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Thursday, 08 October 2009
The Hillwood High School Band
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October 8, 2009
This Week's News
- Football Game vs. Hunter's Lane CHANGED. The football game scheduled for Friday night has been rescheduled for tonight. Hunter's Lane requested the change due to the chance of rain on their Homecoming night. Because of the late notice, the band WILL NOT be traveling to Hunter's Lane and will continue with regular practice instead.
PRACTICE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY 10/09 FROM 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM.
- Competition at Forrest HS Saturday, Oct 10. Students will need to be on the field, ready to go by 8:00 AM Saturday morning for a brief rehearsal. The band will depart for Forrest around noon, but time will be provided for students to eat lunch. Parents, please make sure your band member has something to eat for lunch and money (or a packed meal) for dinner. Students should bring their casual uniforms to wear after the performance.
In the past, band members have walked across the street to the Mexican restaurant for dinner. The street is a busy highway. Due to safety concerns, the Booster Board of Directors has decided that students should not be allowed to go to the restaurant unless they are accompanied by THEIR parent. However, band members can ask another parent to bring back a "to go" meal for them.
The gig sheet can be found at: http://m.b5z.net/i/u/6120075/f/2009-2010/Gig_Sheet_2009_MTSBC_at_Forrest_High_School.pdf
- Fruit Sale Information Handed Out. The annual fruit sale information has been handed out. If you have not seen the packet, please ask your band member for it. More information about ordering online will be made available on the band website in the coming days.
- Booster Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, October 13 at 6:00 PM. The next booster meeting will be held Tuesday, October 13 at 6:00 PM; the location is to be determined. We hope to see you there!
- Fall Break Rehearsal Reminder. The band will be rehearsing Thursday (10/22) and Friday (10/23) of Fall Break, culminating in their last competition Saturday, 10/24. We hope our band families will be able to enjoy a much needed break and come back ready for one last push for a great competition.
Because the Thursday rehearsal will be rather long (1PM - 9PM), the Band Boosters will be providing a spaghetti dinner for the band at a cost of $2 per band member. The $2 needs to be placed in a sealed envelope with the band members name on it and turned in to the locked box in the rehearsal hall no later than Thursday, October 15.
- Next Band "Fair Share" Payment Due Oct 15. Don't forget to make your next installment payable to the Hillwood Band Boosters. You may drop your payment off in the lock box in the band room (please place payment in a sealed envelope with name) or mail the payment to the post office box (P.O. Box 58405, Nashville, TN 37205).
If you would like to use PayPal to make your payment, please pay $103.30 to get $100 credited to your account. (Remember PayPal charges 2.9 % plus $0.30 per transaction.)
- Volunteer Badges Missing. Please remember to turn in volunteer badges as quickly as possible after an event. We already have FOUR missing and we need each one we have. THANKS!
- October 24 Change in Competition! Please note that this year we will be competing at Westmoreland and Glencliff on Saturday, October 24. We will not be participating in the McGavock competition this year. Look for more information to come.
- Now Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, and PayPal. Band fees can now be paid by using a variety of methods through PayPal. Don't forget donations! We have a place for that now, too. Visit the HHS Band website at http://www.hillwoodband.com/ to see (and use) them.
- Fundraising Opportunities:
Commentary
From Mr. Chester
REHEARSAL INSTEAD OF FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY:
Rehearsal will be 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM, rain or shine.
SATURDAY Information:
Call Time: 8:00 AM CDT
Location: Hillwood High School Band Football Field (READY TO GO)
Departure Time: 12:00 PM
Performance Time: 3:30 PM (warm-up) 3:45 PM (performance)
Awards Time: 7:30 PM
Departure Time: 8:30 PM (estimate)
Arrival Time: 9:45 PM (estimate) or sooner.
Additional Comments
No additional comments this week.
Calendar
OCTOBER
Oct 13 (Tue) - Rehearsal (3:30 PM - 6:30 PM)
- Booster Meeting (6:00 PM)
Oct 14 (Wed) - Sectionals (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Oct 15 (Thu) - Football vs. Cane Ridge (Senior Night)
Oct 16 (Fri) - Metro Planning Day (no school)
Oct 19 (Mon) - Metro Professional Development Day (no school)
Oct 20 (Tue) - Metro Professional Development Day (no school)
Oct 21 (Wed) - Metro Fall Break (no school)
Oct 22 (Thu) - Metro Fall Break (no school)
- Rehearsal, dinner provided (1:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Oct 23 (Fri) - Metro Fall Break (no school)
- Rehearsal (5:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Oct 24 (Sat) - COMPETITION: Glencliff
- COMPETITION: Highland Ridge at Westmoreland
Oct 27 (Tue) - Rehearsal (3:30 PM - 6:30 PM)
Oct 28 (Wed) - Sectionals (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Oct 29 (Thu) - Rehearsal (3:30 PM - 6:30 PM)
Oct 30 (Fri) - Football @ Overton
NOVEMBER
Nov 6 (Fri) - Middle School Performances (school hours)
Email updates are provided by Hillwood High School Band Boosters.
Cindy Franco and Shirley Dansby,
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