IMPORTANT DATES
10/3/2022 TURN IN COOKIE DOUGH ORDERS!
10/4/2022 Senior ACT - No After School Rehearsal
10/6/2022 6:00pm Home Football Game
10/8/2022 HAVE A GREAT FALL BREAK!!
OTIS SPUNKMEYER COOKIE DOUGH
Last call for Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough Orders! If you have not turned in your orders and money today (10/3), please get them turned into the band room on Tuesday (please do not send them to the front office). Orders received after Wednesday (10/5) will not be filled. If you have any issues or questions, please contact Amy Burgess at burgess3@gmail.com. As soon as the specific delivery date is set, notification will be sent. Delivery is anticipated the week of November 7th (Hoping for Wednesday or Thursday).
All Items are $20 Each – Goal is 6 per family
Materials went home with students on Sept 19, 2022 and the sale ends Oct 3, 2022.
A couple very important facts regarding the cookie dough:
Cookie dough is frozen, so it must be picked up and delivered/stored in your home freezer on the day of delivery
The expected delivery date will be prior to Thanksgiving, with the exact date determined once orders are turned in
The fundraiser profits will be used to support the extra expenses of the band including extra instructors, buses, meals, equipment, etc.
Paper packets were sent home with each band and color guard member (9/19) for cookie dough. Place checks or cash in Woody in the Band Room or a check can be mailed to the band booster PO box.
THURSDAY, OCT 6, FOOTBALL GAME
Band Room doors will be closed and locked between 3:00-5:00pm. No students are to be in the building between those times.
The students need to wear their Member Shirts, Athletic Shorts and LONG BLACK SOCKS and be Seated in the Band Room/Dressed in Uniform for warm up by 6:00pm.
Please be sure your child has a flip folder for the football game Friday night. These are available at Lane Music, Amro Music, and on Amazon.
Be sure to buy your football tickets in advance here:
https://gofan.co/app/school/TN8765
Cash is still accepted, but the website is now the preferred method!
UNIFORM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - PLEASE HELP!
Thursday is a home game, and we will be collecting the uniforms after the game to clean. We will need helpers to collect pants and shirts when the game is over. Please sign up on the sign up genius to help. Be on the lookout for a work day request right after fall break to help put the clean uniforms away.
Sign Up to Help 10/6 Football Game!
Our next competition is at Arkansas State on October 22nd. We always need helpers to shine shoes and get the hat wraps distributed and placed on the hats. We always welcome new volunteers! We are a fun group, and it's a great way to get to know the kids! Please take a look at the sign up genius to help.
Sign Up to Help 10/22 at AR State!
THE HOUSTON BAND PAYMENTS
ALL payments are now past due. Payment coupons can be found here: https://www.thehoustonband.com/forms
**As a reminder, payments are $725 (siblings $100 discount - $625)**
Please be sure you are up-to-date on your payments!
Many of our yearly expenses happen right now during marching season, so prompt payments are very much appreciated!!
Thank you to the families who have paid so far.
Payments can be made by a check payable to The Houston Band Boosters. Drop off in the wooden box located in Mr. Taylor's office or mail to HHS Band Boosters/P.O. Box 38233/Germantown, TN 38183. Payments can also be made via PayPal using the link on the band website (thehoustonband.com) under the members tab/payments. For clarity, please include your student's name with all correspondence and payments. Questions about payments received or remaining balances can be sent by email to houstonbandtreasurer@gmail.com.
JOIN THE PIT CREW!
The Pit Crew needs new members to join and help the kiddos during halftime shows and competitions! The primary responsibility of the Pit Crew is to HAVE FUN! …and help move the front ensemble, or “pit,” onto and off of the field during football games and marching competitions. The Pit Crew also is responsible for building and making props as needed, transportation (truck and UHaul), repairing and maintaining carts and equipment (i.e. painting carts, inflating tires, replacing tires, keeping ladders in operational condition, etc.).
Having a student in the pit is not a requirement to be in the Pit Crew. The Pit Crew is open to all Houston Band parents who wish to join. So please join us! It’s a really cool vantage point to watch the show from (right down on the field) and possibly get a closer look at your son or daughter performing in the process!
If you are interested in joining the Pit Crew, please contact Jeff Borgsmiller via mobile phone 901-568-7583 or email jborgsmiller@tcco.com. If you’re unsure, and want to watch a show or two before joining that’s ok – you’re welcome to join at any time during the season.
VOLUNTEER AND HAVE FUN! WE NEED YOU!
We’ve got SUPER FUN volunteer opportunities galore, so no matter what you may be interested in or how much (or how little) time you have, we’ve got a spot for you, and we NEED you! There’s nothing more fun for kids than band – and their families! If you are interested in volunteering with The Houston Band, please complete this form as soon as possible as committees are forming now!
2022-2023 HHS Band Parent Volunteer Interest Form
Thanks for being a part of this great group and for making The Houston Band the BEST BAND IN THE LAND!
The Houston Band Calendar
All dates for rehearsals and performances are mandatory. Be sure to look through and mark them on your family calendar so you can avoid conflicts.
Important dates have been updated on the calendar.
https://www.thehoustonband.com/calendar
Attendance policy is outlined in the HHS Band Handbook. Please review the Houston Band Handbook on the website. https://www.thehoustonband.com/forms
KROGER REWARDS
Calling all Kroger Shoppers, What an easy way to support the band!!. Pick Houston High School Band Boosters (BW921) as your appointed Community Partner to receive Kroger Community Rewards. THE Houston Band receives a small percentage of money just by doing your regular family shopping at Kroger! This does not impact your Kroger Fuel Points earned on purchases.
If you ever have any questions, about class or anything band related, please reach out to the Directors Matt Taylor matthew.taylor@gmsdk12.org or John Hagan john.hagan@gmsdk12.org.