MHS Band Weekly Update
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Upcoming Schedule
- Monday, September 18 - Marching Band Elementary Tour
- Band students will miss all classes that day and are expected to make up all missed work
- Monday, September 18 - 6:30-9pm - Marching Band rehearsal @ MHS
- Friday, September 22 - 3:30p Call Time @ MMS - Homecoming Parade - Downtown Marshall
- Friday, September 22 - 5:00p Call Time - Home Football game vs. Pennfield HS
- Monday, September 25 - 6:30-9pm - Marching Band rehearsal @ MHS
- Friday, September 29 - 5:00p Call Time - Home Football game vs. Hastings
- MHS Band running concessions at the football game - need parent help!!!
- Monday, October 2 - 6:30-9:00p - Marching Band Rehearsal @ MHS
- Monday, October 9 - 6:30-9:00p - Marching Band Rehearsal @ MHS
- Friday, October 13 - 5:00p Call Time - Home Football game - Senior Show
HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
Elementary Tour Info
Elementary Tour - Monday, September 18 (tomorrow)
- Students excused from classes all day
- Uniform
- Full marching band uniform (please bring to school in garment bag - we WILL have time to change before we head out
- Schedule
- 7:40a - report to band room/rehearse
- 8:15a - get dressed
- 8:45a - walk to Walters
- 9:00a - Performance @ Walters Elementary
- 10:00a - Performance @ Gordon Elementary
- 11:00a - Performance @ Hughes Elementary
- 11:40a - Lunch @ Hughes Elementary
- 1:00p - Performance @ Harrington Elementary
- 2:15p - return to MHS (in time for buses and athletic practices
- Lunch
- EITHER pizza (only for those who signed up) or lunch from home - there will be no school lunches provided
- EVERYONE brings their own drink
- Transportation will be provided by MPS buses
Homecoming Parade - Friday, September 22 - 4:00p
The MHS Band will be performing in the MHS Homecoming Parade through downtown Marshall this Friday, September 22, at 4pm. Students will meet up at the MMS parking lot no later than 3:40p
IMPORTANT - I know that many students in the band are involved in a fall sports team, but I need all band members to march in the parade. We would lose over 50% of our students if we lost our student athletes. Members of a Fall Sports Team are encouraged to wear their team outfit (warmup/shirt/etc) during the parade.
Uniform - If the weather cooperates, I'd like the kids to march in their tie-dye shirts and athletic shorts. This will save us some time as we get ready for our 5:00p rehearsal at MHS
Parent Help Needed - RIDES TO MHS - We need lots of parent help getting students from the end of the parade route back to MHS (between 4:15 and 4:30). If you can, please help us get kids back to MHS by meeting near the Franke Center parking lot. We do not have buses to help us, and we have LOTS of kids who will need to get back to MHS. Thanks in advance.
Friday Night Meal - Parent Help Signup
Please click the link below to sign up to donate money, food, or to volunteer to help with the meal and/or snack at halftime at this Friday's Homecoming Football game.
We ask that everyone do what they can - it has been challenging this year to find enough volunteer help. We want to be able to continue to provide meals for students before home games, but we need lots of hands to make that happen!
MHS Band Fundraiser - Football Concessions
Concessions Fundraiser - Need student AND parent help!
The MHS Band will be providing concessions at one Varsity football game and one Freshman/JV game. We need 12-15 helpers for each event. The dates are:
- Friday, September 29 - Varsity Football - MHS Band members will be performing and CANNOT work this event - need LOTS of parents for this one
- Thursday, October 19 - Freshman/JV Football
If you'd like to help out, please click on the link below and add your name and email to the Google Spreadsheet. This is a GREAT fundraiser for the band and is pretty fun to work at. Younger helpers are fine as long as a parent is working as well to help supervise.
Detroit Tigers National Anthem Performance
PLEASE Send Mr. Root Photos!!!
I would like to collect photos/videos that parents and students took while at the game. If you have some photos or videos you'd like to share for a compilation video that will be created, please click the link below and add your photos/videos to the Google Drive folder
Marching Uniform Care
After all performances, marching uniforms should be taken out of the garments bags and hung up (ideally with individual pieces on separate hangers) so that the uniform pieces can breathe.
DO NOT launder any of the marching uniform pieces - all uniform parts are dry clean only.
I would appreciate it if you would take a minute today or tomorrow to ask your child about this.
Lastly, as a reminder, uniforms should NOT stay at the school. They are to be taken home and stored appropriately between use.
Disney Trip Information - IMPORTANT!!!
Rehearsals for Disney Parade
This is just a head's up that we will be having 5 evening rehearsals for the Disney parade band once marching season ends (one per week for 5 weeks). I will be sending out a Google Form to gather input on the best days to schedule these rehearsals.
These rehearsals are important in helping us to prepare for the Disney parade performance. Students will be expected to attend these rehearsals if they are performing with the band in Florida.
Disney Fundraising Totals
We will be sending a check to Bob Rogers Travel this week with all fundraising money along with instructions on how much gets applied to each student's account. Click the link below to see how much money will be credited to your child's account. This spreadsheet does NOT include scholarship money from MPS. Students who were awarded Merit or Need-Based scholarships have been given a letter to take home to parents. Scholarship money from MPS will also be included in this fundraising check.
All monies will be credited to your child's BRT account before the September payment is due.
Download/Print the 2023-2024 MHS Band Schedule
CONTACT US
Marshall HS Bands
Email: jroot@marshallpublicschools.org
Website: www.marshallbands.org
Phone: 269.781.1252
Facebook: facebook.com/marshallhsbands
Twitter: @marshallhsbands