AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 12-1-2025

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AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 12-1-2025

​Greetings Eagle Family! I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Break! I spent my whole break eating lots of food, playing lots of video games, and enjoying time with my family. We are delighted to see everyone back, and we are ready to get started back with all the kids after a long break.

​The WiddyUp fundraiser has been a smashing success, and we are thankful to everyone who has participated and sponsored our band’s vision. 

We are down to just hours away from the fundraiser closing. We are at 90% of our goal - we can keep pushing until the very end.

Lots to go over today! So let’s get right to it! Here is the schedule leading up to the winter break:

• December 1: sectionals start for Wind Ensemble (5th period) and Symphonic Band (3rd period)
• December 3: Wind Symphony rehearsal 3:15 to 5:15
• December 4: Wind Ensemble rehearsal 3:15 to 4:45
• December 5-6: TMEA Region Band Auditions
• December 8: Symphonic Band Rehearsal 4:00 to 6:00
• December 9: Concert Band Rehearsal 3:15 to 4:15
• December 10: Wind Symphony 3:15 to 5:00, Wind Ensemble 5:00 to 6:15
• December 11: Band Winter Concert, starts at 7:30 PM in the auditorium
• December 12-13 TMEA Region Band Clinic (for those who made the region band)

BAND FEES AND FINALS: If you still owe fees to the band program, you will be unable to exempt finals. Your name was submitted to the bookkeeper as a student with outstanding fees to a school program. The band fees were due by the first football game of August. Since we are in December, we need to start trying really hard to take care of these payments which were due for the program. Until then, any student who has outstanding fees will not be able to exempt final exams. Once fees are paid, then the name gets cleared with the campus bookkeeper.

AFTER SCHOOL: Wind Ensemble (5th period) is starting their sectionals this week, and Symphonic Band (3rd period) continue with theirs. All four of our concert bands are having after school rehearsals this week, which will be important because we need to incorporate percussion into the bands for the Winter Concert. 

JAZZ BAND: The jazz band will not have their concert on Tuesday. We will incorporate the jazz band into the Winter Band Concert next week.

TMEA REGION BAND AUDITIONS: This Friday and Saturday contest consists of two phases, and is only for the select individuals who have signed up to participate in this year’s TMEA Region Band Auditions. 

• Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony students are automatically entered, Symphonic Band and Concert band students signed up if they wished to participate. The list of students will be posted on the bulletin board outside of the band hall. 
• Make sure to bring some money for concession stands. They will have food and snacks available to purchase.
• Auditions will take place at Dekaney HS: 22351 Imperial Valley Dr, Houston, TX 77073
• An itinerary is provided on the band website and on the band app.

WINTER CONCERT: DEC 11 THURSDAY - FULL BAND WINTER CONCERT, 7:30PM in the Auditorium! All are welcome to attend!

• Band hall will be open after school
• 6:15-6:50 Symphonic Band call-time (3rd period class) warm-up in Band Hall
• 6:15-6:50 Wind Symphony call-time (4th period class) warm-up in Orchestra Room
• 7:00-7:20 Wind Ensemble call-time (5th period class) warm-up quickly in band hall (20 mins)
• 7:00-7:20 Concert Band call-time (6th Period class) warm-up on stage
• All percussionists (1st period class) will warm-up with their current concert band class from the above times.
• 7:20 All-Call for all bands to the auditorium
• 7:30 CONCERT BEGINS, Doors will open for guests at 7:00. Best place to park is at the band hall doors 32 and glass doors 33 for the concert. 
• Concert Attire: Black pants, black socks, black shoes. Tops are ultra mega festive - santa hats, reindeer antlers, Christmas lights, the ugliest Christmas sweater you can find. You are encouraged to have fun with it.
• Concert should end around 8:30-ish