attendance both at school and after school. This problem is only getting worse as the year has gone on. It seems as though students have started to feel that it doesn’t matter if they attend their practices. IT ABSOLUTELY MATTERS! Everything they do or don’t do matters. Showing up matters. Working hard matters. That is how our band program has been able to be successful all these years. It is not magic. If we stop showing up and working hard, we will cease to be an outstanding band and I don’t think that is what anyone wants. Our band program is supposed to be teaching our students life lessons that will help them be successful once they leave high school but right now that is not happening. We had to tell two of the band classes over the past two weeks that if their attendance didn’t improve that we would not be taking them to contest. I don’t believe that anyone involved in our band program thinks that us having to have those conversations is acceptable. We MUST NOT allow this strange year to lower the standards that we have for our program or for ourselves. In addition to contest we have many fun events coming up as well such as the band banquet, senior band trip. Students, for us to be able to do those fun events you must put in the work toward contest. As a band we only get to do the fun things if we take care of our business. I am asking everyone for their help with this. Please, from this point forward, students and adults alike, make attendance and working hard a top priority. Not just in band but IN EVERYTHING THEY DO! I know that everyone can and will rise to the challenge and help our program remain strong for the rest of this year and for years to come! Thank you for your help!
Announcements:
1. Speaking of attendance, this year keeps throwing us challenges that we must overcome. Due to the state testing problems this past Tuesday the school will be giving the English 1 exam this coming Monday the 12th. For Concert Band and Symphonic Band that is the last chance they have to practice before their UIL Contest the next day. To be able to make that happen Concert Band is going to meet from 2:30-3:30pm after testing is over and Symphonic Band is going to meet from 4:00-5:00pm. If your student is testing on Monday then they need to simply come to the band hall when they are done. If your student is not testing and having a ride is a problem, please have them ask their friends in band if someone can help them out. Also, if you need to drop your student off during your lunch break to make it happen then they can wait in the band hall until it is time for their band to meet.
2. Below are the schedules for UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest next week for Symphonic and Concert Band. They will be going to Caney Creek High School on Tuesday, 13th. Each student must arrive at school in their full band uniform because they will be leaving very quickly after they arrive. The full uniform includes all personal grooming items: natural hair color, natural color/French manicure fingernails, men clean shaven and no jewelry except senior class rings and single stud earrings for ladies Because of the timing of the schedule Concert Band will receive a breakfast bar as they get onto the bus and will return to school in time to eat lunch as normal. Symphonic Band will need to eat breakfast before they arrive but will be fed lunch before they arrive back at the school.
Concert Band:
6:15 AM - Band Hall opens - Arrive in full uniform
6:30 AM - Uniform Inspection
6:35 AM - Load Buses - Grab Breakfast
6:45 AM - Depart for Caney Creek High School
7:45 AM - Arrive at Caney Creek High School - Unload
8:00 AM - Warmup
8:30 AM - Concert Performance
9:00 AM - Sightreading
9:40 AM - Load Buses
9:45 AM - Depart for Huntsville High School
10:45 AM - Arrive at Huntsville High School - Unload and change clothes
11:03 AM - Report to 5th Period or A Lunch
Symphonic Band:
7:40 AM - arrive at Band Hall (dressed in full uniform)
8:00 AM - load buses/depart for Caney Creek HS
9:00 AM - arrive at Caney Creek HS
9:30 AM - Warmup
10:00 AM - Stage Performance
10:30 AM - Sightreading
11:00 AM - load buses and truck/depart
11:30 AM - pick up Jason’s Deli lunch in Conroe/eat on drive back
12:30 PM - arrive back at HHS/go to 7th and 8th period
3. Our band banquet will be Saturday, April 24th in the HHS Commons. As usual it is open to all band students who are current on their Band Booster fees and senior band parents. Senior band parents will be charged a fee to attend to cover the cost of their meal. To buy the correct amount of food we need every band student to fill out the Google Form below so that we have an accurate head count. Also, we need all seniors/senior band parents to email their baby picture/senior picture to one of the students below so that they can get our slideshow put together for the banquet. Also, if anyone has pictures or videos from this year that would be good please send those to them also.
Survey Link: https://forms.gle/38SuUYpYAnPTUVNa7
Emails can be sent to the following band members, make sure you use your student account to send the emails to them:
Kristin Roesler
Tori Chavez
Sara Schweitzer
Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony have contest on April 22nd and we will send out those schedules out next week.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
office 936.435.6147
fax 936.435.6637
2-17-21
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Well, so far 2021 has not gotten off to the start we had all hoped for. Still, I know that there are other areas of Texas that are worse off than we are so let’s try to be thankful for what we do have. With that being said, if there is anyone in our band family who needs assistance please do not hesitate to reach out. I know that some are still without electricity, water or both. Food and water may be an issue for some. If there is anything you need help with please don’t hesitate to ask. Just in case everyone has not heard, HISD will be closed for the rest of the week, the city has the library and the storm shelter open as warming stations and just a few minutes ago the city announced a boil water notice. I also have a couple of band related announcements below.
1. We are postponing Drum Major Tryouts until further notice due to weather and school closure. As soon as we have an alternative date we will let everyone know.
2. We were supposed to have our UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest this Saturday but the Region has decided to postpone that as well. It will now take place next Saturday the 27th. Students who were supposed to rehearse with the accompanist tomorrow will now do that next Thursday (February the 25th) instead. We will send out more details on this contest at the beginning of next week.
Please stay safe and if there is anything we can do to help anyone please let us know.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
Office 936.435.6147
Fax 936.435.6637
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Well, so far 2021 has not gotten off to the start we had all hoped for. Still, I know that there are other areas of Texas that are worse off than we are so let’s try to be thankful for what we do have. With that being said, if there is anyone in our band family who needs assistance please do not hesitate to reach out. I know that some are still without electricity, water or both. Food and water may be an issue for some. If there is anything you need help with please don’t hesitate to ask. Just in case everyone has not heard, HISD will be closed for the rest of the week, the city has the library and the storm shelter open as warming stations and just a few minutes ago the city announced a boil water notice. I also have a couple of band related announcements below.
1. We are postponing Drum Major Tryouts until further notice due to weather and school closure. As soon as we have an alternative date we will let everyone know.
2. We were supposed to have our UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest this Saturday but the Region has decided to postpone that as well. It will now take place next Saturday the 27th. Students who were supposed to rehearse with the accompanist tomorrow will now do that next Thursday (February the 25th) instead. We will send out more details on this contest at the beginning of next week.
Please stay safe and if there is anything we can do to help anyone please let us know.
Sincerely,
John F. Green
HISD Director of Bands
HHS Fine Arts Department Chair
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, Texas 77320
Office 936.435.6147
Fax 936.435.6637