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Congratulations on earning  
First division at UIL Marching Contest!

 

Good Morning Band Parents,

What a week we had last week!!  Parades, auditions, concerts, performances, more concerts, and All-Region Band…your students did a great job and I’m very proud of them.  There’s not too much going on this week, but I wanted to touch base with you before we left for Christmas Break.

1.  Please get all uniforms dry-cleaned.  They must be cleaned during the Christmas Break so that they are fresh and ready to go for concert season.  Please take them to Town & Country Cleaners because they have been trained how to clean our uniforms and they will replace missing or broken buttons.  Be sure to point out to them any button issues.

2.  This Thursday, 18 December, the School Board is recognizing the band for earning straight ones at Marching Contest.  This is a great honor and we really need to try very hard to be there for this recognition.  Additionally, Bob and Tracy Stoudt are being honored as volunteers of the month by the School Board.  We should be at the meeting at 6:20 and it should all be over at about 6:45pm.  Please try to make it to the meeting so that the School Board knows how much we appreciate their support.

3.  Here is the Spring Schedule that outlines all of the important dates and rehearsals during the Spring Semester.  These were passed out at the Christmas Concert and they were then passed out again to all of the students during their classes.  They are available in the Band Hall at any time.

4.  When your students leave school this Friday, they will have music for their solos, medium ensembles, small ensembles and UIL contest music.  They will also receive their schedule for when each piece will be played off next semester for a grade.  They should spend some time over the break practicing this music.  Please ensure that they are spending some time on their horns.

5.  We will begin sectionals on Monday, 5 January; please check your schedule to determine when your student is responsible to be here for sectionals.  These are vital to the continued success of the band and they are a major grade.  Please double check doctor appointments, etc.  Thanks for helping us with this.

6.  The following people will be traveling to Waco on Friday, 9 January to participate in the 4A Area try-outs:

Makinzie Nicks
Brittany Pitcock
Martha Hudson
John Clark
Eunice Machado
Traci Reece
Will Smith
Kayla Weber
Marsha Hays
Luis Blas
Cleveland Jones
Thomas Tydlacka 

They will receive specific information, so please check with your student (if they belong to you) for this information.  I would also suggest that each of these students contact the Instrumental Professors at Sam Houston and try to schedule at least one lesson with them before January.  The level of competition at Area is INTENSE.  In most sections only the top 1 or 2 players will be chosen to advance to State.

7.  Finally, we will be hosting the Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest on Saturday, 24 January, here at the High School.  Please understand that as the hosts we will need the students to sign up for shifts that they will work.  The shifts for most students will probably only be a couple of hours, but it is important that each student be available for some time on that day.

I think that’s all I have for now.  I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys the time during the holidays to spend with family and friends. 

Students, please be very careful during this time and make the right decisions so that you and your family and friends stay safe.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays.

Sincerely,

Nicholas A. Luggerio
Director of Bands

Nicholas A. Luggerio
Director of Bands/Music Supervisor
Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band
515 FM 2821 East
Huntsville
, Texas 77320

Office 936.293.2624
Fax 936.293.2609


 

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